2007–08 Los Angeles Lakers season
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
60 March 2 Mavericks W 108-104 Kobe Bryant ( 52 ) Pau Gasol ( 14 ) Pau Gasol ( 5 ) Staples Center 18,997 42-18
61 March 4 @ Kings W 117-105 Kobe Bryant ( 34 ) Lamar Odom ( 12 ) Derek Fisher ( 6 ) ARCO Center 17,317 43-18
62 March 7 Clippers W 119-82 Derek Fisher ( 17 ) Pau Gasol ( 11 ) Pau Gasol . Ronny Turiaf ( 5 ) Staples Center 18,997 44-18
63 March 9 Kings L 113-114 Kobe Bryant ( 26 ) Lamar Odom ( 10 ) Pau Gasol ( 9 ) Staples Center 18,997 44-19
64 March 11 Raptors W 117-108 Kobe Bryant ( 34 ) Lamar Odom ( 9 ) Kobe Bryant ( 7 ) Staples Center 18,997 45-19
65 March 14 @ Hornets L 98-108 Kobe Bryant ( 36 ) Lamar Odom ( 13 ) Luke Walton ( 7 ) New Orleans Arena 18,199 45-20
66 March 16 @ Rockets L 92-104 Kobe Bryant ( 24 ) Lamar Odom ( 11 ) Jordan Farmar , Derek Fisher ( 3 ) Toyota Center 18,409 45-21
67 March 18 @ Mavericks W 102-100 Kobe Bryant ( 29 ) Lamar Odom ( 17 ) Kobe Bryant ( 7 ) American Airlines Center 20,534 46-21
68 March 20 @ Jazz W 106-95 Kobe Bryant ( 27 ) Lamar Odom ( 12 ) Kobe Bryant ( 7 ) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 47-21
69 March 21 SuperSonics W 130-105 Kobe Bryant ( 23 ) Lamar Odom ( 12 ) Ronny Turiaf ( 6 ) Staples Center 18,997 48-21
70 March 23 Warriors L 111-115 Kobe Bryant ( 36 ) Lamar Odom ( 22 ) Kobe Bryant ( 8 ) Staples Center 18,997 48-22
71 March 24 @ Warriors W 123-119 Kobe Bryant ( 30 ) Lamar Odom ( 21 ) Kobe Bryant ( 7 ) Oracle Arena 20,713 49-22
72 March 26 Bobcats L 95-108 Kobe Bryant ( 27 ) Lamar Odom ( 9 ) Vladimir Radmanovic ( 4 ) Staples Center 18,997 49-23
73 March 28 Grizzlies L 111-114 Kobe Bryant ( 53 ) Lamar Odom ( 11 ) Lamar Odom ( 11 ) Staples Center 18,997 49-24
74 March 30 Wizards W 126-120 Kobe Bryant ( 26 ) Lamar Odom ( 13 ) Kobe Bryant ( 13 ) Staples Center 18,997 50-24
The 2007-08 Los Angeles Lakers season was the 60th season of the franchise, 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 48th in Los Angeles. During the offseason, the Lakers re-signed point guard Derek Fisher. The Lakers celebrated their 60th anniversary, thus the Laker jerseys wore the 60th anniversary patches on the leftmost part. They finished the regular season with 57 wins, finishing with the most wins in the tightest conference race in NBA history. The Lakers clinched the top seed in the playoffs for the 29th time in franchise history. This 15-game turnaround from the prior season has been attributed to the progress of the team's bench players and the mid-season trade for Pau Gasol. The Lakers sold out all 41 home games for the season. After 12 seasons in the NBA, Kobe Bryant was named the 2008 NBA Most Valuable Player for the first time in his career. In the playoffs, the Lakers swept the Denver Nuggets in four games in the First Round, defeated the Utah Jazz in six games in the Semifinals, and defeated the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in five games in the Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals since 2004. In the NBA Finals, the Lakers faced off against their rivals, the Boston Celtics, renewing their storied rivalry, and marking the first time the two teams faced off against each other in the NBA Finals since 1987. However, the Lakers would lose against the Celtics in the NBA Finals in six games, ending with a blowout defeat to the Celtics in Game 6 by 39 points, losing 92-131, and marking the Lakers' ninth defeat to the Celtics in the NBA Finals.