2020-2021 POSTSEASON MEDIA GUIDE LOS ANGELES LAKERS 2021 Postseason Guide Written, Edited and Produced by: Will Patterson, T.C. Greene and Noah Camarena Creative Design: J Alexander Diaz, Anna Lupean and Lakers Marketing Photography: Andrew Bernstein, NBA Photos and Lakers Marketing Research Assistance: Elias Sports Bureau All NBA and team insignia depicted in this publication are the property of NBA Properties, Inc. and the respective teams of the NBA and may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of NBA Properties, Inc. The information contained in this publication was compiled by the Los Angeles Lakers and is provided as a courtesy to our fans and the press and may be used only for personal or editorial purposes. Any commercial use of this information is prohibited without the prior written consent of the Los Angeles Lakers. © 2021 Los Angeles Lakers 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA & GENERAL INFORMATION PLAYOFF HISTORY Media Information 4 Year-by-Year Results 100 2021 NBA Playoffs First Round Series Schedule 5 All-Time Playoff W/L Records 101 2021 NBA Playoffs Bracket 6 Margin of Victory/Defeat 101 2021 NBA Playoffs Officials 6 Head-to-Head Results vs. Opponents 101 2021 NBA Playoff Pool 6 Lakers Playoff Career Leaders 102 All-Time Single-Game Highs 103 THE TEAM Individual Playoff Records (Lakers) 104 2020-21 Lakers Roster 8 All-Time Playoff Highs / Lows (Lakers) 105 Head Coach Frank Vogel 9 Individual Playoff Records (Opponent) 106 Kostas Antetokounmpo 10-12 All-Time Playoff Highs / Lows (Opponent) 107 Devontae Cacok 13-15 Lakers All-Time Playoff Triple-Doubles 108 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 16-19 All-Time Playoff Scores 109-116 Alex Caruso 20-23 Anthony Davis 24-29 THE OPPONENTS Andre Drummond 30-33 Dallas Mavericks 118 Jared Dudley 34-38 Denver Nuggets 119 Marc Gasol 39-43 Golden State Warriors 120 Montrezl Harrell 44-47 LA Clippers 121 Talen Horton-Tucker 48-50 Memphis Grizzlies 122 LeBron James 51-60 Phoenix Suns 123 Kyle Kuzma 61-64 Portland Trail Blazers 124 Wesley Matthews 65-69 Utah Jazz 125 Alfonzo McKinnie 70-72 Ben McLemore 73-76 Markieff Morris 77-80 Dennis SchrÖder 81-84 SEASON IN REVIEW Season Standings 86 Lakers Cumulative Stats 86 Lakers Game by Game 87 Lakers Regular Season Notes 88-92 NBA League Leaders 93-94 NBA Rookie Leaders 94 Team/Opponent Stats 95-96 Team Rankings 97 Miscellaneous Stats 97 Single-Game Highs/Lows 98 2 GENERAL INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION LAKERS MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS ACCESS, AVAILABIILITY AND MATERIALS Alison Bogli - Director Please note that media members will not have access to [email protected] / (310) 869-7103 the arena’s event level. All media availability, both pre- Ta’Nisha Cooper - Associate Director game and post-game, will be take place via Zoom. There [email protected] / (310) 713-3690 will be no in-person media. All Zoom availability links, as Will Patterson - Manager well as - pre-game, in-game and post-game information [email protected] / (501) 730-4138 - will be shared via the Lakers Media Relations Twitter T.C. Greene - Coordinator account (@Lakers_MR). Please request to follow the [email protected] / (903) 288-2504 private account if you have not already done so. Noah Camarena - Coordinator, South Bay Lakers [email protected] / (559) 817-8525 FINGERTIP INFORMATION Matt Fleer - Assistant [email protected] / (818) 585-8480 Mailing Address 2275 E. Mariposa Ave., El Segundo, CA 90245 Twitter: @Lakers_MR STAPLES Center Wi-Fi Information MEDIA CREDENTIALS Network: STAPLESCenterMedia Password: media2021 All requests should be submitted via email to the Internet Address / Social Media Lakers Media Relations Department (media@la-lakers. www.lakers.com or www.nba.com/lakers/ com) at least to the game you wish 48 HOURS PRIOR Twitter / Instagram @Lakers to cover (3:00 pm on Friday for weekend games). NO Snapchat @LakersSnaps CREDENTIAL REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED ON GAME Facebook facebook.com/losangeleslakers DAY. Telephone Please make certain all requests for credentials are (310) 426-6000 confirmed by the MR department prior to arriving at Homecourt STAPLES Center. Credentials may be picked up at the STAPLES Center (opened 1999, capacity 18,997) primary media entrance off Chick Hearn Court (between Figueroa and Georgia streets) beginning 2 1/2 hours Colors prior to game time. Credentials must be visibly worn at Purple and Gold all times and are non-transferable. Ticket Outlets Note that due to the ongoing health and safety protocols Tickets are available at www.lakers.com and the surrounding COVID-19, media capacity is limited STAPLES Center Box Office at STAPLES Center and there is no guarantee that Tickets can also be purchased by calling: credential requests will be accepted. 1-888-9-AXS-TIX HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOLLOW LAKERS MR ON TWITTER Media members that attend home contests will be Lakers Media Relations maintains a department Twitter required to show one of the following to enter STAPLES account (@Lakers_MR ) for credentialed media members. Center for games: Follow for the latest notes, stats and other pertinent gameday information throughout the 2021 NBA Playoffs. • Proof of full vaccination (e.g. your vaccination card). Per the CDC, you are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after your second dose of a two-dose series, such as the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine, such as the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. • Proof from a health care provider of a negative COVID-19 test result within 72 hours of tip off, along with government-issued ID/driver’s license and your credential for the game 4 2021 NBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND SCHEDULE2021 BY NBA SERIES PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND SERIES SCHEDULE WESTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE #1 Utah vs. #8 GSW/MEM #1 Philadelphia vs. #8 WAS/IND DAY DATE AWAY HOME GM ET TV / R DAY DATE AWAY HOME GM ET TV / R Sun 5/23 GSW/MEM Utah 1 9:30PM TNT Sun 5/23 WAS/IND Philadelphia 1 1:00PM TNT Wed 5/26 GSW/MEM Utah 2 10:00PM TNT Wed 5/26 WAS/IND Philadelphia 2 7:00PM NBATV Sat 5/29 Utah GSW/MEM 3 TBD ESPN Sat 5/29 Philadelphia WAS/IND 3 TBD ESPN Mon 5/31 Utah GSW/MEM 4 TBD TNT Mon 5/31 Philadelphia WAS/IND 4 TBD TNT Wed 6/2 GSW/MEM Utah 5* TBD TBD Wed 6/2 WAS/IND Philadelphia 5* TBD TBD Fri 6/4 Utah GSW/MEM 6* TBD TBD Fri 6/4 Philadelphia WAS/IND 6* TBD TBD Sun 6/6 GSW/MEM Utah 7* TBD TBD Sun 6/6 WAS/IND Philadelphia 7* TBD TBD #2 Phoenix vs. #7 L.A. Lakers #2 Brooklyn vs. #7 Boston DAY DATE AWAY HOME GM ET TV / R DAY DATE AWAY HOME GM ET TV / R Sun 5/23 L.A. Lakers Phoenix 1 3:30PM ABC/R Sat 5/22 Boston Brooklyn 1 8:00PM ABC Tue 5/25 L.A. Lakers Phoenix 2 10:00PM TNT Tue 5/25 Boston Brooklyn 2 7:30PM TNT Thu 5/27 Phoenix L.A. Lakers 3 10:00PM TNT Fri 5/28 Brooklyn Boston 3 8:30PM ABC/R Sun 5/30 Phoenix L.A. Lakers 4 3:30PM ABC/R Sun 5/30 Brooklyn Boston 4 7:00PM TNT Tue 6/1 L.A. Lakers Phoenix 5* TBD TBD Tue 6/1 Boston Brooklyn 5* TBD TBD Thu 6/3 Phoenix L.A. Lakers 6* TBD TBD Thu 6/3 Brooklyn Boston 6* TBD TBD Sat 6/5 L.A. Lakers Phoenix 7* TBD TBD Sat 6/5 Boston Brooklyn 7* TBD TBD #3 Denver vs. #6 Portland #3 Milwaukee vs. #6 Miami DAY DATE AWAY HOME GM ET TV / R DAY DATE AWAY HOME GM ET TV / R Sat 5/22 Portland Denver 1 10:30PM ESPN Sat 5/22 Miami Milwaukee 1 2:00PM ESPN Mon 5/24 Portland Denver 2 10:00PM TNT Mon 5/24 Miami Milwaukee 2 7:30PM TNT Thu 5/27 Denver Portland 3 10:30PM NBATV Thu 5/27 Milwaukee Miami 3 7:30PM TNT/R Sat 5/29 Denver Portland 4 4:00PM TNT Sat 5/29 Milwaukee Miami 4 1:30PM TNT Tue 6/1 Portland Denver 5* TBD TBD Tue 6/1 Miami Milwaukee 5* TBD TBD Thu 6/3 Denver Portland 6* TBD TBD Thu 6/3 Milwaukee Miami 6* TBD TBD Sat 6/5 Portland Denver 7* TBD TBD Sat 6/5 Miami Milwaukee 7* TBD TBD #4 LA Clippers vs. #5 Dallas #4 New York vs. #5 Atlanta DAY DATE AWAY HOME GM ET TV / R DAY DATE AWAY HOME GM ET TV / R Sat 5/22 Dallas LA Clippers 1 4:30PM ESPN/R Sun 5/23 Atlanta New York 1 7:00PM TNT Tue 5/25 Dallas LA Clippers 2 10:30PM NBATV Wed 5/26 Atlanta New York 2 7:30PM TNT Fri 5/28 LA Clippers Dallas 3 9:30PM ESPN Fri 5/28 New York Atlanta 3 7:00PM ESPN Sun 5/30 LA Clippers Dallas 4 9:30PM TNT Sun 5/30 New York Atlanta 4 1:00PM ABC Wed 6/2 Dallas LA Clippers 5* TBD TBD Wed 6/2 Atlanta New York 5* TBD TBD Fri 6/4 LA Clippers Dallas 6* TBD TBD Fri 6/4 New York Atlanta 6* TBD TBD Sun 6/6 Dallas LA Clippers 7* TBD TBD Sun 6/6 Atlanta New York 7* TBD TBD AS OF MAY 20, 2021 | SUBJECT TO CHANGE | * - IF NECESSARY | TBD - TO BE DETERMINED | R - ESPN RADIO 5 NBA PLAYOFFS BRACKET 2021 PLAYOFF OFFICIALS 4 Wright, Sean 31 Wall, Scott 61 Kirkland, Courtney 5 Fitzgerald, Kane 33 Corbin, Sean 62 DeRosa, JB 8 Davis, Marc 34 Cutler, Kevin 68 Goble, Jacyn 11 Collins, Derrick 36 Barnaky, Brent 71 Mott, Rodney 14 Malloy, Ed 38 Smith, Michael 74 Blair, Curtis 15 Zarba, Zach 39 Ford, Tyler 77 Lane, Karl 16 Guthrie, David 41 Mauer, Ken ALTERNATE OFFICIALS 19 Capers, James 42 Lewis, Eric 7 Holtkamp, Lauren 21 Taylor, Dedric 45 Forte, Brian 27 Ervin, Mitchell 23 Maddox, Tre 46 Taylor, Ben 37 Dalen, Eric 24 Scott, Kevin 48 Foster, Scott 40 Wood, Leon 25 Brothers, Tony 49 Washington, Tom 50 Petraitis, Gediminas 26 Fraher, Pat 55 Kennedy, Bill 64 Van Duyne, Justin 29 Lindsay, Mark 58 Tiven, Josh 30 Goble, John 60 Williams, James HONORARY CAPTAIN 6 Brown, Tony 2021 NBA PLAYOFF POOL The 2021 NBA Playoff pool is $20,821,479 and will be distributed to teams in the following manner: Best Record in NBA: $600,484 Best Record in Conference, $525,521 each: $1,051,042 Second Best Record in Conference, $420,413 each: $840,826 Third Best Record in Conference, $315,306 each: $630,612 Fourth Best Record in Conference, $257,144 each: $514,288 Fifth Best record in Conference, $198,981 each: $397,962 Sixth Best Record in Conference, $140,820 each: $281,640 Teams Participating in First Round, $310,745 each: $4,971,920 Teams Participating in Conference Semifinals, $369,746 each: $2,957,968 Teams Participating in Conference Finals, $611,004 each: $2,444,016 Losing Team, NBA Finals: $2,443,345 Winning Team, NBA Finals: $3,687,376 Total Playoff Pool: $20,821,479 6 THE TEAM 2020-21 LAKERS ROSTER NO.