1996-97 Los Angeles Lakers Referee Summary

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Record: 56-26, Finished 2nd in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Del Harris (56-26)

Executive: Jerry West

PTS/G: 100.0 (8th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 95.7 (12th of 29)

SRS: 3.66 (8th of 29) Pace: 91.1 (10th of 29)

Off Rtg: 108.3 (9th of 29) Def Rtg: 103.7 (8th of 29) Net Rtg: +4.6 (8th of 29)

Expected W-L: 53-29 (8th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +500, Over-Under 57.0

Arena: Great Western Forum Attendance: 697,159 (15th of 29)

NBA 1997 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Portland Trail Blazers (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (1-4) versus Utah Jazz (Series Stats)

57 Referees

Statistics are per 48 minutes

57 Referees Table
		Summary					Team per 48					Opponent per 48					Diff per 48
Rk	Referee	G	W	L	W/L%	Pace	PTS	FTA	PF	S.Foul	O.Foul	PTS	FTA	PF	S.Foul	O.Foul	PTS	FTA	PF	S.Foul	O.Foul
1	Dick Bavetta	6	4	2	.667	87.2	96.0	33.2	23.2	11.9	1.1	95.2	29.0	24.3	13.9	0.8	0.8	4.2	-1.1	-2.0	0.3
2	Mike Callahan	4	3	1	.750	88.9	97.5	26.8	23.3	13.5	1.5	88.0	29.0	22.8	11.8	1.5	9.5	-2.2	0.5	1.7	0.0
3	Tommy Nunez Sr.	4	3	1	.750	89.4	100.5	39.8	22.3	9.5	1.5	95.0	24.5	27.8	15.0	1.0	5.5	15.3	-5.5	-5.5	0.5
4	Tony Brothers	7	5	2	.714	91.1	92.1	25.1	21.1	8.4	2.0	92.1	22.7	22.0	8.6	1.0	0.0	2.4	-0.9	-0.2	1.0
5	Terry Durham	3	2	1	.667	89.2	93.3	19.3	19.7	7.0	2.3	90.0	18.3	21.3	7.0	2.0	3.3	1.0	-1.6	0.0	0.3
6	Steve Javie	5	5	0	1.000	92.8	96.8	25.5	21.4	9.4	2.2	90.3	24.7	21.9	10.2	1.4	6.5	0.8	-0.5	-0.8	0.8
7	Joe Crawford	5	3	2	.600	87.7	94.4	25.2	18.6	9.4	1.6	98.0	21.2	20.6	8.4	1.0	-3.6	4.0	-2.0	1.0	0.6
8	Luis Grillo	7	4	3	.571	88.6	97.1	28.4	20.7	10.0	1.7	100.1	25.1	22.4	9.9	1.1	-3.0	3.3	-1.7	0.1	0.6
9	Eddie F. Rush	5	5	0	1.000	92.7	98.6	34.0	22.8	9.8	3.6	90.0	24.0	26.2	10.4	1.0	8.6	10.0	-3.4	-0.6	2.6
10	Ted Bernhardt	6	5	1	.833	91.6	101.5	28.7	22.8	10.3	1.7	93.0	27.0	25.7	10.2	1.7	8.5	1.7	-2.9	0.1	0.0
11	Dan Crawford	6	2	4	.333	88.3	92.2	24.3	22.5	9.8	1.2	94.8	25.5	23.8	9.7	2.5	-2.6	-1.2	-1.3	0.1	-1.3
12	Bob Delaney	4	2	2	.500	89.3	96.3	21.3	23.3	9.3	1.3	96.3	26.0	21.8	8.5	1.8	0.0	-4.7	1.5	0.8	-0.5
13	Joe DeRosa	7	5	2	.714	90.0	99.9	22.9	21.3	9.9	1.1	91.3	21.6	22.0	8.3	1.9	8.6	1.3	-0.7	1.6	-0.8
14	Kevin Fehr	3	1	2	.333	91.6	93.3	30.7	20.3	11.3	1.3	95.3	24.7	26.0	11.0	1.7	-2.0	6.0	-5.7	0.3	-0.4
15	Ron Garretson	5	4	1	.800	90.5	103.4	30.0	20.8	11.0	1.2	96.6	25.6	23.8	11.6	1.4	6.8	4.4	-3.0	-0.6	-0.2
16	Gary Benson	2	2	0	1.000	89.6	100.8	24.2	21.4	10.0	1.4	97.0	25.2	20.4	11.4	1.9	3.8	-1.0	1.0	-1.4	-0.5
17	Jim Clark	2	1	1	.500	92.5	96.5	25.4	23.1	9.5	1.4	96.0	26.3	20.8	10.4	1.4	0.5	-0.9	2.3	-0.9	0.0
18	Bennett Salvatore	5	3	2	.600	90.8	99.3	30.0	24.8	10.8	2.3	94.7	29.2	24.6	10.2	1.2	4.6	0.8	0.2	0.6	1.1
19	Nolan Fine	5	3	2	.600	90.0	102.5	27.3	22.1	10.4	1.5	96.6	25.9	22.8	10.6	1.5	5.9	1.4	-0.7	-0.2	0.0
20	Joe Forte	4	3	1	.750	90.8	105.5	29.9	21.9	11.6	1.0	100.0	28.3	21.1	12.6	0.5	5.5	1.6	0.8	-1.0	0.5
21	Leroy Richardson	4	3	1	.750	87.6	100.0	26.4	22.8	11.9	1.0	91.7	28.5	19.7	10.2	0.5	8.3	-2.1	3.1	1.7	0.5
22	Ed Middleton	3	1	2	.333	90.5	97.3	22.7	22.3	9.0	1.0	96.3	25.3	23.0	10.0	2.0	1.0	-2.6	-0.7	-1.0	-1.0
23	Bruce Alexander	4	3	1	.750	92.5	107.5	26.8	23.8	11.3	2.0	98.0	29.0	25.8	11.3	2.3	9.5	-2.2	-2.0	0.0	-0.3
24	James Capers Jr.	3	2	1	.667	90.4	93.0	29.3	21.0	9.3	2.7	93.7	21.3	22.3	10.0	1.0	-0.7	8.0	-1.3	-0.7	1.7
25	Jack Nies	5	3	2	.600	91.3	92.4	26.4	20.4	10.0	0.8	92.8	22.8	21.0	9.0	1.8	-0.4	3.6	-0.6	1.0	-1.0
26	Blane Reichelt	6	3	3	.500	92.0	97.1	30.0	24.0	10.3	1.8	93.1	27.5	21.6	10.8	0.5	4.0	2.5	2.4	-0.5	1.3
27	Leon Wood	4	4	0	1.000	93.0	98.8	27.0	21.5	11.3	1.5	88.8	25.5	22.0	8.5	1.8	10.0	1.5	-0.5	2.8	-0.3
28	Joe Borgia	4	4	0	1.000	94.6	107.8	36.0	19.8	8.5	1.3	97.8	21.8	27.3	11.3	2.0	10.0	14.2	-7.5	-2.8	-0.7
29	Ken Mauer	6	5	1	.833	88.1	97.6	28.5	22.1	10.8	1.5	95.2	26.0	23.4	12.3	1.5	2.4	2.5	-1.3	-1.5	0.0
30	Paul Mihalak	6	5	1	.833	90.4	101.0	27.0	22.7	11.7	1.3	96.5	27.7	22.3	10.2	1.0	4.5	-0.7	0.4	1.5	0.3
31	Michael Smith	4	2	2	.500	94.3	106.8	31.8	21.3	10.8	0.8	102.8	27.5	24.5	14.5	1.5	4.0	4.3	-3.2	-3.7	-0.7
32	Bill Oakes	7	5	2	.714	88.6	98.6	23.2	20.8	8.7	1.5	89.5	19.7	21.5	8.3	1.8	9.1	3.5	-0.7	0.4	-0.3
33	Derrick Stafford	4	1	3	.250	88.5	91.5	25.8	21.3	7.8	0.8	95.5	22.5	24.3	11.0	3.0	-4.0	3.3	-3.0	-3.2	-2.2
34	Mark Wunderlich	6	3	3	.500	91.6	99.5	27.8	22.0	9.7	1.0	96.2	23.8	24.7	11.2	2.7	3.3	4.0	-2.7	-1.5	-1.7
35	Mike Mathis	2	0	2	.000	86.2	86.5	26.5	23.5	12.5	2.0	96.5	28.0	22.5	11.5	2.5	-10.0	-1.5	1.0	1.0	-0.5
36	Greg Willard	6	3	3	.500	93.0	103.2	30.0	21.1	10.6	0.7	95.5	27.0	22.8	12.8	1.3	7.7	3.0	-1.7	-2.2	-0.6
37	Tim Donaghy	4	4	0	1.000	93.3	107.3	26.0	22.0	8.8	1.3	95.0	22.5	22.3	9.3	1.3	12.3	3.5	-0.3	-0.5	0.0
38	Ed T. Rush	6	6	0	1.000	94.6	109.8	28.0	24.2	10.2	1.3	99.3	29.3	24.7	9.7	1.7	10.5	-1.3	-0.5	0.5	-0.4
39	Scott Foster	4	0	4	.000	89.4	83.6	27.1	20.4	9.0	1.2	99.6	22.8	22.3	10.5	1.0	-16.0	4.3	-1.9	-1.5	0.2
40	Don Vaden	3	1	2	.333	92.9	95.7	26.3	23.7	11.3	0.0	94.0	31.7	22.3	11.3	1.7	1.7	-5.4	1.4	0.0	-1.7
41	Jim Kinsey	3	1	2	.333	86.1	85.7	23.0	23.0	9.3	1.0	93.7	21.7	24.0	7.0	3.3	-8.0	1.3	-1.0	2.3	-2.3
42	Bill Spooner	3	2	1	.667	88.1	98.7	30.3	21.0	11.3	1.7	99.3	27.3	22.3	11.0	1.3	-0.6	3.0	-1.3	0.3	0.4
43	David Jones	5	4	1	.800	87.3	97.9	25.5	22.7	9.0	1.5	92.0	24.0	22.7	8.8	1.3	5.9	1.5	0.0	0.2	0.2
44	Jess Kersey	4	2	2	.500	88.8	87.8	26.3	23.0	12.8	1.0	89.8	30.8	22.5	10.0	1.0	-2.0	-4.5	0.5	2.8	0.0
45	Ron Olesiak	4	2	2	.500	92.5	85.3	29.0	20.3	10.8	1.5	95.5	24.3	23.5	11.3	1.5	-10.2	4.7	-3.2	-0.5	0.0
46	Hank Armstrong	3	2	1	.667	91.7	99.9	26.7	22.9	11.0	1.3	97.0	28.7	21.9	11.9	0.3	2.9	-2.0	1.0	-0.9	1.0
47	Ronnie Nunn	5	4	1	.800	93.4	105.4	32.8	21.2	9.2	1.8	94.6	24.6	23.4	13.8	1.0	10.8	8.2	-2.2	-4.6	0.8
48	Sean Corbin	5	5	0	1.000	90.5	109.0	25.4	22.6	12.0	1.6	98.2	28.8	22.0	10.0	1.4	10.8	-3.4	0.6	2.0	0.2
49	Hue Hollins	3	2	1	.667	93.0	104.3	31.7	21.3	11.7	0.7	96.3	28.0	25.3	11.7	1.3	8.0	3.7	-4.0	0.0	-0.6
50	Tommie Wood	6	3	3	.500	90.4	98.8	29.0	21.0	10.0	1.0	94.9	26.0	22.3	13.9	1.1	3.9	3.0	-1.3	-3.9	-0.1
51	Bernie Fryer	4	4	0	1.000	95.2	109.8	29.3	23.0	11.5	0.5	92.8	30.8	23.0	12.8	1.3	17.0	-1.5	0.0	-1.3	-0.8
52	Monty McCutchen	3	3	0	1.000	88.6	95.7	29.6	22.2	10.6	0.6	82.8	26.4	25.1	12.2	2.3	12.9	3.2	-2.9	-1.6	-1.7
53	Bennie Adams	1	1	0	1.000	87.2	100.0	36.0	22.0	12.0	2.0	93.0	25.0	33.0	10.0	5.0	7.0	11.0	-11.0	2.0	-3.0
54	Hugh Evans	5	4	1	.800	91.5	99.7	33.9	20.6	10.6	1.4	91.9	24.1	27.0	14.1	2.2	7.8	9.8	-6.4	-3.5	-0.8
55	Tom Washington	3	3	0	1.000	87.7	96.6	32.5	20.9	11.6	1.0	85.7	26.4	27.1	12.9	2.6	10.9	6.1	-6.2	-1.3	-1.6
56	Scott Wall	2	2	0	1.000	92.9	108.5	35.5	22.0	11.0	1.5	99.0	28.5	25.5	12.5	2.0	9.5	7.0	-3.5	-1.5	-0.5
57	George Toliver	1	1	0	1.000	94.5	114.0	25.0	19.0	10.0	0.0	97.0	27.0	27.0	13.0	4.0	17.0	-2.0	-8.0	-3.0	-4.0

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