1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season
1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Fred Schaus |
Arena | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
Results | |
Record | 54–26 (.675) |
Place | Division: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (Lost to Celtics 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KHJ-TV |
Radio | KHJ |
The 1961–62 NBA season was the Lakers' 14th season in the NBA and second season in Los Angeles.[1]
Roster[]
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Roster |
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Western Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 26 | .675 | – | 26–5 | 18–13 | 10–8 | 33–13 |
x-Cincinnati Royals | 43 | 37 | .538 | 11 | 18–13 | 14–16 | 11–8 | 29–17 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 37 | 43 | .463 | 17 | 16–14 | 8–17 | 13–12 | 24–22 |
St. Louis Hawks | 29 | 51 | .363 | 25 | 19–16 | 7–27 | 3–8 | 16–30 |
Chicago Packers | 18 | 62 | .225 | 36 | 15-23 | 3-39 | 0–0 | 10–30 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents[]
1961-62 NBA Records | |||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
Boston | — | 9–1 | 7–1 | 5–3 | 6–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–2 | 10–2 |
Chicago | 1–9 | — | 1–9 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 6–4 | 0–10 | 4–6 | 1–9 |
Cincinnati | 1–7 | 9–1 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–4 | 3–5 | 9–3 | 5–4 |
Detroit | 3–5 | 7–3 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 5–4 | 1–7 | 7–5 | 4–5 |
Los Angeles | 3–6 | 8–2 | 7–5 | 8–4 | — | 6–2 | 6–3 | 10–2 | 6–2 |
New York | 4–8 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 2–6 | — | 4–8 | 4–4 | 3–9 |
Philadelphia | 4–8 | 10–0 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 3–6 | 8–4 | — | 6–3 | 6–6 |
St. Louis | 2–7 | 6–4 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–4 | 3–6 | — | 4–4 |
Syracuse | 2–10 | 9–1 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–6 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–4 | — |
Playoffs[]
Awards and records[]
- Elgin Baylor, All-NBA First Team
- Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
- Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game
- Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
- Frank Selvy, NBA All-Star Game
- Rudy LaRusso, NBA All-Star Game
References[]
Categories:
- Los Angeles Lakers seasons
- 1961–62 NBA season
- 1961 in sports in California
- 1962 in sports in California