1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season

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1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachFred Schaus
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record54–26 (.675)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHJ-TV
RadioKHJ
< 1960–61 1962–63 >

The 1961–62 NBA season was the Lakers' 14th season in the NBA and second season in Los Angeles.[1]

Roster[]

1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SF 22 Baylor, Elgin (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle
C 14 Felix, Ray 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1930-12-10 Long Island
SF 20 Hawkins, Tom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1936-12-22 Notre Dame
SG 33 Hundley, Hot Rod 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1934-10-26 West Virginia
PF 54 Jolliff, Howie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1938-07-20 Ohio
C 32 Krebs, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1935-09-08 SMU
PF 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1937-11-11 Dartmouth
PG 52 McNeill, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1938-10-22 Saint Joseph's
SG 11 Selvy, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1932-11-09 Furman
PG 44 West, Jerry (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-05-28 West Virginia
C 55 Yates, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1937-11-07 Memphis
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December, 1961

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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
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[]

1962 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds Location Series
1 March 24 Detroit W 132–108 Elgin Baylor (35) Elgin Baylor (17) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 1–0
2 March 25 Detroit W 127–112 Jerry West (40) West, Baylor (13) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 2–0
3 March 27 @ Detroit W 111–106 Elgin Baylor (34) Elgin Baylor (17) Cobo Arena 3–0
4 March 29 @ Detroit L 117–118 Elgin Baylor (45) Elgin Baylor (17) Cobo Arena 3–1
5 March 31 Detroit L 125–132 Elgin Baylor (37) Elgin Baylor (19) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 3–2
6 April 3 @ Detroit W 123–117 West, Baylor (38) — Cobo Arena 4–2
NBA Finals: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 7 @ Boston L 108–122 Elgin Baylor (35) Elgin Baylor (17) Jerry West (4) Boston Garden
7,467 		0–1
2 April 8 @ Boston W 129–122 Jerry West (40) Jim Krebs (13) Frank Selvy (6) Boston Garden
12,364 		1–1
3 April 10 Boston W 117–115 Elgin Baylor (39) Elgin Baylor (23) Frank Selvy (5) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,180 		2–1
4 April 11 Boston L 103–115 Elgin Baylor (38) Elgin Baylor (14) Elgin Baylor (6) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,104 		2–2
5 April 14 @ Boston W 126–121 Elgin Baylor (61) Elgin Baylor (22) Frank Selvy (5) Boston Garden
13,909 		3–2
6 April 16 Boston L 105–119 West, Baylor (34) Elgin Baylor (15) West, LaRusso (5) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,030 		3–3
7 April 18 @ Boston L 107–110 (OT) Elgin Baylor (41) Elgin Baylor (22) three players tied (4) Boston Garden
13,909 		3–4
1962 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers
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