1972β73 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Bill Sharman |
Arena | The Forum |
Results | |
Record | 60–22 (.732) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Pacific) Conference: 2nd ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Finals (lost to Knicks 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1972β73 NBA season was the Lakers' 25th season in the NBA and 13th season in Los Angeles. [1]
During the previous season (1971-1972), the Lakers had posted the longest winning streak in NBA history with 33 straight victories. In the 1972 NBA Finals, the Lakers had defeated New York Knicks in five games to win their sixth NBA Championship. However, even though the Lakers managed to make to the NBA Finals for a second consecutive time, they proved unable to repeat as champions. The Knicks defeated them in five games.
Following the season, Wilt Chamberlain retired.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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2 | 16 | Jim Price | Guard | United States | Louisville |
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Roster |
The defending champion Lakers returned intact, albeit another year older. They staged another season long battle for best record in the Western Conference with the Milwaukee Bucks. Both teams ended up with 60β22 records and they split their regular season matchups, winning three games apiece. At the time, the NBA had no tiebreaking formula beyond head-to-head record. In a special league meeting, they attempted to schedule a tiebreaking game between the two teams. However, the players' union intervened and demanded the players be paid an extra 1/82 share of the salaries; the owners objected so ultimately the tie was broken by a coin flip, which was won by Milwaukee.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y- Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | β | 30β11 | 28β11 | 2β0 | 22β4 |
x- Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13 | 27β14 | 18β20 | 2β1 | 14β12 |
Phoenix Suns | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22 | 22β19 | 15β25 | 1β0 | 14β12 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 26 | 56 | .317 | 34 | 16β25 | 10β29 | 0β2 | 9β17 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 39 | 13β28 | 8β32 | 0β1 | 6β20 |
# | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z- Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 |
2 | y- Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 |
3 | x- Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 |
4 | x- Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 |
5 | Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 |
6 | Phoenix Suns | 38 | 44 | .463 |
7 | Kansas CityβOmaha Kings | 36 | 46 | .439 |
8 | Seattle SuperSonics | 26 | 56 | .317 |
9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 |
1972β73 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 3β4 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β4 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 |
Baltimore | 4β3 | β | 1β5 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 8β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 |
Boston | 5β1 | 5β1 | β | 7β0 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β4 | 7β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 |
Buffalo | 1β5 | 1β5 | 0β7 | β | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β6 | 7β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 5β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
Cleveland | 4β3 | 0β8 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 6β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
Detroit | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | β | 2β4 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 2β4 |
Golden State | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | β | 3β1 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 4β3 |
Houston | 4β4 | 2β5 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Kansas City-Omaha | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 4β0 | β | 1β5 | 1β6 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 |
Los Angeles | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | 5β1 | β | 3β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 6β1 | 6β0 | 6β0 |
Milwaukee | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 6β1 | 3β3 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
New York | 3β3 | 3β3 | 4β4 | 6β1 | 1β3 | 6β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 6β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 |
Philadelphia | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β7 | 1β7 | 0β4 | 0β6 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β6 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Phoenix | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β6 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 4β0 | β | 5β2 | 4β2 |
Portland | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 3β1 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β5 | β | 3β4 |
Seattle | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 4β3 | β |
1972β73 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 11 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 129β94 | Jim McMillian (23) | 1β0 | |||||
2 | October 13 | @ Boston | 104β112 | Jerry West (21) | 1β1 | |||||
3 | October 14 | @ New York | 100β125 | McMillian, Riley, West (18) | 1β2 | |||||
4 | October 15 | @ Cleveland | 95β83 | Jerry West (31) | 2β2 | |||||
5 | October 20 | Portland | 104β126 | Hairston, McMillian (20) | 3β2 | |||||
6 | October 22 | Chicago | 99β104 | Jerry West (35) | 4β2 | |||||
7 | October 24 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 114β94 | Jerry West (29) | 5β2 | |||||
8 | October 25 | @ Houston | 112β107 | Jerry West (33) | 6β2 | |||||
9 | October 27 | Golden State | 119β91 | Gail Goodrich (19) | 6β3 | |||||
10 | October 29 | Phoenix | 123β133 | Gail Goodrich (32) | 7β3 | |||||
11 | November 3 | Detroit | 107β116 | Jerry West (28) | 8β3 | |||||
12 | November 4 | @ Portland | 134β120 | Gail Goodrich (30) | 9β3 | |||||
13 | November 5 | @ Seattle | 124β115 | Jerry West (35) | 10β3 | |||||
14 | November 7 | Houston | 109β122 | Happy Hairston (30) | 11β3 | |||||
15 | November 10 | Cleveland | 88β118 | Jerry West (27) | 12β3 | |||||
16 | November 14 | @ Milwaukee | 95β92 | Jerry West (26) | 13β3 | |||||
17 | November 15 | @ Detroit | 110β99 | Gail Goodrich (24) | 14β3 | |||||
18 | November 17 | Buffalo | 100β103 | Jerry West (27) | 15β3 | |||||
19 | November 19 | Philadelphia | 95β135 | Gail Goodrich (24) | 16β3 | |||||
20 | November 24 | Detroit | 123β140 | Gail Goodrich (23) | 17β3 | |||||
21 | November 25 | @ Phoenix | 116β109 | Gail Goodrich (27) | 18β3 | |||||
22 | November 26 | Phoenix | 107β112 | Jerry West (26) | 19β3 | |||||
23 | December 1 | Atlanta | 114β109 (OT) | Jerry West (33) | 19β4 | |||||
24 | December 2 | @ Golden State | 112β103 | McMillian, West (29) | 20β4 | |||||
25 | December 5 | Milwaukee | 94β116 | Gail Goodrich (24) | 21β4 | |||||
26 | December 8 | Seattle | 100β119 | Happy Hairston (28) | 22β4 | |||||
27 | December 10 | Portland | 101β137 | Jim McMillian (28) | 23β4 | |||||
28 | December 12 | @ Chicago | 106β105 (OT) | Gail Goodrich (34) | 24β4 | |||||
29 | December 13 | @ Philadelphia | 128β90 | Gail Goodrich (31) | 25β4 | |||||
30 | December 15 | Boston | 102β98 | Gail Goodrich (24) | 25β5 | |||||
31 | December 19 | @ Buffalo | 126β100 | Gail Goodrich (32) | 26β5 | |||||
32 | December 20 | @ Baltimore | 96β90 | Gail Goodrich (18) | 27β5 | |||||
33 | December 22 | Phoenix | 118β110 | Gail Goodrich (39) | 27β6 | |||||
34 | December 26 | Portland | 92β116 | Gail Goodrich (25) | 28β6 | |||||
35 | December 27 | @ Houston | 104β136 | Gail Goodrich (37) | 28β7 | |||||
36 | December 29 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 92β121 | Jerry West (28) | 29β7 | |||||
37 | January 1 | @ Seattle | 108β103 | Gail Goodrich (36) | 30β7 | |||||
38 | January 2 | @ Golden State | 106β112 | Gail Goodrich (38) | 30β8 | |||||
39 | January 6 | @ Cleveland | 93β108 | Jim McMillian (27) | 30β9 | |||||
40 | January 7 | @ Milwaukee | 92β99 | McMillian, West (26) | 30β10 | |||||
41 | January 10 | @ Philadelphia | 120β96 | Gail Goodrich (26) | 31β10 | |||||
42 | January 12 | @ Chicago | 109β97 | Jerry West (39) | 32β10 | |||||
43 | January 14 | @ Atlanta | 102β100 | Jerry West (37) | 33β10 | |||||
44 | January 16 | Baltimore | 112β104 | Gail Goodrich (30) | 33β11 | |||||
45 | January 19 | New York | 88β95 | Jerry West (32) | 34β11 | |||||
46 | January 20 | @ Phoenix | 124β104 | Jerry West (28) | 35β11 | |||||
47 | January 21 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 102β123 | Wilt Chamberlain (29) | 36β11 | |||||
48 | January 26 | Golden State | 84β100 | Jerry West (22) | 37β11 | |||||
49 | January 27 | @ Golden State | 122β107 | Jim McMillian (31) | 38β11 | |||||
50 | January 28 | Seattle | 94β130 | Wilt Chamberlain (22) | 39β11 | |||||
51 | January 30 | Chicago | 92β95 | Jerry West (31) | 40β11 | |||||
52 | February 1 | @ Phoenix | 120β106 | Wilt Chamberlain (25) | 41β11 | |||||
53 | February 2 | Houston | 109β126 | Goodrich, West (24) | 42β11 | |||||
54 | February 4 | N Baltimore | 125β115 | Goodrich, West (28) | 43β11 | |||||
55 | February 6 | @ New York | 95β90 | Jim McMillian (27) | 44β11 | |||||
56 | February 7 | @ Boston | 112β113 (OT) | Gail Goodrich (35) | 44β12 | |||||
57 | February 9 | @ Milwaukee | 88β109 | Jim McMillian (28) | 44β13 | |||||
58 | February 11 | Philadelphia | 90β108 | Jim McMillian (26) | 45β13 | |||||
59 | February 13 | Seattle | 98β101 | Gail Goodrich (25) | 46β13 | |||||
60 | February 16 | Baltimore | 103β121 | Jim McMillian (26) | 47β13 | |||||
61 | February 17 | @ Portland | 110β103 | Gail Goodrich (46) | 48β13 | |||||
62 | February 18 | Atlanta | 99β92 | Gail Goodrich (38) | 48β14 | |||||
63 | February 20 | @ Chicago | 89β103 | Gail Goodrich (27) | 48β15 | |||||
64 | February 21 | @ Detroit | 98β106 | Gail Goodrich (29) | 48β16 | |||||
65 | February 23 | Golden State | 111β106 | Jim McMillian (29) | 48β17 | |||||
66 | February 25 | Milwaukee | 82β91 | Wilt Chamberlain (24) | 49β17 | |||||
67 | February 27 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 107β103 | Jim McMillian (34) | 49β18 | |||||
68 | March 2 | Chicago | 88β108 | Jerry West (19) | 50β18 | |||||
69 | March 4 | Cleveland | 84β127 | Gail Goodrich (32) | 51β18 | |||||
70 | March 6 | @ Portland | 114β102 | Gail Goodrich (30) | 52β18 | |||||
71 | March 9 | Boston | 119β111 | Jerry West (28) | 52β19 | |||||
72 | March 11 | Detroit | 117β141 | Goodrich, McMillian (24) | 53β19 | |||||
73 | March 13 | @ Buffalo | 121β112 | Wilt Chamberlain (25) | 54β19 | |||||
74 | March 14 | @ Detroit | 121β112 | Gail Goodrich (27) | 55β19 | |||||
75 | March 16 | New York | 109β98 | Jerry West (32) | 55β20 | |||||
76 | March 18 | Phoenix | 113β131 | Jim McMillian (42) | 56β20 | |||||
77 | March 20 | @ Atlanta | 112β114 | Jim McMillian (30) | 56β21 | |||||
78 | March 21 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 124β118 | Jerry West (28) | 57β21 | |||||
79 | March 23 | Buffalo | 101β121 | Jim McMillian (22) | 58β21 | |||||
80 | March 25 | @ Seattle | 109β93 | Chamberlain, Counts, Goodrich, West (20) | 59β21 | |||||
81 | March 27 | Milwaukee | 85β84 | Jim McMillian (32) | 59β22 | |||||
82 | March 28 | @ Golden State | 96β89 | Gail Goodrich (26) | 60β22 |
1972β73 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Bill Sharman |
Arena | The Forum |
Results | |
Record | 60–22 (.732) |
Place | Division: 1st (
Pacific) Conference: 2nd ( Western) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Finals (lost to Knicks 1β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1972β73 NBA season was the Lakers' 25th season in the NBA and 13th season in Los Angeles. [1]
During the previous season (1971-1972), the Lakers had posted the longest winning streak in NBA history with 33 straight victories. In the 1972 NBA Finals, the Lakers had defeated New York Knicks in five games to win their sixth NBA Championship. However, even though the Lakers managed to make to the NBA Finals for a second consecutive time, they proved unable to repeat as champions. The Knicks defeated them in five games.
Following the season, Wilt Chamberlain retired.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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2 | 16 | Jim Price | Guard | United States | Louisville |
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Roster |
The defending champion Lakers returned intact, albeit another year older. They staged another season long battle for best record in the Western Conference with the Milwaukee Bucks. Both teams ended up with 60β22 records and they split their regular season matchups, winning three games apiece. At the time, the NBA had no tiebreaking formula beyond head-to-head record. In a special league meeting, they attempted to schedule a tiebreaking game between the two teams. However, the players' union intervened and demanded the players be paid an extra 1/82 share of the salaries; the owners objected so ultimately the tie was broken by a coin flip, which was won by Milwaukee.
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y- Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 | β | 30β11 | 28β11 | 2β0 | 22β4 |
x- Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13 | 27β14 | 18β20 | 2β1 | 14β12 |
Phoenix Suns | 38 | 44 | .463 | 22 | 22β19 | 15β25 | 1β0 | 14β12 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 26 | 56 | .317 | 34 | 16β25 | 10β29 | 0β2 | 9β17 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 39 | 13β28 | 8β32 | 0β1 | 6β20 |
# | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z- Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 |
2 | y- Los Angeles Lakers | 60 | 22 | .732 |
3 | x- Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 |
4 | x- Golden State Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 |
5 | Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 |
6 | Phoenix Suns | 38 | 44 | .463 |
7 | Kansas CityβOmaha Kings | 36 | 46 | .439 |
8 | Seattle SuperSonics | 26 | 56 | .317 |
9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 |
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 3β4 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β4 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 |
Baltimore | 4β3 | β | 1β5 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 8β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 |
Boston | 5β1 | 5β1 | β | 7β0 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β4 | 7β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 |
Buffalo | 1β5 | 1β5 | 0β7 | β | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β6 | 7β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 5β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
Cleveland | 4β3 | 0β8 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 6β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
Detroit | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | β | 2β4 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 2β4 |
Golden State | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | β | 3β1 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 4β3 |
Houston | 4β4 | 2β5 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Kansas City-Omaha | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 4β0 | β | 1β5 | 1β6 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 |
Los Angeles | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | 5β1 | β | 3β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 6β1 | 6β0 | 6β0 |
Milwaukee | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 6β1 | 3β3 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
New York | 3β3 | 3β3 | 4β4 | 6β1 | 1β3 | 6β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 6β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 |
Philadelphia | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β7 | 1β7 | 0β4 | 0β6 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β6 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Phoenix | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β6 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 4β0 | β | 5β2 | 4β2 |
Portland | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 3β1 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β5 | β | 3β4 |
Seattle | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 4β3 | β |
1972β73 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 11 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 129β94 | Jim McMillian (23) | 1β0 | |||||
2 | October 13 | @ Boston | 104β112 | Jerry West (21) | 1β1 | |||||
3 | October 14 | @ New York | 100β125 | McMillian, Riley, West (18) | 1β2 | |||||
4 | October 15 | @ Cleveland | 95β83 | Jerry West (31) | 2β2 | |||||
5 | October 20 | Portland | 104β126 | Hairston, McMillian (20) | 3β2 | |||||
6 | October 22 | Chicago | 99β104 | Jerry West (35) | 4β2 | |||||
7 | October 24 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 114β94 | Jerry West (29) | 5β2 | |||||
8 | October 25 | @ Houston | 112β107 | Jerry West (33) | 6β2 | |||||
9 | October 27 | Golden State | 119β91 | Gail Goodrich (19) | 6β3 | |||||
10 | October 29 | Phoenix | 123β133 | Gail Goodrich (32) | 7β3 | |||||
11 | November 3 | Detroit | 107β116 | Jerry West (28) | 8β3 | |||||
12 | November 4 | @ Portland | 134β120 | Gail Goodrich (30) | 9β3 | |||||
13 | November 5 | @ Seattle | 124β115 | Jerry West (35) | 10β3 | |||||
14 | November 7 | Houston | 109β122 | Happy Hairston (30) | 11β3 | |||||
15 | November 10 | Cleveland | 88β118 | Jerry West (27) | 12β3 | |||||
16 | November 14 | @ Milwaukee | 95β92 | Jerry West (26) | 13β3 | |||||
17 | November 15 | @ Detroit | 110β99 | Gail Goodrich (24) | 14β3 | |||||
18 | November 17 | Buffalo | 100β103 | Jerry West (27) | 15β3 | |||||
19 | November 19 | Philadelphia | 95β135 | Gail Goodrich (24) | 16β3 | |||||
20 | November 24 | Detroit | 123β140 | Gail Goodrich (23) | 17β3 | |||||
21 | November 25 | @ Phoenix | 116β109 | Gail Goodrich (27) | 18β3 | |||||
22 | November 26 | Phoenix | 107β112 | Jerry West (26) | 19β3 | |||||
23 | December 1 | Atlanta | 114β109 (OT) | Jerry West (33) | 19β4 | |||||
24 | December 2 | @ Golden State | 112β103 | McMillian, West (29) | 20β4 | |||||
25 | December 5 | Milwaukee | 94β116 | Gail Goodrich (24) | 21β4 | |||||
26 | December 8 | Seattle | 100β119 | Happy Hairston (28) | 22β4 | |||||
27 | December 10 | Portland | 101β137 | Jim McMillian (28) | 23β4 | |||||
28 | December 12 | @ Chicago | 106β105 (OT) | Gail Goodrich (34) | 24β4 | |||||
29 | December 13 | @ Philadelphia | 128β90 | Gail Goodrich (31) | 25β4 | |||||
30 | December 15 | Boston | 102β98 | Gail Goodrich (24) | 25β5 | |||||
31 | December 19 | @ Buffalo | 126β100 | Gail Goodrich (32) | 26β5 | |||||
32 | December 20 | @ Baltimore | 96β90 | Gail Goodrich (18) | 27β5 | |||||
33 | December 22 | Phoenix | 118β110 | Gail Goodrich (39) | 27β6 | |||||
34 | December 26 | Portland | 92β116 | Gail Goodrich (25) | 28β6 | |||||
35 | December 27 | @ Houston | 104β136 | Gail Goodrich (37) | 28β7 | |||||
36 | December 29 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 92β121 | Jerry West (28) | 29β7 | |||||
37 | January 1 | @ Seattle | 108β103 | Gail Goodrich (36) | 30β7 | |||||
38 | January 2 | @ Golden State | 106β112 | Gail Goodrich (38) | 30β8 | |||||
39 | January 6 | @ Cleveland | 93β108 | Jim McMillian (27) | 30β9 | |||||
40 | January 7 | @ Milwaukee | 92β99 | McMillian, West (26) | 30β10 | |||||
41 | January 10 | @ Philadelphia | 120β96 | Gail Goodrich (26) | 31β10 | |||||
42 | January 12 | @ Chicago | 109β97 | Jerry West (39) | 32β10 | |||||
43 | January 14 | @ Atlanta | 102β100 | Jerry West (37) | 33β10 | |||||
44 | January 16 | Baltimore | 112β104 | Gail Goodrich (30) | 33β11 | |||||
45 | January 19 | New York | 88β95 | Jerry West (32) | 34β11 | |||||
46 | January 20 | @ Phoenix | 124β104 | Jerry West (28) | 35β11 | |||||
47 | January 21 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 102β123 | Wilt Chamberlain (29) | 36β11 | |||||
48 | January 26 | Golden State | 84β100 | Jerry West (22) | 37β11 | |||||
49 | January 27 | @ Golden State | 122β107 | Jim McMillian (31) | 38β11 | |||||
50 | January 28 | Seattle | 94β130 | Wilt Chamberlain (22) | 39β11 | |||||
51 | January 30 | Chicago | 92β95 | Jerry West (31) | 40β11 | |||||
52 | February 1 | @ Phoenix | 120β106 | Wilt Chamberlain (25) | 41β11 | |||||
53 | February 2 | Houston | 109β126 | Goodrich, West (24) | 42β11 | |||||
54 | February 4 | N Baltimore | 125β115 | Goodrich, West (28) | 43β11 | |||||
55 | February 6 | @ New York | 95β90 | Jim McMillian (27) | 44β11 | |||||
56 | February 7 | @ Boston | 112β113 (OT) | Gail Goodrich (35) | 44β12 | |||||
57 | February 9 | @ Milwaukee | 88β109 | Jim McMillian (28) | 44β13 | |||||
58 | February 11 | Philadelphia | 90β108 | Jim McMillian (26) | 45β13 | |||||
59 | February 13 | Seattle | 98β101 | Gail Goodrich (25) | 46β13 | |||||
60 | February 16 | Baltimore | 103β121 | Jim McMillian (26) | 47β13 | |||||
61 | February 17 | @ Portland | 110β103 | Gail Goodrich (46) | 48β13 | |||||
62 | February 18 | Atlanta | 99β92 | Gail Goodrich (38) | 48β14 | |||||
63 | February 20 | @ Chicago | 89β103 | Gail Goodrich (27) | 48β15 | |||||
64 | February 21 | @ Detroit | 98β106 | Gail Goodrich (29) | 48β16 | |||||
65 | February 23 | Golden State | 111β106 | Jim McMillian (29) | 48β17 | |||||
66 | February 25 | Milwaukee | 82β91 | Wilt Chamberlain (24) | 49β17 | |||||
67 | February 27 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 107β103 | Jim McMillian (34) | 49β18 | |||||
68 | March 2 | Chicago | 88β108 | Jerry West (19) | 50β18 | |||||
69 | March 4 | Cleveland | 84β127 | Gail Goodrich (32) | 51β18 | |||||
70 | March 6 | @ Portland | 114β102 | Gail Goodrich (30) | 52β18 | |||||
71 | March 9 | Boston | 119β111 | Jerry West (28) | 52β19 | |||||
72 | March 11 | Detroit | 117β141 | Goodrich, McMillian (24) | 53β19 | |||||
73 | March 13 | @ Buffalo | 121β112 | Wilt Chamberlain (25) | 54β19 | |||||
74 | March 14 | @ Detroit | 121β112 | Gail Goodrich (27) | 55β19 | |||||
75 | March 16 | New York | 109β98 | Jerry West (32) | 55β20 | |||||
76 | March 18 | Phoenix | 113β131 | Jim McMillian (42) | 56β20 | |||||
77 | March 20 | @ Atlanta | 112β114 | Jim McMillian (30) | 56β21 | |||||
78 | March 21 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 124β118 | Jerry West (28) | 57β21 | |||||
79 | March 23 | Buffalo | 101β121 | Jim McMillian (22) | 58β21 | |||||
80 | March 25 | @ Seattle | 109β93 | Chamberlain, Counts, Goodrich, West (20) | 59β21 | |||||
81 | March 27 | Milwaukee | 85β84 | Jim McMillian (32) | 59β22 | |||||
82 | March 28 | @ Golden State | 96β89 | Gail Goodrich (26) | 60β22 |
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Conference semifinals: 4β3 (home: 4β0; road: 0β3)
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Conference finals: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
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NBA Finals: 1β4 (home: 1β2; road: 0β2)
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