1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season
The 1961–62 NBA season was the Lakers' 14th season in the NBA and second season in Los Angeles.[1]
| 1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
|---|---|
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 @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | KHJ-TV |
| Radio | KHJ |
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
West Division Semifinals
The Lakers had a division semifinal bye.
West Division Finals
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Lakers win series 4-2
- Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 132, Detroit 108
- Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 127, Detroit 112
- Game 3 @ Detroit: Los Angeles 111, Detroit 106
- Game 4 @ Detroit: Detroit 118, Los Angeles 117
- Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Detroit 132, Los Angeles 125
- Game 6 @ Detroit: Los Angeles 123, Detroit 117
Last Playoffs meeting: 1961 Western Division Semifinals (Los Angeles won 3–2).
NBA Finals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4-3
- Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 122, Los Angeles 108
- Game 2 @ Boston: Los Angeles 105, Boston 103
- Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 117, Boston 115
- Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Boston 115, Los Angeles 103
- Game 5 @ Boston: Los Angeles 126, Boston 121
- Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Boston 119, Los Angeles 105
- Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 110, Los Angeles 107 (OT)
Last Playoffs meeting: 1959 NBA Finals (Boston won 4–0; Lakers were in Minneapolis at the time).
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
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