1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1960–61 NBA season was the Lakers' 13th season in the NBA and first season in Los Angeles, following their off-season relocation from the Twin Cities of Minnesota.[1] The Lakers finished in second place in the NBA Western Division, with a record of 36–43, 15 games behind the St. Louis Hawks. The Lakers qualified for the Western Division playoffs, defeating the Detroit Pistons, three games to two in the semifinals, before losing again to the Hawks in the West Finals, four games to three.

1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachFred Schaus
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record36–43 (.456)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishDivision Finals
(Lost to Hawks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHJ-TV
RadioKHJ

Roster
1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (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 21 Leonard, Slick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1932-07-17 Indiana
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
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 15, 1960

Regular season

Season standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-St. Louis Hawks5128.646–29–515–207–325–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers3643.4561516–128–2012–1119–20
x-Detroit Pistons3445.4301720–113–1911–1518–21
Cincinnati Royals3346.4181818–138–197–1416–23
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1960–61 NBA records
Team BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston —7–38–28–210–38–56–410–3
Cincinnati 3–7—2–118–58–22–86–74–6
Detroit 2–811–2—4–95–55–53–104–6
Los Angeles 2–85–89–4—7–32–85–86–4
New York 3–102–85–53–7—2–111–95–8
Philadelphia 5–88–25–58–211–2—3–76–7
St. Louis 4–67–610–38–59–17–3—6–4
Syracuse 3–106–46–44–68–57–64–6—

Playoffs
1961 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 14 Detroit W 120–102 Elgin Baylor (40) Ray Felix (21) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 1–0
2 March 15 Detroit W 127–118 Elgin Baylor (49) Elgin Baylor (21) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
4,253		 2–0
3 March 17 @ Detroit L 113–124 Elgin Baylor (26) — Detroit Olympia
3,422		 2–1
4 March 18 @ Detroit L 114–123 Elgin Baylor (47) — Detroit Olympia 2–2
5 March 19 Detroit W 137–120 Elgin Baylor (35) Baylor, Felix (15) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
3,705		 3–2
Division Finals: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 21 @ St. Louis W 122–118 Elgin Baylor (44) Elgin Baylor (14) Kiel Auditorium
8,147		 1–0
2 March 22 @ St. Louis L 106–121 Elgin Baylor (35) Elgin Baylor (9) Kiel Auditorium
8,472		 1–1
3 March 24 St. Louis W 118–112 Elgin Baylor (25) Elgin Baylor (18) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
5,006		 2–1
4 March 25 St. Louis L 117–118 Jerry West (33) Elgin Baylor (15) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
4,923		 2–2
5 March 27 @ St. Louis W 121–112 Elgin Baylor (47) Elgin Baylor (20) Kiel Auditorium 3–2
6 March 29 St. Louis L 113–114 (OT) Elgin Baylor (39) Elgin Baylor (21) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,840		 3–3
7 April 1 @ St. Louis L 103–105 Elgin Baylor (39) Baylor, West (12) Kiel Auditorium– 3–4
1961 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers
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