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 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

Roster
1961–62 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 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

Roster
Last transaction: December, 1961

Regular season

Season standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers5426.675–26–518–1310–833–13
x-Cincinnati Royals4337.5381118–1314–1611–829–17
x-Detroit Pistons3743.4631716–148–1713–1224–22
St. Louis Hawks2951.3632519–167–273–816–30
Chicago Packers1862.2253615-233-390–010–30
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1961-62 NBA Records
Team BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston —9–17–15–36–38–48–47–210–2
Chicago 1–9—1–93–72–86–40–104–61–9
Cincinnati 1–79–1—6–65–75–43–59–35–4
Detroit 3–57–36–6—4–85–41–77–54–5
Los Angeles 3–68–27–58–4—6–26–310–26–2
New York 4–84–64–54–52–6—4–84–43–9
Philadelphia 4–810–05–37–13–68–4—6–36–6
St. Louis 2–76–43–95–72–104–43–6—4–4
Syracuse 2–109–14–55–42–69–36–64–4—

Playoffs
1962 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsLocationSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
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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