1966–67 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1966–67 NBA season was the Lakers' 19th season in the NBA and seventh season in Los Angeles.[1] This was the final season that they wore blue and white uniforms with cursive script reading "Los Angeles" on the front of both home and away uniforms, which had been in place since the team moved to Los Angeles in 1960, the following year they would switch to their familiar purple and gold with "Lakers" on the front of both uniforms, where it has remained ever since.

1966–67 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachFred Schaus
General managerLouis Mohs
Owner(s)Jack Kent Cooke
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record36–45 (.444)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishDivision Semifinals
(Lost to Warriors 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

This season is also the final full season the Lakers played at the Sports Arena; they would move to The Forum in late 1967.

Roster
1966–67 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PF 23 Barnes, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1941-04-13 UTEP
SF 22 Baylor, Elgin (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle
PF 34 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1944-04-16 Southern California
SF 40 Chambers, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1943-07-18 Utah
SG 21 Clark, Archie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941-07-15 Minnesota
C 31 Counts, Mel 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1941-10-16 Oregon State
PF 15 Finkel, Hank 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1942-04-20 Dayton
SG 11 Goodrich, Gail 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1943-04-23 UCLA
SF 33 Hawkins, Tom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1936-12-22 Notre Dame
PG 42 Hazzard, Walt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1942-04-15 UCLA
C 14 Imhoff, Darrall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1938-10-11 California
PF 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1937-11-11 Dartmouth
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: January 16, 1967

Regular season
Los Angeles Lakers players (from left to right) Elgin Baylor, Jerry Chambers and Jerry West during the 1966 pre-season.

Season standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-San Francisco Warriors 4437.543–18–1011–1915–824–12
x-St. Louis Hawks 3942.481518–1112–219–1021–15
x-Los Angeles Lakers 3645.444821–1812–203–714–22
x-Chicago Bulls 3348.4071117–199–177–1217–19
Detroit Pistons 3051.3701412–189–199–1414–22
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1966-67 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore —1–83–63–62–72–72–71–82–74–5
Boston 8–1—8–18–16–35–49–05–46–35–4
Chicago 6–31–8—5–44–56–33–61–83–64–5
Cincinnati 6–31–84–5—7–23–66–31–85–46–3
Detroit 7–23–65–42–7—5–44–50–92–72–7
Los Angeles 7–24–53–66–34–5—4–51–83–64–5
New York 7–20–96–33–65–45–4—1–85–44–5
Philadelphia 8–14–58–18–19–08–18–1—7–28–1
San Francisco 7–23–66–34–57–26–34–52–7—5–4
St. Louis 5–44–55–43–67–25–45–41–84–5—

Playoffs
1967 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 21 @ San Francisco L 108–124 Archie Clark (26) Elgin Baylor (12) Clark, Imhoff (4) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
11,106		 0–1
2 March 23 San Francisco L 102–113 Archie Clark (24) Darrall Imhoff (10) three players tied (5) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,335		 0–2
3 March 26 @ San Francisco L 115–122 Elgin Baylor (37) Elgin Baylor (18) Walt Hazzard (8) Cow Palace
5,845		 0–3
1967 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1966–67 Los Angeles Lakers
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