1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1969–70 NBA season was the Lakers' 22nd season in the NBA and tenth season in Los Angeles.[1]

1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachJoe Mullaney
ArenaThe Forum
Results
Record46–36 (.561)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Knicks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Offseason

After the tumultuous previous two seasons under the fiery head coach Butch Van Breda Kolff, the Lakers replaced him with the low key Joe Mullaney.

Draft picks
Main article: 1969 NBA Draft
  • 1st round, 12th pick – Willie McCarter, G, Drake University
  • 1st round, 15th pick – Rick Roberson, C, University of Cincinnati
  • 2nd round, 27th pick – Dick Garrett, G, Southern Illinois University

Roster
1969–70 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 13 Chamberlain, Wilt (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1936-08-21 Kansas
C 31 Counts, Mel 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1941-10-16 Oregon State
PG 21 Egan, Johnny 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1939-01-31 Providence
SF 24 Erickson, Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944-04-19 UCLA
SG 20 Garrett, Dick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1947-01-31 Southern Illinois
PF 52 Hairston, Happy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1942-05-31 New York
PF 30 Hewitt, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944-08-08 Southern California
SF 33 Lynn, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1945-11-25 UCLA
SG 15 McCarter, Willie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-07-26 Drake
C 35 Roberson, Rick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1947-07-07 Cincinnati
PF 14 Tresvant, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1939-11-06 Seattle
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 23, 1970

Regular season

After barely losing the NBA title the previous season, the veteran Lakers had high hopes coming into the 1969–70 season. However, 9 games into the season, Wilt Chamberlain suffered a severe knee injury and it was thought he would miss the next 10–12 months. Elgin Baylor also missed 28 games due to injury, and Jerry West missed 8. They traded Bill Hewitt for double-double machine Happy Hairston midway through the season. 1st round draft pick Willie McCarter also missed almost the entire season. But the Lakers received key contributions from rookies Rick Roberson and Dick Garrett, and managed to battle the Atlanta Hawks for 1st place in the Western Division for most of the season. Chamberlain returned for the final few games, and while the Lakers finished 2nd in the division to Atlanta by 2 games, they were at full strength for the playoffs.

Season standings
Western Division W L PCT GB
x-Atlanta Hawks 4834.585–
x-Los Angeles Lakers 4636.5612
x-Chicago Bulls 3943.4769
x-Phoenix Suns 3943.4769
Seattle SuperSonics 3646.43912
San Francisco Warriors 3052.36618
San Diego Rockets 2755.32921
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1969–70 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta —2–46–05–23–33–34–33–34–23–32–44–25–24–2
Baltimore 4–2—5–25–14–35–24–23–31–53–43–36–02–45–1
Boston 0–62–5—3–33–34–32–41–64–32–42–44–25–12–4
Chicago 2–51–53–3—3–33–34–24–20–63–35–23–44–24–3
Cincinnati 3–33–43–33–3—4–22–42–52–54–33–34–22–41–5
Detroit 3–32–53–43–32–4—3–31–61–61–53–33–33–33–3
Los Angeles 3–42–44–22–44–23–3—3–32–44–23–45–25–26–0
Milwaukee 3–33–36–12–45–26–13–3—2–45–26–06–04–25–1
New York 2–45–13–46–05–26–14–24–2—5–26–05–15–14–2
Philadelphia 3–34–34–23–33–45–12–42–52–5—4–24–26–00–6
Phoenix 4–23–34–22–53–33–34–30–60–62–4—7–03–34–3
San Diego 2–40–62–44–32–43–32–50–61–52–40–7—5–24–2
San Francisco 2–54–21–52–44–23–32–52–41–50–63–32–5—3–4
Seattle 2–41–54–23–45–13–30–61–52–46–03–42–44–3—

Playoffs
1970 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 25 Phoenix W 128–112 Elgin Baylor (32) Wilt Chamberlain (19) Elgin Baylor (10) The Forum
15,046		 1–0
2 March 29 Phoenix L 101–114 Jerry West (33) Wilt Chamberlain (25) Jerry West (11) The Forum
17,501		 1–1
3 April 2 @ Phoenix L 98–112 Jerry West (31) Wilt Chamberlain (12) Chamberlain, West (7) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,324		 1–2
4 April 4 @ Phoenix L 102–112 Wilt Chamberlain (29) Wilt Chamberlain (19) Keith Erickson (6) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,356		 1–3
5 April 5 Phoenix W 138–121 Chamberlain, West (36) Mel Counts (17) Jerry West (18) The Forum
17,475		 2–3
6 April 7 @ Phoenix W 104–93 Jerry West (35) Wilt Chamberlain (26) Wilt Chamberlain (11) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,386		 3–3
7 April 9 Phoenix W 129–94 Wilt Chamberlain (30) Wilt Chamberlain (27) Jerry West (15) The Forum
17,519		 4–3
Division Finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 12 @ Atlanta W 119–115 Jerry West (38) Wilt Chamberlain (17) Wilt Chamberlain (8) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,197		 1–0
2 April 14 @ Atlanta W 105–94 Chamberlain, West (24) Wilt Chamberlain (24) Keith Erickson (7) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,197		 2–0
3 April 17 Atlanta W 115–114 (OT) Jerry West (35) Wilt Chamberlain (26) Jerry West (13) The Forum
17,183		 3–0
4 April 19 Atlanta W 133–114 Jerry West (39) Wilt Chamberlain (21) Jerry West (12) The Forum
17,410		 4–0
NBA Finals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 24 @ New York L 112–124 Jerry West (33) Wilt Chamberlain (24) Wilt Chamberlain (5) Madison Square Garden
19,500		 0–1
2 April 27 @ New York W 105–103 Jerry West (34) Wilt Chamberlain (24) Garrett, Erickson (6) Madison Square Garden
19,500		 1–1
3 April 29 New York L 108–111 (OT) Jerry West (34) Wilt Chamberlain (26) Elgin Baylor (11) The Forum
17,500		 1–2
4 May 1 New York W 121–115 (OT) Jerry West (37) Wilt Chamberlain (25) Jerry West (18) The Forum
17,509		 2–2
5 May 4 @ New York L 100–107 Wilt Chamberlain (22) Wilt Chamberlain (19) Keith Erickson (6) Madison Square Garden
19,500		 2–3
6 May 6 New York W 135–113 Wilt Chamberlain (45) Wilt Chamberlain (27) Jerry West (13) The Forum
17,509		 3–3
7 May 8 @ New York L 99–113 Jerry West (28) Wilt Chamberlain (24) Keith Erickson (6) Madison Square Garden
19,500		 3–4
1970 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers
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