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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. For the first time since 1959, the Lakers advanced to the NBA Finals, and it was the first NBA Finals appearance for the team in the city of Los Angeles. For the second time, they met the Boston Celtics, who they would meet five further times in the 1960s. However, the Lakers lost in seven games; Frank Selvy missed a potential winning shot in Game 7 after the Lakers had lost Game 6 in Los Angeles, and the Celtics pulled away in overtime to win their fourth straight title.[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
< 1960–61 1962–63 >

Roster

1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF22Baylor, Elgin (C)6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg)1934-09-16Seattle
C14Felix, Ray6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg)1930-12-10Long Island
SF20Hawkins, Tom6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg)1936-12-22Notre Dame
SG33Hundley, Hot Rod6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)1934-10-26West Virginia
PF54Jolliff, Howie6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)218 lb (99 kg)1938-07-20Ohio
C32Krebs, Jim6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)1935-09-08SMU
PF35LaRusso, Rudy6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)1937-11-11Dartmouth
PG52McNeill, Bob6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)1938-10-22Saint Joseph's
SG11Selvy, Frank6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)1932-11-09Furman
PG44West, Jerry (C)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg)1938-05-28West Virginia
C55Yates, Wayne6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg)1937-11-07Memphis
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
TeamBOSCHICINDETLALNYKPHISTLSYR
Boston—9–17–15–36–38–48–47–210–2
Chicago1–9—1–93–72–86–40–104–61–9
Cincinnati1–79–1—6–65–75–43–59–35–4
Detroit3–57–36–6—4–85–41–77–54–5
Los Angeles3–68–27–58–4—6–26–310–26–2
New York4–84–64–54–52–6—4–84–43–9
Philadelphia4–810–05–37–13–68–4—6–36–6
St. Louis2–76–43–95–72–104–43–6—4–4
Syracuse2–109–14–55–42–69–36–64–4—

Game log

1961–62 game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1October 19N Philadelphia113–118Elgin Baylor (35)1–0
2October 20@ Philadelphia115–122Jerry West (36)1–1
3October 24N Cincinnati124–122Elgin Baylor (31)2–1
4October 25@ Detroit120–116Elgin Baylor (36)3–1
5October 27Detroit118–128Elgin Baylor (27)4–1
6October 28Detroit126–135Jerry West (40)5–1
7November 1Cincinnati115–120Elgin Baylor (41)6–1
8November 3Cincinnati132–114Elgin Baylor (30)6–2
9November 4@ Chicago125–112Jerry West (42)7–2
10November 7@ St. Louis127–110Elgin Baylor (37)8–2
11November 8St. Louis118–124Jerry West (42)9–2
12November 13Chicago113–127Elgin Baylor (39)10–2
13November 15Chicago118–133Elgin Baylor (36)11–2
14November 17@ Philadelphia125–121Elgin Baylor (37)12–2
15November 18@ Boston103–101Elgin Baylor (32)13–2
16November 21N Detroit102–108Elgin Baylor (26)13–3
17November 23@ St. Louis122–114Elgin Baylor (40)14–3
18November 24@ New York100–89Elgin Baylor (34)15–3
19November 25@ Detroit103–104Elgin Baylor (31)15–4
20November 26@ Cincinnati102–117Elgin Baylor (37)15–5
21November 28N Syracuse121–111Elgin Baylor (49)15–6
22December 1Philadelphia138–117Jerry West (36)15–7
23December 2Philadelphia119–129Jerry West (32)16–7
24December 4Syracuse120–131Elgin Baylor (50)17–7
25December 5Syracuse120–125Elgin Baylor (45)18–7
26December 6Syracuse121–123 (OT)Elgin Baylor (47)19–7
27December 8@ Philadelphia151–147 (3OT)Elgin Baylor (63)20–7
28December 9@ Detroit114–107Elgin Baylor (38)21–7
29December 11St. Louis119–132Elgin Baylor (52)22–7
30December 13St. Louis136–137 (OT)Elgin Baylor (52)23–7
31December 15@ Chicago94–97Elgin Baylor (28)23–8
32December 16N Syracuse128–123Elgin Baylor (42)23–9
33December 17N Detroit122–116Jerry West (47)24–9
34December 19Boston101–104Jerry West (29)25–9
35December 20N Chicago102–98Elgin Baylor (35)26–9
36December 23@ St. Louis129–126Elgin Baylor (47)27–9
37December 25@ Cincinnati141–127Elgin Baylor (40)28–9
38December 26@ Boston117–129Elgin Baylor (30)28–10
39December 27N Syracuse111–119Elgin Baylor (48)29–10
40December 28@ Syracuse121–114Elgin Baylor (44)30–10
41December 29N Philadelphia123–118Elgin Baylor (52)30–11
42January 1Philadelphia111–114Jerry West (36)31–11
43January 3Philadelphia123–124Jerry West (44)32–11
44January 7Boston118–95Jerry West (31)32–12
45January 13@ St. Louis108–107Jerry West (43)33–12
46January 14N Detroit108–118Jerry West (31)33–13
47January 17New York121–129Jerry West (63)34–13
48January 19New York107–108Jerry West (32)35–13
49January 20@ Cincinnati124–125Jerry West (36)35–14
50January 21@ Chicago112–111 (OT)Jerry West (36)36–14
51January 23N Boston103–118Jerry West (32)36–15
52January 24Cincinnati123–136Jerry West (50)37–15
53January 25Cincinnati112–116Elgin Baylor (39)38–15
54January 28Chicago109–124Elgin Baylor (36)39–15
55January 30Chicago92–107Jerry West (36)40–15
56January 31@ Detroit123–122 (OT)Jerry West (39)41–15
57February 1N Boston115–130Selvy, West (22)41–16
58February 3@ St. Louis127–124Jerry West (45)42–16
59February 4@ Chicago105–113Rudy LaRusso (30)42–17
60February 5N Cincinnati134–128 (OT)Jerry West (46)43–17
61February 6@ New York112–116Jerry West (36)43–18
62February 8N Cincinnati109–113Rudy LaRusso (23)43–19
63February 12St. Louis117–113Rudy LaRusso (28)43–20
64February 14St. Louis107–130Jerry West (30)44–20
65February 16@ Detroit121–127Jerry West (40)44–21
66February 17@ New York128–121Rudy LaRusso (31)45–21
67February 18Boston99–125Elgin Baylor (38)46–21
68February 20Boston115–96Krebs, West (19)46–22
69February 22N New York116–118Jerry West (36)47–22
70February 23N Chicago124–117 (OT)Jerry West (39)48–22
71February 24@ Cincinnati114–118Jerry West (34)48–23
72February 25Detroit99–128Elgin Baylor (45)49–23
73February 27Detroit100–107Jerry West (34)50–23
74March 3@ St. Louis125–134Rudy LaRusso (42)50–24
75March 4@ Syracuse124–115Jerry West (35)51–24
76March 9@ New York100–122Jerry West (28)51–25
77March 11@ Boston105–119Jerry West (31)51–26
78March 12N New York106–119Elgin Baylor (37)52–26
79March 13Cincinnati111–120Jerry West (37)53–26
80March 14St. Louis115–125Rudy LaRusso (50)54–26

Playoffs

1962 playoff game log
Division finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsLocationSeries
1March 24DetroitW 132–108Elgin Baylor (35)Elgin Baylor (17)Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena1–0
2March 25DetroitW 127–112Jerry West (40)West, Baylor (13)Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena2–0
3March 27@ DetroitW 111–106Elgin Baylor (34)Elgin Baylor (17)Cobo Arena3–0
4March 29@ DetroitL 117–118Elgin Baylor (45)Elgin Baylor (17)Cobo Arena3–1
5March 31DetroitL 125–132Elgin Baylor (37)Elgin Baylor (19)Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena3–2
6April 3@ DetroitW 123–117West, Baylor (38)—Cobo Arena4–2
NBA Finals: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 7@ BostonL 108–122Elgin Baylor (35)Elgin Baylor (17)Jerry West (4)Boston Garden
7,467		0–1
2April 8@ BostonW 129–122Jerry West (40)Jim Krebs (13)Frank Selvy (6)Boston Garden
12,364		1–1
3April 10BostonW 117–115Elgin Baylor (39)Elgin Baylor (23)Frank Selvy (5)Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,180		2–1
4April 11BostonL 103–115Elgin Baylor (38)Elgin Baylor (14)Elgin Baylor (6)Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,104		2–2
5April 14@ BostonW 126–121Elgin Baylor (61)Elgin Baylor (22)Frank Selvy (5)Boston Garden
13,909		3–2
6April 16BostonL 105–119West, Baylor (34)Elgin Baylor (15)West, LaRusso (5)Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,030		3–3
7April 18@ BostonL 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

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