The 1974–75 NBA season was the Lakers' 27th season in the NBA and 15th season in Los Angeles .[1] The team finished with 30 wins and 52 losses. This was the first year that the Lakers missed the playoffs in Los Angeles, and the first year since 1958 that the Lakers failed to make the playoffs overall. This was also the first year they failed to win the Pacific Division .
Offseason Roster 1974-75 Los Angeles Lakers roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 40 Allen, Lucius 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) UCLA F 10 Calhoun, Corky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) 1950-11-01 Penn G 25 Goodrich, Gail 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) 1943-04-23 UCLA F 52 Hairston, Happy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)255 lb (116 kg) 1942-05-31 NYU F/C 42 Hawkins, Connie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) 1942-07-17 Iowa F 32 Russell, Cazzie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)218 lb (99 kg) Michigan SG 23 Lantz, Stu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) 1946-07-13 Nebraska G 12 Riley, Pat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) 1945-03-20 Kentucky C 3 Smith, Elmore 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)250 lb (113 kg) 1949-05-09 Kentucky State F 24 Washington, Kermit 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) 1951-09-17 American G 20 Winters, Brian 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) 1952-03-01 South Carolina
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Regular season Season standings z – clinched division titley – clinched division titlex – clinched playoff spotRecord vs. opponents 1974–75 NBA Records Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SEA WAS Atlanta — 0–4 1–3 0–4 3–4 2–2 1–3 2–5 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–5 0–4 2–2 4–0 1–3 3–1 3–5 Boston 4–0 — 5–4 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 4–0 2–2 4–0 4–0 4–0 7–2 5–3 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–2 Buffalo 3–1 4–5 — 1–3 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 4–0 1–3 4–0 5–3 6–3 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 Chicago 4–0 1–3 3–1 — 2–2 4–5 3–1 2–2 4–5 3–1 3–5 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–3 Cleveland 4–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 — 2–2 2–2 4–4 2–2 2–2 1–3 6–1 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–5 Detroit 2–2 1–3 2–2 5–4 2–2 — 1–3 2–2 2–6 3–1 3–6 4–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 Golden State 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 — 2–2 2–2 5–2 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 5–3 5–3 4–3 1–3 Houston 5–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 4–4 2–2 2–2 — 4–0 2–2 3–1 5–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–5 Kansas City-Omaha 2–2 2–2 3–1 5–4 2–2 6–2 2–2 0–4 — 3–1 6–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 Los Angeles 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–5 2–2 1–3 — 4–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 4–4 2–5 2–6 1–3 Milwaukee 2–2 0–4 3–1 5–3 3–1 6–3 1–3 1–3 3–6 0–4 — 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 New Orleans 5–3 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–6 0–4 2–2 3–5 2–2 1–3 1–3 — 2–2 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–7 New York 4–0 2–7 3–5 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–2 — 4–5 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 Philadelphia 2–2 3–5 3–6 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 5–4 — 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 Phoenix 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–5 2–2 1–3 4–4 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 — 1–6 4–3 1–3 Portland 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–5 2–2 1–3 5–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 6–1 — 2–6 1–3 Seattle 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 3–4 3–1 3–1 6–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–4 6–2 — 1–3 Washington 5–3 2–2 2–2 3–1 5–3 3–1 3–1 5–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 7–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 —
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