1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season

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1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division Champions
Head coach Fred Schaus
Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record 54–26 (.675)
Place Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1960–61 1962–63 >

The 1961-62 NBA season was the Lakers' 14th season in the NBA and second season in Los Angeles.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers 54 26 .675 – 26–5 18–13 10–8 33–13
x-Cincinnati Royals 43 37 .538 11 18–13 14–16 11–8 29–17
x-Detroit Pistons 37 43 .463 17 16–14 8–17 13–12 24–22
St. Louis Hawks 29 51 .363 25 19–16 7–27 3–8 16–30
Chicago Packers 18 62 .225 36 15-23 3-39 0–0 10–30
x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

The Lakers had a division semifinal bye.

West Division Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Detroit Pistons: Lakers win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 132, Detroit 108
  • Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 127, Detroit 112
  • Game 3 @ Detroit: Los Angeles 111, Detroit 106
  • Game 4 @ Detroit: Detroit 118, Los Angeles 117
  • Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Detroit 132, Los Angeles 125
  • Game 6 @ Detroit: Los Angeles 123, Detroit 117

Last Playoffs meeting: 1961 Western Division Semifinals (Los Angeles won 3–2).

NBA Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers:Celtics win series 4-3

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 122, Los Angeles 108
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Los Angeles 105, Boston 103
  • Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 117, Boston 115
  • Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Boston 115, Los Angeles 103
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Los Angeles 126, Boston 121
  • Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Boston 119, Los Angeles 105
  • Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 110, Los Angeles 107 (OT)

Last Playoffs meeting: 1959 NBA Finals (Boston won 4–0; Lakers were in Minneapolis at the time).

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1961–62 Los Angeles Lakers
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