1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers season
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| 1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Division Champions
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| Head coach | Bill Sharman |
| Arena | The Forum |
| Results | |
| Record | 47–35 (.573) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 1-4) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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The 1973-74 NBA season was the Lakers' 26th season in the NBA and 14th season in Los Angeles.[1]
Contents
Offseason
Draft picks
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Regular season
Season standings
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | – | 30–11 | 17–24 | – | 14–12 |
| Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 3 | 23–18 | 20–20 | 1–0 | 15–11 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 11 | 22–19 | 14–27 | – | 12–14 |
| Phoenix Suns | 30 | 52 | .366 | 17 | 24–17 | 6–34 | 0–1 | 11–15 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 20 | 22–19 | 5–34 | 0–2 | 13–13 |
| # | Western Conference | ||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
| 1 | z-Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | – |
| 2 | x-Chicago Bulls | 54 | 28 | .659 | 5 |
| 3 | x-Detroit Pistons | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 |
| 4 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 12 |
| 5 | Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 |
| 6 | Seattle SuperSonics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 |
| 7 | Kansas City–Omaha Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 |
| 8 | Phoenix Suns | 30 | 52 | .366 | 29 |
| 9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 32 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Playoffs
West Conference Semifinals
- (1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (4) Los Angeles Lakers: Bucks win series 4-1
- Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 99, Los Angeles 95
- Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 109, Los Angeles 90
- Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 98, Milwaukee 96
- Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Milwaukee 112, Los Angeles 90
- Game 5 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 114, Los Angeles 92
Awards and records
- Gail Goodrich, All-NBA First Team
- Gail Goodrich, NBA All-Star Game
- Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
