1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 54-26
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 7-6 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated Detroit Pistons 4-2
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Fred Schaus (54-26)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 190,321, Avg. 6,139 in 31 home dates
1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 54 wins and 26 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-6.

Los Angeles scored 9,482 points and yielded 9,306. Jerry West scored a team-leading 2,310 points for the Lakers, while Elgin Baylor contributed 892 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 402 assists for the squad.

Fred Schaus coached the team. The 1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9482
Regular Season Points Against: 9306

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 19, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 118 at Philadelphia Warriors 113 W 0-0 1-0 1-0 at New York, NY
October 20, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Philadelphia Warriors 122 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
October 24, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Cincinnati Royals 122 W 0-0 2-1 2-1 at New York, NY
October 25, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Detroit Pistons 116 W 0-0 3-1 3-1
October 27, 1961 Detroit Pistons 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 W 1-0 3-1 4-1
October 28, 1961 Detroit Pistons 126 at Los Angeles Lakers 135 W 2-0 3-1 5-1
November 1, 1961 Cincinnati Royals 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 W 3-0 3-1 6-1
November 3, 1961 Cincinnati Royals 132 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 L 3-1 3-1 6-2
November 4, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Chicago Packers 112 W 3-1 4-1 7-2
November 7, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 127 at St. Louis Hawks 110 W 3-1 5-1 8-2
November 8, 1961 St. Louis Hawks 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 W 4-1 5-1 9-2
November 13, 1961 Chicago Packers 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 W 5-1 5-1 10-2
November 15, 1961 Chicago Packers 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 133 W 6-1 5-1 11-2
November 17, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Philadelphia Warriors 121 W 6-1 6-1 12-2
November 18, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Boston Celtics 101 W 6-1 7-1 13-2
November 21, 1961 Detroit Pistons 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 L 6-2 7-1 13-3 at New York, NY
November 23, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 122 at St. Louis Hawks 114 W 6-2 8-1 14-3
November 24, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 100 at New York Knicks 89 W 6-2 9-1 15-3
November 25, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Detroit Pistons 104 L 6-2 9-2 15-4
November 26, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Cincinnati Royals 117 L 6-2 9-3 15-5
November 28, 1961 Syracuse Nationals 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 L 6-3 9-3 15-6 at St Louis, MO
December 1, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors 138 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 L 6-4 9-3 15-7
December 2, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 W 7-4 9-3 16-7
December 4, 1961 Syracuse Nationals 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 131 W 8-4 9-3 17-7
December 5, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Syracuse Nationals 120 W 8-4 10-3 18-7 at Providence, RI
December 6, 1961 Syracuse Nationals 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 W 9-4 10-3 19-7 OT
December 8, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 151 at Philadelphia Warriors 147 W 9-4 11-3 20-7 3OT
December 9, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Detroit Pistons 107 W 9-4 12-3 21-7
December 11, 1961 St. Louis Hawks 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 W 10-4 12-3 22-7
December 13, 1961 St. Louis Hawks 136 at Los Angeles Lakers 137 W 11-4 12-3 23-7 OT
December 15, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 94 at Chicago Packers 97 L 11-4 12-4 23-8
December 16, 1961 Syracuse Nationals 128 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 L 11-5 12-4 23-9 at Rochester, NY
December 17, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 122 at Detroit Pistons 116 W 11-5 13-4 24-9 at Minneapolis, MN
December 19, 1961 Boston Celtics 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 W 12-5 13-4 25-9
December 20, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Chicago Packers 98 W 12-5 14-4 26-9 at Detroit, MI
December 23, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 129 at St. Louis Hawks 126 W 12-5 15-4 27-9
December 25, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 141 at Cincinnati Royals 127 W 12-5 16-4 28-9
December 26, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Boston Celtics 129 L 12-5 16-5 28-10
December 27, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Syracuse Nationals 111 W 12-5 17-5 29-10 at Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 1961 Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Syracuse Nationals 114 W 12-5 18-5 30-10
December 29, 1961 Philadelphia Warriors 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 L 12-6 18-5 30-11 at Hershey, PA
January 1, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 W 13-6 18-5 31-11
January 3, 1962 Philadelphia Warriors 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 W 14-6 18-5 32-11
January 7, 1962 Boston Celtics 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 L 14-7 18-5 32-12
January 13, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at St. Louis Hawks 107 W 14-7 19-5 33-12
January 14, 1962 Detroit Pistons 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 L 14-8 19-5 33-13 at Ft Wayne, IN
January 17, 1962 New York Knicks 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 W 15-8 19-5 34-13
January 19, 1962 New York Knicks 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 W 16-8 19-5 35-13
January 20, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Cincinnati Royals 125 L 16-8 19-6 35-14
January 21, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Chicago Packers 111 W 16-8 20-6 36-14 OT
January 23, 1962 Boston Celtics 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 L 16-9 20-6 36-15 at New York, NY
January 24, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 136 W 17-9 20-6 37-15
January 25, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 W 18-9 20-6 38-15
January 28, 1962 Chicago Packers 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 W 19-9 20-6 39-15
January 30, 1962 Chicago Packers 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 W 20-9 20-6 40-15
January 31, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Detroit Pistons 122 W 20-9 21-6 41-15 OT
February 1, 1962 Boston Celtics 130 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 L 20-10 21-6 41-16 at College Park, MD
February 3, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 127 at St. Louis Hawks 124 W 20-10 22-6 42-16
February 4, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Chicago Packers 113 L 20-10 22-7 42-17
February 5, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 134 at Cincinnati Royals 128 W 20-10 23-7 43-17 OT at Morgantown, WV
February 6, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at New York Knicks 116 L 20-10 23-8 43-18
February 8, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 L 20-11 23-8 43-19 at Dayton, OH
February 12, 1962 St. Louis Hawks 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 L 20-12 23-8 43-20
February 14, 1962 St. Louis Hawks 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 130 W 21-12 23-8 44-20
February 16, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Detroit Pistons 127 L 21-12 23-9 44-21
February 17, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 128 at New York Knicks 121 W 21-12 24-9 45-21
February 18, 1962 Boston Celtics 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 W 22-12 24-9 46-21
February 20, 1962 Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 L 22-13 24-9 46-22
February 22, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 118 at New York Knicks 116 W 22-13 25-9 47-22 at Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Chicago Packers 117 W 22-13 26-9 48-22 OT at Louisville, KY
February 24, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Cincinnati Royals 118 L 22-13 26-10 48-23
February 25, 1962 Detroit Pistons 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 W 23-13 26-10 49-23
February 27, 1962 Detroit Pistons 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 W 24-13 26-10 50-23
March 3, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 125 at St. Louis Hawks 134 L 24-13 26-11 50-24
March 4, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Syracuse Nationals 115 W 24-13 27-11 51-24
March 9, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 100 at New York Knicks 122 L 24-13 27-12 51-25
March 11, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Boston Celtics 119 L 24-13 27-13 51-26
March 12, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 119 at New York Knicks 106 W 24-13 28-13 52-26 at Seattle, WA
March 13, 1962 Cincinnati Royals 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 W 25-13 28-13 53-26
March 14, 1962 St. Louis Hawks 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 W 26-13 28-13 54-26
March 24, 1962 Detroit Pistons 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
March 25, 1962 Detroit Pistons 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
March 27, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Detroit Pistons 106 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
March 29, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Detroit Pistons 118 L 2-0 1-1 3-1
March 31, 1962 Detroit Pistons 132 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 L 2-1 1-1 3-2
April 3, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Detroit Pistons 117 W 2-1 2-1 4-2
April 7, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Boston Celtics 122 L 2-1 2-2 4-3
April 8, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 129 at Boston Celtics 122 W 2-1 3-2 5-3
April 10, 1962 Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 W 3-1 3-2 6-3
April 11, 1962 Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 L 3-2 3-2 6-4
April 14, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Boston Celtics 121 W 3-2 4-2 7-4
April 16, 1962 Boston Celtics 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 L 3-3 4-2 7-5
April 18, 1962 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Boston Celtics 110 L 3-3 4-3 7-6 OT


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