1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 47-35
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Milwaukee Bucks 4-1
Coach: Bill Sharman (47-35)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 603,145, Avg. 14,711 in 41 home dates
1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers StatisticsTeam Record: 47-35
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Milwaukee Bucks 4-1
Coach: Bill Sharman (47-35)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 603,145, Avg. 14,711 in 41 home dates
1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Lakers scored 8,951 points and allowed 8,880. Gail Goodrich scored a team-leading 2,076 points for Los Angeles, while Happy Hairston accounted for 1,040 rebounds. Gail Goodrich dished out 427 assists for the squad.
On defense, Jim Price added 157 thefts, and Elmore Smith blocked 393 shots.
Bill Sharman coached the team. The 1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8951
Regular Season Points Against: 8880
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 9, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Chicago Bulls 97 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 11, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Atlanta Hawks 129 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 13, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Buffalo Braves 122 | W | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 19, 1973 | Seattle Supersonics 91 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | W | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | ||
| October 21, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 | L | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-2 | ||
| October 23, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Houston Rockets 98 | W | 1-1 | 3-1 | 4-2 | ||
| October 24, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 92 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 91 | W | 1-1 | 4-1 | 5-2 | at Omaha, NE | |
| October 26, 1973 | Detroit Pistons 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 94 | W | 2-1 | 4-1 | 6-2 | ||
| October 28, 1973 | Portland Trail Blazers 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 3-1 | 4-1 | 7-2 | ||
| October 30, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Portland Trail Blazers 114 | L | 3-1 | 4-2 | 7-3 | ||
| November 2, 1973 | New York Knicks 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 91 | L | 3-2 | 4-2 | 7-4 | ||
| November 4, 1973 | Houston Rockets 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 4-2 | 4-2 | 8-4 | ||
| November 6, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 115 | L | 4-2 | 4-3 | 8-5 | ||
| November 7, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 92 at Milwaukee Bucks 109 | L | 4-2 | 4-4 | 8-6 | ||
| November 9, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 118 at Seattle Supersonics 111 | W | 4-2 | 5-4 | 9-6 | ||
| November 16, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | W | 5-2 | 5-4 | 10-6 | ||
| November 17, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 130 at Phoenix Suns 110 | W | 5-2 | 6-4 | 11-6 | ||
| November 18, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 | W | 6-2 | 6-4 | 12-6 | ||
| November 20, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 89 at New York Knicks 105 | L | 6-2 | 6-5 | 12-7 | ||
| November 21, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Capital Bullets 97 | W | 6-2 | 7-5 | 13-7 | ||
| November 24, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Portland Trail Blazers 108 | W | 6-2 | 8-5 | 14-7 | ||
| November 25, 1973 | Portland Trail Blazers 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 137 | W | 7-2 | 8-5 | 15-7 | ||
| November 30, 1973 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | W | 8-2 | 8-5 | 16-7 | ||
| December 1, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Portland Trail Blazers 134 | L | 8-2 | 8-6 | 16-8 | ||
| December 2, 1973 | Detroit Pistons 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | L | 8-3 | 8-6 | 16-9 | ||
| December 4, 1973 | Phoenix Suns 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 | W | 9-3 | 8-6 | 17-9 | ||
| December 7, 1973 | Seattle Supersonics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | L | 9-4 | 8-6 | 17-10 | ||
| December 8, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Golden State Warriors 135 | L | 9-4 | 8-7 | 17-11 | ||
| December 9, 1973 | Capital Bullets 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 96 | L | 9-5 | 8-7 | 17-12 | ||
| December 11, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Cleveland Cavaliers 101 | L | 9-5 | 8-8 | 17-13 | OT | |
| December 12, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Detroit Pistons 114 | L | 9-5 | 8-9 | 17-14 | ||
| December 14, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Chicago Bulls 97 | W | 9-5 | 9-9 | 18-14 | ||
| December 16, 1973 | Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | L | 9-6 | 9-9 | 18-15 | ||
| December 18, 1973 | Milwaukee Bucks 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | W | 10-6 | 9-9 | 19-15 | ||
| December 21, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 11-6 | 9-9 | 20-15 | ||
| December 25, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Phoenix Suns 135 | L | 11-6 | 9-10 | 20-16 | ||
| December 26, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Seattle Supersonics 129 | L | 11-6 | 9-11 | 20-17 | ||
| December 28, 1973 | Phoenix Suns 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | W | 12-6 | 9-11 | 21-17 | ||
| December 29, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Golden State Warriors 102 | L | 12-6 | 9-12 | 21-18 | ||
| December 30, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | W | 13-6 | 9-12 | 22-18 | ||
| January 4, 1974 | Golden State Warriors 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 | W | 14-6 | 9-12 | 23-18 | ||
| January 6, 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | W | 15-6 | 9-12 | 24-18 | ||
| January 8, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 92 at Capital Bullets 94 | L | 15-6 | 9-13 | 24-19 | ||
| January 9, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 94 at Detroit Pistons 123 | L | 15-6 | 9-14 | 24-20 | ||
| January 11, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Boston Celtics 103 | W | 15-6 | 10-14 | 25-20 | ||
| January 12, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Philadelphia 76ers 101 | W | 15-6 | 11-14 | 26-20 | ||
| January 18, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 115 | W | 15-6 | 12-14 | 27-20 | ||
| January 20, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Milwaukee Bucks 94 | L | 15-6 | 12-15 | 27-21 | ||
| January 22, 1974 | Cleveland Cavaliers 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | L | 15-7 | 12-15 | 27-22 | OT | |
| January 25, 1974 | Capital Bullets 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 143 | W | 16-7 | 12-15 | 28-22 | ||
| January 27, 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 | W | 17-7 | 12-15 | 29-22 | ||
| February 1, 1974 | Phoenix Suns 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | W | 18-7 | 12-15 | 30-22 | ||
| February 2, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Phoenix Suns 119 | L | 18-7 | 12-16 | 30-23 | ||
| February 3, 1974 | Portland Trail Blazers 91 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 | W | 19-7 | 12-16 | 31-23 | ||
| February 5, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Houston Rockets 116 | L | 19-7 | 12-17 | 31-24 | OT | |
| February 6, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | L | 19-7 | 12-18 | 31-25 | ||
| February 10, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 86 at Chicago Bulls 96 | L | 19-7 | 12-19 | 31-26 | ||
| February 12, 1974 | Houston Rockets 129 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | L | 19-8 | 12-19 | 31-27 | ||
| February 15, 1974 | Seattle Supersonics 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 | W | 20-8 | 12-19 | 32-27 | ||
| February 17, 1974 | Atlanta Hawks 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | L | 20-9 | 12-19 | 32-28 | ||
| February 19, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 86 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 92 | L | 20-9 | 12-20 | 32-29 | ||
| February 20, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Detroit Pistons 112 | L | 20-9 | 12-21 | 32-30 | ||
| February 22, 1974 | Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | W | 21-9 | 12-21 | 33-30 | ||
| February 23, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 118 at Seattle Supersonics 116 | W | 21-9 | 13-21 | 34-30 | ||
| February 24, 1974 | Chicago Bulls 90 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 | W | 22-9 | 13-21 | 35-30 | ||
| February 26, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Buffalo Braves 112 | W | 22-9 | 14-21 | 36-30 | ||
| February 27, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Milwaukee Bucks 108 | W | 22-9 | 15-21 | 37-30 | ||
| March 1, 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | W | 23-9 | 15-21 | 38-30 | ||
| March 3, 1974 | Golden State Warriors 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | W | 24-9 | 15-21 | 39-30 | ||
| March 5, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Portland Trail Blazers 107 | L | 24-9 | 15-22 | 39-31 | ||
| March 6, 1974 | Boston Celtics 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 25-9 | 15-22 | 40-31 | ||
| March 8, 1974 | Detroit Pistons 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 | W | 26-9 | 15-22 | 41-31 | ||
| March 10, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 82 at Boston Celtics 94 | L | 26-9 | 15-23 | 41-32 | ||
| March 12, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at New York Knicks 102 | W | 26-9 | 16-23 | 42-32 | ||
| March 13, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Philadelphia 76ers 100 | W | 26-9 | 17-23 | 43-32 | ||
| March 15, 1974 | Golden State Warriors 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | L | 26-10 | 17-23 | 43-33 | ||
| March 16, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Golden State Warriors 135 | L | 26-10 | 17-24 | 43-34 | ||
| March 17, 1974 | New York Knicks 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 | W | 27-10 | 17-24 | 44-34 | ||
| March 20, 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 | W | 28-10 | 17-24 | 45-34 | ||
| March 22, 1974 | Chicago Bulls 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 | W | 29-10 | 17-24 | 46-34 | ||
| March 24, 1974 | Buffalo Braves 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 150 | W | 30-10 | 17-24 | 47-34 | ||
| March 26, 1974 | Seattle Supersonics 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | L | 30-11 | 17-24 | 47-35 | ||
| March 29, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Milwaukee Bucks 99 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| March 31, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Milwaukee Bucks 109 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| April 2, 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 98 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 4, 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 90 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | ||
| April 7, 1974 | Los Angeles Lakers 92 at Milwaukee Bucks 114 | L | 1-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 |
