1969-70 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 46-36
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 11-7 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Phoenix Suns 4-3
Division Finals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-0
Finals - Lost to New York Knicks 4-3
Coach: Joe Mullaney (46-36)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 536,513, Avg. 13,086 in 41 home dates
1969-70 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1969-70 Los Angeles Lakers Results

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1969-70 season with a record of 46 wins and 36 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-7.

Los Angeles racked up 9,327 points and surrendered 9,164. Jerry West scored a team-leading 2,309 points for the Lakers, and Happy Hairston accounted for 687 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 554 assists for the squad.

Joe Mullaney coached the team. The 1969-70 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Elgin BaylorFSeptember 16, 19346'5"225SeattleWashington, DC USA
Wilt ChamberlainCAugust 21, 19367'1"250KansasPhiladelphia, PA USA
Mel CountsC-FOctober 16, 19417'0"230Oregon StateCoos Bay, OR USA
Johnny EganGJanuary 31, 19395'11"180ProvidenceHartford, CT USA
Keith EricksonF-GApril 19, 19446'5"195UCLASan Francisco, CA USA
Dick GarrettGJanuary 31, 19476'3"185Southern IllinoisChicago, IL USA
Happy HairstonFMay 31, 19426'7"225NYUWinston-Salem, NC USA
Bill HewittFAugust 8, 19446'7"210USCCambridge, MA USA
Mike LynnFNovember 25, 19456'7"215UCLACovina, CA USA
Willie McCarterGJuly 26, 19466'3"170DrakeGary, IN USA
Rick RobersonC-FJuly 7, 19476'9"230CincinnatiMemphis, TN USA
John TresvantF-CNovember 6, 19396'7"215SeattleWashington, DC USA
Jerry WestG-FMay 28, 19386'2"175West VirginiaCheylan, WV USA



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