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1969-70 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
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 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 |
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Elgin Baylor | F | September 16, 1934 | 6'5" | 225 | Seattle | Washington, DC USA |
Wilt Chamberlain | C | August 21, 1936 | 7'1" | 250 | Kansas | Philadelphia, PA USA |
Mel Counts | C-F | October 16, 1941 | 7'0" | 230 | Oregon State | Coos Bay, OR USA |
Johnny Egan | G | January 31, 1939 | 5'11" | 180 | Providence | Hartford, CT USA |
Keith Erickson | F-G | April 19, 1944 | 6'5" | 195 | UCLA | San Francisco, CA USA |
Dick Garrett | G | January 31, 1947 | 6'3" | 185 | Southern Illinois | Chicago, IL USA |
Happy Hairston | F | May 31, 1942 | 6'7" | 225 | NYU | Winston-Salem, NC USA |
Bill Hewitt | F | August 8, 1944 | 6'7" | 210 | USC | Cambridge, MA USA |
Mike Lynn | F | November 25, 1945 | 6'7" | 215 | UCLA | Covina, CA USA |
Willie McCarter | G | July 26, 1946 | 6'3" | 170 | Drake | Gary, IN USA |
Rick Roberson | C-F | July 7, 1947 | 6'9" | 230 | Cincinnati | Memphis, TN USA |
John Tresvant | F-C | November 6, 1939 | 6'7" | 215 | Seattle | Washington, DC USA |
Jerry West | G-F | May 28, 1938 | 6'2" | 175 | West Virginia | Cheylan, WV USA |