1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
Team Record: 60-22
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 9-8 Lost finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-3
Conference Finals - Defeated Golden State Warriors 4-1
Finals - Lost to New York Knicks 4-1
Coach: Bill Sharman (60-22)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 664,872, Avg. 16,216 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers Results
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 60 wins and 22 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-8.
The Lakers poured in 9,159 points and gave up 8,459. Gail Goodrich scored a team-leading 1,814 points for Los Angeles, while Jim McMillian and Jerry West netted 18 or more per game as well. Wilt Chamberlain racked up 1,526 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 607 assists for the squad.
Bill Sharman coached the team. The 1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Bill Bridges | F-C | April 4, 1939 | 6'5" | 228 | Kansas | Hobbs, NM USA |
Roger Brown | C | February 23, 1950 | 6'11" | 225 | Kansas | Chicago, IL 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 |
Leroy Ellis | C-F | March 10, 1940 | 6'10" | 210 | St. John's (NY) | Far Rockaway, NY USA |
Keith Erickson | F-G | April 19, 1944 | 6'5" | 195 | UCLA | San Francisco, CA USA |
Gail Goodrich | G | April 23, 1943 | 6'1" | 170 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Travis Grant | F | January 1, 1950 | 6'7" | 215 | Kentucky State | Clayton, AL USA |
Happy Hairston | F | May 31, 1942 | 6'7" | 225 | NYU | Winston-Salem, NC USA |
Jim McMillian | F | March 11, 1948 | 6'5" | 215 | Columbia | Raeford, NC USA |
Jim Price | G | November 27, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Louisville | Russellville, KY USA |
Pat Riley | G-F | March 20, 1945 | 6'4" | 202 | Kentucky | Rome, NY USA |
Flynn Robinson | G | April 28, 1941 | 6'1" | 185 | Wyoming | Murphysboro, IL USA |
John Trapp | F | October 2, 1945 | 6'7" | 210 | Nevada Southern | Detroit, MI USA |
Bill Turner | F | February 18, 1944 | 6'7" | 220 | Akron | Cleveland, OH USA |
Jerry West | G-F | May 28, 1938 | 6'2" | 175 | West Virginia | Cheylan, WV USA |