
1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
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 Results
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.
Los Angeles scored 8,951 points and allowed 8,880. Gail Goodrich scored a team-leading 2,076 points for the Lakers, 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.
Click on column headings to sort.
Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gail Goodrich | G | 82 | 3061 | 1773 | 784 | 588 | 508 | 95 | 155 | 250 | 427 | 126 | 12 | 0 | 227 | 2076 | ||
Jim Price | G | 82 | 2628 | 1197 | 538 | 234 | 187 | 120 | 258 | 378 | 369 | 157 | 29 | 0 | 229 | 1263 | ||
Happy Hairston | F | 77 | 2634 | 759 | 385 | 445 | 343 | 335 | 705 | 1040 | 208 | 64 | 17 | 0 | 264 | 1113 | ||
Elmore Smith | C | 81 | 2922 | 949 | 434 | 249 | 147 | 204 | 702 | 906 | 150 | 71 | 393 | 0 | 309 | 1015 | ||
Connie Hawkins | F-C | 71 | 2538 | 733 | 368 | 224 | 173 | 162 | 360 | 522 | 379 | 105 | 78 | 0 | 203 | 909 | ||
Pat Riley | G-F | 72 | 1361 | 667 | 287 | 144 | 110 | 38 | 90 | 128 | 148 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 173 | 684 | ||
Jerry West | G-F | 31 | 967 | 519 | 232 | 198 | 165 | 30 | 86 | 116 | 206 | 81 | 23 | 0 | 80 | 629 | ||
Bill Bridges | F-C | 65 | 1812 | 513 | 216 | 164 | 116 | 193 | 306 | 499 | 148 | 58 | 31 | 0 | 219 | 548 | ||
Stan Love | F | 51 | 698 | 278 | 119 | 64 | 49 | 54 | 116 | 170 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 132 | 287 | ||
Kermit Washington | F-C | 45 | 400 | 151 | 73 | 49 | 26 | 62 | 85 | 147 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 77 | 172 | ||
Mel Counts | C-F | 45 | 499 | 167 | 61 | 33 | 24 | 56 | 90 | 146 | 54 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 85 | 146 | ||
Nate Hawthorne | G | 33 | 229 | 93 | 38 | 48 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 106 | ||
Travis Grant | F | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
Totals | 738 | 19755 | 7803 | 3536 | 0 | 0 | 2443 | 1879 | 1365 | 2970 | 4335 | 2179 | 794 | 653 | 0 | 2032 | 8951 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gail Goodrich | G | 82 | 37.3 | 44.2 | 86.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 25.3 | |
Jim Price | G | 82 | 32.0 | 44.9 | 79.9 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 15.4 | |
Happy Hairston | F | 77 | 34.2 | 50.7 | 77.1 | 4.4 | 9.2 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 14.5 | |
Elmore Smith | C | 81 | 36.1 | 45.7 | 59.0 | 2.5 | 8.7 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 12.5 | |
Connie Hawkins | F-C | 71 | 35.7 | 50.2 | 77.2 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 12.8 | |
Pat Riley | G-F | 72 | 18.9 | 43.0 | 76.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 9.5 | |
Jerry West | G-F | 31 | 31.2 | 44.7 | 83.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 20.3 | |
Bill Bridges | F-C | 65 | 27.9 | 42.1 | 70.7 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 8.4 | |
Stan Love | F | 51 | 13.7 | 42.8 | 76.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.6 | |
Kermit Washington | F-C | 45 | 8.9 | 48.3 | 53.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.8 | |
Mel Counts | C-F | 45 | 11.1 | 36.5 | 72.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | |
Nate Hawthorne | G | 33 | 6.9 | 40.9 | 62.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | |
Travis Grant | F | 3 | 2.0 | 25.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
Averages | 738 | 26.8 | 45.3 | 76.9 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 12.1 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gail Goodrich | G | 5 | 189 | 90 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 98 | ||
Elmore Smith | C | 5 | 171 | 88 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 96 | ||
Jim Price | G | 5 | 161 | 66 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 59 | ||
Connie Hawkins | F-C | 5 | 172 | 60 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 54 | ||
Happy Hairston | F | 5 | 172 | 36 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 46 | ||
Pat Riley | G-F | 5 | 106 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39 | ||
Bill Bridges | F-C | 5 | 144 | 41 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 30 | ||
Kermit Washington | F-C | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||
Mel Counts | C-F | 4 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | ||
Stan Love | F | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Nate Hawthorne | G | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jerry West | G-F | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
Totals | 48 | 1200 | 473 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 97 | 92 | 147 | 239 | 107 | 49 | 14 | 0 | 103 | 465 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gail Goodrich | G | 5 | 37.8 | 38.9 | 84.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 19.6 | |
Elmore Smith | C | 5 | 34.2 | 47.7 | 70.6 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 19.2 | |
Jim Price | G | 5 | 32.2 | 37.9 | 69.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 11.8 | |
Connie Hawkins | F-C | 5 | 34.4 | 35.0 | 80.0 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 10.8 | |
Happy Hairston | F | 5 | 34.4 | 41.7 | 88.9 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 10.4 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 9.2 | |
Pat Riley | G-F | 5 | 21.2 | 36.0 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 7.8 | |
Bill Bridges | F-C | 5 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 46.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 6.0 | |
Kermit Washington | F-C | 3 | 4.7 | 45.5 | 71.4 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | |
Mel Counts | C-F | 4 | 8.5 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 3.0 | ||
Stan Love | F | 2 | 4.5 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | |
Nate Hawthorne | G | 3 | 4.7 | 14.3 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |
Jerry West | G-F | 1 | 14.0 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
Averages | 738 | 25.0 | 38.9 | 75.8 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 9.7 |