1962 Los Angeles Lakers: Season and Playoffs

NBA Teams: 1961-62 Lakers regular season and Playoffs performances with records, stats, awards, players and more.

1962 Los Angeles Lakers Summary

NBA Playoffs

Playoff Performance
Lost NBA Finals
Playoff Record: 7-6 (.538)
Playoffs Series
Lakers 4-2 Pistons
Lakers 3-4 Celtics
Players Used
11 players
(at least 1 game)

NBA Regular Season

Season Record
54-26 (.675)
Standings
1º in Western Division
Players Used
13 players
(at least 1 game)
Longest Streaks
Winning Streak: 8 games
Losing Streak: 4 games
Win / Loss Progression
W :  / L :

1
80

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points:
38.3 ppg
Rebounds:
18.6 rpg
Assists:
5.4 apg
Steals:
n/a this year
Blocks:
n/a this year

NBA Playoffs

Points:
38.6 ppg
Rebounds:
17.7 rpg
Assists:
5.0 apg
Steals:
n/a this year
Blocks:
n/a this year

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
2 -
All-NBA 1st Team: Elgin Baylor, Jerry West
NBA Leaders
-
none
Hall of Famers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 80 - - 70.0 23.5 - - - 25.7 118.5 116.3
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 44.4 103.9 .427 - - - 29.7 40.5 .734

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NBA Playoffs

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 13 - - 70.3 21.8 - - - 26.4 117.7 116.7
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 42.3 100.2 .422 - - - 33.1 43.1 .768

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