1960-61 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 36-43
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 6-6 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Detroit Pistons 3-2
Division Finals - Lost to St. Louis Hawks 4-3
Coach: Fred Schaus (36-43)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 151,344, Avg. 5,045 in 30 home dates

1960-61 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1960-61 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1960-61 season with a record of 36 wins and 43 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-6.

The Lakers allowed 9,010 points, least in the league. Los Angeles racked up 9,006 points. Elgin Baylor scored a team-leading 2,538 points for the squad and contributed 1,447 rebounds. Elgin Baylor dished out 371 assists for the team.

Fred Schaus coached the team. The 1960-61 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9006
Regular Season Points Against: 9010

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 19, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Cincinnati Royals 140	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
October 22, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 96 at St. Louis Hawks 112	L	0-0	0-2	0-2
October 24, 1960	New York Knicks 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 101	L	0-1	0-2	0-3
October 25, 1960	New York Knicks 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 120	W	1-1	0-2	1-3
October 28, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Philadelphia Warriors 122	L	1-1	0-3	1-4
October 29, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 118 at Syracuse Nationals 125	L	1-1	0-4	1-5
November 2, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 106 at New York Knicks 96	W	1-1	1-4	2-5		at Detroit, MI
November 5, 1960	Syracuse Nationals 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 112	W	2-1	1-4	3-5
November 6, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Syracuse Nationals 113	W	2-1	2-4	4-5		at San Francisco, CA
November 9, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors 125 at Los Angeles Lakers 118	L	2-2	2-4	4-6		at St Louis, MO
November 12, 1960	Boston Celtics 131 at Los Angeles Lakers 124	L	2-3	2-4	4-7		at Providence, RI
November 15, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 123 at New York Knicks 108	W	2-3	3-4	5-7
November 19, 1960	Detroit Pistons 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 130	W	3-3	3-4	6-7
November 20, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 135 at Detroit Pistons 131	W	3-3	4-4	7-7		at San Francisco, CA
November 22, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 133 at Cincinnati Royals 118	W	3-3	5-4	8-7		at New York, NY
November 23, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 118 at Cincinnati Royals 122	L	3-3	5-5	8-8
November 24, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Cincinnati Royals 100	W	3-3	6-5	9-8		at St Louis, MO
November 25, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 141 at Detroit Pistons 128	W	3-3	7-5	10-8	OT
November 26, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 113 at St. Louis Hawks 126	L	3-3	7-6	10-9
November 27, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 106	L	3-4	7-6	10-10
November 28, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 137	W	4-4	7-6	11-10
November 29, 1960	Philadelphia Warriors 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 121	L	4-5	7-6	11-11		at New York, NY
December 1, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Philadelphia Warriors 117	L	4-5	7-7	11-12
December 2, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Boston Celtics 117	W	4-5	8-7	12-12
December 4, 1960	Boston Celtics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 103	L	4-6	8-7	12-13
December 5, 1960	Boston Celtics 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 101	L	4-7	8-7	12-14
December 7, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Cincinnati Royals 114	L	4-7	8-8	12-15
December 10, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 108 at St. Louis Hawks 111	L	4-7	8-9	12-16
December 12, 1960	St. Louis Hawks 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 103	L	4-8	8-9	12-17
December 14, 1960	St. Louis Hawks 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 124	W	5-8	8-9	13-17
December 16, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Cincinnati Royals 130	L	5-8	8-10	13-18
December 17, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Boston Celtics 140	L	5-8	8-11	13-19
December 19, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Detroit Pistons 103	W	5-8	9-11	14-19		at Portland, OR
December 20, 1960	Detroit Pistons 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 94	L	5-9	9-11	14-20		at Portland, OR
December 26, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 112 at New York Knicks 119	L	5-9	9-12	14-21
December 28, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Syracuse Nationals 115	L	5-9	9-13	14-22
December 29, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 111 at New York Knicks 95	W	5-9	10-13	15-22		at Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 1960	Los Angeles Lakers 99 at St. Louis Hawks 107	L	5-9	10-14	15-23
January 1, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Detroit Pistons 116	L	5-9	10-15	15-24
January 2, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Detroit Pistons 113	W	5-9	11-15	16-24		at Philadelphia, PA
January 3, 1961	Boston Celtics 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 96	L	5-10	11-15	16-25
January 5, 1961	St. Louis Hawks 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 110	W	6-10	11-15	17-25
January 6, 1961	St. Louis Hawks 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 104	L	6-11	11-15	17-26
January 10, 1961	New York Knicks 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 117	W	7-11	11-15	18-26
January 11, 1961	New York Knicks 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 104	L	7-12	11-15	18-27
January 14, 1961	Cincinnati Royals 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 123	W	8-12	11-15	19-27
January 15, 1961	Cincinnati Royals 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 105	L	8-13	11-15	19-28
January 19, 1961	Boston Celtics 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 103	L	8-14	11-15	19-29		at Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Philadelphia Warriors 136	L	8-14	11-16	19-30
January 22, 1961	Syracuse Nationals 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 109	L	8-15	11-16	19-31		at Utica, NY
January 24, 1961	Syracuse Nationals 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 116	W	9-15	11-16	20-31
January 25, 1961	Syracuse Nationals 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 117	W	10-15	11-16	21-31
January 29, 1961	Detroit Pistons 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 137	W	11-15	11-16	22-31
January 30, 1961	Detroit Pistons 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 117	W	12-15	11-16	23-31
January 31, 1961	Detroit Pistons 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 112	L	12-16	11-16	23-32		at New York, NY
February 2, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 116 at St. Louis Hawks 115	W	12-16	12-16	24-32		at Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Detroit Pistons 120	W	12-16	13-16	25-32
February 6, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Cincinnati Royals 101	W	12-16	14-16	26-32		at College Park, MD
February 7, 1961	Boston Celtics 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 95	L	12-17	14-16	26-33		at New York, NY
February 8, 1961	St. Louis Hawks 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 120	W	13-17	14-16	27-33
February 9, 1961	St. Louis Hawks 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 113	L	13-18	14-16	27-34
February 12, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 105 at St. Louis Hawks 95	W	13-18	15-16	28-34
February 13, 1961	Cincinnati Royals 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 100	L	13-19	15-16	28-35		at Dayton, OH
February 14, 1961	Boston Celtics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 93	L	13-20	15-16	28-36		at St Louis, MO
February 16, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 129 at Detroit Pistons 106	W	13-20	16-16	29-36
February 18, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 121 at New York Knicks 106	W	13-20	17-16	30-36
February 19, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Cincinnati Royals 112	L	13-20	17-17	30-37
February 20, 1961	Syracuse Nationals 126 at Los Angeles Lakers 121	L	13-21	17-17	30-38		at Morgantown, WV
February 22, 1961	Boston Celtics 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 105	W	14-21	17-17	31-38
February 26, 1961	Philadelphia Warriors 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 121	W	15-21	17-17	32-38
February 27, 1961	Philadelphia Warriors 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 88	L	15-22	17-17	32-39
February 28, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Philadelphia Warriors 123	L	15-22	17-18	32-40
March 1, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 144 at New York Knicks 107	W	15-22	18-18	33-40		at Boston, MA
March 2, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Syracuse Nationals 110	W	15-22	19-18	34-40		at Scranton, PA
March 5, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Syracuse Nationals 114	W	15-22	20-18	35-40
March 7, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 136 at St. Louis Hawks 137	L	15-22	20-19	35-41	2OT
March 8, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Detroit Pistons 120	L	15-22	20-20	35-42
March 11, 1961	Cincinnati Royals 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 105	L	15-23	20-20	35-43
March 12, 1961	Cincinnati Royals 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 123	W	16-23	20-20	36-43
March 14, 1961	Detroit Pistons 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 120	W	1-0	0-0	1-0
March 15, 1961	Detroit Pistons 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 127	W	2-0	0-0	2-0
March 17, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Detroit Pistons 124	L	2-0	0-1	2-1
March 18, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Detroit Pistons 123	L	2-0	0-2	2-2
March 19, 1961	Detroit Pistons 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 137	W	3-0	0-2	3-2
March 21, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 122 at St. Louis Hawks 118	W	3-0	1-2	4-2
March 22, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 106 at St. Louis Hawks 121	L	3-0	1-3	4-3
March 24, 1961	St. Louis Hawks 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 118	W	4-0	1-3	5-3
March 25, 1961	St. Louis Hawks 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 117	L	4-1	1-3	5-4
March 27, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 121 at St. Louis Hawks 112	W	4-1	2-3	6-4
March 29, 1961	St. Louis Hawks 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 113	L	4-2	2-3	6-5	OT
April 1, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers 103 at St. Louis Hawks 105	L	4-2	2-4	6-6