1962-63 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 53-27
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 6-7 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-3
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Fred Schaus (53-27)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 285,462, Avg. 8,396 in 34 home dates
1962-63 Los Angeles Lakers StatisticsTeam Record: 53-27
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 6-7 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-3
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-2
Coach: Fred Schaus (53-27)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 285,462, Avg. 8,396 in 34 home dates
1962-63 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1962-63 season with a record of 53 wins and 27 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-7.
The Lakers scored 9,242 points and allowed 8,992. Elgin Baylor scored a team-leading 2,719 points for Los Angeles and contributed 1,146 rebounds. Elgin Baylor dished out 386 assists for the squad.
Fred Schaus coached the team. The 1962-63 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9242
Regular Season Points Against: 8992
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 122 at Detroit Pistons 106 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | at New York, NY | |
| October 19, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at New York Knicks 116 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 20, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Syracuse Nationals 108 | L | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| October 23, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Cincinnati Royals 116 | L | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | ||
| October 24, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Chicago Zephyrs 118 | L | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | ||
| October 27, 1962 | Detroit Pistons 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 | W | 1-0 | 1-4 | 2-4 | ||
| October 31, 1962 | New York Knicks 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | W | 2-0 | 1-4 | 3-4 | ||
| November 3, 1962 | San Francisco Warriors 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 | W | 3-0 | 1-4 | 4-4 | ||
| November 4, 1962 | New York Knicks 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 | W | 4-0 | 1-4 | 5-4 | ||
| November 7, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 132 at San Francisco Warriors 108 | W | 4-0 | 2-4 | 6-4 | ||
| November 9, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 133 at Boston Celtics 120 | W | 4-0 | 3-4 | 7-4 | ||
| November 10, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at St. Louis Hawks 97 | L | 4-0 | 3-5 | 7-5 | ||
| November 11, 1962 | Chicago Zephyrs 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | L | 4-1 | 3-5 | 7-6 | OT | |
| November 13, 1962 | Chicago Zephyrs 84 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | W | 5-1 | 3-5 | 8-6 | ||
| November 15, 1962 | Syracuse Nationals 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 98 | L | 5-2 | 3-5 | 8-7 | at Baltimore, MD | |
| November 17, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Chicago Zephyrs 109 | W | 5-2 | 4-5 | 9-7 | ||
| November 18, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Detroit Pistons 98 | W | 5-2 | 5-5 | 10-7 | ||
| November 22, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 | W | 6-2 | 5-5 | 11-7 | ||
| November 23, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 129 at San Francisco Warriors 124 | W | 6-2 | 6-5 | 12-7 | ||
| November 24, 1962 | Cincinnati Royals 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 | W | 7-2 | 6-5 | 13-7 | ||
| November 26, 1962 | Chicago Zephyrs 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | W | 8-2 | 6-5 | 14-7 | ||
| November 28, 1962 | St. Louis Hawks 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 9-2 | 6-5 | 15-7 | ||
| December 1, 1962 | St. Louis Hawks 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | W | 10-2 | 6-5 | 16-7 | ||
| December 4, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 132 at New York Knicks 112 | W | 10-2 | 7-5 | 17-7 | ||
| December 7, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Boston Celtics 126 | L | 10-2 | 7-6 | 17-8 | ||
| December 8, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 131 at Cincinnati Royals 128 | W | 10-2 | 8-6 | 18-8 | OT | |
| December 9, 1962 | Syracuse Nationals 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 | L | 10-3 | 8-6 | 18-9 | at Minneapolis, MN | |
| December 11, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Cincinnati Royals 121 | W | 10-3 | 9-6 | 19-9 | at New York, NY | |
| December 12, 1962 | Syracuse Nationals 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 | W | 11-3 | 9-6 | 20-9 | ||
| December 14, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 120 at San Francisco Warriors 118 | W | 11-3 | 10-6 | 21-9 | ||
| December 15, 1962 | San Francisco Warriors 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 | W | 12-3 | 10-6 | 22-9 | ||
| December 17, 1962 | Syracuse Nationals 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | W | 13-3 | 10-6 | 23-9 | ||
| December 19, 1962 | St. Louis Hawks 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 135 | W | 14-3 | 10-6 | 24-9 | ||
| December 21, 1962 | St. Louis Hawks 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 | L | 14-4 | 10-6 | 24-10 | ||
| December 26, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at St. Louis Hawks 106 | L | 14-4 | 10-7 | 24-11 | ||
| December 29, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 132 at Syracuse Nationals 123 | W | 14-4 | 11-7 | 25-11 | ||
| December 30, 1962 | Los Angeles Lakers 135 at Detroit Pistons 130 | W | 14-4 | 12-7 | 26-11 | ||
| January 4, 1963 | Boston Celtics 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 | W | 15-4 | 12-7 | 27-11 | ||
| January 5, 1963 | Boston Celtics 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 16-4 | 12-7 | 28-11 | ||
| January 6, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Cincinnati Royals 119 | W | 16-4 | 13-7 | 29-11 | OT | |
| January 8, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at St. Louis Hawks 96 | W | 16-4 | 14-7 | 30-11 | ||
| January 9, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Detroit Pistons 115 | W | 16-4 | 15-7 | 31-11 | ||
| January 11, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 134 at San Francisco Warriors 129 | W | 16-4 | 16-7 | 32-11 | ||
| January 12, 1963 | San Francisco Warriors 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | W | 17-4 | 16-7 | 33-11 | ||
| January 13, 1963 | New York Knicks 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | W | 18-4 | 16-7 | 34-11 | ||
| January 18, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Chicago Zephyrs 108 | W | 18-4 | 17-7 | 35-11 | ||
| January 20, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Boston Celtics 133 | L | 18-4 | 17-8 | 35-12 | ||
| January 21, 1963 | Detroit Pistons 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 | W | 19-4 | 17-8 | 36-12 | ||
| January 23, 1963 | Detroit Pistons 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | W | 20-4 | 17-8 | 37-12 | ||
| January 25, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 122 at Syracuse Nationals 114 | W | 20-4 | 18-8 | 38-12 | at San Diego, CA | |
| January 27, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 105 at St. Louis Hawks 101 | W | 20-4 | 19-8 | 39-12 | ||
| January 30, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at New York Knicks 115 | W | 20-4 | 20-8 | 40-12 | at Boston, MA | |
| January 31, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 127 at Detroit Pistons 122 | W | 20-4 | 21-8 | 41-12 | at Ft Wayne, IN | |
| February 1, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Detroit Pistons 109 | W | 20-4 | 22-8 | 42-12 | ||
| February 2, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 103 at St. Louis Hawks 97 | W | 20-4 | 23-8 | 43-12 | ||
| February 3, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 95 at New York Knicks 122 | L | 20-4 | 23-9 | 43-13 | ||
| February 6, 1963 | Chicago Zephyrs 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | W | 21-4 | 23-9 | 44-13 | ||
| February 8, 1963 | Chicago Zephyrs 91 at Los Angeles Lakers 94 | W | 22-4 | 23-9 | 45-13 | ||
| February 9, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Chicago Zephyrs 106 | W | 22-4 | 24-9 | 46-13 | ||
| February 10, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Cincinnati Royals 124 | L | 22-4 | 24-10 | 46-14 | ||
| February 12, 1963 | Boston Celtics 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 93 | L | 22-5 | 24-10 | 46-15 | at Detroit, MI | |
| February 13, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 134 at Boston Celtics 128 | W | 22-5 | 25-10 | 47-15 | ||
| February 14, 1963 | Detroit Pistons 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | W | 23-5 | 25-10 | 48-15 | ||
| February 16, 1963 | San Francisco Warriors 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | L | 23-6 | 25-10 | 48-16 | 2OT | |
| February 19, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at San Francisco Warriors 111 | L | 23-6 | 25-11 | 48-17 | ||
| February 22, 1963 | Boston Celtics 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 | W | 24-6 | 25-11 | 49-17 | ||
| February 24, 1963 | Boston Celtics 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | L | 24-7 | 25-11 | 49-18 | ||
| February 25, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Detroit Pistons 107 | W | 24-7 | 26-11 | 50-18 | at Des Moines, IA | |
| February 26, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at New York Knicks 125 | L | 24-7 | 26-12 | 50-19 | ||
| February 27, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Syracuse Nationals 122 | L | 24-7 | 26-13 | 50-20 | ||
| March 1, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Chicago Zephyrs 114 | L | 24-7 | 26-14 | 50-21 | ||
| March 2, 1963 | San Francisco Warriors 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 | L | 24-8 | 26-14 | 50-22 | ||
| March 4, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | L | 24-9 | 26-14 | 50-23 | ||
| March 6, 1963 | Cincinnati Royals 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 25-9 | 26-14 | 51-23 | ||
| March 9, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 101 at St. Louis Hawks 117 | L | 25-9 | 26-15 | 51-24 | ||
| March 10, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Detroit Pistons 124 | L | 25-9 | 26-16 | 51-25 | ||
| March 11, 1963 | St. Louis Hawks 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | W | 26-9 | 26-16 | 52-25 | ||
| March 12, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at San Francisco Warriors 116 | L | 26-9 | 26-17 | 52-26 | ||
| March 13, 1963 | St. Louis Hawks 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 98 | L | 26-10 | 26-17 | 52-27 | ||
| March 16, 1963 | San Francisco Warriors 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | W | 27-10 | 26-17 | 53-27 | OT | |
| March 31, 1963 | St. Louis Hawks 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 2, 1963 | St. Louis Hawks 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 4, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at St. Louis Hawks 125 | L | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 6, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at St. Louis Hawks 124 | L | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 7, 1963 | St. Louis Hawks 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | W | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | ||
| April 9, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 113 at St. Louis Hawks 121 | L | 3-0 | 0-3 | 3-3 | ||
| April 11, 1963 | St. Louis Hawks 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | W | 4-0 | 0-3 | 4-3 | ||
| April 14, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Boston Celtics 117 | L | 4-0 | 0-4 | 4-4 | ||
| April 16, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 4-0 | 0-5 | 4-5 | ||
| April 17, 1963 | Boston Celtics 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | W | 5-0 | 0-5 | 5-5 | ||
| April 19, 1963 | Boston Celtics 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | L | 5-1 | 0-5 | 5-6 | ||
| April 21, 1963 | Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Boston Celtics 119 | W | 5-1 | 1-5 | 6-6 | ||
| April 24, 1963 | Boston Celtics 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | L | 5-2 | 1-5 | 6-7 |
