1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 55-27
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 11-7 Lost finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated San Francisco Warriors 4-2
Division Finals - Defeated Atlanta Hawks 4-1
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 483,262, Avg. 11,787 in 41 home dates
1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 55 wins and 27 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 11-7.

Los Angeles tossed in 9,204 points and surrendered 8,864. Elgin Baylor scored a team-leading 1,881 points for the Lakers, while Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West netted 18 or more per game, too. Wilt Chamberlain racked up 1,712 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 423 assists for the squad. The 1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9204
Regular Season Points Against: 8864

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 18, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 114 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
October 19, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 118 at New York Knicks 96 W 0-0 1-1 1-1
October 22, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Cincinnati Royals 107 L 0-0 1-2 1-2
October 23, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Detroit Pistons 117 L 0-0 1-3 1-3
October 25, 1968 Baltimore Bullets 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 W 1-0 1-3 2-3
October 27, 1968 San Diego Rockets 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 152 W 2-0 1-3 3-3
October 29, 1968 Atlanta Hawks 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 W 3-0 1-3 4-3
November 1, 1968 Chicago Bulls 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 L 3-1 1-3 4-4
November 3, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 127 at Phoenix Suns 109 W 3-1 2-3 5-4
November 5, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Chicago Bulls 109 W 3-1 3-3 6-4 OT
November 6, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 128 at Milwaukee Bucks 115 W 3-1 4-3 7-4 at Madison, WI
November 8, 1968 New York Knicks 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 W 4-1 4-3 8-4
November 10, 1968 New York Knicks 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 130 W 5-1 4-3 9-4
November 15, 1968 San Diego Rockets 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 W 6-1 4-3 10-4
November 16, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 119 at San Francisco Warriors 112 W 6-1 5-3 11-4
November 17, 1968 Seattle Supersonics 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 W 7-1 5-3 12-4
November 19, 1968 Boston Celtics 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 W 8-1 5-3 13-4
November 22, 1968 San Francisco Warriors 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 98 L 8-2 5-3 13-5
November 24, 1968 Chicago Bulls 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 W 9-2 5-3 14-5
November 26, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 100 at New York Knicks 104 L 9-2 5-4 14-6
November 28, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Philadelphia 76ers 122 L 9-2 5-5 14-7
November 29, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Boston Celtics 92 W 9-2 6-5 15-7
December 1, 1968 Milwaukee Bucks 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 W 10-2 6-5 16-7
December 3, 1968 Phoenix Suns 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 W 11-2 6-5 17-7
December 5, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Baltimore Bullets 108 L 11-2 6-6 17-8
December 6, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Atlanta Hawks 94 W 11-2 7-6 18-8
December 7, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 81 at Chicago Bulls 90 L 11-2 7-7 18-9
December 8, 1968 San Diego Rockets 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 W 12-2 7-7 19-9
December 13, 1968 Atlanta Hawks 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 L 12-3 7-7 19-10
December 14, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 136 at Seattle Supersonics 120 W 12-3 8-7 20-10
December 15, 1968 Seattle Supersonics 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 W 13-3 8-7 21-10
December 17, 1968 Cincinnati Royals 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 W 14-3 8-7 22-10
December 20, 1968 San Francisco Warriors 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 133 W 15-3 8-7 23-10
December 22, 1968 Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 W 16-3 8-7 24-10
December 25, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Phoenix Suns 99 W 16-3 9-7 25-10
December 26, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Detroit Pistons 94 W 16-3 10-7 26-10
December 28, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 86 at Chicago Bulls 93 L 16-3 10-8 26-11
December 29, 1968 Detroit Pistons 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 W 17-3 10-8 27-11
December 30, 1968 Los Angeles Lakers 131 at San Diego Rockets 126 W 17-3 11-8 28-11 OT
December 31, 1968 Detroit Pistons 127 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 L 17-4 11-8 28-12
January 3, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Philadelphia 76ers 130 L 17-4 11-9 28-13
January 4, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Atlanta Hawks 111 W 17-4 12-9 29-13
January 7, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Baltimore Bullets 93 W 17-4 13-9 30-13
January 10, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 82 at Boston Celtics 88 L 17-4 13-10 30-14
January 11, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Atlanta Hawks 104 L 17-4 13-11 30-15
January 17, 1969 Cincinnati Royals 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 W 18-4 13-11 31-15
January 19, 1969 Cincinnati Royals 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 W 19-4 13-11 32-15
January 21, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 122 at Milwaukee Bucks 105 W 19-4 14-11 33-15
January 22, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Detroit Pistons 116 L 19-4 14-12 33-16
January 24, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Atlanta Hawks 110 L 19-4 14-13 33-17
January 26, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Cincinnati Royals 113 W 19-4 15-13 34-17 at Cleveland, OH
January 28, 1969 Chicago Bulls 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 W 20-4 15-13 35-17
January 29, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 122 at San Diego Rockets 120 W 20-4 16-13 36-17
January 31, 1969 Milwaukee Bucks 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 W 21-4 16-13 37-17
February 1, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 106 at San Francisco Warriors 101 W 21-4 17-13 38-17 OT
February 2, 1969 San Francisco Warriors 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 L 21-5 17-13 38-18 3OT
February 3, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Seattle Supersonics 114 L 21-5 17-14 38-19
February 7, 1969 Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 L 21-6 17-14 38-20
February 8, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 122 at Phoenix Suns 104 W 21-6 18-14 39-20
February 9, 1969 Phoenix Suns 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 W 22-6 18-14 40-20
February 12, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Seattle Supersonics 92 W 22-6 19-14 41-20
February 14, 1969 San Diego Rockets 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 W 23-6 19-14 42-20
February 16, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Milwaukee Bucks 106 L 23-6 19-15 42-21
February 18, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 113 at New York Knicks 109 W 23-6 20-15 43-21
February 19, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Baltimore Bullets 110 L 23-6 20-16 43-22
February 21, 1969 Boston Celtics 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 102 L 23-7 20-16 43-23
February 23, 1969 Philadelphia 76ers 125 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 L 23-8 20-16 43-24
February 25, 1969 Seattle Supersonics 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 W 24-8 20-16 44-24 OT
February 28, 1969 Phoenix Suns 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 W 25-8 20-16 45-24
March 1, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 119 at San Diego Rockets 113 W 25-8 21-16 46-24
March 2, 1969 San Francisco Warriors 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 W 26-8 21-16 47-24
March 4, 1969 Baltimore Bullets 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 L 26-9 21-16 47-25
March 7, 1969 Boston Celtics 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 W 27-9 21-16 48-25 OT
March 9, 1969 Baltimore Bullets 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 W 28-9 21-16 49-25
March 11, 1969 Detroit Pistons 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 137 W 29-9 21-16 50-25
March 12, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 85 at San Francisco Warriors 97 L 29-9 21-17 50-26
March 14, 1969 Milwaukee Bucks 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 W 30-9 21-17 51-26
March 16, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Boston Celtics 73 W 30-9 22-17 52-26
March 18, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Chicago Bulls 92 W 30-9 23-17 53-26
March 19, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 128 at Cincinnati Royals 136 L 30-9 23-18 53-27 OT
March 21, 1969 Atlanta Hawks 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 W 31-9 23-18 54-27
March 23, 1969 New York Knicks 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 W 32-9 23-18 55-27
March 26, 1969 San Francisco Warriors 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 94 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
March 28, 1969 San Francisco Warriors 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 L 0-2 0-0 0-2
March 31, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 115 at San Francisco Warriors 98 W 0-2 1-0 1-2
April 2, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 103 at San Francisco Warriors 88 W 0-2 2-0 2-2
April 4, 1969 San Francisco Warriors 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 W 1-2 2-0 3-2
April 5, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 118 at San Francisco Warriors 78 W 1-2 3-0 4-2
April 11, 1969 Atlanta Hawks 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 W 2-2 3-0 5-2
April 13, 1969 Atlanta Hawks 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 W 3-2 3-0 6-2
April 15, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 86 at Atlanta Hawks 99 L 3-2 3-1 6-3
April 17, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 100 at Atlanta Hawks 85 W 3-2 4-1 7-3
April 20, 1969 Atlanta Hawks 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 W 4-2 4-1 8-3
April 23, 1969 Boston Celtics 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 W 5-2 4-1 9-3
April 25, 1969 Boston Celtics 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 W 6-2 4-1 10-3
April 27, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Boston Celtics 111 L 6-2 4-2 10-4
April 29, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Boston Celtics 89 L 6-2 4-3 10-5
May 1, 1969 Boston Celtics 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 W 7-2 4-3 11-5
May 3, 1969 Los Angeles Lakers 90 at Boston Celtics 99 L 7-2 4-4 11-6
May 5, 1969 Boston Celtics 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 L 7-3 4-4 11-7


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