1976-77 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 53-29
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 4-7 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Golden State Warriors 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Portland Trail Blazers 4-0
Coach: Jerry West (53-29)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 501,434, Avg. 12,230 in 41 home dates

1976-77 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1976-77 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 53 wins and 29 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-7.

Los Angeles scored 8,763 points and allowed 8,540. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored a team-leading 2,152 points for the Lakers and racked up 1,090 rebounds. Lucius Allen dished out 405 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Don Chaney added 140 steals, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rejected 261 opposing shots.

Jerry West coached the team. The 1976-77 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 8763
Regular Season Points Against: 8540

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 21, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 97 at New York Knicks 102	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
October 22, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Washington Bullets 84	W	0-0	1-1	1-1
October 24, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 100	L	0-0	1-2	1-2
October 26, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Kansas City Kings 117	L	0-0	1-3	1-3	OT
October 29, 1976	Atlanta Hawks 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 118	W	1-0	1-3	2-3
October 31, 1976	Detroit Pistons 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 121	W	2-0	1-3	3-3
November 5, 1976	New York Knicks 126 at Los Angeles Lakers 121	L	2-1	1-3	3-4
November 7, 1976	Kansas City Kings 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 107	W	3-1	1-3	4-4
November 9, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Buffalo Braves 121	L	3-1	1-4	4-5	OT
November 10, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Boston Celtics 117	L	3-1	1-5	4-6
November 12, 1976	Indiana Pacers 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 117	W	4-1	1-5	5-6
November 14, 1976	Cleveland Cavaliers 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 95	L	4-2	1-5	5-7
November 19, 1976	Golden State Warriors 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 121	W	5-2	1-5	6-7
November 21, 1976	New York Nets 91 at Los Angeles Lakers 96	W	6-2	1-5	7-7
November 23, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Milwaukee Bucks 114	W	6-2	2-5	8-7
November 24, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Denver Nuggets 122	L	6-2	2-6	8-8
November 26, 1976	Portland Trail Blazers 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 99	W	7-2	2-6	9-8
November 28, 1976	Chicago Bulls 84 at Los Angeles Lakers 103	W	8-2	2-6	10-8
November 30, 1976	Washington Bullets 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 109	W	9-2	2-6	11-8
December 3, 1976	San Antonio Spurs 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 114	W	10-2	2-6	12-8
December 4, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Golden State Warriors 116	L	10-2	2-7	12-9
December 7, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 81 at Chicago Bulls 89	L	10-2	2-8	12-10
December 8, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Indiana Pacers 111	L	10-2	2-9	12-11
December 10, 1976	Houston Rockets 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 109	W	11-2	2-9	13-11
December 12, 1976	Denver Nuggets 83 at Los Angeles Lakers 112	W	12-2	2-9	14-11
December 14, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Atlanta Hawks 106	L	12-2	2-10	14-12
December 15, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 115 at New Orleans Jazz 105	W	12-2	3-10	15-12
December 17, 1976	Phoenix Suns 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 118	W	13-2	3-10	16-12
December 18, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 115 at Portland Trail Blazers 111	W	13-2	4-10	17-12	OT
December 19, 1976	Kansas City Kings 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 103	W	14-2	4-10	18-12
December 21, 1976	Buffalo Braves 89 at Los Angeles Lakers 97	W	15-2	4-10	19-12
December 25, 1976	Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Phoenix Suns 113	L	15-2	4-11	19-13
December 26, 1976	Milwaukee Bucks 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 107	W	16-2	4-11	20-13
December 28, 1976	Boston Celtics 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 134	W	17-2	4-11	21-13
January 2, 1977	Portland Trail Blazers 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 104	W	18-2	4-11	22-13
January 5, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 117	L	18-2	4-12	22-14
January 7, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 85 at New York Nets 82	W	18-2	5-12	23-14
January 9, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Detroit Pistons 118	W	18-2	6-12	24-14
January 11, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99	W	18-2	7-12	25-14	OT
January 14, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 109 at San Antonio Spurs 106	W	18-2	8-12	26-14
January 15, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Houston Rockets 122	L	18-2	8-13	26-15
January 18, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Kansas City Kings 111	W	18-2	9-13	27-15
January 21, 1977	New York Knicks 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 108	W	19-2	9-13	28-15
January 23, 1977	Indiana Pacers 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 121	W	20-2	9-13	29-15
January 25, 1977	Seattle Supersonics 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 120	W	21-2	9-13	30-15
January 26, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Seattle Supersonics 118	L	21-2	9-14	30-16
January 28, 1977	Philadelphia 76ers 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 117	W	22-2	9-14	31-16
January 30, 1977	New Orleans Jazz 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 101	W	23-2	9-14	32-16
February 1, 1977	Milwaukee Bucks 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 136	W	24-2	9-14	33-16
February 4, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Boston Celtics 99	L	24-2	9-15	33-17
February 6, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Philadelphia 76ers 102	L	24-2	9-16	33-18
February 8, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 107 at New York Knicks 125	L	24-2	9-17	33-19
February 9, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Buffalo Braves 90	W	24-2	10-17	34-19
February 11, 1977	Denver Nuggets 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 117	W	25-2	10-17	35-19
February 18, 1977	Atlanta Hawks 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 101	L	25-3	10-17	35-20
February 20, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Washington Bullets 101	W	25-3	11-17	36-20
February 22, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 103 at San Antonio Spurs 135	L	25-3	11-18	36-21
February 23, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Detroit Pistons 102	L	25-3	11-19	36-22
February 25, 1977	Philadelphia 76ers 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 104	W	26-3	11-19	37-22
February 27, 1977	Houston Rockets 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 106	W	27-3	11-19	38-22
March 1, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 92 at Atlanta Hawks 90	W	27-3	12-19	39-22
March 2, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Houston Rockets 120	L	27-3	12-20	39-23
March 4, 1977	Chicago Bulls 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 99	L	27-4	12-20	39-24
March 6, 1977	Cleveland Cavaliers 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 104	W	28-4	12-20	40-24
March 11, 1977	Washington Bullets 91 at Los Angeles Lakers 94	W	29-4	12-20	41-24
March 13, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 84 at New York Nets 81	W	29-4	13-20	42-24
March 14, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Milwaukee Bucks 110	L	29-4	13-21	42-25
March 15, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Denver Nuggets 107	L	29-4	13-22	42-26
March 18, 1977	Golden State Warriors 85 at Los Angeles Lakers 98	W	30-4	13-22	43-26
March 20, 1977	New Orleans Jazz 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 100	W	31-4	13-22	44-26
March 22, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 86 at Chicago Bulls 102	L	31-4	13-23	44-27
March 23, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Indiana Pacers 97	W	31-4	14-23	45-27
March 25, 1977	Phoenix Suns 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 118	W	32-4	14-23	46-27
March 26, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Phoenix Suns 102	W	32-4	15-23	47-27
March 27, 1977	Buffalo Braves 89 at Los Angeles Lakers 92	W	33-4	15-23	48-27
March 29, 1977	Seattle Supersonics 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 100	W	34-4	15-23	49-27
April 1, 1977	San Antonio Spurs 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 107	W	35-4	15-23	50-27
April 3, 1977	Detroit Pistons 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 115	W	36-4	15-23	51-27	OT
April 5, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Golden State Warriors 132	L	36-4	15-24	51-28
April 8, 1977	New York Nets 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 124	W	37-4	15-24	52-28
April 9, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Portland Trail Blazers 145	L	37-4	15-25	52-29
April 10, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Seattle Supersonics 104	W	37-4	16-25	53-29
April 20, 1977	Golden State Warriors 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 115	W	1-0	0-0	1-0
April 22, 1977	Golden State Warriors 86 at Los Angeles Lakers 95	W	2-0	0-0	2-0
April 24, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 105 at Golden State Warriors 109	L	2-0	0-1	2-1
April 26, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 103 at Golden State Warriors 114	L	2-0	0-2	2-2
April 29, 1977	Golden State Warriors 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 112	W	3-0	0-2	3-2
May 1, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Golden State Warriors 115	L	3-0	0-3	3-3
May 4, 1977	Golden State Warriors 84 at Los Angeles Lakers 97	W	4-0	0-3	4-3
May 6, 1977	Portland Trail Blazers 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 109	L	4-1	0-3	4-4
May 8, 1977	Portland Trail Blazers 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 97	L	4-2	0-3	4-5
May 10, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Portland Trail Blazers 102	L	4-2	0-4	4-6
May 13, 1977	Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Portland Trail Blazers 105	L	4-2	0-5	4-7