1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
Team Record: 47-35
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Milwaukee Bucks 4-1
Coach: Bill Sharman (47-35)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 603,145, Avg. 14,711 in 41 home dates
1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers Results
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1973-74 season with a record of 47 wins and 35 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.
The Lakers scored 8,951 points and allowed 8,880. Gail Goodrich scored a team-leading 2,076 points for Los Angeles, while Happy Hairston accounted for 1,040 rebounds. Gail Goodrich dished out 427 assists for the squad.
On defense, Jim Price added 157 thefts, and Elmore Smith blocked 393 shots.
Bill Sharman coached the team. The 1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference semifinals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Bill Bridges | F-C | April 4, 1939 | 6'5" | 228 | Kansas | Hobbs, NM USA |
Mel Counts | C-F | October 16, 1941 | 7'0" | 230 | Oregon State | Coos Bay, OR USA |
Gail Goodrich | G | April 23, 1943 | 6'1" | 170 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Travis Grant | F | January 1, 1950 | 6'7" | 215 | Kentucky State | Clayton, AL USA |
Happy Hairston | F | May 31, 1942 | 6'7" | 225 | NYU | Winston-Salem, NC USA |
Connie Hawkins | F-C | July 17, 1942 | 6'8" | 201 | Iowa (dnp) | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Nate Hawthorne | G | January 15, 1950 | 6'4" | 190 | Southern Illinois | Mt. Vernon, IL USA |
Stan Love | F | April 9, 1949 | 6'9" | 215 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Jim Price | G | November 27, 1949 | 6'2" | 195 | Louisville | Russellville, KY USA |
Pat Riley | G-F | March 20, 1945 | 6'4" | 202 | Kentucky | Rome, NY USA |
Elmore Smith | C | May 9, 1949 | 7'0" | 250 | Kentucky State | Macon, GA USA |
Kermit Washington | F-C | September 17, 1951 | 6'8" | 230 | American | Washington, DC USA |
Jerry West | G-F | May 28, 1938 | 6'2" | 175 | West Virginia | Cheylan, WV USA |