NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1973–74 NBA season was the Lakers' 26th season in the NBA and 14th season in Los Angeles .[ 1] Having lost to the New York Knicks in the previous season's NBA Finals , the Lakers would make it to the NBA Playoffs, posting a 47-35 record, only to lose to the Milwaukee Bucks in five games.
Following the season, Jerry West retired after 14 seasons with the Lakers. He would later return to the Lakers as the head coach from 1976 to 1979 , then served as general manager from 1982 to 2000 .
Offseason
Draft picks
Roster
1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
F/C
32
Bridges, Bill
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
Kansas
C
31
Counts, Mel
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1941-10-16
Oregon State
G
25
Goodrich, Gail
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1943-04-23
UCLA
F
52
Hairston, Happy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1942-05-31
NYU
F/C
42
Hawkins, Connie
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1942-07-17
Iowa
G/F
32
Hawthorne, Nate
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1950-01-15
Southern Illinois
F
34
Love, Stan
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Oregon
PG
15
Price, Jim
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Louisville
G
12
Riley, Pat
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1945-03-20
Kentucky
C
3
Smith, Elmore
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1949-05-09
Kentucky State
F
24
Washington, Kermit
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1951-09-17
American
G
44
West, Jerry
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1938-05-28
West Virginia
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1973–74 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
BUF
CAP
CHI
CLE
DET
GSW
HOU
KCO
LAL
MIL
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SEA
Atlanta
—
1–5
2–4
4–4
1–3
4–3
0–4
1–3
5–2
1–3
4–0
1–3
1–5
3–3
1–3
2–2
4–0
Boston
5–1
—
5–2
2–4
2–2
4–2
3–1
3–1
4–2
3–1
2–2
2–2
5–2
7–1
3–1
4–0
2–2
Buffalo
4–2
2–5
—
3–3
1–3
5–1
1–3
1–3
4–2
2–2
0–4
1–3
4–4
6–1
3–1
3–1
2–2
Capital
4–4
4–2
3–3
—
1–3
6–1
2–2
3–1
4–3
3–1
2–2
1–3
3–3
4–2
2–2
3–1
2–2
Chicago
3–1
2–2
3–1
3–1
—
4–0
5–2
4–2
4–0
5–2
1–5
3–3
2–2
3–1
4–2
4–2
4–2
Cleveland
3–4
2–4
1–5
1–6
0–4
—
2–2
0–4
4–4
0–4
3–1
0–4
1–5
5–1
1–3
4–0
2–2
Detroit
4–0
1–3
3–1
2–2
2–5
2–2
—
5–1
3–1
4–2
4–2
3–4
1–3
2–2
6–0
5–1
5–1
Golden State
3–1
1–3
3–1
1–3
2–4
4–0
1–5
—
4–0
3–3
4–2
3–3
1–3
3–1
5–2
3–4
3–3
Houston
2–5
2–4
2–4
3–4
0–4
4–4
1–3
0–4
—
2–2
2–2
0–4
4–2
4–2
2–2
3–1
1–3
Kansas City-Omaha
3–1
1–3
2–2
1–3
2–5
4–0
2–4
3–3
2–2
—
1–5
0–7
1–3
1–3
4–2
4–2
2–4
Los Angeles
0–4
2–2
4–0
2–2
5–1
1–3
2–4
2–4
2–2
5–1
—
4–2
2–2
4–0
4–2
4–3
4–3
Milwaukee
3–1
2–2
3–1
3–1
3–3
4–0
4–3
3–3
4–0
7–0
2–4
—
2–2
4–0
5–1
6–0
4–2
New York
5–1
2–5
4–4
3–3
2–2
5–1
3–1
3–1
2–4
3–1
2–2
2–2
—
4–3
3–1
2–2
4–0
Philadelphia
3–3
1–7
1–6
2–4
1–3
1–5
2–2
1–3
2–4
3–1
0–4
0–4
3–4
—
3–1
2–2
0–4
Phoenix
3–1
1–3
1–3
2–2
2–4
3–1
0–6
2–5
2–2
2–4
2–4
1–5
1–3
1–3
—
3–3
4–3
Portland
2–2
0–4
1–3
1–3
2–4
0–4
1–5
4–3
1–3
2–4
3–4
0–6
2–2
2–2
3–3
—
3–3
Seattle
0–4
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–4
2–2
1–5
3–3
3–1
4–2
3–4
2–4
0–4
4–0
3–4
3–3
—
Game log
1973–74 game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 9
@ Chicago
117–97
Jerry West (28)
1–0
2
October 11
@ Atlanta
102–129
Gail Goodrich (23)
1–1
3
October 13
@ Buffalo
125–122
Jerry West (35)
2–1
4
October 19
Seattle
91–118
Gail Goodrich (28)
3–1
5
October 21
Atlanta
119–100
Jerry West (22)
3–2
6
October 23
@ Houston
107–98
Gail Goodrich (29)
4–2
7
October 24
@ Kansas City–Omaha
92–91
Bill Bridges (28)
5–2
8
October 26
Detroit
92–94
Gail Goodrich (34)
6–2
9
October 28
Portland
98–111
Gail Goodrich (49)
7–2
10
October 30
@ Portland
112–114
Gail Goodrich (35)
7–3
11
November 2
New York
106–91
Gail Goodrich (26)
7–4
12
November 4
Houston
93–106
Jerry West (30)
8–4
13
November 6
@ Cleveland
96–115
Jerry West (21)
8–5
14
November 7
@ Milwaukee
92–109
Happy Hairston (19)
8–6
15
November 9
@ Seattle
118–111
Gail Goodrich (36)
9–6
16
November 16
Chicago
102–118
Gail Goodrich (38)
10–6
17
November 17
@ Phoenix
130–110
Happy Hairston (25)
11–6
18
November 18
Cleveland
100–102
Gail Goodrich (30)
12–6
19
November 20
@ New York
89–105
Price , Smith (20)
12–7
20
November 21
@ Capital
106–97
Gail Goodrich (24)
13–7
21
November 24
@ Portland
113–108
Gail Goodrich (33)
14–7
22
November 25
Portland
109–137
Gail Goodrich (40)
15–7
23
November 30
Kansas City–Omaha
107–123
Gail Goodrich (30)
16–7
24
December 1
@ Portland
115–134
Jerry West (26)
16–8
25
December 2
Detroit
114–108
Gail Goodrich (29)
16–9
26
December 4
Phoenix
103–120
Jerry West (26)
17–9
27
December 7
Seattle
115–111
Jerry West (27)
17–10
28
December 8
@ Golden State
111–135
Connie Hawkins (23)
17–11
29
December 9
Capital
110–96
Jim Price (18)
17–12
30
December 11
@ Cleveland
100–101 (OT)
Jerry West (32)
17–13
31
December 12
@ Detroit
96–114
Gail Goodrich (31)
17–14
32
December 14
@ Chicago
100–97
Gail Goodrich (29)
18–14
33
December 16
Boston
115–110
Gail Goodrich (24)
18–15
34
December 18
Milwaukee
107–109
Gail Goodrich (40)
19–15
35
December 21
Philadelphia
107–116
Gail Goodrich (27)
20–15
36
December 25
@ Phoenix
100–135
Pat Riley (17)
20–16
37
December 26
@ Seattle
105–129
Gail Goodrich (26)
20–17
38
December 28
Phoenix
107–119
Connie Hawkins (26)
21–17
39
December 29
@ Golden State
100–102
Gail Goodrich (37)
21–18
40
December 30
Buffalo
105–108
Jim Price (27)
22–18
41
January 4
Golden State
111–114
Gail Goodrich (29)
23–18
42
January 6
Kansas City–Omaha
105–109
Gail Goodrich (28)
24–18
43
January 8
@ Capital
92–94
Gail Goodrich (27)
24–19
44
January 9
@ Detroit
94–123
Pat Riley (20)
24–20
45
January 11
@ Boston
111–103
Goodrich, Hawkins (22)
25–20
46
January 12
@ Philadelphia
108–101
Gail Goodrich (23)
26–20
47
January 18
@ Kansas City–Omaha
116–115
Gail Goodrich (28)
27–20
48
January 20
@ Milwaukee
90–94
Gail Goodrich (29)
27–21
49
January 22
Cleveland
111–110 (OT)
Jim Price (24)
27–22
50
January 25
Capital
124–143
Gail Goodrich (41)
28–22
51
January 27
Milwaukee
92–99
Jim Price (20)
29–22
52
February 1
Phoenix
110–121
Gail Goodrich (29)
30–22
53
February 2
@ Phoenix
112–119
Jerry West (24)
30–23
54
February 3
Portland
91–124
Jim Price (24)
31–23
55
February 5
@ Houston
112–116 (OT)
Gail Goodrich (44)
31–24
56
February 6
@ Atlanta
103–107
Gail Goodrich (28)
31–25
57
February 10
@ Chicago
86–96
Gail Goodrich (24)
31–26
58
February 12
Houston
129–119
Jim Price (28)
31–27
59
February 15
Seattle
96–112
Gail Goodrich (28)
32–27
60
February 17
Atlanta
113–110
Gail Goodrich (35)
32–28
61
February 19
@ Kansas City–Omaha
86–92
Happy Hairston (23)
32–29
62
February 20
@ Detroit
110–112
Jim Price (31)
32–30
63
February 22
Philadelphia
103–104
Connie Hawkins (26)
33–30
64
February 23
@ Seattle
118–116
Gail Goodrich (28)
34–30
65
February 24
Chicago
90–100
Gail Goodrich (28)
35–30
66
February 26
@ Buffalo
119–112
Gail Goodrich (25)
36–30
67
February 27
@ Milwaukee
110–108
Happy Hairston (22)
37–30
68
March 1
Kansas City–Omaha
100–107
Gail Goodrich (26)
38–30
69
March 3
Golden State
104–108
Jim Price (26)
39–30
70
March 5
@ Portland
102–107
Happy Hairston (19)
39–31
71
March 6
Boston
111–116
Gail Goodrich (39)
40–31
72
March 8
Detroit
113–129
Goodrich, Price (31)
41–31
73
March 10
@ Boston
82–94
Gail Goodrich (19)
41–32
74
March 12
@ New York
109–102
Gail Goodrich (34)
42–32
75
March 13
@ Philadelphia
121–100
Gail Goodrich (38)
43–32
76
March 15
Golden State
112–107
Elmore Smith (25)
43–33
77
March 16
@ Golden State
105–135
Elmore Smith (25)
43–34
78
March 17
New York
114–126
Jim Price (25)
44–34
79
March 20
Milwaukee
114–120
Gail Goodrich (27)
45–34
80
March 22
Chicago
93–99
Elmore Smith (29)
46–34
81
March 24
Buffalo
124–150
Elmore Smith (37)
47–34
82
March 26
Seattle
121–115
Gail Goodrich (21)
47–35
Playoffs
1974 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
1974 schedule
Awards and records
References
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