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1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers

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48-34, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 114.8 points per game, Allowed 111.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 49-33)
Coached by Joe Mullaney (48-34)

SRS: 3.26 (4th of 17)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (4-1) versus Milwaukee Bucks
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Chicago Bulls

1970-71 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19755 3739 7857 .476 1933 2717 .711 4269 2205 1709 9411
Opponent 82 19755 3796 8511 .446 1567 2107 .744 4552 2078 1951 9159

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 32 69 2845 667 1351 .494 525 631 .832 320 655 180 1859
2 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 34 82 3630 668 1226 .545 360 669 .538 1493 352 174 1696
3 Happy Hairston F 6-7 225 28 80 2921 574 1233 .466 337 431 .782 797 168 256 1485
4 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 27 79 2808 558 1174 .475 264 343 .770 260 380 258 1380
5 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 26 73 2272 369 783 .471 85 112 .759 404 223 241 823
6 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 22 81 1747 289 629 .459 100 130 .769 330 133 122 678
7 Willie McCarter G 6-3 175 24 76 1369 247 592 .417 46 77 .597 122 126 152 540
8 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 23 65 909 125 301 .415 88 143 .615 304 47 125 338
9 Fred Hetzel F-C 6-8 220 28 59 613 111 256 .434 60 77 .779 149 37 99 282
10 Pat Riley G-F 6-4 205 25 54 506 105 254 .413 56 87 .644 54 72 84 266
11 John Tresvant F-C 6-7 215 31 8 66 18 35 .514 7 10 .700 23 10 11 43
12 Elgin Baylor F 6-5 225 36 2 57 8 19 .421 4 6 .667 11 2 6 20
13 Earnie Killum G 6-3 180 22 4 12 0 4 .000 1 1 1.000 2 0 1 1

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 32 69 41.2 9.7 19.6 .494 7.6 9.1 .832 4.6 9.5 2.6 26.9
2 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 34 82 44.3 8.1 15.0 .545 4.4 8.2 .538 18.2 4.3 2.1 20.7
3 Happy Hairston F 6-7 225 28 80 36.5 7.2 15.4 .466 4.2 5.4 .782 10.0 2.1 3.2 18.6
4 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 27 79 35.5 7.1 14.9 .475 3.3 4.3 .770 3.3 4.8 3.3 17.5
5 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 26 73 31.1 5.1 10.7 .471 1.2 1.5 .759 5.5 3.1 3.3 11.3
6 Elgin Baylor F 6-5 225 36 2 28.5 4.0 9.5 .421 2.0 3.0 .667 5.5 1.0 3.0 10.0
7 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 22 81 21.6 3.6 7.8 .459 1.2 1.6 .769 4.1 1.6 1.5 8.4
8 Willie McCarter G 6-3 175 24 76 18.0 3.3 7.8 .417 0.6 1.0 .597 1.6 1.7 2.0 7.1
9 John Tresvant F-C 6-7 215 31 8 8.3 2.3 4.4 .514 0.9 1.3 .700 2.9 1.3 1.4 5.4
10 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 23 65 14.0 1.9 4.6 .415 1.4 2.2 .615 4.7 0.7 1.9 5.2
11 Pat Riley G-F 6-4 205 25 54 9.4 1.9 4.7 .413 1.0 1.6 .644 1.0 1.3 1.6 4.9
12 Fred Hetzel F-C 6-8 220 28 59 10.4 1.9 4.3 .434 1.0 1.3 .779 2.5 0.6 1.7 4.8
13 Earnie Killum G 6-3 180 22 4 3.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.5 0.0 0.3 0.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 32 69 2845 8.4 17.1 .494 6.6 8.0 .832 4.0 8.3 2.3 23.5
2 John Tresvant F-C 6-7 215 31 8 66 9.8 19.1 .514 3.8 5.5 .700 12.5 5.5 6.0 23.5
3 Pat Riley G-F 6-4 205 25 54 506 7.5 18.1 .413 4.0 6.2 .644 3.8 5.1 6.0 18.9
4 Happy Hairston F 6-7 225 28 80 2921 7.1 15.2 .466 4.2 5.3 .782 9.8 2.1 3.2 18.3
5 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 27 79 2808 7.2 15.1 .475 3.4 4.4 .770 3.3 4.9 3.3 17.7
6 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 34 82 3630 6.6 12.2 .545 3.6 6.6 .538 14.8 3.5 1.7 16.8
7 Fred Hetzel F-C 6-8 220 28 59 613 6.5 15.0 .434 3.5 4.5 .779 8.8 2.2 5.8 16.6
8 Willie McCarter G 6-3 175 24 76 1369 6.5 15.6 .417 1.2 2.0 .597 3.2 3.3 4.0 14.2
9 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 22 81 1747 6.0 13.0 .459 2.1 2.7 .769 6.8 2.7 2.5 14.0
10 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 23 65 909 5.0 11.9 .415 3.5 5.7 .615 12.0 1.9 5.0 13.4
11 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 26 73 2272 5.8 12.4 .471 1.3 1.8 .759 6.4 3.5 3.8 13.0
12 Elgin Baylor F 6-5 225 36 2 57 5.1 12.0 .421 2.5 3.8 .667 6.9 1.3 3.8 12.6
13 Earnie Killum G 6-3 180 22 4 12 0.0 12.0 .000 3.0 3.0 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 3.0

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Elgin Baylor F 6-5 225 36 2 57 9.0 .462 .421 8.6 4.4
2 John Tresvant F-C 6-7 215 31 8 66 22.7 .546 .514 15.6 22.5
3 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 23 65 909 11.8 .464 .415 15.0 6.4
4 Pat Riley G-F 6-4 205 25 54 506 12.3 .455 .413 4.8 19.3
5 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 22 81 1747 12.2 .494 .459 8.5 9.7
6 Willie McCarter G 6-3 175 24 76 1369 8.5 .431 .417 4.0 12.0
7 Earnie Killum G 6-3 180 22 4 12 -5.3 .113 .000 7.5 0.0
8 Fred Hetzel F-C 6-8 220 28 59 613 12.4 .486 .434 10.9 7.9
9 Happy Hairston F 6-7 225 28 80 2921 16.2 .522 .466 12.2 7.7
10 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 27 79 2808 14.6 .521 .475 4.1 18.1
11 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 26 73 2272 11.5 .494 .471 8.0 12.5
12 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 34 82 3630 20.3 .558 .545 18.4 12.7
13 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 32 69 2845 23.5 .571 .494 5.0 32.3

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 27 12 518 105 247 95 113 38 91 38 305 .425 .841 43.2 25.4 3.2 7.6
2 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 34 12 554 85 187 50 97 242 53 33 220 .455 .515 46.2 18.3 20.2 4.4
3 Happy Hairston F 6-7 225 28 12 471 83 164 38 50 109 34 41 204 .506 .760 39.3 17.0 9.1 2.8
4 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 22 12 522 79 181 23 34 65 22 27 181 .436 .676 43.5 15.1 5.4 1.8
5 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 26 8 313 54 99 17 22 45 22 34 125 .545 .773 39.1 15.6 5.6 2.8
6 Pat Riley G-F 6-4 205 25 7 135 29 69 8 11 15 14 12 66 .420 .727 19.3 9.4 2.1 2.0
7 Willie McCarter G 6-3 175 24 12 232 27 76 1 6 26 17 30 55 .355 .167 19.3 4.6 2.2 1.4
8 Rick Roberson C-F 6-9 231 23 9 93 10 29 4 7 26 4 14 24 .345 .571 10.3 2.7 2.9 0.4
9 Fred Hetzel F-C 6-8 220 28 7 38 5 15 2 2 7 2 5 12 .333 1.000 5.4 1.7 1.0 0.3
10 Earnie Killum G 6-3 180 22 2 4 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 4 1.000 .667 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Gail Goodrich *$112,500
2 Jerry West $90,000
3 Keith Erickson $75,000
4 Happy Hairston $52,000
5 Willie McCarter $35,500
6 John Tresvant $35,000
7 Pat Riley $27,500
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)