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1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers

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60-22, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 111.7 points per game, Allowed 103.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 62-20)
Coached by Bill Sharman (60-22)

SRS: 8.18 (1st of 17)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-1) versus New York Knickerbockers
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-1) versus Golden State Warriors
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Chicago Bulls

1972-73 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 3740 7819 .478 1679 2264 .742 4562 2302 1636 9159
Opponent 82 19755 3646 8409 .434 1167 1583 .737 4101 1963 1941 8459

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 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 29 76 2697 750 1615 .464 314 374 .840 263 332 193 1814
2 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 34 69 2460 618 1291 .479 339 421 .805 289 607 138 1575
3 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 24 81 2953 655 1431 .458 223 264 .845 447 221 176 1533
4 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 36 82 3542 426 586 .727 232 455 .510 1526 365 191 1084
5 Bill Bridges F-C 6-6 228 33 72 2491 286 597 .479 133 190 .700 782 196 261 705
6 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 28 76 1920 299 696 .430 89 110 .809 337 242 190 687
7 Happy Hairston F 6-7 225 30 28 939 158 328 .482 140 178 .787 370 68 77 456
8 Pat Riley G-F 6-4 205 27 55 801 167 390 .428 65 82 .793 65 81 126 399
9 Jim Price G 6-3 195 23 59 828 158 359 .440 60 73 .822 115 97 119 376
10 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 31 59 611 127 278 .457 39 58 .672 237 62 98 293
11 Travis Grant F 6-7 215 23 33 153 51 116 .440 23 26 .885 52 7 19 125
12 Bill Turner F 6-7 220 28 19 117 17 52 .327 4 7 .571 25 11 13 38
13 Flynn Robinson G 6-1 185 31 6 47 14 28 .500 6 8 .750 7 8 11 34
14 Leroy Ellis C-F 6-10 210 32 10 156 11 40 .275 4 5 .800 33 3 13 26
15 John Trapp F 6-7 210 27 5 35 3 12 .250 7 10 .700 14 2 10 13
16 Roger Brown C 6-11 225 22 1 5 0 0 1 3 .333 0 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 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 29 76 35.5 9.9 21.3 .464 4.1 4.9 .840 3.5 4.4 2.5 23.9
2 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 34 69 35.7 9.0 18.7 .479 4.9 6.1 .805 4.2 8.8 2.0 22.8
3 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 24 81 36.5 8.1 17.7 .458 2.8 3.3 .845 5.5 2.7 2.2 18.9
4 Happy Hairston F 6-7 225 30 28 33.5 5.6 11.7 .482 5.0 6.4 .787 13.2 2.4 2.8 16.3
5 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 36 82 43.2 5.2 7.1 .727 2.8 5.5 .510 18.6 4.5 2.3 13.2
6 Bill Bridges F-C 6-6 228 33 72 34.6 4.0 8.3 .479 1.8 2.6 .700 10.9 2.7 3.6 9.8
7 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 28 76 25.3 3.9 9.2 .430 1.2 1.4 .809 4.4 3.2 2.5 9.0
8 Pat Riley G-F 6-4 205 27 55 14.6 3.0 7.1 .428 1.2 1.5 .793 1.2 1.5 2.3 7.3
9 Jim Price G 6-3 195 23 59 14.0 2.7 6.1 .440 1.0 1.2 .822 1.9 1.6 2.0 6.4
10 Flynn Robinson G 6-1 185 31 6 7.8 2.3 4.7 .500 1.0 1.3 .750 1.2 1.3 1.8 5.7
11 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 31 59 10.4 2.2 4.7 .457 0.7 1.0 .672 4.0 1.1 1.7 5.0
12 Travis Grant F 6-7 215 23 33 4.6 1.5 3.5 .440 0.7 0.8 .885 1.6 0.2 0.6 3.8
13 John Trapp F 6-7 210 27 5 7.0 0.6 2.4 .250 1.4 2.0 .700 2.8 0.4 2.0 2.6
14 Leroy Ellis C-F 6-10 210 32 10 15.6 1.1 4.0 .275 0.4 0.5 .800 3.3 0.3 1.3 2.6
15 Bill Turner F 6-7 220 28 19 6.2 0.9 2.7 .327 0.2 0.4 .571 1.3 0.6 0.7 2.0
16 Roger Brown C 6-11 225 22 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0

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 Travis Grant F 6-7 215 23 33 153 12.0 27.3 .440 5.4 6.1 .885 12.2 1.6 4.5 29.4
2 Flynn Robinson G 6-1 185 31 6 47 10.7 21.4 .500 4.6 6.1 .750 5.4 6.1 8.4 26.0
3 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 29 76 2697 10.0 21.6 .464 4.2 5.0 .840 3.5 4.4 2.6 24.2
4 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 34 69 2460 9.0 18.9 .479 5.0 6.2 .805 4.2 8.9 2.0 23.0
5 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 24 81 2953 8.0 17.4 .458 2.7 3.2 .845 5.4 2.7 2.1 18.7
6 Pat Riley G-F 6-4 205 27 55 801 7.5 17.5 .428 2.9 3.7 .793 2.9 3.6 5.7 17.9
7 Happy Hairston F 6-7 225 30 28 939 6.1 12.6 .482 5.4 6.8 .787 14.2 2.6 3.0 17.5
8 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 31 59 611 7.5 16.4 .457 2.3 3.4 .672 14.0 3.7 5.8 17.3
9 Jim Price G 6-3 195 23 59 828 6.9 15.6 .440 2.6 3.2 .822 5.0 4.2 5.2 16.3
10 John Trapp F 6-7 210 27 5 35 3.1 12.3 .250 7.2 10.3 .700 14.4 2.1 10.3 13.4
11 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 28 76 1920 5.6 13.1 .430 1.7 2.1 .809 6.3 4.5 3.6 12.9
12 Bill Turner F 6-7 220 28 19 117 5.2 16.0 .327 1.2 2.2 .571 7.7 3.4 4.0 11.7
13 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 36 82 3542 4.3 6.0 .727 2.4 4.6 .510 15.5 3.7 1.9 11.0
14 Bill Bridges F-C 6-6 228 33 72 2491 4.1 8.6 .479 1.9 2.7 .700 11.3 2.8 3.8 10.2
15 Roger Brown C 6-11 225 22 1 5 0.0 0.0 7.2 21.6 .333 0.0 0.0 7.2 7.2
16 Leroy Ellis C-F 6-10 210 32 10 156 2.5 9.2 .275 0.9 1.2 .800 7.6 0.7 3.0 6.0

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 Bill Bridges F-C 6-6 228 33 72 2491 12.7 .518 .479 14.3 9.5
2 Bill Turner F 6-7 220 28 19 117 7.2 .345 .327 9.7 11.7
3 John Trapp F 6-7 210 27 5 35 9.5 .396 .250 18.2 6.6
4 Flynn Robinson G 6-1 185 31 6 47 20.8 .539 .500 6.8 26.2
5 Pat Riley G-F 6-4 205 27 55 801 11.4 .468 .428 3.7 13.7
6 Jim Price G 6-3 195 23 59 828 12.7 .481 .440 6.3 15.5
7 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 24 81 2953 14.8 .495 .458 6.9 10.3
8 Happy Hairston F 6-7 225 30 28 939 20.0 .561 .482 18.0 9.3
9 Travis Grant F 6-7 215 23 33 153 22.3 .490 .440 15.5 7.5
10 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 29 76 2697 18.8 .510 .464 4.4 18.4
11 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 28 76 1920 12.0 .461 .430 8.0 15.9
12 Leroy Ellis C-F 6-10 210 32 10 156 3.4 .308 .275 9.6 2.2
13 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 31 59 611 17.1 .483 .457 17.7 13.7
14 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 36 82 3542 19.1 .689 .727 19.6 12.5
15 Roger Brown C 6-11 225 22 1 5 -1.7 .379 0.0 0.0
16 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 34 69 2460 23.2 .533 .479 5.4 35.5

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 Jerry West G-F 6-2 175 34 17 638 151 336 99 127 76 132 49 401 .449 .780 37.5 23.6 4.5 7.8
2 Jim McMillian F 6-5 215 24 17 630 143 307 55 75 82 37 41 341 .466 .733 37.1 20.1 4.8 2.2
3 Gail Goodrich G 6-1 170 29 17 604 139 310 62 79 61 67 53 340 .448 .785 35.5 20.0 3.6 3.9
4 Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 275 36 17 801 64 116 49 98 383 60 48 177 .552 .500 47.1 10.4 22.5 3.5
5 Mel Counts C-F 7-0 230 31 17 327 61 133 32 41 104 28 51 154 .459 .780 19.2 9.1 6.1 1.6
6 Bill Bridges F-C 6-6 228 33 17 582 57 136 38 49 158 29 68 152 .419 .776 34.2 8.9 9.3 1.7
7 Keith Erickson F-G 6-5 195 28 17 404 66 147 15 22 59 30 52 147 .449 .682 23.8 8.6 3.5 1.8
8 Pat Riley G-F 6-4 205 27 7 53 9 27 0 0 5 7 10 18 .333 7.6 2.6 0.7 1.0
9 Travis Grant F 6-7 215 23 2 11 4 6 0 0 4 0 1 8 .667 5.5 4.0 2.0 0.0
10 Happy Hairston F 6-7 225 30 3 26 1 9 6 8 4 1 2 8 .111 .750 8.7 2.7 1.3 0.3
11 Jim Price G 6-3 195 23 3 16 3 11 0 0 4 2 2 6 .273 5.3 2.0 1.3 0.7
12 Bill Turner F 6-7 220 28 2 13 2 5 2 2 2 0 1 6 .400 1.000 6.5 3.0 1.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Gail Goodrich $180,000
2 Jim McMillian $150,000
3 Happy Hairston $135,000
4 Mel Counts *$80,000
5 Bill Bridges $75,000
6 Leroy Ellis $75,000
7 Travis Grant $75,000
8 Jim Price $75,000
9 Pat Riley $57,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)