1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Statistics

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47-35, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill Sharman (47-35)

PTS/G: 109.2 (3rd of 17) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 108.3 (12th of 17)
SRS: 0.85 (8th of 17) ▪ Pace: 111.7 (1st of 17)
Off Rtg: 97.4 (11th of 17) ▪ Def Rtg: 96.6 (7th of 17)
Expected W-L: 43-39 (8th of 17)

Arena: The Forum ▪ Attendance: 603,145 (2nd of 17)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Milwaukee Bucks

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Roster

No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Exp	College
32	Bill Bridges	F-C	6-6	228	April 4, 1939	11	University of Kansas
31	Mel Counts	C-F	7-0	230	October 16, 1941	9	Oregon State University
25	Gail Goodrich	G	6-1	170	April 23, 1943	8	University of California, Los Angeles
33	Travis Grant	F	6-7	215	January 1, 1950	1	Kentucky State University
52	Happy Hairston	F	6-7	225	May 31, 1942	9	New York University
42	Connie Hawkins	F-C	6-8	210	July 17, 1942	6	University of Iowa
20	Nate Hawthorne	G	6-4	190	January 15, 1950	R	Southern Illinois University
34	Stan Love	F	6-9	215	April 9, 1949	2	University of Oregon
15	Jim Price	G	6-3	195	November 27, 1949	1	University of Louisville
12	Pat Riley	G-F	6-4	205	March 20, 1945	6	University of Kentucky
3	Elmore Smith	C	7-0	250	May 9, 1949	2	Kentucky State University
24	Kermit Washington	F-C	6-8	230	September 17, 1951	R	American University
44	Jerry West	G	6-2	175	May 28, 1938	13	West Virginia University

Team and Opponent Statistics

	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	PTS/G
Team	82	19755	3536	7803	.453	1879	2443	.769	1365	2970	4335	2179	794	653	1913	2032	8951	109.2
Lg Rank		6	10	5	12	1	1	10	3	3	3	4	3	1	17	6	3	3
Opponent	82	19755	3667	8364	.438	1546	2044	.756	1525	2786	4311	2061	797	430	1719	2135	8880	108.3
Lg Rank		6	16	17	2	8	9	3	17	12	16	11	13	14	9	16	12	12

Totals

Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1	Gail Goodrich	30	82	3061	784	1773	.442	508	588	.864	95	155	250	427	126	12	227	2076
2	Jim Price	24	82	2628	538	1197	.449	187	234	.799	120	258	378	369	157	29	229	1263
3	Happy Hairston	31	77	2634	385	759	.507	343	445	.771	335	705	1040	208	64	17	264	1113
4	Elmore Smith	24	81	2922	434	949	.457	147	249	.590	204	702	906	150	71	393	309	1015
5	Connie Hawkins	31	71	2538	368	733	.502	173	224	.772	162	360	522	379	105	78	203	909
6	Pat Riley	28	72	1361	287	667	.430	110	144	.764	38	90	128	148	54	3	173	684
7	Jerry West	35	31	967	232	519	.447	165	198	.833	30	86	116	206	81	23	80	629
8	Bill Bridges	34	65	1812	216	513	.421	116	164	.707	193	306	499	148	58	31	219	548
9	Stan Love	24	51	698	119	278	.428	49	64	.766	54	116	170	48	28	20	132	287
10	Kermit Washington	22	45	400	73	151	.483	26	49	.531	62	85	147	19	21	18	77	172
11	Mel Counts	32	45	499	61	167	.365	24	33	.727	56	90	146	54	20	23	85	146
12	Nate Hawthorne	24	33	229	38	93	.409	30	48	.625	16	16	32	23	9	6	33	106
13	Travis Grant	24	3	6	1	4	.250	1	3	.333	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3

Per Game

Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1	Gail Goodrich	30	82	37.3	9.6	21.6	.442	6.2	7.2	.864	1.2	1.9	3.0	5.2	1.5	0.1	2.8	25.3
2	Jerry West	35	31	31.2	7.5	16.7	.447	5.3	6.4	.833	1.0	2.8	3.7	6.6	2.6	0.7	2.6	20.3
3	Jim Price	24	82	32.0	6.6	14.6	.449	2.3	2.9	.799	1.5	3.1	4.6	4.5	1.9	0.4	2.8	15.4
4	Happy Hairston	31	77	34.2	5.0	9.9	.507	4.5	5.8	.771	4.4	9.2	13.5	2.7	0.8	0.2	3.4	14.5
5	Connie Hawkins	31	71	35.7	5.2	10.3	.502	2.4	3.2	.772	2.3	5.1	7.4	5.3	1.5	1.1	2.9	12.8
6	Elmore Smith	24	81	36.1	5.4	11.7	.457	1.8	3.1	.590	2.5	8.7	11.2	1.9	0.9	4.9	3.8	12.5
7	Pat Riley	28	72	18.9	4.0	9.3	.430	1.5	2.0	.764	0.5	1.3	1.8	2.1	0.8	0.0	2.4	9.5
8	Bill Bridges	34	65	27.9	3.3	7.9	.421	1.8	2.5	.707	3.0	4.7	7.7	2.3	0.9	0.5	3.4	8.4
9	Stan Love	24	51	13.7	2.3	5.5	.428	1.0	1.3	.766	1.1	2.3	3.3	0.9	0.5	0.4	2.6	5.6
10	Kermit Washington	22	45	8.9	1.6	3.4	.483	0.6	1.1	.531	1.4	1.9	3.3	0.4	0.5	0.4	1.7	3.8
11	Mel Counts	32	45	11.1	1.4	3.7	.365	0.5	0.7	.727	1.2	2.0	3.2	1.2	0.4	0.5	1.9	3.2
12	Nate Hawthorne	24	33	6.9	1.2	2.8	.409	0.9	1.5	.625	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.2	1.0	3.2
13	Travis Grant	24	3	2.0	0.3	1.3	.250	0.3	1.0	.333	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0

Per 36 Minutes

Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1	Gail Goodrich	30	82	3061	9.2	20.9	.442	6.0	6.9	.864	1.1	1.8	2.9	5.0	1.5	0.1	2.7	24.4
2	Jerry West	35	31	967	8.6	19.3	.447	6.1	7.4	.833	1.1	3.2	4.3	7.7	3.0	0.9	3.0	23.4
3	Pat Riley	28	72	1361	7.6	17.6	.430	2.9	3.8	.764	1.0	2.4	3.4	3.9	1.4	0.1	4.6	18.1
4	Travis Grant	24	3	6	6.0	24.0	.250	6.0	18.0	.333	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	18.0
5	Jim Price	24	82	2628	7.4	16.4	.449	2.6	3.2	.799	1.6	3.5	5.2	5.1	2.2	0.4	3.1	17.3
6	Nate Hawthorne	24	33	229	6.0	14.6	.409	4.7	7.5	.625	2.5	2.5	5.0	3.6	1.4	0.9	5.2	16.7
7	Kermit Washington	22	45	400	6.6	13.6	.483	2.3	4.4	.531	5.6	7.7	13.2	1.7	1.9	1.6	6.9	15.5
8	Happy Hairston	31	77	2634	5.3	10.4	.507	4.7	6.1	.771	4.6	9.6	14.2	2.8	0.9	0.2	3.6	15.2
9	Stan Love	24	51	698	6.1	14.3	.428	2.5	3.3	.766	2.8	6.0	8.8	2.5	1.4	1.0	6.8	14.8
10	Connie Hawkins	31	71	2538	5.2	10.4	.502	2.5	3.2	.772	2.3	5.1	7.4	5.4	1.5	1.1	2.9	12.9
11	Elmore Smith	24	81	2922	5.3	11.7	.457	1.8	3.1	.590	2.5	8.6	11.2	1.8	0.9	4.8	3.8	12.5
12	Bill Bridges	34	65	1812	4.3	10.2	.421	2.3	3.3	.707	3.8	6.1	9.9	2.9	1.2	0.6	4.4	10.9
13	Mel Counts	32	45	499	4.4	12.0	.365	1.7	2.4	.727	4.0	6.5	10.5	3.9	1.4	1.7	6.1	10.5

Advanced

Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1	Happy Hairston	31	77	2634	17.2	.583	.507	12.1	23.5	18.0	10.5	1.0	0.3	95	5.6	3.7	9.3	.170
2	Gail Goodrich	30	82	3061	18.5	.511	.442	3.0	4.5	3.7	21.8	1.8	0.2	101	5.9	1.9	7.8	.122
3	Connie Hawkins	31	71	2538	15.5	.547	.502	6.1	12.5	9.4	19.9	1.8	1.5	97	3.8	2.9	6.7	.127
4	Elmore Smith	24	81	2922	14.5	.479	.457	6.6	21.1	14.2	6.9	1.0	6.4	92	0.5	5.4	5.9	.097
5	Jim Price	24	82	2628	15.5	.486	.449	4.3	8.6	6.6	20.3	2.6	0.5	97	2.2	2.8	5.0	.091
6	Jerry West	35	31	967	22.4	.519	.447	3.0	7.8	5.5	32.5	3.6	1.1	95	1.9	1.3	3.2	.159
7	Bill Bridges	34	65	1812	11.6	.468	.421	10.1	14.8	12.6	10.5	1.4	0.8	97	0.8	2.0	2.8	.074
8	Pat Riley	28	72	1361	12.3	.468	.430	2.7	5.8	4.3	15.9	1.7	0.1	101	0.2	0.9	1.1	.040
9	Kermit Washington	22	45	400	15.6	.498	.483	14.8	18.7	16.8	6.7	2.3	2.1	93	0.2	0.7	0.8	.099
10	Stan Love	24	51	698	11.9	.469	.428	7.4	14.6	11.1	9.5	1.7	1.4	96	-0.1	0.9	0.7	.051
11	Mel Counts	32	45	499	11.4	.402	.365	10.7	15.9	13.4	14.0	1.7	2.2	95	-0.4	0.7	0.3	.031
12	Nate Hawthorne	24	33	229	12.8	.464	.409	6.7	6.1	6.4	13.8	1.7	1.2	100	0.0	0.2	0.1	.030
13	Travis Grant	24	3	6	-1.5	.282	.250	0.0	14.6	7.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	100	-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.386

Playoffs

			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Rk	Player	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	30	5	189	35	90			28	33	7	16	30	7	1		7	98	.389		.848	37.8	19.6	3.2	6.0
2	Elmore Smith	24	5	171	42	88			12	17	19	53	6	7	8		20	96	.477		.706	34.2	19.2	10.6	1.2
3	Jim Price	24	5	161	25	66			9	13	8	19	13	7	0		21	59	.379		.692	32.2	11.8	3.8	2.6
4	Connie Hawkins	31	5	172	21	60			12	15	14	40	16	7	1		13	54	.350		.800	34.4	10.8	8.0	3.2
5	Happy Hairston	31	5	172	15	36			16	18	15	52	19	5	1		8	46	.417		.889	34.4	9.2	10.4	3.8
6	Pat Riley	28	5	106	18	50			3	4	3	6	10	4	0		11	39	.360		.750	21.2	7.8	1.2	2.0
7	Bill Bridges	34	5	144	12	41			6	13	14	30	6	7	0		19	30	.293		.462	28.8	6.0	6.0	1.2
8	Kermit Washington	22	3	14	5	11			5	7	9	10	1	1	0		0	15	.455		.714	4.7	5.0	3.3	0.3
9	Mel Counts	32	4	34	6	12			0	0	2	6	2	2	2		3	12	.500			8.5	3.0	1.5	0.5
10	Nate Hawthorne	24	3	14	1	7			4	5	2	2	2	1	1		0	6	.143		.800	4.7	2.0	0.7	0.7
11	Stan Love	24	2	9	2	3			2	3	1	3	1	1	0		0	6	.667		.667	4.5	3.0	1.5	0.5
12	Jerry West	35	1	14	2	9			0	0	0	2	1	0	0		1	4	.222			14.0	4.0	2.0	1.0

Playoffs Advanced

Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1	Elmore Smith	24	5	171	19.7	.503	.477	9.6	20.9	14.7	6.7	1.9	2.4	99	0.2	0.1	0.4	.100
2	Happy Hairston	31	5	172	14.9	.524	.417	7.5	22.6	14.3	16.3	1.3	0.3	101	0.2	0.1	0.3	.084
3	Gail Goodrich	30	5	189	17.3	.469	.389	3.2	5.0	4.0	27.3	1.7	0.3	106	0.2	0.0	0.2	.043
4	Stan Love	24	2	9	32.9	.694	.667	9.6	23.4	15.8	20.4	5.2	0.0	93	0.0	0.0	0.1	.307
5	Kermit Washington	22	3	14	48.8	.533	.455	55.5	7.5	33.9	17.4	3.3	0.0	102	0.1	0.0	0.1	.272
6	Connie Hawkins	31	5	172	12.0	.405	.350	7.0	15.9	11.0	14.4	1.9	0.3	102	-0.1	0.1	0.0	.001
7	Nate Hawthorne	24	3	14	15.9	.326	.143	12.3	0.0	6.8	20.5	3.3	3.7	102	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.124
8	Mel Counts	32	4	34	14.9	.500	.500	5.1	12.4	8.4	10.0	2.7	3.0	99	0.0	0.0	0.0	.067
9	Jim Price	24	5	161	9.8	.411	.379	4.3	7.2	5.6	13.2	2.0	0.0	105	-0.2	0.0	-0.1	-0.043
10	Jerry West	35	1	14	-1.6	.222	.222	0.0	15.0	6.8	11.5	0.0	0.0	106	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.302
11	Bill Bridges	34	5	144	6.3	.321	.293	8.4	11.7	9.9	6.1	2.3	0.0	103	-0.3	0.0	-0.2	-0.077
12	Pat Riley	28	5	106	8.1	.377	.360	2.4	3.0	2.7	15.8	1.7	0.0	107	-0.2	0.0	-0.2	-0.079

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