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53-29, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 106.9 points per game, Allowed 104.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 48-34)
Coached by Jerry West (53-29)
Arena: The Forum ▪ Attendance: 501,434 (7th of 22)
SRS: 2.65 (5th of 22) ▪ Pace Factor: 104.7 (17th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 101.4 (5th of 22) ▪ Defensive Rating: 98.9 (10th of 22)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (4-0) versus Portland Trail Blazers
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Golden State Warriors
1976-77 Statistics ▪ Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Oct 21, 1976 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 97 | 102 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Fri, Oct 22, 1976 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 103 | 84 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sun, Oct 24, 1976 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 95 | 100 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Oct 26, 1976 | @ | Kansas City Kings | L | OT | 115 | 117 | 1 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Fri, Oct 29, 1976 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 118 | 101 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 6 | Sun, Oct 31, 1976 | Detroit Pistons | W | 121 | 101 | 3 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 7 | Fri, Nov 5, 1976 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 121 | 126 | 3 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 8 | Sun, Nov 7, 1976 | Kansas City Kings | W | 107 | 96 | 4 | 4 | W 1 | |||
| 9 | Tue, Nov 9, 1976 | @ | Buffalo Braves | L | OT | 116 | 121 | 4 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Wed, Nov 10, 1976 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 112 | 117 | 4 | 6 | L 2 | ||
| 11 | Fri, Nov 12, 1976 | Indiana Pacers | W | 117 | 106 | 5 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 12 | Sun, Nov 14, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 95 | 97 | 5 | 7 | L 1 | |||
| 13 | Fri, Nov 19, 1976 | Golden State Warriors | W | 121 | 99 | 6 | 7 | W 1 | |||
| 14 | Sun, Nov 21, 1976 | New York Nets | W | 96 | 91 | 7 | 7 | W 2 | |||
| 15 | Tue, Nov 23, 1976 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 117 | 114 | 8 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Nov 24, 1976 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 112 | 122 | 8 | 8 | L 1 | ||
| 17 | Fri, Nov 26, 1976 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 99 | 96 | 9 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 18 | Sun, Nov 28, 1976 | Chicago Bulls | W | 103 | 84 | 10 | 8 | W 2 | |||
| 19 | Tue, Nov 30, 1976 | Washington Bullets | W | 109 | 102 | 11 | 8 | W 3 | |||
| 20 | Fri, Dec 3, 1976 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 114 | 105 | 12 | 8 | W 4 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sat, Dec 4, 1976 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 114 | 116 | 12 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Tue, Dec 7, 1976 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 81 | 89 | 12 | 10 | L 2 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Dec 8, 1976 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 98 | 111 | 12 | 11 | L 3 | ||
| 24 | Fri, Dec 10, 1976 | Houston Rockets | W | 109 | 99 | 13 | 11 | W 1 | |||
| 25 | Sun, Dec 12, 1976 | Denver Nuggets | W | 112 | 83 | 14 | 11 | W 2 | |||
| 26 | Tue, Dec 14, 1976 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 104 | 106 | 14 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 27 | Wed, Dec 15, 1976 | @ | New Orleans Jazz | W | 115 | 105 | 15 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 28 | Fri, Dec 17, 1976 | Phoenix Suns | W | 118 | 105 | 16 | 12 | W 2 | |||
| 29 | Sat, Dec 18, 1976 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | W | OT | 115 | 111 | 17 | 12 | W 3 | |
| 30 | Sun, Dec 19, 1976 | Kansas City Kings | W | 103 | 92 | 18 | 12 | W 4 | |||
| 31 | Tue, Dec 21, 1976 | Buffalo Braves | W | 97 | 89 | 19 | 12 | W 5 | |||
| 32 | Sat, Dec 25, 1976 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 96 | 113 | 19 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 33 | Sun, Dec 26, 1976 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 107 | 99 | 20 | 13 | W 1 | |||
| 34 | Tue, Dec 28, 1976 | Boston Celtics | W | 134 | 105 | 21 | 13 | W 2 | |||
| 35 | Sun, Jan 2, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 104 | 99 | 22 | 13 | W 3 | |||
| 36 | Wed, Jan 5, 1977 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 94 | 117 | 22 | 14 | L 1 | ||
| 37 | Fri, Jan 7, 1977 | @ | New York Nets | W | 85 | 82 | 23 | 14 | W 1 | ||
| 38 | Sun, Jan 9, 1977 | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 124 | 118 | 24 | 14 | W 2 | ||
| 39 | Tue, Jan 11, 1977 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | OT | 101 | 99 | 25 | 14 | W 3 | |
| 40 | Fri, Jan 14, 1977 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | W | 109 | 106 | 26 | 14 | W 4 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 15, 1977 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 116 | 122 | 26 | 15 | L 1 | ||
| 42 | Tue, Jan 18, 1977 | @ | Kansas City Kings | W | 113 | 111 | 27 | 15 | W 1 | ||
| 43 | Fri, Jan 21, 1977 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 108 | 94 | 28 | 15 | W 2 | |||
| 44 | Sun, Jan 23, 1977 | Indiana Pacers | W | 121 | 104 | 29 | 15 | W 3 | |||
| 45 | Tue, Jan 25, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 120 | 109 | 30 | 15 | W 4 | |||
| 46 | Wed, Jan 26, 1977 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 103 | 118 | 30 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 47 | Fri, Jan 28, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 117 | 104 | 31 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 48 | Sun, Jan 30, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz | W | 101 | 99 | 32 | 16 | W 2 | |||
| 49 | Tue, Feb 1, 1977 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 136 | 115 | 33 | 16 | W 3 | |||
| 50 | Fri, Feb 4, 1977 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 98 | 99 | 33 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 51 | Sun, Feb 6, 1977 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 97 | 102 | 33 | 18 | L 2 | ||
| 52 | Tue, Feb 8, 1977 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 107 | 125 | 33 | 19 | L 3 | ||
| 53 | Wed, Feb 9, 1977 | @ | Buffalo Braves | W | 105 | 90 | 34 | 19 | W 1 | ||
| 54 | Fri, Feb 11, 1977 | Denver Nuggets | W | 117 | 109 | 35 | 19 | W 2 | |||
| 55 | Fri, Feb 18, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks | L | 101 | 111 | 35 | 20 | L 1 | |||
| 56 | Sun, Feb 20, 1977 | @ | Washington Bullets | W | 108 | 101 | 36 | 20 | W 1 | ||
| 57 | Tue, Feb 22, 1977 | @ | San Antonio Spurs | L | 103 | 135 | 36 | 21 | L 1 | ||
| 58 | Wed, Feb 23, 1977 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 101 | 102 | 36 | 22 | L 2 | ||
| 59 | Fri, Feb 25, 1977 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 104 | 102 | 37 | 22 | W 1 | |||
| 60 | Sun, Feb 27, 1977 | Houston Rockets | W | 106 | 101 | 38 | 22 | W 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Tue, Mar 1, 1977 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 92 | 90 | 39 | 22 | W 3 | ||
| 62 | Wed, Mar 2, 1977 | @ | Houston Rockets | L | 113 | 120 | 39 | 23 | L 1 | ||
| 63 | Fri, Mar 4, 1977 | Chicago Bulls | L | 99 | 114 | 39 | 24 | L 2 | |||
| 64 | Sun, Mar 6, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 104 | 99 | 40 | 24 | W 1 | |||
| 65 | Fri, Mar 11, 1977 | Washington Bullets | W | 94 | 91 | 41 | 24 | W 2 | |||
| 66 | Sun, Mar 13, 1977 | @ | New York Nets | W | 84 | 81 | 42 | 24 | W 3 | ||
| 67 | Mon, Mar 14, 1977 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 106 | 110 | 42 | 25 | L 1 | ||
| 68 | Tue, Mar 15, 1977 | @ | Denver Nuggets | L | 95 | 107 | 42 | 26 | L 2 | ||
| 69 | Fri, Mar 18, 1977 | Golden State Warriors | W | 98 | 85 | 43 | 26 | W 1 | |||
| 70 | Sun, Mar 20, 1977 | New Orleans Jazz | W | 100 | 95 | 44 | 26 | W 2 | |||
| 71 | Tue, Mar 22, 1977 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 86 | 102 | 44 | 27 | L 1 | ||
| 72 | Wed, Mar 23, 1977 | @ | Indiana Pacers | W | 105 | 97 | 45 | 27 | W 1 | ||
| 73 | Fri, Mar 25, 1977 | Phoenix Suns | W | 118 | 93 | 46 | 27 | W 2 | |||
| 74 | Sat, Mar 26, 1977 | @ | Phoenix Suns | W | 109 | 102 | 47 | 27 | W 3 | ||
| 75 | Sun, Mar 27, 1977 | Buffalo Braves | W | 92 | 89 | 48 | 27 | W 4 | |||
| 76 | Tue, Mar 29, 1977 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 100 | 97 | 49 | 27 | W 5 | |||
| 77 | Fri, Apr 1, 1977 | San Antonio Spurs | W | 107 | 102 | 50 | 27 | W 6 | |||
| 78 | Sun, Apr 3, 1977 | Detroit Pistons | W | OT | 115 | 107 | 51 | 27 | W 7 | ||
| 79 | Tue, Apr 5, 1977 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 103 | 132 | 51 | 28 | L 1 | ||
| 80 | Fri, Apr 8, 1977 | New York Nets | W | 124 | 100 | 52 | 28 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Sat, Apr 9, 1977 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 116 | 145 | 52 | 29 | L 1 | ||
| 82 | Sun, Apr 10, 1977 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 113 | 104 | 53 | 29 | W 1 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Apr 20, 1977 | Golden State Warriors | W | 115 | 106 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Fri, Apr 22, 1977 | Golden State Warriors | W | 95 | 86 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |||
| 3 | Sun, Apr 24, 1977 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 105 | 109 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Apr 26, 1977 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 103 | 114 | 2 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 5 | Fri, Apr 29, 1977 | Golden State Warriors | W | 112 | 105 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | |||
| 6 | Sun, May 1, 1977 | @ | Golden State Warriors | L | 106 | 115 | 3 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Wed, May 4, 1977 | Golden State Warriors | W | 97 | 84 | 4 | 3 | W 1 | |||
| 8 | Fri, May 6, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 109 | 121 | 4 | 4 | L 1 | |||
| 9 | Sun, May 8, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 97 | 99 | 4 | 5 | L 2 | |||
| 10 | Tue, May 10, 1977 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 97 | 102 | 4 | 6 | L 3 | ||
| 11 | Fri, May 13, 1977 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 101 | 105 | 4 | 7 | L 4 |