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1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats

Previous Season

Record: 47-35, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Bill Sharman (47-35)

Executive: Pete Newell

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) Net Rtg: +0.8 (8th of 17)

Expected W-L: 43-39 (8th of 17)

Arena: The Forum Attendance: 603,145 (1st of 2)

NBA 1974 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (1-4) versus Milwaukee Bucks (Series Stats)

Pacific Div Champs

Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster

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

Assistant Coaches and Staff

Team and Opponent Stats

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

Team Misc

Per Game

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

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Gail Goodrich	30	5		37.8	7.0	18.0	.389				7.0	18.0	.389	.389	5.6	6.6	.848	1.4	1.8	3.2	6.0	1.4	0.2		1.4	19.6
2	Happy Hairston	31	5		34.4	3.0	7.2	.417				3.0	7.2	.417	.417	3.2	3.6	.889	3.0	7.4	10.4	3.8	1.0	0.2		1.6	9.2
3	Connie Hawkins	31	5		34.4	4.2	12.0	.350				4.2	12.0	.350	.350	2.4	3.0	.800	2.8	5.2	8.0	3.2	1.4	0.2		2.6	10.8
4	Elmore Smith	24	5		34.2	8.4	17.6	.477				8.4	17.6	.477	.477	2.4	3.4	.706	3.8	6.8	10.6	1.2	1.4	1.6		4.0	19.2
5	Jim Price	24	5		32.2	5.0	13.2	.379				5.0	13.2	.379	.379	1.8	2.6	.692	1.6	2.2	3.8	2.6	1.4	0.0		4.2	11.8
6	Bill Bridges	34	5		28.8	2.4	8.2	.293				2.4	8.2	.293	.293	1.2	2.6	.462	2.8	3.2	6.0	1.2	1.4	0.0		3.8	6.0
7	Pat Riley	28	5		21.2	3.6	10.0	.360				3.6	10.0	.360	.360	0.6	0.8	.750	0.6	0.6	1.2	2.0	0.8	0.0		2.2	7.8
8	Jerry West	35	1		14.0	2.0	9.0	.222				2.0	9.0	.222	.222	0.0	0.0		0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0		1.0	4.0
9	Mel Counts	32	4		8.5	1.5	3.0	.500				1.5	3.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0		0.5	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.5		0.8	3.0
10	Nate Hawthorne	24	3		4.7	0.3	2.3	.143				0.3	2.3	.143	.143	1.3	1.7	.800	0.7	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.3		0.0	2.0
11	Kermit Washington	22	3		4.7	1.7	3.7	.455				1.7	3.7	.455	.455	1.7	2.3	.714	3.0	0.3	3.3	0.3	0.3	0.0		0.0	5.0
12	Stan Love	24	2		4.5	1.0	1.5	.667				1.0	1.5	.667	.667	1.0	1.5	.667	0.5	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.0		0.0	3.0

Totals

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Gail Goodrich	30	82		3061	784	1773	.442				784	1773	.442	.442	508	588	.864	95	155	250	427	126	12		227	2076
2	Elmore Smith	24	81		2922	434	949	.457				434	949	.457	.457	147	249	.590	204	702	906	150	71	393		309	1015
3	Happy Hairston	31	77		2634	385	759	.507				385	759	.507	.507	343	445	.771	335	705	1040	208	64	17		264	1113
4	Jim Price	24	82		2628	538	1197	.449				538	1197	.449	.449	187	234	.799	120	258	378	369	157	29		229	1263
5	Connie Hawkins	31	71		2538	368	733	.502				368	733	.502	.502	173	224	.772	162	360	522	379	105	78		203	909
6	Bill Bridges	34	65		1812	216	513	.421				216	513	.421	.421	116	164	.707	193	306	499	148	58	31		219	548
7	Pat Riley	28	72		1361	287	667	.430				287	667	.430	.430	110	144	.764	38	90	128	148	54	3		173	684
8	Jerry West	35	31		967	232	519	.447				232	519	.447	.447	165	198	.833	30	86	116	206	81	23		80	629
9	Stan Love	24	51		698	119	278	.428				119	278	.428	.428	49	64	.766	54	116	170	48	28	20		132	287
10	Mel Counts	32	45		499	61	167	.365				61	167	.365	.365	24	33	.727	56	90	146	54	20	23		85	146
11	Kermit Washington	22	45		400	73	151	.483				73	151	.483	.483	26	49	.531	62	85	147	19	21	18		77	172
12	Nate Hawthorne	24	33		229	38	93	.409				38	93	.409	.409	30	48	.625	16	16	32	23	9	6		33	106
13	Travis Grant	24	3		6	1	4	.250				1	4	.250	.250	1	3	.333	0	1	1	0	0	0		1	3
			82		19755	3536	7803	.453				3536	7803	.453	.453	1879	2443	.769	1365	2970	4335	2179	794	653	1913	2032	8951

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Gail Goodrich	30	5		189	35	90	.389				35	90	.389	.389	28	33	.848	7	9	16	30	7	1		7	98
2	Happy Hairston	31	5		172	15	36	.417				15	36	.417	.417	16	18	.889	15	37	52	19	5	1		8	46
3	Connie Hawkins	31	5		172	21	60	.350				21	60	.350	.350	12	15	.800	14	26	40	16	7	1		13	54
4	Elmore Smith	24	5		171	42	88	.477				42	88	.477	.477	12	17	.706	19	34	53	6	7	8		20	96
5	Jim Price	24	5		161	25	66	.379				25	66	.379	.379	9	13	.692	8	11	19	13	7	0		21	59
6	Bill Bridges	34	5		144	12	41	.293				12	41	.293	.293	6	13	.462	14	16	30	6	7	0		19	30
7	Pat Riley	28	5		106	18	50	.360				18	50	.360	.360	3	4	.750	3	3	6	10	4	0		11	39
8	Mel Counts	32	4		34	6	12	.500				6	12	.500	.500	0	0		2	4	6	2	2	2		3	12
9	Nate Hawthorne	24	3		14	1	7	.143				1	7	.143	.143	4	5	.800	2	0	2	2	1	1		0	6
10	Kermit Washington	22	3		14	5	11	.455				5	11	.455	.455	5	7	.714	9	1	10	1	1	0		0	15
11	Jerry West	35	1		14	2	9	.222				2	9	.222	.222	0	0		0	2	2	1	0	0		1	4
12	Stan Love	24	2		9	2	3	.667				2	3	.667	.667	2	3	.667	1	2	3	1	1	0		0	6

Advanced

Advanced Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48		OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	Gail Goodrich	30	82	3061	18.5	.511		.332	3.0	4.5	3.7	21.8	1.8	0.2				5.9	1.9	7.8	.122		1.7	-1.5	0.2	1.7
2	Elmore Smith	24	81	2922	14.5	.479		.262	6.6	21.1	14.2	6.9	1.0	6.4				0.5	5.4	5.9	.097		-1.4	2.5	1.1	2.3
3	Happy Hairston	31	77	2634	17.2	.583		.586	12.1	23.5	18.0	10.5	1.0	0.3				5.6	3.7	9.3	.170		1.4	-0.6	0.7	1.8
4	Jim Price	24	82	2628	15.5	.486		.195	4.3	8.6	6.6	20.3	2.6	0.5				2.2	2.8	5.0	.091		-0.2	0.4	0.2	1.5
5	Connie Hawkins	31	71	2538	15.5	.547		.306	6.1	12.5	9.4	19.9	1.8	1.5				3.8	2.9	6.7	.127		1.3	1.1	2.3	2.8
6	Bill Bridges	34	65	1812	11.6	.468		.320	10.1	14.8	12.6	10.5	1.4	0.8				0.8	2.0	2.8	.074		-1.5	-0.2	-1.7	0.2
7	Pat Riley	28	72	1361	12.3	.468		.216	2.7	5.8	4.3	15.9	1.7	0.1				0.2	0.9	1.1	.040		-2.7	-1.2	-3.9	-0.6
8	Jerry West	35	31	967	22.4	.519		.382	3.0	7.8	5.5	32.5	3.6	1.1				1.9	1.3	3.2	.159		3.3	1.4	4.7	1.6
9	Stan Love	24	51	698	11.9	.469		.230	7.4	14.6	11.1	9.5	1.7	1.4				-0.1	0.9	0.7	.051		-3.4	0.1	-3.4	-0.2
10	Mel Counts	32	45	499	11.4	.402		.198	10.7	15.9	13.4	14.0	1.7	2.2				-0.4	0.7	0.3	.031		-3.0	0.8	-2.2	0.0
11	Kermit Washington	22	45	400	15.6	.498		.325	14.8	18.7	16.8	6.7	2.3	2.1				0.2	0.7	0.8	.099		-1.8	0.1	-1.8	0.0
12	Nate Hawthorne	24	33	229	12.8	.464		.516	6.7	6.1	6.4	13.8	1.7	1.2				0.0	0.2	0.1	.030		-2.6	-0.6	-3.2	-0.1
13	Travis Grant	24	3	6	-1.5	.282		.750	0.0	14.6	7.6	0.0	0.0	0.0				-0.1	0.0	0.0	-0.386		-5.0	-0.3	-5.3	0.0

Advanced Table
Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%		OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48		OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
1	Gail Goodrich	30	5	189	17.3	.469		.367	3.2	5.0	4.0	27.3	1.7	0.3				0.2	0.0	0.2	.043		1.9	-0.7	1.2	0.2
2	Happy Hairston	31	5	172	14.9	.524		.500	7.5	22.6	14.3	16.3	1.3	0.3				0.2	0.1	0.3	.084		0.5	0.9	1.4	0.1
3	Connie Hawkins	31	5	172	12.0	.405		.250	7.0	15.9	11.0	14.4	1.9	0.3				-0.1	0.1	0.0	.001		-2.0	0.3	-1.7	0.0
4	Elmore Smith	24	5	171	19.7	.503		.193	9.6	20.9	14.7	6.7	1.9	2.4				0.2	0.1	0.4	.100		1.5	0.4	1.8	0.2
5	Jim Price	24	5	161	9.8	.411		.197	4.3	7.2	5.6	13.2	2.0	0.0				-0.2	0.0	-0.1	-0.043		-4.5	-0.2	-4.6	-0.1
6	Bill Bridges	34	5	144	6.3	.321		.317	8.4	11.7	9.9	6.1	2.3	0.0				-0.3	0.0	-0.2	-0.077		-5.6	-0.6	-6.1	-0.2
7	Pat Riley	28	5	106	8.1	.377		.080	2.4	3.0	2.7	15.8	1.7	0.0				-0.2	0.0	-0.2	-0.079		-4.4	-1.1	-5.5	-0.1
8	Mel Counts	32	4	34	14.9	.500		.000	5.1	12.4	8.4	10.0	2.7	3.0				0.0	0.0	0.0	.067		0.2	2.8	3.0	0.0
9	Nate Hawthorne	24	3	14	15.9	.326		.714	12.3	0.0	6.8	20.5	3.3	3.7				0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.124		1.2	0.2	1.4	0.0
10	Kermit Washington	22	3	14	48.8	.533		.636	55.5	7.5	33.9	17.4	3.3	0.0				0.1	0.0	0.1	.272		19.6	-4.4	15.2	0.1
11	Jerry West	35	1	14	-1.6	.222		.000	0.0	15.0	6.8	11.5	0.0	0.0				-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.302		-11.8	-4.6	-16.4	-0.1
12	Stan Love	24	2	9	32.9	.694		1.000	9.6	23.4	15.8	20.4	5.2	0.0				0.0	0.0	0.1	.307		9.4	5.9	15.3	0.0

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