1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers season

1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers season
Pacific Division Champions
Head coach	Jerry West
Arena	The Forum
Results Record 53–29 (.646) Place Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 1st (Western) Playoff finish West Conference Finals (eliminated 0-4) Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com < 1975–76 1977–78 >

The 1976–77 NBA season was the Lakers' 29th season in the NBA and 17th season in Los Angeles.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	–	37–4	16–25	11–5
x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	4	35–6	14–27	10–6
x-Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	7	29–12	17–24	8–8
Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	13	27–14	13–28	6–10
Phoenix Suns	34	48	.415	19	26–15	8–33	5–11

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	–
2	y-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	3
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	4
4	x-Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	7
5	x-Detroit Pistons	44	38	.537	9
6	x-Chicago Bulls	44	38	.537	9
7	Kansas City Kings	40	42	.488	13
7	Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	13
9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	17
10	Phoenix Suns	34	48	.415	19
11	Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	23

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

The Lakers had a first round bye.

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Golden State Warriors: Lakers win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 115, Golden State 106
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 95, Golden State 86
• Game 3 @ Golden State: Golden State 109, Los Angeles 105
• Game 4 @ Golden State: Golden State 114, Los Angeles 103
• Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 112, Golden State 105
• Game 6 @ Golden State: Golden State 115, Los Angeles 106
• Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 97, Golden State 84

West Conference Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers: Blazers win series 4-0

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Portland 121, Los Angeles 109
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Portland 99, Los Angeles 97
• Game 3 @ Portland: Portland 102, Los Angeles 97
• Game 4 @ Portland: Portland 105, Los Angeles 101

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA First Team
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Star Game

References

See also

• 1976–77 NBA season

1976–77 NBA season by team 1976 NBA Draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions Eastern Atlantic Boston Buffalo N.Y. Knicks N.Y. Nets Philadelphia Central Atlanta Cleveland Houston New Orleans San Antonio Washington Western Midwest Chicago Denver Detroit Indiana Kansas City Milwaukee Pacific Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

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