1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers season

1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division Champions
Head coach	Bill Sharman
Arena	The Forum
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals (Eliminated by Bucks 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1973-74 NBA season was the Lakers' 26th season in the NBA and 14th season in Los Angeles.^[1] Having lost to the New York Knicks in the previous season's NBA Finals, the Lakers would make it to the NBA Playoffs, posting a 47-35 record, only to lose to the Milwaukee Bucks in five games.

Following the season, Jerry West retired after 14 seasons with the Lakers. He would later return to the Lakers as the head coach from 1976 to 1979.

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
6.0 !C	31	Counts, Mel	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1941-10-16	Oregon State
1.5 !G	25	Goodrich, Gail	7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1943-04-23	UCLA
4.0 !F	52	Hairston, Happy	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1942-05-31	New York
5.5 !F/C	42	Hawkins, Connie	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1942-07-17	Iowa
2.5 !G/F	32	Hawthorne, Nate	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1950-01-15	Southern Illinois
1.0 !PG	15	Price, Jim	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)		Louisville
1.5 !G	12	Riley, Pat	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1945-03-20	Kentucky
6.0 !C	3	Smith, Elmore	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1949-05-09	Kentucky State
1.5 !G	44	West, Jerry	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1938-05-28	West Virginia

Head coach

Bill Sharman

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	–	30–11	17–24	–	14–12
Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	3	23–18	20–20	1–0	15–11
Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	11	22–19	14–27	–	12–14
Phoenix Suns	30	52	.366	17	24–17	6–34	0–1	11–15
Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	20	22–19	5–34	0–2	13–13

#	Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	–
2	x-Chicago Bulls	54	28	.659	5
3	x-Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	7
4	y-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	12

5	Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	15
6	Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	23
7	Kansas City–Omaha Kings	33	49	.402	26
8	Phoenix Suns	30	52	.366	29
9	Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	32

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1973–74 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CAP	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCO	LAL	MIL	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA
Atlanta	—	1–5	2–4	4–4	1–3	4–3	0–4	1–3	5–2	1–3	4–0	1–3	1–5	3–3	1–3	2–2	4–0
Boston	5–1	—	5–2	2–4	2–2	4–2	3–1	3–1	4–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	5–2	7–1	3–1	4–0	2–2
Buffalo	4–2	2–5	—	3–3	1–3	5–1	1–3	1–3	4–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–4	6–1	3–1	3–1	2–2
Capital	4–4	4–2	3–3	—	1–3	6–1	2–2	3–1	4–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–3	4–2	2–2	3–1	2–2
Chicago	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	—	4–0	5–2	4–2	4–0	5–2	1–5	3–3	2–2	3–1	4–2	4–2	4–2
Cleveland	3–4	2–4	1–5	1–6	0–4	—	2–2	0–4	4–4	0–4	3–1	0–4	1–5	5–1	1–3	4–0	2–2
Detroit	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–5	2–2	—	5–1	3–1	4–2	4–2	3–4	1–3	2–2	6–0	5–1	5–1
Golden State	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–4	4–0	1–5	—	4–0	3–3	4–2	3–3	1–3	3–1	5–2	3–4	3–3
Houston	2–5	2–4	2–4	3–4	0–4	4–4	1–3	0–4	—	2–2	2–2	0–4	4–2	4–2	2–2	3–1	1–3
Kansas City-Omaha	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–5	4–0	2–4	3–3	2–2	—	1–5	0–7	1–3	1–3	4–2	4–2	2–4
Los Angeles	0–4	2–2	4–0	2–2	5–1	1–3	2–4	2–4	2–2	5–1	—	4–2	2–2	4–0	4–2	4–3	4–3
Milwaukee	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–3	4–0	4–3	3–3	4–0	7–0	2–4	—	2–2	4–0	5–1	6–0	4–2
New York	5–1	2–5	4–4	3–3	2–2	5–1	3–1	3–1	2–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	—	4–3	3–1	2–2	4–0
Philadelphia	3–3	1–7	1–6	2–4	1–3	1–5	2–2	1–3	2–4	3–1	0–4	0–4	3–4	—	3–1	2–2	0–4
Phoenix	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–4	3–1	0–6	2–5	2–2	2–4	2–4	1–5	1–3	1–3	—	3–3	4–3
Portland	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–4	0–4	1–5	4–3	1–3	2–4	3–4	0–6	2–2	2–2	3–3	—	3–3
Seattle	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–4	2–2	1–5	3–3	3–1	4–2	3–4	2–4	0–4	4–0	3–4	3–3	—

Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (4) Los Angeles Lakers: Bucks win series 4-1
Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 99, Los Angeles 95
Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 109, Los Angeles 90
Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 98, Milwaukee 96
Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Milwaukee 112, Los Angeles 90
Game 5 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 114, Los Angeles 92

Awards and records

Gail Goodrich, All-NBA First Team
Gail Goodrich, NBA All-Star Game
Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game

References

↑ 1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers

1973–74 NBA season by team

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Atlantic	Boston Buffalo New York Philadelphia
Central	Atlanta Capital Cleveland Houston

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Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

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