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1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers season

January 01, 1970

The 1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise's 13th season in the NBA and first season in Los Angeles, following their off-season relocation from the Twin Cities of Minnesota.[1] The Lakers finished in second place in the NBA Western Division during the 1960–61 NBA season, with a record of 36–43, 15 games behind the St. Louis Hawks. The Lakers qualified for the Western Division playoffs, defeating the Detroit Pistons, three games to two in the semifinals, before losing again to the Hawks in the West Finals, four games to three.

1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachFred Schaus
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record36–43 (.456)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishDivision finals
(lost to Hawks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHJ-TV
RadioKHJ

Roster edit

1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 22 Baylor, Elgin (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle
C 14 Felix, Ray 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1930-12-10 Long Island
SF 20 Hawkins, Tom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1936-12-22 Notre Dame
SG 33 Hundley, Hot Rod 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1934-10-26 West Virginia
PF 54 Jolliff, Howie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1938-07-20 Ohio
C 32 Krebs, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1935-09-08 SMU
PF 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1937-11-11 Dartmouth
PG 21 Leonard, Slick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1932-07-17 Indiana
SG 11 Selvy, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1932-11-09 Furman
PG 44 West, Jerry (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-05-28 West Virginia
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 15, 1960

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-St. Louis Hawks 51 28 .646 – 29–5 15–20 7–3 25–14
x-Los Angeles Lakers 36 43 .456 15 16–12 8–20 12–11 19–20
x-Detroit Pistons 34 45 .430 17 20–11 3–19 11–15 18–21
Cincinnati Royals 33 46 .418 18 18–13 8–19 7–14 16–23
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents edit

1960–61 NBA records
Team BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston — 7–3 8–2 8–2 10–3 8–5 6–4 10–3
Cincinnati 3–7 — 2–11 8–5 8–2 2–8 6–7 4–6
Detroit 2–8 11–2 — 4–9 5–5 5–5 3–10 4–6
Los Angeles 2–8 5–8 9–4 — 7–3 2–8 5–8 6–4
New York 3–10 2–8 5–5 3–7 — 2–11 1–9 5–8
Philadelphia 5–8 8–2 5–5 8–2 11–2 — 3–7 6–7
St. Louis 4–6 7–6 10–3 8–5 9–1 7–3 — 6–4
Syracuse 3–10 6–4 6–4 4–6 8–5 7–6 4–6 —

Game log edit

1960–61 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 19 @ Cincinnati 123–140 Elgin Baylor (35) 0–1
2 October 22 @ St. Louis 96–112 Rudy LaRusso (28) 0–2
3 October 24 New York 111–101 Elgin Baylor (25) 0–3
4 October 25 New York 118–120 Elgin Baylor (36) 1–3
5 October 28 @ Philadelphia 120–122 Elgin Baylor (28) 1–4
6 October 29 @ Syracuse 118–125 Elgin Baylor (31) 1–5
7 November 2 N New York 96–106 Elgin Baylor (30) 2–5
8 November 5 Syracuse 110–112 Elgin Baylor (40) 3–5
9 November 6 N Syracuse 113–119 Hot Rod Hundley (29) 4–5
10 November 9 N Philadelphia 125–118 Elgin Baylor (40) 4–6
11 November 12 N Boston 124–131 Elgin Baylor (45) 4–7
12 November 15 @ New York 123–108 Elgin Baylor (71) 5–7
13 November 19 Detroit 122–130 Elgin Baylor (35) 6–7
14 November 20 N Detroit 135–131 Elgin Baylor (52) 7–7
15 November 22 N Cincinnati 133–118 Elgin Baylor (41) 8–7
16 November 23 @ Cincinnati 118–122 Elgin Baylor (37) 8–8
17 November 24 N Cincinnati 108–100 Elgin Baylor (33) 9–8
18 November 25 @ Detroit 141–128 (OT) Elgin Baylor (51) 10–8
19 November 26 @ St. Louis 113–126 Hot Rod Hundley (22) 10–9
20 November 27 Philadelphia 113–106 Jim Krebs (25) 10–10
21 November 28 Philadelphia 112–137 Elgin Baylor (42) 11–10
22 November 29 N Philadelphia 122–121 Hot Rod Hundley (30) 11–11
23 December 1 @ Philadelphia 114–117 Elgin Baylor (28) 11–12
24 December 2 @ Boston 120–117 Elgin Baylor (23) 12–12
25 December 4 Boston 113–103 Elgin Baylor (40) 12–13
26 December 5 Boston 123–101 Elgin Baylor (43) 12–14
27 December 7 @ Cincinnati 112–114 Elgin Baylor (25) 12–15
28 December 10 @ St. Louis 108–111 Elgin Baylor (34) 12–16
29 December 12 St. Louis 114–103 Jerry West (26) 12–17
30 December 14 St. Louis 113–124 Elgin Baylor (28) 13–17
31 December 16 @ Cincinnati 116–130 Elgin Baylor (34) 13–18
32 December 17 @ Boston 112–140 Elgin Baylor (29) 13–19
33 December 19 N Detroit 107–103 Elgin Baylor (39) 14–19
34 December 20 N Detroit 94–97 Elgin Baylor (37) 14–20
35 December 26 @ New York 112–119 Elgin Baylor (44) 14–21
36 December 28 @ Syracuse 113–115 Elgin Baylor (39) 14–22
37 December 29 N New York 95–111 Elgin Baylor (28) 15–22
38 December 30 @ St. Louis 99–107 Elgin Baylor (23) 15–23
39 January 1 @ Detroit 105–116 Elgin Baylor (39) 15–24
40 January 2 N Detroit 123–113 Elgin Baylor (46) 16–24
41 January 3 Boston 102–96 Elgin Baylor (40) 16–25
42 January 5 St. Louis 96–110 Elgin Baylor (26) 17–25
43 January 6 St. Louis 108–104 Elgin Baylor (27) 17–26
44 January 10 New York 104–117 Elgin Baylor (35) 18–26
45 January 11 New York 109–104 Elgin Baylor (39) 18–27
46 January 14 Cincinnati 114–123 Elgin Baylor (45) 19–27
47 January 15 Cincinnati 109–105 Elgin Baylor (37) 19–28
48 January 19 N Boston 103–106 Elgin Baylor (29) 19–29
49 January 21 @ Philadelphia 111–136 Elgin Baylor (27) 19–30
50 January 22 N Syracuse 112–109 Elgin Baylor (38) 19–31
51 January 24 Syracuse 107–116 Elgin Baylor (56) 20–31
52 January 25 Syracuse 112–117 Elgin Baylor (27) 21–31
53 January 29 Detroit 113–137 Elgin Baylor (34) 22–31
54 January 30 Detroit 116–117 Elgin Baylor (28) 23–31
55 January 31 N Detroit 112–121 Elgin Baylor (47) 23–32
56 February 2 N St. Louis 115–116 Rudy LaRusso (35) 24–32
57 February 5 @ Detroit 125–120 Elgin Baylor (45) 25–32
58 February 6 N Cincinnati 110–101 Elgin Baylor (35) 26–32
59 February 7 N Boston 95–96 Jerry West (29) 26–33
60 February 8 St. Louis 103–120 Tom Hawkins (32) 27–33
61 February 9 St. Louis 123–113 Elgin Baylor (45) 27–34
62 February 12 St. Louis 105–95 Elgin Baylor (31) 28–34
63 February 13 N Cincinnati 100–104 Elgin Baylor (31) 28–35
64 February 14 N Boston 93–113 Jerry West (21) 28–36
65 February 16 @ Detroit 129–106 Elgin Baylor (57) 29–36
66 February 18 @ New York 121–106 Baylor, Selvy (28) 30–36
67 February 19 @ Cincinnati 106–112 Rudy LaRusso (29) 30–37
68 February 20 N Syracuse 126–121 Elgin Baylor (45) 30–38
69 February 22 Boston 93–105 Elgin Baylor (38) 31–38
70 February 26 Philadelphia 116–121 Jerry West (38) 32–38
71 February 27 Philadelphia 113–88 Rudy LaRusso (26) 32–39
72 February 28 @ Philadelphia 108–123 Hot Rod Hundley (33) 32–40
73 March 1 N New York 107–144 Elgin Baylor (27) 33–40
74 March 2 N Syracuse 110–114 Elgin Baylor (34) 34–40
75 March 5 @ Syracuse 125–114 Elgin Baylor (37) 35–40
76 March 7 @ St. Louis 136–137 (2OT) Elgin Baylor (39) 35–41
77 March 8 @ Detroit 103–120 Baylor, West (20) 35–42
78 March 11 Cincinnati 108–105 Elgin Baylor (27) 35–43
79 March 12 Cincinnati 122–123 Elgin Baylor (49) 36–43

Playoffs edit

1961 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 14 Detroit W 120–102 Elgin Baylor (40) Ray Felix (21) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 1–0
2 March 15 Detroit W 127–118 Elgin Baylor (49) Elgin Baylor (21) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
4,253 		2–0
3 March 17 @ Detroit L 113–124 Elgin Baylor (26) — Detroit Olympia
3,422 		2–1
4 March 18 @ Detroit L 114–123 Elgin Baylor (47) — Detroit Olympia 2–2
5 March 19 Detroit W 137–120 Elgin Baylor (35) Baylor, Felix (15) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
3,705 		3–2
Division finals: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 21 @ St. Louis W 122–118 Elgin Baylor (44) Elgin Baylor (14) Kiel Auditorium
8,147 		1–0
2 March 22 @ St. Louis L 106–121 Elgin Baylor (35) Elgin Baylor (9) Kiel Auditorium
8,472 		1–1
3 March 24 St. Louis W 118–112 Elgin Baylor (25) Elgin Baylor (18) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
5,006 		2–1
4 March 25 St. Louis L 117–118 Jerry West (33) Elgin Baylor (15) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
4,923 		2–2
5 March 27 @ St. Louis W 121–112 Elgin Baylor (47) Elgin Baylor (20) Kiel Auditorium 3–2
6 March 29 St. Louis L 113–114 (OT) Elgin Baylor (39) Elgin Baylor (21) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,840 		3–3
7 April 1 @ St. Louis L 103–105 Elgin Baylor (39) Baylor, West (12) Kiel Auditorium– 3–4
1961 schedule

Awards and records edit

References edit

  1. ^ 1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers

January 01, 1970
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The 1960 61 Los Angeles Lakers season was the franchise s 13th season in the NBA and first season in Los Angeles following their off season relocation from the Twin Cities of Minnesota 1 The Lakers finished in second place in the NBA Western Division during the 1960 61 NBA season with a record of 36 43 15 games behind the St Louis Hawks The Lakers qualified for the Western Division playoffs defeating the Detroit Pistons three games to two in the semifinals before losing again to the Hawks in the West Finals four games to three 1960 61 Los Angeles Lakers seasonHead coachFred SchausArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports ArenaResultsRecord36 43 456 PlaceDivision 2nd Western Playoff finishDivision finals lost to Hawks 3 4 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionKHJ TVRadioKHJ lt 1959 60 1961 62 gt Contents 1 Roster 2 Regular season 2 1 Season standings 2 2 Record vs opponents 2 3 Game log 3 Playoffs 4 Awards and records 5 ReferencesRoster edit1960 61 Los Angeles Lakers rostervte Players Coaches Pos No Name Height Weight DOB From SF 22 Baylor Elgin C 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 225 lb 102 kg 1934 09 16 Seattle C 14 Felix Ray 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 220 lb 100 kg 1930 12 10 Long Island SF 20 Hawkins Tom 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg 1936 12 22 Notre Dame SG 33 Hundley Hot Rod 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 185 lb 84 kg 1934 10 26 West Virginia PF 54 Jolliff Howie 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 218 lb 99 kg 1938 07 20 Ohio C 32 Krebs Jim 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 230 lb 104 kg 1935 09 08 SMU PF 35 LaRusso Rudy 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 220 lb 100 kg 1937 11 11 Dartmouth PG 21 Leonard Slick 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 185 lb 84 kg 1932 07 17 Indiana SG 11 Selvy Frank 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 180 lb 82 kg 1932 11 09 Furman PG 44 West Jerry C 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 175 lb 79 kg 1938 05 28 West Virginia Head coach Fred Schaus Legend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction December 15 1960Regular season editSeason standings edit Western Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div x St Louis Hawks 51 28 646 29 5 15 20 7 3 25 14 x Los Angeles Lakers 36 43 456 15 16 12 8 20 12 11 19 20 x Detroit Pistons 34 45 430 17 20 11 3 19 11 15 18 21 Cincinnati Royals 33 46 418 18 18 13 8 19 7 14 16 23 x clinched playoff spot Record vs opponents edit 1960 61 NBA records Team BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI STL SYR Boston 7 3 8 2 8 2 10 3 8 5 6 4 10 3 Cincinnati 3 7 2 11 8 5 8 2 2 8 6 7 4 6 Detroit 2 8 11 2 4 9 5 5 5 5 3 10 4 6 Los Angeles 2 8 5 8 9 4 7 3 2 8 5 8 6 4 New York 3 10 2 8 5 5 3 7 2 11 1 9 5 8 Philadelphia 5 8 8 2 5 5 8 2 11 2 3 7 6 7 St Louis 4 6 7 6 10 3 8 5 9 1 7 3 6 4 Syracuse 3 10 6 4 6 4 4 6 8 5 7 6 4 6 Game log edit 1960 61 game log Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 October 19 Cincinnati 123 140 Elgin Baylor 35 0 1 2 October 22 St Louis 96 112 Rudy LaRusso 28 0 2 3 October 24 New York 111 101 Elgin Baylor 25 0 3 4 October 25 New York 118 120 Elgin Baylor 36 1 3 5 October 28 Philadelphia 120 122 Elgin Baylor 28 1 4 6 October 29 Syracuse 118 125 Elgin Baylor 31 1 5 7 November 2 N New York 96 106 Elgin Baylor 30 2 5 8 November 5 Syracuse 110 112 Elgin Baylor 40 3 5 9 November 6 N Syracuse 113 119 Hot Rod Hundley 29 4 5 10 November 9 N Philadelphia 125 118 Elgin Baylor 40 4 6 11 November 12 N Boston 124 131 Elgin Baylor 45 4 7 12 November 15 New York 123 108 Elgin Baylor 71 5 7 13 November 19 Detroit 122 130 Elgin Baylor 35 6 7 14 November 20 N Detroit 135 131 Elgin Baylor 52 7 7 15 November 22 N Cincinnati 133 118 Elgin Baylor 41 8 7 16 November 23 Cincinnati 118 122 Elgin Baylor 37 8 8 17 November 24 N Cincinnati 108 100 Elgin Baylor 33 9 8 18 November 25 Detroit 141 128 OT Elgin Baylor 51 10 8 19 November 26 St Louis 113 126 Hot Rod Hundley 22 10 9 20 November 27 Philadelphia 113 106 Jim Krebs 25 10 10 21 November 28 Philadelphia 112 137 Elgin Baylor 42 11 10 22 November 29 N Philadelphia 122 121 Hot Rod Hundley 30 11 11 23 December 1 Philadelphia 114 117 Elgin Baylor 28 11 12 24 December 2 Boston 120 117 Elgin Baylor 23 12 12 25 December 4 Boston 113 103 Elgin Baylor 40 12 13 26 December 5 Boston 123 101 Elgin Baylor 43 12 14 27 December 7 Cincinnati 112 114 Elgin Baylor 25 12 15 28 December 10 St Louis 108 111 Elgin Baylor 34 12 16 29 December 12 St Louis 114 103 Jerry West 26 12 17 30 December 14 St Louis 113 124 Elgin Baylor 28 13 17 31 December 16 Cincinnati 116 130 Elgin Baylor 34 13 18 32 December 17 Boston 112 140 Elgin Baylor 29 13 19 33 December 19 N Detroit 107 103 Elgin Baylor 39 14 19 34 December 20 N Detroit 94 97 Elgin Baylor 37 14 20 35 December 26 New York 112 119 Elgin Baylor 44 14 21 36 December 28 Syracuse 113 115 Elgin Baylor 39 14 22 37 December 29 N New York 95 111 Elgin Baylor 28 15 22 38 December 30 St Louis 99 107 Elgin Baylor 23 15 23 39 January 1 Detroit 105 116 Elgin Baylor 39 15 24 40 January 2 N Detroit 123 113 Elgin Baylor 46 16 24 41 January 3 Boston 102 96 Elgin Baylor 40 16 25 42 January 5 St Louis 96 110 Elgin Baylor 26 17 25 43 January 6 St Louis 108 104 Elgin Baylor 27 17 26 44 January 10 New York 104 117 Elgin Baylor 35 18 26 45 January 11 New York 109 104 Elgin Baylor 39 18 27 46 January 14 Cincinnati 114 123 Elgin Baylor 45 19 27 47 January 15 Cincinnati 109 105 Elgin Baylor 37 19 28 48 January 19 N Boston 103 106 Elgin Baylor 29 19 29 49 January 21 Philadelphia 111 136 Elgin Baylor 27 19 30 50 January 22 N Syracuse 112 109 Elgin Baylor 38 19 31 51 January 24 Syracuse 107 116 Elgin Baylor 56 20 31 52 January 25 Syracuse 112 117 Elgin Baylor 27 21 31 53 January 29 Detroit 113 137 Elgin Baylor 34 22 31 54 January 30 Detroit 116 117 Elgin Baylor 28 23 31 55 January 31 N Detroit 112 121 Elgin Baylor 47 23 32 56 February 2 N St Louis 115 116 Rudy LaRusso 35 24 32 57 February 5 Detroit 125 120 Elgin Baylor 45 25 32 58 February 6 N Cincinnati 110 101 Elgin Baylor 35 26 32 59 February 7 N Boston 95 96 Jerry West 29 26 33 60 February 8 St Louis 103 120 Tom Hawkins 32 27 33 61 February 9 St Louis 123 113 Elgin Baylor 45 27 34 62 February 12 St Louis 105 95 Elgin Baylor 31 28 34 63 February 13 N Cincinnati 100 104 Elgin Baylor 31 28 35 64 February 14 N Boston 93 113 Jerry West 21 28 36 65 February 16 Detroit 129 106 Elgin Baylor 57 29 36 66 February 18 New York 121 106 Baylor Selvy 28 30 36 67 February 19 Cincinnati 106 112 Rudy LaRusso 29 30 37 68 February 20 N Syracuse 126 121 Elgin Baylor 45 30 38 69 February 22 Boston 93 105 Elgin Baylor 38 31 38 70 February 26 Philadelphia 116 121 Jerry West 38 32 38 71 February 27 Philadelphia 113 88 Rudy LaRusso 26 32 39 72 February 28 Philadelphia 108 123 Hot Rod Hundley 33 32 40 73 March 1 N New York 107 144 Elgin Baylor 27 33 40 74 March 2 N Syracuse 110 114 Elgin Baylor 34 34 40 75 March 5 Syracuse 125 114 Elgin Baylor 37 35 40 76 March 7 St Louis 136 137 2OT Elgin Baylor 39 35 41 77 March 8 Detroit 103 120 Baylor West 20 35 42 78 March 11 Cincinnati 108 105 Elgin Baylor 27 35 43 79 March 12 Cincinnati 122 123 Elgin Baylor 49 36 43Playoffs edit1961 playoff game log Division semifinals 3 2 home 3 0 road 0 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds LocationAttendance Series 1 March 14 Detroit W 120 102 Elgin Baylor 40 Ray Felix 21 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 1 0 2 March 15 Detroit W 127 118 Elgin Baylor 49 Elgin Baylor 21 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena4 253 2 0 3 March 17 Detroit L 113 124 Elgin Baylor 26 Detroit Olympia3 422 2 1 4 March 18 Detroit L 114 123 Elgin Baylor 47 Detroit Olympia 2 2 5 March 19 Detroit W 137 120 Elgin Baylor 35 Baylor Felix 15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena3 705 3 2 Division finals 3 4 home 1 2 road 2 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds LocationAttendance Series 1 March 21 St Louis W 122 118 Elgin Baylor 44 Elgin Baylor 14 Kiel Auditorium8 147 1 0 2 March 22 St Louis L 106 121 Elgin Baylor 35 Elgin Baylor 9 Kiel Auditorium8 472 1 1 3 March 24 St Louis W 118 112 Elgin Baylor 25 Elgin Baylor 18 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena5 006 2 1 4 March 25 St Louis L 117 118 Jerry West 33 Elgin Baylor 15 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena4 923 2 2 5 March 27 St Louis W 121 112 Elgin Baylor 47 Elgin Baylor 20 Kiel Auditorium 3 2 6 March 29 St Louis L 113 114 OT Elgin Baylor 39 Elgin Baylor 21 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena14 840 3 3 7 April 1 St Louis L 103 105 Elgin Baylor 39 Baylor West 12 Kiel Auditorium 3 4 1961 scheduleAwards and records editElgin Baylor All NBA First Team Elgin Baylor NBA All Star Game Jerry West NBA All Star Game Rod Hundley NBA All Star GameReferences edit 1960 61 Los Angeles Lakers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1960 61 Los Angeles Lakers season amp oldid 1198611259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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