1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers season

{{Infobox NBA season

| team = Los Angeles Lakers

| end_year = 1973

| DivisionWin = yes

| ConferenceWin = yes

| wins = 60

| losses = 22

| division = Pacific

| division_place = 1

| conf_place = 2

| coach = Bill Sharman

| arena = The Forum

| television =

| radio =

| playoffs = NBA Finals
(lost to Knicks 1–4)

| bbr_team = LAL

}}

The 1972–73 NBA season was the Lakers' 25th season in the NBA and 13th season in Los Angeles.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/1973.html 1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers]

During the previous season (1971–1972), the Lakers had posted the longest winning streak in NBA history with 33 straight victories. In the 1972 NBA Finals, the Lakers had defeated New York Knicks in five games to win their sixth NBA Championship. However, even though the Lakers managed to make to the NBA Finals for a second consecutive time, they proved unable to repeat as champions. The Knicks defeated them in five games.

Following the season, Wilt Chamberlain retired.

Offseason

=Draft picks=

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="background:#552583; color:#FDB927" width="15%"| Round

! style="background:#552583; color:#FDB927" width="15%"| Pick

! style="background:#552583; color:#FDB927" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#552583; color:#FDB927" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#552583; color:#FDB927" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="background:#552583; color:#FDB927" width="20%"| School/Club Team

| 16

| Jim Price

| Guard

| {{USA}}

| Louisville

Roster

{{NBA roster header

| team = Los Angeles Lakers

| season = 1972-73

}}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Bill | last = Bridges | link = Bill Bridges (basketball) | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 228 | college = Kansas | DOB = 1939-04-04}}

{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Roger | last = Brown | link = Roger Brown (basketball, born 1950) | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 225 | college = Kansas | DOB = 1950-02-23}}

{{player2| num =13 | first = Wilt | last = Chamberlain | pos = C | ft = 7| in = 1| lbs = 275 | college = Kansas| DOB = 1936-08-21}}

{{player2 | num = 31 | first = Mel | last = Counts | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 0 | lbs = 230 | college = Oregon State | DOB = 1941-10-16}}

{{player2| num = 24 | first = Keith | last = Erickson | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 5| lbs = 195 | college = UCLA| DOB =1944-04-19 }}

{{player2| num = 25| first =Gail | last = Goodrich| pos = G | ft = 6| in = 1| lbs = 170| college =UCLA | DOB = 1943-04-23}}

{{player2 | num = 33 | first = Travis | last = Grant | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 215 | college = Kentucky State | DOB = 1950-01-01}}

{{player2| num = 52| first =Happy | last = Hairston| pos = F | ft = 6| in = 7| lbs = 255| college = NYU | DOB = 1942-05-31 }}

{{player2| num = 5| first = Jim | last = McMillian | pos = F | ft = 6| in = 5| lbs = 225| college = Columbia| DOB = 1948-03-11}}

{{player2 | num = 15 | first = Jim | last = Price | link = Jim Price (basketball) | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 195 | college = Louisville | DOB = 1949-11-27}}

{{player2| num = 12| first =Pat | last = Riley| pos = G | ft =6 | in = 4| lbs = 205| college = Kentucky | DOB = 1945-03-20}}

{{player2 | num = 30 | first = Bill | last = Turner | link = Bill Turner (basketball) | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 220 | college = Akron | DOB = 1944-02-18}}

{{player2| num = 44| first = Jerry| last =West | pos = G | ft = 6| in = 2| lbs = 175| college = West Virginia | DOB = 1938-05-28}}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach = *Bill Sharman

| asst_coach =

| roster_url= https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/1972.html

| transaction_url=

| accessdate= 2013-03-22

}}

Regular season

The defending champion Lakers returned intact, albeit another year older. They staged another season long battle for best record in the Western Conference with the Milwaukee Bucks. Both teams ended up with 60–22 records and they split their regular season matchups, winning three games apiece. At the time, the NBA had no tiebreaking formula beyond head-to-head record. In a special league meeting, they attempted to schedule a tiebreaking game between the two teams. However, the players' union intervened and demanded the players be paid an extra 1/82 share of the salaries; the owners objected so ultimately the tie was broken by a coin flip, which was won by Milwaukee.

=Season standings=

:z – clinched division title

:y – clinched division title

:x – clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

colspan=18\|1972–73 NBA Records
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
width=100\|Team !style="background:#C90F2E;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|ATL !style="background:#E45206;color:#002854;width=35"\|BAL !style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|BOS !style="background:#FF8201;color:#000000;width=35"\|BUF !style="background:#BA0C2F;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|CHI !style="background:#FFA402;color:#77222F;width=35"\|CLE !style="background:#012F6B;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|DET !style="background:#FFC62C;color:#012F6B;width=35"\|GSW !style="background:#BA0C2F;color:#FEC72E;width=35"\|HOU !style="background:#012F6B;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|KCO !style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"\|LAL !style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|MIL !style="background:#003EA4;color:#E35208;width=35"\|NYK !style="background:#012268;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|PHI !style="background:#702F8B;color:#FA4417;width=35"\|PHO !style="background:#BA0C2F;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|POR !style="background:#173F36;color:#EBAA00;width=35"\|SEA
style="text-align:left;" \| Atlanta	—	3–4	1–5	5–1	2–2	3–4	2–2	1–3	4–4	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–3	6–0	3–1	4–0	3–1
style="text-align:left;" \| Baltimore	4–3	—	1–5	5–1	0–4	8–0	2–2	3–1	5–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–3	5–1	2–2	4–0	4–0
style="text-align:left;" \| Boston	5–1	5–1	—	7–0	3–1	5–1	3–1	3–1	5–1	3–1	4–0	2–2	4–4	7–0	4–0	4–0	4–0
style="text-align:left;" \| Buffalo	1–5	1–5	0–7	—	2–2	1–5	1–3	0–4	1–5	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–6	7–1	1–3	2–2	2–2
style="text-align:left;" \| Chicago	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	—	3–1	3–4	3–3	4–0	5–2	1–5	2–4	3–1	4–0	4–2	5–1	5–1
style="text-align:left;" \| Cleveland	4–3	0–8	1–5	5–1	1–3	—	1–3	1–3	4–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–6	6–0	1–3	1–3	3–1
style="text-align:left;" \| Detroit	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	4–3	3–1	—	2–4	1–3	3–3	1–5	2–5	1–3	3–1	4–2	6–0	2–4
style="text-align:left;" \| Golden State	3–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	3–3	3–1	4–2	—	3–1	4–2	3–4	1–5	2–2	4–0	2–4	5–1	4–3
style="text-align:left;" \| Houston	4–4	2–5	1–5	5–1	0–4	3–4	3–1	1–3	—	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–5	5–1	2–2	2–2	2–2
style="text-align:left;" \| Kansas City-Omaha	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–5	2–2	3–3	2–4	4–0	—	1–5	1–6	0–4	3–1	3–3	4–2	4–2
style="text-align:left;" \| Los Angeles	1–3	3–1	0–4	4–0	5–1	3–1	5–1	4–3	3–1	5–1	—	3–3	2–2	4–0	6–1	6–0	6–0
style="text-align:left;" \| Milwaukee	3–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	4–2	3–1	5–2	5–1	3–1	6–1	3–3	—	2–2	3–1	5–1	5–1	5–1
style="text-align:left;" \| New York	3–3	3–3	4–4	6–1	1–3	6–0	3–1	2–2	5–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	—	6–1	3–1	3–1	4–0
style="text-align:left;" \| Philadelphia	0–6	1–5	0–7	1–7	0–4	0–6	1–3	0–4	1–5	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–6	—	0–4	1–3	1–3
style="text-align:left;" \| Phoenix	1–3	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–4	3–1	2–4	4–2	2–2	3–3	1–6	1–5	1–3	4–0	—	5–2	4–2
style="text-align:left;" \| Portland	0–4	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–5	3–1	0–6	1–5	2–2	2–4	0–6	1–5	1–3	3–1	2–5	—	3–4
style="text-align:left;" \| Seattle	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–5	1–3	4–2	3–4	2–2	2–4	0–6	1–5	0–4	3–1	2–4	4–3	—

=Game log=

colspan=11 style="background:#552583; color:#FDB927;" \| 1972–73 game log
class="toccolours collapsible" width=50% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center"
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" \| #	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Record
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 1	October 11	@ Kansas City–Omaha	129–94	Jim McMillian (23)	1–0
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 2	October 13	@ Boston	104–112	Jerry West (21)	1–1
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 3	October 14	@ New York	100–125	McMillian, Riley, West (18)	1–2
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 4	October 15	@ Cleveland	95–83	Jerry West (31)	2–2
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 5	October 20	Portland	104–126	Hairston, McMillian (20)	3–2
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 6	October 22	Chicago	99–104	Jerry West (35)	4–2
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 7	October 24	@ Kansas City–Omaha	114–94	Jerry West (29)	5–2
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 8	October 25	@ Houston	112–107	Jerry West (33)	6–2
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 9	October 27	Golden State	119–91	Gail Goodrich (19)	6–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 10	October 29	Phoenix	123–133	Gail Goodrich (32)	7–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 11	November 3	Detroit	107–116	Jerry West (28)	8–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 12	November 4	@ Portland	134–120	Gail Goodrich (30)	9–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 13	November 5	@ Seattle	124–115	Jerry West (35)	10–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 14	November 7	Houston	109–122	Happy Hairston (30)	11–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 15	November 10	Cleveland	88–118	Jerry West (27)	12–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 16	November 14	@ Milwaukee	95–92	Jerry West (26)	13–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 17	November 15	@ Detroit	110–99	Gail Goodrich (24)	14–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 18	November 17	Buffalo	100–103	Jerry West (27)	15–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 19	November 19	Philadelphia	95–135	Gail Goodrich (24)	16–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 20	November 24	Detroit	123–140	Gail Goodrich (23)	17–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 21	November 25	@ Phoenix	116–109	Gail Goodrich (27)	18–3
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 22	November 26	Phoenix	107–112	Jerry West (26)	19–3
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 23	December 1	Atlanta	114–109 (OT)	Jerry West (33)	19–4
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 24	December 2	@ Golden State	112–103	McMillian, West (29)	20–4
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 25	December 5	Milwaukee	94–116	Gail Goodrich (24)	21–4
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 26	December 8	Seattle	100–119	Happy Hairston (28)	22–4
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 27	December 10	Portland	101–137	Jim McMillian (28)	23–4
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 28	December 12	@ Chicago	106–105 (OT)	Gail Goodrich (34)	24–4
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 29	December 13	@ Philadelphia	128–90	Gail Goodrich (31)	25–4
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 30	December 15	Boston	102–98	Gail Goodrich (24)	25–5
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 31	December 19	@ Buffalo	126–100	Gail Goodrich (32)	26–5
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 32	December 20	@ Baltimore	96–90	Gail Goodrich (18)	27–5
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 33	December 22	Phoenix	118–110	Gail Goodrich (39)	27–6
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 34	December 26	Portland	92–116	Gail Goodrich (25)	28–6
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 35	December 27	@ Houston	104–136	Gail Goodrich (37)	28–7
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 36	December 29	Kansas City–Omaha	92–121	Jerry West (28)	29–7
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 37	January 1	@ Seattle	108–103	Gail Goodrich (36)	30–7
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 38	January 2	@ Golden State	106–112	Gail Goodrich (38)	30–8
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 39	January 6	@ Cleveland	93–108	Jim McMillian (27)	30–9
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 40	January 7	@ Milwaukee	92–99	McMillian, West (26)	30–10
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 41	January 10	@ Philadelphia	120–96	Gail Goodrich (26)	31–10
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 42	January 12	@ Chicago	109–97	Jerry West (39)	32–10
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 43	January 14	@ Atlanta	102–100	Jerry West (37)	33–10
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 44	January 16	Baltimore	112–104	Gail Goodrich (30)	33–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 45	January 19	New York	88–95	Jerry West (32)	34–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 46	January 20	@ Phoenix	124–104	Jerry West (28)	35–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 47	January 21	Kansas City–Omaha	102–123	Wilt Chamberlain (29)	36–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 48	January 26	Golden State	84–100	Jerry West (22)	37–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 49	January 27	@ Golden State	122–107	Jim McMillian (31)	38–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 50	January 28	Seattle	94–130	Wilt Chamberlain (22)	39–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 51	January 30	Chicago	92–95	Jerry West (31)	40–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 52	February 1	@ Phoenix	120–106	Wilt Chamberlain (25)	41–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 53	February 2	Houston	109–126	Goodrich, West (24)	42–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 54	February 4	N Baltimore	125–115	Goodrich, West (28)	43–11
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 55	February 6	@ New York	95–90	Jim McMillian (27)	44–11
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 56	February 7	@ Boston	112–113 (OT)	Gail Goodrich (35)	44–12
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 57	February 9	@ Milwaukee	88–109	Jim McMillian (28)	44–13
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 58	February 11	Philadelphia	90–108	Jim McMillian (26)	45–13
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 59	February 13	Seattle	98–101	Gail Goodrich (25)	46–13
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 60	February 16	Baltimore	103–121	Jim McMillian (26)	47–13
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 61	February 17	@ Portland	110–103	Gail Goodrich (46)	48–13
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 62	February 18	Atlanta	99–92	Gail Goodrich (38)	48–14
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 63	February 20	@ Chicago	89–103	Gail Goodrich (27)	48–15
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 64	February 21	@ Detroit	98–106	Gail Goodrich (29)	48–16
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 65	February 23	Golden State	111–106	Jim McMillian (29)	48–17
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 66	February 25	Milwaukee	82–91	Wilt Chamberlain (24)	49–17
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 67	February 27	Kansas City–Omaha	107–103	Jim McMillian (34)	49–18
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 68	March 2	Chicago	88–108	Jerry West (19)	50–18
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 69	March 4	Cleveland	84–127	Gail Goodrich (32)	51–18
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 70	March 6	@ Portland	114–102	Gail Goodrich (30)	52–18
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 71	March 9	Boston	119–111	Jerry West (28)	52–19
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 72	March 11	Detroit	117–141	Goodrich, McMillian (24)	53–19
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 73	March 13	@ Buffalo	121–112	Wilt Chamberlain (25)	54–19
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 74	March 14	@ Detroit	121–112	Gail Goodrich (27)	55–19
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 75	March 16	New York	109–98	Jerry West (32)	55–20
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 76	March 18	Phoenix	113–131	Jim McMillian (42)	56–20
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 77	March 20	@ Atlanta	112–114	Jim McMillian (30)	56–21
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 78	March 21	@ Kansas City–Omaha	124–118	Jerry West (28)	57–21
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 79	March 23	Buffalo	101–121	Jim McMillian (22)	58–21
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 80	March 25	@ Seattle	109–93	Chamberlain, Counts, Goodrich, West (20)	59–21
align="center" bgcolor="ffcccc" \| 81	March 27	Milwaukee	85–84	Jim McMillian (32)	59–22
align="center" bgcolor="ccffcc" \| 82	March 28	@ Golden State	96–89	Gail Goodrich (26)	60–22

Playoffs

{{NBA game log start|Los Angeles Lakers|end_year=1973|playoffs=yes}}

{{NBA game log section|Los Angeles Lakers|Conference semifinals|first=yes|playoffs=yes|show=no

| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 0

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 1

| March 30

| Chicago

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197303300LAL.html W 107–104 (OT)]

| Gail Goodrich (28)

| Wilt Chamberlain (20)

| Jerry West (9)

| The Forum
16,341

| 1–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 2

| April 1

| Chicago

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197304010LAL.html W 108–93]

| Gail Goodrich (33)

| Wilt Chamberlain (21)

| Jerry West (19)

| The Forum
17,368

| 2–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 3

| April 6

| @ Chicago

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197304060CHI.html L 86–96]

| Jim McMillian (24)

| Wilt Chamberlain (18)

| Jerry West (13)

| Chicago Stadium
14,606

| 2–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 4

| April 8

| @ Chicago

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197304080CHI.html L 94–98]

| Jim McMillian (25)

| Wilt Chamberlain (30)

| Goodrich, West (5)

| Chicago Stadium
14,181

| 2–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 5

| April 10

| Chicago

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197304100LAL.html W 123–102]

| Jerry West (36)

| Wilt Chamberlain (29)

| Jerry West (11)

| The Forum
17,505

| 3–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 6

| April 13

| @ Chicago

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197304130CHI.html L 93–101]

| Jerry West (19)

| Wilt Chamberlain (26)

| Jerry West (5)

| Chicago Stadium
18,096

| 3–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 7

| April 15

| Chicago

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197304150LAL.html W 95–92]

| Jerry West (27)

| Wilt Chamberlain (28)

| Jerry West (7)

| The Forum
17,505

| 4–3

{{NBA game log section|Los Angeles Lakers|Conference finals|playoffs=yes|show=no

| home_wins = 3

| home_losses = 0

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 1

}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 1

| April 17

| Golden State

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197304170LAL.html W 101–99]

| Jim McMillian (37)

| Wilt Chamberlain (25)

| Jerry West (8)

| The Forum
17,505

| 1–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 2

| April 19

| Golden State

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197304190LAL.html W 104–93]

| Jerry West (36)

| Wilt Chamberlain (20)

| Jerry West (6)

| The Forum
17,505

| 2–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 3

| April 21

| @ Golden State

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197304210GSW.html W 126–70]

| Jim McMillian (28)

| Wilt Chamberlain (25)

| Jerry West (11)

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,183

| 3–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 4

| April 23

| @ Golden State

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197304230GSW.html L 109–117]

| Jerry West (32)

| Wilt Chamberlain (16)

| Gail Goodrich (7)

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
8,000

| 3–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 5

| April 25

| Golden State

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197304250LAL.html W 128–118]

| Gail Goodrich (44)

| Wilt Chamberlain (22)

| Jerry West (9)

| The Forum
17,505

| 4–1

{{NBA game log section|Los Angeles Lakers|NBA Finals|playoffs=yes|show=no

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 0

| road_losses = 2

}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 1

| May 1

| New York

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197305010LAL.html W 115–112]

| Gail Goodrich (30)

| Wilt Chamberlain (20)

| Wilt Chamberlain (6)

| The Forum
17,505

| 1–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 2

| May 3

| New York

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197305030LAL.html L 95–99]

| Jerry West (32)

| Wilt Chamberlain (20)

| Goodrich, West (5)

| The Forum
17,505

| 1–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 3

| May 6

| @ New York

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197305060NYK.html L 83–87]

| Jim McMillian (22)

| Wilt Chamberlain (13)

| Wilt Chamberlain (5)

| Madison Square Garden
19,694

| 1–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 4

| May 8

| @ New York

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197305080NYK.html L 98–103]

| Goodrich, West (23)

| Wilt Chamberlain (19)

| Bill Bridges (7)

| Madison Square Garden
19,694

| 1–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 5

| May 10

| New York

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197305100LAL.html L 93–102]

| Gail Goodrich (28)

| Wilt Chamberlain (21)

| Jerry West (4)

| The Forum
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Awards and records

Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
Jerry West, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Wilt Chamberlain, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
Wilt Chamberlain, NBA All-Star Game
Gail Goodrich, NBA All-Star Game
Jim Price, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

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Category:Los Angeles Lakers seasons

Category:Western Conference (NBA) championship seasons

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