1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers season

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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
< 1959–60 1961–62 >

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.

Roster

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1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SF 22 Baylor, Elgin 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 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-05-28 West Virginia
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: December 15, 1960

Regular season

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Season standings

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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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 1960–61 Los Angeles Lakers
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