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1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Los Angeles Lakers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachJerry West
General managerBill Sharman
Owner(s)Jack Kent Cooke
ArenaThe Forum
Results
Record53–29 (.646)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishConference finals
(lost to Trail Blazers 0–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKTLA
RadioKABC
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Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1976 NBA draft

Roster

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1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947-04-16 UCLA
SF 5 Tom Abernethy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1954-05-06 Indiana
PG 42 Lucius Allen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1947-09-26 UCLA
SG 12 Don Chaney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1946-03-22 Houston
PF 35 Don Ford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-12-31 UC Santa Barbara
SF 41 C. J. Kupec 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1953-01-26 Michigan
PG 11 Bo Lamar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1951-04-07 Louisiana
PG 23 Stu Lantz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-07-13 Nebraska
SG 21 Johnny Neumann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1951-09-11 Mississippi
SF 30 Marv Roberts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1950-01-29 Utah State
SF 32 Cazzie Russell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1944-06-07 Michigan
SG 43 Earl Tatum 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1953-07-26 Marquette
PF 24 Kermit Washington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1951-09-17 American
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: November 18, 1976

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Regular season

Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 5329.646–37–416–2511–5
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4933.598435–614–2710–6
x-Golden State Warriors 4636.561729–1217–248–8
Seattle SuperSonics 4042.4881327–1413–286–10
Phoenix Suns 3448.4151926–158–335–11
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers5329.646–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5032.6103
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers4933.5984
4 x-Golden State Warriors4636.5617
5 x-Detroit Pistons4438.5379
6 x-Chicago Bulls4438.5379
7 Kansas City Kings4042.48813
8 Seattle SuperSonics4042.48813
9 Indiana Pacers3646.43917
10 Phoenix Suns3448.41519
11 Milwaukee Bucks3052.36623
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z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1976–77 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NOJ NYK NYN PHI PHO POR SAS SEA WAS
Atlanta —0–44–02–22–22–20–40–41–30–41–22–22–21–31–33–11–30–43–14–01–21–3
Boston 4–0—3–12–21–33–12–21–32–21–23–12–13–12–22–23–11–32–21–34–02–20–4
Buffalo 0–41–3—1–32–22–23–10–31–31–30–31–33–13–11–32–22–23–11–30–43–10–4
Chicago 2–22–23–1—3–11–32–22–21–32–22–23–13–14–02–22–12–22–20–43–12–21–2
Cleveland 2–23–12–21–3—2–21–32–21–32–13–12–24–02–22–23–11–32–12–22–23–11–3
Denver 2–21–32–23–12–2—3–12–23–03–13–12–23–13–12–23–11–33–12–21–24–02–2
Detroit 4–02–21–32–23–11–3—3–12–22–24–01–33–13–11–23–12–22–22–21–21–31–3
Golden State 4–03–13–02–22–22–21–3—2–14–01–32–21–31–31–33–13–14–01–32–21–33–1
Houston 3–12–23–13–13–10–32–21–2—4–02–22–23–12–22–22–21–33–13–12–23–13–1
Indiana 4–02–13–12–21–21–32–20–40–4—2–21–32–22–22–24–02–22–20–42–22–20–4
Kansas City 2–11–33–02–21–31–30–43–12–22–2—1–32–22–24–04–01–33–12–21–31–32–2
Los Angeles 2–21–23–11–32–22–23–12–22–23–13–1—3–13–01–34–02–23–13–13–13–14–0
Milwaukee 2–21–31–31–30–41–31–33–11–32–22–21–3—1–21–33–11–21–32–23–11–31–3
New Orleans 3–12–21–30–42–21–31–33–12–22–22–20–32–1—3–12–20–43–12–21–31–32–2
N.Y. Knicks 3–12–23–12–22–22–22–13–12–22–20–43–13–11–3—2–21–32–21–31–31–22–2
N.Y. Nets 1–31–32–21–21–31–31–31–32–20–40–40–41–32–22–2—1–32–20–31–31–31–3
Philadelphia 3–13–12–22–23–13–12–21–33–12–23–12–22–14–03–13–1—1–22–21–32–23–1
Phoenix 4–02–21–32–21–21–32–20–41–32–21–31–33–11–32–22–22–1—1–31–33–11–3
Portland 1–33–13–14–02–22–22–23–11–34–02–21–32–22–23–13–02–23–1—2–23–11–2
San Antonio 0–40–44–01–32–22–12–12–22–22–23–11–31–33–13–13–13–13–12–2—3–12–2
Seattle 2–12–21–32–21–30–43–13–11–32–23–11–33–13–12–13–12–21–31–31–3—3–1
Washington 3–14–04–02–13–12–23–11–31–34–02–20–43–12–22–23–11–33–12–12–21–3—
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Playoffs

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1977 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 20 Golden State W 115–106 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) The Forum
15,928		 1–0
2 April 22 Golden State W 95–86 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) Cazzie Russell (7) The Forum
17,505		 2–0
3 April 24 @ Golden State L 105–109 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) Abdul-Jabbar, Ford (14) Abdul-Jabbar, Chaney (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,155		 2–1
4 April 26 @ Golden State L 103–114 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (41) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18) Tom Abernethy (5) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,155		 2–2
5 April 29 Golden State W 112–105 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (45) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18) Don Chaney (6) The Forum
17,505		 3–2
6 May 1 @ Golden State L 106–115 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (43) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) Lucius Allen (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,155		 3–3
7 May 4 Golden State W 97–84 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Bo Lamar (6) The Forum
17,505		 4–3
Conference finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 6 Portland L 109–121 Earl Tatum (32) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) Abdul-Jabbar, Warner (5) The Forum
16,975		 0–1
2 May 8 Portland L 97–99 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) three players tied (5) The Forum
15,192		 0–2
3 May 10 @ Portland L 97–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) Memorial Coliseum
12,926		 0–3
4 May 13 @ Portland L 101–105 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) Lucius Allen (6) Memorial Coliseum
12,904		 0–4
1977 schedule
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