The Los Angeles Lakers were 54-26 in 1961-62. They finished 1st in the Western Division. They lost in the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics, 4 games to 3.
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Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler lead Lakers past Clippers 125-117 for 2nd win to start season
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Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg calls out Luka Doncic, both on court and after huge loss to Lakers
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Walker Kessler has perfect Lakers debut with 12-for-12 shooting in 127-105 win over Warriors
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Walker Kessler welcomes every expectation when Lakers' next big man makes his purple-and-gold debut
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Lakers waive former 1st-round pick Dalton Knecht ahead of opening night
1961-62 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 80 | 242.8 | 118.5 | 70.0 | 23.5 | 44.4 | 103.9 | 42.7 | 29.7 | 40.5 | 73.4 | 48.7 | 25.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 9th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 6th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.5 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | |
| 12 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2.5 |
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Heat| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | |
| 12 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 | |
| 13 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 | |
| 14 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 | |
| 15 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.0 |
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