1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers season

1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division Champions
Head coach	Fred Schaus
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record	53–27 (.663)
Place	Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1962-63 NBA season was the Lakers' 15th season in the NBA and third season in Los Angeles.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers	53	27	.663	–	27–7	20–17	6–3	33–13
x-St. Louis Hawks	48	32	.600	5	30–7	13–18	5–7	29–17
x-Detroit Pistons	34	46	.425	19	14–16	8–19	12–11	19–27
San Francisco Warriors	31	49	.388	22	13–20	11–25	7–4	18–28
Chicago Zephyrs	25	55	.313	28	17–17	3–23	5–15	13–27

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

The Lakers had a division semifinal bye.

West Division Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) St. Louis Hawks: Lakers win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 112, St. Louis 104
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 101, St. Louis 99
• Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 125, Los Angeles 112
• Game 4 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 124, Los Angeles 114
• Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 123, St. Louis 96
• Game 6 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 121, Los Angeles 113
• Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 115, St. Louis 100

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 117, Los Angeles 114
• Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 113, Los Angeles 106
• Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 119, Boston 99
• Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Boston 108, Los Angeles 105
• Game 5 @ Boston: Los Angeles 126, Boston 119
• Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Boston 112, Los Angeles 109

Awards and records

• Elgin Baylor, All-NBA First Team
• Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
• Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game
• Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
• Rudy LaRusso, NBA All-Star Game

References

1. 1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers