1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers season

1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division Champions
Head coach	Bill Sharman
Arena	The Forum
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals (eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1973-74 NBA season was the Lakers' 26th season in the NBA and 14th season in Los Angeles.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	–	30–11	17–24	–	14–12
Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	3	23–18	20–20	1–0	15–11
Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	11	22–19	14–27	–	12–14
Phoenix Suns	30	52	.366	17	24–17	6–34	0–1	11–15
Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	20	22–19	5–34	0–2	13–13

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	–
2	x-Chicago Bulls	54	28	.659	5
3	x-Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	7
4	y-Los Angeles Lakers	47	35	.573	12
5	Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	15
6	Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	23
7	Kansas City–Omaha Kings	33	49	.402	26
8	Phoenix Suns	30	52	.366	29
9	Portland Trail Blazers	27	55	.329	32

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

• (1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (4) Los Angeles Lakers: Bucks win series 4-1
• Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 99, Los Angeles 95
• Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 109, Los Angeles 90
• Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 98, Milwaukee 96
• Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Milwaukee 112, Los Angeles 90
• Game 5 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 114, Los Angeles 92

Awards and records

• Gail Goodrich, All-NBA First Team
• Gail Goodrich, NBA All-Star Game
• Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game

References

1. 1973-74 Los Angeles Lakers