Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

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1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Elgin Baylor SF 6-5 225 Sep 16, 1934 26 Seattle 2 1956 14th Rnd, #91, Minneapolis Lakers
Ray Felix C 6-11 220 Dec 10, 1930 30 Manchester (ABL) (United States) 7 1953 NBA Draft, Rnd 1, Pick 1, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Tom Hawkins SF 6-5 210 Dec 22, 1936 24 Notre Dame 1 1959 1st Rnd, #5, Minneapolis Lakers
Hot Rod Hundley SG 6-4 185 Oct 26, 1934 26 West Virginia 3 1957 1st Rnd, #1, Rochester Royals
Ron Johnson PF 6-8 215 Jul 20, 1938 22 Minnesota 0 1960 2nd Rnd, #12, Detroit Pistons
Howie Jolliff FC 6-7 218 Jul 20, 1938 22 Ohio 0 1960 7th Rnd, #50, Los Angeles Lakers
Jim Krebs C 6-8 230 Sep 8, 1935 25 Southern Methodist 3 1957 1st Rnd, #3, Minneapolis Lakers
Rudy LaRusso FC 6-7 220 Nov 11, 1937 23 Dartmouth 1 1959 2nd Rnd, #12, Minneapolis Lakers
Slick Leonard PG 6-3 185 Jul 17, 1932 28 Indiana 4 1954 2nd Rnd, #10, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Frank Selvy SG 6-3 180 Nov 9, 1932 28 Furman 5 1954 1st Rnd, #1, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Jerry West SG 6-2 185 May 28, 1938 22 West Virginia 0 1960 1st Rnd, #2, Los Angeles Lakers

1960-1961 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 San Francisco Warriors #3 Syracuse Nationals SYR in 3
Second Round W2 Los Angeles Lakers W3 Detroit Pistons LAL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Syracuse Nationals BOS in 5
Conference Finals W1 St. Louis Hawks W2 Los Angeles Lakers STH in 7
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 St. Louis Hawks BOS in 5

1960-1961 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Elgin Baylor 12 45.0 38.1 15.2 4.6
Jerry West 12 38.4 22.9 8.7 5.2
Rudy LaRusso 12 30.0 12.2 8.0 2.0
Tom Hawkins 12 23.6 11.6 6.3 1.1
Frank Selvy 12 30.9 10.2 3.7 4.2
Ray Felix 12 28.2 10.2 10.4 0.8
Hot Rod Hundley 12 23.9 6.7 3.4 3.8
Jim Krebs 12 15.2 3.8 5.0 0.8
Howie Jolliff 4 8.8 3.0 6.2 2.0
Slick Leonard 7 6.6 1.6 0.9 1.7

1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Detroit Leaders
Mar 14, 1961
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Detroit		 W, 120-102 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 40. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 20. Gene Shue
Mar 15, 1961
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Detroit		 W, 127-118 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 49. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 24. Gene Shue
Mar 17, 1961
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Detroit		 L, 124-113 Detroit Olympia
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 26. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 30. Bob Ferry
Mar 18, 1961
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Detroit		 L, 123-114 Detroit Olympia
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 47. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 29. Gene Shue
Mar 19, 1961
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Detroit		 W, 137-120 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		3-2 PTS: 35. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 25. Bob Ferry

1960-1961 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders St. Louis Leaders
Mar 21, 1961
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St. Louis		 W, 118-122 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 44. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 28. Bob Pettit
Mar 22, 1961
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St. Louis		 L, 121-106 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 35. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 28. C. Lovellette
Mar 24, 1961
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St. Louis		 W, 118-112 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 25. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 26. Bob Pettit
Mar 25, 1961
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St. Louis		 L, 117-118 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals 		2-2 PTS: 33. Jerry West
 PTS: 40. Bob Pettit
Mar 27, 1961
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St. Louis		 W, 112-121 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		3-2 PTS: 47. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 26. Cliff Hagan
Mar 29, 1961
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St. Louis		 L, 113-114 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals 		3-3 PTS: 39. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 31. Bob Pettit
Apr 1, 1961
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St. Louis		 L, 105-103 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		3-4 PTS: 39. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 31. Bob Pettit