Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

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1970-1971 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 36 Seattle 12 1956 14th Rnd, #91, Minneapolis Lakers
Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 265 Aug 21, 1936 34 Kansas 11 1959 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors
Keith Erickson GF 6-5 195 Apr 19, 1944 26 UCLA 5 1965 3rd Rnd, #21, Golden State Warriors
Gail Goodrich PG 6-1 170 Apr 23, 1943 27 UCLA 5 1965 Territorial Pick, Los Angeles Lakers
Happy Hairston SF 6-7 225 May 31, 1942 28 NYU 6 1964 4th Rnd, #35, Cincinnati Royals
Fred Hetzel PF 6-8 220 Jul 21, 1942 28 Davidson 5 1965 1st Rnd, #4, Golden State Warriors
Earnie Killum SG 6-3 180 Jun 11, 1948 22 Stetson 0 1970 2nd Rnd, #30, Los Angeles Lakers
Willie McCarter SG 6-3 175 Jul 26, 1946 24 Drake 1 1969 1st Rnd, #13, Los Angeles Lakers
Jim McMillian SF 6-5 215 Mar 11, 1948 23 Columbia 0 1970 1st Rnd, #13, Los Angeles Lakers
Pat Riley SG 6-4 205 Mar 20, 1945 26 Kentucky 3 1967 1st Rnd, #7, San Diego Rockets
Rick Roberson FC 6-9 231 Jul 7, 1947 23 Cincinnati 1 1969 1st Rnd, #16, Los Angeles Lakers
Jerry West SG 6-2 185 May 28, 1938 32 West Virginia 10 1960 1st Rnd, #2, Los Angeles Lakers

1970-1971 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 New York Knicks #4 Atlanta Hawks NYK in 5
Second Round #2 Baltimore Bullets #3 Philadelphia Sixers WAS in 7
Conference Finals #1 New York Knicks #2 Baltimore Bullets WAS in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Milwaukee Bucks #4 San Francisco Warriors MIL in 5
Second Round #2 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Chicago Bulls LAL in 7
Conference Finals #1 Milwaukee Bucks #2 Los Angeles Lakers MIL in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Milwaukee Bucks #2 Baltimore Bullets MIL in 4

1970-1971 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Gail Goodrich 12 43.2 25.4 3.2 7.6
Wilt Chamberlain 12 46.2 18.3 20.2 4.4
Happy Hairston 12 39.2 17.0 9.1 2.8
Jim McMillian 12 43.5 15.1 5.4 1.8
Keith Erickson 8 39.1 15.6 5.6 2.8
Pat Riley 7 19.3 9.4 2.1 2.0
Willie McCarter 12 19.3 4.6 2.2 1.4
Rick Roberson 9 10.3 2.7 2.9 0.4
Fred Hetzel 7 5.4 1.7 1.0 0.3
Earnie Killum 2 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Chicago Leaders
Mar 24, 1971
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Chicago		 W, 100-99 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 26. J. McMillian
 PTS: 24. Bob Love
Mar 26, 1971
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Chicago		 W, 105-95 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 29. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 34. Bob Love
Mar 28, 1971
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Chicago		 L, 106-98 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals 		2-1 PTS: 39. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 27. Bob Love
Mar 30, 1971
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Chicago		 L, 112-102 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals 		2-2 PTS: 32. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 36. Bob Love
Apr 1, 1971
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Chicago		 W, 115-89 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		3-2 PTS: 33. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 21. Bob Love
Apr 4, 1971
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Chicago		 L, 113-99 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals 		3-3 PTS: 25. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 25. Bob Weiss
Apr 6, 1971
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Chicago		 W, 109-98 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		4-3 PTS: 29. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 24. Bob Love

1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Milwaukee Leaders
Apr 9, 1971
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Milwaukee		 L, 106-85 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 22. W. Chamberlain
 PTS: 32. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 11, 1971
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Milwaukee		 L, 91-73 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Finals 		0-2 PTS: 26. W. Chamberlain
 PTS: 22. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 14, 1971
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Milwaukee		 W, 118-107 The Forum
Conference Finals 		1-2 PTS: 24. Pat Riley
 PTS: 25. B. Dandridge
Apr 16, 1971
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Milwaukee		 L, 94-117 The Forum
Conference Finals 		1-3 PTS: 26. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 31. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 18, 1971
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Milwaukee		 L, 116-98 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Finals 		1-4 PTS: 27. H. Hairston
 PTS: 22. Greg Smith