Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

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1971-1972 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 37 Seattle 13 1956 14th Rnd, #91, Minneapolis Lakers
Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 265 Aug 21, 1936 35 Kansas 12 1959 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors
Jim Cleamons SG 6-3 185 Sep 13, 1949 22 Ohio State 0 1971 1st Rnd, #18, Los Angeles Lakers
Leroy Ellis FC 6-10 210 Mar 10, 1940 32 St. John's 9 1962 1st Rnd, #8, Los Angeles Lakers
Keith Erickson GF 6-5 195 Apr 19, 1944 27 UCLA 6 1965 3rd Rnd, #21, Golden State Warriors
Gail Goodrich PG 6-1 170 Apr 23, 1943 28 UCLA 6 1965 Territorial Pick, Los Angeles Lakers
Happy Hairston SF 6-7 225 May 31, 1942 29 NYU 7 1964 4th Rnd, #35, Cincinnati Royals
Jim McMillian SF 6-5 215 Mar 11, 1948 24 Columbia 1 1970 1st Rnd, #13, Los Angeles Lakers
Pat Riley SG 6-4 205 Mar 20, 1945 27 Kentucky 4 1967 1st Rnd, #7, San Diego Rockets
Flynn Robinson PG 6-1 185 Apr 28, 1941 30 Wyoming 5 1965 2nd Rnd, #18, Cincinnati Royals
John Q. Trapp SF 6-7 210 Oct 2, 1945 26 UNLV 3 1968 2nd Rnd, #15, San Diego Rockets
Jerry West SG 6-2 185 May 28, 1938 33 West Virginia 11 1960 1st Rnd, #2, Los Angeles Lakers

1971-1972 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 6
Second Round #2 Baltimore Bullets #3 New York Knicks NYK in 6
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 New York Knicks NYK in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Chicago Bulls LAL in 4
Second Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #4 Golden State Warriors MIL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #2 Milwaukee Bucks LAL in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 New York Knicks LAL in 5

1971-1972 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Gail Goodrich 15 38.3 23.8 2.5 3.3
Jerry West 15 40.5 22.9 4.9 8.9
Jim McMillian 15 41.6 19.1 5.7 1.5
Wilt Chamberlain 15 46.9 14.7 21.0 3.3
Happy Hairston 15 38.5 13.5 13.1 2.1
Pat Riley 15 16.3 5.2 1.9 0.9
Flynn Robinson 7 10.3 6.4 1.9 0.7
Leroy Ellis 13 10.3 3.0 3.2 0.8
John Q. Trapp 10 7.1 2.0 1.6 0.5
Jim Cleamons 6 2.8 1.3 0.7 0.7

1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Chicago Leaders
Mar 28, 1972
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Chicago		 W, 95-80 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 32. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 18. Jerry Sloan
Mar 30, 1972
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Chicago		 W, 131-124 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 37. Jerry West
 PTS: 26. Bob Love
Apr 2, 1972
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Chicago		 W, 101-108 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals 		3-0 PTS: 31. Jerry West
 PTS: 22. N. Van Lier
Apr 4, 1972
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Chicago		 W, 97-108 Chicago Stadium
Conference Semi Finals 		4-0 PTS: 27. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 20. Clifford Ray

1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Milwaukee Leaders
Apr 9, 1972
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Milwaukee		 L, 72-93 The Forum
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 16. H. Hairston
 PTS: 33. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 12, 1972
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Milwaukee		 W, 135-134 The Forum
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 42. J. McMillian
 PTS: 40. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 14, 1972
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Milwaukee		 W, 105-108 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 30. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 33. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 16, 1972
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Milwaukee		 L, 114-88 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Finals 		2-2 PTS: 24. Jerry West
 PTS: 31. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 18, 1972
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Milwaukee		 W, 115-90 The Forum
Conference Finals 		3-2 PTS: 25. J. McMillian
 PTS: 28. K. Abdul-Jabbar
Apr 22, 1972
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Milwaukee		 W, 100-104 UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena
Conference Finals 		4-2 PTS: 25. Jerry West
 PTS: 37. K. Abdul-Jabbar

1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders New York Leaders
Apr 26, 1972
v.
New York		 L, 92-114 The Forum
NBA Finals 		0-1 PTS: 20. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 29. Bill Bradley
Apr 30, 1972
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New York		 W, 106-92 The Forum
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 31. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 21. Walt Frazier
May 3, 1972
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New York		 W, 96-107 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		2-1 PTS: 26. W. Chamberlain
 PTS: 25. Walt Frazier
May 5, 1972
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New York		 W, 111-116 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		3-1 PTS: 28. Jerry West
 PTS: 26. Bill Bradley
May 7, 1972
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New York		 W, 114-100 The Forum
NBA Finals 		4-1 PTS: 25. G. Goodrich
 PTS: 31. Walt Frazier