Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

1962-1963 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Dick Barnett SG 6-4 190 Oct 2, 1936 26 Tennessee State 2 1959 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Elgin Baylor SF 6-5 225 Sep 16, 1934 28 Seattle 4 1956 14th Rnd, #91, Minneapolis Lakers
Leroy Ellis FC 6-10 210 Mar 10, 1940 23 St. John's 0 1962 1st Rnd, #8, Los Angeles Lakers
Ron Horn SF 6-7 220 May 24, 1938 24 Indiana 1 1961 2nd Rnd, #16, St. Louis Hawks
Hot Rod Hundley SG 6-4 185 Oct 26, 1934 28 West Virginia 5 1957 1st Rnd, #1, Rochester Royals
Howie Jolliff FC 6-7 218 Jul 20, 1938 24 Ohio 2 1960 7th Rnd, #50, Los Angeles Lakers
Jim Krebs C 6-8 230 Sep 8, 1935 27 Southern Methodist 5 1957 1st Rnd, #3, Minneapolis Lakers
Rudy LaRusso FC 6-7 220 Nov 11, 1937 25 Dartmouth 3 1959 2nd Rnd, #12, Minneapolis Lakers
Frank Selvy SG 6-3 180 Nov 9, 1932 30 Furman 7 1954 1st Rnd, #1, Baltimore Bullets (BAA)
Jerry West SG 6-2 185 May 28, 1938 24 West Virginia 2 1960 1st Rnd, #2, Los Angeles Lakers
Gene Wiley FC 6-10 210 Nov 12, 1937 25 Wichita State 0 1962 2nd Rnd, #17, Los Angeles Lakers

1962-1963 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Syracuse Nationals #3 Cincinnati Royals CIN in 5
Second Round W2 St. Louis Hawks W3 Detroit Pistons STH in 4
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Cincinnati Royals BOS in 7
Conference Finals W1 Los Angeles Lakers W2 St. Louis Hawks LAL in 7
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 6

1962-1963 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Elgin Baylor 13 43.2 32.6 13.6 4.5
Jerry West 13 41.4 27.8 8.2 4.7
Dick Barnett 13 28.5 16.8 2.9 1.6
Rudy LaRusso 13 35.8 14.4 9.8 2.2
Frank Selvy 13 24.4 7.9 3.5 2.8
Leroy Ellis 13 23.2 6.2 6.5 1.0
Jim Krebs 13 15.3 3.2 3.1 0.3
Gene Wiley 9 30.9 3.3 10.8 1.2
Ron Horn 7 7.9 1.7 1.6 0.3
Hot Rod Hundley 7 4.9 1.3 0.9 0.7

1962-1963 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders St. Louis Leaders
Mar 31, 1963
v.
St. Louis
W, 112-104 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 27. Jerry West
PTS: 38. Bob Pettit
Apr 2, 1963
v.
St. Louis
W, 101-99 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
2-0 PTS: 29. Elgin Baylor
PTS: 34. Cliff Hagan
Apr 4, 1963
@
St. Louis
L, 125-112 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals
2-1 PTS: 34. Elgin Baylor
PTS: 33. Bob Pettit
Apr 6, 1963
@
St. Louis
L, 124-114 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals
2-2 PTS: 33. Jerry West
PTS: 33. Cliff Hagan
Apr 7, 1963
v.
St. Louis
W, 123-96 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
3-2 PTS: 37. Elgin Baylor
PTS: 16. Chico Vaughn
Apr 9, 1963
@
St. Louis
L, 121-113 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals
3-3 PTS: 39. Elgin Baylor
PTS: 36. Bob Pettit
Apr 11, 1963
v.
St. Louis
W, 115-100 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
4-3 PTS: 35. Elgin Baylor
PTS: 31. Bob Pettit

1962-1963 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Boston Leaders
Apr 14, 1963
@
Boston
L, 117-114 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
0-1 PTS: 33. Elgin Baylor
PTS: 29. Sam Jones
Apr 16, 1963
@
Boston
L, 113-106 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
0-2 PTS: 30. Elgin Baylor
PTS: 27. Sam Jones
Apr 17, 1963
v.
Boston
W, 119-99 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals
1-2 PTS: 42. Jerry West
PTS: 30. Sam Jones
Apr 19, 1963
v.
Boston
L, 105-108 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals
1-3 PTS: 31. Elgin Baylor
PTS: 35. T. Heinsohn
Apr 21, 1963
@
Boston
W, 119-126 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
2-3 PTS: 43. Elgin Baylor
PTS: 36. Sam Jones
Apr 24, 1963
v.
Boston
L, 109-112 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals
2-4 PTS: 32. Jerry West
PTS: 22. T. Heinsohn