Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

1969-1970 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 35 Seattle 11 1956 14th Rnd, #91, Minneapolis Lakers
Wilt Chamberlain C 7-1 265 Aug 21, 1936 33 Kansas 10 1959 Territorial Pick, Philadelphia Warriors
Mel Counts FC 7-0 230 Oct 16, 1941 28 Oregon State 5 1964 1st Rnd, #9, Boston Celtics
Johnny Egan PG 5-11 180 Jan 31, 1939 31 Providence 8 1961 2nd Rnd, #12, Detroit Pistons
Keith Erickson GF 6-5 195 Apr 19, 1944 25 UCLA 4 1965 3rd Rnd, #21, Golden State Warriors
Dick Garrett PG 6-3 185 Jan 31, 1947 23 Southern Illinois 0 1969 2nd Rnd, #28, Los Angeles Lakers
Happy Hairston SF 6-7 225 May 31, 1942 27 NYU 5 1964 4th Rnd, #35, Cincinnati Royals
Mike Lynn SF 6-7 215 Nov 25, 1945 24 UCLA 0 1967 5th Rnd, #51, Golden State Warriors
Willie McCarter SG 6-3 175 Jul 26, 1946 23 Drake 0 1969 1st Rnd, #13, Los Angeles Lakers
Rick Roberson FC 6-9 231 Jul 7, 1947 22 Cincinnati 0 1969 1st Rnd, #16, Los Angeles Lakers
John Tresvant PF 6-7 215 Nov 6, 1939 30 Seattle 5 1964 5th Rnd, #42, St. Louis Hawks
Jerry West SG 6-2 185 May 28, 1938 31 West Virginia 9 1960 1st Rnd, #2, Los Angeles Lakers

1969-1970 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 New York Knicks #3 Baltimore Bullets NYK in 7
Second Round #2 Milwaukee Bucks #4 Philadelphia Sixers MIL in 5
Second Round W1 Atlanta Hawks W3 Chicago Bulls ATL in 5
Second Round W2 Los Angeles Lakers W4 Phoenix Suns LAL in 7
Conference Finals #1 New York Knicks #2 Milwaukee Bucks NYK in 5
Conference Finals W1 Atlanta Hawks W2 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 4
NBA Finals #1 New York Knicks W2 Los Angeles Lakers NYK in 7

1969-1970 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Jerry West 18 46.1 31.2 3.7 8.4
Wilt Chamberlain 18 47.3 22.1 22.2 4.5
Elgin Baylor 18 37.1 18.7 9.6 4.6
Dick Garrett 18 33.1 12.8 2.9 2.2
Keith Erickson 17 32.5 9.9 4.5 4.4
Happy Hairston 16 18.5 7.4 4.8 1.2
Mel Counts 14 15.1 6.1 5.3 1.1
John Tresvant 11 13.5 5.9 3.5 1.5
Johnny Egan 16 10.1 3.5 0.3 1.4
Rick Roberson 9 6.8 2.4 1.8 0.0
Willie McCarter 5 2.8 1.4 0.6 0.6
Mike Lynn 3 2.0 1.3 0.7 0.3

1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Phoenix Leaders
Mar 25, 1970
v.
Phoenix
W, 128-112 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 32. Elgin Baylor
PTS: 26. Paul Silas
Mar 29, 1970
v.
Phoenix
L, 101-114 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 33. Jerry West
PTS: 34. C. Hawkins
Apr 2, 1970
@
Phoenix
L, 112-98 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
1-2 PTS: 31. Jerry West
PTS: 29. G. Goodrich
Apr 4, 1970
@
Phoenix
L, 112-102 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
1-3 PTS: 29. W. Chamberlain
PTS: 34. G. Goodrich
Apr 5, 1970
v.
Phoenix
W, 138-121 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
2-3 PTS: 36. Jerry West
PTS: 28. C. Hawkins
Apr 7, 1970
@
Phoenix
W, 93-104 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
3-3 PTS: 35. Jerry West
PTS: 24. C. Hawkins
Apr 9, 1970
v.
Phoenix
W, 129-94 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
4-3 PTS: 30. W. Chamberlain
PTS: 25. C. Hawkins

1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Atlanta Leaders
Apr 12, 1970
@
Atlanta
W, 115-119 McCamish Pavilion
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 38. Jerry West
PTS: 29. M. Abdul-Rahman
Apr 14, 1970
@
Atlanta
W, 94-105 McCamish Pavilion
Conference Finals
2-0 PTS: 24. Dick Garrett
PTS: 20. Walt Bellamy
Apr 17, 1970
v.
Atlanta
W, 115-114 The Forum
Conference Finals
3-0 PTS: 35. Jerry West
PTS: 22. Butch Beard
Apr 19, 1970
v.
Atlanta
W, 133-114 The Forum
Conference Finals
4-0 PTS: 39. Jerry West
PTS: 31. R. Guerin

1969-1970 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders New York Leaders
Apr 24, 1970
@
New York
L, 124-112 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals
0-1 PTS: 33. Jerry West
PTS: 37. Willis Reed
Apr 27, 1970
@
New York
W, 103-105 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals
1-1 PTS: 34. Jerry West
PTS: 29. Willis Reed
Apr 29, 1970
v.
New York
L, 108-111 The Forum
NBA Finals
1-2 PTS: 34. Jerry West
PTS: 38. Willis Reed
May 1, 1970
v.
New York
W, 121-115 The Forum
NBA Finals
2-2 PTS: 37. Jerry West
PTS: 29. Dick Barnett
May 4, 1970
@
New York
L, 107-100 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals
2-3 PTS: 22. W. Chamberlain
PTS: 21. Walt Frazier
May 6, 1970
v.
New York
W, 135-113 The Forum
NBA Finals
3-3 PTS: 45. W. Chamberlain
PTS: 25. D. DeBusschere
May 8, 1970
@
New York
L, 113-99 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals
3-4 PTS: 28. Jerry West
PTS: 36. Walt Frazier