1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Los Angeles Lakers

NBA professional basketball team season

Division champions

Head coach

Jerry West

General manager

Bill Sharman

Owner(s)

Jack Kent Cooke

Arena

The Forum

Results

Record

53–29 (.646)

Place

Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 1st (Western)

Playoff finish

Conference finals
(lost to Trail Blazers 0–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

KTLA

Radio

KABC

< 1975–76

1977–78 >

The 1976–77 NBA season was the Lakers' 29th season in the NBA and 17th season in Los Angeles.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	33	Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1947-04-16	UCLA
SF	5	Abernethy, Tom	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1954-05-06	Indiana
PG	42	Allen, Lucius	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1947-09-26	UCLA
SG	12	Chaney, Don	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1946-03-22	Houston
PF	35	Ford, Don	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1952-12-31	UC Santa Barbara
SF	41	Kupec, C. J.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1953-01-26	Michigan
PG	11	Lamar, Bo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1951-04-07	Louisiana
PG	23	Lantz, Stu	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1946-07-13	Nebraska
SG	21	Neumann, Johnny	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1951-09-11	Mississippi
SF	30	Roberts, Marv	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1950-01-29	Utah State
SF	32	Russell, Cazzie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1944-06-07	Michigan
SG	43	Tatum, Earl	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1953-07-26	Marquette
PF	24	Washington, Kermit	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1951-09-17	American

Head coach

Jerry West

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 18, 1976

Regular season

Season standings

v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	–	37–4	16–25	11–5
x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	4	35–6	14–27	10–6
x-Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	7	29–12	17–24	8–8
Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	13	27–14	13–28	6–10
Phoenix Suns	34	48	.415	19	26–15	8–33	5–11

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	–
2	y-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	3
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	4
4	x-Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	7
5	x-Detroit Pistons	44	38	.537	9
6	x-Chicago Bulls	44	38	.537	9

7	Kansas City Kings	40	42	.488	13
8	Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	13
9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	17
10	Phoenix Suns	34	48	.415	19
11	Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	23

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1976–77 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAL	MIL	NOJ	NYK	NYN	PHI	PHO	POR	SAS	SEA	WAS
Atlanta	—	0–4	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	4–0	1–2	1–3
Boston	4–0	—	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–2	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	4–0	2–2	0–4
Buffalo	0–4	1–3	—	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–3	1–3	1–3	0–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–4
Chicago	2–2	2–2	3–1	—	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–2	1–2
Cleveland	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	—	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3
Denver	2–2	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–2	—	3–1	2–2	3–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–2	4–0	2–2
Detroit	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	—	3–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	1–3	1–3
Golden State	4–0	3–1	3–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	—	2–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1
Houston	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	0–3	2–2	1–2	—	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1
Indiana	4–0	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	—	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4
Kansas City	2–1	1–3	3–0	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	—	1–3	2–2	2–2	4–0	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2
Los Angeles	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	—	3–1	3–0	1–3	4–0	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	4–0
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	—	1–2	1–3	3–1	1–2	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3
New Orleans	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–3	2–1	—	3–1	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2
N.Y. Knicks	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–3	—	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–2	2–2
N.Y. Nets	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–2	—	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–3	1–3	1–3
Philadelphia	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	—	1–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	3–1
Phoenix	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–1	—	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–3
Portland	1–3	3–1	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	—	2–2	3–1	1–2
San Antonio	0–4	0–4	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	—	3–1	2–2
Seattle	2–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	—	3–1
Washington	3–1	4–0	4–0	2–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–3	—

Playoffs

1977 playoff game log

Conference semifinals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 20	Golden State	W 115–106	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7)	The Forum 15,928	1–0
2	April 22	Golden State	W 95–86	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19)	Cazzie Russell (7)	The Forum 17,505	2–0
3	April 24	@ Golden State	L 105–109	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)	Abdul-Jabbar, Ford (14)	Abdul-Jabbar, Chaney (7)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,155	2–1
4	April 26	@ Golden State	L 103–114	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (41)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18)	Tom Abernethy (5)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,155	2–2
5	April 29	Golden State	W 112–105	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (45)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18)	Don Chaney (6)	The Forum 17,505	3–2
6	May 1	@ Golden State	L 106–115	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (43)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20)	Lucius Allen (7)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,155	3–3
7	May 4	Golden State	W 97–84	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)	Bo Lamar (6)	The Forum 17,505	4–3

Conference finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 6	Portland	L 109–121	Earl Tatum (32)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10)	Abdul-Jabbar, Warner (5)	The Forum 16,975	0–1
2	May 8	Portland	L 97–99	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17)	three players tied (5)	The Forum 15,192	0–2
3	May 10	@ Portland	L 97–102	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7)	Memorial Coliseum 12,926	0–3
4	May 13	@ Portland	L 101–105	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17)	Lucius Allen (6)	Memorial Coliseum 12,904	0–4