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1968–69 Los Angeles Lakers season

NBA professional basketball team season

Field	Value
team	Los Angeles Lakers
end_year	1969
DivisionWin	yes
wins	55
losses	27
division	Western
division_place	1
coach	Butch van Breda Kolff
gm	Fred Schaus
owner	Jack Kent Cooke
arena	The Forum
playoffs	[NBA Finals](1969-nba-finals)
(lost to [Celtics](1968-69-boston-celtics-season) 3–4)
bbr_team	LAL
television	KTLA
radio	KNX

(lost to Celtics 3–4)

The 1968–69 Los Angeles Lakers season was the Lakers' 21st season in the NBA and ninth season in Los Angeles. This season saw the Lakers acquire Wilt Chamberlain from the Philadelphia 76ers in a trade that sent Jerry Chambers, Archie Clark, and Darrall Imhoff to the 76ers. The team also lost future star Gail Goodrich to the Phoenix Suns via expansion draft.

The Lakers would make it to the NBA Finals, but would lose to the Boston Celtics in seven games despite being the heavy favorites. This marked the Lakers' seventh consecutive defeat to the Celtics in the NBA Finals.

Jerry West, who averaged nearly 38 points per game in the Finals, became the inaugural recipient of the Finals Most Valuable Player award. To date he is the only player in NBA history to win the award as a member of the losing team.

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1968 NBA draft

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1	11	Bill Hewitt	PF		USC

Roster

Butch van Breda Kolff

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

1968–69 game log
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Playoffs

0–1
2
March 28
San Francisco
L 101–107
Jerry West (36)
Wilt Chamberlain (17)
Jerry West (11)
The Forum
15,119
0–2
-
3
March 31
@ San Francisco
W 115–98
Jerry West (25)
Wilt Chamberlain (28)
Jerry West (9)
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
13,221
1–2
-
4
April 2
@ San Francisco
W 103–88
Jerry West (36)
Wilt Chamberlain (14)
Jerry West (5)
Cow Palace
14,812
2–2
-
5
April 4
San Francisco
W 103–98
Jerry West (29)
Wilt Chamberlain (27)
Jerry West (13)
The Forum
17,309
3–2
-
6
April 5
@ San Francisco
W 118–78
Jerry West (29)
Wilt Chamberlain (25)
Jerry West (8)
Cow Palace
8,924
4–2
-
-
1
April 11
@ Atlanta
W 95–93
Jerry West (25)
Wilt Chamberlain (29)
Baylor, Egan (6)
The Forum
16,190
1–0
-
2
April 13
Atlanta
W 104–102
Wilt Chamberlain (23)
Wilt Chamberlain (29)
Johnny Egan (11)
The Forum
15,136
2–0
-
3
April 15
@ Atlanta
L 86–99
Johnny Egan (19)
Wilt Chamberlain (22)
West, Baylor (4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,140
2–1
-
4
April 17
@ Atlanta
W 100–85
Wilt Chamberlain (25)
Wilt Chamberlain (19)
Jerry West (5)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,140
3–1
-
5
April 20
Atlanta
W 104–96
Elgin Baylor (29)
Wilt Chamberlain (29)
Elgin Baylor (12)
The Forum
16,273
4–1
-
-
1
April 23
Boston
W 120–118
Jerry West (53)
Wilt Chamberlain (23)
Jerry West (10)
The Forum
17,554
1–0
-
2
April 25
Boston
W 118–112
Jerry West (41)
Wilt Chamberlain (19)
Egan, West (8)
The Forum
17,559
2–0
-
3
April 27
@ Boston
L 105–111
Jerry West (24)
Wilt Chamberlain (26)
Jerry West (6)
Boston Garden
14,037
2–1
-
4
April 29
@ Boston
L 88–89
Jerry West (40)
Wilt Chamberlain (31)
West, Baylor (4)
Boston Garden
15,128
2–2
-
5
May 1
Boston
W 117–104
Jerry West (39)
Wilt Chamberlain (31)
Jerry West (9)
The Forum
17,553
3–2
-
6
May 3
@ Boston
L 90–99
West, Baylor (26)
Wilt Chamberlain (18)
Wilt Chamberlain (4)
Boston Garden
15,128
3–3
-
7
May 5
Boston
L 106–108
Jerry West (42)
Wilt Chamberlain (27)
Jerry West (12)
The Forum
17,568
3–4
-

Awards

Jerry West, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Elgin Baylor, All-NBA First Team
Jerry West, All-NBA Second Team
Jerry West, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game
Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
Wilt Chamberlain, NBA All-Star Game
Bill Hewitt, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

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