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1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season

NBA professional basketball team season

Field	Value
team	Los Angeles Lakers
end_year	1970
wins	46
losses	36
division	Western
division_place	2
coach	Joe Mullaney
arena	The Forum
playoffs	[NBA Finals](1970-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(lost to [Knicks](1969-70-new-york-knicks-season) 3–4)
bbr_team	LAL

(lost to Knicks 3–4)

The 1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season was the Lakers' 22nd season in the NBA and tenth season in Los Angeles.

Offseason

After the tumultuous previous two seasons under the fiery head coach Butch Van Breda Kolff, the Lakers replaced him with the low key Joe Mullaney.

Draft picks

Main article: 1969 NBA draft

1st round, 12th pick – Willie McCarter, G, Drake University
1st round, 15th pick – Rick Roberson, C, University of Cincinnati
2nd round, 27th pick – Dick Garrett, G, Southern Illinois University

Roster

Joe Mullaney

Regular season

After barely losing the NBA title the previous season, the veteran Lakers had high hopes coming into the 1969–70 season. However, 9 games into the season, Wilt Chamberlain suffered a severe knee injury and it was thought he would miss the next 10–12 months. Elgin Baylor also missed 28 games due to injury, and Jerry West missed 8. They traded Bill Hewitt for double-double machine Happy Hairston midway through the season. 1st round draft pick Willie McCarter also missed almost the entire season. But the Lakers received key contributions from rookies Rick Roberson and Dick Garrett, and managed to battle the Atlanta Hawks for 1st place in the Western Division for most of the season. Chamberlain returned for the final few games, and while the Lakers finished 2nd in the division to Atlanta by 2 games, they were at full strength for the playoffs.

Season standings

:x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1969–70 game log
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80
81
82

Playoffs

1–0
2
March 29
Phoenix
L 101–114
Jerry West (33)
Wilt Chamberlain (25)
Jerry West (11)
The Forum
17,501
1–1
-
3
April 2
@ Phoenix
L 98–112
Jerry West (31)
Wilt Chamberlain (12)
Chamberlain, West (7)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,324
1–2
-
4
April 4
@ Phoenix
L 102–112
Wilt Chamberlain (29)
Wilt Chamberlain (19)
Keith Erickson (6)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,356
1–3
-
5
April 5
Phoenix
W 138–121
Chamberlain, West (36)
Mel Counts (17)
Jerry West (18)
The Forum
17,475
2–3
-
6
April 7
@ Phoenix
W 104–93
Jerry West (35)
Wilt Chamberlain (26)
Wilt Chamberlain (11)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,386
3–3
-
7
April 9
Phoenix
W 129–94
Wilt Chamberlain (30)
Wilt Chamberlain (27)
Jerry West (15)
The Forum
17,519
4–3
-
-
1
April 12
@ Atlanta
W 119–115
Jerry West (38)
Wilt Chamberlain (17)
Wilt Chamberlain (8)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,197
1–0
-
2
April 14
@ Atlanta
W 105–94
Chamberlain, West (24)
Wilt Chamberlain (24)
Keith Erickson (7)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,197
2–0
-
3
April 17
Atlanta
W 115–114 (OT)
Jerry West (35)
Wilt Chamberlain (26)
Jerry West (13)
The Forum
17,183
3–0
-
4
April 19
Atlanta
W 133–114
Jerry West (39)
Wilt Chamberlain (21)
Jerry West (12)
The Forum
17,410
4–0
-
-
1
April 24
@ New York
L 112–124
Jerry West (33)
Wilt Chamberlain (24)
Wilt Chamberlain (5)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
0–1
-
2
April 27
@ New York
W 105–103
Jerry West (34)
Wilt Chamberlain (24)
Garrett, Erickson (6)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
1–1
-
3
April 29
New York
L 108–111 (OT)
Jerry West (34)
Wilt Chamberlain (26)
Elgin Baylor (11)
The Forum
17,500
1–2
-
4
May 1
New York
W 121–115 (OT)
Jerry West (37)
Wilt Chamberlain (25)
Jerry West (18)
The Forum
17,509
2–2
-
5
May 4
@ New York
L 100–107
Wilt Chamberlain (22)
Wilt Chamberlain (19)
Keith Erickson (6)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
2–3
-
6
May 6
New York
W 135–113
Wilt Chamberlain (45)
Wilt Chamberlain (27)
Jerry West (13)
The Forum
17,509
3–3
-
7
May 8
@ New York
L 99–113
Jerry West (28)
Wilt Chamberlain (24)
Keith Erickson (6)
Madison Square Garden
19,500
3–4
-

Awards and records

Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
Jerry West, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game
Dick Garrett, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/1970.html 1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers]
(2023-10-23). "Lakers coaching history, records, championships & more".

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