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1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers season
Season of National Basketball Association team the Los Angeles Lakers
Season of National Basketball Association team the Los Angeles Lakers
(lost to Trail Blazers 0–4)
The 1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers season was the Lakers' 29th season in the NBA and 17th season in Los Angeles. The Lakers would both win the Pacific Division and make the playoffs after a two-year hiatus in their second season with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as their top player. Their season ended in the Western Conference Finals, where they were swept by eventual champion Portland Trail Blazers in four straight games.
Offseason
Draft picks
Main article: 1976 NBA draft
Roster
- Jerry West
- Stan Albeck
- Jack McCloskey
Regular season
Season standings
:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot
Playoffs
|- | 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 |
| - |
| - |
| 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 |
| - |
Awards and records
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA First Team
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Star Game
- Don Chaney, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
References
References
- "1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers". Basketball-reference.com.
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