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1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers Game Log (Advanced)

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Record: 54-26, Finished 1st in NBA Western Division

Coach: Fred Schaus (54-26)

Executive: Lou Mohs

PTS/G: 118.5 (6th of 9) Opp PTS/G: 116.3 (2nd of 9)

SRS: 1.80 (4th of 9) Pace: 123.3 (8th of 9)

Off Rtg: 95.0 (3rd of 9) Def Rtg: 93.3 (4th of 9) Net Rtg: +1.8 (4th of 9)

Expected W-L: 45-35 (4th of 9)

Arena: Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Attendance: 190,321 (2nd of 2)

NBA 1962 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Division Finals (4-2) versus Detroit Pistons (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Finals (3-4) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

NBA Runners-up
Western Div Champs

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Regular Season

Regular Season Table
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	1	1961-10-19	N	PHW	W	118	113				.480		.487	53.7	47.6			.420			.340	.395			.202
2	2	1961-10-20	@	PHW	L	115	122				.400		.466	46.3	50.0			.419			.257	.427			.255
3	3	1961-10-24	N	CIN	W	124	122				.345		.452	48.8				.395			.252	.422			.275
4	4	1961-10-25	@	DET	W	120	116
5	5	1961-10-27		DET	W	128	118				.423		.519	48.5				.462			.308	.311			.273
6	6	1961-10-28		DET	W	135	126				.368		.497	57.6				.436			.282	.436			.273
7	7	1961-11-01		CIN	W	120	115				.266		.433	54.5				.387			.194	.432			.171
8	8	1961-11-03		CIN	L	114	132				.425		.453	49.5				.406			.264	.445			.309
9	9	1961-11-04	@	CHP	W	125	112
10	10	1961-11-07	@	STL	W	127	110				.530		.515	52.2				.410			.450	.342			.233
11	11	1961-11-08		STL	W	124	118				.316		.555	52.1				.510			.245	.441			.180
12	12	1961-11-13		CHP	W	127	113
13	13	1961-11-15		CHP	W	133	118				.415		.598					.553			.309	.474			.295
14	14	1961-11-17	@	PHW	W	125	121				.209		.444	50.0	37.7			.411			.147	.424			.178
15	15	1961-11-18	@	BOS	W	103	101				.252		.403	48.1	30.0			.348			.200	.352			.104
16	16	1961-11-21	N	DET	L	102	108
17	17	1961-11-23	@	STL	W	122	114				.398		.481	48.8				.444			.241	.431			.255
18	18	1961-11-24	@	NYK	W	100	89
19	19	1961-11-25	@	DET	L	103	104
20	20	1961-11-26	@	CIN	L	102	117				.357		.394	52.4				.339			.232	.444			.194
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
21	21	1961-11-28	N	SYR	L	111	121				.390		.474	48.8				.410			.290	.462			.217
22	22	1961-12-01		PHW	L	117	138				.418		.504	49.5	69.6			.469			.255	.452			.210
23	23	1961-12-02		PHW	W	129	119				.328		.486	53.1	72.3			.405			.302	.440			.429
24	24	1961-12-04		SYR	W	131	120				.527		.572	51.7	70.8			.516			.376	.474			.289
25	25	1961-12-05	N	SYR	W	125	120
26	26	1961-12-06		SYR	W	123	121				.477		.466	55.6				.404			.321	.361			.294
27	27	1961-12-08	@	PHW	W	151	147				.377		.469	47.9	47.4			.413			.268	.373			.216
28	28	1961-12-09	@	DET	W	114	107
29	29	1961-12-11		STL	W	132	119				.351		.502	50.8				.465			.228	.448			.238
30	30	1961-12-13		STL	W	137	136				.350		.507	54.2				.453			.265	.437			.269
31	31	1961-12-15	@	CHP	L	94	97
32	32	1961-12-16	N	SYR	L	123	128
33	33	1961-12-17	N	DET	W	122	116
34	34	1961-12-19		BOS	W	104	101				.488		.522	50.0				.463			.341	.378			.153
35	35	1961-12-20	N	CHP	W	102	98
36	36	1961-12-23	@	STL	W	129	126				.440		.496	51.8				.440			.303	.457			.286
37	37	1961-12-25	@	CIN	W	141	127				.417		.578	46.7				.515			.340	.445			.264
38	38	1961-12-26	@	BOS	L	117	129				.402		.487	42.9	39.0			.402			.343	.464			.223
39	39	1961-12-27	N	SYR	W	119	111				.544		.466	51.0	41.0			.379			.398	.311			.287
40	40	1961-12-28	@	SYR	W	121	114
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
41	41	1961-12-29	N	PHW	L	118	123				.446		.488	47.6	35.7			.416			.337	.444			.250
42	42	1962-01-01		PHW	W	114	111				.366		.486	56.8				.416			.297	.449			.235
43	43	1962-01-03		PHW	W	124	123				.651		.581	55.9	75.6			.494			.506	.439			.271
44	44	1962-01-07		BOS	L	95	118				.533		.418	47.0				.326			.380	.406			.109
45	45	1962-01-13	@	STL	W	108	107				.473		.491	45.5				.418			.352	.384			.313
46	46	1962-01-14	N	DET	L	108	118
47	47	1962-01-17		NYK	W	129	121
48	48	1962-01-19		NYK	W	108	107				.366		.460	55.3				.426			.218	.506			.218
49	49	1962-01-20	@	CIN	L	124	125				.339		.495	43.1				.431			.275	.500			.389
50	50	1962-01-21	@	CHP	W	112	111
51	51	1962-01-23	N	BOS	L	103	118
52	52	1962-01-24		CIN	W	136	123				.306		.495	60.6				.438			.248	.551			.281
53	53	1962-01-25		CIN	W	116	112				.424		.531	60.2				.478			.304	.420			.432
54	54	1962-01-28		CHP	W	124	109				.328		.467	54.5				.405			.259	.456			.146
55	55	1962-01-30		CHP	W	107	92				.297		.468	58.6				.406			.248	.371			.133
56	56	1962-01-31	@	DET	W	123	122
57	57	1962-02-01	N	BOS	L	115	130
58	58	1962-02-03	@	STL	W	127	124				.500		.554	51.8				.457			.436	.453			.535
59	59	1962-02-04	@	CHP	L	105	113
60	60	1962-02-05	N	CIN	W	134	128				.375		.513	51.2				.446			.304	.455			.255
								Advanced										Offensive Four Factors				Defensive Four Factors
Rk	G	Date		Opp	W/L	Tm	Opp	ORtg	DRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
61	61	1962-02-06	@	NYK	L	112	116
62	62	1962-02-08	N	CIN	L	109	113				.452		.437	47.3				.365			.317	.400			.389
63	63	1962-02-12		STL	L	113	117				.457		.500	44.4				.426			.351	.443			.320
64	64	1962-02-14		STL	W	130	107				.273		.528	55.9				.500			.182	.406			.248
65	65	1962-02-16	@	DET	L	121	127
66	66	1962-02-17	@	NYK	W	128	121
67	67	1962-02-18		BOS	W	125	99				.417		.513	58.9				.476			.262	.342			.142
68	68	1962-02-20		BOS	L	96	115				.386		.494	47.4				.434			.289	.365			.270
69	69	1962-02-22	N	NYK	W	118	116				.313		.463	50.7	42.2			.402			.250	.387			.202
70	70	1962-02-23	N	CHP	W	124	117				.621		.560	52.4				.471			.483	.445			.173
71	71	1962-02-24	@	CIN	L	114	118				.413		.443	51.9				.367			.312	.443			.330
72	72	1962-02-25		DET	W	128	99				.288		.512	65.6	74.1			.486			.180	.354			.323
73	73	1962-02-27		DET	W	107	100				.219		.465	54.9	70.2			.448			.124	.448			.253
74	74	1962-03-03	@	STL	L	125	134				.406		.500	44.3				.434			.311	.491			.283
75	75	1962-03-04	@	SYR	W	124	115
76	76	1962-03-09	@	NYK	L	100	122
77	77	1962-03-11	@	BOS	L	105	119				.309		.420	46.6	44.2			.391			.173	.398			.133
78	78	1962-03-12	N	NYK	W	119	106				.287		.489	62.0				.463			.176	.427			.175
79	79	1962-03-13		CIN	W	120	111				.440		.552	54.4				.495			.330	.438			.281
80	80	1962-03-14		STL	W	125	115				.465		.524	66.1				.475			.313	.430			.290

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