1968-69 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule and Results

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Record: 55-27, Finished 1st in NBA Western Division

Coach: Butch van Breda Kolff (55-27)

Executive: Fred Schaus

PTS/G: 112.2 (6th of 14) Opp PTS/G: 108.1 (4th of 14)

SRS: 3.84 (5th of 14) Pace: 112.6 (13th of 14)

Off Rtg: 98.5 (2nd of 14) Def Rtg: 94.9 (8th of 14) Net Rtg: +3.6 (4th of 14)

Expected W-L: 52-30 (4th of 14)

Arena: The Forum Attendance: 483,262 (1st of 2)

NBA 1969 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Division Semifinals (4-2) versus San Francisco Warriors (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Division Finals (4-1) versus Atlanta Hawks (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Finals (3-4) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

NBA Runners-up
Western Div Champs

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 18, 1968	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		96	114	0	1	L 1
2	Sat, Oct 19, 1968	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		118	96	1	1	W 1
3	Tue, Oct 22, 1968	Box Score	@	Cincinnati Royals	L		103	107	1	2	L 1
4	Wed, Oct 23, 1968	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		110	117	1	3	L 2
5	Fri, Oct 25, 1968	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		117	111	2	3	W 1
6	Sun, Oct 27, 1968	Box Score		San Diego Rockets	W		152	116	3	3	W 2
7	Tue, Oct 29, 1968	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		125	124	4	3	W 3
8	Fri, Nov 1, 1968	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		101	114	4	4	L 1
9	Sun, Nov 3, 1968	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		127	109	5	4	W 1
10	Tue, Nov 5, 1968	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W	OT	112	109	6	4	W 2
11	Wed, Nov 6, 1968	Box Score	N	Milwaukee Bucks	W		128	115	7	4	W 3			at Madison, WI
12	Fri, Nov 8, 1968	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		102	100	8	4	W 4
13	Sun, Nov 10, 1968	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		130	109	9	4	W 5
14	Fri, Nov 15, 1968	Box Score		San Diego Rockets	W		127	119	10	4	W 6
15	Sat, Nov 16, 1968	Box Score	@	San Francisco Warriors	W		119	112	11	4	W 7
16	Sun, Nov 17, 1968	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		105	94	12	4	W 8
17	Tue, Nov 19, 1968	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		116	106	13	4	W 9	15,878
18	Fri, Nov 22, 1968	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	L		98	100	13	5	L 1
19	Sun, Nov 24, 1968	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		103	100	14	5	W 1
20	Tue, Nov 26, 1968	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		100	104	14	6	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Thu, Nov 28, 1968	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		107	122	14	7	L 2
22	Fri, Nov 29, 1968	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		93	92	15	7	W 1	14,929
23	Sun, Dec 1, 1968	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		119	112	16	7	W 2
24	Tue, Dec 3, 1968	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		122	108	17	7	W 3
25	Thu, Dec 5, 1968	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		90	108	17	8	L 1
26	Fri, Dec 6, 1968	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		99	94	18	8	W 1
27	Sat, Dec 7, 1968	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		81	90	18	9	L 1
28	Sun, Dec 8, 1968	Box Score		San Diego Rockets	W		132	118	19	9	W 1
29	Fri, Dec 13, 1968	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		103	105	19	10	L 1
30	Sat, Dec 14, 1968	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		136	120	20	10	W 1
31	Sun, Dec 15, 1968	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		115	114	21	10	W 2
32	Tue, Dec 17, 1968	Box Score		Cincinnati Royals	W		112	108	22	10	W 3
33	Fri, Dec 20, 1968	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	W		133	101	23	10	W 4
34	Sun, Dec 22, 1968	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		102	99	24	10	W 5
35	Wed, Dec 25, 1968	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		119	99	25	10	W 6
36	Thu, Dec 26, 1968	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		95	94	26	10	W 7
37	Sat, Dec 28, 1968	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		86	93	26	11	L 1
38	Sun, Dec 29, 1968	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		111	108	27	11	W 1
39	Mon, Dec 30, 1968	Box Score	@	San Diego Rockets	W	OT	131	126	28	11	W 2
40	Tue, Dec 31, 1968	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		107	127	28	12	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 3, 1969	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		101	130	28	13	L 2
42	Sat, Jan 4, 1969	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		121	111	29	13	W 1
43	Tue, Jan 7, 1969	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		100	93	30	13	W 2
44	Fri, Jan 10, 1969	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		82	88	30	14	L 1	14,933
45	Sat, Jan 11, 1969	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		100	104	30	15	L 2
46	Fri, Jan 17, 1969	Box Score		Cincinnati Royals	W		128	107	31	15	W 1
47	Sun, Jan 19, 1969	Box Score		Cincinnati Royals	W		132	117	32	15	W 2
48	Tue, Jan 21, 1969	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		122	105	33	15	W 3
49	Wed, Jan 22, 1969	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		115	116	33	16	L 1
50	Fri, Jan 24, 1969	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		106	110	33	17	L 2
51	Sun, Jan 26, 1969	Box Score	N	Cincinnati Royals	W		126	113	34	17	W 1			at Cleveland, OH
52	Tue, Jan 28, 1969	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		125	118	35	17	W 2
53	Wed, Jan 29, 1969	Box Score	@	San Diego Rockets	W		122	120	36	17	W 3
54	Fri, Jan 31, 1969	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		105	104	37	17	W 4
55	Sat, Feb 1, 1969	Box Score	@	San Francisco Warriors	W	OT	106	101	38	17	W 5
56	Sun, Feb 2, 1969	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	L	3OT	117	122	38	18	L 1
57	Mon, Feb 3, 1969	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		107	114	38	19	L 2
58	Fri, Feb 7, 1969	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		106	109	38	20	L 3
59	Sat, Feb 8, 1969	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		122	104	39	20	W 1
60	Sun, Feb 9, 1969	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		134	116	40	20	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Feb 12, 1969	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		109	92	41	20	W 3
62	Fri, Feb 14, 1969	Box Score		San Diego Rockets	W		115	109	42	20	W 4
63	Sun, Feb 16, 1969	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		97	106	42	21	L 1
64	Tue, Feb 18, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		113	109	43	21	W 1
65	Wed, Feb 19, 1969	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		88	110	43	22	L 1
66	Fri, Feb 21, 1969	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		102	124	43	23	L 2	17,018
67	Sun, Feb 23, 1969	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		121	125	43	24	L 3
68	Tue, Feb 25, 1969	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W	OT	114	111	44	24	W 1
69	Fri, Feb 28, 1969	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		121	117	45	24	W 2
70	Sat, Mar 1, 1969	Box Score	@	San Diego Rockets	W		119	113	46	24	W 3
71	Sun, Mar 2, 1969	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	W		107	92	47	24	W 4
72	Tue, Mar 4, 1969	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	L		108	116	47	25	L 1
73	Fri, Mar 7, 1969	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	OT	105	99	48	25	W 1	16,887
74	Sun, Mar 9, 1969	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		120	109	49	25	W 2
75	Tue, Mar 11, 1969	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		137	101	50	25	W 3
76	Wed, Mar 12, 1969	Box Score	@	San Francisco Warriors	L		85	97	50	26	L 1
77	Fri, Mar 14, 1969	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		111	103	51	26	W 1
78	Sun, Mar 16, 1969	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		108	73	52	26	W 2	14,178
79	Tue, Mar 18, 1969	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		93	92	53	26	W 3
80	Wed, Mar 19, 1969	Box Score	@	Cincinnati Royals	L	OT	128	136	53	27	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 21, 1969	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		116	103	54	27	W 1
82	Sun, Mar 23, 1969	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		128	111	55	27	W 2

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Wed, Mar 26, 1969	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	L	94	99	0	1	L 1
2	Fri, Mar 28, 1969	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	L	101	107	0	2	L 2
3	Mon, Mar 31, 1969	Box Score	@	San Francisco Warriors	W	115	98	1	2	W 1
4	Wed, Apr 2, 1969	Box Score	@	San Francisco Warriors	W	103	88	2	2	W 2
5	Fri, Apr 4, 1969	Box Score		San Francisco Warriors	W	103	98	3	2	W 3
6	Sat, Apr 5, 1969	Box Score	@	San Francisco Warriors	W	118	78	4	2	W 4
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
7	Fri, Apr 11, 1969	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	95	93	5	2	W 5
8	Sun, Apr 13, 1969	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	104	102	6	2	W 6
9	Tue, Apr 15, 1969	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	86	99	6	3	L 1
10	Thu, Apr 17, 1969	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	100	85	7	3	W 1
11	Sun, Apr 20, 1969	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W	104	96	8	3	W 2
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
12	Wed, Apr 23, 1969	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	120	118	9	3	W 3	17,554
13	Fri, Apr 25, 1969	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	118	112	10	3	W 4	17,559
14	Sun, Apr 27, 1969	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	105	111	10	4	L 1	14,037
15	Tue, Apr 29, 1969	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	88	89	10	5	L 2	15,128
16	Thu, May 1, 1969	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	117	104	11	5	W 1	17,553
17	Sat, May 3, 1969	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L	90	99	11	6	L 1	15,128
18	Mon, May 5, 1969	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L	106	108	11	7	L 2	17,568

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