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1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers

NBA · Western Conference · Pacific Division · 60–22 · 2nd in the conference · Coach Bill Sharman · Lost NBA Finals 1–4

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, no three-point line

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Roster and season stats (16)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FG%	FT%
25	Gail Goodrich	G	6′1″	76	35.5	23.9	3.5	4.4	.464	.840
44	Jerry West	G	6′3″	69	35.7	22.8	4.2	8.8	.479	.805
5	Jim McMillian	F	6′5″	81	36.5	18.9	5.5	2.7	.458	.845
52	Happy Hairston	F	6′7″	28	33.5	16.3	13.2	2.4	.482	.787
13	Wilt Chamberlain	C	7′1″	82	43.2	13.2	18.6	4.5	.727	.510
32	Bill Bridges	F	6′6″	72	34.6	9.8	10.9	2.7	.479	.700
24	Keith Erickson	F	6′5″	76	25.3	9.0	4.4	3.2	.430	.809
12	Pat Riley	G	6′4″	55	14.6	7.3	1.2	1.5	.428	.793
15	Jim Price	G	6′3″	59	14.0	6.4	1.9	1.6	.440	.822
	Flynn Robinson		6′1″	6	7.8	5.7	1.2	1.3	.500	.750
31	Mel Counts	C	7′0″	59	10.4	5.0	4.0	1.1	.457	.672
33	Travis Grant	F	6′7″	33	4.6	3.8	1.6	0.2	.440	.885
	John Q. Trapp		6′7″	5	7.0	2.6	2.8	0.4	.250	.700
	Leroy Ellis		6′10″	10	15.6	2.6	3.3	0.3	.275	.800
30	Bill Turner	F	6′7″	19	6.2	2.0	1.3	0.6	.327	.571
30	Roger Brown	C	6′11″	1	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0		.333

Per-game averages as published: no box scores for this season, so no totals, and a blank where the league did not record the figure.

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1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers

Roster and season stats (16)