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1976-77 Los Angeles Lakers

NBA · Western Conference · Pacific Division · 53–29 · 1st in the conference · Coach Jerry West · Lost Conference Finals 0–4

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

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Roster and season stats (14)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
33	Lew Alcindor	C	7′2″	82	36.8	26.2	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	.579	.701
32	Cazzie Russell	F	6′5″	82	31.5	16.4	3.6	2.6	1.0	0.1	.490	.858
42	Lucius Allen	G	6′2″	78	31.8	14.6	3.2	5.2	1.5	0.2	.456	.774
24	Kermit Washington	F	6′8″	53	25.3	9.7	9.3	0.9	0.8	1.0	.503	.706
43	Earl Tatum	G	6′5″	68	18.4	9.4	3.5	1.7	1.3	0.3	.466	.720
35	Don Ford	F	6′9″	82	21.7	7.3	4.3	1.6	0.7	0.3	.460	.716
5	Tom Abernethy	F	6′7″	70	19.7	6.3	4.2	1.4	0.7	0.1	.484	.754
12	Don Chaney	G	6′5″	81	29.7	6.1	4.1	3.8	1.7	0.4	.408	.745
41	C. J. Kupec	F	6′6″	82	11.1	4.7	2.4	0.6	0.2	0.0	.447	.772
	Cornell Warner		6′9″	14	12.1	3.9	4.9	0.8	0.1	0.1	.472	.667
11	Bo Lamar	G	6′1″
21	Johnny Neumann	G	6′6″
30	Marv Roberts	F	6′8″
23	Stu Lantz	G	6′3″

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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1976-77 Los Angeles Lakers

Roster and season stats (14)