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The 1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers featured a balanced attack built around Gail Goodrich’s scoring and playmaking, with Wilt Chamberlain controlling the boards and anchoring the interior. Jim McMillian provided consistent secondary scoring, while Jerry West remained an important offensive creator despite limited appearances. The Lakers combined strong rebounding with efficient ball movement and interior play, relying on experienced veterans to produce across multiple facets of the game.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College/From
11 Jerry West G 6’2″ 175 lb 34 West Virginia
22 Elgin Baylor† F 6’5″ 225 lb 38 Seattle
25 Gail Goodrich G 6’1″ 170 lb 29 UCLA
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7’2″ 225 lb — —
34 Mel Counts C 7’0″ 230 lb 31 Oregon State
35 Jim McMillian F 6’5″ 215 lb 25 Columbia
40 Leroy Ellis C 6’10” 225 lb 32 St. John’s
42 Happy Hairston F 6’7″ 225 lb 30 NYU
43 Pat Riley G/F 6’4″ 205 lb 28 Kentucky
44 Jerry Chambers F 6’6″ 185 lb 29 Utah
50 Flynn Robinson G 6’1″ 185 lb 31 Wyoming
— John Q. Trapp F 6’7″ 210 lb 24 UNLV

Note: Elgin Baylor retired early in the 1971–72 season. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was not on this team (he played for the Bucks then). The accurate core includes West, Goodrich, Hairston, McMillian, etc.

Regular Season Per Game

Player Name Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Wilt Chamberlain C 36 82 – 43.2 13.2 18.6 4.5 – – – 7.1 .727 – – 5.5 .510
Jim McMillian SF 24 81 – 36.5 18.9 5.5 2.7 – – – 17.7 .458 – – 3.3 .845
Jerry West PG 34 69 – 35.7 22.8 4.2 8.8 – – – 18.7 .479 – – 6.1 .805
Gail Goodrich SG 29 76 – 35.5 23.9 3.5 4.4 – – – 21.3 .464 – – 4.9 .840
Bill Bridges PF 33 72 – 34.6 9.8 10.9 2.7 – – – 8.3 .479 – – 2.6 .700
Happy Hairston PF 30 28 – 33.5 16.3 13.2 2.4 – – – 11.7 .482 – – 6.4 .787
Keith Erickson SF 28 76 – 25.3 9.0 4.4 3.2 – – – 9.2 .430 – – 1.4 .809
Leroy Ellis C 32 10 – 15.6 2.6 3.3 0.3 – – – 4.0 .275 – – 0.5 .800
Pat Riley SG 27 55 – 14.6 7.3 1.2 1.5 – – – 7.1 .428 – – 1.5 .793
Jim Price PG 23 59 – 14.0 6.4 1.9 1.6 – – – 6.1 .440 – – 1.2 .822
Mel Counts C 31 59 – 10.4 5.0 4.0 1.1 – – – 4.7 .457 – – 1.0 .672
Flynn Robinson SG 31 6 – 7.8 5.7 1.2 1.3 – – – 4.7 .500 – – 1.3 .750
John Trapp SF 27 5 – 7.0 2.6 2.8 0.4 – – – 2.4 .250 – – 2.0 .700
Bill Turner PF 28 19 – 6.2 2.0 1.3 0.6 – – – 2.7 .327 – – 0.4 .571
Roger Brown C 22 1 – 5.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 – – – 0.0 – – – 3.0 .333
Travis Grant SF 23 33 – 4.6 3.8 1.6 0.2 – – – 3.5 .440 – – 0.8 .885
Team Totals – – 82 – 240.9 111.7 55.6 28.1 – – – 95.4 .478 – – 27.6 .742

Playoff Per Game

Player Name Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Wilt Chamberlain C 36 17 – 47.1 10.4 22.5 3.5 – – – 6.8 .552 – – 5.8 .500
Jerry West PG 34 17 – 37.5 23.6 4.5 7.8 – – – 19.8 .449 – – 7.5 .780
Jim McMillian SF 24 17 – 37.1 20.1 4.8 2.2 – – – 18.1 .466 – – 4.4 .733
Gail Goodrich SG 29 17 – 35.5 20.0 3.6 3.9 – – – 18.2 .448 – – 4.6 .785
Bill Bridges PF 33 17 – 34.2 8.9 9.3 1.7 – – – 8.0 .419 – – 2.9 .776
Keith Erickson SF 28 17 – 23.8 8.6 3.5 1.8 – – – 8.6 .449 – – 1.3 .682
Mel Counts C 31 17 – 19.2 9.1 6.1 1.6 – – – 7.8 .459 – – 2.4 .780
Happy Hairston PF 30 3 – 8.7 2.7 1.3 0.3 – – – 3.0 .111 – – 2.7 .750
Pat Riley SG 27 7 – 7.6 2.6 0.7 1.0 – – – 3.9 .333 – – 0.0 –
Bill Turner PF 28 2 – 6.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 – – – 2.5 .400 – – 1.0 1.000
Travis Grant SF 23 2 – 5.5 4.0 2.0 0.0 – – – 3.0 .667 – – 0.0 –
Jim Price PG 23 3 – 5.3 2.0 1.3 0.7 – – – 3.7 .273 – – 0.0 –
Team Totals – – 17 – 241.5 103.4 55.4 23.1 – – – 90.8 .454 – – 29.5 .715

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Wilt Chamberlain C 36 82 – 3542 1084 1526 365 – – – 586 426 – – 455 232
Jim McMillian SF 24 81 – 2953 1533 447 221 – – – 1431 655 – – 264 223
Gail Goodrich SG 29 76 – 2697 1814 263 332 – – – 1615 750 – – 374 314
Bill Bridges PF 33 72 – 2491 705 782 196 – – – 597 286 – – 190 133
Jerry West PG 34 69 – 2460 1575 289 607 – – – 1291 618 – – 421 339
Keith Erickson SF 28 76 – 1920 687 337 242 – – – 696 299 – – 110 89
Happy Hairston PF 30 28 – 939 456 370 68 – – – 328 158 – – 178 140
Jim Price PG 23 59 – 828 376 115 97 – – – 359 158 – – 73 60
Pat Riley SG 27 55 – 801 399 65 81 – – – 390 167 – – 82 65
Mel Counts C 31 59 – 611 293 237 62 – – – 278 127 – – 58 39
Leroy Ellis C 32 10 – 156 26 33 3 – – – 40 11 – – 5 4
Travis Grant SF 23 33 – 153 125 52 7 – – – 116 51 – – 26 23
Bill Turner PF 28 19 – 117 38 25 11 – – – 52 17 – – 7 4
Flynn Robinson SG 31 6 – 47 34 7 8 – – – 28 14 – – 8 6
John Trapp SF 27 5 – 35 13 14 2 – – – 12 3 – – 10 7
Roger Brown C 22 1 – 5 1 0 0 – – – 0 0 – – 3 1
Team Totals – – 82 – 19755 9159 4562 2302 – – – 7819 3740 – – 2264 1679

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Wilt Chamberlain C 36 17 – 801 177 383 60 – – – 116 64 – – 98 49
Jerry West PG 34 17 – 638 401 76 132 – – – 336 151 – – 127 99
Jim McMillian SF 24 17 – 630 341 82 37 – – – 307 143 – – 75 55
Gail Goodrich SG 29 17 – 604 340 61 67 – – – 310 139 – – 79 62
Bill Bridges PF 33 17 – 582 152 158 29 – – – 136 57 – – 49 38
Keith Erickson SF 28 17 – 404 147 59 30 – – – 147 66 – – 22 15
Mel Counts C 31 17 – 327 154 104 28 – – – 133 61 – – 41 32
Pat Riley SG 27 7 – 53 18 5 7 – – – 27 9 – – 0 0
Happy Hairston PF 30 3 – 26 8 4 1 – – – 9 1 – – 8 6
Jim Price PG 23 3 – 16 6 4 2 – – – 11 3 – – 0 0
Bill Turner PF 28 2 – 13 6 2 0 – – – 5 2 – – 2 2
Travis Grant SF 23 2 – 11 8 4 0 – – – 6 4 – – 0 0
Team Totals – – 17 – 4105 1758 942 393 – – – 1543 700 – – 501 358

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
Wilt Chamberlain Franchise Anchor 43.2 Moderate 13.2 18.6 4.5 6.0 21.15 Defensive and rebounding powerhouse; efficient scoring; MVP-4, AS, DEF1.
Jim McMillian Secondary Scorer 36.5 High 18.9 5.5 2.7 0.0 13.55 Reliable scorer; moderate playmaking; consistent starter impact.
Jerry West Primary Playmaker 35.7 High 22.8 4.2 8.8 4.0 19.9 Elite scoring + distribution; MVP-6, AS, NBA1, DEF1; central to offense.
Gail Goodrich Secondary Playmaker 35.5 High 23.9 3.5 4.4 0.0 15.9 Strong scoring guard; provides additional facilitation; AS recognition.
Bill Bridges Veteran Workhorse 34.6 Moderate 9.8 10.9 2.7 0.0 11.7 Rebounding and interior defense; stabilizes frontcourt; veteran presence.
Happy Hairston Rebounding Force 33.5 Moderate 16.3 13.2 2.4 0.0 15.95 Elite rebounder with scoring upside; limited games but high impact per minute.
Keith Erickson Two-Way Contributor 25.3 Moderate 9.0 4.4 3.2 0.0 8.3 Spot minutes; contributes on defense and secondary scoring.
Leroy Ellis Backup Center 15.6 Low 2.6 3.3 0.3 0.0 3.1 Limited role; minimal offensive impact; defensive rebounder.
Pat Riley Role Scorer 14.6 Low 7.3 1.2 1.5 0.0 4.0 Bench scoring spark; low minutes; occasional contributor.
Jim Price Developing PG 14.0 Low 6.4 1.9 1.6 0.0 4.95 Rookie year (ROY-4); low minutes; future playmaking potential.
Mel Counts Backup Big 10.4 Low 5.0 4.0 1.1 0.0 5.05 Provides interior depth; efficient rebounding; spot scoring.
Flynn Robinson Bench Shooter 7.8 Low 5.7 1.2 1.3 0.0 4.1 Minimal minutes; secondary scoring; efficient in limited action.
John Trapp Reserve SF 7.0 Very Low 2.6 2.8 0.4 0.0 2.9 Negligible impact; mostly spot minutes.
Bill Turner Deep Bench PF 6.2 Very Low 2.0 1.3 0.6 0.0 2.0 Limited role; minimal offensive or defensive contribution.
Roger Brown Minimal Impact 5.0 Very Low 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 Essentially unused; no meaningful production.
Travis Grant Developmental SF 4.6 Very Low 3.8 1.6 0.2 0.0 2.8 Young player; limited minutes; developmental role.