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The 1973–74 Los Angeles Lakers were led offensively by Gail Goodrich, whose scoring and playmaking made him the focal point of the attack. Happy Hairston dominated the glass and provided a strong interior presence, while Connie Hawkins contributed balanced production as a scorer, rebounder, and facilitator. The Lakers featured multiple capable offensive contributors and solid rebounding but lacked a dominant defensive force, relying on balanced team play rather than one standout all-around performer.

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Age College/From
25 Gail Goodrich G 6’1″ 170 lb 30 UCLA
44 Jerry West G 6’2″ 175 lb 35 West Virginia
52 Jim Price G 6’3″ 195 lb 26 Louisville
5 Pat Riley G/F 6’4″ 205 lb 28 Kentucky
33 Jim McMillian F 6’5″ 215 lb 26 Columbia
20 Keith Erickson F 6’5″ 195 lb 29 UCLA
52 Travis Grant F 6’7″ 210 lb 23 Kentucky State
6 Connie Hawkins F 6’8″ 210 lb 31 Iowa (did not play)
35 Happy Hairston F 6’7″ 225 lb 31 NYU
50 Mel Counts C 7’0″ 230 lb 32 Oregon State
31 Steve Kuberski F/C 6’8″ 215 lb 25 Bradley
40 Elmore Smith C 7’0″ 250 lb 24 Kentucky State

Regular Season Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Gail Goodrich SG 30 82 – 37.3 25.3 3.0 5.2 1.5 0.1 2.8 21.6 .442 – – 7.2 .864
Elmore Smith C 24 81 – 36.1 12.5 11.2 1.9 0.9 4.9 3.8 11.7 .457 – – 3.1 .590
Connie Hawkins SF 31 71 – 35.7 12.8 7.4 5.3 1.5 1.1 2.9 10.3 .502 – – 3.2 .772
Happy Hairston PF 31 77 – 34.2 14.5 13.5 2.7 0.8 0.2 3.4 9.9 .507 – – 5.8 .771
Jim Price PG 24 82 – 32.0 15.4 4.6 4.5 1.9 0.4 2.8 14.6 .449 – – 2.9 .799
Jerry West PG 35 31 – 31.2 20.3 3.7 6.6 2.6 0.7 2.6 16.7 .447 – – 6.4 .833
Bill Bridges PF 34 65 – 27.9 8.4 7.7 2.3 0.9 0.5 3.4 7.9 .421 – – 2.5 .707
Pat Riley SG 28 72 – 18.9 9.5 1.8 2.1 0.8 0.0 2.4 9.3 .430 – – 2.0 .764
Stan Love PF 24 51 – 13.7 5.6 3.3 0.9 0.5 0.4 2.6 5.5 .428 – – 1.3 .766
Mel Counts C 32 45 – 11.1 3.2 3.2 1.2 0.4 0.5 1.9 3.7 .365 – – 0.7 .727
Kermit Washington PF 22 45 – 8.9 3.8 3.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 1.7 3.4 .483 – – 1.1 .531
Nate Hawthorne SG 24 33 – 6.9 3.2 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.2 1.0 2.8 .409 – – 1.5 .625
Travis Grant SF 24 3 – 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 .250 – – 1.0 .333
Team Totals – – 82 – 240.9 109.2 52.9 26.6 9.7 8.0 24.8 95.2 .453 – – 29.8 .769

Playoff Per Game

Player Pos Age G GS MP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TOV FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Gail Goodrich SG 30 5 – 37.8 19.6 3.2 6.0 1.4 0.2 1.4 18.0 .389 – – 6.6 .848
Happy Hairston PF 31 5 – 34.4 9.2 10.4 3.8 1.0 0.2 1.6 7.2 .417 – – 3.6 .889
Connie Hawkins SF 31 5 – 34.4 10.8 8.0 3.2 1.4 0.2 2.6 12.0 .350 – – 3.0 .800
Elmore Smith C 24 5 – 34.2 19.2 10.6 1.2 1.4 1.6 4.0 17.6 .477 – – 3.4 .706
Jim Price PG 24 5 – 32.2 11.8 3.8 2.6 1.4 0.0 4.2 13.2 .379 – – 2.6 .692
Bill Bridges PF 34 5 – 28.8 6.0 6.0 1.2 1.4 0.0 3.8 8.2 .293 – – 2.6 .462
Pat Riley SG 28 5 – 21.2 7.8 1.2 2.0 0.3 0.0 2.2 10.0 .360 – – 0.8 .750
Jerry West PG 35 1 – 14.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 9.0 .222 – – 0.0 –
Mel Counts C 32 4 – 8.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.8 3.0 .500 – – 0.0 –
Nate Hawthorne SG 24 3 – 4.7 2.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 2.3 .143 – – 1.5 .800
Kermit Washington PF 22 3 – 4.7 5.0 3.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.7 .455 – – 2.3 .714
Stan Love PF 24 2 – 4.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 .667 – – 1.5 .667
Team Totals – – 5 – 240.0 93.0 47.8 21.4 9.8 2.8 20.6 94.6 .389 – – 25.6 .758

Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min PTS Reb AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Gail Goodrich SG 30 82 – 3061 2076 250 427 126 12 227 1773 784 – – 588 508
Elmore Smith C 24 81 – 2922 1015 906 150 71 393 309 949 434 – – 249 147
Happy Hairston PF 31 77 – 2634 1113 1040 208 64 17 264 759 385 – – 445 343
Jim Price PG 24 82 – 2628 1263 378 369 157 29 229 1197 538 – – 234 187
Connie Hawkins SF 31 71 – 2538 909 522 379 105 78 203 733 368 – – 224 173
Bill Bridges PF 34 65 – 1812 548 499 148 58 31 219 513 216 – – 164 116
Pat Riley SG 28 72 – 1361 684 128 148 54 3 173 667 287 – – 144 110
Jerry West PG 35 31 – 967 629 116 206 81 23 80 519 232 – – 198 165
Stan Love PF 24 51 – 698 287 170 48 28 20 132 278 119 – – 64 49
Mel Counts C 32 45 – 499 146 146 54 20 23 85 167 61 – – 33 24
Kermit Washington PF 22 45 – 400 172 147 19 21 18 77 151 73 – – 49 26
Nate Hawthorne SG 24 33 – 229 106 32 23 9 6 33 93 38 – – 48 30
Travis Grant SF 24 3 – 6 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 – – 3 1
Team Totals – – 82 – 19755 8951 4335 2179 794 653 2032 7803 3536 – – 2443 1879

Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min PTS Reb AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Gail Goodrich SG 30 5 – 189 98 16 30 7 1 7 90 35 – – 33 28
Happy Hairston PF 31 5 – 172 46 52 19 5 1 8 36 15 – – 18 16
Connie Hawkins SF 31 5 – 172 54 40 16 7 1 13 60 21 – – 15 12
Elmore Smith C 24 5 – 171 96 53 6 7 8 20 88 42 – – 17 12
Jim Price PG 24 5 – 161 59 19 13 7 0 21 66 25 – – 13 9
Bill Bridges PF 34 5 – 144 30 30 6 7 0 19 41 12 – – 13 6
Pat Riley SG 28 5 – 106 39 6 10 4 0 11 50 18 – – 4 3
Mel Counts C 32 4 – 34 12 6 2 2 2 3 12 6 – – 0 0
Nate Hawthorne SG 24 3 – 14 6 2 2 1 1 0 7 1 – – 5 4
Kermit Washington PF 22 3 – 14 15 10 1 1 0 0 11 5 – – 7 5
Jerry West PG 35 1 – 14 4 2 1 0 0 1 9 2 – – 0 0
Stan Love PF 24 2 – 9 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 – – 3 2
Team Totals – – 5 – 1200 465 239 107 49 14 103 473 184 – – 128 97

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK Impact Index* Notes
Gail Goodrich Primary Scorer 37.3 High 25.3 3.0 5.2 1.6 17.55 Lead offensive option; strong scoring + assist combo; AS, NBA1 recognition.
Elmore Smith Defensive Anchor 36.1 Moderate 12.5 11.2 1.9 5.8 15.7 Rim protector and rebounder; dominates inside despite modest scoring.
Connie Hawkins Two-Way Star 35.7 High 12.8 7.4 5.3 2.6 14.05 Balanced scoring and playmaking; adds solid defensive presence.
Happy Hairston Workhorse PF 34.2 Moderate 14.5 13.5 2.7 1.0 15.85 Elite rebounder; consistent scoring; provides secondary playmaking.
Jim Price Facilitator 32.0 High 15.4 4.6 4.5 2.3 13.4 High usage point guard; contributes in scoring and defense; DEF2 noted.
Jerry West Veteran Leader 31.2 High 20.3 3.7 6.6 3.3 16.95 Returns with elite scoring + distribution; limited games but major impact; AS recognition.
Bill Bridges Glue Guy 27.9 Moderate 8.4 7.7 2.3 1.4 9.9 Provides rebounding, defensive activity, and hustle; veteran stability.
Pat Riley Role Scorer 18.9 Low 9.5 1.8 2.1 0.8 6.9 Bench scoring spark; limited minutes, moderate efficiency.
Stan Love Reserve PF 13.7 Low 5.6 3.3 0.9 0.9 5.35 Spot minutes; shows rebounding upside, low usage.
Mel Counts Backup C 11.1 Low 3.2 3.2 1.2 0.9 4.75 Minimal impact offensively; some defensive value.
Kermit Washington Developmental PF 8.9 Low 3.8 3.3 0.4 0.9 4.2 Young player with modest minutes; rebounding and defense potential.
Nate Hawthorne Deep Bench SG 6.9 Low 3.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 2.7 Spot minutes; limited contribution.
Travis Grant Minimal Impact 2.0 Very Low 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.65 Essentially unused; negligible impact.