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The 1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers were powered by the elite scoring of Jerry West and Elgin Baylor, whose offensive production and playmaking drove the team’s attack. Rudy LaRusso provided dependable frontcourt scoring and rebounding, while Darrall Imhoff reinforced the interior with strong work on the boards. The Lakers relied on their star duo for offensive creation, pairing high-end scoring with solid rebounding and balanced support from the frontcourt.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Jerry West | G | 6’2″ | 175 lb | 26 | West Virginia |
| 14 | Elgin Baylor | F | 6’5″ | 225 lb | 30 | Seattle |
| 35 | Walt Hazzard | G | 6’2″ | 185 lb | 23 | UCLA |
| 20 | Rudy LaRusso | F | 6’7″ | 218 lb | 27 | Dartmouth |
| 31 | Leroy Ellis | C | 6’10” | 210 lb | 24 | St. John’s |
| 11 | Dick Barnett | G | 6’4″ | 190 lb | 28 | Tennessee State |
| 23 | Tom Hawkins | F | 6’5″ | 210 lb | 28 | Notre Dame |
| 21 | Gene Wiley | C | 6’10” | 210 lb | 26 | Wichita State |
| 12 | Don Nelson | F | 6’6″ | 210 lb | 24 | Iowa |
| 10 | John Tresvant | F | 6’7″ | 215 lb | 26 | Seattle |
| — | Jim King | G | 6’2″ | 175 lb | 23 | Tulsa |
Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | PG | 26 | 74 | – | 41.4 | 31.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 | – | – | – | 22.4 | .497 | – | – | 10.7 | .821 |
| Elgin Baylor | SF | 30 | 74 | – | 41.3 | 27.1 | 12.8 | 3.8 | – | – | – | 25.7 | .401 | – | – | 8.2 | .792 |
| Rudy LaRusso | PF | 27 | 77 | – | 33.6 | 14.1 | 9.4 | 2.6 | – | – | – | 10.7 | .461 | – | – | 5.4 | .773 |
| Dick Barnett | SG | 28 | 74 | – | 27.4 | 13.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | – | – | – | 12.3 | .413 | – | – | 4.6 | .799 |
| Leroy Ellis | C | 24 | 80 | – | 25.3 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 8.8 | .444 | – | – | 3.6 | .697 |
| Gene Wiley | C | 27 | 80 | – | 25.0 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 1.3 | – | – | – | 4.7 | .465 | – | – | 1.4 | .505 |
| Jim King | PG | 23 | 77 | – | 21.7 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | – | – | – | 6.1 | .392 | – | – | 2.0 | .781 |
| Darrall Imhoff | C | 26 | 76 | – | 20.0 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 1.1 | – | – | – | 4.1 | .466 | – | – | 2.0 | .571 |
| Walt Hazzard | SG | 22 | 66 | – | 13.9 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | – | – | – | 4.6 | .382 | – | – | 1.1 | .648 |
| Cotton Nash | SF | 22 | 25 | – | 6.7 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 2.3 | .246 | – | – | 1.3 | .781 |
| Don Nelson | SF | 24 | 39 | – | 6.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 2.2 | .424 | – | – | 0.7 | .769 |
| Billy McGill | C | 25 | 8 | – | 4.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 2.5 | .350 | – | – | 0.1 | 1.000 |
| Jerry Grote | – | 24 | 11 | – | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 1.0 | .545 | – | – | 0.2 | 1.000 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 80 | – | 241.9 | 111.9 | 65.4 | 20.0 | – | – | – | 95.4 | .437 | – | – | 37.3 | .763 |
Playoff Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | G | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | FG% | 3PA | 3P% | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | PG | 26 | 11 | – | 42.7 | 40.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | – | – | – | 31.9 | .442 | – | – | 14.0 | .890 |
| Leroy Ellis | C | 24 | 11 | – | 36.8 | 14.4 | 12.1 | 0.6 | – | – | – | 13.2 | .393 | – | – | 5.9 | .677 |
| Rudy LaRusso | PF | 27 | 11 | – | 35.9 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 2.6 | – | – | – | 12.5 | .409 | – | – | 6.7 | .716 |
| Gene Wiley | C | 27 | 11 | – | 34.5 | 7.0 | 14.4 | 2.1 | – | – | – | 5.4 | .559 | – | – | 1.7 | .579 |
| Dick Barnett | SG | 28 | 10 | – | 28.7 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | – | – | – | 15.0 | .480 | – | – | 3.9 | .795 |
| Don Nelson | SF | 24 | 11 | – | 19.3 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 1.7 | – | – | – | 4.8 | .453 | – | – | 2.3 | .760 |
| Walt Hazzard | SG | 22 | 7 | – | 16.9 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 4.3 | – | – | – | 8.1 | .333 | – | – | 2.9 | .750 |
| Jim King | PG | 23 | 11 | – | 16.7 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 2.2 | – | – | – | 5.7 | .444 | – | – | 1.5 | .882 |
| Darrall Imhoff | C | 26 | 11 | – | 13.7 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | – | – | – | 2.2 | .542 | – | – | 1.1 | .583 |
| Billy McGill | C | 25 | 5 | – | 6.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | – | – | – | 1.8 | .556 | – | – | 0.2 | 1.000 |
| Elgin Baylor | SF | 30 | 1 | – | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | – | – | – | 2.0 | .000 | – | – | 0.0 | – |
| Team Totals | – | – | 11 | – | 240.0 | 114.3 | 65.8 | 21.7 | – | – | – | 95.5 | .440 | – | – | 38.7 | .782 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FGA | FG | 3PA | 3P | FTA | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | PG | 26 | 74 | – | 3066 | 2292 | 447 | 364 | – | – | – | 1655 | 822 | – | – | 789 | 648 |
| Elgin Baylor | SF | 30 | 74 | – | 3056 | 2009 | 950 | 280 | – | – | – | 1903 | 763 | – | – | 610 | 483 |
| Rudy LaRusso | PF | 27 | 77 | – | 2588 | 1083 | 725 | 198 | – | – | – | 827 | 381 | – | – | 415 | 321 |
| Dick Barnett | SG | 28 | 74 | – | 2026 | 1020 | 200 | 159 | – | – | – | 908 | 375 | – | – | 338 | 270 |
| Leroy Ellis | C | 24 | 80 | – | 2026 | 820 | 652 | 49 | – | – | – | 700 | 311 | – | – | 284 | 198 |
| Gene Wiley | C | 27 | 80 | – | 2002 | 406 | 690 | 105 | – | – | – | 376 | 175 | – | – | 111 | 56 |
| Jim King | PG | 23 | 77 | – | 1671 | 486 | 214 | 178 | – | – | – | 469 | 184 | – | – | 151 | 118 |
| Darrall Imhoff | C | 26 | 76 | – | 1521 | 378 | 500 | 87 | – | – | – | 311 | 145 | – | – | 154 | 88 |
| Walt Hazzard | SG | 22 | 66 | – | 919 | 280 | 111 | 140 | – | – | – | 306 | 117 | – | – | 71 | 46 |
| Don Nelson | SF | 24 | 39 | – | 238 | 92 | 73 | 24 | – | – | – | 85 | 36 | – | – | 26 | 20 |
| Cotton Nash | SF | 22 | 25 | – | 167 | 53 | 35 | 10 | – | – | – | 57 | 14 | – | – | 32 | 25 |
| Billy McGill | C | 25 | 8 | – | 37 | 15 | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | 20 | 7 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Jerry Grote | – | 24 | 11 | – | 33 | 14 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | 11 | 6 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 80 | – | 19350 | 8948 | 4613 | 1601 | – | – | – | 7628 | 3336 | – | – | 2984 | 2276 |
Playoff Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | FGA | FG | 3PA | 3P | FTA | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | PG | 26 | 11 | – | 470 | 447 | 63 | 58 | – | – | – | 351 | 155 | – | – | 154 | 137 |
| Leroy Ellis | C | 24 | 11 | – | 405 | 158 | 133 | 7 | – | – | – | 145 | 57 | – | – | 65 | 44 |
| Rudy LaRusso | PF | 27 | 11 | – | 395 | 165 | 89 | 29 | – | – | – | 137 | 56 | – | – | 74 | 53 |
| Gene Wiley | C | 27 | 11 | – | 379 | 77 | 158 | 23 | – | – | – | 59 | 33 | – | – | 19 | 11 |
| Dick Barnett | SG | 28 | 10 | – | 287 | 175 | 30 | 33 | – | – | – | 150 | 72 | – | – | 39 | 31 |
| Don Nelson | SF | 24 | 11 | – | 212 | 67 | 59 | 19 | – | – | – | 53 | 24 | – | – | 25 | 19 |
| Jim King | PG | 23 | 11 | – | 184 | 71 | 36 | 24 | – | – | – | 63 | 28 | – | – | 17 | 15 |
| Darrall Imhoff | C | 26 | 11 | – | 151 | 33 | 43 | 13 | – | – | – | 24 | 13 | – | – | 12 | 7 |
| Walt Hazzard | SG | 22 | 7 | – | 118 | 53 | 18 | 30 | – | – | – | 57 | 19 | – | – | 20 | 15 |
| Billy McGill | C | 25 | 5 | – | 34 | 11 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Elgin Baylor | SF | 30 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | – | – | 11 | – | 2640 | 1257 | 638 | 239 | – | – | – | 1050 | 462 | – | – | 426 | 333 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | Alpha Playmaker | 41.4 | High | 31.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 22.5 | MVP-3, AS, NBA1; elite scorer and facilitator; drives offense every night. |
| Elgin Baylor | Alpha Forward | 41.3 | High | 27.1 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 23.4 | AS/NBA1; dominant scorer/rebounder; high-usage forward with two-way impact. |
| Rudy LaRusso | Two-Way Forward | 33.6 | Medium | 14.1 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 14.8 | Provides rebounding and defensive presence; secondary scoring option. |
| Dick Barnett | Secondary Scorer | 27.4 | Medium | 13.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 10.7 | Efficient perimeter scoring; moderate defensive contributions. |
| Leroy Ellis | Rim Protector | 25.3 | Medium | 10.3 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 10.8 | Strong interior defense and rebounding; limited offensive role. |
| Gene Wiley | Backup Center | 25.0 | Low | 5.1 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 8.8 | Provides solid rebounding and rim protection in backup minutes. |
| Jim King | Supporting Guard | 21.7 | Low | 6.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 6.9 | Secondary scoring/playmaking off the bench; contributes on both ends. |
| Darrall Imhoff | Defensive Backup | 20.0 | Low | 5.0 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 7.9 | Limited minutes; provides interior defense and rebounding. |
| Walt Hazzard | Development Guard | 13.9 | Low | 4.2 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | Low-minute developmental role; modest scoring/playmaking. |
| Cotton Nash | Marginal Contributor | 6.7 | Low | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 | Limited minutes; low impact on both ends. |
| Don Nelson | Marginal Contributor | 6.1 | Low | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.5 | Short rotation role; developmental minutes. |
| Billy McGill | Marginal Contributor | 4.6 | Low | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 | Minimal impact; limited minutes. |
| Jerry Grote | Marginal Contributor | 3.0 | Low | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | Negligible impact; developmental role. |