| 36-43 | Lost Conf Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a 36-43 record. They went 22-16 at home and 14-27 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers went 42-49. Their final game was a loss in the Western Division Finals to the St. Louis Hawks.
The 1960-61 Los Angeles Lakers played in the Western Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1960-61.
The 1960-61 Los Angeles Lakers had their best month in November, when they went 10-6 and had a 62.5% win percentage. Their worst month was October, when they went 1-5 and had a 16.7% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '60 | 1-5 | 16.7% | -50 |
| November '60 | 10-6 | 62.5% | +67 |
| December '60 | 4-12 | 25% | -79 |
| January '61 | 8-9 | 47.1% | +15 |
| February '61 | 9-8 | 52.9% | +11 |
| March '61 | 4-3 | 57.1% | +32 |
Yes, the Los Angeles Lakers made the Playoffs in 1961. They won their first series against the Detroit Pistons in the Western Division Semifinals. They eventually lost against the St. Louis Hawks in the Western Division Finals.
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of -4. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 39.4 wins, or a 39-40 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1960-61 Los Angeles Lakers went 7-12.
During the regular season, the 1960-61 Los Angeles Lakers went 1-1 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1960-61 Los Angeles Lakers went 0-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1960-61 Los Angeles Lakers was a 4 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Los Angeles Lakers had during the 1960-61 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Wed, Oct 19, 1960 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 123 - 140 | ||
| Sat, Oct 22, 1960 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 96 - 112 | ||
| Mon, Oct 24, 1960 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 101 - 111 | ||
| Tue, Oct 25, 1960 | vs New York Knicks | Win 120 - 118 | ||
| Fri, Oct 28, 1960 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 120 - 122 | ||
| Sat, Oct 29, 1960 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 118 - 125 | ||
| Wed, Nov 2, 1960 | vs New York Knicks | Win 106 - 96 | ||
| Sat, Nov 5, 1960 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 112 - 110 | ||
| Sun, Nov 6, 1960 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 119 - 113 | ||
| Wed, Nov 9, 1960 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 118 - 125 | ||
| Sat, Nov 12, 1960 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 124 - 131 | ||
| Tue, Nov 15, 1960 | @ New York Knicks | Win 123 - 108 | ||
| Sat, Nov 19, 1960 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 130 - 122 | ||
| Sun, Nov 20, 1960 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 135 - 131 | ||
| Tue, Nov 22, 1960 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 133 - 118 | ||
| Wed, Nov 23, 1960 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 118 - 122 | ||
| Thu, Nov 24, 1960 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 108 - 100 | ||
| Fri, Nov 25, 1960 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 141 - 128 | OT | |
| Sat, Nov 26, 1960 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 113 - 126 | ||
| Sun, Nov 27, 1960 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 106 - 113 | ||
| Mon, Nov 28, 1960 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 137 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Nov 29, 1960 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 121 - 122 | ||
| Thu, Dec 1, 1960 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 114 - 117 | ||
| Fri, Dec 2, 1960 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 120 - 117 | ||
| Sun, Dec 4, 1960 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 103 - 113 | ||
| Mon, Dec 5, 1960 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 101 - 123 | ||
| Wed, Dec 7, 1960 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 112 - 114 | ||
| Sat, Dec 10, 1960 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 108 - 111 | ||
| Mon, Dec 12, 1960 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 103 - 114 | ||
| Wed, Dec 14, 1960 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 124 - 113 | ||
| Fri, Dec 16, 1960 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 116 - 130 | ||
| Sat, Dec 17, 1960 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 112 - 140 | ||
| Mon, Dec 19, 1960 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 107 - 103 | ||
| Tue, Dec 20, 1960 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 94 - 97 | ||
| Mon, Dec 26, 1960 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 112 - 119 | ||
| Wed, Dec 28, 1960 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Loss 113 - 115 | ||
| Thu, Dec 29, 1960 | vs New York Knicks | Win 111 - 95 | ||
| Fri, Dec 30, 1960 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 99 - 107 | ||
| Sun, Jan 1, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 105 - 116 | ||
| Mon, Jan 2, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 123 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Jan 3, 1961 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 96 - 102 | ||
| Thu, Jan 5, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 110 - 96 | ||
| Fri, Jan 6, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 104 - 108 | ||
| Tue, Jan 10, 1961 | vs New York Knicks | Win 117 - 104 | ||
| Wed, Jan 11, 1961 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 104 - 109 | ||
| Sat, Jan 14, 1961 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 123 - 114 | ||
| Sun, Jan 15, 1961 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Loss 105 - 109 | ||
| Thu, Jan 19, 1961 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 103 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Jan 21, 1961 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 111 - 136 | ||
| Sun, Jan 22, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 109 - 112 | ||
| Tue, Jan 24, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 116 - 107 | ||
| Wed, Jan 25, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 117 - 112 | ||
| Sun, Jan 29, 1961 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 137 - 113 | ||
| Mon, Jan 30, 1961 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 117 - 116 | ||
| Tue, Jan 31, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 112 - 121 | ||
| Thu, Feb 2, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 116 - 115 | ||
| Sun, Feb 5, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 125 - 120 | ||
| Mon, Feb 6, 1961 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 110 - 101 | ||
| Tue, Feb 7, 1961 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 95 - 96 | ||
| Wed, Feb 8, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 120 - 103 | ||
| Thu, Feb 9, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 113 - 123 | ||
| Sun, Feb 12, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 105 - 95 | ||
| Mon, Feb 13, 1961 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 100 - 104 | ||
| Tue, Feb 14, 1961 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 93 - 113 | ||
| Thu, Feb 16, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 129 - 106 | ||
| Sat, Feb 18, 1961 | @ New York Knicks | Win 121 - 106 | ||
| Sun, Feb 19, 1961 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 106 - 112 | ||
| Mon, Feb 20, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 121 - 126 | ||
| Wed, Feb 22, 1961 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 105 - 93 | ||
| Sun, Feb 26, 1961 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 121 - 116 | ||
| Mon, Feb 27, 1961 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 88 - 113 | ||
| Tue, Feb 28, 1961 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 108 - 123 | ||
| Wed, Mar 1, 1961 | vs New York Knicks | Win 144 - 107 | ||
| Thu, Mar 2, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 114 - 110 | ||
| Sun, Mar 5, 1961 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Win 125 - 114 | ||
| Tue, Mar 7, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 136 - 137 | OT2 | |
| Wed, Mar 8, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 103 - 120 | ||
| Sat, Mar 11, 1961 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Loss 105 - 108 | ||
| Sun, Mar 12, 1961 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 123 - 122 | ||
| Playoffs | ||||
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| Western Division Semifinals (Won 3 - 2) | ||||
| Tue, Mar 14, 1961 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 120 - 102 | ||
| Wed, Mar 15, 1961 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 127 - 118 | ||
| Fri, Mar 17, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 113 - 124 | ||
| Sat, Mar 18, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 114 - 123 | ||
| Sun, Mar 19, 1961 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 137 - 120 | ||
| Western Division Finals (Lost 3 - 4) | ||||
| Tue, Mar 21, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 122 - 118 | ||
| Wed, Mar 22, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 106 - 121 | ||
| Fri, Mar 24, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 118 - 112 | ||
| Sat, Mar 25, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 117 - 118 | ||
| Mon, Mar 27, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 121 - 112 | ||
| Wed, Mar 29, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 113 - 114 | OT | |
| Sat, Apr 1, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 103 - 105 | ||
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