| 54-26 | Lost Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a 54-26 record. They went 31-8 at home and 23-18 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers went 61-32. Their final game was a loss in the Finals to the Boston Celtics.
The 1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers played in the Western Division, which didn't have any divisions in 1961-62.
The 1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers had their best month in October, when they went 5-1 and had a 83.3% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 9-8 and had a 52.9% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '61 | 5-1 | 83.3% | +23 |
| November '61 | 10-5 | 66.7% | +45 |
| December '61 | 15-5 | 75% | +52 |
| January '62 | 11-4 | 73.3% | +14 |
| February '62 | 9-8 | 52.9% | +46 |
| March '62 | 4-3 | 57.1% | -4 |
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of +176. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 45.2 wins, or a 45-35 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers went 17-3.
During the regular season, the 1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers went 7-0 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers went 0-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1961-62 Los Angeles Lakers was a 8 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Los Angeles Lakers had during the 1961-62 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Thu, Oct 19, 1961 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 118 - 113 | |
| Fri, Oct 20, 1961 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 115 - 122 | |
| Tue, Oct 24, 1961 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 124 - 122 | |
| Wed, Oct 25, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 120 - 116 | |
| Fri, Oct 27, 1961 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 128 - 118 | |
| Sat, Oct 28, 1961 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 135 - 126 | |
| Wed, Nov 1, 1961 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 120 - 115 | |
| Fri, Nov 3, 1961 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Loss 114 - 132 | |
| Sat, Nov 4, 1961 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 125 - 112 | |
| Tue, Nov 7, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 127 - 110 | |
| Wed, Nov 8, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 124 - 118 | |
| Mon, Nov 13, 1961 | vs Chicago Packers | Win 127 - 113 | |
| Wed, Nov 15, 1961 | vs Chicago Packers | Win 133 - 118 | |
| Fri, Nov 17, 1961 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 125 - 121 | |
| Sat, Nov 18, 1961 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 103 - 101 | |
| Tue, Nov 21, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 102 - 108 | |
| Thu, Nov 23, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 122 - 114 | |
| Fri, Nov 24, 1961 | @ New York Knicks | Win 100 - 89 | |
| Sat, Nov 25, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 103 - 104 | |
| Sun, Nov 26, 1961 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 102 - 117 | |
| Tue, Nov 28, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 111 - 121 | |
| Fri, Dec 1, 1961 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 117 - 138 | |
| Sat, Dec 2, 1961 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 129 - 119 | |
| Mon, Dec 4, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 131 - 120 | |
| Tue, Dec 5, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 125 - 120 | |
| Wed, Dec 6, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 123 - 121 | OT |
| Fri, Dec 8, 1961 | @ Philadelphia Warriors | Win 151 - 147 | 3OT |
| Sat, Dec 9, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 114 - 107 | |
| Mon, Dec 11, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 132 - 119 | |
| Wed, Dec 13, 1961 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 137 - 136 | OT |
| Fri, Dec 15, 1961 | @ Chicago Packers | Loss 94 - 97 | |
| Sat, Dec 16, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Loss 123 - 128 | |
| Sun, Dec 17, 1961 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 122 - 116 | |
| Tue, Dec 19, 1961 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 104 - 101 | |
| Wed, Dec 20, 1961 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 102 - 98 | |
| Sat, Dec 23, 1961 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 129 - 126 | |
| Mon, Dec 25, 1961 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 141 - 127 | |
| Tue, Dec 26, 1961 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 117 - 129 | |
| Wed, Dec 27, 1961 | vs Syracuse Nationals | Win 119 - 111 | |
| Thu, Dec 28, 1961 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Win 121 - 114 | |
| Fri, Dec 29, 1961 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Loss 118 - 123 | |
| Mon, Jan 1, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 114 - 111 | |
| Wed, Jan 3, 1962 | vs Philadelphia Warriors | Win 124 - 123 | |
| Sun, Jan 7, 1962 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 95 - 118 | |
| Sat, Jan 13, 1962 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 108 - 107 | |
| Sun, Jan 14, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 108 - 118 | |
| Wed, Jan 17, 1962 | vs New York Knicks | Win 129 - 121 | |
| Fri, Jan 19, 1962 | vs New York Knicks | Win 108 - 107 | |
| Sat, Jan 20, 1962 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 124 - 125 | |
| Sun, Jan 21, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 112 - 111 | OT |
| Tue, Jan 23, 1962 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 103 - 118 | |
| Wed, Jan 24, 1962 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 136 - 123 | |
| Thu, Jan 25, 1962 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 116 - 112 | |
| Sun, Jan 28, 1962 | vs Chicago Packers | Win 124 - 109 | |
| Tue, Jan 30, 1962 | vs Chicago Packers | Win 107 - 92 | |
| Wed, Jan 31, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 123 - 122 | OT |
| Thu, Feb 1, 1962 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 115 - 130 | |
| Sat, Feb 3, 1962 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Win 127 - 124 | |
| Sun, Feb 4, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Loss 105 - 113 | |
| Mon, Feb 5, 1962 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 134 - 128 | OT |
| Tue, Feb 6, 1962 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 112 - 116 | |
| Thu, Feb 8, 1962 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 109 - 113 | |
| Mon, Feb 12, 1962 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Loss 113 - 117 | |
| Wed, Feb 14, 1962 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 130 - 107 | |
| Fri, Feb 16, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 121 - 127 | |
| Sat, Feb 17, 1962 | @ New York Knicks | Win 128 - 121 | |
| Sun, Feb 18, 1962 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 125 - 99 | |
| Tue, Feb 20, 1962 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 96 - 115 | |
| Thu, Feb 22, 1962 | vs New York Knicks | Win 118 - 116 | |
| Fri, Feb 23, 1962 | @ Chicago Packers | Win 124 - 117 | OT |
| Sat, Feb 24, 1962 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 114 - 118 | |
| Sun, Feb 25, 1962 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 128 - 99 | |
| Tue, Feb 27, 1962 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 107 - 100 | |
| Sat, Mar 3, 1962 | @ St. Louis Hawks | Loss 125 - 134 | |
| Sun, Mar 4, 1962 | @ Syracuse Nationals | Win 124 - 115 | |
| Fri, Mar 9, 1962 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 100 - 122 | |
| Sun, Mar 11, 1962 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 105 - 119 | |
| Mon, Mar 12, 1962 | vs New York Knicks | Win 119 - 106 | |
| Tue, Mar 13, 1962 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 120 - 111 | |
| Wed, Mar 14, 1962 | vs St. Louis Hawks | Win 125 - 115 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Division Finals (Won 4 - 2) | |||
| Sat, Mar 24, 1962 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 132 - 108 | |
| Sun, Mar 25, 1962 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 127 - 112 | |
| Tue, Mar 27, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 111 - 106 | |
| Thu, Mar 29, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 117 - 118 | |
| Sat, Mar 31, 1962 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 125 - 132 | |
| Tue, Apr 3, 1962 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 123 - 117 | |
| Finals (Lost 3 - 4) | |||
| Sat, Apr 7, 1962 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 108 - 122 | |
| Sun, Apr 8, 1962 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 129 - 122 | |
| Tue, Apr 10, 1962 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 117 - 115 | |
| Wed, Apr 11, 1962 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 103 - 115 | |
| Sat, Apr 14, 1962 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 126 - 121 | |
| Mon, Apr 16, 1962 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 105 - 119 | |
| Wed, Apr 18, 1962 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 107 - 110 | OT |
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