The 1966-67 Los Angeles Lakers season marked a period of transition and challenge for the franchise. Under the leadership of head coach Fred Schaus, the Lakers aimed to improve upon their previous performances. The team played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena and was part of the Western Division in the NBA.
During the regular season, the Lakers finished with a record of 36 wins and 45 losses, placing them fourth in the Western Division. The team was led by the legendary Elgin Baylor, who continued to be a dominant force on the court. Baylor’s scoring prowess and leadership were instrumental for the Lakers throughout the season. Jerry West also played a critical role, providing significant contributions both offensively and defensively.
Despite their efforts, the Lakers struggled with consistency and were unable to secure a winning record. The team faced challenges with injuries and a competitive division that hindered their progress. The 1966-67 season ended without a playoff appearance, as the Lakers failed to qualify for the postseason. This was a significant disappointment, considering the high expectations set for the team.
Overall, the 1966-67 season was a learning experience for the Los Angeles Lakers. While they faced setbacks, the foundation was laid for future success, as the team continued to build around its star players and looked forward to more promising seasons ahead.
- Regular Season Record: 36-45
- Playoff Result: Division Semifinals: 0-3
Los Angeles Lakers Roster and Stats for 1966-67 Season
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% | GP | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3P% |
| Jerry West | 66 | 28.7 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Elgin Baylor | 70 | 26.6 | 11.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 23.7 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 45 | 12.8 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Gail Goodrich | 77 | 12.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 81 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.0 | 12.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Archie Clark | 75 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 25.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Walt Hazzard | 79 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mel Counts | 31 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tom Hawkins | 76 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.0 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jerry Chambers | 68 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jim Barnes | 80 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| John Block | 22 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Hank Finkel | 26 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Los Angeles Lakers in the 1967 NBA Playoffs
Playoffs Second Round vs. San Francisco Warriors
| Date | Opponent | Result | High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1967 | @ San Francisco Warriors | L 124-108 | |
| Mar 23, 1967 | vs. San Francisco Warriors | L 113-102 | |
| Mar 26, 1967 | @ San Francisco Warriors | L 122-115 |
Los Angeles Lakers 1966-67 Regular Season Game Log
Here is the game log for the 1966-67 season for the Los Angeles Lakers.
| Date | Opponent | Result | High Scorer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 1966 | @ Baltimore Bullets | W 126-115 | |
| Oct 18, 1966 | @ New York Knicks | L 122-119 | |
| Oct 19, 1966 | @ Chicago Bulls | L 134-124 | |
| Oct 21, 1966 | vs. Chicago Bulls | L 108-101 | |
| Oct 26, 1966 | vs. New York Knicks | L 133-122 | |
| Oct 28, 1966 | vs. New York Knicks | W 124-114 | |
| Oct 29, 1966 | @ St. Louis Hawks | L 110-109 | |
| Oct 30, 1966 | @ Detroit Pistons | L 124-121 | |
| Nov 02, 1966 | @ Boston Celtics | L 133-108 | |
| Nov 04, 1966 | vs. Baltimore Bullets | W 131-98 | |
| Nov 08, 1966 | vs. Baltimore Bullets | L 104-102 | |
| Nov 10, 1966 | vs. Detroit Pistons | L 133-132 | |
| Nov 11, 1966 | @ San Francisco Warriors | L 132-93 | |
| Nov 12, 1966 | vs. Detroit Pistons | W 144-88 | |
| Nov 16, 1966 | @ Cincinnati Royals | W 124-112 | |
| Nov 18, 1966 | @ Detroit Pistons | L 121-118 | |
| Nov 19, 1966 | vs. San Francisco Warriors | L 144-109 | |
| Nov 23, 1966 | vs. Chicago Bulls | W 154-130 | |
| Nov 25, 1966 | vs. Chicago Bulls | L 121-117 | |
| Nov 26, 1966 | @ St. Louis Hawks | W 133-126 | |
| Nov 29, 1966 | @ New York Knicks | L 118-114 | |
| Nov 30, 1966 | @ Baltimore Bullets | W 126-111 | |
| Dec 02, 1966 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | L 138-130 | |
| Dec 03, 1966 | @ Cincinnati Royals | W 130-118 | |
| Dec 04, 1966 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | L 123-118 | |
| Dec 07, 1966 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | W 130-128 | |
| Dec 09, 1966 | vs. San Francisco Warriors | L 119-118 | |
| Dec 11, 1966 | vs. Cincinnati Royals | W 119-118 | |
| Dec 14, 1966 | vs. Cincinnati Royals | L 126-124 | |
| Dec 18, 1966 | vs. Boston Celtics | W 127-125 | |
| Dec 20, 1966 | @ San Francisco Warriors | L 130-107 | |
| Dec 21, 1966 | vs. Philadelphia 76ers | L 129-123 | |
| Dec 23, 1966 | vs. Philadelphia 76ers | L 118-107 | |
| Dec 26, 1966 | @ Boston Celtics | L 121-106 | |
| Dec 28, 1966 | @ New York Knicks | L 121-115 | |
| Dec 29, 1966 | @ Cincinnati Royals | W 125-114 | |
| Jan 01, 1967 | vs. Boston Celtics | W 111-110 | |
| Jan 04, 1967 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | W 122-101 | |
| Jan 05, 1967 | vs. San Francisco Warriors | L 122-91 | |
| Jan 06, 1967 | vs. Boston Celtics | W 102-99 | |
| Jan 08, 1967 | vs. New York Knicks | L 121-118 | |
| Jan 11, 1967 | vs. San Francisco Warriors | W 141-126 | |
| Jan 13, 1967 | @ Cincinnati Royals | L 125-115 | |
| Jan 14, 1967 | @ Chicago Bulls | L 122-121 | |
| Jan 15, 1967 | @ Detroit Pistons | W 127-116 | |
| Jan 18, 1967 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | L 123-121 | |
| Jan 20, 1967 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | L 119-108 | |
| Jan 21, 1967 | @ Baltimore Bullets | L 126-119 | |
| Jan 22, 1967 | @ Boston Celtics | L 121-120 | |
| Jan 25, 1967 | vs. Baltimore Bullets | W 128-115 | |
| Jan 28, 1967 | vs. Baltimore Bullets | W 133-118 | |
| Jan 29, 1967 | @ Chicago Bulls | W 142-122 | |
| Jan 30, 1967 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | L 106-99 | |
| Feb 01, 1967 | vs. Philadelphia 76ers | W 143-133 | |
| Feb 03, 1967 | vs. San Francisco Warriors | W 129-80 | |
| Feb 05, 1967 | vs. Philadelphia 76ers | L 130-123 | |
| Feb 07, 1967 | @ New York Knicks | W 122-117 | |
| Feb 08, 1967 | @ Baltimore Bullets | W 121-108 | |
| Feb 10, 1967 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | L 148-131 | |
| Feb 12, 1967 | vs. Chicago Bulls | W 129-121 | |
| Feb 15, 1967 | vs. Boston Celtics | W 124-114 | |
| Feb 17, 1967 | vs. Boston Celtics | L 120-119 | |
| Feb 19, 1967 | vs. Chicago Bulls | L 133-119 | |
| Feb 21, 1967 | vs. San Francisco Warriors | L 136-133 | |
| Feb 22, 1967 | vs. Cincinnati Royals | W 103-102 | |
| Feb 24, 1967 | @ Detroit Pistons | L 102-101 | |
| Feb 25, 1967 | @ St. Louis Hawks | W 134-133 | |
| Feb 26, 1967 | vs. Cincinnati Royals | W 141-127 | |
| Feb 28, 1967 | @ Detroit Pistons | W 119-117 | |
| Mar 01, 1967 | @ Cincinnati Royals | L 122-116 | |
| Mar 03, 1967 | vs. New York Knicks | W 138-132 | |
| Mar 05, 1967 | @ Boston Celtics | L 130-105 | |
| Mar 06, 1967 | vs. Philadelphia 76ers | L 119-117 | |
| Mar 07, 1967 | @ New York Knicks | W 131-119 | |
| Mar 08, 1967 | vs. St. Louis Hawks | L 106-104 | |
| Mar 10, 1967 | vs. Detroit Pistons | W 118-103 | |
| Mar 11, 1967 | @ San Francisco Warriors | W 125-120 | |
| Mar 12, 1967 | vs. Detroit Pistons | L 120-104 | |
| Mar 15, 1967 | vs. Philadelphia 76ers | L 138-123 | |
| Mar 17, 1967 | @ Baltimore Bullets | W 135-133 | |
| Mar 19, 1967 | @ Chicago Bulls | L 122-109 |