1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Los Angeles Lakers March 2026 August 2023 Los Angeles Lakers 1977 yes 53 29 Pacific 1 1 Jerry West Bill Sharman Jack Kent Cooke The Forum Conference finals(lost to Trail Blazers 0–4) LAL KTLA KABC The 1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers season was the Lakers' 29th season in the NBA and 17th season in Los Angeles.https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/1977.html 1976–77 Los Angeles Lakers Basketball-reference.com 2013-08-05 The Lakers would both win the Pacific Division and make the playoffs after a two-year hiatus in their second season with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as their top player. Their season ended in the Western Conference Finals, where they were swept by eventual champion Portland Trail Blazers in four straight games. Offseason Draft picks 1976 NBA draft Roster Los Angeles Lakers 1976–77 33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7 2 225 1947-04-16 UCLA 5 Tom Abernethy SF 6 7 220 1954-05-06 Indiana 42 Lucius Allen PG 6 2 175 1947-09-26 UCLA 12 Don Chaney SG 6 5 210 1946-03-22 Houston 35 Don Ford PF 6 9 215 1952-12-31 Santa Barbara 41 C. J. Kupec SF 6 6 220 1953-01-26 Michigan 11 Bo Lamar PG 6 1 180 1951-04-07 Louisiana 23 Stu Lantz PG 6 3 175 1946-07-13 Nebraska 21 Johnny Neumann SG 6 6 200 1951-09-11 Ole Miss 30 Marv Roberts SF 6 8 200 1950-01-29 Utah State 32 Cazzie Russell SF 6 5 218 1944-06-07 Michigan 43 Earl Tatum SG 6 5 185 1953-07-26 Marquette 24 Kermit Washington PF 6 8 230 1951-09-17 American University Jerry West Stan Albeck Jack McCloskey https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/1977.html November 18, 1976 Regular season Season standings LAL LAL z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Playoffs Los Angeles Lakers 1977 yes Los Angeles Lakers Conference semifinals yes yes no 4 0 0 3 |- | 1 | April 20 | Golden State | W 115–106 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) | The Forum15,928 | 1–0 |- | 2 | April 22 | Golden State | W 95–86 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) | Cazzie Russell (7) | The Forum17,505 | 2–0 |- | 3 | April 24 | @ Golden State | L 105–109 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Abdul-Jabbar, Ford (14) | Abdul-Jabbar, Chaney (7) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,155 | 2–1 |- | 4 | April 26 | @ Golden State | L 103–114 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (41) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18) | Tom Abernethy (5) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,155 | 2–2 |- | 5 | April 29 | Golden State | W 112–105 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (45) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18) | Don Chaney (6) | The Forum17,505 | 3–2 |- | 6 | May 1 | @ Golden State | L 106–115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (43) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) | Lucius Allen (7) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,155 | 3–3 |- | 7 | May 4 | Golden State | W 97–84 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Bo Lamar (6) | The Forum17,505 | 4–3 |- Los Angeles Lakers Conference finals yes no 0 2 0 2 |- | 1 | May 6 | Portland | L 109–121 | Earl Tatum (32) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Abdul-Jabbar, Warner (5) | The Forum16,975 | 0–1 |- | 2 | May 8 | Portland | L 97–99 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) | three players tied (5) | The Forum15,192 | 0–2 |- | 3 | May 10 | @ Portland | L 97–102 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) | Memorial Coliseum12,926 | 0–3 |- | 4 | May 13 | @ Portland | L 101–105 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) | Lucius Allen (6) | Memorial Coliseum12,904 | 0–4 |- LAL 1977 yes Awards and records Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Most Valuable Player Award Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Star Game Don Chaney, NBA All-Defensive Second Team References Category:Los Angeles Lakers seasons Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers