NBA 1961-62Regular season

Final

Los Angeles Lakers122–116Detroit Pistons

Los Angeles Lakers at Detroit Pistons

Date: Sunday 17 December 1961
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1961-62Regular season
Meeting: 164th meetingof 396 played

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Jerry West	18–29	11–15	6	4	1	47
Elgin Baylor	11–?	14–17	—	—	2	36
Hot Rod Hundley	5–?	0–0	—	—	3	10
Frank Selvy	3–?	2–4	—	—	3	8
Rudy LaRusso	4–?	0–0	—	—	4	8
Tom Hawkins	2–?	1–1	—	—	3	5
Jim Krebs	1–?	2–2	—	—	3	4
Ray Felix	2–?	0–0	—	—	5	4
Team totals	46–29	30–39	6	4	24	122

Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons box score
Player	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Gene Shue	8–?	5–6	—	—	4	21
Bailey Howell	5–?	9–10	—	—	5	19
Don Ohl	8–?	1–1	—	—	2	17
Walter Dukes	5–?	7–10	—	—	6	17
George Lee	2–?	9–10	—	—	2	13
Bob Ferry	4–?	3–3	—	—	1	11
Ray Scott	5–?	0–0	—	—	3	10
Chuck Noble	3–?	0–0	—	—	2	6
Jackie Moreland	1–?	0–0	—	—	1	2
Team totals	41–?	34–40	—	—	26	116

This season

Detroit Pistons 6, Los Angeles Lakers 12 in NBA 1961-62.

25 Oct 1961Los Angeles Lakers 120–116 Detroit Pistons
27 Oct 1961Detroit Pistons 118–128 Los Angeles Lakers
28 Oct 1961Detroit Pistons 126–135 Los Angeles Lakers
21 Nov 1961Los Angeles Lakers 102–108 Detroit Pistons
25 Nov 1961Los Angeles Lakers 103–104 Detroit Pistons
9 Dec 1961Los Angeles Lakers 114–107 Detroit Pistons
17 Dec 1961122–116 this game
14 Jan 1962Los Angeles Lakers 108–118 Detroit Pistons
31 Jan 1962Los Angeles Lakers 123–122 Detroit Pistons
16 Feb 1962Los Angeles Lakers 121–127 Detroit Pistons
25 Feb 1962Detroit Pistons 99–128 Los Angeles Lakers
27 Feb 1962Detroit Pistons 100–107 Los Angeles Lakers
24 Mar 1962Detroit Pistons 108–132 Los Angeles Lakers
25 Mar 1962Detroit Pistons 112–127 Los Angeles Lakers
27 Mar 1962Los Angeles Lakers 111–106 Detroit Pistons
29 Mar 1962Los Angeles Lakers 117–118 Detroit Pistons
31 Mar 1962Detroit Pistons 132–125 Los Angeles Lakers
3 Apr 1962Los Angeles Lakers 123–117 Detroit Pistons

Records going in

Los Angeles Lakers: 23–9
Detroit Pistons: 12–14

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Detroit Pistons 158, Los Angeles Lakers 238.

9 Dec 1961Los Angeles Lakers 114–107 Detroit Pistons
14 Jan 1962Los Angeles Lakers 108–118 Detroit Pistons

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.