- Won
- 46
- Lost
- 36
- Pct
- .561
- Finish
- 5th of 14
- SRS
- 1.76
Roster, regular season
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | PG | 74 | – | 42.0 | 31.2 | 4.6 | 7.5 | .497 | — | .824 |
| Elgin Baylor | SF | 54 | – | 41.0 | 24.0 | 10.4 | 5.4 | .486 | — | .773 |
| Happy Hairston | PF | 55 | – | 39.0 | 20.6 | 12.5 | 2.0 | .490 | — | .803 |
| Mel Counts | C | 81 | – | 27.1 | 12.6 | 8.4 | 2.0 | .427 | — | .776 |
| Dick Garrett | SG | 73 | – | 31.8 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 2.5 | .434 | — | .852 |
| Rick Roberson | C | 74 | – | 27.1 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 1.2 | .447 | — | .566 |
| Keith Erickson | SF | 68 | – | 25.8 | 8.9 | 4.5 | 3.1 | .458 | — | .746 |
| Johnny Egan | PG | 72 | – | 22.6 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 3.0 | .438 | — | .818 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | C | 12 | – | 42.1 | 27.3 | 18.4 | 4.1 | .568 | — | .446 |
| Willie McCarter | SG | 40 | – | 21.5 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 2.3 | .378 | — | .717 |
| Mike Lynn | SF | 44 | – | 9.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | .331 | — | .646 |
| John Tresvant | PF | 20 | – | 11.1 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 0.8 | .534 | — | .657 |
| Bill Hewitt | PF | 20 | – | 23.9 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 1.4 | .284 | — | .516 |
Playoffs
- Beat Phoenix Suns 4–3 in the division semifinals
- Beat Atlanta Hawks 4–0 in the division finals
- Lost to New York Knicks 3–4 in the Finals
Roster, playoffs
| Player | Pos | G | GS | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | PG | 18 | – | 46.1 | 31.2 | 3.7 | 8.4 | .469 | — | .802 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | C | 18 | – | 47.3 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 4.5 | .549 | — | .406 |
| Elgin Baylor | SF | 18 | – | 37.1 | 18.7 | 9.6 | 4.6 | .466 | — | .741 |
| Dick Garrett | SG | 18 | – | 33.1 | 12.8 | 2.9 | 2.2 | .510 | — | .875 |
| Keith Erickson | SF | 17 | – | 32.5 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | .464 | — | .771 |
| Happy Hairston | PF | 16 | – | 18.5 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .435 | — | .686 |
| Mel Counts | C | 14 | – | 15.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 1.1 | .420 | — | .846 |
| John Tresvant | PF | 11 | – | 13.5 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .451 | — | .826 |
| Johnny Egan | PG | 16 | – | 10.1 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | .535 | — | .909 |
| Rick Roberson | C | 9 | – | 6.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | .444 | — | .600 |
| Willie McCarter | SG | 5 | – | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .429 | — | 1.000 |
| Mike Lynn | SF | 3 | – | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | .667 | — | — |
Games
- Atlanta Hawks114–115Los Angeles LakersPlayoffs · OT
- New York Knicks111–108Los Angeles LakersPlayoffs · OT
- New York Knicks115–121Los Angeles LakersPlayoffs · OT
Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.