The 1966–67 NBA season was the Lakers' 19th season in the NBA and seventh season in Los Angeles .[ 1] This was the final season that they wore blue and white uniforms with cursive script reading "Los Angeles" on the front of both home and away uniforms, which had been in place since the team moved to Los Angeles in 1960, the following year they would switch to their familiar purple and gold with "Lakers" on the front of both uniforms, where it has remained ever since.
This season is also the final full season the Lakers played at the Sports Arena; they would move to The Forum in late 1967.
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
PF
23
Barnes, Jim
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1941-04-13
UTEP
SF
22
Baylor, Elgin
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1934-09-16
Seattle
PF
34
Block, John
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
1944-04-16
USC
SF
40
Chambers, Jerry
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1943-07-18
Utah
SG
21
Clark, Archie
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1941-07-15
Minnesota
C
31
Counts, Mel
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1941-10-16
Oregon State
PF
15
Finkel, Henry
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1942-04-20
Dayton
SG
11
Goodrich, Gail
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1943-04-23
UCLA
SF
33
Hawkins, Tom
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1936-12-22
Notre Dame
PG
42
Hazzard, Walt
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1942-04-15
UCLA
C
14
Imhoff, Darrall
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1938-10-11
California
PF
35
LaRusso, Rudy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1937-11-11
Dartmouth
PG
44
West, Jerry
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1938-05-28
West Virginia
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: January 16, 1967
Los Angeles Lakers players (from left to right) Elgin Baylor , Jerry Chambers and Jerry West during the 1966 pre-season.
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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1966-67 NBA Records
Team
BAL
BOS
CHI
CIN
DET
LAL
NYK
PHI
SFW
STL
Baltimore
—
1–8
3–6
3–6
2–7
2–7
2–7
1–8
2–7
4–5
Boston
8–1
—
8–1
8–1
6–3
5–4
9–0
5–4
6–3
5–4
Chicago
6–3
1–8
—
5–4
4–5
6–3
3–6
1–8
3–6
4–5
Cincinnati
6–3
1–8
4–5
—
7–2
3–6
6–3
1–8
5–4
6–3
Detroit
7–2
3–6
5–4
2–7
—
5–4
4–5
0–9
2–7
2–7
Los Angeles
7–2
4–5
3–6
6–3
4–5
—
4–5
1–8
3–6
4–5
New York
7–2
0–9
6–3
3–6
5–4
5–4
—
1–8
5–4
4–5
Philadelphia
8–1
4–5
8–1
8–1
9–0
8–1
8–1
—
7–2
8–1
San Francisco
7–2
3–6
6–3
4–5
7–2
6–3
4–5
2–7
—
5–4
St. Louis
5–4
4–5
5–4
3–6
7–2
5–4
5–4
1–8
4–5
—
1966–67 game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 15
@ Baltimore
126–115
Elgin Baylor (36)
1–0
2
October 18
@ New York
119–122
Elgin Baylor (31)
1–1
3
October 19
@ Chicago
124–134
Elgin Baylor (45)
1–2
4
October 21
Chicago
108–101
Elgin Baylor (29)
1–3
5
October 26
New York
133–122
Elgin Baylor (31)
1–4
6
October 28
New York
114–124
Hazzard , LaRusso (24)
2–4
7
October 29
@ St. Louis
109–110
Rudy LaRusso (26)
2–5
8
October 30
N Detroit
121–124
Walt Hazzard (33)
2–6
9
November 2
@ Boston
108–133
Jerry Chambers (24)
2–7
10
November 4
Baltimore
98–131
Goodrich , LaRusso (21)
3–7
11
November 8
Baltimore
104–102
Gail Goodrich (21)
3–8
12
November 10
Detroit
133–132 (OT)
Jerry West (36)
3–9
13
November 11
@ San Francisco
93–132
Jerry Chambers (15)
3–10
14
November 12
Detroit
88–144
Jerry West (35)
4–10
15
November 16
N Cincinnati
124–112
LaRusso, West (36)
5–10
16
November 18
@ Detroit
118–121
Jerry West (37)
5–11
17
November 19
San Francisco
144–109
Elgin Baylor (30)
5–12
18
November 23
Chicago
130–154
Jerry West (37)
6–12
19
November 25
Chicago
121–117
Elgin Baylor (32)
6–13
20
November 26
@ St. Louis
133–126
Jerry West (36)
7–13
21
November 29
@ New York
114–118
Elgin Baylor (33)
7–14
22
November 30
@ Baltimore
126–111
Jerry West (38)
8–14
23
December 2
@ Philadelphia
130–138
Elgin Baylor (37)
8–15
24
December 3
@ Cincinnati
130–118
Jerry West (36)
9–15
25
December 4
St. Louis
123–118
Jerry West (39)
9–16
26
December 7
St. Louis
128–130 (OT)
Elgin Baylor (46)
10–16
27
December 9
San Francisco
119–118
Jerry West (39)
10–17
28
December 11
Cincinnati
118–119
Jerry West (37)
11–17
29
December 14
Cincinnati
126–124
Elgin Baylor (28)
11–18
30
December 18
Boston
125–127
Jerry West (35)
12–18
31
December 20
@ San Francisco
107–130
Elgin Baylor (21)
12–19
32
December 21
Philadelphia
129–123
Jerry West (40)
12–20
33
December 23
Philadelphia
118–107
Elgin Baylor (30)
12–21
34
December 26
@ Boston
106–121
Baylor, West (24)
12–22
35
December 28
@ New York
115–121
Jerry West (31)
12–23
36
December 29
@ Cincinnati
125–114
Elgin Baylor (40)
13–23
37
January 1
Boston
110–111
Jerry West (35)
14–23
38
January 4
St. Louis
101–122
Jerry West (35)
15–23
39
January 5
N San Francisco
122–91
Jerry West (21)
15–24
40
January 6
Boston
99–102
Jerry West (22)
16–24
41
January 8
N New York
121–118
Jerry West (31)
16–25
42
January 11
San Francisco
126–141
Jerry West (44)
17–25
43
January 13
N Cincinnati
115–125
Jerry West (33)
17–26
44
January 14
@ Chicago
121–122
Elgin Baylor (34)
17–27
45
January 15
@ Detroit
127–116
Jerry West (39)
18–27
46
January 18
St. Louis
123–121 (OT)
Elgin Baylor (29)
18–28
47
January 20
@ Philadelphia
108–119
Elgin Baylor (34)
18–29
48
January 21
@ Baltimore
119–126
Jerry West (35)
18–30
49
January 22
@ Boston
120–121 (OT)
Baylor, West (25)
18–31
50
January 25
Baltimore
115–128
Jerry West (45)
19–31
51
January 28
Baltimore
118–133
Elgin Baylor (31)
20–31
52
January 29
@ Chicago
142–122
Jerry West (28)
21–31
53
January 30
N St. Louis
106–99
Jerry West (33)
21–32
54
February 1
Philadelphia
133–143
Elgin Baylor (44)
22–32
55
February 3
San Francisco
80–129
Elgin Baylor (25)
23–32
56
February 5
Philadelphia
130–123
Jerry West (26)
23–33
57
February 7
@ New York
122–117
Elgin Baylor (34)
24–33
58
February 8
N Baltimore
121–108
Jerry West (40)
25–33
59
February 10
@ Philadelphia
131–148
Gail Goodrich (21)
25–34
60
February 12
Chicago
121–129
Jerry West (33)
26–34
61
February 15
Boston
114–124
Elgin Baylor (39)
27–34
62
February 17
Boston
120–119
Elgin Baylor (29)
27–35
63
February 19
Chicago
133–119
Baylor, West (27)
27–36
64
February 21
N San Francisco
136–133
Jerry West (36)
27–37
65
February 22
Cincinnati
102–103
Jerry West (32)
28–37
66
February 24
@ Detroit
101–102
Elgin Baylor (35)
28–38
67
February 25
@ St. Louis
134–133 (OT)
Jerry West (42)
29–38
68
February 26
Cincinnati
127–141
Jerry West (34)
30–38
69
February 28
N Detroit
119–117
Jerry West (34)
31–38
70
March 1
@ Cincinnati
116–122
Elgin Baylor (30)
31–39
71
March 3
New York
132–138
Jerry West (34)
32–39
72
March 5
@ Boston
105–130
Elgin Baylor (18)
32–40
73
March 6
N Philadelphia
119–117
Jerry West (23)
32–41
74
March 7
@ New York
131–119
Jerry West (33)
33–41
75
March 8
St. Louis
106–104
Jerry West (34)
33–42
76
March 10
Detroit
103–118
Gail Goodrich (24)
34–42
77
March 11
@ San Francisco
125–120
Elgin Baylor (34)
35–42
78
March 12
Detroit
120–104
Baylor, Clark (23)
35–43
79
March 15
Philadelphia
138–123
Gail Goodrich (26)
35–44
80
March 17
@ Baltimore
135–133
Elgin Baylor (25)
36–44
81
March 19
@ Chicago
109–122
Counts , Goodrich (16)
36–45
1967 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
1967 schedule