# Temporada 1976-77 de Los Angeles Lakers

La temporada 1976-77 fue la vigésimo novena de los Lakers en la NBA, y la decimoséptima en su ubicación en Los Ángeles, California. La temporada regular acabaron con 53 victorias y 29 derrotas, ocupando el primer puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs en los que fueron barridos por los Portland Trail Blazers en las finales de conferencia.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 2 | 21 | Earl Tatum | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Marquette |
| 3 | 43 | Tom Abernethy | Alero | Estados Unidos | Indiana |
| 4 | 60 | Wayman Britt | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Michigan |

## Temporada regular

División Pacífico :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 37–4 | 16–25 | 11–5 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4 | 35–6 | 14–27 | 10–6 |
| x-Golden State Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7 | 29–12 | 17–24 | 8–8 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13 | 27–14 | 13–28 | 6–10 |
| Phoenix Suns | 34 | 48 | .415 | 19 | 26–15 | 8–33 | 5–11 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de Conferencia

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 20 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 115, Golden State Warriors 106 | Los Ángeles |
| 22 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 95, Golden State Warriors 86 | Los Ángeles |
| 24 de abril | Golden State Warriors 109, Los Angeles Lakers 105 | Oakland |
| 26 de abril | Golden State Warriors 114, Los Angeles Lakers 103 | Oakland |
| 29 de abril | Los Angeles Lakers 112, Golden State Warriors 105 | Los Ángeles |
| 1 de mayo | Golden State Warriors 115, Los Angeles Lakers 106 | Oakland |
| 4 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 97, Golden State Warriors 84 | Los Ángeles |
| | Los Angeles Lakers gana las series 4-3 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 6 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 109, Portland Trail Blazers 121 | Los Ángeles |
| 8 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 97, Portland Trail Blazers 99 | Los Ángeles |
| 10 de mayo | Portland Trail Blazers 102, Los Angeles Lakers 97 | Portland |
| 13 de mayo | Portland Trail Blazers 113, Los Angeles Lakers 101 | Portland |
| | Portland Trail Blazers gana las series 4-0 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 29 | 82 | 36.8 | 10.8 | 18.7 | .579 | 4.6 | 6.5 | .701 | 3.2 | 10.0 | 13.3 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 26.2 |
| 2 | Lucius Allen | 29 | 78 | 31.8 | 6.1 | 13.3 | .456 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .774 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 14.6 |
| 3 | Cazzie Russell | 32 | 82 | 31.5 | 7.0 | 14.4 | .490 | 2.3 | 2.7 | .858 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 16.4 |
| 4 | Don Chaney | 30 | 81 | 29.7 | 2.6 | 6.4 | .408 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .745 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 6.1 |
| 5 | Kermit Washington | 25 | 53 | 25.3 | 3.6 | 7.2 | .503 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .706 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 9.7 |
| 6 | Don Ford | 24 | 82 | 21.7 | 3.2 | 7.0 | .460 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .716 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Tom Abernethy | 22 | 70 | 19.7 | 2.4 | 5.0 | .484 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .754 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 6.3 |
| 8 | Earl Tatum | 23 | 68 | 18.4 | 4.2 | 8.9 | .466 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .720 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 9.4 |
| 9 | Mack Calvin | 29 | 12 | 17.3 | 2.3 | 6.8 | .329 | 3.4 | 4.0 | .854 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| 10 | Bo Lamar | 25 | 71 | 16.4 | 3.2 | 7.9 | .406 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .676 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.1 |
| 11 | Johnny Neumann | 25 | 59 | 15.1 | 2.5 | 6.2 | .402 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .667 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Cornell Warner | 28 | 14 | 12.1 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .472 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .667 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 |
| 13 | C.J. Kupec | 24 | 82 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | .447 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .772 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 4.7 |
| 14 | Allen Murphy | 24 | 2 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | .200 | 1.5 | 3.5 | .429 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 15 | Marv Roberts | 27 | 28 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | .355 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .667 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.1 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | MVP de la NBA Mejor quinteto de la NBA 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |