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1961-62 NBA West standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1961-62 NBA West division race at 54-26, 11 games ahead of the Cincinnati Royals.
🏆The 1961-62 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1961-62
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x | 54 | 26 | .675 | - | 6-4 | W3 |
| Cincinnati Royals (CIN) x | 43 | 37 | .537 | 11 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Detroit Pistons (DET) x | 37 | 43 | .463 | 17 | 4-6 | W2 |
| St. Louis Hawks (STL) | 29 | 51 | .362 | 25 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Chicago Packers (CHP) | 18 | 62 | .225 | 36 | 2-8 | L1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as half a game on October 21, 1961.
- The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on October 24, 1961.
- The Los Angeles Lakers won 8 games in a row from December 2, 1961 to December 13, 1961, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 17-4 from December 1, 1961 to January 5, 1962, turning a lead of 2.5 games into a lead of 10 games.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 144 of the season's 147 charted days in first place.