The 1976–77 NBA season was the Lakers' 29th season in the NBA and 17th season in Los Angeles. Offseason Draft picks Roster Regular season Season standings z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Record vs. opponents Playoffs |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 20 | Golden State | W 115–106 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) | The Forum15,928 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 22 | Golden State | W 95–86 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) | Cazzie Russell (7) | The Forum17,505 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 24 | @ Golden State | L 105–109 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Abdul-Jabbar, Ford (14) | Abdul-Jabbar, Chaney (7) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,155 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 26 | @ Golden State | L 103–114 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (41) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18) | Tom Abernethy (5) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,155 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 29 | Golden State | W 112–105 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (45) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18) | Don Chaney (6) | The Forum17,505 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 1 | @ Golden State | L 106–115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (43) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) | Lucius Allen (7) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,155 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | May 4 | Golden State | W 97–84 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) | Bo Lamar (6) | The Forum17,505 | 4–3 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 6 | Portland | L 109–121 | Earl Tatum (32) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10) | Abdul-Jabbar, Warner (5) | The Forum16,975 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 8 | Portland | L 97–99 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) | three players tied (5) | The Forum15,192 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 10 | @ Portland | L 97–102 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7) | Memorial Coliseum12,926 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 13 | @ Portland | L 101–105 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) | Lucius Allen (6) | Memorial Coliseum12,904 | 0–4 |- Awards and records Kareem