1961–62 St. Louis Hawks season | |
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Head coach | Paul Seymour Andrew Levane Bob Pettit |
Arena | Kiel Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 29–51 (.363) |
Place | Division: 4th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KPLR-TV |
Radio | KMOX |
The 1961–62 NBA season was the Hawks' 13th season in the NBA and seventh season in St. Louis.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Los Angeles Lakers | 54 | 26 | .675 | – | 26–5 | 18–13 | 10–8 | 33–13 |
x-Cincinnati Royals | 43 | 37 | .538 | 11 | 18–13 | 14–16 | 11–8 | 29–17 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 37 | 43 | .463 | 17 | 16–14 | 8–17 | 13–12 | 24–22 |
St. Louis Hawks | 29 | 51 | .363 | 25 | 19–16 | 7–27 | 3–8 | 16–30 |
Chicago Packers | 18 | 62 | .225 | 36 | 15-23 | 3-39 | 0–0 | 10–30 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1961-62 NBA Records | |||||||||
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Team | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
Boston | — | 9–1 | 7–1 | 5–3 | 6–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 7–2 | 10–2 |
Chicago | 1–9 | — | 1–9 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 6–4 | 0–10 | 4–6 | 1–9 |
Cincinnati | 1–7 | 9–1 | — | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–4 | 3–5 | 9–3 | 5–4 |
Detroit | 3–5 | 7–3 | 6–6 | — | 4–8 | 5–4 | 1–7 | 7–5 | 4–5 |
Los Angeles | 3–6 | 8–2 | 7–5 | 8–4 | — | 6–2 | 6–3 | 10–2 | 6–2 |
New York | 4–8 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 2–6 | — | 4–8 | 4–4 | 3–9 |
Philadelphia | 4–8 | 10–0 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 3–6 | 8–4 | — | 6–3 | 6–6 |
St. Louis | 2–7 | 6–4 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 2–10 | 4–4 | 3–6 | — | 4–4 |
Syracuse | 2–10 | 9–1 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 2–6 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–4 | — |
Game log
1961–62 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 21 | Cincinnati | 138–129 | Cliff Hagan (30) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | October 24 | @ New York | 110–112 | Bob Pettit (27) | 0–2 | |||||
3 | October 26 | N Syracuse | 107–110 | Clyde Lovellette (28) | 1–2 | |||||
4 | October 27 | @ Chicago | 106–117 | Bob Pettit (34) | 1–3 | |||||
5 | October 28 | Chicago | 95–122 | Bob Pettit (34) | 2–3 | |||||
6 | October 31 | Syracuse | 107–90 | Clyde Lovellette (26) | 2–4 | |||||
7 | November 3 | @ Syracuse | 106–94 | Bob Pettit (33) | 3–4 | |||||
8 | November 4 | New York | 111–112 | Hagan, Pettit (26) | 4–4 | |||||
9 | November 7 | Los Angeles | 127–110 | Clyde Lovellette (32) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | November 8 | @ Los Angeles | 118–124 | Clyde Lovellette (33) | 4–6 | |||||
11 | November 11 | Detroit | 119–132 | Bob Pettit (27) | 5–6 | |||||
12 | November 12 | @ Cincinnati | 126–136 | Bob Pettit (25) | 5–7 | |||||
13 | November 14 | Boston | 119–117 | Bob Pettit (44) | 5–8 | |||||
14 | November 15 | @ Detroit | 122–127 | Cliff Hagan (30) | 5–9 | |||||
15 | November 18 | Cincinnati | 133–136 | Clyde Lovellette (31) | 6–9 | |||||
16 | November 22 | @ Boston | 121–141 | Bob Pettit (43) | 6–10 | |||||
17 | November 23 | Los Angeles | 122–114 | Bob Pettit (26) | 6–11 | |||||
18 | November 24 | N Detroit | 135–142 | Cliff Hagan (29) | 6–12 | |||||
19 | November 25 | Syracuse | 108–141 | Cliff Hagan (25) | 7–12 | |||||
20 | November 28 | Philadelphia | 121–111 | Bob Pettit (34) | 7–13 | |||||
21 | December 1 | Detroit | 116–119 | Cliff Hagan (29) | 8–13 | |||||
22 | December 2 | @ Detroit | 109–118 | Bob Pettit (40) | 8–14 | |||||
23 | December 5 | N Chicago | 99–101 | Bob Pettit (32) | 8–15 | |||||
24 | December 6 | @ Philadelphia | 137–132 | Bob Pettit (51) | 9–15 | |||||
25 | December 8 | @ Cincinnati | 123–128 | Bob Pettit (41) | 9–16 | |||||
26 | December 9 | New York | 91–102 | Bob Pettit (32) | 10–16 | |||||
27 | December 11 | @ Los Angeles | 119–132 | Clyde Lovellette (32) | 10–17 | |||||
28 | December 13 | @ Los Angeles | 136–137 (OT) | Bob Pettit (49) | 10–18 | |||||
29 | December 15 | N New York | 120–108 | Cliff Hagan (31) | 11–18 | |||||
30 | December 16 | @ Boston | 113–130 | Bob Pettit (35) | 11–19 | |||||
31 | December 19 | @ New York | 111–128 | Bob Pettit (31) | 11–20 | |||||
32 | December 23 | Los Angeles | 129–126 | Cliff Hagan (38) | 11–21 | |||||
33 | December 26 | Cincinnati | 129–118 | Bob Pettit (35) | 11–22 | |||||
34 | December 27 | @ Cincinnati | 117–142 | Cliff Hagan (22) | 11–23 | |||||
35 | December 28 | Boston | 117–109 | Bob Pettit (37) | 11–24 | |||||
36 | December 29 | @ Chicago | 120–103 | Bob Pettit (32) | 12–24 | |||||
37 | December 30 | Chicago | 92–101 | Clyde Lovellette (31) | 13–24 | |||||
38 | January 1 | @ Detroit | 145–139 | Bob Pettit (49) | 14–24 | |||||
39 | January 2 | N Boston | 99–136 | Bob Pettit (36) | 14–25 | |||||
40 | January 5 | @ Philadelphia | 116–134 | Bob Pettit (34) | 14–26 | |||||
41 | January 7 | Philadelphia | 112–137 | Bob Pettit (30) | 15–26 | |||||
42 | January 9 | N Detroit | 113–122 | Cliff Hagan (30) | 15–27 | |||||
43 | January 10 | @ Syracuse | 122–134 | Bob Pettit (36) | 15–28 | |||||
44 | January 12 | N New York | 126–128 | Larry Foust (40) | 15–29 | |||||
45 | January 13 | Los Angeles | 108–107 | Bob Pettit (32) | 15–30 | |||||
46 | January 14 | @ Cincinnati | 114–119 | Bob Pettit (30) | 15–31 | |||||
47 | January 17 | N Philadelphia | 130–136 (OT) | Bob Pettit (37) | 15–32 | |||||
48 | January 19 | @ Chicago | 114–113 | Pettit, Sims (27) | 16–32 | |||||
49 | January 20 | Chicago | 112–116 | Bob Pettit (36) | 17–32 | |||||
50 | January 21 | New York | 113–124 | Cliff Hagan (26) | 18–32 | |||||
51 | January 23 | Syracuse | 107–115 | Bob Pettit (34) | 19–32 | |||||
52 | January 24 | @ Boston | 135–123 | Bob Pettit (28) | 20–32 | |||||
53 | January 26 | N Philadelphia | 110–136 | Bob Pettit (37) | 20–33 | |||||
54 | January 28 | Detroit | 97–110 | Hagan, Pettit (23) | 21–33 | |||||
55 | January 30 | Cincinnati | 131–121 | Cliff Hagan (47) | 21–34 | |||||
56 | February 2 | N Syracuse | 135–101 | Fred LaCour (20) | 21–35 | |||||
57 | February 3 | Los Angeles | 127–124 | Bob Pettit (39) | 21–36 | |||||
58 | February 4 | @ Detroit | 113–121 | Bob Pettit (30) | 21–37 | |||||
59 | February 6 | Boston | 129–114 | Bob Pettit (37) | 21–38 | |||||
60 | February 10 | @ Cincinnati | 118–134 | Bob Pettit (34) | 21–39 | |||||
61 | February 11 | Cincinnati | 109–129 | Cliff Hagan (55) | 22–39 | |||||
62 | February 12 | @ Los Angeles | 117–113 | Bob Pettit (38) | 23–39 | |||||
63 | February 14 | @ Los Angeles | 107–130 | Bob Pettit (34) | 23–40 | |||||
64 | February 17 | Philadelphia | 121–128 | Barney Cable (29) | 24–40 | |||||
65 | February 18 | @ Detroit | 112–119 | Cliff Hagan (34) | 24–41 | |||||
66 | February 20 | @ Cincinnati | 109–129 | Cliff Hagan (25) | 24–42 | |||||
67 | February 21 | Detroit | 126–123 | Cliff Hagan (41) | 24–43 | |||||
68 | February 22 | @ Philadelphia | 121–139 | Cliff Hagan (37) | 24–44 | |||||
69 | February 23 | @ New York | 118–130 | Cliff Hagan (35) | 24–45 | |||||
70 | February 24 | @ Chicago | 119–129 | Bob Pettit (31) | 24–46 | |||||
71 | February 27 | Philadelphia | 147–137 | Bob Pettit (49) | 24–47 | |||||
72 | March 2 | Boston | 120–138 | Cliff Hagan (43) | 25–47 | |||||
73 | March 3 | Los Angeles | 125–134 | Cliff Hagan (40) | 26–47 | |||||
74 | March 4 | @ Boston | 120–123 | Bob Pettit (32) | 26–48 | |||||
75 | March 7 | @ Syracuse | 126–129 | Bob Pettit (48) | 26–49 | |||||
76 | March 9 | N Chicago | 124–120 | Bob Pettit (41) | 27–49 | |||||
77 | March 10 | Cincinnati | 110–116 | Cliff Hagan (30) | 28–49 | |||||
78 | March 11 | Detroit | 123–126 | Cliff Hagan (35) | 29–49 | |||||
79 | March 13 | Chicago | 124–118 | Bob Pettit (36) | 29–50 | |||||
80 | March 14 | @ Los Angeles | 115–125 | Bob Pettit (36) | 29–51 |