Mel Counts

Retired

Los Angeles Lakers · C-F · 12 NBA seasons · 874 career appearances · 7,162 career points

Mel Counts recorded 874 NBA appearances across 12 seasons with Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards, Philadelphia 76ers.

8.4

career pts/gm

5.7

career reb/gm

1.3

career ast/gm

780

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Mel Counts's most significant indexed performances.

Athlore #1 · 73.4 relevance

New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers

26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST

Athlore #2 · 70.9 relevance

Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks

23 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST

Athlore #3 · 69.4 relevance

Los Angeles Lakers vs San Francisco Warriors

28 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST

Athlore #4 · 69.1 relevance

Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns

29 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST

Athlore #5 · 68.4 relevance

Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Bullets

28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST

Single-game records

Career-high games

One verified indexed game for each major box-score category.

Career high · Points (31)

Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks

31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST

Career high · Assists (11)

New Orleans Jazz vs Washington Bullets

2 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST

Career high · Rebounds (25)

Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers

11 PTS · 25 REB · 2 AST

Career high · Steals (3)

Regular Season

1973-74

LOS ANGELESLAKERS

PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS

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OCT 30, 1973

Los Angeles Lakers vs Portland Trail Blazers

9 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST · 3 STL · 1 BLK

Career high · Blocks (4)

New Orleans Jazz vs Phoenix Suns

8 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST · 2 STL · 4 BLK

Career accomplishments

12 NBA seasons874 career appearances7,162 career points84 playoff appearancesCareer high: 31 pointsCareer high: 25 reboundsCareer high: 11 assists

Database-derived career milestones; verified honors not yet attached

Mel Counts

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Career-high games

Career accomplishments

Team history

NBA appearances

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Career-high games