1948 Baltimore Bullets (1st) vs. 2001 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1947-48 Bullets (1st) and the 2000-01 Lakers, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1948
Baltimore

Bullets (1st)

vs.

2001
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1948 Bullets (1st)	2º in Western Division
	2001 Lakers	2º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	28 - 20
	2001 Lakers	56 - 26

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.583
	2001 Lakers	.683

Longest Streaks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 5
	2001 Lakers	Winning Streak: 8 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	18 players
	2001 Lakers	15 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1948 Bullets (1st)	NBA Champions
	2001 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1948 Bullets (1st)	8 - 3
	2001 Lakers	15 - 1

Winning %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.727
	2001 Lakers	.938

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1948 Bullets (1st)	10 players
	2001 Lakers	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - All-NBA 2nd Team: Buddy Jeannette
	2001 Lakers	5 - Finals MVP: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 1st Team: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Leaders

	1948 Bullets (1st)	- none
	2001 Lakers	- none

Hall of Famers

	1948 Bullets (1st)	1 - Buddy Jeannette
	2001 Lakers	2 - Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	74.4
	2001 Lakers	100.6

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2001 Lakers	44.7

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.7
	2001 Lakers	23.0

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2001 Lakers	6.9

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2001 Lakers	6.0

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2001 Lakers	5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.301
	2001 Lakers	.465

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2001 Lakers	.344

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.689
	2001 Lakers	.683

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1948 Bullets (1st)	76.9
	2001 Lakers	103.4

Rebounds

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2001 Lakers	48.2

Assists

	1948 Bullets (1st)	6.0
	2001 Lakers	22.8

Steals

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2001 Lakers	9.2

Blocks

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2001 Lakers	5.8

3-Pointers Made

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2001 Lakers	6.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.287
	2001 Lakers	.468

3-Point %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	-		n/a *
	2001 Lakers	.386

Free Throw %

	1948 Bullets (1st)	.731
	2001 Lakers	.676

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	12.0 ppg Kleggie Hermsen
2001 Lakers	28.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
2001 Lakers	12.7 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.5 apg Buddy Jeannette
2001 Lakers	5.0 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
2001 Lakers	2.0 spg Derek Fisher

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
2001 Lakers	2.8 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Playoffs

Points

1948 Bullets (1st)	17.1 ppg Connie Simmons
2001 Lakers	30.4 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
2001 Lakers	15.4 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1948 Bullets (1st)	1.1 apg Kleggie Hermsen
2001 Lakers	6.1 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
2001 Lakers	1.9 spg Rick Fox

Blocks

1948 Bullets (1st)	- n/a *
2001 Lakers	2.4 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

Notes: * - Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.
- Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.
- Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.