1972 Chicago Bulls vs. 1972 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1971-72 Bulls and the 1971-72 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

Summary

Regular Season

Standings 1972 Bulls 3º in Western Conference 1972 Lakers 1º in Western Conference

Season Record 1972 Bulls 57 - 25 1972 Lakers 69 - 13

Winning % 1972 Bulls .695 1972 Lakers .841

Longest Streaks 1972 Bulls Winning Streak: 7 Losing Streak: 3 1972 Lakers Winning Streak: 33 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1972 Bulls 14 players 1972 Lakers 12 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance 1972 Bulls Lost Western Conference Semis 1972 Lakers NBA Champions

Playoff Record 1972 Bulls 0 - 4 1972 Lakers 12 - 3

Winning % 1972 Bulls .000 1972 Lakers .800

Players Used (at least 1 game) 1972 Bulls 10 players 1972 Lakers 10 players

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points 1972 Bulls 111.2 1972 Lakers 121.0

Rebounds 1972 Bulls 53.3 1972 Lakers 56.4

Assists 1972 Bulls 25.5 1972 Lakers 27.2

Steals 1972 Bulls - n/a * 1972 Lakers - n/a *

Blocks 1972 Bulls - n/a * 1972 Lakers - n/a *

3-Pointers Made 1972 Bulls - n/a * 1972 Lakers - n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal % 1972 Bulls .451 1972 Lakers .490

3-Point % 1972 Bulls - n/a * 1972 Lakers - n/a *

Free Throw % 1972 Bulls .755 1972 Lakers .734

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points 1972 Bulls 100.5 1972 Lakers 106.6

Rebounds 1972 Bulls 50.8 1972 Lakers 54.1

Assists 1972 Bulls 23.3 1972 Lakers 21.6

Steals 1972 Bulls - n/a * 1972 Lakers - n/a *

Blocks 1972 Bulls - n/a * 1972 Lakers - n/a *

3-Pointers Made 1972 Bulls - n/a * 1972 Lakers - n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal % 1972 Bulls .427 1972 Lakers .429

3-Point % 1972 Bulls - n/a * 1972 Lakers - n/a *

Free Throw % 1972 Bulls .786 1972 Lakers .750

NBA Playoffs

Points 1972 Bulls 18.8 ppg Bob Love 1972 Lakers 23.8 ppg Gail Goodrich

Rebounds 1972 Bulls 16.5 rpg Clifford Ray 1972 Lakers 21.0 rpg Wilt Chamberlain

Assists 1972 Bulls 8.3 apg Norm Van Lier 1972 Lakers 8.9 apg Jerry West

Steals 1972 Bulls - n/a * 1972 Lakers - n/a *

Blocks 1972 Bulls - n/a * 1972 Lakers - n/a *

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

Head to Head this Season

Regular Season

Games Won 1972 Bulls 1 1972 Lakers 3

Games: Oct 22, 1971 Chicago Bulls 113 - 106 Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Nov 9, 1971 Chicago Bulls 109 - 122 Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Feb 27, 1972 Chicago Bulls 118 - 123 Los Angeles Lakers (OT) at Los Angeles Mar 21, 1972 Chicago Bulls 104 - 109 Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago

Playoffs

Playoffs Series NBA Western Conference Semifinals

Games Won 1972 Bulls 0 1972 Lakers 4

Games: Mar 28, 1972 Chicago Bulls 80 - 95 Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Mar 30, 1972 Chicago Bulls 124 - 131 Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Apr 2, 1972 Chicago Bulls 101 - 108 Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Apr 4, 1972 Chicago Bulls 97 - 108 Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago

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