1978 Washington Bullets vs. 2002 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1977-78 Bullets and the 2001-02 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
1978 Bullets
in Eastern Conference
2002 Lakers
in Western Conference
Season Record
1978 Bullets
44 - 38
2002 Lakers
58 - 24

Winning %
1978 Bullets
.537
2002 Lakers
.707

Longest Streaks
1978 Bullets
Winning Streak: 5
Losing Streak: 5
2002 Lakers
Winning Streak: 9
Losing Streak: 3
Players Used
(at least 1 game)
1978 Bullets
2002 Lakers

Playoffs

Playoff Performance
1978 Bullets
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
2002 Lakers
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
Playoff Record
1978 Bullets
14 - 7
2002 Lakers
15 - 4

Winning %
1978 Bullets
.667
2002 Lakers
.789

Players Used
(at least 1 game)
1978 Bullets
2002 Lakers

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
1978 Bullets
1 -
Finals MVP: Wes Unseld
2002 Lakers
4 -
Finals MVP: Shaquille O'Neal
All-NBA 1st Team: Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal
All-Defensive 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant
NBA Leaders
1978 Bullets
-
none
2002 Lakers
-
none
Hall of Famers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points
1978 Bullets
110.3
2002 Lakers
101.3

Rebounds
1978 Bullets
50.8
2002 Lakers
44.3

Assists
1978 Bullets
23.8
2002 Lakers
23.0

Steals
1978 Bullets
8.1
2002 Lakers
7.6

Blocks
1978 Bullets
4.7
2002 Lakers
5.8

3-Pointers Made
1978 Bullets
-
n/a *
2002 Lakers
6.2

Percentages

Field Goal %
1978 Bullets
.461
2002 Lakers
.461

3-Point %
1978 Bullets
-
n/a *
2002 Lakers
.354

Free Throw %
1978 Bullets
.711
2002 Lakers
.699

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points
1978 Bullets
107.6
2002 Lakers
97.8

Rebounds
1978 Bullets
49.4
2002 Lakers
45.4

Assists
1978 Bullets
23.9
2002 Lakers
19.6

Steals
1978 Bullets
8.5
2002 Lakers
6.8

Blocks
1978 Bullets
4.5
2002 Lakers
5.8

3-Pointers Made
1978 Bullets
-
n/a *
2002 Lakers
6.1

Percentages

Field Goal %
1978 Bullets
.454
2002 Lakers
.444

3-Point %
1978 Bullets
-
n/a *
2002 Lakers
.339

Free Throw %
1978 Bullets
.697
2002 Lakers
.721

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points
1978 Bullets
19.7 ppg
2002 Lakers
27.2 ppg
Rebounds
1978 Bullets
13.3 rpg
2002 Lakers
10.7 rpg
Assists
1978 Bullets
5.4 apg
2002 Lakers
5.5 apg
Steals
1978 Bullets
1.3 spg
2002 Lakers
1.5 spg
Blocks
1978 Bullets
2.0 bpg
2002 Lakers

NBA Playoffs

Points
1978 Bullets
21.8 ppg
2002 Lakers
28.5 ppg
Rebounds
1978 Bullets
13.3 rpg
2002 Lakers
12.6 rpg
Assists
1978 Bullets
5.0 apg
2002 Lakers
4.6 apg
Steals
1978 Bullets
1.6 spg
2002 Lakers
1.7 spg
Blocks
1978 Bullets
2.5 bpg
2002 Lakers

Notes: * - Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80.