1972 Los Angeles Lakers: Season and Playoffs

NBA Teams: 1971-72 Lakers regular season and Playoffs performances with records, stats, awards, players and more.

1972 Los Angeles Lakers Summary

NBA Playoffs

Playoff Performance
NBA Championship
NBA Champions
Playoff Record: 12-3 (.800)
Playoffs Series
Lakers 4-0 Bulls
Lakers 4-2 Bucks
Lakers 4-1 Knicks
Players Used
10 players
(at least 1 game)

NBA Regular Season

Season Record
69-13 (.841)
Standings
1º in Western Conference
1º in Pacific Division
Players Used
12 players
(at least 1 game)
Longest Streaks
Winning Streak: 33 games
Losing Streak: 2 games
Win / Loss Progression
W :  / L :

1
82

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points:
25.9 ppg
Rebounds:
19.2 rpg
Assists:
9.7 apg
Steals:
n/a this year
Blocks:
n/a this year

NBA Playoffs

Points:
23.8 ppg
Rebounds:
21.0 rpg
Assists:
8.9 apg
Steals:
n/a this year
Blocks:
n/a this year

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors
6 -
Finals MVP: Wilt Chamberlain
Coach of the Year: Bill Sharman
All-NBA 1st Team: Jerry West
All-NBA 2nd Team: Wilt Chamberlain
All-Defensive 1st Team: Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West
NBA Leaders
2 -
Rebounds Leader: Wilt Chamberlain
Assists Leader: Jerry West
Hall of Famers

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 82 - - 56.4 27.2 - - - 20.0 121.0 108.7
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 47.8 97.5 .490 - - - 25.4 34.5 .734

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NBA Playoffs

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Stats G ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Team
Pts
Opp
Per Game 15 - - 54.1 21.6 - - - 19.6 106.6 103.4
Shooting
Details
FGM FGA  % 3PM 3PA  % FTM FT  %
Per Game 40.5 94.4 .429 - - - 25.5 34.1 .750

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