1971 Milwaukee Bucks vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1970-71 Bucks and the 2019-20 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

1971
Milwaukee

Bucks

vs.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1971 Bucks	1º in Western Conference
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1971 Bucks	66 - 16
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1971 Bucks	.805
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1971 Bucks	Winning Streak: 20 Losing Streak: 3
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1971 Bucks	14 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1971 Bucks	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1971 Bucks	12 - 2
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1971 Bucks	.857
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1971 Bucks	12 players
	2020 Lakers	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1971 Bucks	5 - Season MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-NBA 1st Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-NBA 2nd Team: Oscar Robertson All-Defensive 2nd Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1971 Bucks	1 - Scoring Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1971 Bucks	3 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob Dandridge, Oscar Robertson
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1971 Bucks	118.4
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1971 Bucks	53.0
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1971 Bucks	27.4
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1971 Bucks	.509
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1971 Bucks	.742
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1971 Bucks	109.1
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1971 Bucks	53.8
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1971 Bucks	25.6
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1971 Bucks	.497
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1971 Bucks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1971 Bucks	.721
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1971 Bucks	31.7 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1971 Bucks	16.0 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1971 Bucks	8.2 apg Oscar Robertson
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1971 Bucks	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1971 Bucks	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1971 Bucks	26.6 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1971 Bucks	17.0 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1971 Bucks	8.9 apg Oscar Robertson
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1971 Bucks	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1971 Bucks	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis

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