1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs. 2023 Denver Nuggets - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1971-72 Lakers and the 2022-23 Nuggets, including both NBA teams stats, regular season and Playoffs wins, losses and performance, winning streaks and other data side by side.

NBA Teams Comparison

1972
Los Angeles

Lakers

vs.

2023
Denver

Nuggets

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1972 Lakers	1º in Western Conference
	2023 Nuggets	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1972 Lakers	69 - 13
	2023 Nuggets	53 - 29

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.841
	2023 Nuggets	.646

Longest Streaks

	1972 Lakers	Winning Streak: 33 Losing Streak: 2
	2023 Nuggets	Winning Streak: 9 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	12 players
	2023 Nuggets	18 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1972 Lakers	NBA Champions
	2023 Nuggets	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1972 Lakers	12 - 3
	2023 Nuggets	16 - 4

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.800
	2023 Nuggets	.800

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	10 players
	2023 Nuggets	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1972 Lakers	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
	2023 Nuggets	2 - Finals MVP: Nikola Jokic All-NBA 2nd Team: Nikola Jokic

NBA Leaders

	1972 Lakers	2 - Rebounds Leader: Wilt Chamberlain Assists Leader: Jerry West
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Hall of Famers

	1972 Lakers	4 - Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Jerry West
	2023 Nuggets	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	121.0
	2023 Nuggets	115.8

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	56.4
	2023 Nuggets	43.0

Assists

	1972 Lakers	27.2
	2023 Nuggets	28.9

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2023 Nuggets	7.5

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2023 Nuggets	4.5

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2023 Nuggets	11.8

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.490
	2023 Nuggets	.504

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2023 Nuggets	.379

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.734
	2023 Nuggets	.751

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	106.6
	2023 Nuggets	113.5

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	54.1
	2023 Nuggets	44.8

Assists

	1972 Lakers	21.6
	2023 Nuggets	25.8

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2023 Nuggets	6.9

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2023 Nuggets	4.2

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2023 Nuggets	11.3

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.429
	2023 Nuggets	.492

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2023 Nuggets	.375

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.750
	2023 Nuggets	.801

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1972 Lakers	25.9 ppg Gail Goodrich
2023 Nuggets	24.5 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	19.2 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
2023 Nuggets	11.8 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1972 Lakers	9.7 apg Jerry West
2023 Nuggets	9.8 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2023 Nuggets	0.8 bpg Aaron Gordon

NBA Playoffs

Points

1972 Lakers	23.8 ppg Gail Goodrich
2023 Nuggets	30.0 ppg Nikola Jokic

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	21.0 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
2023 Nuggets	13.5 rpg Nikola Jokic

Assists

1972 Lakers	8.9 apg Jerry West
2023 Nuggets	9.5 apg Nikola Jokic

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2023 Nuggets	1.5 spg Jamal Murray

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2023 Nuggets	1.0 bpg Nikola Jokic

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