1954 Minneapolis Lakers vs. 2000 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1953-54 Lakers and the 1999-00 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

1954
Minneapolis

Lakers

vs.

2000
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1954 Lakers	1º in Western Division
	2000 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1954 Lakers	46 - 26
	2000 Lakers	67 - 15

Winning %

	1954 Lakers	.639
	2000 Lakers	.817

Longest Streaks

	1954 Lakers	Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 4
	2000 Lakers	Winning Streak: 19 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1954 Lakers	11 players
	2000 Lakers	15 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1954 Lakers	NBA Champions
	2000 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1954 Lakers	9 - 4
	2000 Lakers	15 - 8

Winning %

	1954 Lakers	.692
	2000 Lakers	.652

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1954 Lakers	9 players
	2000 Lakers	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1954 Lakers	2 - All-NBA 1st Team: George Mikan All-NBA 2nd Team: Jim Pollard
	2000 Lakers	6 - Season MVP: Shaquille O'Neal Finals MVP: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 1st Team: Shaquille O'Neal All-NBA 2nd Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 1st Team: Kobe Bryant All-Defensive 2nd Team: Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Leaders

	1954 Lakers	- none
	2000 Lakers	1 - Scoring Leader: Shaquille O'Neal

Hall of Famers

	1954 Lakers	5 - Clyde Lovellette, Slater Martin, George Mikan, Vern Mikkelsen, Jim Pollard
	2000 Lakers	2 - Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1954 Lakers	81.7
	2000 Lakers	100.8

Rebounds

	1954 Lakers	52.1
	2000 Lakers	47.0

Assists

	1954 Lakers	18.4
	2000 Lakers	23.4

Steals

	1954 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	7.5

Blocks

	1954 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.5

3-Pointers Made

	1954 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	4.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1954 Lakers	.376
	2000 Lakers	.459

3-Point %

	1954 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	.329

Free Throw %

	1954 Lakers	.731
	2000 Lakers	.696

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1954 Lakers	80.3
	2000 Lakers	99.8

Rebounds

	1954 Lakers	49.8
	2000 Lakers	43.3

Assists

	1954 Lakers	15.6
	2000 Lakers	21.8

Steals

	1954 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.6

Blocks

	1954 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1954 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1954 Lakers	.400
	2000 Lakers	.465

3-Point %

	1954 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1954 Lakers	.722
	2000 Lakers	.623

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1954 Lakers	18.1 ppg George Mikan
2000 Lakers	29.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1954 Lakers	14.3 rpg George Mikan
2000 Lakers	13.6 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1954 Lakers	3.7 apg Slater Martin
2000 Lakers	4.9 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1954 Lakers	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	1.6 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1954 Lakers	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	3.0 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Playoffs

Points

1954 Lakers	19.4 ppg George Mikan
2000 Lakers	30.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1954 Lakers	13.2 rpg George Mikan
2000 Lakers	15.4 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1954 Lakers	4.6 apg Slater Martin
2000 Lakers	4.4 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1954 Lakers	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	1.5 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1954 Lakers	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	2.4 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

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