1970 New York Knicks vs. 1985 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1969-70 Knicks and the 1984-85 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

1970
New York

Knicks

vs.

1985
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1970 Knicks	1º in Eastern Division
	1985 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1970 Knicks	60 - 22
	1985 Lakers	62 - 20

Winning %

	1970 Knicks	.732
	1985 Lakers	.756

Longest Streaks

	1970 Knicks	Winning Streak: 18 Losing Streak: 4
	1985 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1970 Knicks	12 players
	1985 Lakers	14 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1970 Knicks	NBA Champions
	1985 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1970 Knicks	12 - 7
	1985 Lakers	15 - 4

Winning %

	1970 Knicks	.632
	1985 Lakers	.789

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1970 Knicks	12 players
	1985 Lakers	12 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1970 Knicks	8 - Season MVP: Willis Reed Finals MVP: Willis Reed Coach of the Year: Red Holzman All-NBA 1st Team: Walt Frazier, Willis Reed All-Defensive 1st Team: Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, Willis Reed
	1985 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-NBA 1st Team: Magic Johnson All-NBA 2nd Team: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar All-Defensive 1st Team: Michael Cooper

NBA Leaders

	1970 Knicks	- none
	1985 Lakers	- none

Hall of Famers

	1970 Knicks	4 - Bill Bradley, Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, Willis Reed
	1985 Lakers	5 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Bob McAdoo, Jamaal Wilkes, James Worthy

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1970 Knicks	115.0
	1985 Lakers	118.2

Rebounds

	1970 Knicks	48.9
	1985 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1970 Knicks	26.0
	1985 Lakers	31.4

Steals

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	8.5

Blocks

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	5.9

3-Pointers Made

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	1.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1970 Knicks	.477
	1985 Lakers	.545

3-Point %

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	.305

Free Throw %

	1970 Knicks	.733
	1985 Lakers	.763

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1970 Knicks	110.5
	1985 Lakers	126.3

Rebounds

	1970 Knicks	50.0
	1985 Lakers	46.1

Assists

	1970 Knicks	23.7
	1985 Lakers	33.7

Steals

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	9.4

Blocks

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	6.3

3-Pointers Made

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	1.5

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1970 Knicks	.457
	1985 Lakers	.543

3-Point %

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	1985 Lakers	.372

Free Throw %

	1970 Knicks	.758
	1985 Lakers	.755

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1970 Knicks	21.7 ppg Willis Reed
1985 Lakers	22.0 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Rebounds

1970 Knicks	13.9 rpg Willis Reed
1985 Lakers	7.9 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Assists

1970 Knicks	8.2 apg Walt Frazier
1985 Lakers	12.6 apg Magic Johnson

Steals

1970 Knicks	- n/a *
1985 Lakers	1.5 spg Magic Johnson

Blocks

1970 Knicks	- n/a *
1985 Lakers	2.1 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

NBA Playoffs

Points

1970 Knicks	23.7 ppg Willis Reed
1985 Lakers	21.9 ppg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Rebounds

1970 Knicks	13.8 rpg Willis Reed
1985 Lakers	8.1 rpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Assists

1970 Knicks	8.2 apg Walt Frazier
1985 Lakers	15.2 apg Magic Johnson

Steals

1970 Knicks	- n/a *
1985 Lakers	2.2 spg Byron Scott

Blocks

1970 Knicks	- n/a *
1985 Lakers	1.9 bpg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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