1970 New York Knicks vs. 2000 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1969-70 Knicks 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

1970
New York

Knicks

vs.

2000
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1970 Knicks	1º in Eastern Division
	2000 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1970 Knicks	60 - 22
	2000 Lakers	67 - 15

Winning %

	1970 Knicks	.732
	2000 Lakers	.817

Longest Streaks

	1970 Knicks	Winning Streak: 18 Losing Streak: 4
	2000 Lakers	Winning Streak: 19 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1970 Knicks	12 players
	2000 Lakers	15 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1970 Knicks	NBA Champions
	2000 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1970 Knicks	12 - 7
	2000 Lakers	15 - 8

Winning %

	1970 Knicks	.632
	2000 Lakers	.652

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1970 Knicks	12 players
	2000 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
	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

	1970 Knicks	- none
	2000 Lakers	1 - Scoring Leader: Shaquille O'Neal

Hall of Famers

	1970 Knicks	4 - Bill Bradley, Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, Willis Reed
	2000 Lakers	2 - Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1970 Knicks	115.0
	2000 Lakers	100.8

Rebounds

	1970 Knicks	48.9
	2000 Lakers	47.0

Assists

	1970 Knicks	26.0
	2000 Lakers	23.4

Steals

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	7.5

Blocks

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.5

3-Pointers Made

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	4.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1970 Knicks	.477
	2000 Lakers	.459

3-Point %

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	.329

Free Throw %

	1970 Knicks	.733
	2000 Lakers	.696

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1970 Knicks	110.5
	2000 Lakers	99.8

Rebounds

	1970 Knicks	50.0
	2000 Lakers	43.3

Assists

	1970 Knicks	23.7
	2000 Lakers	21.8

Steals

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.6

Blocks

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1970 Knicks	.457
	2000 Lakers	.465

3-Point %

	1970 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1970 Knicks	.758
	2000 Lakers	.623

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1970 Knicks	21.7 ppg Willis Reed
2000 Lakers	29.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1970 Knicks	13.9 rpg Willis Reed
2000 Lakers	13.6 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1970 Knicks	8.2 apg Walt Frazier
2000 Lakers	4.9 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1970 Knicks	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	1.6 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1970 Knicks	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	3.0 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Playoffs

Points

1970 Knicks	23.7 ppg Willis Reed
2000 Lakers	30.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1970 Knicks	13.8 rpg Willis Reed
2000 Lakers	15.4 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1970 Knicks	8.2 apg Walt Frazier
2000 Lakers	4.4 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1970 Knicks	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	1.5 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1970 Knicks	- 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.