1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs. 1977 Portland Trail Blazers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1971-72 Lakers and the 1976-77 Trail Blazers, 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.

1977
Portland

Trail Blazers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1972 Lakers	1º in Western Conference
	1977 Trail Blazers	3º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1972 Lakers	69 - 13
	1977 Trail Blazers	49 - 33

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.841
	1977 Trail Blazers	.598

Longest Streaks

	1972 Lakers	Winning Streak: 33 Losing Streak: 2
	1977 Trail Blazers	Winning Streak: 6 Losing Streak: 5

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	12 players
	1977 Trail Blazers	13 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1972 Lakers	NBA Champions
	1977 Trail Blazers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1972 Lakers	12 - 3
	1977 Trail Blazers	14 - 5

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.800
	1977 Trail Blazers	.737

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	10 players
	1977 Trail Blazers	12 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
	1977 Trail Blazers	3 - Finals MVP: Bill Walton All-NBA 2nd Team: Bill Walton All-Defensive 1st Team: Bill Walton

NBA Leaders

	1972 Lakers	2 - Rebounds Leader: Wilt Chamberlain Assists Leader: Jerry West
	1977 Trail Blazers	2 - Rebounds Leader: Bill Walton Blocks Leader: Bill Walton

Hall of Famers

	1972 Lakers	4 - Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Jerry West
	1977 Trail Blazers	1 - Bill Walton

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	121.0
	1977 Trail Blazers	111.7

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	56.4
	1977 Trail Blazers	48.3

Assists

	1972 Lakers	27.2
	1977 Trail Blazers	24.3

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	10.6

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	6.0

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.490
	1977 Trail Blazers	.481

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.734
	1977 Trail Blazers	.762

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	106.6
	1977 Trail Blazers	107.4

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	54.1
	1977 Trail Blazers	45.2

Assists

	1972 Lakers	21.6
	1977 Trail Blazers	27.7

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	10.8

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	6.7

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.429
	1977 Trail Blazers	.493

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1977 Trail Blazers	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.750
	1977 Trail Blazers	.727

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1972 Lakers	25.9 ppg Gail Goodrich
1977 Trail Blazers	20.2 ppg Maurice Lucas

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	19.2 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
1977 Trail Blazers	14.4 rpg Bill Walton

Assists

1972 Lakers	9.7 apg Jerry West
1977 Trail Blazers	4.1 apg Lionel Hollins

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
1977 Trail Blazers	2.2 spg Lionel Hollins

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
1977 Trail Blazers	3.2 bpg Bill Walton

NBA Playoffs

Points

1972 Lakers	23.8 ppg Gail Goodrich
1977 Trail Blazers	21.2 ppg Maurice Lucas

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	21.0 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
1977 Trail Blazers	15.2 rpg Bill Walton

Assists

1972 Lakers	8.9 apg Jerry West
1977 Trail Blazers	5.5 apg Bill Walton

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
1977 Trail Blazers	2.5 spg Lionel Hollins

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
1977 Trail Blazers	3.4 bpg Bill Walton

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