1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs. 1979 Seattle Supersonics - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1971-72 Lakers and the 1978-79 Supersonics, 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.

1979
Seattle

Supersonics

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1972 Lakers	1º in Western Conference
	1979 Supersonics	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1972 Lakers	69 - 13
	1979 Supersonics	52 - 30

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.841
	1979 Supersonics	.634

Longest Streaks

	1972 Lakers	Winning Streak: 33 Losing Streak: 2
	1979 Supersonics	Winning Streak: 7 Losing Streak: 6

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	12 players
	1979 Supersonics	14 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1972 Lakers	NBA Champions
	1979 Supersonics	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1972 Lakers	12 - 3
	1979 Supersonics	12 - 5

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.800
	1979 Supersonics	.706

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	10 players
	1979 Supersonics	11 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
	1979 Supersonics	2 - Finals MVP: Dennis Johnson All-Defensive 1st Team: Dennis Johnson

NBA Leaders

	1972 Lakers	2 - Rebounds Leader: Wilt Chamberlain Assists Leader: Jerry West
	1979 Supersonics	- none

Hall of Famers

	1972 Lakers	4 - Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Jerry West
	1979 Supersonics	2 - Dennis Johnson, Jack Sikma

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	121.0
	1979 Supersonics	106.6

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	56.4
	1979 Supersonics	47.6

Assists

	1972 Lakers	27.2
	1979 Supersonics	24.1

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	8.4

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	4.9

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.490
	1979 Supersonics	.468

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.734
	1979 Supersonics	.754

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	106.6
	1979 Supersonics	104.6

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	54.1
	1979 Supersonics	48.3

Assists

	1972 Lakers	21.6
	1979 Supersonics	22.2

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	8.3

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	5.8

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.429
	1979 Supersonics	.461

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	1979 Supersonics	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.750
	1979 Supersonics	.718

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1972 Lakers	25.9 ppg Gail Goodrich
1979 Supersonics	19.2 ppg Gus Williams

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	19.2 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
1979 Supersonics	12.4 rpg Jack Sikma

Assists

1972 Lakers	9.7 apg Jerry West
1979 Supersonics	4.4 apg John Johnson

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
1979 Supersonics	2.1 spg Gus Williams

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
1979 Supersonics	1.2 bpg Dennis Johnson

NBA Playoffs

Points

1972 Lakers	23.8 ppg Gail Goodrich
1979 Supersonics	26.6 ppg Gus Williams

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	21.0 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
1979 Supersonics	11.7 rpg Jack Sikma

Assists

1972 Lakers	8.9 apg Jerry West
1979 Supersonics	5.4 apg John Johnson

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
1979 Supersonics	2.0 spg Gus Williams

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
1979 Supersonics	1.5 bpg Dennis Johnson

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