1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs. 2000 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1971-72 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

1972
Los Angeles

Lakers

vs.

2000
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1972 Lakers	1º in Western Conference
	2000 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1972 Lakers	69 - 13
	2000 Lakers	67 - 15

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.841
	2000 Lakers	.817

Longest Streaks

	1972 Lakers	Winning Streak: 33 Losing Streak: 2
	2000 Lakers	Winning Streak: 19 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	12 players
	2000 Lakers	15 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1972 Lakers	NBA Champions
	2000 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1972 Lakers	12 - 3
	2000 Lakers	15 - 8

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.800
	2000 Lakers	.652

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	10 players
	2000 Lakers	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
	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

	1972 Lakers	2 - Rebounds Leader: Wilt Chamberlain Assists Leader: Jerry West
	2000 Lakers	1 - Scoring Leader: Shaquille O'Neal

Hall of Famers

	1972 Lakers	4 - Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Jerry West
	2000 Lakers	2 - Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	121.0
	2000 Lakers	100.8

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	56.4
	2000 Lakers	47.0

Assists

	1972 Lakers	27.2
	2000 Lakers	23.4

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	7.5

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.5

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	4.2

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.490
	2000 Lakers	.459

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	.329

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.734
	2000 Lakers	.696

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	106.6
	2000 Lakers	99.8

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	54.1
	2000 Lakers	43.3

Assists

	1972 Lakers	21.6
	2000 Lakers	21.8

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.6

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	5.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.429
	2000 Lakers	.465

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2000 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.750
	2000 Lakers	.623

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1972 Lakers	25.9 ppg Gail Goodrich
2000 Lakers	29.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	19.2 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
2000 Lakers	13.6 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1972 Lakers	9.7 apg Jerry West
2000 Lakers	4.9 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	1.6 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	3.0 bpg Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Playoffs

Points

1972 Lakers	23.8 ppg Gail Goodrich
2000 Lakers	30.7 ppg Shaquille O'Neal

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	21.0 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
2000 Lakers	15.4 rpg Shaquille O'Neal

Assists

1972 Lakers	8.9 apg Jerry West
2000 Lakers	4.4 apg Kobe Bryant

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2000 Lakers	1.5 spg Kobe Bryant

Blocks

1972 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.