1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs. 2017 Golden State Warriors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1971-72 Lakers and the 2016-17 Warriors, 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.

2017
Golden State

Warriors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1972 Lakers	1º in Western Conference
	2017 Warriors	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1972 Lakers	69 - 13
	2017 Warriors	67 - 15

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.841
	2017 Warriors	.817

Longest Streaks

	1972 Lakers	Winning Streak: 33 Losing Streak: 2
	2017 Warriors	Winning Streak: 14 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	12 players
	2017 Warriors	17 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1972 Lakers	NBA Champions
	2017 Warriors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1972 Lakers	12 - 3
	2017 Warriors	16 - 1

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.800
	2017 Warriors	.941

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	10 players
	2017 Warriors	14 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
	2017 Warriors	6 - Finals MVP: Kevin Durant Defensive Player: Draymond Green All-NBA 2nd Team: Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant All-NBA 3rd Team: Draymond Green All-Defensive 1st Team: Draymond Green

NBA Leaders

	1972 Lakers	2 - Rebounds Leader: Wilt Chamberlain Assists Leader: Jerry West
	2017 Warriors	1 - Steals Leader: Draymond Green

Hall of Famers

	1972 Lakers	4 - Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Jerry West
	2017 Warriors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	121.0
	2017 Warriors	115.9

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	56.4
	2017 Warriors	44.4

Assists

	1972 Lakers	27.2
	2017 Warriors	30.4

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	9.6

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	6.8

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	12.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.490
	2017 Warriors	.495

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	.383

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.734
	2017 Warriors	.788

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	106.6
	2017 Warriors	119.3

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	54.1
	2017 Warriors	45.8

Assists

	1972 Lakers	21.6
	2017 Warriors	28.2

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	8.7

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	6.1

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	12.7

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.429
	2017 Warriors	.494

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2017 Warriors	.386

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.750
	2017 Warriors	.815

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1972 Lakers	25.9 ppg Gail Goodrich
2017 Warriors	25.3 ppg Stephen Curry

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	19.2 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
2017 Warriors	8.3 rpg Kevin Durant

Assists

1972 Lakers	9.7 apg Jerry West
2017 Warriors	7.0 apg Draymond Green

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	2.0 spg Draymond Green

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	1.6 bpg Kevin Durant

NBA Playoffs

Points

1972 Lakers	23.8 ppg Gail Goodrich
2017 Warriors	28.5 ppg Kevin Durant

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	21.0 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
2017 Warriors	9.1 rpg Draymond Green

Assists

1972 Lakers	8.9 apg Jerry West
2017 Warriors	6.7 apg Stephen Curry

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	2.0 spg Stephen Curry

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2017 Warriors	1.6 bpg Draymond Green

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