1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs. 2019 Toronto Raptors - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1971-72 Lakers and the 2018-19 Raptors, 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.

2019
Toronto

Raptors

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1972 Lakers	1º in Western Conference
	2019 Raptors	2º in Eastern Conference

Season Record

	1972 Lakers	69 - 13
	2019 Raptors	58 - 24

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.841
	2019 Raptors	.707

Longest Streaks

	1972 Lakers	Winning Streak: 33 Losing Streak: 2
	2019 Raptors	Winning Streak: 8 Losing Streak: 3

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	12 players
	2019 Raptors	22 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1972 Lakers	NBA Champions
	2019 Raptors	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1972 Lakers	12 - 3
	2019 Raptors	16 - 8

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.800
	2019 Raptors	.667

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	10 players
	2019 Raptors	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
	2019 Raptors	4 - Most Improved Player: Pascal Siakam Finals MVP: Kawhi Leonard All-NBA 2nd Team: Kawhi Leonard All-Defensive 2nd Team: Kawhi Leonard

NBA Leaders

	1972 Lakers	2 - Rebounds Leader: Wilt Chamberlain Assists Leader: Jerry West
	2019 Raptors	- none

Hall of Famers

	1972 Lakers	4 - Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Jerry West
	2019 Raptors	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	121.0
	2019 Raptors	114.4

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	56.4
	2019 Raptors	45.2

Assists

	1972 Lakers	27.2
	2019 Raptors	25.4

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2019 Raptors	8.3

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2019 Raptors	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2019 Raptors	12.4

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.490
	2019 Raptors	.474

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2019 Raptors	.366

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.734
	2019 Raptors	.804

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	106.6
	2019 Raptors	106.6

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	54.1
	2019 Raptors	42.3

Assists

	1972 Lakers	21.6
	2019 Raptors	22.5

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2019 Raptors	8.0

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2019 Raptors	4.6

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2019 Raptors	11.9

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.429
	2019 Raptors	.444

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2019 Raptors	.346

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.750
	2019 Raptors	.830

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1972 Lakers	25.9 ppg Gail Goodrich
2019 Raptors	26.6 ppg Kawhi Leonard

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	19.2 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
2019 Raptors	8.1 rpg Serge Ibaka

Assists

1972 Lakers	9.7 apg Jerry West
2019 Raptors	8.7 apg Kyle Lowry

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2019 Raptors	1.8 spg Kawhi Leonard

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2019 Raptors	1.4 bpg Serge Ibaka

NBA Playoffs

Points

1972 Lakers	23.8 ppg Gail Goodrich
2019 Raptors	30.5 ppg Kawhi Leonard

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	21.0 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
2019 Raptors	9.1 rpg Kawhi Leonard

Assists

1972 Lakers	8.9 apg Jerry West
2019 Raptors	6.6 apg Kyle Lowry

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2019 Raptors	1.7 spg Kawhi Leonard

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2019 Raptors	1.1 bpg Marc Gasol

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