1972 Los Angeles Lakers vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1971-72 Lakers and the 2019-20 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.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1972 Lakers	1º in Western Conference
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1972 Lakers	69 - 13
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.841
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1972 Lakers	Winning Streak: 33 Losing Streak: 2
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	12 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1972 Lakers	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1972 Lakers	12 - 3
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1972 Lakers	.800
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1972 Lakers	10 players
	2020 Lakers	15 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
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1972 Lakers	2 - Rebounds Leader: Wilt Chamberlain Assists Leader: Jerry West
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1972 Lakers	4 - Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Jerry West
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	121.0
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	56.4
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1972 Lakers	27.2
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.490
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.734
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1972 Lakers	106.6
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1972 Lakers	54.1
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1972 Lakers	21.6
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1972 Lakers	.429
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1972 Lakers	.750
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1972 Lakers	25.9 ppg Gail Goodrich
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	19.2 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1972 Lakers	9.7 apg Jerry West
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1972 Lakers	23.8 ppg Gail Goodrich
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1972 Lakers	21.0 rpg Wilt Chamberlain
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1972 Lakers	8.9 apg Jerry West
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1972 Lakers	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.4 bpg Anthony Davis

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