1973 New York Knicks vs. 2020 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1972-73 Knicks 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

1973
New York

Knicks

vs.

2020
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1973 Knicks	2º in Eastern Conference
	2020 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1973 Knicks	57 - 25
	2020 Lakers	52 - 19

Winning %

	1973 Knicks	.695
	2020 Lakers	.732

Longest Streaks

	1973 Knicks	Winning Streak: 11 Losing Streak: 3
	2020 Lakers	Winning Streak: 10 Losing Streak: 4

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1973 Knicks	14 players
	2020 Lakers	20 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1973 Knicks	NBA Champions
	2020 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1973 Knicks	12 - 5
	2020 Lakers	16 - 5

Winning %

	1973 Knicks	.706
	2020 Lakers	.762

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1973 Knicks	12 players
	2020 Lakers	15 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1973 Knicks	4 - Finals MVP: Willis Reed All-NBA 2nd Team: Walt Frazier All-Defensive 1st Team: Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier
	2020 Lakers	4 - Finals MVP: LeBron James All-NBA 1st Team: Anthony Davis, LeBron James All-Defensive 1st Team: Anthony Davis

NBA Leaders

	1973 Knicks	- none
	2020 Lakers	1 - Assists Leader: LeBron James

Hall of Famers

	1973 Knicks	6 - Bill Bradley, Dave DeBusschere, Walt Frazier, Jerry Lucas, Earl Monroe, Willis Reed
	2020 Lakers	- none

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1973 Knicks	105.0
	2020 Lakers	113.4

Rebounds

	1973 Knicks	47.3
	2020 Lakers	45.7

Assists

	1973 Knicks	26.7
	2020 Lakers	25.4

Steals

	1973 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.6

Blocks

	1973 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	6.6

3-Pointers Made

	1973 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	11.0

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1973 Knicks	.467
	2020 Lakers	.480

3-Point %

	1973 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.349

Free Throw %

	1973 Knicks	.780
	2020 Lakers	.729

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1973 Knicks	103.8
	2020 Lakers	112.8

Rebounds

	1973 Knicks	44.5
	2020 Lakers	44.1

Assists

	1973 Knicks	23.3
	2020 Lakers	25.6

Steals

	1973 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	8.0

Blocks

	1973 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	5.3

3-Pointers Made

	1973 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	12.1

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1973 Knicks	.484
	2020 Lakers	.489

3-Point %

	1973 Knicks	-		n/a *
	2020 Lakers	.354

Free Throw %

	1973 Knicks	.748
	2020 Lakers	.758

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1973 Knicks	21.1 ppg Walt Frazier
2020 Lakers	26.1 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1973 Knicks	10.2 rpg Dave DeBusschere
2020 Lakers	9.3 rpg Anthony Davis

Assists

1973 Knicks	5.9 apg Walt Frazier
2020 Lakers	10.2 apg LeBron James

Steals

1973 Knicks	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.5 spg Anthony Davis

Blocks

1973 Knicks	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	2.3 bpg Anthony Davis

NBA Playoffs

Points

1973 Knicks	21.9 ppg Walt Frazier
2020 Lakers	27.7 ppg Anthony Davis

Rebounds

1973 Knicks	10.5 rpg Dave DeBusschere
2020 Lakers	10.8 rpg LeBron James

Assists

1973 Knicks	6.2 apg Walt Frazier
2020 Lakers	8.8 apg LeBron James

Steals

1973 Knicks	- n/a *
2020 Lakers	1.4 spg Rajon Rondo

Blocks

1973 Knicks	- 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.