1998 Chicago Bulls vs. 1972 Los Angeles Lakers - Teams Comparisons

Head-to-head comparison between the 1997-98 Bulls and the 1971-72 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

1998
Chicago

Bulls

vs.

1972
Los Angeles

Lakers

On this page: Summary -

Awards and Honors

Team Stats

Team Leaders

Summary

Regular Season

Standings

	1998 Bulls	1º in Eastern Conference
	1972 Lakers	1º in Western Conference

Season Record

	1998 Bulls	62 - 20
	1972 Lakers	69 - 13

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.756
	1972 Lakers	.841

Longest Streaks

	1998 Bulls	Winning Streak: 13 Losing Streak: 2
	1972 Lakers	Winning Streak: 33 Losing Streak: 2

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	17 players
	1972 Lakers	12 players

Playoffs

Playoff Performance

	1998 Bulls	NBA Champions
	1972 Lakers	NBA Champions

Playoff Record

	1998 Bulls	15 - 6
	1972 Lakers	12 - 3

Winning %

	1998 Bulls	.714
	1972 Lakers	.800

Players Used
(at least 1 game)

	1998 Bulls	12 players
	1972 Lakers	10 players

Awards, Honors and More...

Awards and Honors

	1998 Bulls	6 - Season MVP: Michael Jordan Finals MVP: Michael Jordan All-NBA 1st Team: Michael Jordan All-NBA 3rd Team: Scottie Pippen All-Defensive 1st Team: Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen
	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

NBA Leaders

	1998 Bulls	2 - Scoring Leader: Michael Jordan Rebounds Leader: Dennis Rodman
	1972 Lakers	2 - Rebounds Leader: Wilt Chamberlain Assists Leader: Jerry West

Hall of Famers

	1998 Bulls	4 - Michael Jordan, Toni Kukoc, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman
	1972 Lakers	4 - Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Gail Goodrich, Jerry West

Team Stats

NBA Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	96.7
	1972 Lakers	121.0

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	44.9
	1972 Lakers	56.4

Assists

	1998 Bulls	23.8
	1972 Lakers	27.2

Steals

	1998 Bulls	8.5
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.3
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	3.8
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.451
	1972 Lakers	.490

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.323
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.743
	1972 Lakers	.734

NBA Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Points

	1998 Bulls	93.1
	1972 Lakers	106.6

Rebounds

	1998 Bulls	41.0
	1972 Lakers	54.1

Assists

	1998 Bulls	20.5
	1972 Lakers	21.6

Steals

	1998 Bulls	9.0
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

Blocks

	1998 Bulls	4.5
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

3-Pointers Made

	1998 Bulls	4.2
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

Percentages

Field Goal %

	1998 Bulls	.445
	1972 Lakers	.429

3-Point %

	1998 Bulls	.324
	1972 Lakers	-		n/a *

Free Throw %

	1998 Bulls	.734
	1972 Lakers	.750

Team Leaders

NBA Regular Season

Points

1998 Bulls	28.7 ppg Michael Jordan
1972 Lakers	25.9 ppg Gail Goodrich

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	15.0 rpg Dennis Rodman
1972 Lakers	19.2 rpg Wilt Chamberlain

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.8 apg Scottie Pippen
1972 Lakers	9.7 apg Jerry West

Steals

1998 Bulls	1.8 spg Scottie Pippen
1972 Lakers	- n/a *

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.1 bpg Luc Longley
1972 Lakers	- n/a *

NBA Playoffs

Points

1998 Bulls	32.4 ppg Michael Jordan
1972 Lakers	23.8 ppg Gail Goodrich

Rebounds

1998 Bulls	11.8 rpg Dennis Rodman
1972 Lakers	21.0 rpg Wilt Chamberlain

Assists

1998 Bulls	5.2 apg Scottie Pippen
1972 Lakers	8.9 apg Jerry West

Steals

1998 Bulls	2.1 spg Scottie Pippen
1972 Lakers	- n/a *

Blocks

1998 Bulls	1.0 bpg Scottie Pippen
1972 Lakers	- n/a *

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