most wins in nba season before 1973

Before 1972-73, the Los Angeles Lakers had the most wins by a team in a season, with 69 wins in 1971-72.

TEAMWSEASONGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Lakers
Lakers
69
1971-72
82
240.9
121.0
56.4
27.2
47.8
97.5
49.0
25.4
34.5
73.4
53.7
19,755
9,920
4,628
2,232
1,636
276ers
76ers
68
1966-67
81
240.9
125.2
70.4
26.4
48.3
100.0
48.3
28.6
42.1
68.0
52.8
19,515
10,143
5,701
2,138
1,906
3Bucks
Bucks
66
1970-71
82
241.2
118.4
53.0
27.4
48.4
95.2
50.9
21.5
29.0
74.2
54.9
19,780
9,710
4,344
2,249
1,847
4Bucks
Bucks
63
1971-72
82
241.2
114.6
52.1
26.3
46.5
93.3
49.8
21.6
29.3
73.9
54.0
19,780
9,400
4,269
2,160
1,862
576ers
76ers
62
1967-68
82
241.2
122.6
72.1
26.8
48.4
102.6
47.1
25.9
40.7
63.5
50.9
19,780
10,051
5,914
2,197
1,851
6Celtics
Celtics
62
1964-65
80
240.9
112.8
71.9
22.2
44.6
107.6
41.4
23.6
32.3
73.1
46.3
19,275
9,024
5,748
1,772
2,065
7Knicks
Knicks
60
1969-70
82
240.6
115.0
48.9
26.0
46.4
97.3
47.7
22.2
30.3
73.3
52.0
19,730
9,427
4,006
2,135
2,016
8Celtics
Celtics
60
1966-67
81
242.2
119.3
70.4
24.2
46.0
102.8
44.7
27.4
36.6
74.8
50.2
19,615
9,664
5,703
1,962
2,138
9Celtics
Celtics
60
1961-62
80
240.9
121.1
76.0
25.6
48.2
113.9
42.3
24.7
33.9
72.8
47.0
19,275
9,687
6,080
2,049
1,909
10Celtics
Celtics
59
1963-64
80
240.9
113.0
71.7
22.0
45.2
109.6
41.3
22.6
31.1
72.5
45.8
19,275
9,042
5,736
1,760
2,125
11Celtics
Celtics
59
1959-60
75
241.0
124.5
80.2
24.7
49.9
119.6
41.7
24.7
33.6
73.4
46.3
18,075
9,337
6,014
1,849
1,856
12Celtics
Celtics
58
1962-63
80
240.9
118.8
72.7
24.5
46.8
109.7
42.7
25.2
34.7
72.5
47.5
19,275
9,504
5,818
1,960
2,090
13Bulls
Bulls
57
1971-72
82
241.2
111.2
53.3
25.5
43.2
95.8
45.1
24.9
32.9
75.5
50.4
19,780
9,117
4,371
2,087
1,964
14Bullets
Bullets
57
1968-69
82
240.9
116.4
60.5
20.5
46.0
104.5
44.0
24.4
33.3
73.2
48.8
19,755
9,542
4,963
1,682
2,038
15Celtics
Celtics
57
1960-61
79
241.3
119.7
77.6
23.7
46.8
117.7
39.8
26.1
35.6
73.3
44.9
19,060
9,460
6,131
1,872
2,032
16Celtics
Celtics
56
1971-72
82
240.6
115.6
54.4
27.2
46.6
102.8
45.3
22.4
28.9
77.7
50.0
19,730
9,477
4,462
2,230
2,030
17Bucks
Bucks
56
1969-70
82
241.2
118.8
53.9
26.4
47.8
98.1
48.8
23.1
31.6
73.2
53.1
19,780
9,741
4,419
2,168
1,971
18Hawks
Hawks
56
1967-68
82
242.4
113.0
64.9
24.2
42.7
94.7
45.1
27.5
37.9
72.6
50.7
19,880
9,266
5,325
1,988
2,046
19Lakers
Lakers
55
1968-69
82
242.7
112.2
57.9
25.2
43.6
92.9
46.9
25.1
38.5
65.0
51.1
19,905
9,204
4,749
2,068
1,773
2076ers
76ers
55
1968-69
82
241.5
118.9
55.0
23.3
45.8
100.9
45.4
27.3
37.6
72.5
50.6
19,805
9,746
4,513
1,914
2,145
2176ers
76ers
55
1965-66
80
240.6
117.3
70.7
23.8
45.6
102.4
44.6
26.1
39.3
66.4
49.0
19,250
9,387
5,652
1,905
2,094
22Royals
Royals
55
1963-64
80
240.3
114.7
67.5
24.0
44.0
97.0
45.3
26.8
35.4
75.9
51.0
19,225
9,178
5,400
1,916
2,139
23Knicks
Knicks
54
1968-69
82
240.6
110.8
51.8
25.3
43.8
95.3
45.9
23.3
31.7
73.6
50.7
19,730
9,087
4,246
2,071
2,175
24Celtics
Celtics
54
1967-68
82
240.3
116.1
69.1
21.9
45.0
102.1
44.0
26.2
36.4
72.1
49.2
19,705
9,523
5,666
1,798
2,147
25Celtics
Celtics
54
1965-66
80
240.3
112.7
69.9
22.4
43.6
104.6
41.7
25.5
34.5
73.9
47.0
19,225
9,014
5,591
1,795
2,012

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