The Los Angeles Lakers were 48-34 in 1970-71. They finished 1st in the Pacific Division and 2nd in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks, 4 games to 1.
| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 82 | 240.9 | 114.8 | 52.1 | 26.9 | 45.6 | 95.8 | 47.6 | 23.6 | 33.1 | 71.1 | 52.0 | 20.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 8th | 7th | 11th | 3rd | 4th | 11th | 2nd | 10th | 8th | 17th | 2nd | 1st | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.9 | 111.7 | 55.5 | 25.3 | 46.3 | 103.8 | 44.6 | 19.1 | 25.7 | 74.4 | 48.5 | 23.8 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 8th | 6th | 14th | 14th | 14th | 16th | 7th | 1st | 1st | 9th | 4th | 12th | |||||||||
Net | +3.1 | -3.5 | +1.5 | -0.7 | -8.0 | +3.0 | +4.5 | +7.4 | -3.2 | +3.5 | -3.0 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 4th | 13th | 5th | 9th | 15th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 16th | 2nd | 2nd |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | 13 | .755 | ||
| 2 | 35 | 19 | .648 | 5.5 | |
| 3 | 35 | 20 | .636 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 34 | 21 | .618 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 32 | 23 | .582 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 30 | 24 | .556 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | 28 | 25 | .528 | 12.0 | |
| 8 | 29 | 27 | .518 | 12.5 | |
| 9 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 26 | 30 | .464 | 15.5 | |
| 11 | 24 | 31 | .436 | 17.0 | |
| 12 | 22 | 30 | .423 | 17.5 | |
| 13 | 15 | 38 | .283 | 25.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 40 | .273 | 26.0 | |
| 15 | 14 | 39 | .264 | 26.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 13 | .764 | ||
| 2 | 37 | 16 | .698 | 4.0 | |
| 3 | 35 | 20 | .636 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 33 | 20 | .623 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 34 | 22 | .607 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 32 | 21 | .604 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 32 | 23 | .582 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 29 | 25 | .537 | 12.5 | |
| 9 | 26 | 28 | .481 | 15.5 | |
| 10 | 26 | 29 | .473 | 16.0 | |
| 11 | 20 | 33 | .377 | 21.0 | |
| 12 | 19 | 34 | .358 | 22.0 | |
| 13 | 18 | 37 | .327 | 24.0 | |
| 14 | 15 | 41 | .268 | 27.5 | |
| 15 | 12 | 44 | .214 | 30.5 |