The Los Angeles Lakers were 60-22 in 1972-73. They finished 1st in the Pacific Division and 2nd in the Western Conference. They lost in the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks, 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 | 111.7 | 55.6 | 28.1 | 45.6 | 95.4 | 47.8 | 20.5 | 27.6 | 74.2 | 52.0 | 20.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 7th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 13th | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 14th | 2nd | 1st | |||||||||
Opponent | 82 | 240.9 | 103.2 | 50.0 | 23.9 | 44.5 | 102.5 | 43.4 | 14.2 | 19.3 | 73.7 | 46.4 | 23.7 | ||||||||
Opponent Rank | 7th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 17th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | |||||||||
Net | +8.5 | +5.6 | +4.1 | +1.1 | -7.2 | +4.5 | +6.2 | +8.3 | +0.4 | +5.5 | -3.7 | ||||||||||
Net Rank | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 17th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 9th | 1st | 1st |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 15 | .750 | ||
| 2 | 41 | 20 | .672 | 4.5 | |
| 3 | 40 | 22 | .645 | 6.0 | |
| 4 | 39 | 24 | .619 | 7.5 | |
| 5 | 35 | 26 | .574 | 10.5 | |
| 6 | 33 | 28 | .541 | 12.5 | |
| 7 | 32 | 28 | .533 | 13.0 | |
| 8 | 33 | 29 | .532 | 13.0 | |
| 9 | 31 | 31 | .500 | 15.0 | |
| 10 | 31 | 31 | .500 | 15.0 | |
| 11 | 26 | 34 | .433 | 19.0 | |
| 12 | 25 | 37 | .403 | 21.0 | |
| 13 | 16 | 45 | .262 | 29.5 | |
| 14 | 15 | 46 | .246 | 30.5 | |
| 15 | 15 | 46 | .246 | 30.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | 15 | .762 | ||
| 2 | 44 | 17 | .721 | 3.0 | |
| 3 | 38 | 22 | .633 | 8.5 | |
| 4 | 39 | 23 | .629 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 38 | 24 | .613 | 9.5 | |
| 6 | 37 | 24 | .607 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 35 | 26 | .574 | 12.0 | |
| 8 | 31 | 30 | .508 | 16.0 | |
| 9 | 29 | 31 | .483 | 17.5 | |
| 10 | 29 | 33 | .468 | 18.5 | |
| 11 | 23 | 37 | .383 | 23.5 | |
| 12 | 21 | 40 | .344 | 26.0 | |
| 13 | 19 | 44 | .302 | 29.0 | |
| 14 | 18 | 43 | .295 | 29.0 | |
| 15 | 14 | 49 | .222 | 34.0 |