The Los Angeles Lakers were 69-13 in 1971-72. They finished 1st in the Pacific Division and 1st in the Western Conference. They won in the NBA Finals against the New York Knicks, 4 games to 1, to win their sixth championship.

Scores & Schedules

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1971-72 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
1
Lakers Lakers
69
13
.841
2
Bucks Bucks
63
19
.768
6.0
3
Bulls Bulls
57
25
.695
12.0
4
Warriors Warriors
51
31
.622
18.0
5
Suns Suns
49
33
.598
20.0

1971-72 Stats

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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
Team
82
240.9
121.0
56.4
27.2
47.8
97.5
49.0
25.4
34.5
73.4
53.7
20.0
Team Rank
11th
1st
1st
1st
1st
5th
2nd
2nd
2nd
15th
2nd
1st
Opponent
82
240.9
108.7
52.3
24.3
45.1
104.3
43.2
18.5
24.0
76.8
47.3
24.4
Opponent Rank
11th
6th
12th
11th
15th
17th
2nd
1st
1st
17th
2nd
4th
Net
+12.3
+4.1
+2.9
+2.7
-6.8
+5.8
+6.9
+10.5
-3.4
+6.3
-4.4
Net Rank
1st
3rd
4th
4th
16th
2nd
1st
1st
16th
2nd
1st

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NBA 2025-26 Conference Standings

WesternWLPCTGB
1
Thunder Thunder
20
1
.952
2
Lakers Lakers
14
4
.778
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
13
4
.765
5.0
4
Nuggets Nuggets
14
5
.737
5.0
5
Spurs Spurs
13
6
.684
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
12
8
.600
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
16
4
.800
2
Knicks Knicks
13
6
.684
2.5
3
Raptors Raptors
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
13
7
.650
3.0
5
Hawks Hawks
13
8
.619
3.5
6
Magic Magic
12
8
.600
4.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
11/2
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
105-103
Sun
11/2
DAL DAL
@
HOU HOU
102-110
Sun
11/2
DET DET
@
MEM MEM
114-106
Sun
11/2
SAC SAC
@
DEN DEN
124-130
Sun
11/2
LAL LAL
@
POR POR
123-115

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/1
MIL MIL
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
CLE CLE
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Mon
12/1
LAC LAC
@
MIA MIA
7:30 PM
Mon
12/1
CHI CHI
@
ORL ORL
7:30 PM