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
15
5
.750
4.5
3
Rockets Rockets
13
5
.722
5.5
4
Nuggets Nuggets
14
6
.700
5.5
5
Spurs Spurs
13
6
.684
6.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
12
8
.600
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
4
.810
2
Knicks Knicks
13
6
.684
3.0
3
Heat Heat
14
7
.667
3.0
4
Raptors Raptors
14
7
.667
3.0
5
Magic Magic
13
8
.619
4.0
6
Cavaliers Cavaliers
13
9
.591
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
11/3
OKC OKC
@
LAC LAC
126-107
Tue
11/4
PHI PHI
@
CLE CLE
121-132
Tue
11/4
BKN BKN
@
IND IND
112-103
Tue
11/4
UTA UTA
@
DET DET
103-114
Tue
11/4
WAS WAS
@
BOS BOS
107-136

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/2
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Tue
12/2
POR POR
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Tue
12/2
MEM MEM
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Tue
12/2
MIN MIN
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM
Tue
12/2
NYK NYK
@
BOS BOS
8:00 PM