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
21
1
.955
2
Lakers Lakers
15
5
.750
5.0
3
Rockets Rockets
14
5
.737
5.5
4
Spurs Spurs
15
6
.714
5.5
5
Nuggets Nuggets
15
6
.714
5.5
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
13
8
.619
7.5
EasternWLPCTGB
1
Pistons Pistons
17
5
.773
2
Raptors Raptors
15
7
.682
2.0
3
Knicks Knicks
14
7
.667
2.5
4
Heat Heat
14
8
.636
3.0
5
Magic Magic
13
9
.591
4.0
6
Celtics Celtics
12
9
.571
4.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/6
TOR TOR
@
ATL ATL
109-97
Thu
11/6
DET DET
@
BKN BKN
125-107
Thu
11/6
HOU HOU
@
SAS SAS
110-121
Thu
11/6
CHI CHI
@
MIL MIL
110-126
Thu
11/6
DAL DAL
@
MEM MEM
104-118

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
BOS BOS
@
WAS WAS
7:00 PM
Thu
12/4
GSW GSW
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Thu
12/4
UTA UTA
@
BKN BKN
7:30 PM
Thu
12/4
LAL LAL
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Thu
12/4
MIN MIN
@
NOP NOP
8:00 PM