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.

1971-72 Conference Standings

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

1971-72 Stats

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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 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
26
19
.578
7.0
5
23
19
.548
8.5
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
23
21
.523
9.5
9
21
22
.488
11.0
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
14
.682
6.0
3
29
15
.659
7.0
4
26
15
.634
8.5
5
26
16
.619
9.0
6
27
17
.614
9.0
7
27
17
.614
9.0
8
25
20
.556
11.5
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
24
.442
16.5
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
15
29
.341
21.0
14
12
32
.273
24.0
15
10
35
.222
26.5

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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12/25
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126-111
Thu
12/25
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117-138
Thu
12/25
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120-105
Thu
12/25
@
140-122
Thu
12/25
@
102-109

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/21
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7:00 PM
Wed
1/21
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7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
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7:30 PM
Wed
1/21
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8:00 PM
Wed
1/21
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8:00 PM