1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers season

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers season
Conference Champions
Division Champions
Head coach Bill Sharman
Arena The Forum
Results
Record 60–22 (.732)
Place Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1971–72 1973–74 >

The 1972-73 NBA season was the Lakers' 25th season in the NBA and 13th season in Los Angeles.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Main article: 1972 NBA Draft

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 .732 – 30–11 28–11 2–0 22–4
x-Golden State Warriors 47 35 .573 13 27–14 18–20 2–1 14–12
Phoenix Suns 38 44 .463 22 22–19 15–25 1–0 14–12
Seattle SuperSonics 26 56 .317 34 16–25 10–29 0–2 9–17
Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 .256 39 13–28 8–32 0–1 6–20
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks 60 22 .732
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 .732
3 x-Chicago Bulls 51 31 .622
4 x-Golden State Warriors 47 35 .573
5 Detroit Pistons 40 42 .488
6 Phoenix Suns 38 44 .463
7 Kansas City–Omaha Kings 36 46 .439
8 Seattle SuperSonics 26 56 .317
9 Portland Trail Blazers 21 61 .256


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1972–73 game log
1972–73 season schedule

Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Chicago Bulls: Lakers win series 4-3

  • Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 107, Chicago 104 (OT)
  • Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 108, Chicago 93
  • Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 96, Los Angeles 86
  • Game 4 @ Chicago: Chicago 98, Los Angeles 94
  • Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 123, Chicago 102
  • Game 6 @ Chicago: Chicago 101, Los Angeles 93
  • Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 95, Chicago 92

West Conference Finals

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Golden State Warriors: Lakers win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 101, Golden State 99
  • Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 104, Golden State 93
  • Game 3 @ Golden State: Los Angeles 126, Golden State 70
  • Game 4 @ Golden State: Golden State 117, Los Angeles 109
  • Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 128, Golden State 118

NBA Finals

(W2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E2) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 115, New York 112
  • Game 2 @ Los Angeles: New York 99, Los Angeles 95
  • Game 3 @ New York: New York 87, Los Angeles 83
  • Game 4 @ New York: New York 103, Los Angeles 98
  • Game 5 @ Los Angeles: New York 102, Los Angeles 93

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=1972–73_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season&oldid=715339341"