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1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers Team Game Log

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Record: 69-13, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bill Sharman (69-13)

PTS/G: 121.0 (1st of 17) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 108.7 (6th of 17)
SRS: 11.65 (1st of 17)
Expected W-L: 67-15 (1st of 17)

Arena: The Forum ▪ Attendance: 668,340 (2nd of 17)

Playoffs:
Won NBA Finals (4-1) versus New York Knicks
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-2) versus Milwaukee Bucks
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-0) versus Chicago Bulls

Regular Season

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1971-10-15 @ DET W 240 54 24 27 132 40 23 32 103
2 2 1971-10-16 @ NYK W 240 44 31 39 119 41 22 27 104
3 3 1971-10-19 @ BUF W 240 46 31 46 123 47 12 18 6 106
4 4 1971-10-20 @ ATL W 240 49 28 38 126 43 18 25 104
5 5 1971-10-22 CHI L 240 38 30 36 6 106 48 17 24 12 113
6 6 1971-10-24 @ HOU W 240 42 29 44 113 42 19 22 6 103
7 7 1971-10-29 CIN W 240 42 35 61 119 45 17 27 12 107
8 8 1971-10-30 @ SEA L 240 41 24 34 106 46 23 28 115
9 9 1971-10-31 GSW L 240 46 13 16 105 46 17 19 109
10 10 1971-11-05 BAL W 240 44 22 28 110 43 20 29 106
11 11 1971-11-06 @ GSW W 240 40 25 32 105 31 27 35 6 89
12 12 1971-11-07 NYK W 240 40 77 23 35 28 22 103 40 85 16 22 26 22 96
13 13 1971-11-09 @ CHI W 240 48 26 32 122 46 17 25 109
14 14 1971-11-10 @ PHI W 240 60 23 27 143 40 23 31 103
15 15 1971-11-12 SEA W 240 40 35 52 115 41 25 31 6 107
16 16 1971-11-13 @ POR W 240 52 26 31 6 130 44 20 29 108
17 17 1971-11-14 BOS W 240 49 30 37 128 46 23 27 115
18 18 1971-11-16 CLE W 240 49 10 14 108 38 14 18 90
19 19 1971-11-19 HOU W 240 42 22 26 106 42 15 22 99
20 20 1971-11-21 MIL W 240 49 14 25 112 43 19 22 105
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1971-11-25 @ SEA W 240 59 21 28 139 44 27 32 115
22 22 1971-11-26 DET W 240 56 20 32 132 44 25 33 113
23 23 1971-11-28 SEA W 240 55 28 37 138 42 37 45 6 121
24 24 1971-12-01 @ BOS W 240 48 28 37 124 46 19 23 6 111
25 25 1971-12-03 @ PHI W 240 48 35 46 131 47 22 29 6 116
26 26 1971-12-05 POR W 240 52 19 22 123 46 15 23 107
27 27 1971-12-08 @ HOU W 240 43 39 51 125 51 18 22 120
28 28 1971-12-09 @ GSW W 240 51 22 27 124 46 19 27 111
29 29 1971-12-10 PHO W 265 54 18 29 126 51 15 17 117
30 30 1971-12-12 ATL W 240 41 22 25 104 39 17 24 95
31 31 1971-12-14 @ POR W 240 44 41 48 129 48 18 23 114
32 32 1971-12-17 GSW W 240 52 25 32 129 40 19 27 99
33 33 1971-12-18 @ PHO W 240 51 30 43 132 42 22 25 106
34 34 1971-12-19 PHI W 240 55 44 51 154 55 22 29 132
35 35 1971-12-21 @ BUF W 240 46 25 34 117 45 13 18 103
36 36 1971-12-22 @ BAL W 240 49 29 32 127 53 14 18 120
37 37 1971-12-26 HOU W 240 56 25 37 137 50 15 20 115
38 38 1971-12-28 BUF W 240 44 17 27 105 40 7 16 87
39 39 1971-12-30 @ SEA W 240 52 18 28 122 45 16 23 106
40 40 1972-01-02 BOS W 240 47 28 37 122 50 13 15 113
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1972-01-05 @ CLE W 240 48 17 27 113 44 15 17 103
42 42 1972-01-07 @ ATL W 240 58 18 21 134 38 14 20 90
43 43 1972-01-09 @ MIL L 240 35 34 40 104 49 22 24 6 120
44 44 1972-01-11 @ DET W 240 53 17 22 123 43 17 22 103
45 45 1972-01-12 @ CIN L 240 39 29 44 107 44 20 24 108
46 46 1972-01-14 @ PHI W 240 52 31 41 135 48 25 32 6 121
47 47 1972-01-21 NYK L 240 38 25 38 101 44 16 19 104
48 48 1972-01-22 @ PHO L 240 37 28 40 102 50 16 22 6 116
49 49 1972-01-25 PHO W 240 46 37 52 129 46 27 30 119
50 50 1972-01-28 HOU W 240 46 26 35 118 41 23 28 6 105
51 51 1972-01-30 POR W 240 67 19 26 153 59 13 18 6 131
52 52 1972-02-04 MIL W 240 50 18 31 118 45 15 18 6 105
53 53 1972-02-05 @ GSW W 240 43 22 30 108 40 16 23 96
54 54 1972-02-06 BAL W 240 58 35 46 151 52 23 26 6 127
55 55 1972-02-08 @ NYK W 240 42 23 33 107 45 12 17 102
56 56 1972-02-09 @ ATL W 240 43 31 37 117 51 11 14 6 113
57 57 1972-02-11 @ BOS L 240 38 32 40 108 51 19 21 121
58 58 1972-02-13 N BAL W 240 49 23 36 121 45 20 23 110
59 59 1972-02-15 CIN W 240 51 23 29 125 51 16 20 118
60 60 1972-02-16 @ PHO L 240 41 27 36 109 45 20 21 110
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1972-02-18 POR W 240 46 33 44 125 47 20 25 114
62 62 1972-02-19 @ POR W 240 46 23 34 115 38 18 31 94
63 63 1972-02-20 BOS W 240 52 28 35 6 132 45 23 28 113
64 64 1972-02-22 DET L 265 57 20 32 134 60 15 22 6 135
65 65 1972-02-23 N HOU L 240 41 28 39 110 52 11 19 6 115
66 66 1972-02-25 CIN W 240 48 13 31 109 39 10 16 88
67 67 1972-02-27 CHI W 265 44 35 50 123 49 20 28 18 118
68 68 1972-02-29 @ NYK W 240 48 18 26 6 114 46 19 21 111
69 69 1972-03-01 N MIL W 240 45 19 29 109 44 20 27 108
70 70 1972-03-03 ATL W 240 43 28 39 114 45 14 22 104
71 71 1972-03-05 BAL L 240 38 18 23 94 47 14 19 108
72 72 1972-03-07 PHI W 240 47 20 28 114 41 15 22 97
73 73 1972-03-10 CLE W 240 49 34 47 132 38 22 28 98
74 74 1972-03-12 BUF W 240 53 35 43 141 41 20 28 102
75 75 1972-03-14 @ DET W 240 52 25 37 129 50 16 21 116
76 76 1972-03-15 @ CIN W 240 52 17 25 121 48 20 22 116
77 77 1972-03-17 MIL W 240 47 29 38 123 45 17 23 12 107
78 78 1972-03-19 GSW W 240 69 24 32 162 40 19 29 6 99
79 79 1972-03-21 @ CHI W 240 45 19 29 6 109 43 18 23 104
80 80 1972-03-22 @ CLE L 240 48 24 34 6 120 48 28 35 6 124
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1972-03-24 PHO W 240 47 18 20 112 47 16 19 110
82 82 1972-03-26 SEA W 240 51 22 26 124 39 20 24 98

Playoffs

Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1972-03-28 CHI W 240 36 23 28 95 35 10 15 80
2 2 1972-03-30 CHI W 240 47 37 44 131 50 24 27 12 124
3 3 1972-04-02 @ CHI W 240 40 28 31 6 108 43 15 22 101
4 4 1972-04-04 @ CHI W 240 45 18 25 108 40 17 20 97
5 5 1972-04-09 MIL L 240 28 16 32 72 39 15 22 93
6 6 1972-04-12 MIL W 240 52 31 44 135 57 20 23 6 134
7 7 1972-04-14 @ MIL W 240 41 26 36 108 45 15 28 105
8 8 1972-04-16 @ MIL L 240 37 14 25 88 49 16 22 114
9 9 1972-04-18 MIL W 240 40 35 44 115 36 18 19 6 90
10 10 1972-04-22 @ MIL W 240 38 28 38 104 42 16 18 6 100
11 11 1972-04-26 NYK L 240 36 20 26 92 49 16 26 114
12 12 1972-04-30 NYK W 240 45 16 23 106 38 16 25 92
13 13 1972-05-03 @ NYK W 240 40 27 33 107 41 14 18 96
14 14 1972-05-05 @ NYK W 265 42 32 40 116 49 13 21 111
15 15 1972-05-07 NYK W 240 41 32 42 114 39 22 27 6 100