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During the 1971–72 season, the Los Angeles Lakers won their first National Basketball Association (NBA) title since moving to Los Angeles. The Lakers defeated the New York Knicks in five games to win the title, after going 69–13 during the regular-season, a record that stood for 24 seasons until the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls went 72–10.
The 2010 championship marks the 16th NBA championship in Lakers franchise history. The Lakers would claim their first championship led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis in 2020 after defeating the Miami Heat, marking the 17th and tying the Celtics. The list is composed of players who played at least one BAA/NBA game for the Lakers franchise.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 December 2024. American basketball player and sportscaster (1952–2024) For other people with similar names, see William Walton (disambiguation). Bill Walton Walton with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 Personal information Born (1952-11-05) November 5, 1952 La Mesa, California, U.S. Died May 27 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. American basketball player and executive (1938–2024) This article is about the basketball player. For the children's author, see Jerry West (author). Jerry West West in 1972 Personal information Born (1938-05-28) May 28, 1938 Chelyan, West Virginia, U.S. Died June 12, 2024 (2024-06-12 ...
The Lakers held a 3–1 series lead going into game 5 in Los Angeles. In game 5, Chamberlain played despite his injury. The score was tied at 53 in the first half, but the Lakers outscored the Knicks 61–47 in the second half to win the game and the NBA Championship, 114–100.
Goodrich with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1973 Goodrich led the Lakers in scoring in 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, and 1974–75. From the 1968–69 season through the 1975–76 season, Goodrich scored an average of 22.4 points a game, among the best in the NBA during that period, while also averaging over five assists per game.
At the Lakers' championship celebration in Los Angeles, coach Riley brashly declared that Los Angeles would repeat as NBA champions, [127] which no team had done since the 1968–69 Boston Celtics. Looking to make good on Riley's promise in the 1987–88 season , the Lakers took their seventh consecutive Pacific Division title with a 62–20 ...
The 1972–73 NBA season was the Lakers' 25th season in the NBA and 13th season in Los Angeles. [1] During the previous season (1971–1972), the Lakers had posted the longest winning streak in NBA history with 33 straight victories. In the 1972 NBA Finals, the Lakers had defeated New York Knicks in five