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The 1971-72 Lakers won a then NBA-record 69 regular season games, including 33 wins in a row—a record that still stands. The 69 wins would remain a record for the most wins in a season until the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls (who were coached by former Knicks player Phil Jackson) broke it in route to a 72-win season that also resulted in a championship.
The Boston Celtics have won the most championships of any NBA team. ... All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of ... 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982 ...
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 No. 13 jersey Wilt Chamberlain wore the night the Lakers clinched the 1972 NBA title is expected to sell for millions in an upcoming Sotheby's auction.
The 1972 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1971–72 season. ... the Lakers won their first title in Los Angeles; ...
The 7-foot-1 Chamberlain anchored the team that won the Lakers’ first NBA title. Playing with a broken hand, he had 24 points and 29 rebounds in Game 5 against New York and was named Finals MVP ...
In the Eastern Conference Finals, New York defeated the top-seed Celtics in five games. [1] In the NBA Finals, New York won game 1 very easily, but Los Angeles won game 2 106–92 to even the series. In game 3, the Lakers jumped out to a 22-point lead and regained home-court advantage with a 107–96 win. In game 4, the Knicks forced overtime.
Bidding for Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey will run from Aug. 28 to Sept. 27. Collectibles broker Sotheby’s expects The post Wilt Chamberlain’s jersey expected to draw more than ...