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The 1973–74 NBA season was the Lakers' 26th season in the NBA and 14th season in Los Angeles. [1] Having lost to the New York Knicks in the previous season's NBA Finals, the Lakers would make it to the NBA Playoffs, posting a 47–35 record, only to lose to the Milwaukee Bucks in five games.
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
The Lakers hold records for having (at the end of the 2014–15 NBA season) the most wins (3,125), the highest winning percentage (.620), the most NBA Finals appearances (32) of any NBA franchise, second-fewest non-playoff seasons with seven and are second NBA championships with 17, behind the Boston Celtics' 18. [8]
Championship banners, Lakers retired jerseys, and honored Minneapolis Lakers banner hanging in the rafters of Crypto.com Arena. This page details the all-time statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers hold several NBA records as a team including most consecutive games won overall (33) and most consecutive road games won (16), both of which came during the 1971–72 season, [355] highest field-goal percentage for a season at 54.5% (1984–85), [356] and highest road winning percentage at 0.816 (1971–72). [66]
The 1973 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1972–73 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the culmination of that season's playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks defeated the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 to win their second championship.
In the 1960s, the Lakers reached the NBA Finals six times, but lost every series to the Boston Celtics, beginning their long and storied rivalry. [5] In 1972 , with future Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain , Gail Goodrich , and Jerry West , the Lakers compiled a 33-game winning streak , the longest streak in U.S. professional team sports , and ...
However, the network would regain NBA coverage starting in the 2002–03 season. The Philadelphia 76ers finished with a 9–73 record. Their 0.110 winning percentage was the all-time worst mark in the NBA until the 2011–12 Charlotte Bobcats finished a shortened season with a 0.106 winning percentage. It remains the worst record for an 82-game ...