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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 1970–71 NBA season was the Lakers' 23rd season in the NBA and 11th season in Los Angeles. [1]The Lakers, handicapped by the loss of star Jerry West to a season-ending injury with 13 games remaining in the regular season, would be eliminated by the eventual champions, the Milwaukee Bucks, in five games in the Western Conference finals.
The 1972 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round played at the conclusion of the 1971–72 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks in five games to win their sixth title.
Jerry West and the Lakers won their 25th consecutive game of the 1971-72 season with a 154-132 victory over Fred Carter and the 76ers on Dec. 19, 1971. (Associated Press)
Here are some fast facts and a game-by-game review of the Lakers' historic 33-game winning streak during the 1971-72 season.
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.
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.
Brown, a fourth-round pick of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1971 NBA Draft, played for the Lakers, Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls in the NBA and Carolina, San Antonio, Virginia and Denver in ...