1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers season

1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers season
Western Conference Champions
Head coach	Bill Sharman
Arena	The Forum
Results Record 60–22 (.732) Place Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 2nd (Western) Playoff finish NBA Finals (eliminated 1-4) Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com < 1971–72 1973–74 >

The 1972-73 NBA season was the Lakers' 25th season in the NBA and 13th season in Los Angeles.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732	–	30–11	28–11	2–0	22–4
x-Golden State Warriors	47	35	.573	13	27–14	18–20	2–1	14–12
Phoenix Suns	38	44	.463	22	22–19	15–25	1–0	14–12
Seattle SuperSonics	26	56	.317	34	16–25	10–29	0–2	9–17
Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256	39	13–28	8–32	0–1	6–20

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT
1	z-Milwaukee Bucks	60	22	.732
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732
3	x-Chicago Bulls	51	31	.622
4	x-Golden State Warriors	47	35	.573
5	Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488
6	Phoenix Suns	38	44	.463
7	Kansas City–Omaha Kings	36	46	.439
8	Seattle SuperSonics	26	56	.317
9	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1972–73 game log
October Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 2 3 October 14, 1972 @ Knicks 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
November Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
December Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
January Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 45 January 19, 1973 Knicks
February Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 55 February 6, 1973 @ Knicks
March Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 March 16, 1973 Knicks
1972–73 season schedule

Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Chicago Bulls: Lakers win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 107, Chicago 104 (OT)
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 108, Chicago 93
• Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 96, Los Angeles 86
• Game 4 @ Chicago: Chicago 98, Los Angeles 94
• Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 123, Chicago 102
• Game 6 @ Chicago: Chicago 101, Los Angeles 93
• Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 95, Chicago 92

West Conference Finals

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Golden State Warriors: Lakers win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 101, Golden State 99
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 104, Golden State 93
• Game 3 @ Golden State: Los Angeles 126, Golden State 70
• Game 4 @ Golden State: Golden State 117, Los Angeles 109
• Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 128, Golden State 118

NBA Finals

(W2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E2) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 115, New York 112
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: New York 99, Los Angeles 95
• Game 3 @ New York: New York 87, Los Angeles 83
• Game 4 @ New York: New York 103, Los Angeles 98
• Game 5 @ Los Angeles: New York 102, Los Angeles 93

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

• Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
• Jerry West, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Wilt Chamberlain, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
• Wilt Chamberlain, NBA All-Star Game
• Gail Goodrich, NBA All-Star Game
• Jim Price, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

See also

• 1972-73 NBA season

1972–73 NBA season by team 1972 NBA Draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions Eastern Atlantic Boston Buffalo New York Philadelphia Central Atlanta Baltimore Cleveland Houston Western Midwest Chicago Detroit Kansas City-Omaha Milwaukee Pacific Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

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