1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 60-22
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 9-8 Lost finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-3
Conference Finals - Defeated Golden State Warriors 4-1
Finals - Lost to New York Knicks 4-1
Coach: Bill Sharman (60-22)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 664,872, Avg. 16,216 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers StatisticsTeam Record: 60-22
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 9-8 Lost finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-3
Conference Finals - Defeated Golden State Warriors 4-1
Finals - Lost to New York Knicks 4-1
Coach: Bill Sharman (60-22)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 664,872, Avg. 16,216 in 41 home dates
1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 60 wins and 22 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-8.
The Lakers poured in 9,159 points and gave up 8,459. Gail Goodrich scored a team-leading 1,814 points for Los Angeles, while Jerry West and Jim McMillian netted 18 or more per game as well. Wilt Chamberlain racked up 1,526 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 607 assists for the squad.
Bill Sharman coached the team. The 1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9159
Regular Season Points Against: 8459
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 11, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 129 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 94 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | at Omaha, NE | |
| October 13, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Boston Celtics 112 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | ||
| October 14, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at New York Knicks 125 | L | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| October 15, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Cleveland Cavaliers 83 | W | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | ||
| October 20, 1972 | Portland Trail Blazers 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 | W | 1-0 | 2-2 | 3-2 | ||
| October 22, 1972 | Chicago Bulls 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | W | 2-0 | 2-2 | 4-2 | ||
| October 24, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 94 | W | 2-0 | 3-2 | 5-2 | ||
| October 25, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Houston Rockets 107 | W | 2-0 | 4-2 | 6-2 | at San Antonio, TX | |
| October 27, 1972 | Golden State Warriors 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 91 | L | 2-1 | 4-2 | 6-3 | ||
| October 29, 1972 | Phoenix Suns 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 133 | W | 3-1 | 4-2 | 7-3 | ||
| November 3, 1972 | Detroit Pistons 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 4-1 | 4-2 | 8-3 | ||
| November 4, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 134 at Portland Trail Blazers 120 | W | 4-1 | 5-2 | 9-3 | ||
| November 5, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Seattle Supersonics 115 | W | 4-1 | 6-2 | 10-3 | ||
| November 7, 1972 | Houston Rockets 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 | W | 5-1 | 6-2 | 11-3 | ||
| November 10, 1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers 88 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | W | 6-1 | 6-2 | 12-3 | ||
| November 14, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Milwaukee Bucks 92 | W | 6-1 | 7-2 | 13-3 | ||
| November 15, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Detroit Pistons 99 | W | 6-1 | 8-2 | 14-3 | ||
| November 17, 1972 | Buffalo Braves 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 | W | 7-1 | 8-2 | 15-3 | ||
| November 19, 1972 | Philadelphia 76ers 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 135 | W | 8-1 | 8-2 | 16-3 | ||
| November 24, 1972 | Detroit Pistons 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 140 | W | 9-1 | 8-2 | 17-3 | ||
| November 25, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Phoenix Suns 109 | W | 9-1 | 9-2 | 18-3 | ||
| November 26, 1972 | Phoenix Suns 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 | W | 10-1 | 9-2 | 19-3 | ||
| December 1, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | L | 10-2 | 9-2 | 19-4 | OT | |
| December 2, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Golden State Warriors 103 | W | 10-2 | 10-2 | 20-4 | ||
| December 5, 1972 | Milwaukee Bucks 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 11-2 | 10-2 | 21-4 | ||
| December 8, 1972 | Seattle Supersonics 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | W | 12-2 | 10-2 | 22-4 | ||
| December 10, 1972 | Portland Trail Blazers 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 137 | W | 13-2 | 10-2 | 23-4 | ||
| December 12, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Chicago Bulls 105 | W | 13-2 | 11-2 | 24-4 | OT | |
| December 13, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 128 at Philadelphia 76ers 90 | W | 13-2 | 12-2 | 25-4 | ||
| December 15, 1972 | Boston Celtics 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 98 | L | 13-3 | 12-2 | 25-5 | ||
| December 19, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Buffalo Braves 100 | W | 13-3 | 13-2 | 26-5 | ||
| December 20, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Baltimore Bullets 90 | W | 13-3 | 14-2 | 27-5 | ||
| December 22, 1972 | Phoenix Suns 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | L | 13-4 | 14-2 | 27-6 | ||
| December 26, 1972 | Portland Trail Blazers 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 14-4 | 14-2 | 28-6 | ||
| December 27, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Houston Rockets 136 | L | 14-4 | 14-3 | 28-7 | ||
| December 29, 1972 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | W | 15-4 | 14-3 | 29-7 | ||
| January 1, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Seattle Supersonics 103 | W | 15-4 | 15-3 | 30-7 | ||
| January 2, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Golden State Warriors 112 | L | 15-4 | 15-4 | 30-8 | ||
| January 6, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Cleveland Cavaliers 108 | L | 15-4 | 15-5 | 30-9 | ||
| January 7, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 92 at Milwaukee Bucks 99 | L | 15-4 | 15-6 | 30-10 | ||
| January 10, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Philadelphia 76ers 96 | W | 15-4 | 16-6 | 31-10 | ||
| January 12, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Chicago Bulls 97 | W | 15-4 | 17-6 | 32-10 | ||
| January 14, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Atlanta Hawks 100 | W | 15-4 | 18-6 | 33-10 | ||
| January 16, 1973 | Baltimore Bullets 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | L | 15-5 | 18-6 | 33-11 | ||
| January 19, 1973 | New York Knicks 88 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 | W | 16-5 | 18-6 | 34-11 | ||
| January 20, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Phoenix Suns 104 | W | 16-5 | 19-6 | 35-11 | ||
| January 21, 1973 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | W | 17-5 | 19-6 | 36-11 | ||
| January 26, 1973 | Golden State Warriors 84 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 | W | 18-5 | 19-6 | 37-11 | ||
| January 27, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 122 at Golden State Warriors 107 | W | 18-5 | 20-6 | 38-11 | ||
| January 28, 1973 | Seattle Supersonics 94 at Los Angeles Lakers 130 | W | 19-5 | 20-6 | 39-11 | ||
| January 30, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 | W | 20-5 | 20-6 | 40-11 | ||
| February 1, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Phoenix Suns 106 | W | 20-5 | 21-6 | 41-11 | ||
| February 2, 1973 | Houston Rockets 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 | W | 21-5 | 21-6 | 42-11 | ||
| February 4, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Baltimore Bullets 115 | W | 21-5 | 22-6 | 43-11 | at College Park, MD | |
| February 6, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 95 at New York Knicks 90 | W | 21-5 | 23-6 | 44-11 | ||
| February 7, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Boston Celtics 113 | L | 21-5 | 23-7 | 44-12 | OT | |
| February 9, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Milwaukee Bucks 109 | L | 21-5 | 23-8 | 44-13 | ||
| February 11, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers 90 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | W | 22-5 | 23-8 | 45-13 | ||
| February 13, 1973 | Seattle Supersonics 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | W | 23-5 | 23-8 | 46-13 | ||
| February 16, 1973 | Baltimore Bullets 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | W | 24-5 | 23-8 | 47-13 | ||
| February 17, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Portland Trail Blazers 103 | W | 24-5 | 24-8 | 48-13 | ||
| February 18, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 92 | L | 24-6 | 24-8 | 48-14 | ||
| February 20, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 89 at Chicago Bulls 103 | L | 24-6 | 24-9 | 48-15 | ||
| February 21, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Detroit Pistons 106 | L | 24-6 | 24-10 | 48-16 | ||
| February 23, 1973 | Golden State Warriors 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | L | 24-7 | 24-10 | 48-17 | ||
| February 25, 1973 | Milwaukee Bucks 82 at Los Angeles Lakers 91 | W | 25-7 | 24-10 | 49-17 | ||
| February 27, 1973 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 | L | 25-8 | 24-10 | 49-18 | ||
| March 2, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 88 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | W | 26-8 | 24-10 | 50-18 | ||
| March 4, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers 84 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 | W | 27-8 | 24-10 | 51-18 | ||
| March 6, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Portland Trail Blazers 102 | W | 27-8 | 25-10 | 52-18 | ||
| March 9, 1973 | Boston Celtics 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 | L | 27-9 | 25-10 | 52-19 | ||
| March 11, 1973 | Detroit Pistons 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 141 | W | 28-9 | 25-10 | 53-19 | ||
| March 13, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Buffalo Braves 112 | W | 28-9 | 26-10 | 54-19 | ||
| March 14, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Detroit Pistons 112 | W | 28-9 | 27-10 | 55-19 | ||
| March 16, 1973 | New York Knicks 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 98 | L | 28-10 | 27-10 | 55-20 | ||
| March 18, 1973 | Phoenix Suns 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 131 | W | 29-10 | 27-10 | 56-20 | ||
| March 20, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Atlanta Hawks 114 | L | 29-10 | 27-11 | 56-21 | ||
| March 21, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 124 at Kansas City-Omaha Kings 118 | W | 29-10 | 28-11 | 57-21 | ||
| March 23, 1973 | Buffalo Braves 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 | W | 30-10 | 28-11 | 58-21 | ||
| March 25, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Seattle Supersonics 93 | W | 30-10 | 29-11 | 59-21 | ||
| March 27, 1973 | Milwaukee Bucks 85 at Los Angeles Lakers 84 | L | 30-11 | 29-11 | 59-22 | ||
| March 28, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Golden State Warriors 89 | W | 30-11 | 30-11 | 60-22 | ||
| March 30, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | OT | |
| April 1, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 6, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 86 at Chicago Bulls 96 | L | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 8, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 94 at Chicago Bulls 98 | L | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 10, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | W | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | ||
| April 13, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Chicago Bulls 101 | L | 3-0 | 0-3 | 3-3 | ||
| April 15, 1973 | Chicago Bulls 92 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 | W | 4-0 | 0-3 | 4-3 | ||
| April 17, 1973 | Golden State Warriors 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | W | 5-0 | 0-3 | 5-3 | ||
| April 19, 1973 | Golden State Warriors 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | W | 6-0 | 0-3 | 6-3 | ||
| April 21, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Golden State Warriors 70 | W | 6-0 | 1-3 | 7-3 | ||
| April 23, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Golden State Warriors 117 | L | 6-0 | 1-4 | 7-4 | ||
| April 25, 1973 | Golden State Warriors 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | W | 7-0 | 1-4 | 8-4 | ||
| May 1, 1973 | New York Knicks 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | W | 8-0 | 1-4 | 9-4 | ||
| May 3, 1973 | New York Knicks 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 | L | 8-1 | 1-4 | 9-5 | ||
| May 6, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 83 at New York Knicks 87 | L | 8-1 | 1-5 | 9-6 | ||
| May 8, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers 98 at New York Knicks 103 | L | 8-1 | 1-6 | 9-7 | ||
| May 10, 1973 | New York Knicks 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 93 | L | 8-2 | 1-6 | 9-8 |
