Los Angeles Lakers 1971-72 Season Review (NBA/BAA)

Los Angeles Lakers 1971-72 Season Review

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Los Angeles Lakers 1971-72 Season Review

Regular Season Record: 69-13

	FGA	FGM	FTA	FTM	3PA	3PM	Points	OReb	DReb	Assists	Steals	TO	Blocks	Fouls
Team Stats	7998	3920	2833	2080	0	0	9920	0	0	2232	0	0	0	1636
Opponents Stats	8553	3699	1972	1515	0	0	8913	0	0	1994	0	0	0	1997

1971-72 Regular Season Scoring

Name	Games	Minutes	Pts	Reb	Asst	Steals	TO	FGA	FGM	FTA	FTM	3PA	3PM	Fouls
Elgin Baylor	9	239	106	57	18	0	0	97	42	27	22	0	0	20
Wilt Chamberlain	82	3469	1213	1572	329	0	0	764	496	524	221	0	0	196
Jim Cleamons	38	201	98	39	35	0	0	100	35	36	28	0	0	21
Leroy Ellis	74	1081	342	310	46	0	0	300	138	95	66	0	0	115
Keith Erickson	15	262	86	39	35	0	0	83	40	7	6	0	0	26
Gail Goodrich	82	3040	2127	295	365	0	0	1695	826	559	475	0	0	210
Happy Hairston	80	2748	1047	1045	193	0	0	798	368	399	311	0	0	251
Jim McMillian	80	3050	1503	522	209	0	0	1331	642	277	219	0	0	209
Pat Riley	67	926	449	127	75	0	0	441	197	74	55	0	0	110
Flynn Robinson	64	1007	635	115	138	0	0	535	262	129	111	0	0	139
John Trapp	58	759	329	180	42	0	0	314	139	73	51	0	0	130
Jerry West	77	2973	1985	327	747	0	0	1540	735	633	515	0	0	209

1971-72 Playoffs Scoring

Name	Games	Minutes	Pts	Reb	Asst	Steals	TO	FGA	FGM	FTA	FTM	3PA	3PM	Fouls
Wilt Chamberlain	15	703	220	315	49			142	80	122	60			47
Jim Cleamons	6	17	8	4	4			7	4	0	0			3
Leroy Ellis	13	134	39	41	10			41	19	4	1			9
Gail Goodrich	15	575	357	38	50			292	130	108	97			50
Happy Hairston	15	577	202	197	31			168	74	68	54			44
Jim McMillian	15	624	286	85	22			253	113	70	60			43
Pat Riley	15	244	78	29	14			99	33	16	12			37
Flynn Robinson	7	72	45	13	5			41	19	10	7			13
John Trapp	10	71	20	16	5			33	8	7	4			9
Jerry West	15	608	344	73	134			340	128	106	88			39

Los Angeles Lakers 1971 - 72 Games

Game	Date	Location	Opponent	Outcome	Points For	Points Against
1	Fri, Oct 15, 1971	@	Detroit Pistons	W	132	103
2	Sat, Oct 16, 1971	@	New York Knicks	W	119	104
3	Tue, Oct 19, 1971	@	Buffalo Braves	W	123	106
4	Wed, Oct 20, 1971	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	126	104
5	Fri, Oct 22, 1971		Chicago Bulls	L	106	113
6	Sun, Oct 24, 1971	@	Houston Rockets	W	113	103
7	Fri, Oct 29, 1971		Cincinnati Royals	W	119	107
8	Sat, Oct 30, 1971	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	106	115
9	Sun, Oct 31, 1971		Golden State Warriors	L	105	109
10	Fri, Nov 5, 1971		Baltimore Bullets	W	110	106
11	Sat, Nov 6, 1971	@	Golden State Warriors	W	105	89
12	Sun, Nov 7, 1971		New York Knicks	W	103	96
13	Tue, Nov 9, 1971	@	Chicago Bulls	W	122	109
14	Wed, Nov 10, 1971	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	143	103
15	Fri, Nov 12, 1971		Seattle SuperSonics	W	115	107
16	Sat, Nov 13, 1971	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W	130	108
17	Sun, Nov 14, 1971		Boston Celtics	W	128	115
18	Tue, Nov 16, 1971		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	108	90
19	Fri, Nov 19, 1971		Houston Rockets	W	106	99
20	Sun, Nov 21, 1971		Milwaukee Bucks	W	112	105
21	Thu, Nov 25, 1971	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	139	115
22	Fri, Nov 26, 1971		Detroit Pistons	W	132	113
23	Sun, Nov 28, 1971		Seattle SuperSonics	W	138	121
24	Wed, Dec 1, 1971	@	Boston Celtics	W	124	111
25	Fri, Dec 3, 1971	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	131	116
26	Sun, Dec 5, 1971		Portland Trail Blazers	W	123	107
27	Wed, Dec 8, 1971	@	Houston Rockets	W	125	120
28	Thu, Dec 9, 1971	@	Golden State Warriors	W	124	111
29	Fri, Dec 10, 1971		Phoenix Suns	W	126	117
30	Sun, Dec 12, 1971		Atlanta Hawks	W	104	95
31	Tue, Dec 14, 1971	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W	129	114
32	Fri, Dec 17, 1971		Golden State Warriors	W	129	99
33	Sat, Dec 18, 1971	@	Phoenix Suns	W	132	106
34	Sun, Dec 19, 1971		Philadelphia 76ers	W	154	132
35	Tue, Dec 21, 1971	@	Buffalo Braves	W	117	103
36	Wed, Dec 22, 1971	@	Baltimore Bullets	W	127	120
37	Sun, Dec 26, 1971		Houston Rockets	W	137	115
38	Tue, Dec 28, 1971		Buffalo Braves	W	105	87
39	Thu, Dec 30, 1971	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	122	106
40	Sun, Jan 2, 1972		Boston Celtics	W	122	113
41	Wed, Jan 5, 1972	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W	113	103
42	Fri, Jan 7, 1972	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	134	90
43	Sun, Jan 9, 1972	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L	104	120
44	Tue, Jan 11, 1972	@	Detroit Pistons	W	123	103
45	Wed, Jan 12, 1972	@	Cincinnati Royals	L	107	108
46	Fri, Jan 14, 1972	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W	135	121
47	Fri, Jan 21, 1972		New York Knicks	L	101	104
48	Sat, Jan 22, 1972	@	Phoenix Suns	L	102	116
49	Tue, Jan 25, 1972		Phoenix Suns	W	129	119
50	Fri, Jan 28, 1972		Houston Rockets	W	118	105
51	Sun, Jan 30, 1972		Portland Trail Blazers	W	153	131
52	Fri, Feb 4, 1972		Milwaukee Bucks	W	118	105
53	Sat, Feb 5, 1972	@	Golden State Warriors	W	108	96
54	Sun, Feb 6, 1972		Baltimore Bullets	W	151	127
55	Tue, Feb 8, 1972	@	New York Knicks	W	107	102
56	Wed, Feb 9, 1972	@	Atlanta Hawks	W	117	113
57	Fri, Feb 11, 1972	@	Boston Celtics	L	108	121
58	Sun, Feb 13, 1972	N	Baltimore Bullets	W	121	110
59	Tue, Feb 15, 1972		Cincinnati Royals	W	125	118
60	Wed, Feb 16, 1972	@	Phoenix Suns	L	109	110
61	Fri, Feb 18, 1972		Portland Trail Blazers	W	125	114
62	Sat, Feb 19, 1972	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W	115	94
63	Sun, Feb 20, 1972		Boston Celtics	W	132	113
64	Tue, Feb 22, 1972		Detroit Pistons	L	134	135
65	Wed, Feb 23, 1972	N	Houston Rockets	L	110	115
66	Fri, Feb 25, 1972		Cincinnati Royals	W	109	88
67	Sun, Feb 27, 1972		Chicago Bulls	W	123	118
68	Tue, Feb 29, 1972	@	New York Knicks	W	114	111
69	Wed, Mar 1, 1972	N	Milwaukee Bucks	W	109	108
70	Fri, Mar 3, 1972		Atlanta Hawks	W	114	104
71	Sun, Mar 5, 1972		Baltimore Bullets	L	94	108
72	Tue, Mar 7, 1972		Philadelphia 76ers	W	114	97
73	Fri, Mar 10, 1972		Cleveland Cavaliers	W	132	98
74	Sun, Mar 12, 1972		Buffalo Braves	W	141	102
75	Tue, Mar 14, 1972	@	Detroit Pistons	W	129	116
76	Wed, Mar 15, 1972	@	Cincinnati Royals	W	121	116
77	Fri, Mar 17, 1972		Milwaukee Bucks	W	123	107
78	Sun, Mar 19, 1972		Golden State Warriors	W	162	99
79	Tue, Mar 21, 1972	@	Chicago Bulls	W	109	104
80	Wed, Mar 22, 1972	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L	120	124
81	Fri, Mar 24, 1972		Phoenix Suns	W	112	110
82	Sun, Mar 26, 1972		Seattle SuperSonics	W	124	98