| 69-13 | Won Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a 69-13 record. They went 37-5 at home and 32-8 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers went 81-16.
The 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of +1007. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 66.9 wins, or a 67-15 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers went 5-4.
During the regular season, the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers went 2-1 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers went 1-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers was a 33 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Los Angeles Lakers had during the 1971-72 regular season was 2 games, which occured 3 separate times.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Oct 15, 1971 Fri, Oct 15, 1971 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 132 - 103 | |
| Sat, Oct 16, 1971 Sat, Oct 16, 1971 | @ New York Knicks | Win 119 - 104 | |
| Tue, Oct 19, 1971 Tue, Oct 19, 1971 | @ Buffalo Braves | Win 123 - 106 | |
| Wed, Oct 20, 1971 Wed, Oct 20, 1971 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 126 - 104 | |
| Fri, Oct 22, 1971 Fri, Oct 22, 1971 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 106 - 113 | |
| Sun, Oct 24, 1971 Sun, Oct 24, 1971 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 113 - 103 | |
| Fri, Oct 29, 1971 Fri, Oct 29, 1971 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 119 - 107 | |
| Sat, Oct 30, 1971 Sat, Oct 30, 1971 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 106 - 115 | |
| Sun, Oct 31, 1971 Sun, Oct 31, 1971 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 105 - 109 | |
| Fri, Nov 5, 1971 Fri, Nov 5, 1971 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 110 - 106 | |
| Sat, Nov 6, 1971 Sat, Nov 6, 1971 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 105 - 89 | |
| Sun, Nov 7, 1971 Sun, Nov 7, 1971 | vs New York Knicks | Win 103 - 96 | |
| Tue, Nov 9, 1971 Tue, Nov 9, 1971 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 122 - 109 | |
| Wed, Nov 10, 1971 Wed, Nov 10, 1971 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 143 - 103 | |
| Fri, Nov 12, 1971 Fri, Nov 12, 1971 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 115 - 107 | |
| Sat, Nov 13, 1971 Sat, Nov 13, 1971 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 130 - 108 | |
| Sun, Nov 14, 1971 Sun, Nov 14, 1971 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 128 - 115 | |
| Tue, Nov 16, 1971 Tue, Nov 16, 1971 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 108 - 90 | |
| Fri, Nov 19, 1971 Fri, Nov 19, 1971 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 106 - 99 | |
| Sun, Nov 21, 1971 Sun, Nov 21, 1971 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 112 - 105 | |
| Thu, Nov 25, 1971 Thu, Nov 25, 1971 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 139 - 115 | |
| Fri, Nov 26, 1971 Fri, Nov 26, 1971 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 132 - 113 | |
| Sun, Nov 28, 1971 Sun, Nov 28, 1971 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 138 - 121 | |
| Wed, Dec 1, 1971 Wed, Dec 1, 1971 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 124 - 111 | |
| Fri, Dec 3, 1971 Fri, Dec 3, 1971 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 131 - 116 | |
| Sun, Dec 5, 1971 Sun, Dec 5, 1971 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 123 - 107 | |
| Wed, Dec 8, 1971 Wed, Dec 8, 1971 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 125 - 120 | |
| Thu, Dec 9, 1971 Thu, Dec 9, 1971 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 124 - 111 | |
| Fri, Dec 10, 1971 Fri, Dec 10, 1971 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 126 - 117 | OT |
| Sun, Dec 12, 1971 Sun, Dec 12, 1971 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 104 - 95 | |
| Tue, Dec 14, 1971 Tue, Dec 14, 1971 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 129 - 114 | |
| Fri, Dec 17, 1971 Fri, Dec 17, 1971 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 129 - 99 | |
| Sat, Dec 18, 1971 Sat, Dec 18, 1971 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 132 - 106 | |
| Sun, Dec 19, 1971 Sun, Dec 19, 1971 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 154 - 132 | |
| Tue, Dec 21, 1971 Tue, Dec 21, 1971 | @ Buffalo Braves | Win 117 - 103 | |
| Wed, Dec 22, 1971 Wed, Dec 22, 1971 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 127 - 120 | |
| Sun, Dec 26, 1971 Sun, Dec 26, 1971 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 137 - 115 | |
| Tue, Dec 28, 1971 Tue, Dec 28, 1971 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 105 - 87 | |
| Thu, Dec 30, 1971 Thu, Dec 30, 1971 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 122 - 106 | |
| Sun, Jan 2, 1972 Sun, Jan 2 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 122 - 113 | |
| Wed, Jan 5, 1972 Wed, Jan 5 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 113 - 103 | |
| Fri, Jan 7, 1972 Fri, Jan 7 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 134 - 90 | |
| Sun, Jan 9, 1972 Sun, Jan 9 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 104 - 120 | |
| Tue, Jan 11, 1972 Tue, Jan 11 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 123 - 103 | |
| Wed, Jan 12, 1972 Wed, Jan 12 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 107 - 108 | |
| Fri, Jan 14, 1972 Fri, Jan 14 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 135 - 121 | |
| Fri, Jan 21, 1972 Fri, Jan 21 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 101 - 104 | |
| Sat, Jan 22, 1972 Sat, Jan 22 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 102 - 116 | |
| Tue, Jan 25, 1972 Tue, Jan 25 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 129 - 119 | |
| Fri, Jan 28, 1972 Fri, Jan 28 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 118 - 105 | |
| Sun, Jan 30, 1972 Sun, Jan 30 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 153 - 131 | |
| Fri, Feb 4, 1972 Fri, Feb 4 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 118 - 105 | |
| Sat, Feb 5, 1972 Sat, Feb 5 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 108 - 96 | |
| Sun, Feb 6, 1972 Sun, Feb 6 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 151 - 127 | |
| Tue, Feb 8, 1972 Tue, Feb 8 | @ New York Knicks | Win 107 - 102 | |
| Wed, Feb 9, 1972 Wed, Feb 9 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 117 - 113 | |
| Fri, Feb 11, 1972 Fri, Feb 11 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 108 - 121 | |
| Sun, Feb 13, 1972 Sun, Feb 13 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 121 - 110 | |
| Tue, Feb 15, 1972 Tue, Feb 15 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 125 - 118 | |
| Wed, Feb 16, 1972 Wed, Feb 16 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 109 - 110 | |
| Fri, Feb 18, 1972 Fri, Feb 18 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 125 - 114 | |
| Sat, Feb 19, 1972 Sat, Feb 19 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 115 - 94 | |
| Sun, Feb 20, 1972 Sun, Feb 20 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 132 - 113 | |
| Tue, Feb 22, 1972 Tue, Feb 22 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 134 - 135 | OT |
| Wed, Feb 23, 1972 Wed, Feb 23 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 110 - 115 | |
| Fri, Feb 25, 1972 Fri, Feb 25 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 109 - 88 | |
| Sun, Feb 27, 1972 Sun, Feb 27 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 123 - 118 | OT |
| Tue, Feb 29, 1972 Tue, Feb 29 | @ New York Knicks | Win 114 - 111 | |
| Wed, Mar 1, 1972 Wed, Mar 1 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 109 - 108 | |
| Fri, Mar 3, 1972 Fri, Mar 3 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 114 - 104 | |
| Sun, Mar 5, 1972 Sun, Mar 5 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Loss 94 - 108 | |
| Tue, Mar 7, 1972 Tue, Mar 7 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 114 - 97 | |
| Fri, Mar 10, 1972 Fri, Mar 10 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 132 - 98 | |
| Sun, Mar 12, 1972 Sun, Mar 12 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 141 - 102 | |
| Tue, Mar 14, 1972 Tue, Mar 14 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 129 - 116 | |
| Wed, Mar 15, 1972 Wed, Mar 15 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Win 121 - 116 | |
| Fri, Mar 17, 1972 Fri, Mar 17 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 123 - 107 | |
| Sun, Mar 19, 1972 Sun, Mar 19 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 162 - 99 | |
| Tue, Mar 21, 1972 Tue, Mar 21 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 109 - 104 | |
| Wed, Mar 22, 1972 Wed, Mar 22 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 120 - 124 | |
| Fri, Mar 24, 1972 Fri, Mar 24 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 112 - 110 | |
| Sun, Mar 26, 1972 Sun, Mar 26 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 124 - 98 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 0) | |||
| Tue, Mar 28, 1972 Tue, Mar 28 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 95 - 80 | |
| Thu, Mar 30, 1972 Thu, Mar 30 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 131 - 124 | |
| Sun, Apr 2, 1972 Sun, Apr 2 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 108 - 101 | |
| Tue, Apr 4, 1972 Tue, Apr 4 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 108 - 97 | |
| Western Conference Finals (Won 4 - 2) | |||
| Sun, Apr 9, 1972 Sun, Apr 9 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 72 - 93 | |
| Wed, Apr 12, 1972 Wed, Apr 12 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 135 - 134 | |
| Fri, Apr 14, 1972 Fri, Apr 14 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 108 - 105 | |
| Sun, Apr 16, 1972 Sun, Apr 16 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 88 - 114 | |
| Tue, Apr 18, 1972 Tue, Apr 18 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 115 - 90 | |
| Sat, Apr 22, 1972 Sat, Apr 22 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 104 - 100 | |
| Finals (Won 4 - 1) | |||
| Wed, Apr 26, 1972 Wed, Apr 26 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 92 - 114 | |
| Sun, Apr 30, 1972 Sun, Apr 30 | vs New York Knicks | Win 106 - 92 | |
| Wed, May 3, 1972 Wed, May 3 | @ New York Knicks | Win 107 - 96 | |
| Fri, May 5, 1972 Fri, May 5 | @ New York Knicks | Win 116 - 111 | OT |
| Sun, May 7, 1972 Sun, May 7 | vs New York Knicks | Win 114 - 100 | |
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