| 60-22 | Lost Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a 60-22 record. They went 30-11 at home and 30-11 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers went 69-30. Their final game was a loss in the Finals to the New York Knicks.
The 1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The 1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers had their best month in November, when they went 12-0 and were undefeated. Their worst month was February, when they went 9-7 and had a 56.2% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| October '72 | 7-3 | 70% | +48 |
| November '72 | 12-0 | 100% | +161 |
| December '72 | 10-4 | 71.4% | +161 |
| January '73 | 11-4 | 73.3% | +125 |
| February '73 | 9-7 | 56.2% | +41 |
| March '73 | 11-4 | 73.3% | +162 |
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of +698. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 61.6 wins, or a 62-20 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers went 6-4.
During the regular season, the 1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers went 1-2 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers went 1-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1972-73 Los Angeles Lakers was a 13 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Los Angeles Lakers had during the 1972-73 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Wed, Oct 11, 1972 | @ Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Win 129 - 94 | |
| Fri, Oct 13, 1972 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 104 - 112 | |
| Sat, Oct 14, 1972 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 100 - 125 | |
| Sun, Oct 15, 1972 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 95 - 83 | |
| Fri, Oct 20, 1972 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 126 - 104 | |
| Sun, Oct 22, 1972 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 104 - 99 | |
| Tue, Oct 24, 1972 | @ Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Win 114 - 94 | |
| Wed, Oct 25, 1972 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 112 - 107 | |
| Fri, Oct 27, 1972 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 91 - 119 | |
| Sun, Oct 29, 1972 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 133 - 123 | |
| Fri, Nov 3, 1972 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 116 - 107 | |
| Sat, Nov 4, 1972 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 134 - 120 | |
| Sun, Nov 5, 1972 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 124 - 115 | |
| Tue, Nov 7, 1972 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 122 - 109 | |
| Fri, Nov 10, 1972 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 118 - 88 | |
| Tue, Nov 14, 1972 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 95 - 92 | |
| Wed, Nov 15, 1972 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 110 - 99 | |
| Fri, Nov 17, 1972 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 103 - 100 | |
| Sun, Nov 19, 1972 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 135 - 95 | |
| Fri, Nov 24, 1972 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 140 - 123 | |
| Sat, Nov 25, 1972 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 116 - 109 | |
| Sun, Nov 26, 1972 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 112 - 107 | |
| Fri, Dec 1, 1972 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 109 - 114 | OT |
| Sat, Dec 2, 1972 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 112 - 103 | |
| Tue, Dec 5, 1972 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 116 - 94 | |
| Fri, Dec 8, 1972 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 119 - 100 | |
| Sun, Dec 10, 1972 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 137 - 101 | |
| Tue, Dec 12, 1972 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 106 - 105 | OT |
| Wed, Dec 13, 1972 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 128 - 90 | |
| Fri, Dec 15, 1972 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 98 - 102 | |
| Tue, Dec 19, 1972 | @ Buffalo Braves | Win 126 - 100 | |
| Wed, Dec 20, 1972 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 96 - 90 | |
| Fri, Dec 22, 1972 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 110 - 118 | |
| Tue, Dec 26, 1972 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 116 - 92 | |
| Wed, Dec 27, 1972 | @ Houston Rockets | Loss 104 - 136 | |
| Fri, Dec 29, 1972 | vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Win 121 - 92 | |
| Mon, Jan 1, 1973 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 108 - 103 | |
| Tue, Jan 2, 1973 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 106 - 112 | |
| Sat, Jan 6, 1973 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 93 - 108 | |
| Sun, Jan 7, 1973 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 92 - 99 | |
| Wed, Jan 10, 1973 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 120 - 96 | |
| Fri, Jan 12, 1973 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 109 - 97 | |
| Sun, Jan 14, 1973 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Win 102 - 100 | |
| Tue, Jan 16, 1973 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Loss 104 - 112 | |
| Fri, Jan 19, 1973 | vs New York Knicks | Win 95 - 88 | |
| Sat, Jan 20, 1973 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 124 - 104 | |
| Sun, Jan 21, 1973 | vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Win 123 - 102 | |
| Fri, Jan 26, 1973 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 100 - 84 | |
| Sat, Jan 27, 1973 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 122 - 107 | |
| Sun, Jan 28, 1973 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 130 - 94 | |
| Tue, Jan 30, 1973 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 95 - 92 | |
| Thu, Feb 1, 1973 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 120 - 106 | |
| Fri, Feb 2, 1973 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 126 - 109 | |
| Sun, Feb 4, 1973 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 125 - 115 | |
| Tue, Feb 6, 1973 | @ New York Knicks | Win 95 - 90 | |
| Wed, Feb 7, 1973 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 112 - 113 | OT |
| Fri, Feb 9, 1973 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 88 - 109 | |
| Sun, Feb 11, 1973 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 108 - 90 | |
| Tue, Feb 13, 1973 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 101 - 98 | |
| Fri, Feb 16, 1973 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 121 - 103 | |
| Sat, Feb 17, 1973 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 110 - 103 | |
| Sun, Feb 18, 1973 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 92 - 99 | |
| Tue, Feb 20, 1973 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 89 - 103 | |
| Wed, Feb 21, 1973 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 98 - 106 | |
| Fri, Feb 23, 1973 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 106 - 111 | |
| Sun, Feb 25, 1973 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 91 - 82 | |
| Tue, Feb 27, 1973 | vs Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Loss 103 - 107 | |
| Fri, Mar 2, 1973 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 108 - 88 | |
| Sun, Mar 4, 1973 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 127 - 84 | |
| Tue, Mar 6, 1973 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 114 - 102 | |
| Fri, Mar 9, 1973 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 111 - 119 | |
| Sun, Mar 11, 1973 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 141 - 117 | |
| Tue, Mar 13, 1973 | @ Buffalo Braves | Win 121 - 112 | |
| Wed, Mar 14, 1973 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 121 - 112 | |
| Fri, Mar 16, 1973 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 98 - 109 | |
| Sun, Mar 18, 1973 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 131 - 113 | |
| Tue, Mar 20, 1973 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 112 - 114 | |
| Wed, Mar 21, 1973 | @ Kansas City-Omaha Kings | Win 124 - 118 | |
| Fri, Mar 23, 1973 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 121 - 101 | |
| Sun, Mar 25, 1973 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 109 - 93 | |
| Tue, Mar 27, 1973 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 84 - 85 | |
| Wed, Mar 28, 1973 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 96 - 89 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 3) | |||
| Fri, Mar 30, 1973 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 107 - 104 | OT |
| Sun, Apr 1, 1973 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 108 - 93 | |
| Fri, Apr 6, 1973 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 86 - 96 | |
| Sun, Apr 8, 1973 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 94 - 98 | |
| Tue, Apr 10, 1973 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 123 - 102 | |
| Fri, Apr 13, 1973 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 93 - 101 | |
| Sun, Apr 15, 1973 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 95 - 92 | |
| Western Conference Finals (Won 4 - 1) | |||
| Tue, Apr 17, 1973 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 101 - 99 | |
| Thu, Apr 19, 1973 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 104 - 93 | |
| Sat, Apr 21, 1973 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 126 - 70 | |
| Mon, Apr 23, 1973 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 109 - 117 | |
| Wed, Apr 25, 1973 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 128 - 118 | |
| Finals (Lost 1 - 4) | |||
| Tue, May 1, 1973 | vs New York Knicks | Win 115 - 112 | |
| Thu, May 3, 1973 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 95 - 99 | |
| Sun, May 6, 1973 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 83 - 87 | |
| Tue, May 8, 1973 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 98 - 103 | |
| Thu, May 10, 1973 | vs New York Knicks | Loss 93 - 102 | |
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