Los Angeles Lakers 1972 Championship - The Playoffs
The 1972 NBA Playoffs: Los Angeles Lakers and all the other teams
Here you have the information about the 1972 NBA Playoffs and the path the Los Angeles Lakers took to win a new championship. In 1972 the league had 17 teams divided in 4 division. The best team in each Division played the playoff series against the second team of the other division in his Conference.
| Western Conference | NBA Finals | Eastern Conference | ||||||||||
| (1) Lakers | 4 | 4 | Celtics (1) | |||||||||
| Lakers | 4 | 1 | Celtics | |||||||||
| (3) Bulls | 0 | 2 | Hawks (4) | |||||||||
| Lakers | 4 - 1 | Knicks | ||||||||||
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| (2) Bucks | 4 | 4 | Knicks (2) | |||||||||
| Bucks | 2 | 4 | Knicks | |||||||||
| (4) Warriors | 1 | 2 | Bullets (3) | |||||||||
Western Conference teams:
Lakers = Los Angeles Lakers
Bulls = Chicago Bulls
Bucks = Milwaukee Bucks
Warriors = Golden State Warriors
Eastern Conference teams:
Celtics = Boston Celtics
Hawks = Atlanta Hawks
Knicks = New York Knickerbockers
Bullets = Baltimore Bullets
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