Unveiling the NBA’s Most Dominant Teams: Which Seasons Redefined Basketball Greatness?
T-3. 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers: 69-13, .841
The Lakers’ 69 wins stood as the most in NBA regular-season history until Jordan’s Chicago Bulls went 72-10 in 1995-96. Los Angeles’ roster was one of the best in franchise history and included Hall of Famers Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor and Gail Goodrich and future coaches Pat Riley and Jim Cleamons.
The team’s run included the previously mentioned historic 33-game winning streak that began on Nov. 5 and ended on Jan. 9 when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 39 to help the Milwaukee Bucks finally beat the Lakers. The Lakers went 12-3 in the playoffs and won the title in five games over the Knicks.


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