NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

Los Angeles Lakers109–97Chicago Bulls

Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago Bulls

Date: Friday 12 January 1973
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 59th meetingof 195 played

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Jim McMillian	44:00	6–11	0–0	1	4	0	12
Jerry West	43:00	15–26	9–12	6	12	0	39
Bill Bridges	32:00	4–8	0–1	6	1	6	8
Gail Goodrich	16:00	7–13	3–3	0	0	1	17
Keith Erickson	—	9–15	0–0	3	5	4	18
Pat Riley	—	4–7	0–1	2	2	1	8
Wilt Chamberlain	—	2–7	3–5	24	4	3	7
Team totals	135:00	47–87	15–22	42	28	15	109

Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Clifford Ray	44:00	10–20	2–2	21	7	3	22
Jerry Sloan	44:00	5–14	2–2	3	1	3	12
Bob Love	43:00	14–27	2–2	7	0	3	30
Chet Walker	33:00	6–19	2–2	8	1	4	14
Gar Heard	20:00	3–10	1–2	5	0	2	7
Bob Weiss	20:00	3–5	0–0	0	3	0	6
Dennis Awtrey	4:00	0–0	0–0	0	1	2	0
Jim King	4:00	0–1	0–0	0	0	0	0
Norm Van Lier	—	3–5	0–0	3	7	5	6
Team totals	212:00	44–101	9–10	47	20	22	97

This season

Chicago Bulls 4, Los Angeles Lakers 9 in NBA 1972-73.

22 Oct 1972Chicago Bulls 99–104 Los Angeles Lakers
12 Dec 1972Los Angeles Lakers 106–105 Chicago Bulls
12 Jan 1973109–97 this game
30 Jan 1973Chicago Bulls 92–95 Los Angeles Lakers
20 Feb 1973Los Angeles Lakers 89–103 Chicago Bulls
2 Mar 1973Chicago Bulls 88–108 Los Angeles Lakers
30 Mar 1973Chicago Bulls 104–107 Los Angeles Lakers
1 Apr 1973Chicago Bulls 93–108 Los Angeles Lakers
6 Apr 1973Los Angeles Lakers 86–96 Chicago Bulls
8 Apr 1973Los Angeles Lakers 94–98 Chicago Bulls
10 Apr 1973Chicago Bulls 102–123 Los Angeles Lakers
13 Apr 1973Los Angeles Lakers 93–101 Chicago Bulls
15 Apr 1973Chicago Bulls 92–95 Los Angeles Lakers

Records going in

Los Angeles Lakers: 31–10
Chicago Bulls: 28–15

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Chicago Bulls 80, Los Angeles Lakers 115.

12 Dec 1972Los Angeles Lakers 106–105 Chicago Bulls
30 Jan 1973Chicago Bulls 92–95 Los Angeles Lakers

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.