The Los Angeles Lakers’ Record Season, 1972

[Here’s another remembrance of the Los Angeles Lakers’ record-setting 1971-72 championship season. This remembrance of things past comes from veteran L.A. reporter Mitch Chortkoff, who’d covered the Lakers for decades when he put pen to paper to mark the 20th anniversary of that milestone season and a reunion of its heroes. His account, though a little rough in places and very minimally edited here for clarity and flow, offers an eyewitness view and firsthand perspective of this magical Lakers’ season. Chortkoff’s piece was published in the 1992-93 edition of Street & Smith’s Pro Basketball Annual. Let me know what you think.] **** Twenty years after Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West led Los Angeles to its first championship, the 1972 Lakers remain in pro basketball’s spotlight. The team gathered for a reunion before a Lakers’ game in the Forum last season [1992]. It had a lot of fond memories. The 1972 Lakers went 69-13, won a league-record 33 consecutive games, and required only five…

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