🏀On April 16, 1996 the Chicago Bulls bettered the 1972 Los Angeles Lakers NBA record of 69 wins in a season with their 86-80 victory at Milwaukee to improve to 70-9. Chicago would finish the season with 72 wins and only 10 losses, a mark that would stand as the NBA’s best in a single season until 2015-16. That season, the Golden State Warriors surpassed the Bulls’ record with a 73-9 finish, however the Bulls won the 1996 NBA championship while the Warriors lost in the Finals to LeBron James and

🏀On April 22, 1972 the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks 104-100 in the NBA Western Conference Finals for a 4-2 series win. The Lakers’ Wilt Chamberlain finished the game with 20 points and 24 rebounds while the Bucks’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finished with 37 points, 25 rebounds and 8 assists. Jerry West lead the Lakers in scoring with 25 points while also adding 9 assists and 8 rebounds.🏀 | Davenport Sports Network

"I don't get a kick out of making a conference appearance." LeBron James evaluates the Los Angeles Lakers' season. | NBA on ESPN