The 1971-72 season was definitely one for the record books. The Lakers were not expected to turn around after a mediocre season the year before and dominate like they did. Nba.com explains this season like this: “Gail Goodrich, Jerry West, Wilt Chamberlain, Jim McMillan and Happy Hairston were all part of this dominant season. "Breaked Philadelphia's winning record in 1966-67 (broken by Chicago in 1995-96), at one point winning 33 consecutive games, a record that still stands." (NBA.") To put that into perspective, winning 33 consecutive games is the most consecutive victories in the history of a major North American sport. (“NBA.”) If they played a game every day, they would have won every game for over an entire month. This shows how dominant this season has been. They then beat New York 4 games to 1 in the 1972 NBA Finals." ("NBA.") Another dominant Lakers season came in 1986-87. The Lakers "Showtime" ("NBA"), according to Nba.com, it was one of the most dominant seasons the league has ever seen, writes Nba.com: "The Lakers have reclaimed their place at the top of the NBA thanks to the “Showtime” program. " Counter-attacking style led by Earvin "Magic" Johnson and teammates Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Byron Scott, AC Green and Michael Cooper… Johnson averaged a career-high 23.9 points per game and led the league in assists with 12.2 average…The Lakers beat Boston 4-2 in the 1987 NBA Finals after winning 11 of their first 12 playoff games ("NBA."). With a winning percentage of (0.793), this Lakers team was one of the ten best teams to go through the entire league statistically. This is something that is not at all easy to do, very few teams. can even say they had a ...... middle of paper ......ise Np, March 8, 2014. Web March 9, 2014. "Wikipedia." Np, February 6, 2014. Web. March 9, 2014. “CBS Sports.” Los Angeles Lakers History. Np, March 9, 2014. Web. March 9, 2014. “NBA.” NBA.com: The 10 best teams in NBA history. No. Internet. March 9, 2014. “List of sports of the day”. Ranking the best NBA teams of all time by winning and losing percentage. No. Internet. March 9 2014. .