1972β73 New York Knicks season | |
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NBA champions | |
Conference champions | |
Head coach | Red Holzman |
General manager | Red Holzman |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 57–25 (.695) |
Place | Division: 2nd (
Atlantic) Conference: 3rd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Champions (Defeated Lakers 4β1) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WORβTV 9 ( Bob Wolff and Cal Ramsey) Manhattan Cable Television ( Bob Wolff and Cal Ramsey) |
Radio |
WNBCβAM 660 ( Marv Albert and John Andariese) |
The 1972β73 New York Knicks season was the 27th season of NBA basketball in New York City. The Knicks captured their second NBA title as they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, four games to one, which was exactly the same count the Knicks lost to the Lakers a year earlier. To date this is the last Knicks' championship. This is also the Knicks' last season with a Finals appearance until 1993β94, 21 years later.
Besides being the last Knicks team to win a championship, the team is also remembered for the deep roster of future Hall of Fame players, which included Dave DeBusschere, Walt "Clyde" Frazier, Jerry Lucas, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Willis Reed, Future U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, and future Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson. In fact, as of 2023, the 1972-73 Knicks are the last championship team to have their five starters all in the Hall.
Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 8 | Tom Riker | F/C | United States | South Carolina |
4 | 58 | Henry Bibby | G | United States | UCLA |
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1972β73 Pre Season Game Log | ||||||||
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September/October
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All times are EASTERN time
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 | β | 33β6 | 32β8 | 3β0 | 18β4 |
x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 11 | 35β6 | 21β18 | 1β1 | 16β6 |
Buffalo Braves | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47 | 14β27 | 6β31 | 1β3 | 8β14 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 73 | .110 | 59 | 5β26 | 2β36 | 2β11 | 2β20 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 |
2 | x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 |
3 | y- Baltimore Bullets | 52 | 30 | .634 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 |
5 | Houston Rockets | 33 | 49 | .402 |
6 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 50 | .390 |
7 | Buffalo Braves | 21 | 61 | .256 |
8 | Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 73 | .110 |
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 3β4 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β4 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 |
Baltimore | 4β3 | β | 1β5 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 8β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 |
Boston | 5β1 | 5β1 | β | 7β0 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β4 | 7β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 |
Buffalo | 1β5 | 1β5 | 0β7 | β | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β6 | 7β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 5β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
Cleveland | 4β3 | 0β8 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 6β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
Detroit | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | β | 2β4 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 2β4 |
Golden State | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | β | 3β1 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 4β3 |
Houston | 4β4 | 2β5 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Kansas City-Omaha | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 4β0 | β | 1β5 | 1β6 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 |
Los Angeles | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | 5β1 | β | 3β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 6β1 | 6β0 | 6β0 |
Milwaukee | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 6β1 | 3β3 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
New York | 3β3 | 3β3 | 4β4 | 6β1 | 1β3 | 6β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 6β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 |
Philadelphia | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β7 | 1β7 | 0β4 | 0β6 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β6 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Phoenix | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β6 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 4β0 | β | 5β2 | 4β2 |
Portland | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 3β1 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β5 | β | 3β4 |
Seattle | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 4β3 | β |
1972β73 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 10 | Seattle | 89β113 | Bill Bradley (26) | 1β0 | |||||
2 | October 14 | Los Angeles | 100β125 | Bill Bradley (29) | 2β0 | |||||
3 | October 15 | @ Atlanta | 101β109 | Bradley, DeBusschere (21) | 2β1 | |||||
4 | October 17 | Houston | 95β103 | Jerry Lucas (22) | 3β1 | |||||
5 | October 20 | @ Cleveland | 92β89 | Walt Frazier (33) | 4β1 | |||||
6 | October 21 | Philadelphia | 88β111 | Walt Frazier (21) | 5β1 | |||||
7 | October 24 | Cleveland | 90β123 | Walt Frazier (22) | 6β1 | |||||
8 | October 27 | @ Baltimore | 92β88 | Walt Frazier (25) | 7β1 | |||||
9 | October 28 | Baltimore | 90β94 | Earl Monroe (21) | 8β1 | |||||
10 | November 1 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 122β85 | Walt Frazier (22) | 9β1 | |||||
11 | November 3 | @ Seattle | 105β80 | Bradley, Monroe (18) | 10β1 | |||||
12 | November 4 | @ Golden State | 104β127 | Bill Bradley (23) | 10β2 | |||||
13 | November 6 | @ Portland | 111β95 | Bill Bradley (24) | 11β2 | |||||
14 | November 9 | Atlanta | 99β101 | Walt Frazier (35) | 12β2 | |||||
15 | November 10 | @ Philadelphia | 125β106 | Dave DeBusschere (24) | 13β2 | |||||
16 | November 11 | Golden State | 103β102 (OT) | Dave DeBusschere (27) | 13β3 | |||||
17 | November 14 | Phoenix | 97β103 | Walt Frazier (32) | 14β3 | |||||
18 | November 16 | Houston | 100β119 | Earl Monroe (24) | 15β3 | |||||
19 | November 18 | Milwaukee | 86β87 | Earl Monroe (22) | 16β3 | |||||
20 | November 21 | Portland | 80β108 | Dave DeBusschere (25) | 17β3 | |||||
21 | November 24 | @ Boston | 97β114 | Walt Frazier (25) | 17β4 | |||||
22 | November 25 | Boston | 94β97 | Walt Frazier (31) | 18β4 | |||||
23 | November 28 | Cleveland | 84β107 | Walt Frazier (19) | 19β4 | |||||
24 | November 29 | @ Philadelphia | 139β91 | Bill Bradley (26) | 20β4 | |||||
25 | December 1 | @ Milwaukee | 74β100 | Earl Monroe (17) | 20β5 | |||||
26 | December 2 | Buffalo | 94β119 | Earl Monroe (24) | 21β5 | |||||
27 | December 5 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 103β125 | Dave DeBusschere (28) | 22β5 | |||||
28 | December 8 | @ Buffalo | 89β91 | Walt Frazier (26) | 22β6 | |||||
29 | December 9 | Philadelphia | 109β120 | Bradley, Frazier (26) | 23β6 | |||||
30 | December 12 | Atlanta | 93β114 | Walt Frazier (29) | 24β6 | |||||
31 | December 13 | @ Atlanta | 120β121 | Dave DeBusschere (21) | 24β7 | |||||
32 | December 15 | @ Chicago | 86β90 | Walt Frazier (20) | 24β8 | |||||
33 | December 16 | Chicago | 83β97 | Dave DeBusschere (27) | 25β8 | |||||
34 | December 19 | @ Phoenix | 84β117 | Earl Monroe (17) | 25β9 | |||||
35 | December 20 | N Houston | 124β102 | DeBusschere, Reed (26) | 26β9 | |||||
36 | December 22 | @ Cleveland | 98β87 | Dave DeBusschere (24) | 27β9 | |||||
37 | December 25 | Detroit | 110β113 | Bill Bradley (29) | 28β9 | |||||
38 | December 26 | @ Boston | 106β115 | Walt Frazier (29) | 28β10 | |||||
39 | December 28 | Buffalo | 86β107 | Walt Frazier (19) | 29β10 | |||||
40 | December 29 | @ Detroit | 99β94 | Walt Frazier (24) | 30β10 | |||||
41 | December 30 | Baltimore | 98β100 | Earl Monroe (26) | 31β10 | |||||
42 | January 2 | Milwaukee | 92β102 | Bill Bradley (22) | 32β10 | |||||
43 | January 5 | @ Buffalo | 129β106 | Bill Bradley (38) | 33β10 | |||||
44 | January 6 | Houston | 106β116 | Walt Frazier (33) | 34β10 | |||||
45 | January 9 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 116β115 (OT) | DeBusschere, Monroe (24) | 35β10 | |||||
46 | January 11 | @ Atlanta | 122β107 | Walt Frazier (31) | 36β10 | |||||
47 | January 12 | @ Houston | 104β103 | Earl Monroe (25) | 37β10 | |||||
48 | January 14 | @ Seattle | 86β84 | Willis Reed (22) | 38β10 | |||||
49 | January 16 | @ Phoenix | 102β101 | Dave DeBusschere (30) | 39β10 | |||||
50 | January 19 | @ Los Angeles | 88β95 | Walt Frazier (24) | 39β11 | |||||
51 | January 21 | @ Houston | 103β107 | Walt Frazier (24) | 39β12 | |||||
52 | January 25 | Buffalo | 92β99 | Walt Frazier (23) | 40β12 | |||||
53 | January 27 | Boston | 108β111 | Walt Frazier (25) | 41β12 | |||||
54 | January 28 | @ Boston | 96β93 | Walt Frazier (23) | 42β12 | |||||
55 | January 29 | Golden State | 84β97 | DeBusschere, Frazier (27) | 43β12 | |||||
56 | January 31 | @ Detroit | 91β94 | Walt Frazier (20) | 43β13 | |||||
57 | February 2 | @ Baltimore | 77β89 | Dave DeBusschere (22) | 43β14 | |||||
58 | February 3 | Cleveland | 90β95 | Dave DeBusschere (21) | 44β14 | |||||
59 | February 4 | @ Cleveland | 114β97 | Walt Frazier (28) | 45β14 | |||||
60 | February 6 | Los Angeles | 95β90 | Phil Jackson (15) | 45β15 | |||||
61 | February 10 | Detroit | 93β107 | Earl Monroe (22) | 46β15 | |||||
62 | February 14 | Chicago | 100β98 | Walt Frazier (29) | 46β16 | |||||
63 | February 16 | @ Buffalo | 102β98 | Walt Frazier (34) | 47β16 | |||||
64 | February 17 | Philadelphia | 89β107 | Earl Monroe (25) | 48β16 | |||||
65 | February 18 | @ Philadelphia | 98β114 | Walt Frazier (25) | 48β17 | |||||
66 | February 20 | Portland | 106β110 | Jerry Lucas (27) | 49β17 | |||||
67 | February 23 | @ Chicago | 83β84 | Jerry Lucas (22) | 49β18 | |||||
68 | February 24 | Buffalo | 97β125 | Walt Frazier (25) | 50β18 | |||||
69 | February 27 | Boston | 91β123 | Frazier, Jackson (20) | 51β18 | |||||
70 | March 1 | @ Milwaukee | 100β114 | Phil Jackson (22) | 51β19 | |||||
71 | March 3 | Baltimore | 97β75 | Walt Frazier (22) | 51β20 | |||||
72 | March 4 | N Baltimore | 97β106 | Walt Frazier (26) | 51β21 | |||||
73 | March 6 | Seattle | 94β106 | Bill Bradley (29) | 52β21 | |||||
74 | March 7 | @ Philadelphia | 120β94 | Walt Frazier (28) | 53β21 | |||||
75 | March 10 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 102β125 | Bradley, Frazier (28) | 54β21 | |||||
76 | March 11 | @ Boston | 107β122 | Walt Frazier (22) | 54β22 | |||||
77 | March 13 | Phoenix | 111β115 | Frazier, Reed (28) | 55β22 | |||||
78 | March 16 | @ Los Angeles | 109β98 | Earl Monroe (23) | 56β22 | |||||
79 | March 17 | @ Golden State | 117β108 | Earl Monroe (21) | 57β22 | |||||
80 | March 18 | @ Portland | 96β99 | Earl Monroe (18) | 57β23 | |||||
81 | March 21 | Atlanta | 98β93 | Jackson, Monroe (18) | 57β24 | |||||
82 | March 24 | Boston | 108β103 | Earl Monroe (25) | 57β25 |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | Games Played | Games Started | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Walt Frazier | 78 | 3181 | 681 | 286 | 570 | 461 | 1648 | |
Bill Bradley | 82 | 2998 | 575 | 169 | 301 | 367 | 1319 | |
Dave DeBusschere | 77 | 2827 | 532 | 194 | 787 | 259 | 1258 | |
Earl Monroe | 75 | 2370 | 496 | 172 | 245 | 288 | 1163 | |
Willis Reed | 69 | 1876 | 334 | 92 | 590 | 126 | 760 | |
Jerry Lucas | 71 | 2001 | 312 | 81 | 510 | 317 | 704 | |
Phil Jackson | 80 | 1393 | 245 | 154 | 344 | 94 | 644 | |
Dean Meminger | 80 | 1453 | 192 | 81 | 229 | 133 | 457 | |
Henry Bibby | 55 | 475 | 78 | 73 | 82 | 64 | 229 | |
Dick Barnett | 51 | 514 | 88 | 16 | 41 | 50 | 192 | |
John Gianelli | 52 | 516 | 79 | 23 | 150 | 25 | 181 | |
Tom Riker | 14 | 66 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 35 | |
Harthorne Wingo | 13 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 20 | |
Luther Rackley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Knicks | 82 | 19730 240.6 | 3627 44.2 | 1356 16.5 | 3882 47.3 | 2187 26.7 | 8610 105.0 | |
Opponents | 82 | 19730 240.6 | 3291 40.1 | 1471 17.9 | 4100 50.0 | 1714 20.9 | 8053 98.2 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Dick Barnett | 51 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 | ||||
Henry Bibby | 55 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 4.2 | ||||
Bill Bradley | 82 | 36.6 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 16.1 | ||||
Dave DeBusschere | 77 | 36.7 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 16.3 | ||||
Walt Frazier | 78 | 40.8 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 21.1 | ||||
John Gianelli | 52 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ||||
Phil Jackson | 80 | 17.4 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 8.1 | ||||
Jerry Lucas | 71 | 28.2 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 9.9 | ||||
Dean Meminger | 80 | 18.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 5.7 | ||||
Earl Monroe | 75 | 31.6 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 15.5 | ||||
Luther Rackley | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
Willis Reed | 69 | 27.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 11.0 | ||||
Tom Riker | 14 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ||||
Harthorne Wingo | 13 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ||||
New York Knicks | 82 | 240.6 | 44.2 | 16.5 | 47.3 | 26.7 | 105.0 |
New York tied 3β3 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 6 | 288 | 275 | 101 | 651 | ||
Hawks | 6 | 288 | 256 | 115 | 627 |
New York tied 3β3 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 6 | 288 | 239 | 57 | 535 | ||
Bullets | 6 | 288 | 242 | 84 | 568 |
New York tied 4β4 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 8 | 384 | 340 | 160 | 840 | ||
Celtics | 8 | 384 | 336 | 173 | 845 |
New York won 6β1 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 7 | 336 | 322 | 126 | 770 | ||
Braves | 7 | 336 | 282 | 100 | 664 |
New York lost 1β3 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | 192 | 153 | 58 | 364 | ||
Bulls | 4 | 192 | 134 | 89 | 357 |
New York won 6β0 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 6 | 288 | 250 | 98 | 598 | ||
Cavaliers | 6 | 288 | 220 | 96 | 536 |
New York won 3β1 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | 192 | 178 | 54 | 410 | ||
Pistons | 4 | 192 | 164 | 63 | 391 |
New York tied 2β2 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | 197 | 176 | 68 | 420 | ||
Warriors | 4 | 197 | 165 | 92 | 422 |
New York won 5β1 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 6 | ||||||
Rockets | 6 |
New York won 4β0 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | ||||||
Kings | 4 |
New York tied 2β2 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | ||||||
Lakers | 4 |
New York tied 2β2 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | ||||||
Bucks | 4 |
New York won 6β1 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 7 | 336 | 348 | 124 | 820 | ||
76ers | 7 | 336 | 285 | 121 | 691 |
New York won 3β1 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | ||||||
Suns | 4 |
New York won 3β1 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | ||||||
Trail Blazers | 4 |
New York won 4β0 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | 192 | 410 | ||||
SuperSonics | 4 | 192 | 347 |
Opponent | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points Against |
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Atlanta | 6 | ||||||
Baltimore | 6 | ||||||
Boston | 8 | ||||||
Buffalo | 7 | ||||||
Chicago | 4 | ||||||
Cleveland | 6 | ||||||
Detroit | 4 | ||||||
Golden State | 4 | ||||||
Houston | 6 | ||||||
Kansas City-Omaha | 4 | ||||||
Los Angeles | 4 | ||||||
Milwaukee | 4 | ||||||
Philadelphia | 7 | ||||||
Phoenix | 4 | ||||||
Portland | 4 | ||||||
Seattle | 4 | ||||||
Opponents | 82 |
Player | Games Played | Games Started | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Walt Frazier | 17 | 765 | 150 | 73 | 124 | 106 | 373 | |
Dave DeBusschere | 17 | 632 | 117 | 31 | 179 | 58 | 265 | |
Earl Monroe | 16 | 504 | 111 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 258 | |
Bill Bradley | 17 | 587 | 99 | 40 | 57 | 45 | 238 | |
Willis Reed | 17 | 486 | 97 | 18 | 129 | 30 | 212 | |
Phil Jackson | 17 | 338 | 60 | 28 | 72 | 24 | 148 | |
Jerry Lucas | 17 | 368 | 54 | 20 | 85 | 39 | 128 | |
Dean Meminger | 17 | 323 | 31 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 81 | |
John Gianelli | 7 | 55 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 25 | |
Henry Bibby | 6 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | |
Harthorne Wingo | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | |
Dick Barnett | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
Knicks | 17 | 822 48.4 | 746 48.0 | 273 17.2 | 756 47.9 | 396 24.2 | 1765 113.2 | |
Opponents | 17 | 1679 98.3 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Dick Barnett | 4 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||||
Henry Bibby | 6 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 | ||||
Bill Bradley | 17 | 34.5 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 14.0 | ||||
Dave DeBusschere | 17 | 37.2 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 15.6 | ||||
Walt Frazier | 17 | 45.0 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 21.9 | ||||
John Gianelli | 52 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.6 | ||||
Phil Jackson | 17 | 19.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 8.7 | ||||
Jerry Lucas | 17 | 21.6 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 7.5 | ||||
Dean Meminger | 17 | 19.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.8 | ||||
Earl Monroe | 16 | 31.5 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 16.1 | ||||
Willis Reed | 17 | 28.6 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 12.5 | ||||
Harthorne Wingo | 3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | ||||
New York Knicks | 17 | 48.4 | 48.0 | 17.2 | 47.9 | 24.2 | 113.2 |
New York won 4β1 in the 1973 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 5 | 240 | 223 | 73 | 519 | ||
Bullets | 5 | 240 | 204 | 70 | 478 |
New York won 4β3 in the 1973 NBA Eastern Conference Finals |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 7 | 346 | 308 | 127 | 743 | ||
Celtics | 7 | 346 | 289 | 139 | 717 |
New York won 4β1 in the 1973 NBA Finals |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 5 | 240 | 215 | 73 | 232 | 117 | 503 |
Lakers | 5 | 240 | 197 | 110 | 264 | 87 | 484 |
Opponent | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points Against |
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Baltimore | 5 | ||||||
Boston | 7 | ||||||
Los Angeles | 5 | ||||||
Opponents | 17 |
Local TV | Play-by-Play | Color Commentator |
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WOR-TV 9 | Bob Wolff | Cal Ramsey |
Some New York Knicks TV Games never aired on WOR-TV because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers ( NHL).
Local Cable TV | Play-by-Play | Color Commentator |
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Manhattan Cable Television | Bob Wolff | Cal Ramsey |
Flagship station | Play-by-Play | Color Commentator |
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WNBCβAM 660 | Marv Albert | John Andariese |
Some New York Knicks radio games never aired on WNBCβAM because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers ( NHL).
Player | Award |
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Willis Reed | NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award |
Walt Frazier | All-NBA Second Team |
NBA All-Defensive First Team | |
Dave DeBusschere | NBA All-Defensive First Team |
New York Knicks NBA All-Star representatives at the 1973 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois at Chicago Stadium.
Player | Team | Position | Minutes | Points | Field Goals | FGA | Free Throws | FTA | Rebounds | Assists | Personal Fouls |
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Bill Bradley | ( Eastern Conference All-Stars) | F | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Dave DeBusschere | ( Eastern Conference All-Stars) | F, Starter | 25 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Walt Frazier | ( Eastern Conference All-Stars) | G, Starter | 26 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Transactions listed are from July 1, 1972 to June 30, 1973.
October 9, 1972 | To
Atlanta Hawks Eddie Mast for a 1973 2nd Round draft pick |
1972β73 New York Knicks season | |
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NBA champions | |
Conference champions | |
Head coach | Red Holzman |
General manager | Red Holzman |
Arena | Madison Square Garden |
Results | |
Record | 57–25 (.695) |
Place | Division: 2nd (
Atlantic) Conference: 3rd ( Eastern) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Champions (Defeated Lakers 4β1) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television |
WORβTV 9 ( Bob Wolff and Cal Ramsey) Manhattan Cable Television ( Bob Wolff and Cal Ramsey) |
Radio |
WNBCβAM 660 ( Marv Albert and John Andariese) |
The 1972β73 New York Knicks season was the 27th season of NBA basketball in New York City. The Knicks captured their second NBA title as they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, four games to one, which was exactly the same count the Knicks lost to the Lakers a year earlier. To date this is the last Knicks' championship. This is also the Knicks' last season with a Finals appearance until 1993β94, 21 years later.
Besides being the last Knicks team to win a championship, the team is also remembered for the deep roster of future Hall of Fame players, which included Dave DeBusschere, Walt "Clyde" Frazier, Jerry Lucas, Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Willis Reed, Future U.S. Senator Bill Bradley, and future Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson. In fact, as of 2023, the 1972-73 Knicks are the last championship team to have their five starters all in the Hall.
Note: This is not an extensive list; it only covers the first and second rounds, and any other players picked by the franchise that played at least one game in the league.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 8 | Tom Riker | F/C | United States | South Carolina |
4 | 58 | Henry Bibby | G | United States | UCLA |
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September/October
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All times are EASTERN time
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y- Boston Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 | β | 33β6 | 32β8 | 3β0 | 18β4 |
x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 11 | 35β6 | 21β18 | 1β1 | 16β6 |
Buffalo Braves | 21 | 61 | .256 | 47 | 14β27 | 6β31 | 1β3 | 8β14 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 73 | .110 | 59 | 5β26 | 2β36 | 2β11 | 2β20 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z- Boston Celtics | 68 | 14 | .829 |
2 | x- New York Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 |
3 | y- Baltimore Bullets | 52 | 30 | .634 |
4 | x- Atlanta Hawks | 46 | 36 | .561 |
5 | Houston Rockets | 33 | 49 | .402 |
6 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 50 | .390 |
7 | Buffalo Braves | 21 | 61 | .256 |
8 | Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 73 | .110 |
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 3β4 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 4β4 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 |
Baltimore | 4β3 | β | 1β5 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 8β0 | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 3β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β0 |
Boston | 5β1 | 5β1 | β | 7β0 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 4β4 | 7β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 |
Buffalo | 1β5 | 1β5 | 0β7 | β | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β6 | 7β1 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Chicago | 2β2 | 4β0 | 1β3 | 2β2 | β | 3β1 | 3β4 | 3β3 | 4β0 | 5β2 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
Cleveland | 4β3 | 0β8 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 1β3 | β | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β3 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 0β6 | 6β0 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 |
Detroit | 2β2 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | β | 2β4 | 1β3 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 2β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 2β4 |
Golden State | 3β1 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 4β0 | 3β3 | 3β1 | 4β2 | β | 3β1 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 4β3 |
Houston | 4β4 | 2β5 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 0β4 | 3β4 | 3β1 | 1β3 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 1β5 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 |
Kansas City-Omaha | 2β2 | 1β3 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β5 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 4β0 | β | 1β5 | 1β6 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 |
Los Angeles | 1β3 | 3β1 | 0β4 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 4β3 | 3β1 | 5β1 | β | 3β3 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 6β1 | 6β0 | 6β0 |
Milwaukee | 3β1 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 3β1 | 5β2 | 5β1 | 3β1 | 6β1 | 3β3 | β | 2β2 | 3β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 |
New York | 3β3 | 3β3 | 4β4 | 6β1 | 1β3 | 6β0 | 3β1 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 2β2 | β | 6β1 | 3β1 | 3β1 | 4β0 |
Philadelphia | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β7 | 1β7 | 0β4 | 0β6 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β6 | β | 0β4 | 1β3 | 1β3 |
Phoenix | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β6 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 4β0 | β | 5β2 | 4β2 |
Portland | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 3β1 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 3β1 | 2β5 | β | 3β4 |
Seattle | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β5 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β4 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 0β4 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 4β3 | β |
1972β73 Game log | ||||||||||
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1 | October 10 | Seattle | 89β113 | Bill Bradley (26) | 1β0 | |||||
2 | October 14 | Los Angeles | 100β125 | Bill Bradley (29) | 2β0 | |||||
3 | October 15 | @ Atlanta | 101β109 | Bradley, DeBusschere (21) | 2β1 | |||||
4 | October 17 | Houston | 95β103 | Jerry Lucas (22) | 3β1 | |||||
5 | October 20 | @ Cleveland | 92β89 | Walt Frazier (33) | 4β1 | |||||
6 | October 21 | Philadelphia | 88β111 | Walt Frazier (21) | 5β1 | |||||
7 | October 24 | Cleveland | 90β123 | Walt Frazier (22) | 6β1 | |||||
8 | October 27 | @ Baltimore | 92β88 | Walt Frazier (25) | 7β1 | |||||
9 | October 28 | Baltimore | 90β94 | Earl Monroe (21) | 8β1 | |||||
10 | November 1 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 122β85 | Walt Frazier (22) | 9β1 | |||||
11 | November 3 | @ Seattle | 105β80 | Bradley, Monroe (18) | 10β1 | |||||
12 | November 4 | @ Golden State | 104β127 | Bill Bradley (23) | 10β2 | |||||
13 | November 6 | @ Portland | 111β95 | Bill Bradley (24) | 11β2 | |||||
14 | November 9 | Atlanta | 99β101 | Walt Frazier (35) | 12β2 | |||||
15 | November 10 | @ Philadelphia | 125β106 | Dave DeBusschere (24) | 13β2 | |||||
16 | November 11 | Golden State | 103β102 (OT) | Dave DeBusschere (27) | 13β3 | |||||
17 | November 14 | Phoenix | 97β103 | Walt Frazier (32) | 14β3 | |||||
18 | November 16 | Houston | 100β119 | Earl Monroe (24) | 15β3 | |||||
19 | November 18 | Milwaukee | 86β87 | Earl Monroe (22) | 16β3 | |||||
20 | November 21 | Portland | 80β108 | Dave DeBusschere (25) | 17β3 | |||||
21 | November 24 | @ Boston | 97β114 | Walt Frazier (25) | 17β4 | |||||
22 | November 25 | Boston | 94β97 | Walt Frazier (31) | 18β4 | |||||
23 | November 28 | Cleveland | 84β107 | Walt Frazier (19) | 19β4 | |||||
24 | November 29 | @ Philadelphia | 139β91 | Bill Bradley (26) | 20β4 | |||||
25 | December 1 | @ Milwaukee | 74β100 | Earl Monroe (17) | 20β5 | |||||
26 | December 2 | Buffalo | 94β119 | Earl Monroe (24) | 21β5 | |||||
27 | December 5 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 103β125 | Dave DeBusschere (28) | 22β5 | |||||
28 | December 8 | @ Buffalo | 89β91 | Walt Frazier (26) | 22β6 | |||||
29 | December 9 | Philadelphia | 109β120 | Bradley, Frazier (26) | 23β6 | |||||
30 | December 12 | Atlanta | 93β114 | Walt Frazier (29) | 24β6 | |||||
31 | December 13 | @ Atlanta | 120β121 | Dave DeBusschere (21) | 24β7 | |||||
32 | December 15 | @ Chicago | 86β90 | Walt Frazier (20) | 24β8 | |||||
33 | December 16 | Chicago | 83β97 | Dave DeBusschere (27) | 25β8 | |||||
34 | December 19 | @ Phoenix | 84β117 | Earl Monroe (17) | 25β9 | |||||
35 | December 20 | N Houston | 124β102 | DeBusschere, Reed (26) | 26β9 | |||||
36 | December 22 | @ Cleveland | 98β87 | Dave DeBusschere (24) | 27β9 | |||||
37 | December 25 | Detroit | 110β113 | Bill Bradley (29) | 28β9 | |||||
38 | December 26 | @ Boston | 106β115 | Walt Frazier (29) | 28β10 | |||||
39 | December 28 | Buffalo | 86β107 | Walt Frazier (19) | 29β10 | |||||
40 | December 29 | @ Detroit | 99β94 | Walt Frazier (24) | 30β10 | |||||
41 | December 30 | Baltimore | 98β100 | Earl Monroe (26) | 31β10 | |||||
42 | January 2 | Milwaukee | 92β102 | Bill Bradley (22) | 32β10 | |||||
43 | January 5 | @ Buffalo | 129β106 | Bill Bradley (38) | 33β10 | |||||
44 | January 6 | Houston | 106β116 | Walt Frazier (33) | 34β10 | |||||
45 | January 9 | @ Kansas CityβOmaha | 116β115 (OT) | DeBusschere, Monroe (24) | 35β10 | |||||
46 | January 11 | @ Atlanta | 122β107 | Walt Frazier (31) | 36β10 | |||||
47 | January 12 | @ Houston | 104β103 | Earl Monroe (25) | 37β10 | |||||
48 | January 14 | @ Seattle | 86β84 | Willis Reed (22) | 38β10 | |||||
49 | January 16 | @ Phoenix | 102β101 | Dave DeBusschere (30) | 39β10 | |||||
50 | January 19 | @ Los Angeles | 88β95 | Walt Frazier (24) | 39β11 | |||||
51 | January 21 | @ Houston | 103β107 | Walt Frazier (24) | 39β12 | |||||
52 | January 25 | Buffalo | 92β99 | Walt Frazier (23) | 40β12 | |||||
53 | January 27 | Boston | 108β111 | Walt Frazier (25) | 41β12 | |||||
54 | January 28 | @ Boston | 96β93 | Walt Frazier (23) | 42β12 | |||||
55 | January 29 | Golden State | 84β97 | DeBusschere, Frazier (27) | 43β12 | |||||
56 | January 31 | @ Detroit | 91β94 | Walt Frazier (20) | 43β13 | |||||
57 | February 2 | @ Baltimore | 77β89 | Dave DeBusschere (22) | 43β14 | |||||
58 | February 3 | Cleveland | 90β95 | Dave DeBusschere (21) | 44β14 | |||||
59 | February 4 | @ Cleveland | 114β97 | Walt Frazier (28) | 45β14 | |||||
60 | February 6 | Los Angeles | 95β90 | Phil Jackson (15) | 45β15 | |||||
61 | February 10 | Detroit | 93β107 | Earl Monroe (22) | 46β15 | |||||
62 | February 14 | Chicago | 100β98 | Walt Frazier (29) | 46β16 | |||||
63 | February 16 | @ Buffalo | 102β98 | Walt Frazier (34) | 47β16 | |||||
64 | February 17 | Philadelphia | 89β107 | Earl Monroe (25) | 48β16 | |||||
65 | February 18 | @ Philadelphia | 98β114 | Walt Frazier (25) | 48β17 | |||||
66 | February 20 | Portland | 106β110 | Jerry Lucas (27) | 49β17 | |||||
67 | February 23 | @ Chicago | 83β84 | Jerry Lucas (22) | 49β18 | |||||
68 | February 24 | Buffalo | 97β125 | Walt Frazier (25) | 50β18 | |||||
69 | February 27 | Boston | 91β123 | Frazier, Jackson (20) | 51β18 | |||||
70 | March 1 | @ Milwaukee | 100β114 | Phil Jackson (22) | 51β19 | |||||
71 | March 3 | Baltimore | 97β75 | Walt Frazier (22) | 51β20 | |||||
72 | March 4 | N Baltimore | 97β106 | Walt Frazier (26) | 51β21 | |||||
73 | March 6 | Seattle | 94β106 | Bill Bradley (29) | 52β21 | |||||
74 | March 7 | @ Philadelphia | 120β94 | Walt Frazier (28) | 53β21 | |||||
75 | March 10 | Kansas CityβOmaha | 102β125 | Bradley, Frazier (28) | 54β21 | |||||
76 | March 11 | @ Boston | 107β122 | Walt Frazier (22) | 54β22 | |||||
77 | March 13 | Phoenix | 111β115 | Frazier, Reed (28) | 55β22 | |||||
78 | March 16 | @ Los Angeles | 109β98 | Earl Monroe (23) | 56β22 | |||||
79 | March 17 | @ Golden State | 117β108 | Earl Monroe (21) | 57β22 | |||||
80 | March 18 | @ Portland | 96β99 | Earl Monroe (18) | 57β23 | |||||
81 | March 21 | Atlanta | 98β93 | Jackson, Monroe (18) | 57β24 | |||||
82 | March 24 | Boston | 108β103 | Earl Monroe (25) | 57β25 |
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Conference Semifinals: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
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Conference Finals: 4β3 (home: 2β1; road: 2β2)
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NBA Finals: 4β1 (home: 2β0; road: 2β1)
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1973 schedule |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | Games Played | Games Started | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Walt Frazier | 78 | 3181 | 681 | 286 | 570 | 461 | 1648 | |
Bill Bradley | 82 | 2998 | 575 | 169 | 301 | 367 | 1319 | |
Dave DeBusschere | 77 | 2827 | 532 | 194 | 787 | 259 | 1258 | |
Earl Monroe | 75 | 2370 | 496 | 172 | 245 | 288 | 1163 | |
Willis Reed | 69 | 1876 | 334 | 92 | 590 | 126 | 760 | |
Jerry Lucas | 71 | 2001 | 312 | 81 | 510 | 317 | 704 | |
Phil Jackson | 80 | 1393 | 245 | 154 | 344 | 94 | 644 | |
Dean Meminger | 80 | 1453 | 192 | 81 | 229 | 133 | 457 | |
Henry Bibby | 55 | 475 | 78 | 73 | 82 | 64 | 229 | |
Dick Barnett | 51 | 514 | 88 | 16 | 41 | 50 | 192 | |
John Gianelli | 52 | 516 | 79 | 23 | 150 | 25 | 181 | |
Tom Riker | 14 | 66 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 35 | |
Harthorne Wingo | 13 | 59 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 20 | |
Luther Rackley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Knicks | 82 | 19730 240.6 | 3627 44.2 | 1356 16.5 | 3882 47.3 | 2187 26.7 | 8610 105.0 | |
Opponents | 82 | 19730 240.6 | 3291 40.1 | 1471 17.9 | 4100 50.0 | 1714 20.9 | 8053 98.2 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Dick Barnett | 51 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 | ||||
Henry Bibby | 55 | 8.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 4.2 | ||||
Bill Bradley | 82 | 36.6 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 16.1 | ||||
Dave DeBusschere | 77 | 36.7 | 6.9 | 2.5 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 16.3 | ||||
Walt Frazier | 78 | 40.8 | 8.7 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 21.1 | ||||
John Gianelli | 52 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ||||
Phil Jackson | 80 | 17.4 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 8.1 | ||||
Jerry Lucas | 71 | 28.2 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 4.5 | 9.9 | ||||
Dean Meminger | 80 | 18.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 5.7 | ||||
Earl Monroe | 75 | 31.6 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 15.5 | ||||
Luther Rackley | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
Willis Reed | 69 | 27.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 11.0 | ||||
Tom Riker | 14 | 4.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | ||||
Harthorne Wingo | 13 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | ||||
New York Knicks | 82 | 240.6 | 44.2 | 16.5 | 47.3 | 26.7 | 105.0 |
New York tied 3β3 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 6 | 288 | 275 | 101 | 651 | ||
Hawks | 6 | 288 | 256 | 115 | 627 |
New York tied 3β3 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 6 | 288 | 239 | 57 | 535 | ||
Bullets | 6 | 288 | 242 | 84 | 568 |
New York tied 4β4 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 8 | 384 | 340 | 160 | 840 | ||
Celtics | 8 | 384 | 336 | 173 | 845 |
New York won 6β1 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 7 | 336 | 322 | 126 | 770 | ||
Braves | 7 | 336 | 282 | 100 | 664 |
New York lost 1β3 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | 192 | 153 | 58 | 364 | ||
Bulls | 4 | 192 | 134 | 89 | 357 |
New York won 6β0 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 6 | 288 | 250 | 98 | 598 | ||
Cavaliers | 6 | 288 | 220 | 96 | 536 |
New York won 3β1 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | 192 | 178 | 54 | 410 | ||
Pistons | 4 | 192 | 164 | 63 | 391 |
New York tied 2β2 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | 197 | 176 | 68 | 420 | ||
Warriors | 4 | 197 | 165 | 92 | 422 |
New York won 5β1 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 6 | ||||||
Rockets | 6 |
New York won 4β0 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | ||||||
Kings | 4 |
New York tied 2β2 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | ||||||
Lakers | 4 |
New York tied 2β2 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | ||||||
Bucks | 4 |
New York won 6β1 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 7 | 336 | 348 | 124 | 820 | ||
76ers | 7 | 336 | 285 | 121 | 691 |
New York won 3β1 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | ||||||
Suns | 4 |
New York won 3β1 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | ||||||
Trail Blazers | 4 |
New York won 4β0 in the regular-season series |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 4 | 192 | 410 | ||||
SuperSonics | 4 | 192 | 347 |
Opponent | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points Against |
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Atlanta | 6 | ||||||
Baltimore | 6 | ||||||
Boston | 8 | ||||||
Buffalo | 7 | ||||||
Chicago | 4 | ||||||
Cleveland | 6 | ||||||
Detroit | 4 | ||||||
Golden State | 4 | ||||||
Houston | 6 | ||||||
Kansas City-Omaha | 4 | ||||||
Los Angeles | 4 | ||||||
Milwaukee | 4 | ||||||
Philadelphia | 7 | ||||||
Phoenix | 4 | ||||||
Portland | 4 | ||||||
Seattle | 4 | ||||||
Opponents | 82 |
Player | Games Played | Games Started | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Walt Frazier | 17 | 765 | 150 | 73 | 124 | 106 | 373 | |
Dave DeBusschere | 17 | 632 | 117 | 31 | 179 | 58 | 265 | |
Earl Monroe | 16 | 504 | 111 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 258 | |
Bill Bradley | 17 | 587 | 99 | 40 | 57 | 45 | 238 | |
Willis Reed | 17 | 486 | 97 | 18 | 129 | 30 | 212 | |
Phil Jackson | 17 | 338 | 60 | 28 | 72 | 24 | 148 | |
Jerry Lucas | 17 | 368 | 54 | 20 | 85 | 39 | 128 | |
Dean Meminger | 17 | 323 | 31 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 81 | |
John Gianelli | 7 | 55 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 25 | |
Henry Bibby | 6 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | |
Harthorne Wingo | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11 | |
Dick Barnett | 4 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
Knicks | 17 | 822 48.4 | 746 48.0 | 273 17.2 | 756 47.9 | 396 24.2 | 1765 113.2 | |
Opponents | 17 | 1679 98.3 |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Dick Barnett | 4 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | ||||
Henry Bibby | 6 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 | ||||
Bill Bradley | 17 | 34.5 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 14.0 | ||||
Dave DeBusschere | 17 | 37.2 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 15.6 | ||||
Walt Frazier | 17 | 45.0 | 8.8 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 21.9 | ||||
John Gianelli | 52 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.6 | ||||
Phil Jackson | 17 | 19.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 8.7 | ||||
Jerry Lucas | 17 | 21.6 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 7.5 | ||||
Dean Meminger | 17 | 19.0 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4.8 | ||||
Earl Monroe | 16 | 31.5 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 16.1 | ||||
Willis Reed | 17 | 28.6 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 12.5 | ||||
Harthorne Wingo | 3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | ||||
New York Knicks | 17 | 48.4 | 48.0 | 17.2 | 47.9 | 24.2 | 113.2 |
New York won 4β1 in the 1973 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 5 | 240 | 223 | 73 | 519 | ||
Bullets | 5 | 240 | 204 | 70 | 478 |
New York won 4β3 in the 1973 NBA Eastern Conference Finals |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 7 | 346 | 308 | 127 | 743 | ||
Celtics | 7 | 346 | 289 | 139 | 717 |
New York won 4β1 in the 1973 NBA Finals |
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Team | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points |
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Knicks | 5 | 240 | 215 | 73 | 232 | 117 | 503 |
Lakers | 5 | 240 | 197 | 110 | 264 | 87 | 484 |
Opponent | Games Played | Minutes Played | Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Points Against |
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Baltimore | 5 | ||||||
Boston | 7 | ||||||
Los Angeles | 5 | ||||||
Opponents | 17 |
Local TV | Play-by-Play | Color Commentator |
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WOR-TV 9 | Bob Wolff | Cal Ramsey |
Some New York Knicks TV Games never aired on WOR-TV because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers ( NHL).
Local Cable TV | Play-by-Play | Color Commentator |
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Manhattan Cable Television | Bob Wolff | Cal Ramsey |
Flagship station | Play-by-Play | Color Commentator |
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WNBCβAM 660 | Marv Albert | John Andariese |
Some New York Knicks radio games never aired on WNBCβAM because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers ( NHL).
Player | Award |
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Willis Reed | NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award |
Walt Frazier | All-NBA Second Team |
NBA All-Defensive First Team | |
Dave DeBusschere | NBA All-Defensive First Team |
New York Knicks NBA All-Star representatives at the 1973 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois at Chicago Stadium.
Player | Team | Position | Minutes | Points | Field Goals | FGA | Free Throws | FTA | Rebounds | Assists | Personal Fouls |
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Bill Bradley | ( Eastern Conference All-Stars) | F | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Dave DeBusschere | ( Eastern Conference All-Stars) | F, Starter | 25 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
Walt Frazier | ( Eastern Conference All-Stars) | G, Starter | 26 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Transactions listed are from July 1, 1972 to June 30, 1973.
October 9, 1972 | To
Atlanta Hawks Eddie Mast for a 1973 2nd Round draft pick |