1972–73 New York Knicks season

The 1972–73 New York Knicks season was the 27th season of NBA basketball in New York City. The Knicks capture 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.

1972–73 New York Knicks season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Head coachRed Holzman
General managerRed Holzman
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Lakers 4–1)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR–TV 9
(Bob Wolff and Cal Ramsey)
Manhattan Cable Television
(Bob Wolff and Cal Ramsey)
RadioWNBC–AM 660
(Marv Albert and John Andariese)

Draft picks
Main article: 1972 NBA Draft

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
1 8 Tom Riker F/C  United States South Carolina
4 58 Henry Bibby G  United States UCLA

Roster
Roster listing
1972–73 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 12 Barnett, Dick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1936–10–02 Tennessee State
PG 17 Bibby, Henry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1949–11–24 UCLA
SF 24 Bradley, Bill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943–07–28 Princeton
PF 22 DeBusschere, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1940–10–16 Detroit
PG 10 Frazier, Walt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1945–03–29 Southern Illinois
C 40 Gianelli, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1950–06–10 Pacific
PF 18 Jackson, Phil 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1945–09–17 North Dakota
PF 32 Lucas, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1940–03–30 Ohio State
SG 7 Meminger, Dean 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1948–05–13 Marquette
SG 15 Monroe, Earl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1944–11–21 Winston-Salem State
C 23 Rackley, Luther 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1946–06–11 Xavier
C 19 Reed, Willis (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1942–06–25 Grambling State
C 6 Riker, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1950–02–28 South Carolina
PF 43 Wingo, Harthorne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1947–09–09 Friendship Junior College
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 1973–05–10

Pre season

Game log
1972–73 Pre Season Game Log
September/October

All times are EASTERN time

Regular season

Standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Boston Celtics 6814.829–33–632–83–018–4
x-New York Knicks 5725.6951135–621–181–116–6
Buffalo Braves 2161.2564714–276–311–38–14
Philadelphia 76ers 973.110595–262–362–112–20
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Boston Celtics6814.829
2 x-New York Knicks5725.695
3 y-Baltimore Bullets5230.634
4 x-Atlanta Hawks4636.561
5 Houston Rockets3349.402
6 Cleveland Cavaliers3250.390
7 Buffalo Braves2161.256
8 Philadelphia 76ers973.110
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1972–73 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —3–41–55–12–23–42–21–34–42–23–11–33–36–03–14–03–1
Baltimore 4–3—1–55–10–48–02–23–15–23–11–32–23–35–12–24–04–0
Boston 5–15–1—7–03–15–13–13–15–13–14–02–24–47–04–04–04–0
Buffalo 1–51–50–7—2–21–51–30–41–51–30–40–41–67–11–32–22–2
Chicago 2–24–01–32–2—3–13–43–34–05–21–52–43–14–04–25–15–1
Cleveland 4–30–81–55–11–3—1–31–34–32–21–31–30–66–01–31–33–1
Detroit 2–22–21–33–14–33–1—2–41–33–31–52–51–33–14–26–02–4
Golden State 3–11–31–34–03–33–14–2—3–14–23–41–52–24–02–45–14–3
Houston 4–42–51–55–10–43–43–11–3—0–41–31–31–55–12–22–22–2
Kansas City-Omaha 2–21–31–33–12–52–23–32–44–0—1–51–60–43–13–34–24–2
Los Angeles 1–33–10–44–05–13–15–14–33–15–1—3–32–24–06–16–06–0
Milwaukee 3–12–22–24–04–23–15–25–13–16–13–3—2–23–15–15–15–1
New York 3–33–34–46–11–36–03–12–25–14–02–22–2—6–13–13–14–0
Philadelphia 0–61–50–71–70–40–61–30–41–51–30–41–31–6—0–41–31–3
Phoenix 1–32–20–43–12–43–12–44–22–23–31–61–51–34–0—5–24–2
Portland 0–40–40–42–21–53–10–61–52–22–40–61–51–33–12–5—3–4
Seattle 1–30–40–42–21–51–34–23–42–22–40–61–50–43–12–44–3—

Game log
1972–73 Game Log (57–25) (Home: 34–7; Road: 23–18)
October (8–1) (Home: 6–0; Road: 2–1)
November (12–3) (Home: 7–1; Road: 5–2)
December (10–5) (Home: 7–0; Road: 3–5)
January (12–3) (Home: 5–0; Road: 7–3)
February (8–5) (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–3)
March (6–7) (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–4)
1972–73 Schedule

All times are EASTERN time

Playoffs
1972–73 NBA Playoffs Game Log (12–5) (Home: 7–1; Road: 5–4)
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. (E3) Baltimore Bullets – New York Knicks win series 4–1
Eastern Conference Finals vs. (E1) Boston Celtics – New York Knicks win series 4–3
NBA Finals vs. (W2) Los Angeles Lakers – New York Knicks win series 4–1
1972–73 Schedule

All times are EASTERN time

Player statistics
Legend
  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

Season
Player Games Played Games Started Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Walt Frazier7831816812865704611648
Bill Bradley8229985751693013671319
Dave DeBusschere7728275321947872591258
Earl Monroe7523704961722452881163
Willis Reed69187633492590126760
Jerry Lucas71200131281510317704
Phil Jackson80139324515434494644
Dean Meminger80145319281229133457
Henry Bibby5547578738264229
Dick Barnett5151488164150192
John Gianelli52516792315025181
Tom Riker1466101516235
Harthorne Wingo13599216120
Luther Rackley1200100
Knicks8219730 240.63627 44.21356 16.53882 47.32187 26.78610 105.0
Opponents8219730 240.63291 40.11471 17.94100 50.01714 20.98053 98.2
New York Knicks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dick Barnett5110.11.70.30.81.03.8
Henry Bibby558.61.41.31.51.24.2
Bill Bradley8236.67.02.13.74.516.1
Dave DeBusschere7736.76.92.510.23.416.3
Walt Frazier7840.88.73.77.35.921.1
John Gianelli529.91.50.42.90.53.5
Phil Jackson8017.43.11.94.31.28.1
Jerry Lucas7128.24.41.17.24.59.9
Dean Meminger8018.22.41.02.91.75.7
Earl Monroe7531.66.62.33.33.815.5
Luther Rackley12.00.00.01.00.00.0
Willis Reed6927.24.81.31.51.211.0
Tom Riker144.60.71.11.10.12.5
Harthorne Wingo134.50.70.21.20.11.5
New York Knicks82240.644.216.547.326.7105.0

vs. Atlanta
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks6288275101651
Hawks6288256115627

vs. Baltimore
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks628823957535
Bullets628824284568

vs. Boston
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks8384340160840
Celtics8384336173845

vs. Buffalo
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks7336322126770
Braves7336282100664

vs. Chicago
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks419215358364
Bulls419213489357

vs. Cleveland
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks628825098598
Cavaliers628822096536

vs. Detroit
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks419217854410
Pistons419216463391

vs. Golden State
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks419717668420
Warriors419716592422

vs. Houston
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks6
Rockets6

vs. Kansas City-Omaha
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks4
Kings4

vs. Los Angeles
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks4
Lakers4

vs. Milwaukee
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks4
Bucks4

vs. Philadelphia
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks7336348124820
76ers7336285121691

vs. Phoenix
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks4
Suns4

vs. Portland
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks4
Trail Blazers4

vs. Seattle
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks4192410
SuperSonics4192347
Opponent Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points Against
Atlanta6
Baltimore6
Boston8
Buffalo7
Chicago4
Cleveland6
Detroit4
Golden State4
Houston6
Kansas City-Omaha4
Los Angeles4
Milwaukee4
Philadelphia7
Phoenix4
Portland4
Seattle4
Opponents82

Playoffs
Player Games Played Games Started Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Walt Frazier1776515073124106373
Dave DeBusschere176321173117958265
Earl Monroe16504111365151258
Bill Bradley1758799405745238
Willis Reed17486971812930212
Phil Jackson1733860287224148
Jerry Lucas1736854208539128
Dean Meminger173233119373781
John Gianelli75511313125
Henry Bibby643842320
Harthorne Wingo312517011
Dick Barnett41730026
Knicks17822 48.4746 48.0273 17.2756 47.9396 24.21765 113.2
Opponents171679 98.3
New York Knicks statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Dick Barnett44.30.80.00.05.51.5
Henry Bibby67.21.30.70.30.53.3
Bill Bradley1734.55.82.43.42.614.0
Dave DeBusschere1737.26.92.310.53.415.6
Walt Frazier1745.08.84.37.36.221.9
John Gianelli527.91.60.41.90.13.6
Phil Jackson1719.93.51.64.21.48.7
Jerry Lucas1721.63.21.25.02.37.5
Dean Meminger1719.01.81.12.22.24.8
Earl Monroe1631.56.92.33.23.216.1
Willis Reed1728.65.71.17.61.812.5
Harthorne Wingo34.01.70.32.30.03.7
New York Knicks1748.448.017.247.924.2113.2

1973 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Baltimore
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks524022373519
Bullets524020470478

1973 NBA Eastern Conference Finals vs. Boston
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks7346308127743
Celtics7346289139717

1973 NBA Finals vs. Los Angeles
Team Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points
Knicks524021573232117503
Lakers524019711026487484
Opponent Games Played Minutes Played Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Points Against
Baltimore5
Boston7
Los Angeles5
Opponents17

Media

Local TV
Local TV Play-by-Play Color Commentator
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
Local Cable TV Play-by-Play Color Commentator
Manhattan Cable Television Bob Wolff Cal Ramsey

Local radio
Flagship station Play-by-Play Color Commentator
WNBC–AM 660 Marv Albert John Andariese

Some New York Knicks radio games never aired on WNBC–AM because of broadcast conflict with the New York Rangers (NHL).

Awards and records
Player Award
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

24th NBA All-Star Game
Main article: 1973 NBA All-Star Game

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
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

Transactions listed are from July 1, 1972 to June 30, 1973.

Trades
October 9, 1972 To Atlanta Hawks
Eddie Mast
for a 1973 2nd Round draft pick

References
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