1972–73 New York Knicks season

1972–73 New York Knicks season
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 4–1)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WOR–TV 9 (Bob Wolff and Cal Ramsey) Manhattan Cable Television (Bob Wolff and Cal Ramsey)
Radio	WNBC–AM 660 (Marv Albert and John Andariese)
< 1971–72 1973–74 >

The 1972–73 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 1993–94, 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.

Draft picks[]

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[]

1972–73 New York Knicks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (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 Red Holzman Assistant coach(es) Dick McGuire 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 Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record

All times are EASTERN time

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Atlantic Division v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Boston Celtics	68	14	.829	–	33–6	32–8	3–0	18–4
x-New York Knicks	57	25	.695	11	35–6	21–18	1–1	16–6
Buffalo Braves	21	61	.256	47	14–27	6–31	1–3	8–14
Philadelphia 76ers	9	73	.110	59	5–26	2–36	2–11	2–20

#	Eastern Conference v t
	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

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	—	3–4	1–5	5–1	2–2	3–4	2–2	1–3	4–4	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–3	6–0	3–1	4–0	3–1
Baltimore	4–3	—	1–5	5–1	0–4	8–0	2–2	3–1	5–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–3	5–1	2–2	4–0	4–0
Boston	5–1	5–1	—	7–0	3–1	5–1	3–1	3–1	5–1	3–1	4–0	2–2	4–4	7–0	4–0	4–0	4–0
Buffalo	1–5	1–5	0–7	—	2–2	1–5	1–3	0–4	1–5	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–6	7–1	1–3	2–2	2–2
Chicago	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	—	3–1	3–4	3–3	4–0	5–2	1–5	2–4	3–1	4–0	4–2	5–1	5–1
Cleveland	4–3	0–8	1–5	5–1	1–3	—	1–3	1–3	4–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–6	6–0	1–3	1–3	3–1
Detroit	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	4–3	3–1	—	2–4	1–3	3–3	1–5	2–5	1–3	3–1	4–2	6–0	2–4
Golden State	3–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	3–3	3–1	4–2	—	3–1	4–2	3–4	1–5	2–2	4–0	2–4	5–1	4–3
Houston	4–4	2–5	1–5	5–1	0–4	3–4	3–1	1–3	—	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–5	5–1	2–2	2–2	2–2
Kansas City-Omaha	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–5	2–2	3–3	2–4	4–0	—	1–5	1–6	0–4	3–1	3–3	4–2	4–2
Los Angeles	1–3	3–1	0–4	4–0	5–1	3–1	5–1	4–3	3–1	5–1	—	3–3	2–2	4–0	6–1	6–0	6–0
Milwaukee	3–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	4–2	3–1	5–2	5–1	3–1	6–1	3–3	—	2–2	3–1	5–1	5–1	5–1
New York	3–3	3–3	4–4	6–1	1–3	6–0	3–1	2–2	5–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	—	6–1	3–1	3–1	4–0
Philadelphia	0–6	1–5	0–7	1–7	0–4	0–6	1–3	0–4	1–5	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–6	—	0–4	1–3	1–3
Phoenix	1–3	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–4	3–1	2–4	4–2	2–2	3–3	1–6	1–5	1–3	4–0	—	5–2	4–2
Portland	0–4	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–5	3–1	0–6	1–5	2–2	2–4	0–6	1–5	1–3	3–1	2–5	—	3–4
Seattle	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–5	1–3	4–2	3–4	2–2	2–4	0–6	1–5	0–4	3–1	2–4	4–3	—

Game log[]

1972–73 Game Log (57–25) (Home: 34–7; Road: 23–18)
October (8–1) (Home: 6–0; Road: 2–1) Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record 1 October 10, 1972 Seattle 113–89 Madison Square Garden 1–0 2 October 14, 1972 Los Angeles 3 October 15, 1972 @ Atlanta 4 5 6 7 8 9
November (12–3) (Home: 7–1; Road: 5–2) Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record 10 11 November 3, 1972 @ Seattle 105–80 Seattle Center Coliseum 10–1 12 13 14 November 9, 1972 Atlanta 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
December (10–5) (Home: 7–0; Road: 3–5) Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record 25 26 27 28 29 30 December 12, 1972 Atlanta 31 December 13, 1972 @ Atlanta 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41
January (12–3) (Home: 5–0; Road: 7–3) Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record 42 43 44 45 46 January 11, 1973 @ Atlanta 47 48 January 14, 1973 @ Seattle 86–84 Seattle Center Coliseum 38–10 49 50 January 19, 1973 @ Los Angeles 51 52 53 54 55 56
February (8–5) (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–3) Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record 57 58 59 60 February 6, 1973 Los Angeles 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69
March (6–7) (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–4) Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record 70 71 72 73 March 6, 1973 Seattle 106–94 Madison Square Garden 52–21 74 75 76 77 78 March 16, 1973 @ Los Angeles 79 80 81 March 21, 1973 Atlanta 82
1972–73 Schedule

All times are EASTERN time

Playoffs[]

1973 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 March 30 Baltimore W 95–83 Walt Frazier (25) Frazier, DeBusschere (7) Walt Frazier (6) Madison Square Garden 19,694 1–0 2 April 1 Baltimore W 123–103 Walt Frazier (29) Dave DeBusschere (11) Walt Frazier (13) Madison Square Garden 19,694 2–0 3 April 4 @ Baltimore W 103–96 Bill Bradley (23) Dave DeBusschere (11) Walt Frazier (7) Baltimore Civic Center 12,289 3–0 4 April 6 @ Baltimore L 89–97 Walt Frazier (17) Willis Reed (8) DeBusschere, Monroe (4) Baltimore Civic Center 12,289 3–1 5 April 8 Baltimore W 109–99 Earl Monroe (26) Dave DeBusschere (15) Walt Frazier (7) Madison Square Garden 19,694 4–1
Conference Finals: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 15 @ Boston L 108–134 Walt Frazier (24) Walt Frazier (7) Walt Frazier (10) Boston Garden 15,320 0–1 2 April 18 Boston W 129–96 Walt Frazier (24) Dave DeBusschere (8) Walt Frazier (10) Madison Square Garden 19,694 1–1 3 April 20 @ Boston W 98–91 Walt Frazier (23) DeBusschere, Reed (11) Walt Frazier (5) Boston Garden 15,320 2–1 4 April 22 Boston W 117–110 (2OT) Walt Frazier (37) Dave DeBusschere (10) Dean Meminger (7) Madison Square Garden 19,694 3–1 5 April 25 @ Boston L 97–98 Walt Frazier (21) Dave DeBusschere (12) Frazier, DeBusschere (5) Boston Garden 15,320 3–2 6 April 27 Boston L 100–110 Walt Frazier (29) Dave DeBusschere (17) Bradley, DeBusschere (5) Madison Square Garden 19,694 3–3 7 April 29 @ Boston W 94–78 Walt Frazier (25) Walt Frazier (10) Dave DeBusschere (8) Boston Garden 15,320 4–3
NBA Finals: 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 1 @ Los Angeles L 112–115 Dave DeBusschere (25) Dave DeBusschere (16) Walt Frazier (8) The Forum 17,505 0–1 2 May 3 @ Los Angeles W 99–95 Bill Bradley (26) DeBusschere, Reed (9) Bill Bradley (4) The Forum 17,505 1–1 3 May 6 Los Angeles W 87–83 Willis Reed (22) Dave DeBusschere (11) Earl Monroe (6) Madison Square Garden 19,694 2–1 4 May 8 Los Angeles W 103–98 Dave DeBusschere (33) Dave DeBusschere (14) Walt Frazier (8) Madison Square Garden 19,694 3–1 5 May 10 @ Los Angeles W 102–93 Earl Monroe (23) Willis Reed (12) Frazier, Bradley (5) The Forum 17,505 4–1
1973 schedule

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 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

New York Knicks statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

Opponents[]

vs. Atlanta[]

Regular-season series

New York tied 3–3 in the regular-season series

October 15, 1972 Recap New York Knicks 101, Atlanta Hawks 109 The Omni, Atlanta November 9, 1972 Recap Atlanta Hawks 99, New York Knicks 101 Madison Square Garden, New York City December 12, 1972 Recap Atlanta Hawks 93, New York Knicks 114 Madison Square Garden, New York City December 13, 1972 Recap New York Knicks 120, Atlanta Hawks 121 The Omni, Atlanta January 11, 1973 Recap New York Knicks 122, Atlanta Hawks 107 The Omni, Atlanta March 21, 1973 Recap Atlanta Hawks 98, New York Knicks 93 Madison Square Garden, New York City

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6	288	275	101			651
Hawks	6	288	256	115			627

vs. Baltimore[]

Regular-season series

New York tied 3–3 in the regular-season series

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6	288	239	57			535
Bullets	6	288	242	84			568

vs. Boston[]

Regular-season series

New York tied 4–4 in the regular-season series

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	8	384	340	160			840
Celtics	8	384	336	173			845

vs. Buffalo[]

Regular-season series

New York won 6–1 in the regular-season series

December 2, 1972 Recap Buffalo Braves 94, New York Knicks 119 Madison Square Garden, New York City December 8, 1972 Recap New York Knicks 89, Buffalo Braves 91 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York December 28, 1972 Recap Buffalo Braves 86, New York Knicks 107 Madison Square Garden, New York City January 5, 1973 Recap New York Knicks 129, Buffalo Braves 106 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York January 25, 1973 Recap Buffalo Braves 92, New York Knicks 99 Madison Square Garden, New York City February 16, 1973 Recap New York Knicks 102, Buffalo Braves 98 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York February 24, 1973 Recap Buffalo Braves 97, New York Knicks 125 Madison Square Garden, New York City

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	7	336	322	126			770
Braves	7	336	282	100			664

vs. Chicago[]

Regular-season series

New York lost 1–3 in the regular-season series

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	4	192	153	58			364
Bulls	4	192	134	89			357

vs. Cleveland[]

Regular-season series

New York won 6–0 in the regular-season series

October 20, 1972 Recap New York Knicks 92, Cleveland Cavaliers 89 Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio October 24, 1972 Recap Cleveland Cavaliers 89, New York Knicks 92 Madison Square Garden, New York City November 28, 1972 Recap Cleveland Cavaliers 84, New York Knicks 107 Madison Square Garden, New York City December 22, 1972 Recap New York Knicks 98, Cleveland Cavaliers 87 Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio February 3, 1973 Recap Cleveland Cavaliers 90, New York Knicks 95 Madison Square Garden, New York City February 4, 1973 Recap New York Knicks 114, Cleveland Cavaliers 97 Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6	288	250	98			598
Cavaliers	6	288	220	96			536

vs. Detroit[]

Regular-season series

New York won 3–1 in the regular-season series
December 25, 1972 Recap Detroit Pistons 110, New York Knicks 113 Madison Square Garden, New York City December 29, 1972 Recap New York Knicks 99, Detroit Pistons 94 Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan January 31, 1973 Recap New York Knicks 91, Detroit Pistons 94 Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan February 10, 1973 Recap Detroit Pistons 93, New York Knicks 107 Madison Square Garden, New York City

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	4	192	178	54			410
Pistons	4	192	164	63			391

vs. Golden State[]

Regular-season series

New York tied 2–2 in the regular-season series

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	4	197	176	68			420
Warriors	4	197	165	92			422

vs. Houston[]

Regular-season series

New York won 5–1 in the regular-season series

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	6
Rockets	6

vs. Kansas City-Omaha[]

Regular-season series

New York won 4–0 in the regular-season series

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	4
Kings	4

vs. Los Angeles[]

Regular-season series

New York tied 2–2 in the regular-season series

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	4
Lakers	4

vs. Milwaukee[]

Regular-season series

New York tied 2–2 in the regular-season series

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	4
Bucks	4

vs. Philadelphia[]

Regular-season series

New York won 6–1 in the regular-season series

October 21, 1972 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 88, New York Knicks 111 Madison Square Garden, New York City November 10, 1972 Recap New York Knicks 125, Philadelphia 76ers 106 Spectrum, Philadelphia November 29, 1972 Recap New York Knicks 139, Philadelphia 76ers 91 Spectrum, Philadelphia December 9, 1972 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 109, New York Knicks 120 Madison Square Garden, New York City February 17, 1973 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 89, New York Knicks 107 Madison Square Garden, New York City February 18, 1973 Recap New York Knicks 98, Philadelphia 76ers 114 Spectrum, Philadelphia March 7, 1973 Recap New York Knicks 120, Philadelphia 76ers 94 Spectrum, Philadelphia

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	7	336	348	124			820
76ers	7	336	285	121			691

vs. Phoenix[]

Regular-season series

New York won 3–1 in the regular-season series

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	4
Suns	4

vs. Portland[]

Regular-season series

New York won 3–1 in the regular-season series

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	4
Trail Blazers	4

vs. Seattle[]

Regular-season series

New York won 4–0 in the regular-season series

October 10, 1972 Recap Seattle SuperSonics 89, New York Knicks 113 Madison Square Garden, New York City November 3, 1972 Recap New York Knicks 105, Seattle SuperSonics 80 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle January 14, 1973 Recap New York Knicks 86, Seattle SuperSonics 84 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle March 6, 1973 Recap Seattle SuperSonics 94, New York Knicks 106 Madison Square Garden, New York City

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	4	192					410
SuperSonics	4	192					347

Opponent	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points Against
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

Playoffs[]

Player	Games Played	Games Started	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
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

New York Knicks statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
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

Opponents[]

1973 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Baltimore[]

Regular-season series

New York won 4–1 in the 1973 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	5	240	223	73			519
Bullets	5	240	204	70			478

1973 NBA Eastern Conference Finals vs. Boston[]

Regular-season series

New York won 4–3 in the 1973 NBA Eastern Conference Finals

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
Knicks	7	346	308	127			743
Celtics	7	346	289	139			717

1973 NBA Finals vs. Los Angeles[]

Regular-season series

New York won 4–1 in the 1973 NBA Finals

Team	Games Played	Minutes Played	Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Points
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
Baltimore	5
Boston	7
Los Angeles	5
Opponents	17

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[]

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[]

• Knicks on Database Basketball
• Knicks on Basketball Reference