1972–73 New York Knicks season

1972–73 New York Knicks season
Second NBA Championship
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
Stats @ 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)

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

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 • Transactions Last transaction: 1973–05–10

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Willis Reed	John Gianelli
PF	Dave DeBusschere	Jerry Lucas
SF	Bill Bradley	Phil Jackson	Harthorne Wingo
SG	Earl Monroe	Dick Barnett
PG	Walt Frazier	Dean Meminger	Henry Bibby

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division	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
	Team	W	L	PCT
1	z-Boston Celtics	68	14	.829
2	y-Baltimore Bullets	52	30	.634
3	x-New York Knicks	57	25	.695
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

Game log

Key:      Win      Loss

1972–73 game log Total: 57–25 (Home: 34–7; Road: 23–18)
October: 8–1 (Home: 6–0; Road: 2–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 10, 1972 7:30 PM EDT Seattle W 113–89 Madison Square Garden 19,447 1–0 2 October 14, 1972 8:00 PM EDT Los Angeles W 125–100 Bill Bradley (29) Madison Square Garden 19,694 2–0 3 October 15, 1972 7:30 PM EDT @ Atlanta L 101–109 Bradley, DeBusschere (21) The Omni 13,867 2–1 4 October 17, 1972 7:30 PM EDT Houston W 103–95 Madison Square Garden 16,821 3–1 5 October 20, 1972 8:00 PM EDT @ Cleveland W 92–89 Frazier (33) Cleveland Arena 4,599 4–1 6 October 21, 1972 8:30 PM EDT Philadelphia W 111–88 Madison Square Garden 19,694 5–1 7 October 24, 1972 7:30 PM EDT Cleveland W 92–89 Frazier (22) Madison Square Garden 16,449 6–1 8 October 27, 1972 8:15 PM EDT @ Baltimore W 92–88 Baltimore Civic Center 8,902 7–1 9 October 28, 1972 8:30 PM EDT Baltimore W 94–90 Madison Square Garden 19,694 8–1
November: 12–3 (Home: 7–1; Road: 5–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 10 November 1, 1972 8:30 PM EST @ Kansas City-Omaha W 122–85 Omaha Civic Auditorium 5,888 9–1 11 November 3, 1972 11:00 PM EST @ Seattle W 105–80 Seattle Center Coliseum 10,031 10–1 12 November 4, 1972 11:00 PM EST @ Golden State L 104–127 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,807 10–2 13 November 6, 1972 11:00 PM EST @ Portland W 111–95 Memorial Coliseum 6,912 11–2 14 November 9, 1972 8:00 PM EST Atlanta W 101–99 Frazier (35) Madison Square Garden 18,951 12–2 15 November 10, 1972 8:00 PM EST @ Philadelphia W 120–94 The Spectrum 8,273 13–2 16 November 11, 1972 8:00 PM EST Golden State L 102–103 (OT) Madison Square Garden 19,694 13–3 17 November 14, 1972 7:30 PM EST Phoenix W 103–97 Madison Square Garden 18,720 14–3 18 November 16, 1972 7:30 PM EST Houston W 119–100 Madison Square Garden 16,794 15–3 19 November 18, 1972 8:00 PM EST Milwaukee W 87–86 Earl Monroe (22) Madison Square Garden 19,694 16–3 20 November 21, 1972 7:30 PM EST Portland W 108–80 Madison Square Garden 16,673 17–3 21 November 24, 1972 7:30 PM EST @ Boston L 97–114 Boston Garden 15,320 17–4 22 November 25, 1972 8:00 PM EST Boston W 97–94 Madison Square Garden 19,694 18–4 23 November 28, 1972 7:30 PM EST Cleveland W 107–84 Frazier (19) Madison Square Garden 16,551 19–4 24 November 29, 1972 8:00 PM EST @ Philadelphia W 139–91 The Spectrum 6,345 20–4
December: 10–5 (Home: 7–0; Road: 3–5) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 25 December 1, 1972 9:00 PM EST @ Milwaukee L 74–100 Milwaukee Arena 10,746 20–5 26 December 2, 1972 8:00 PM EST Buffalo W 119–94 Madison Square Garden 19,694 21–5 27 December 5, 1972 7:30 PM EST Kansas City-Omaha W 125–103 Madison Square Garden 19,694 22–7 28 December 8, 1972 8:00 PM EST @ Buffalo L 89–91 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 11,070 22–6 29 December 9, 1972 8:00 PM EST Philadelphia W 120–109 Madison Square Garden 19,694 23–6 30 December 12, 1972 7:30 PM EST Atlanta W 114–93 Frazier (29) Madison Square Garden 19,694 24–6 31 December 13, 1972 8:00 PM EST @ Atlanta L 120–121 DeBusschere (21) The Omni 8,522 24–7 32 December 15, 1972 9:00 PM EST @ Chicago L 86–90 Chicago Stadium 11,329 24–8 33 December 16, 1972 8:00 PM EST Chicago W 97–83 Madison Square Garden 19,694 25–8 34 December 19, 1972 10:00 PM EST @ Phoenix L 84–117 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,197 25–9 35 December 20, 1972 vs. Houston (at San Antonio, TX) W 124–102 HemisFair Arena 7,432 26–9 36 December 22, 1972 8:00 PM EST @ Cleveland W 98–87 DeBusschere (22) Cleveland Arena 3,624 27–9 37 December 25, 1972 7:30 PM EST Detroit W 113–110 Madison Square Garden 19,694 28–9 38 December 26, 1972 7:30 PM EST @ Boston L 106–115 Boston Garden 15,320 28–10 39 December 28, 1972 8:00 PM EST Buffalo W 107–86 Madison Square Garden 19,694 29–10 40 December 29, 1972 8:00 PM EST @ Detroit W 99–94 Cobo Center 10,975 30–10 41 December 30, 1972 1:00 PM EST Baltimore W 94–90 Madison Square Garden 19,694 31–10
January: 12–3 (Home: 5–0; Road: 7–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 42 January 2, 1973 7:30 PM EST Milwaukee W 102–92 Madison Square Garden 19,694 32–10 43 January 5, 1973 8:00 PM EST @ Buffalo W 129–106 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 11,165 33–10 44 January 6, 1973 8:00 PM EST Houston W 116–106 Madison Square Garden 19,694 34–10 45 January 9, 1973 8:30 PM EST @ Kansas City-Omaha W 116–115 (OT) Municipal Auditorium 7,268 35–10 46 January 11, 1973 8:00 PM EST @ Atlanta W 122–107 Frazier (31) The Omni 8,663 36–10 47 January 12, 1973 9:00 PM EST @ Houston W 104–103 Hofheinz Pavilion 6,215 37–10 48 January 14, 1973 10:00 PM EST @ Seattle W 86–84 Seattle Center Coliseum 11,538 38–10 49 January 16, 1973 10:00 PM EST @ Phoenix W 102–101 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 8,252 39–10 50 January 19, 1973 11:00 PM EST @ Los Angeles L 88–95 Walt Frazier (24) The Forum 17,505 39–11 51 January 21, 1973 8:30 PM EST @ Houston L 103–107 Hofheinz Pavilion 7,124 39–12 January 23, 1973 9:00 PM EST NBA All-Star Game Eastern Conference wins W 104–84 Chicago Stadium Chicago, Illinois 17,527 52 January 25, 1973 8:00 PM EST Buffalo W 99–92 Madison Square Garden 19,553 40–12 53 January 27, 1973 8:00 PM EST Boston W 111–108 Madison Square Garden 19,694 41–12 54 January 28, 1973 2:00 PM EST @ Boston W 96–93 Boston Garden 15,320 42–12 55 January 29, 1973 7:30 PM EST Golden State W 97–84 Madison Square Garden 19,694 43–12 56 January 31, 1973 8:00 PM EST @ Detroit L 91–94 Cobo Center 5,802 43–13
February: 8–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 57 February 2, 1973 8:15 PM EST @ Baltimore L 77–89 Baltimore Civic Center 12,289 43–14 58 February 3, 1973 8:00 PM EST Cleveland W 95–90 DeBusschere (21) Madison Square Garden 19,694 44–14 59 February 4, 1973 7:30 PM EST @ Cleveland W 114–97 Frazier (28) Cleveland Arena 11,044 45–14 60 February 6, 1973 7:30 PM EST Los Angeles L 90–95 Phil Jackson (15) Madison Square Garden 19,694 45–15 61 February 10, 1973 8:00 PM EST Detroit W 107–93 Madison Square Garden 19,694 46–15 62 February 14, 1973 7:30 PM EST Chicago L 98–100 Madison Square Garden 19,694 46–16 63 February 16, 1973 8:00 PM EST @ Buffalo W 102–98 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 12,878 47–16 64 February 17, 1973 8:00 PM EST Philadelphia W 107–89 Madison Square Garden 19,694 48–16 65 February 18, 1973 7:00 PM EST @ Philadelphia L 98–114 The Spectrum 10,052 48–17 66 February 20, 1973 7:30 PM EST Portland W 110–106 Madison Square Garden 19,558 49–17 67 February 23, 1973 9:00 PM EST @ Chicago L 83–84 Chicago Stadium 14,206 50–17 68 February 24, 1973 8:00 PM EST Buffalo W 125–97 Madison Square Garden 19,694 50–18 69 February 27, 1973 7:30 PM EST Boston W 123–91 Madison Square Garden 19,694 51–18
March: 6–7 (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–4) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 70 March 1, 1973 9:00 PM EST @ Milwaukee L 100–110 Milwaukee Arena 10,746 51–19 71 March 3, 1973 8:00 PM EST Baltimore L 75–97 Madison Square Garden 19,694 51–20 72 March 4, 1973 2:00 PM EST vs. Baltimore (at College Park, MD) L 97–106 Cole Field House 14,468 51–21 73 March 6, 1973 7:30 PM EST Seattle W 106–94 Madison Square Garden 19,694 52–21 74 March 7, 1973 8:00 PM EST @ Philadelphia W 120–94 The Spectrum 7,069 53–21 75 March 10, 1973 8:00 PM EST Kansas City-Omaha W 125–102 Madison Square Garden 19,694 54–21 76 March 11, 1973 2:00 PM EST @ Boston L 107–122 Boston Garden 15,320 54–22 77 March 13, 1973 7:30 PM EST Phoenix W 115–111 Madison Square Garden 19,694 55–22 78 March 16, 1973 11:00 PM EST @ Los Angeles W 109–98 Earl Monroe (23) The Forum 17,505 56–22 79 March 17, 1973 11:00 PM EST @ Golden State W 117–108 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 9,113 57–22 80 March 18, 1973 10:00 PM EST @ Portland L 96–99 Memorial Coliseum 9,678 57–23 81 March 21, 1973 7:30 PM EST Atlanta L 93–98 Jackson, Monroe (18) Madison Square Garden 19,694 57–24 82 March 24, 1973 8:00 PM EST Boston L 103–108 Madison Square Garden 19,694 57–25
1972–73 season schedule

All times are EASTERN time

Playoffs

Key:      Win      Loss

1973 playoff game log
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 March 30, 1973 8:00 PM EST Baltimore W 95–83 Madison Square Garden 19,694 1–0 2 April 1, 1973 2:00 PM EST Baltimore W 123–103 Madison Square Garden 19,694 2–0 3 April 4, 1973 8:15 PM EST @ Baltimore W 103–96 Baltimore Civic Center 12,289 3–0 4 April 6, 1973 8:15 PM EST @ Baltimore L 89–97 Baltimore Civic Center 12,289 3–1 5 April 8, 1973 2:00 PM EST Baltimore W 109–99 Madison Square Garden 19,694 4–1
Eastern Conference Finals: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 15, 1973 2:00 PM EST @ Boston L 108–134 Boston Garden 15,320 0–1 2 April 18, 1973 8:00 PM EST Boston W 129–96 Madison Square Garden 19,694 1–1 3 April 20, 1973 7:30 PM EST @ Boston W 98–91 Boston Garden 15,320 2–1 4 April 22, 1973 2:00 PM EST Boston W 117–110 (2OT) Madison Square Garden 19,694 3–1 5 April 25, 1973 8:00 PM EST @ Boston L 97–98 Boston Garden 15,320 3–2 6 April 27, 1973 8:00 PM EST Boston L 100–110 Madison Square Garden 19,694 3–3 7 April 29, 1973 2:00 PM EDT @ Boston W 94–78 Boston Garden 15,320 4–3
NBA Finals: 4–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–1) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 1, 1973 11:00 PM EDT @ Los Angeles L 112–115 DeBusschere (25) Frazier (8) The Forum 17,505 0–1 2 May 3, 1973 10:30 PM EDT @ Los Angeles W 99–95 Bradley (26) Lucas (5) The Forum 17,505 1–1 3 May 6, 1973 2:10 PM EDT Los Angeles W 87–83 Reed (22) Monroe (6) Madison Square Garden 19,694 2–1 4 May 8, 1973 8:30 PM EDT Los Angeles W 103–98 DeBusschere (33) Frazier (8) Madison Square Garden 19,694 3–1 5 May 10, 1973 10:30 PM EDT @ Los Angeles W 102–93 Monroe (23) Reed (7) The Forum 17,505 4–1
1972–73 season 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 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	171	245	288	1163
Willis Reed	69		1876	334	92	590	126	760
Jerry Lucas	71		2001	312	80	510	317	704
Phil Jackson	80		1393	245	154	344	94	644
Dean Meminger	80		1453	188	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		65	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
Barnett, DickDick Barnett	51		10.1	1.7		0.3	0.8	1.0			3.8
Bibby, HenryHenry Bibby	55		8.6	1.4		1.3	1.5	1.2			4.2
Bradley, BillBill Bradley	82		36.6	7.0		2.1	3.7	4.5			16.1
DeBusschere, DaveDave DeBusschere	77		36.7	6.9		2.5	10.2	3.4			16.3
Frazier, WaltWalt Frazier	78		40.8	8.7		3.7	7.3	5.9			21.1
Gianelli, JohnJohn Gianelli	52		9.9	1.5		0.4	2.9	0.5			3.5
Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson	80		17.4	3.1		1.9	4.3	1.2			8.1
Lucas, JerryJerry Lucas	71		28.2	4.4		1.1	7.2	4.5			9.9
Meminger, DeanDean Meminger	80		18.2	2.4		1.0	2.9	1.7			5.7
Monroe, EarlEarl Monroe	75		31.6	6.6		2.3	3.3	3.8			15.5
Rackley, LutherLuther Rackley	1		2.0	0.0		0.0	1.0	0.0			0.0
Reed, WillisWillis Reed	69		27.2	4.8		1.3	1.5	1.2			11.0
Riker, TomTom Riker	14		4.6	0.7		1.1	1.1	0.1			2.5
Wingo, HarthorneHarthorne Wingo	13		4.5	0.7		0.2	1.2	0.1			1.5
Knicks, New YorkNew 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, Georgia November 9, 1972 Recap Atlanta Hawks 99, New York Knicks 101 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York December 12, 1972 Recap Atlanta Hawks 93, New York Knicks 114 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York December 13, 1972 Recap New York Knicks 120, Atlanta Hawks 121 The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia January 11, 1973 Recap New York Knicks 122, Atlanta Hawks 107 The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia March 21, 1973 Recap Atlanta Hawks 98, New York Knicks 93 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York

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, New York 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, New York 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, New York 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, New York

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, New York November 28, 1972 Recap Cleveland Cavaliers 84, New York Knicks 107 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 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, New York 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, New York 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, New York

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

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

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

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Barnett, DickDick Barnett	4		4.3	0.8		0.0	0.0	5.5			1.5
Bibby, HenryHenry Bibby	6		7.2	1.3		0.7	0.3	0.5			3.3
Bradley, BillBill Bradley	17		34.5	5.8		2.4	3.4	2.6			14.0
DeBusschere, DaveDave DeBusschere	17		37.2	6.9		2.3	10.5	3.4			15.6
Frazier, WaltWalt Frazier	17		45.0	8.8		4.3	7.3	6.2			21.9
Gianelli, JohnJohn Gianelli	52		7.9	1.6		0.4	1.9	0.1			3.6
Jackson, PhilPhil Jackson	17		19.9	3.5		1.6	4.2	1.4			8.7
Lucas, JerryJerry Lucas	17		21.6	3.2		1.2	5.0	2.3			7.5
Meminger, DeanDean Meminger	17		19.0	1.8		1.1	2.2	2.2			4.8
Monroe, EarlEarl Monroe	16		31.5	6.9		2.3	3.2	3.2			16.1
Reed, WillisWillis Reed	17		28.6	5.7		1.1	7.6	1.8			12.5
Wingo, HarthorneHarthorne Wingo	3		4.0	1.7		0.3	2.3	0.0			3.7
Knicks, New YorkNew 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