1972–73 New York Knicks season

Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks August 2025 March 2026 August 2023 New York Knicks 1973 yes yes 57 25 Atlantic 2 3 Red Holzman Red Holzman Madison Square Garden WOR–TV 9(Bob Wolff and Cal Ramsey) Manhattan Cable Television(Bob Wolff and Cal Ramsey) WNBC–AM 660(Marv Albert and John Andariese) NBA champions(Defeated Lakers 4–1) NYK 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.Araton Harvey https://www.worldcat.org/title/703206413 When the Garden was Eden: Clyde, the captain, dollar bill, and the glory days of the old Knicks 2011 Harper 978-0-06-195623-2 New York 703206413 This was Knicks' last championship until 2026, and their last season with a Finals appearance before 1994. The team featured several players who were later inducted into the Hall of Fame, including 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. As of 2025, the 1972–73 Knicks remain the most recent NBA championship team whose five regular starters have all been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Draft picks 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 New York Knicks 1972–73 12 Dick Barnett SG 6 4 190 Tennessee State 1936–10–02 17 Henry Bibby PG 6 1 185 UCLA 1949–11–24 24 Bill Bradley SF 6 5 205 Princeton 1943–07–28 22 Dave DeBusschere PF 6 6 220 Detroit Mercy 1940–10–16 10 Walt Frazier PG 6 4 200 Southern Illinois 1945–03–29 40 John Gianelli C 6 10 220 Pacific 1950–06–10 18 Phil Jackson PF 6 8 220 North Dakota 1945–09–17 32 Jerry Lucas PF 6 8 230 Ohio State 1940–03–30 7 Dean Meminger SG 6 0 175 Marquette 1948–05–13 15 Earl Monroe SG 6 3 185 Winston-Salem State 1944–11–21 23 Luther Rackley C 6 10 220 Xavier 1946–06–11 19 Willis Reed C 6 9 235 Grambling State 1942–06–25 6 Tom Riker C 6 10 225 South Carolina 1950–02–28 43 Harthorne Wingo PF 6 6 210 Friendship Junior College 1947–09–09 Red Holzman Dick McGuire https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYK/1973.html/ 1973–05–10 Preseason Game log June 2026background:#0000CD; color:white 1972–73 Preseason game log y background:#FF5800; color:white September/October Game Date Time Opponent Score Location Attendance Record |- All times are in Eastern time. Regular season Standings NYK NYK z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log 1972–73 game log # Date Opponent Score High points Record 1 October 10 Seattle 89–113 Bill Bradley (26) 1–0 2 October 14 Los Angeles 100–125 Bill Bradley (29) 2–0 3 October 15 @ Atlanta 101–109 Bradley, DeBusschere (21) 2–1 4 October 17 Houston 95–103 Jerry Lucas (22) 3–1 5 October 20 @ Cleveland 92–89 Walt Frazier (33) 4–1 6 October 21 Philadelphia 88–111 Walt Frazier (21) 5–1 7 October 24 Cleveland 90–123 Walt Frazier (22) 6–1 8 October 27 @ Baltimore 92–88 Walt Frazier (25) 7–1 9 October 28 Baltimore 90–94 Earl Monroe (21) 8–1 10 November 1 @ Kansas City–Omaha 122–85 Walt Frazier (22) 9–1 11 November 3 @ Seattle 105–80 Bradley, Monroe (18) 10–1 12 November 4 @ Golden State 104–127 Bill Bradley (23) 10–2 13 November 6 @ Portland 111–95 Bill Bradley (24) 11–2 14 November 9 Atlanta 99–101 Walt Frazier (35) 12–2 15 November 10 @ Philadelphia 125–106 Dave DeBusschere (24) 13–2 16 November 11 Golden State 103–102 (OT) Dave DeBusschere (27) 13–3 17 November 14 Phoenix 97–103 Walt Frazier (32) 14–3 18 November 16 Houston 100–119 Earl Monroe (24) 15–3 19 November 18 Milwaukee 86–87 Earl Monroe (22) 16–3 20 November 21 Portland 80–108 Dave DeBusschere (25) 17–3 21 November 24 @ Boston 97–114 Walt Frazier (25) 17–4 22 November 25 Boston 94–97 Walt Frazier (31) 18–4 23 November 28 Cleveland 84–107 Walt Frazier (19) 19–4 24 November 29 @ Philadelphia 139–91 Bill Bradley (26) 20–4 25 December 1 @ Milwaukee 74–100 Earl Monroe (17) 20–5 26 December 2 Buffalo 94–119 Earl Monroe (24) 21–5 27 December 5 Kansas City–Omaha 103–125 Dave DeBusschere (28) 22–5 28 December 8 @ Buffalo 89–91 Walt Frazier (26) 22–6 29 December 9 Philadelphia 109–120 Bradley, Frazier (26) 23–6 30 December 12 Atlanta 93–114 Walt Frazier (29) 24–6 31 December 13 @ Atlanta 120–121 Dave DeBusschere (21) 24–7 32 December 15 @ Chicago 86–90 Walt Frazier (20) 24–8 33 December 16 Chicago 83–97 Dave DeBusschere (27) 25–8 34 December 19 @ Phoenix 84–117 Earl Monroe (17) 25–9 35 December 20 N Houston 124–102 DeBusschere, Reed (26) 26–9 36 December 22 @ Cleveland 98–87 Dave DeBusschere (24) 27–9 37 December 25 Detroit 110–113 Bill Bradley (29) 28–9 38 December 26 @ Boston 106–115 Walt Frazier (29) 28–10 39 December 28 Buffalo 86–107 Walt Frazier (19) 29–10 40 December 29 @ Detroit 99–94 Walt Frazier (24) 30–10 41 December 30 Baltimore 98–100 Earl Monroe (26) 31–10 42 January 2 Milwaukee 92–102 Bill Bradley (22) 32–10 43 January 5 @ Buffalo 129–106 Bill Bradley (38) 33–10 44 January 6 Houston 106–116 Walt Frazier (33) 34–10 45 January 9 @ Kansas City–Omaha 116–115 (OT) DeBusschere, Monroe (24) 35–10 46 January 11 @ Atlanta 122–107 Walt Frazier (31) 36–10 47 January 12 @ Houston 104–103 Earl Monroe (25) 37–10 48 January 14 @ Seattle 86–84 Willis Reed (22) 38–10 49 January 16 @ Phoenix 102–101 Dave DeBusschere (30) 39–10 50 January 19 @ Los Angeles 88–95 Walt Frazier (24) 39–11 51 January 21 @ Houston 103–107 Walt Frazier (24) 39–12 52 January 25 Buffalo 92–99 Walt Frazier (23) 40–12 53 January 27 Boston 108–111 Walt Frazier (25) 41–12 54 January 28 @ Boston 96–93 Walt Frazier (23) 42–12 55 January 29 Golden State 84–97 DeBusschere, Frazier (27) 43–12 56 January 31 @ Detroit 91–94 Walt Frazier (20) 43–13 57 February 2 @ Baltimore 77–89 Dave DeBusschere (22) 43–14 58 February 3 Cleveland 90–95 Dave DeBusschere (21) 44–14 59 February 4 @ Cleveland 114–97 Walt Frazier (28) 45–14 60 February 6 Los Angeles 95–90 Phil Jackson (15) 45–15 61 February 10 Detroit 93–107 Earl Monroe (22) 46–15 62 February 14 Chicago 100–98 Walt Frazier (29) 46–16 63 February 16 @ Buffalo 102–98 Walt Frazier (34) 47–16 64 February 17 Philadelphia 89–107 Earl Monroe (25) 48–16 65 February 18 @ Philadelphia 98–114 Walt Frazier (25) 48–17 66 February 20 Portland 106–110 Jerry Lucas (27) 49–17 67 February 23 @ Chicago 83–84 Jerry Lucas (22) 49–18 68 February 24 Buffalo 97–125 Walt Frazier (25) 50–18 69 February 27 Boston 91–123 Frazier, Jackson (20) 51–18 70 March 1 @ Milwaukee 100–114 Phil Jackson (22) 51–19 71 March 3 Baltimore 97–75 Walt Frazier (22) 51–20 72 March 4 N Baltimore 97–106 Walt Frazier (26) 51–21 73 March 6 Seattle 94–106 Bill Bradley (29) 52–21 74 March 7 @ Philadelphia 120–94 Walt Frazier (28) 53–21 75 March 10 Kansas City–Omaha 102–125 Bradley, Frazier (28) 54–21 76 March 11 @ Boston 107–122 Walt Frazier (22) 54–22 77 March 13 Phoenix 111–115 Frazier, Reed (28) 55–22 78 March 16 @ Los Angeles 109–98 Earl Monroe (23) 56–22 79 March 17 @ Golden State 117–108 Earl Monroe (21) 57–22 80 March 18 @ Portland 96–99 Earl Monroe (18) 57–23 81 March 21 Atlanta 98–93 Jackson, Monroe (18) 57–24 82 March 24 Boston 108–103 Earl Monroe (25) 57–25 Playoffs New York Knicks 1973 yes New York Knicks Conference Semifinals yes yes no 3 0 1 1 |- | 1 | March 30 | Baltimore | W 95–83 | Walt Frazier (25) | Frazier, DeBusschere (7) | Walt Frazier (6) | Madison Square Garden19,694 | 1–0 |- | 2 | April 1 | Baltimore | W 123–103 | Walt Frazier (29) | Dave DeBusschere (11) | Walt Frazier (13) | Madison Square Garden19,694 | 2–0 |- | 3 | April 4 | @ Baltimore | W 103–96 | Bill Bradley (23) | Dave DeBusschere (11) | Walt Frazier (7) | Baltimore Civic Center12,289 | 3–0 |- | 4 | April 6 | @ Baltimore | L 89–97 | Walt Frazier (17) | Willis Reed (8) | DeBusschere, Monroe (4) | Baltimore Civic Center12,289 | 3–1 |- | 5 | April 8 | Baltimore | W 109–99 | Earl Monroe (26) | Dave DeBusschere (15) | Walt Frazier (7) | Madison Square Garden19,694 | 4–1 |- New York Knicks Conference Finals yes no 2 1 2 2 |- | 1 | April 15 | @ Boston | L 108–134 | Walt Frazier (24) | Walt Frazier (7) | Walt Frazier (10) | Boston Garden15,320 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 18 | Boston | W 129–96 | Walt Frazier (24) | Dave DeBusschere (8) | Walt Frazier (10) | Madison Square Garden19,694 | 1–1 |- | 3 | April 20 | @ Boston | W 98–91 | Walt Frazier (23) | DeBusschere, Reed (11) | Walt Frazier (5) | Boston Garden15,320 | 2–1 |- | 4 | April 22 | Boston | W 117–110 (2OT) | Walt Frazier (37) | Dave DeBusschere (10) | Dean Meminger (7) | Madison Square Garden19,694 | 3–1 |- | 5 | April 25 | @ Boston | L 97–98 | Walt Frazier (21) | Dave DeBusschere (12) | Frazier, DeBusschere (5) | Boston Garden15,320 | 3–2 |- | 6 | April 27 | Boston | L 100–110 | Walt Frazier (29) | Dave DeBusschere (17) | Bradley, DeBusschere (5) | Madison Square Garden19,694 | 3–3 |- | 7 | April 29 | @ Boston | W 94–78 | Walt Frazier (25) | Walt Frazier (10) | Dave DeBusschere (8) | Boston Garden15,320 | 4–3 |- New York Knicks NBA Finals yes no 2 0 2 1 |- | 1 | May 1 | @ Los Angeles | L 112–115 | Dave DeBusschere (25) | Dave DeBusschere (16) | Walt Frazier (8) | The Forum17,505 | 0–1 |- | 2 | May 3 | @ Los Angeles | W 99–95 | Bill Bradley (26) | DeBusschere, Reed (9) | Bill Bradley (4) | The Forum17,505 | 1–1 |- | 3 | May 6 | Los Angeles | W 87–83 | Willis Reed (22) | Dave DeBusschere (11) | Earl Monroe (6) | Madison Square Garden19,694 | 2–1 |- | 4 | May 8 | Los Angeles | W 103–98 | Dave DeBusschere (33) | Dave DeBusschere (14) | Walt Frazier (8) | Madison Square Garden19,694 | 3–1 |- | 5 | May 10 | @ Los Angeles | W 102–93 | Earl Monroe (23) | Willis Reed (12) | Frazier, Bradley (5) | The Forum17,505 | 4–1 |- NYK 1973 yes Player statistics Season Player Games played Games started Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds 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 |- align="center" | Dick Barnett || 51 || || 10.1 || 1.7 || || 0.3 || 0.8 || 1.0 || || || 3.8 |- align="center" | Henry Bibby || 55 || || 8.6 || 1.4 || || 1.3 || 1.5 || 1.2 || || || 4.2 |- align="center" | Bill Bradley || 82 || || 36.6 || 7.0 || || 2.1 || 3.7 || 4.5 || || || 16.1 |- align="center" | Dave DeBusschere || 77 || || 36.7 || 6.9 || || 2.5 || 10.2 || 3.4 || || || 16.3 |- align="center" | Walt Frazier || 78 || || 40.8 || 8.7 || || 3.7 || 7.3 || 5.9 || || || 21.1 |- align="center" | John Gianelli || 52 || || 9.9 || 1.5 || || 0.4 || 2.9 || 0.5 || || || 3.5 |- align="center" | Phil Jackson || 80 || || 17.4 || 3.1 || || 1.9 || 4.3 || 1.2 || || || 8.1 |- align="center" | Jerry Lucas || 71 || || 28.2 || 4.4 || || 1.1 || 7.2 || 4.5 || || || 9.9 |- align="center" | Dean Meminger || 80 || || 18.2 || 2.4 || || 1.0 || 2.9 || 1.7 || || || 5.7 |- align="center" | Earl Monroe || 75 || || 31.6 || 6.6 || || 2.3 || 3.3 || 3.8 || || || 15.5 |- align="center" | Luther Rackley || 1 || || 2.0 || 0.0 || || 0.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || || || 0.0 |- align="center" | Willis Reed || 69 || || 27.2 || 4.8 || || 1.3 || 1.5 || 1.2 || || || 11.0 |- align="center" | Tom Riker || 14 || || 4.6 || 0.7 || || 1.1 || 1.1 || 0.1 || || || 2.5 |- align="center" | Harthorne Wingo || 13 || || 4.5 || 0.7 || || 0.2 || 1.2 || 0.1 || || || 1.5 |- align="center" | New York Knicks || 82 || || 240.6 || 44.2 || || 16.5 || 47.3 || 26.7 || || || 105.0 |} Opponents Vs. Atlanta +Regular-season seriesNew York tied 3–3 in the regular-season series October 15, 1972 1972 10150 ATL New York Knicks 101 Atlanta Hawks 109 The Omni, Atlanta November 9, 1972 1972 11090 NYK Atlanta Hawks 99 New York Knicks 101 Madison Square Garden, New York City December 12, 1972 1972 12120 NYK Atlanta Hawks 93 New York Knicks 114 Madison Square Garden, New York City December 13, 1972 1972 12130 ATL New York Knicks 120 Atlanta Hawks 121 The Omni, Atlanta January 11, 1973 1973 01110 ATL New York Knicks 122 Atlanta Hawks 107 The Omni, Atlanta March 21, 1973 1973 03210 NYK Atlanta Hawks 98 New York Knicks 93 Madison Square Garden, New York City Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 6 288 275 101 651 Hawks 6 288 256 115 627 Vs. Baltimore +Regular-season seriesNew York tied 3–3 in the regular-season series Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 6 288 239 57 535 Bullets 6 288 242 84 568 Vs. Boston +Regular-season seriesNew York tied 4–4 in the regular-season series Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 8 384 340 160 840 Celtics 8 384 336 173 845 Vs. Buffalo +Regular-season seriesNew York won 6–1 in the regular-season series December 2, 1972 1972 12020 NYK Buffalo Braves 94 New York Knicks 119 Madison Square Garden, New York City December 8, 1972 1972 12080 BUF New York Knicks 89 Buffalo Braves 91 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York December 28, 1972 1972 12280 NYK Buffalo Braves 86 New York Knicks 107 Madison Square Garden, New York City January 5, 1973 1973 01050 BUF New York Knicks 129 Buffalo Braves 106 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York January 25, 1973 1973 01250 NYK Buffalo Braves 92 New York Knicks 99 Madison Square Garden, New York City February 16, 1973 1973 02160 BUF New York Knicks 102 Buffalo Braves 98 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York February 24, 1973 1973 02240 NYK Buffalo Braves 97 New York Knicks 125 Madison Square Garden, New York City Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 7 336 322 126 770 Braves 7 336 282 100 664 Vs. Chicago +Regular-season seriesNew York lost 1–3 in the regular-season series Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 4 192 153 58 364 Bulls 4 192 134 89 357 Vs. Cleveland +Regular-season seriesNew York won 6–0 in the regular-season series October 20, 1972 1972 10200 CLE New York Knicks 92 Cleveland Cavaliers 89 Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio October 24, 1972 1972 10240 NYK Cleveland Cavaliers 89 New York Knicks 92 Madison Square Garden, New York City November 28, 1972 1972 11280 NYK Cleveland Cavaliers 84 New York Knicks 107 Madison Square Garden, New York City December 22, 1972 1972 12220 CLE New York Knicks 98 Cleveland Cavaliers 87 Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio February 3, 1973 1973 02030 NYK Cleveland Cavaliers 90 New York Knicks 95 Madison Square Garden, New York City February 4, 1973 1973 02040 CLE New York Knicks 114 Cleveland Cavaliers 97 Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 6 288 250 98 598 Cavaliers 6 288 220 96 536 Vs. Detroit +Regular-season seriesNew York won 3–1 in the regular-season series December 25, 1972 1972 12250 NYK Detroit Pistons 110 New York Knicks 113 Madison Square Garden, New York City December 29, 1972 1969 12290 DET New York Knicks 99 Detroit Pistons 94 Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan January 31, 1973 1973 01310 DET New York Knicks 91 Detroit Pistons 94 Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan February 10, 1973 1973 02100 NYK Detroit Pistons 93 New York Knicks 107 Madison Square Garden, New York City Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 4 192 178 54 410 Pistons 4 192 164 63 391 Vs. Golden State +Regular-season seriesNew York tied 2–2 in the regular-season series Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 4 197 176 68 420 Warriors 4 197 165 92 422 Vs. Houston +Regular-season seriesNew York won 5–1 in the regular-season series Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 6 Rockets 6 Vs. Kansas City-Omaha +Regular-season seriesNew York won 4–0 in the regular-season series Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 4 Kings 4 Vs. Los Angeles +Regular-season seriesNew York tied 2–2 in the regular-season series Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 4 Lakers 4 Vs. Milwaukee +Regular-season seriesNew York tied 2–2 in the regular-season series Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 4 Bucks 4 Vs. Philadelphia +Regular-season seriesNew York won 6–1 in the regular-season series October 21, 1972 1972 10210 NYK Philadelphia 76ers 88 New York Knicks 111 Madison Square Garden, New York City November 10, 1972 1972 11100 PHI New York Knicks 125 Philadelphia 76ers 106 Spectrum, Philadelphia November 29, 1972 1972 11290 PHI New York Knicks 139 Philadelphia 76ers 91 Spectrum, Philadelphia December 9, 1972 1972 12090 NYK Philadelphia 76ers 109 New York Knicks 120 Madison Square Garden, New York City February 17, 1973 1973 02170 NYK Philadelphia 76ers 89 New York Knicks 107 Madison Square Garden, New York City February 18, 1973 1973 02180 PHI New York Knicks 98 Philadelphia 76ers 114 Spectrum, Philadelphia March 7, 1973 1973 03070 PHI New York Knicks 120 Philadelphia 76ers 94 Spectrum, Philadelphia Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 7 336 348 124 820 76ers 7 336 285 121 691 Vs. Phoenix +Regular-season seriesNew York won 3–1 in the regular-season series Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 4 Suns 4 Vs. Portland +Regular-season seriesNew York won 3–1 in the regular-season series Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 4 Trail Blazers 4 Vs. Seattle +Regular-season seriesNew York won 4–0 in the regular-season series October 10, 1972 1972 10100 NYK Seattle SuperSonics 89 New York Knicks 113 Madison Square Garden, New York City November 3, 1972 1972 11030 SEA New York Knicks 105 Seattle SuperSonics 80 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle January 14, 1973 1973 01140 SEA New York Knicks 86 Seattle SuperSonics 84 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle March 6, 1973 1973 03060 NYK Seattle SuperSonics 94 New York Knicks 106 Madison Square Garden, New York City Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 4 192 410 SuperSonics 4 192 347 Opponent Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds 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 throwsRebounds 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 |- align="center" | Dick Barnett || 4 || || 4.3 || 0.8 || || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.5 || || || 1.5 |- align="center" | Henry Bibby || 6 || || 7.2 || 1.3 || || 0.7 || 0.3 || 0.5 || || || 3.3 |- align="center" | Bill Bradley || 17 || || 34.5 || 5.8 || || 2.4 || 3.4 || 2.6 || || || 14.0 |- align="center" | Dave DeBusschere || 17 || || 37.2 || 6.9 || || 2.3 || 10.5 || 3.4 || || || 15.6 |- align="center" | Walt Frazier || 17 || || 45.0 || 8.8 || || 4.3 || 7.3 || 6.2 || || || 21.9 |- align="center" | John Gianelli || 52 || || 7.9 || 1.6 || || 0.4 || 1.9 || 0.1 || || || 3.6 |- align="center" | Phil Jackson || 17 || || 19.9 || 3.5 || || 1.6 || 4.2 || 1.4 || || || 8.7 |- align="center" | Jerry Lucas || 17 || || 21.6 || 3.2 || || 1.2 || 5.0 || 2.3 || || || 7.5 |- align="center" | Dean Meminger || 17 || || 19.0 || 1.8 || || 1.1 || 2.2 || 2.2 || || || 4.8 |- align="center" | Earl Monroe || 16 || || 31.5 || 6.9 || || 2.3 || 3.2 || 3.2 || || || 16.1 |- align="center" | Willis Reed || 17 || || 28.6 || 5.7 || || 1.1 || 7.6 || 1.8 || || || 12.5 |- align="center" | Harthorne Wingo || 3 || || 4.0 || 1.7 || || 0.3 || 2.3 || 0.0 || || || 3.7 |- align="center" | 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 seriesNew York won 4–1 in the 1973 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 5 240 223 73 519 Bullets 5 240 204 70 478 1973 NBA Eastern Conference Finals vs. Boston New York Knicks 1972–73 NBA champions background:#0047AB; color:#F37021; New York Knicks 1972–73 NBA Champions Barnett Bibby Bradley DeBusschere Frazier Gianelli Jackson Lucas Meminger Monroe Reed (Finals MVP) Wingo Coach Holzman +Regular-season seriesNew York won 4–3 in the 1973 NBA Eastern Conference Finals Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds Assists Points Knicks 7 346 308 127 743 Celtics 7 346 289 139 717 1973 NBA Finals vs. Los Angeles +Regular-season seriesNew York won 4–1 in the 1973 NBA Finals Team Games played Minutes played Field goals Free throwsRebounds 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 throwsRebounds Assists Points Against Baltimore 5 Boston 7 Los Angeles 5 Opponents 17 Media Local TV Local TV Play-by-Play Color CommentatorWOR-TV 9Bob WolffCal 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 CommentatorManhattan Cable TelevisionBob WolffCal Ramsey Local radio Flagship station Play-by-Play Color CommentatorWNBC–AM 660Marv AlbertJohn 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 AwardWillis ReedNBA Finals Most Valuable Player AwardWalt FrazierAll-NBA Second TeamNBA All-Defensive First TeamDave DeBusschereNBA All-Defensive First Team 24th NBA All-Star Game 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.1973 NBA All-Star recap NBA.com https://www.nba.com/news/history-all-star-recap-1973 2026-05-20 NBA en Player Team Position Minutes Points Field goals FGA Free throws FTA Rebounds Assists Personal foulsBill Bradley(Eastern Conference All-Stars) F 12 4 2 5 0 0 1 0 2Dave DeBusschere(Eastern Conference All-Stars) F, Starter 25 9 4 8 1 2 7 2 1Walt 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, 1973.1972-10-10 The Morning News (Tuesday, October 10, 1972) - Wilmington, Delaware Page 25 archive https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/154956794/ 2026-05-20 Newspapers.com en-US Trades October 9, 1972 To Atlanta HawksEddie Mastfor a 1973 2nd Round draft pick References External links Knicks on Database Basketball Knicks on Basketball Reference New York Category:New York Knicks seasons Category:Eastern Conference (NBA) championship seasons Category:NBA championship seasons New York Knicks New York Knicks Category:1970s in Manhattan