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1971–72 New York Knicks season

The 1971–72 New York Knicks season was the 26th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks compiled a 48–34 record in the regular season to finish second in the Atlantic Division and earn a berth in the NBA Playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.[3] New York had acquired Earl Monroe in a trade with the Baltimore Bullets in November 1971.[4]

1971–72 New York Knicks season
Conference champions
Head coachRed Holzman
General managerRed Holzman
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR-TV
Manhattan Cable Television[1]
RadioWNBC[2]
< 1970–71 1972–73 >

In the first round of the playoffs, New York faced the Baltimore Bullets,[5] who had defeated the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals the previous year.[6] The Knicks won the series in six games and advanced to the conference finals, where they faced the Boston Celtics. With a 4–1 series victory,[5] New York made the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons.[3] In the Finals, the Knicks were opposed by the Los Angeles Lakers, whom they had beaten in the 1970 NBA Finals.[7] After winning Game 1 of the Finals 114–92 in Los Angeles, the Knicks lost the next four games and the series.[8] Willis Reed only played 11 games in the regular season and missed the entirety of the playoffs with a knee injury.[9][10]

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
116Dean MemingerG  United StatesMarquette
234Gregg NorthingtonF  United StatesAlabama State
350Kenny MayfieldG  United StatesTuskegee

[11]

Roster

1971–72 New York Knicks roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SG12Barnett, Dick6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg)1936-10-02Tennessee State
SF24Bradley, Bill6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg)1943-07-28Princeton
PF22DeBusschere, Dave6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)1940-10-16Detroit Mercy
PG10Frazier, Walt6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)1945-03-29Southern Illinois
PF18Jackson, Phil6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg)1945-09-17North Dakota
F/C32Lucas, Jerry6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg)1940-03-30Ohio State
G7Meminger, Dean6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)1948-05-13Marquette
G42Miles, Eddie6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)1940-07-05Seattle
G15Monroe, Earl6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)1944-11-21Winston-Salem State
F16Paulk, Charlie6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)219 lb (99 kg)1946–06–14Northeastern State
C23Rackley, Luther6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)1946-06-11Xavier
C19Reed, Willis6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg)1942-06-25Grambling State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Boston Celtics5626.683–32–921–163–115–3
x-New York Knicks4834.585827–1420–191–111–7
Philadelphia 76ers3052.3662614–2314–262–36–12
Buffalo Braves2260.2683413–278–311–24–14
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT
1z-Boston Celtics5626.683
2y-Baltimore Bullets3844.463
3x-New York Knicks4834.585
4x-Atlanta Hawks3646.439
5Philadelphia 76ers3052.366
5Cincinnati Royals3052.366
7Cleveland Cavaliers2359.280
8Buffalo Braves2260.268
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1971–72 NBA records
TeamATLBALBOSBUFCHICINCLEDETGSWHOULALMILNYKPHIPHOPORSEA
Atlanta—2–40–44–20–53–34–23–23–21–40–52–33–13–33–24–01–4
Baltimore4–2—2–23–31–44–21–53–21–43–21–40–52–44–04–13–12–3
Boston4–02–2—6–03–24–25–15–02–35–01–42–33–36–02–34–02–3
Buffalo2–43–30–6—1–33–34–22–41–30–40–40–41–53–30–42–40–4
Chicago5–04–12–33–1—3–14–05–13–35–11–32–43–24–15–16–02–3
Cincinnati3–32–42–43–31–3—6–22–32–30–41–40–52–22–22–32–20–5
Cleveland2–45–11–52–40–42–6—1–30–42–21–30–41–52–40–44–20–4
Detroit2–32–30–54–21–53–23–1—0–53–31–41–51–41–42–42–20–4
Golden State2–34–13–23–13–33–24–05–0—5–11–52–22–34–12–34–24–2
Houston4–12–30–54–01–54–02–23–31–5—1–50–50–54–11–34–23–3
Los Angeles5–04–14–14–03–14–13–14–15–15–1—4–14–15–04–26–05–1
Milwaukee3–25–03–24–04–25–04–05–12–25–01–4—2–34–14–26–06–0
New York1–34–23–35–12–32–25–14–13–25–01–43–2—3–31–43–13–2
Philadelphia3–30–40–63–31–42–24–24–11–41–40–51–43–3—1–42–24–1
Phoenix2–31–43–24–01–53–24–04–23–23–12–42–44–14–1—6–03–2
Portland0–41–30–44–20–62–22–42–22–42–40–60–61–32–20–6—0–6
Seattle4–13–23–24–03–25–04–04–02–43–31–50–62–31–42–36–0—

Game log

1971–72 game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1October 12Detroit91–84Willis Reed (20)0–1
2October 16Los Angeles119–104Bill Bradley (17)0–2
3October 17@ Cleveland121–120 (OT)Willis Reed (28)1–2
4October 19Golden State84–93Bill Bradley (23)2–2
5October 22@ Baltimore110–87Dean Meminger (25)3–2
6October 23Atlanta95–89Willis Reed (25)3–3
7October 26Boston101–106DeBusschere, Frazier (22)4–3
8October 27@ Atlanta96–110Walt Frazier (20)4–4
9October 28Houston94–112Barnett, DeBusschere (26)5–4
10October 30Philadelphia108–101Jerry Lucas (28)5–5
11November 3@ Houston117–98Walt Frazier (31)6–5
12November 5@ Seattle97–101Walt Frazier (28)6–6
13November 7@ Los Angeles96–103Jerry Lucas (20)6–7
14November 10@ Cincinnati85–99Barnett, Frazier (15)6–8
15November 11Golden State112–103Walt Frazier (30)6–9
16November 13Detroit105–127Walt Frazier (24)7–9
17November 16Phoenix111–112Walt Frazier (39)8–9
18November 20Baltimore114–125Dave DeBusschere (35)9–9
19November 23Cincinnati110–125Walt Frazier (23)10–9
20November 24@ Baltimore114–94Walt Frazier (28)11–9
21November 26@ Boston104–89Walt Frazier (25)12–9
22November 27Chicago99–100Walt Frazier (27)13–9
23November 30Seattle110–109Dave DeBusschere (29)13–10
24December 3@ Chicago96–122Walt Frazier (19)13–11
25December 4Buffalo90–130Walt Frazier (25)14–11
26December 7Boston105–97Walt Frazier (25)14–12
27December 11Portland102–134Walt Frazier (29)15–12
28December 12@ Cleveland103–92Walt Frazier (30)16–12
29December 14Phoenix110–100Dick Barnett (25)16–13
30December 17@ Buffalo115–95Walt Frazier (39)17–13
31December 18Cleveland84–104Walt Frazier (25)18–13
32December 21@ Golden State113–87Walt Frazier (27)19–13
33December 22@ Seattle120–104Walt Frazier (28)20–13
34December 23@ Portland120–117Walt Frazier (36)21–13
35December 25Golden State89–114Walt Frazier (36)22–13
36December 28@ Detroit119–100Walt Frazier (30)23–13
37December 30Baltimore110–102Frazier, Monroe (21)23–14
38January 1Cincinnati94–104Walt Frazier (41)24–14
39January 3Milwaukee99–101Walt Frazier (31)25–14
40January 4@ Milwaukee100–121Walt Frazier (21)25–15
41January 7@ Philadelphia113–117Walt Frazier (32)25–16
42January 8Chicago113–108Walt Frazier (30)25–17
43January 11@ Chicago91–116Walt Frazier (24)25–18
44January 14N Golden State111–115Dick Barnett (26)25–19
45January 16@ Houston109–108Walt Frazier (31)26–19
46January 20@ Phoenix109–130Walt Frazier (21)26–20
47January 21@ Los Angeles104–101Jerry Lucas (26)27–20
48January 23@ Seattle101–99Earl Monroe (27)28–20
49January 25Boston106–109Walt Frazier (35)29–20
50January 28@ Boston116–122 (OT)Lucas, Monroe (20)29–21
51January 29Seattle106–110Walt Frazier (27)30–21
52February 1Detroit106–115Bill Bradley (29)31–21
53February 2@ Cincinnati105–116Bill Bradley (27)31–22
54February 4@ Buffalo103–84Earl Monroe (21)32–22
55February 5Philadelphia104–112Bill Bradley (30)33–22
56February 6@ Philadelphia109–107Bill Bradley (28)34–22
57February 8Los Angeles107–102Bill Bradley (26)34–23
58February 9@ Detroit126–102Walt Frazier (31)35–23
59February 11@ Milwaukee113–107Jerry Lucas (29)36–23
60February 12Cleveland91–106Bill Bradley (23)37–23
61February 16Houston100–110Walt Frazier (28)38–23
62February 17@ Chicago102–99 (OT)Walt Frazier (22)39–23
63February 19Buffalo95–100Jerry Lucas (22)40–23
64February 20@ Cleveland109–111Dave DeBusschere (28)40–24
65February 22Portland105–122Walt Frazier (29)41–24
66February 26Baltimore104–97Walt Frazier (22)41–25
67February 27N Baltimore97–95 (OT)Earl Monroe (21)42–25
68February 29Los Angeles114–111Jerry Lucas (32)42–26
69March 3@ Buffalo97–105Frazier, Lucas (19)42–27
70March 4Philadelphia115–118 (OT)Jerry Lucas (28)43–27
71March 5@ Philadelphia98–100Dave DeBusschere (24)43–28
72March 7Milwaukee101–110Jerry Lucas (30)44–28
73March 11Phoenix110–106Bill Bradley (30)44–29
74March 12@ Boston109–112Phil Jackson (28)44–30
75March 14Atlanta107–115Barnett, Frazier (22)45–30
76March 16@ Houston103–102Bradley, Monroe (20)46–30
77March 17@ Phoenix106–111Walt Frazier (25)46–31
78March 18@ Portland86–133Frazier, Rackley (15)46–32
79March 22Buffalo99–123Bill Bradley (33)47–32
80March 24@ Milwaukee88–131Jackson, Monroe (12)47–33
81March 25Cleveland83–98Walt Frazier (23)48–33
82March 26@ Atlanta106–120Walt Frazier (27)48–34

Playoffs

1972 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1March 31@ BaltimoreL 105–108 (OT)Walt Frazier (31)Jerry Lucas (14)Walt Frazier (6)Baltimore Civic Center
12,289		0–1
2April 2BaltimoreW 110–88Walt Frazier (30)Dave DeBusschere (14)Walt Frazier (9)Madison Square Garden
19,588		1–1
3April 4@ BaltimoreL 103–104Earl Monroe (28)Jerry Lucas (12)Bill Bradley (5)Baltimore Civic Center
12,289		1–2
4April 6BaltimoreW 104–98Bill Bradley (25)Dave DeBusschere (13)Walt Frazier (8)Madison Square Garden
19,588		2–2
5April 9@ BaltimoreW 106–82Lucas, Monroe (20)Jerry Lucas (16)Jerry Lucas (6)Baltimore Civic Center
10,244		3–2
6April 11BaltimoreW 107–101Lucas, Frazier (22)Jerry Lucas (12)Frazier, Monroe (5)Madison Square Garden
19,588		4–2
Conference finals: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 13@ BostonW 116–94Walt Frazier (36)Jerry Lucas (11)Jerry Lucas (8)Boston Garden
14,292		1–0
2April 16BostonW 106–105Dave DeBusschere (24)Dave DeBusschere (17)three players tied (4)Madison Square Garden
19,588		2–0
3April 19@ BostonL 109–115Bill Bradley (29)Dave DeBusschere (12)Dave DeBusschere (6)Boston Garden
15,315		2–1
4April 21BostonW 116–98Earl Monroe (26)Dave DeBusschere (16)Jerry Lucas (7)Madison Square Garden
19,588		3–1
5April 23@ BostonW 111–103Dave DeBusschere (24)Frazier, DeBusschere (11)Walt Frazier (7)Boston Garden
15,315		4–1
NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1April 26@ Los AngelesW 114–92Bill Bradley (29)Dave DeBusschere (18)Walt Frazier (11)The Forum
17,505		1–0
2April 30@ Los AngelesL 92–106Walt Frazier (21)Lucas, Jackson (11)Walt Frazier (7)The Forum
17,505		1–1
3May 3Los AngelesL 96–107Walt Frazier (25)Jerry Lucas (14)Jerry Lucas (6)Madison Square Garden
19,588		1–2
4May 5Los AngelesL 111–116 (OT)Bill Bradley (26)Dave DeBusschere (13)Jerry Lucas (11)Madison Square Garden
19,588		1–3
5May 7@ Los AngelesL 100–114Walt Frazier (31)Dave DeBusschere (14)Walt Frazier (10)The Forum
17,505		1–4
1972 schedule

Awards and records

References

Bibliography

External links

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