Season of National Basketball Association team the New York Knicks
NBA professional basketball team season
1971–72 New York Knicks season |
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Conference champions |
Head coach | Red Holzman |
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General manager | Red Holzman |
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Arena | Madison Square Garden |
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Results |
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Record | 48–34 (.585) |
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Place | Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
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Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Lakers 1–4) |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Local media |
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Television | WOR-TV Manhattan Cable Television[1] |
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Radio | WNBC[2] |
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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]
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
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Roster
1971–72 New York Knicks roster Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB | From | SG | 12 | Barnett, Dick | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1936-10-02 | Tennessee State | 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 Mercy | PG | 10 | Frazier, Walt | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | 1945-03-29 | Southern Illinois | PF | 18 | Jackson, Phil | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1945-09-17 | North Dakota | F/C | 32 | Lucas, Jerry | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 1940-03-30 | Ohio State | G | 7 | Meminger, Dean | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1948-05-13 | Marquette | G | 42 | Miles, Eddie | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1940-07-05 | Seattle | G | 15 | Monroe, Earl | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1944-11-21 | Winston-Salem State | F | 16 | Paulk, Charlie | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 219 lb (99 kg) | 1946–06–14 | Northeastern State | C | 23 | Rackley, Luther | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 1946-06-11 | Xavier | C | 19 | Reed, Willis | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 1942-06-25 | Grambling State | | - Head coach
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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Regular season
Season standings
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 32–9 | 21–16 | 3–1 | 15–3 |
x-New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8 | 27–14 | 20–19 | 1–1 | 11–7 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26 | 14–23 | 14–26 | 2–3 | 6–12 |
Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 13–27 | 8–31 | 1–2 | 4–14 |
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1971–72 NBA records |
Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | — | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 |
Baltimore | 4–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
Boston | 4–0 | 2–2 | — | 6–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 |
Buffalo | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 | — | 1–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 |
Chicago | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–3 |
Cincinnati | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | — | 6–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 2–6 | — | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–4 |
Detroit | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–5 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 |
Golden State | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | — | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
Houston | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 |
Los Angeles | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 |
Milwaukee | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | — | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 6–0 |
New York | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | — | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
Philadelphia | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–3 | — | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
Phoenix | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 4–1 | — | 6–0 | 3–2 |
Portland | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–6 | — | 0–6 |
Seattle | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 6–0 | — |
Game log
1971–72 game log |
# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record |
1 | October 12 | Detroit | 91–84 | Willis Reed (20) | 0–1 |
2 | October 16 | Los Angeles | 119–104 | Bill Bradley (17) | 0–2 |
3 | October 17 | @ Cleveland | 121–120 (OT) | Willis Reed (28) | 1–2 |
4 | October 19 | Golden State | 84–93 | Bill Bradley (23) | 2–2 |
5 | October 22 | @ Baltimore | 110–87 | Dean Meminger (25) | 3–2 |
6 | October 23 | Atlanta | 95–89 | Willis Reed (25) | 3–3 |
7 | October 26 | Boston | 101–106 | DeBusschere, Frazier (22) | 4–3 |
8 | October 27 | @ Atlanta | 96–110 | Walt Frazier (20) | 4–4 |
9 | October 28 | Houston | 94–112 | Barnett, DeBusschere (26) | 5–4 |
10 | October 30 | Philadelphia | 108–101 | Jerry Lucas (28) | 5–5 |
11 | November 3 | @ Houston | 117–98 | Walt Frazier (31) | 6–5 |
12 | November 5 | @ Seattle | 97–101 | Walt Frazier (28) | 6–6 |
13 | November 7 | @ Los Angeles | 96–103 | Jerry Lucas (20) | 6–7 |
14 | November 10 | @ Cincinnati | 85–99 | Barnett, Frazier (15) | 6–8 |
15 | November 11 | Golden State | 112–103 | Walt Frazier (30) | 6–9 |
16 | November 13 | Detroit | 105–127 | Walt Frazier (24) | 7–9 |
17 | November 16 | Phoenix | 111–112 | Walt Frazier (39) | 8–9 |
18 | November 20 | Baltimore | 114–125 | Dave DeBusschere (35) | 9–9 |
19 | November 23 | Cincinnati | 110–125 | Walt Frazier (23) | 10–9 |
20 | November 24 | @ Baltimore | 114–94 | Walt Frazier (28) | 11–9 |
21 | November 26 | @ Boston | 104–89 | Walt Frazier (25) | 12–9 |
22 | November 27 | Chicago | 99–100 | Walt Frazier (27) | 13–9 |
23 | November 30 | Seattle | 110–109 | Dave DeBusschere (29) | 13–10 |
24 | December 3 | @ Chicago | 96–122 | Walt Frazier (19) | 13–11 |
25 | December 4 | Buffalo | 90–130 | Walt Frazier (25) | 14–11 |
26 | December 7 | Boston | 105–97 | Walt Frazier (25) | 14–12 |
27 | December 11 | Portland | 102–134 | Walt Frazier (29) | 15–12 |
28 | December 12 | @ Cleveland | 103–92 | Walt Frazier (30) | 16–12 |
29 | December 14 | Phoenix | 110–100 | Dick Barnett (25) | 16–13 |
30 | December 17 | @ Buffalo | 115–95 | Walt Frazier (39) | 17–13 |
31 | December 18 | Cleveland | 84–104 | Walt Frazier (25) | 18–13 |
32 | December 21 | @ Golden State | 113–87 | Walt Frazier (27) | 19–13 |
33 | December 22 | @ Seattle | 120–104 | Walt Frazier (28) | 20–13 |
34 | December 23 | @ Portland | 120–117 | Walt Frazier (36) | 21–13 |
35 | December 25 | Golden State | 89–114 | Walt Frazier (36) | 22–13 |
36 | December 28 | @ Detroit | 119–100 | Walt Frazier (30) | 23–13 |
37 | December 30 | Baltimore | 110–102 | Frazier, Monroe (21) | 23–14 |
38 | January 1 | Cincinnati | 94–104 | Walt Frazier (41) | 24–14 |
39 | January 3 | Milwaukee | 99–101 | Walt Frazier (31) | 25–14 |
40 | January 4 | @ Milwaukee | 100–121 | Walt Frazier (21) | 25–15 |
41 | January 7 | @ Philadelphia | 113–117 | Walt Frazier (32) | 25–16 |
42 | January 8 | Chicago | 113–108 | Walt Frazier (30) | 25–17 |
43 | January 11 | @ Chicago | 91–116 | Walt Frazier (24) | 25–18 |
44 | January 14 | N Golden State | 111–115 | Dick Barnett (26) | 25–19 |
45 | January 16 | @ Houston | 109–108 | Walt Frazier (31) | 26–19 |
46 | January 20 | @ Phoenix | 109–130 | Walt Frazier (21) | 26–20 |
47 | January 21 | @ Los Angeles | 104–101 | Jerry Lucas (26) | 27–20 |
48 | January 23 | @ Seattle | 101–99 | Earl Monroe (27) | 28–20 |
49 | January 25 | Boston | 106–109 | Walt Frazier (35) | 29–20 |
50 | January 28 | @ Boston | 116–122 (OT) | Lucas, Monroe (20) | 29–21 |
51 | January 29 | Seattle | 106–110 | Walt Frazier (27) | 30–21 |
52 | February 1 | Detroit | 106–115 | Bill Bradley (29) | 31–21 |
53 | February 2 | @ Cincinnati | 105–116 | Bill Bradley (27) | 31–22 |
54 | February 4 | @ Buffalo | 103–84 | Earl Monroe (21) | 32–22 |
55 | February 5 | Philadelphia | 104–112 | Bill Bradley (30) | 33–22 |
56 | February 6 | @ Philadelphia | 109–107 | Bill Bradley (28) | 34–22 |
57 | February 8 | Los Angeles | 107–102 | Bill Bradley (26) | 34–23 |
58 | February 9 | @ Detroit | 126–102 | Walt Frazier (31) | 35–23 |
59 | February 11 | @ Milwaukee | 113–107 | Jerry Lucas (29) | 36–23 |
60 | February 12 | Cleveland | 91–106 | Bill Bradley (23) | 37–23 |
61 | February 16 | Houston | 100–110 | Walt Frazier (28) | 38–23 |
62 | February 17 | @ Chicago | 102–99 (OT) | Walt Frazier (22) | 39–23 |
63 | February 19 | Buffalo | 95–100 | Jerry Lucas (22) | 40–23 |
64 | February 20 | @ Cleveland | 109–111 | Dave DeBusschere (28) | 40–24 |
65 | February 22 | Portland | 105–122 | Walt Frazier (29) | 41–24 |
66 | February 26 | Baltimore | 104–97 | Walt Frazier (22) | 41–25 |
67 | February 27 | N Baltimore | 97–95 (OT) | Earl Monroe (21) | 42–25 |
68 | February 29 | Los Angeles | 114–111 | Jerry Lucas (32) | 42–26 |
69 | March 3 | @ Buffalo | 97–105 | Frazier, Lucas (19) | 42–27 |
70 | March 4 | Philadelphia | 115–118 (OT) | Jerry Lucas (28) | 43–27 |
71 | March 5 | @ Philadelphia | 98–100 | Dave DeBusschere (24) | 43–28 |
72 | March 7 | Milwaukee | 101–110 | Jerry Lucas (30) | 44–28 |
73 | March 11 | Phoenix | 110–106 | Bill Bradley (30) | 44–29 |
74 | March 12 | @ Boston | 109–112 | Phil Jackson (28) | 44–30 |
75 | March 14 | Atlanta | 107–115 | Barnett, Frazier (22) | 45–30 |
76 | March 16 | @ Houston | 103–102 | Bradley, Monroe (20) | 46–30 |
77 | March 17 | @ Phoenix | 106–111 | Walt Frazier (25) | 46–31 |
78 | March 18 | @ Portland | 86–133 | Frazier, Rackley (15) | 46–32 |
79 | March 22 | Buffalo | 99–123 | Bill Bradley (33) | 47–32 |
80 | March 24 | @ Milwaukee | 88–131 | Jackson, Monroe (12) | 47–33 |
81 | March 25 | Cleveland | 83–98 | Walt Frazier (23) | 48–33 |
82 | March 26 | @ Atlanta | 106–120 | Walt Frazier (27) | 48–34 |
Playoffs
1972 playoff game log |
Conference semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) |
Conference finals: 4–1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1) |
NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2) |
1972 schedule |
Awards and records
References
- ^ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 331. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ The Fourth Estate (PDF). New York Knicks. 2003. p. 330. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ Araton, p. 211.
- ^ a b "1971–72 New York Knickerbockers Roster and Statistics". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ "1971 NBA Playoff Summary". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ "Lakers, Knicks Gain Hoop Final". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. April 24, 1972. p. 15. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ^ Araton, pp. 251–252.
- ^ Nelson, John (March 26, 1974). "Road to Recovery Is Familiar to Willis Reed". Schenectady Gazette. Associated Press. p. 24. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ Carry, Peter (May 21, 1973). "Where There's A Willis". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "1971 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
- ^ "1971–72 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
Bibliography
- Araton, Harvey (2011). When the Garden Was Eden: Clyde, the Captain, Dollar Bill, and the Glory Days of the New York Knicks. New York City: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-195623-2.
External links
- Knicks on Basketball Reference
- 1972 NBA Playoff Summary
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