New York Knicks Playoff Rosters

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1972-1973 New York Knicks Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Dick Barnett SG 6-4 190 Oct 2, 1936 36 Tennessee State 12 1959 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Henry Bibby PG 6-1 185 Nov 24, 1949 23 UCLA 0 1972 4th Rnd, #58, New York Knicks
Bill Bradley GF 6-5 205 Jul 28, 1943 29 Princeton 5 1965 Territorial Pick, New York Knicks
Dave DeBusschere SF 6-6 220 Oct 16, 1940 32 Detroit-Mercy 10 1962 Territorial Pick, Detroit Pistons
Walt Frazier PG 6-4 200 Mar 29, 1945 28 Southern Illinois 5 1967 1st Rnd, #5, New York Knicks
John Gianelli FC 6-10 220 Jun 10, 1950 22 Pacific 0 1972 2nd Rnd, #20, Houston Rockets
Phil Jackson PF 6-8 220 Sep 17, 1945 27 North Dakota 5 1967 2nd Rnd, #17, New York Knicks
Jerry Lucas FC 6-8 230 Mar 30, 1940 33 Ohio State 9 1962 Territorial Pick, Cincinnati Royals
Dean Meminger PG 6-0 175 May 13, 1948 24 Marquette 1 1971 1st Rnd, #21, New York Knicks
Earl Monroe PG 6-3 185 Nov 21, 1944 28 Winston-Salem State 5 1967 1st Rnd, #2, Washington Wizards
Willis Reed FC 6-9 240 Jun 25, 1942 30 Grambling State 8 1964 2nd Rnd, #10, New York Knicks
Hawthorne Wingo SF 6-6 210 Sep 9, 1947 25 Friendship College 0 1973 NBA Draft, Undrafted

1972-1973 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Atlanta Hawks BOS in 6
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #3 Baltimore Bullets NYK in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #2 New York Knicks NYK in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #1 Milwaukee Bucks #4 Golden State Warriors GSW in 6
Second Round #2 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Chicago Bulls LAL in 7
Conference Finals #2 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Golden State Warriors LAL in 5

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #2 Los Angeles Lakers #2 New York Knicks NYK in 5

1972-1973 New York Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Walt Frazier 17 45.0 21.9 7.3 6.2
Dave DeBusschere 17 37.2 15.6 10.5 3.4
Earl Monroe 16 31.5 16.1 3.2 3.2
Bill Bradley 17 34.5 14.0 3.4 2.6
Willis Reed 17 28.6 12.5 7.6 1.8
Phil Jackson 17 19.9 8.7 4.2 1.4
Jerry Lucas 17 21.6 7.5 5.0 2.3
Dean Meminger 17 19.0 4.8 2.2 2.2
John Gianelli 7 7.9 3.6 1.9 0.1
Henry Bibby 6 7.2 3.3 0.3 0.5
Hawthorne Wingo 3 4.0 3.7 2.3 0.0
Dick Barnett 4 4.2 1.5 0.0 0.5

1972-1973 New York Knicks Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Washington Leaders
Mar 30, 1973
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Washington		 W, 95-83 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 25. Walt Frazier
 PTS: 22. Archie Clark
Apr 1, 1973
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Washington		 W, 123-103 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		2-0 PTS: 32. Earl Monroe
 PTS: 27. Phil Chenier
Apr 4, 1973
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Washington		 W, 96-103 Royal Farms Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		3-0 PTS: 23. Bill Bradley
 PTS: 36. Elvin Hayes
Apr 6, 1973
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Washington		 L, 97-89 Royal Farms Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		3-1 PTS: 17. Walt Frazier
 PTS: 34. Elvin Hayes
Apr 8, 1973
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Washington		 W, 109-99 Madison Square Garden
Conference Semi Finals 		4-1 PTS: 26. Earl Monroe
 PTS: 30. Archie Clark

1972-1973 New York Knicks Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders Boston Leaders
Apr 15, 1973
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Boston		 L, 134-108 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		0-1 PTS: 24. Walt Frazier
 PTS: 30. Jo Jo White
Apr 18, 1973
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Boston		 W, 129-96 Madison Square Garden
Conference Finals 		1-1 PTS: 24. Walt Frazier
 PTS: 21. J. Havlicek
Apr 20, 1973
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Boston		 W, 91-98 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 23. Walt Frazier
 PTS: 29. J. Havlicek
Apr 22, 1973
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Boston		 W, 117-110 Madison Square Garden
Conference Finals 		3-1 PTS: 37. Walt Frazier
 PTS: 34. Jo Jo White
Apr 25, 1973
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Boston		 L, 98-97 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		3-2 PTS: 21. Walt Frazier
 PTS: 32. Dave Cowens
Apr 27, 1973
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Boston		 L, 100-110 Madison Square Garden
Conference Finals 		3-3 PTS: 29. Walt Frazier
 PTS: 26. Dave Cowens
Apr 29, 1973
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Boston		 W, 78-94 Boston Garden
Conference Finals 		4-3 PTS: 25. Walt Frazier
 PTS: 24. Dave Cowens

1972-1973 New York Knicks NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New York Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
May 1, 1973
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L.A. Lakers		 L, 115-112 The Forum
NBA Finals 		0-1 PTS: 25. D. DeBusschere
 PTS: 30. G. Goodrich
May 3, 1973
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 95-99 The Forum
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 26. Bill Bradley
 PTS: 32. Jerry West
May 6, 1973
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 87-83 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		2-1 PTS: 22. Willis Reed
 PTS: 22. J. McMillian
May 8, 1973
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 103-98 Madison Square Garden
NBA Finals 		3-1 PTS: 33. D. DeBusschere
 PTS: 23. G. Goodrich
May 10, 1973
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L.A. Lakers		 W, 93-102 The Forum
NBA Finals 		4-1 PTS: 23. Earl Monroe
 PTS: 28. G. Goodrich