1973 NBA Champion New York Knicks


No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
12 Dick Barnett SG 6-4 190 October 2, 1936 12 Tennessee State University
17 Henry Bibby PG 6-1 185 November 24, 1949 R University of California, Los Angeles
24 Bill Bradley SF 6-5 205 July 28, 1943 5 Princeton University
22 Dave DeBusschere PF 6-6 220 October 16, 1940 10 University of Detroit Mercy
10 Walt Frazier PG 6-4 200 March 29, 1945 5 Southern Illinois University
40 John Gianelli C 6-10 220 June 10, 1950 R University of the Pacific
18 Phil Jackson PF 6-8 220 September 17, 1945 4 University of North Dakota
32 Jerry Lucas PF 6-8 230 March 30, 1940 9 Ohio State University
7 Dean Meminger SG 6-0 175 May 13, 1948 1 Marquette University
15 Earl Monroe SG 6-3 185 November 21, 1944 5 Winston-Salem State University
23 Luther Rackley C 6-10 220 June 11, 1946 3 Xavier University
19 Willis Reed C 6-9 235 June 25, 1942 8 Grambling State University
6 Tom Riker C 6-10 225 February 28, 1950 R University of South Carolina
43 Harthorne Wingo PF 6-6 210 September 9, 1947 R Friendship Junior College
 Guard Phil Jackson on a layup
 Celebration

NBA Regular Season
|
| Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
Streak |
Record |
| 1 |
Oct 10, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Seattle Supersonics |
W |
113 |
- |
89 |
|
won 1
|
|
1 |
- |
0 |
| 2 |
Oct 14, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Los Angeles Lakers |
W |
125 |
- |
100 |
|
won 2
|
|
2 |
- |
0 |
| 3 |
Oct 15, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Atlanta Hawks |
L |
101 |
- |
109 |
|
lost 1
|
|
2 |
- |
1 |
| 4 |
Oct 17, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Houston Rockets |
W |
103 |
- |
95 |
|
won 1
|
|
3 |
- |
1 |
| 5 |
Oct 20, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
W |
92 |
- |
89 |
|
won 2
|
|
4 |
- |
1 |
| 6 |
Oct 21, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Philadelphia 76ers |
W |
111 |
- |
88 |
|
won 3
|
|
5 |
- |
1 |
| 7 |
Oct 24, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
W |
123 |
- |
90 |
|
won 4
|
|
6 |
- |
1 |
| 8 |
Oct 27, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Baltimore Bullets |
W |
92 |
- |
88 |
|
won 5
|
|
7 |
- |
1 |
| 9 |
Oct 28, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Baltimore Bullets |
W |
94 |
- |
90 |
|
won 6
|
|
8 |
- |
1 |
| 10 |
Nov 1, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
W |
122 |
- |
85 |
|
won 7
|
|
9 |
- |
1 |
| 11 |
Nov 3, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Seattle Supersonics |
W |
105 |
- |
80 |
|
won 8
|
|
10 |
- |
1 |
| 12 |
Nov 4, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Golden State Warriors |
L |
104 |
- |
127 |
|
lost 1
|
|
10 |
- |
2 |
| 13 |
Nov 6, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Portland Trail Blazers |
W |
111 |
- |
95 |
|
won 1
|
|
11 |
- |
2 |
| 14 |
Nov 9, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Atlanta Hawks |
W |
101 |
- |
99 |
|
won 2
|
|
12 |
- |
2 |
| 15 |
Nov 10, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Philadelphia 76ers |
W |
125 |
- |
106 |
|
won 3
|
|
13 |
- |
2 |
| 16 |
Nov 11, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Golden State Warriors |
L |
102 |
- |
103 |
OT |
lost 1
|
|
13 |
- |
3 |
| 17 |
Nov 14, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Phoenix Suns |
W |
103 |
- |
97 |
|
won 1
|
|
14 |
- |
3 |
| 18 |
Nov 16, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Houston Rockets |
W |
119 |
- |
100 |
|
won 2
|
|
15 |
- |
3 |
| 19 |
Nov 18, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Milwaukee Bucks |
W |
87 |
- |
86 |
|
won 3
|
|
16 |
- |
3 |
| 20 |
Nov 21, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Portland Trail Blazers |
W |
108 |
- |
80 |
|
won 4
|
|
17 |
- |
3 |
| 21 |
Nov 24, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
L |
97 |
- |
114 |
|
lost 1
|
|
17 |
- |
4 |
| 22 |
Nov 25, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Boston Celtics |
W |
97 |
- |
94 |
|
won 1
|
|
18 |
- |
4 |
| 23 |
Nov 28, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
W |
107 |
- |
84 |
|
won 2
|
|
19 |
- |
4 |
| 24 |
Nov 29, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Philadelphia 76ers |
W |
139 |
- |
91 |
|
won 3
|
|
20 |
- |
4 |
| 25 |
Dec 1, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Milwaukee Bucks |
L |
74 |
- |
100 |
|
lost 1
|
|
20 |
- |
5 |
| 26 |
Dec 2, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Buffalo Braves |
W |
119 |
- |
94 |
|
won 1
|
|
21 |
- |
5 |
| 27 |
Dec 5, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
W |
125 |
- |
103 |
|
won 2
|
|
22 |
- |
5 |
| 28 |
Dec 8, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Buffalo Braves |
L |
89 |
- |
91 |
|
lost 1
|
|
22 |
- |
6 |
| 29 |
Dec 9, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Philadelphia 76ers |
W |
120 |
- |
109 |
|
won 1
|
|
23 |
- |
6 |
| 30 |
Dec 12, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Atlanta Hawks |
W |
114 |
- |
93 |
|
won 2
|
|
24 |
- |
6 |
| Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
Streak |
Record |
| 31 |
Dec 13, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Atlanta Hawks |
L |
120 |
- |
121 |
|
lost 1
|
|
24 |
- |
7 |
| 32 |
Dec 15, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Chicago Bulls |
L |
86 |
- |
90 |
|
lost 2
|
|
24 |
- |
8 |
| 33 |
Dec 16, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Chicago Bulls |
W |
97 |
- |
83 |
|
won 1
|
|
25 |
- |
8 |
| 34 |
Dec 19, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Phoenix Suns |
L |
84 |
- |
117 |
|
lost 1
|
|
25 |
- |
9 |
| 35 |
Dec 20, 1972 |
Knicks |
|
Houston Rockets |
W |
124 |
- |
102 |
|
won 1
|
|
26 |
- |
9 |
| 36 |
Dec 22, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
W |
98 |
- |
87 |
|
won 2
|
|
27 |
- |
9 |
| 37 |
Dec 25, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
113 |
- |
110 |
|
won 3
|
|
28 |
- |
9 |
| 38 |
Dec 26, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
L |
106 |
- |
115 |
|
lost 1
|
|
28 |
- |
10 |
| 39 |
Dec 28, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Buffalo Braves |
W |
107 |
- |
86 |
|
won 1
|
|
29 |
- |
10 |
| 40 |
Dec 29, 1972 |
Knicks |
@ |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
99 |
- |
94 |
|
won 2
|
|
30 |
- |
10 |
| 41 |
Dec 30, 1972 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Baltimore Bullets |
W |
100 |
- |
98 |
|
won 3
|
|
31 |
- |
10 |
| 42 |
Jan 2, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Milwaukee Bucks |
W |
102 |
- |
92 |
|
won 4
|
|
32 |
- |
10 |
| 43 |
Jan 5, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Buffalo Braves |
W |
129 |
- |
106 |
|
won 5
|
|
33 |
- |
10 |
| 44 |
Jan 6, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Houston Rockets |
W |
116 |
- |
106 |
|
won 6
|
|
34 |
- |
10 |
| 45 |
Jan 9, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
W |
116 |
- |
115 |
OT |
won 7
|
|
35 |
- |
10 |
| 46 |
Jan 11, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Atlanta Hawks |
W |
122 |
- |
107 |
|
won 8
|
|
36 |
- |
10 |
| 47 |
Jan 12, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Houston Rockets |
W |
104 |
- |
103 |
|
won 9
|
|
37 |
- |
10 |
| 48 |
Jan 14, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Seattle Supersonics |
W |
86 |
- |
84 |
|
won 10
|
|
38 |
- |
10 |
| 49 |
Jan 16, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Phoenix Suns |
W |
102 |
- |
101 |
|
won 11
|
|
39 |
- |
10 |
| 50 |
Jan 19, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Los Angeles Lakers |
L |
88 |
- |
95 |
|
lost 1
|
|
39 |
- |
11 |
| 51 |
Jan 21, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Houston Rockets |
L |
103 |
- |
107 |
|
lost 2
|
|
39 |
- |
12 |
| 52 |
Jan 25, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Buffalo Braves |
W |
99 |
- |
92 |
|
won 1
|
|
40 |
- |
12 |
| 53 |
Jan 27, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Boston Celtics |
W |
111 |
- |
108 |
|
won 2
|
|
41 |
- |
12 |
| 54 |
Jan 28, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
W |
96 |
- |
93 |
|
won 3
|
|
42 |
- |
12 |
| 55 |
Jan 29, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Golden State Warriors |
W |
97 |
- |
84 |
|
won 4
|
|
43 |
- |
12 |
| 56 |
Jan 31, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Detroit Pistons |
L |
91 |
- |
94 |
|
lost 1
|
|
43 |
- |
13 |
| 57 |
Feb 2, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Baltimore Bullets |
L |
77 |
- |
89 |
|
lost 2
|
|
43 |
- |
14 |
| 58 |
Feb 3, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
W |
95 |
- |
90 |
|
won 1
|
|
44 |
- |
14 |
| 59 |
Feb 4, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
W |
114 |
- |
97 |
|
won 2
|
|
45 |
- |
14 |
| 60 |
Feb 6, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Los Angeles Lakers |
L |
90 |
- |
95 |
|
lost 1
|
|
45 |
- |
15 |
| Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
Streak |
Record |
| 61 |
Feb 10, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Detroit Pistons |
W |
107 |
- |
93 |
|
won 1
|
|
46 |
- |
15 |
| 62 |
Feb 14, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Chicago Bulls |
L |
98 |
- |
100 |
|
lost 1
|
|
46 |
- |
16 |
| 63 |
Feb 16, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Buffalo Braves |
W |
102 |
- |
98 |
|
won 1
|
|
47 |
- |
16 |
| 64 |
Feb 17, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Philadelphia 76ers |
W |
107 |
- |
89 |
|
won 2
|
|
48 |
- |
16 |
| 65 |
Feb 18, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Philadelphia 76ers |
L |
98 |
- |
114 |
|
lost 1
|
|
48 |
- |
17 |
| 66 |
Feb 20, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Portland Trail Blazers |
W |
110 |
- |
106 |
|
won 1
|
|
49 |
- |
17 |
| 67 |
Feb 23, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Chicago Bulls |
L |
83 |
- |
84 |
|
lost 1
|
|
49 |
- |
18 |
| 68 |
Feb 24, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Buffalo Braves |
W |
125 |
- |
97 |
|
won 1
|
|
50 |
- |
18 |
| 69 |
Feb 27, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Boston Celtics |
W |
123 |
- |
91 |
|
won 2
|
|
51 |
- |
18 |
| 70 |
Mar 1, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Milwaukee Bucks |
L |
100 |
- |
114 |
|
lost 1
|
|
51 |
- |
19 |
| 71 |
Mar 3, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Baltimore Bullets |
L |
75 |
- |
97 |
|
lost 2
|
|
51 |
- |
20 |
| 72 |
Mar 4, 1973 |
Knicks |
|
Baltimore Bullets |
L |
97 |
- |
106 |
|
lost 3
|
|
51 |
- |
21 |
| 73 |
Mar 6, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Seattle Supersonics |
W |
106 |
- |
94 |
|
won 1
|
|
52 |
- |
21 |
| 74 |
Mar 7, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Philadelphia 76ers |
W |
120 |
- |
94 |
|
won 2
|
|
53 |
- |
21 |
| 75 |
Mar 10, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Kansas City-Omaha Kings |
W |
125 |
- |
102 |
|
won 3
|
|
54 |
- |
21 |
| 76 |
Mar 11, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
L |
107 |
- |
122 |
|
lost 1
|
|
54 |
- |
22 |
| 77 |
Mar 13, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Phoenix Suns |
W |
115 |
- |
111 |
|
won 1
|
|
55 |
- |
22 |
| 78 |
Mar 16, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Los Angeles Lakers |
W |
109 |
- |
98 |
|
won 2
|
|
56 |
- |
22 |
| 79 |
Mar 17, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Golden State Warriors |
W |
117 |
- |
108 |
|
won 3
|
|
57 |
- |
22 |
| 80 |
Mar 18, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Portland Trail Blazers |
L |
96 |
- |
99 |
|
lost 1
|
|
57 |
- |
23 |
| 81 |
Mar 21, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Atlanta Hawks |
L |
93 |
- |
98 |
|
lost 2
|
|
57 |
- |
24 |
| 82 |
Mar 24, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Boston Celtics |
L |
103 |
- |
108 |
|
lost 3
|
|
57 |
- |
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals |
| Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
|
Series Status |
|
Streak |
| 1 |
Mar 30, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Baltimore Bullets |
W |
95 |
- |
83 |
|
|
Knicks lead 1-0
|
|
won 1 |
| 2 |
Apr 1, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Baltimore Bullets |
W |
123 |
- |
103 |
|
|
Knicks lead 2-0
|
|
won 2 |
| 3 |
Apr 4, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Baltimore Bullets |
W |
103 |
- |
96 |
|
|
Knicks lead 3-0
|
|
won 3 |
| 4 |
Apr 6, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Baltimore Bullets |
L |
89 |
- |
97 |
|
|
Knicks lead 3-1
|
|
lost 1 |
| 5 |
Apr 8, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Baltimore Bullets |
W |
109 |
- |
99 |
|
|
Knicks win 4-1
|
|
won 1 |
|
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Conference Finals |
| Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
|
Series Status |
|
Streak |
| 1 |
Apr 15, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
L |
108 |
- |
134 |
|
|
Celtics lead 0-1
|
|
lost 1 |
| 2 |
Apr 18, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Boston Celtics |
W |
129 |
- |
96 |
|
|
series tied 1-1
|
|
won 1 |
| 3 |
Apr 20, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
W |
98 |
- |
91 |
|
|
Knicks lead 2-1
|
|
won 2 |
| 4 |
Apr 22, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Boston Celtics |
W |
117 |
- |
110 |
2OT |
|
Knicks lead 3-1
|
|
won 3 |
| 5 |
Apr 25, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
L |
97 |
- |
98 |
|
|
Knicks lead 3-2
|
|
lost 1 |
| 6 |
Apr 27, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Boston Celtics |
L |
100 |
- |
110 |
|
|
series tied 3-3
|
|
lost 2 |
| 7 |
Apr 29, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Boston Celtics |
W |
94 |
- |
78 |
|
|
Knicks win 4-3
|
|
won 1 |
|
NBA Playoffs - Finals |
| Gm. |
Date |
|
|
Opponent |
Score |
|
|
Series Status |
|
Streak |
| 1 |
May 1, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Los Angeles Lakers |
L |
112 |
- |
115 |
|
|
Lakers lead 0-1
|
|
lost 1 |
| 2 |
May 3, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Los Angeles Lakers |
W |
99 |
- |
95 |
|
|
series tied 1-1
|
|
won 1 |
| 3 |
May 6, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Los Angeles Lakers |
W |
87 |
- |
83 |
|
|
Knicks lead 2-1
|
|
won 2 |
| 4 |
May 8, 1973 |
Knicks |
vs. |
Los Angeles Lakers |
W |
103 |
- |
98 |
|
|
Knicks lead 3-1
|
|
won 3 |
| 5 |
May 10, 1973 |
Knicks |
@ |
Los Angeles Lakers |
W |
102 |
- |
93 |
|
|
Knicks win 4-1
|
|
won 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|