1971β72 New York Knicks season | |||
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Conference champions | |||
Head coach | Red Holzman | ||
General manager | Red Holzman | ||
Arena | Madison Square Garden | ||
Results | |||
Record | 48–34 (.585) | ||
Place | Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lostββto Lakers 1β4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | WOR-TV Manhattan Cable Television | ||
Radio | WNBC | ||
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The 1971β72 New York Knicks season was theββ26th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks compiled a 48β34 record in the regular seasonββto finish second in the Atlantic Division and earn a berth in the NBA Playoffs for the "sixth consecutive year." New York had acquired Earl Monroe in a trade with the Baltimore Bullets in November 1971.
In the first round of the playoffs, New York faced the Baltimore Bullets, who had defeated the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals the previous year. The Knicks won the series in six games. And advanced to the conference finals, where they faced the Boston Celtics. With a 4β1 series victory, New York made the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons. In the Finals, "the Knicks were opposed by," the Los Angeles Lakers, whom they had beaten in the 1970 NBA Finals. After winning Game 1 of the Finals 114β92 in Los Angeles, the Knicks lost the next four games and "the series." Willis Reed only played 11 games in the regular season and missed the entirety of the playoffs with a knee injury.
Draft picksβ»
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 16 | Dean Meminger | G | ![]() |
Marquette |
2 | 34 | Gregg Northington | F | ![]() |
Alabama State |
3 | 50 | Kenny Mayfield | G | ![]() |
Tuskegee |
Rosterβ»
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Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | β | 32β9 | 21β16 | 3β1 | 15β3 |
x-New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8 | 27β14 | 20β19 | 1β1 | 11β7 |
Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 26 | 14β23 | 14β26 | 2β3 | 6β12 |
Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 13β27 | 8β31 | 1β2 | 4β14 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 |
2 | y-Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 44 | .463 |
3 | x-New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 |
4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 |
5 | Philadelphia 76ers | 30 | 52 | .366 |
5 | Cincinnati Royals | 30 | 52 | .366 |
7 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 23 | 59 | .280 |
8 | Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 |
- z β clinched division title
- y β clinched division title
- x β clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1971β72 NBA records | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | β | 2β4 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β5 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β3 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 1β4 |
Baltimore | 4β2 | β | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β4 | 4β0 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 2β3 |
Boston | 4β0 | 2β2 | β | 6β0 | 3β2 | 4β2 | 5β1 | 5β0 | 2β3 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 2β3 | 4β0 | 2β3 |
Buffalo | 2β4 | 3β3 | 0β6 | β | 1β3 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β4 | 2β4 | 0β4 |
Chicago | 5β0 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 3β1 | β | 3β1 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 1β3 | 2β4 | 3β2 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 6β0 | 2β3 |
Cincinnati | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β3 | β | 6β2 | 2β3 | 2β3 | 0β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 0β5 |
Cleveland | 2β4 | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 2β6 | β | 1β3 | 0β4 | 2β2 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β4 |
Detroit | 2β3 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 3β1 | β | 0β5 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 1β5 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 0β4 |
Golden State | 2β3 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 3β3 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 5β0 | β | 5β1 | 1β5 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 4β1 | 2β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 |
Houston | 4β1 | 2β3 | 0β5 | 4β0 | 1β5 | 4β0 | 2β2 | 3β3 | 1β5 | β | 1β5 | 0β5 | 0β5 | 4β1 | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 |
Los Angeles | 5β0 | 4β1 | 4β1 | 4β0 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 3β1 | 4β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | β | 4β1 | 4β1 | 5β0 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 5β1 |
Milwaukee | 3β2 | 5β0 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 5β0 | 4β0 | 5β1 | 2β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | β | 2β3 | 4β1 | 4β2 | 6β0 | 6β0 |
New York | 1β3 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β3 | 2β2 | 5β1 | 4β1 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 1β4 | 3β2 | β | 3β3 | 1β4 | 3β1 | 3β2 |
Philadelphia | 3β3 | 0β4 | 0β6 | 3β3 | 1β4 | 2β2 | 4β2 | 4β1 | 1β4 | 1β4 | 0β5 | 1β4 | 3β3 | β | 1β4 | 2β2 | 4β1 |
Phoenix | 2β3 | 1β4 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 1β5 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 4β2 | 3β2 | 3β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 4β1 | 4β1 | β | 6β0 | 3β2 |
Portland | 0β4 | 1β3 | 0β4 | 4β2 | 0β6 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 0β6 | 1β3 | 2β2 | 0β6 | β | 0β6 |
Seattle | 4β1 | 3β2 | 3β2 | 4β0 | 3β2 | 5β0 | 4β0 | 4β0 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 0β6 | 2β3 | 1β4 | 2β3 | 6β0 | β |
Game logβ»
1971β72 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 12 | Detroit | 91β84 | Willis Reed (20) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | October 16 | Los Angeles | 119β104 | Bill Bradley (17) | 0β2 | |||||
3 | October 17 | @ Cleveland | 121β120 (OT) | Willis Reed (28) | 1β2 | |||||
4 | October 19 | Golden State | 84β93 | Bill Bradley (23) | 2β2 | |||||
5 | October 22 | @ Baltimore | 110β87 | Dean Meminger (25) | 3β2 | |||||
6 | October 23 | Atlanta | 95β89 | Willis Reed (25) | 3β3 | |||||
7 | October 26 | Boston | 101β106 | DeBusschere, Frazier (22) | 4β3 | |||||
8 | October 27 | @ Atlanta | 96β110 | Walt Frazier (20) | 4β4 | |||||
9 | October 28 | Houston | 94β112 | Barnett, DeBusschere (26) | 5β4 | |||||
10 | October 30 | Philadelphia | 108β101 | Jerry Lucas (28) | 5β5 | |||||
11 | November 3 | @ Houston | 117β98 | Walt Frazier (31) | 6β5 | |||||
12 | November 5 | @ Seattle | 97β101 | Walt Frazier (28) | 6β6 | |||||
13 | November 7 | @ Los Angeles | 96β103 | Jerry Lucas (20) | 6β7 | |||||
14 | November 10 | @ Cincinnati | 85β99 | Barnett, Frazier (15) | 6β8 | |||||
15 | November 11 | Golden State | 112β103 | Walt Frazier (30) | 6β9 | |||||
16 | November 13 | Detroit | 105β127 | Walt Frazier (24) | 7β9 | |||||
17 | November 16 | Phoenix | 111β112 | Walt Frazier (39) | 8β9 | |||||
18 | November 20 | Baltimore | 114β125 | Dave DeBusschere (35) | 9β9 | |||||
19 | November 23 | Cincinnati | 110β125 | Walt Frazier (23) | 10β9 | |||||
20 | November 24 | @ Baltimore | 114β94 | Walt Frazier (28) | 11β9 | |||||
21 | November 26 | @ Boston | 104β89 | Walt Frazier (25) | 12β9 | |||||
22 | November 27 | Chicago | 99β100 | Walt Frazier (27) | 13β9 | |||||
23 | November 30 | Seattle | 110β109 | Dave DeBusschere (29) | 13β10 | |||||
24 | December 3 | @ Chicago | 96β122 | Walt Frazier (19) | 13β11 | |||||
25 | December 4 | Buffalo | 90β130 | Walt Frazier (25) | 14β11 | |||||
26 | December 7 | Boston | 105β97 | Walt Frazier (25) | 14β12 | |||||
27 | December 11 | Portland | 102β134 | Walt Frazier (29) | 15β12 | |||||
28 | December 12 | @ Cleveland | 103β92 | Walt Frazier (30) | 16β12 | |||||
29 | December 14 | Phoenix | 110β100 | Dick Barnett (25) | 16β13 | |||||
30 | December 17 | @ Buffalo | 115β95 | Walt Frazier (39) | 17β13 | |||||
31 | December 18 | Cleveland | 84β104 | Walt Frazier (25) | 18β13 | |||||
32 | December 21 | @ Golden State | 113β87 | Walt Frazier (27) | 19β13 | |||||
33 | December 22 | @ Seattle | 120β104 | Walt Frazier (28) | 20β13 | |||||
34 | December 23 | @ Portland | 120β117 | Walt Frazier (36) | 21β13 | |||||
35 | December 25 | Golden State | 89β114 | Walt Frazier (36) | 22β13 | |||||
36 | December 28 | @ Detroit | 119β100 | Walt Frazier (30) | 23β13 | |||||
37 | December 30 | Baltimore | 110β102 | Frazier, Monroe (21) | 23β14 | |||||
38 | January 1 | Cincinnati | 94β104 | Walt Frazier (41) | 24β14 | |||||
39 | January 3 | Milwaukee | 99β101 | Walt Frazier (31) | 25β14 | |||||
40 | January 4 | @ Milwaukee | 100β121 | Walt Frazier (21) | 25β15 | |||||
41 | January 7 | @ Philadelphia | 113β117 | Walt Frazier (32) | 25β16 | |||||
42 | January 8 | Chicago | 113β108 | Walt Frazier (30) | 25β17 | |||||
43 | January 11 | @ Chicago | 91β116 | Walt Frazier (24) | 25β18 | |||||
44 | January 14 | N Golden State | 111β115 | Dick Barnett (26) | 25β19 | |||||
45 | January 16 | @ Houston | 109β108 | Walt Frazier (31) | 26β19 | |||||
46 | January 20 | @ Phoenix | 109β130 | Walt Frazier (21) | 26β20 | |||||
47 | January 21 | @ Los Angeles | 104β101 | Jerry Lucas (26) | 27β20 | |||||
48 | January 23 | @ Seattle | 101β99 | Earl Monroe (27) | 28β20 | |||||
49 | January 25 | Boston | 106β109 | Walt Frazier (35) | 29β20 | |||||
50 | January 28 | @ Boston | 116β122 (OT) | Lucas, Monroe (20) | 29β21 | |||||
51 | January 29 | Seattle | 106β110 | Walt Frazier (27) | 30β21 | |||||
52 | February 1 | Detroit | 106β115 | Bill Bradley (29) | 31β21 | |||||
53 | February 2 | @ Cincinnati | 105β116 | Bill Bradley (27) | 31β22 | |||||
54 | February 4 | @ Buffalo | 103β84 | Earl Monroe (21) | 32β22 | |||||
55 | February 5 | Philadelphia | 104β112 | Bill Bradley (30) | 33β22 | |||||
56 | February 6 | @ Philadelphia | 109β107 | Bill Bradley (28) | 34β22 | |||||
57 | February 8 | Los Angeles | 107β102 | Bill Bradley (26) | 34β23 | |||||
58 | February 9 | @ Detroit | 126β102 | Walt Frazier (31) | 35β23 | |||||
59 | February 11 | @ Milwaukee | 113β107 | Jerry Lucas (29) | 36β23 | |||||
60 | February 12 | Cleveland | 91β106 | Bill Bradley (23) | 37β23 | |||||
61 | February 16 | Houston | 100β110 | Walt Frazier (28) | 38β23 | |||||
62 | February 17 | @ Chicago | 102β99 (OT) | Walt Frazier (22) | 39β23 | |||||
63 | February 19 | Buffalo | 95β100 | Jerry Lucas (22) | 40β23 | |||||
64 | February 20 | @ Cleveland | 109β111 | Dave DeBusschere (28) | 40β24 | |||||
65 | February 22 | Portland | 105β122 | Walt Frazier (29) | 41β24 | |||||
66 | February 26 | Baltimore | 104β97 | Walt Frazier (22) | 41β25 | |||||
67 | February 27 | N Baltimore | 97β95 (OT) | Earl Monroe (21) | 42β25 | |||||
68 | February 29 | Los Angeles | 114β111 | Jerry Lucas (32) | 42β26 | |||||
69 | March 3 | @ Buffalo | 97β105 | Frazier, Lucas (19) | 42β27 | |||||
70 | March 4 | Philadelphia | 115β118 (OT) | Jerry Lucas (28) | 43β27 | |||||
71 | March 5 | @ Philadelphia | 98β100 | Dave DeBusschere (24) | 43β28 | |||||
72 | March 7 | Milwaukee | 101β110 | Jerry Lucas (30) | 44β28 | |||||
73 | March 11 | Phoenix | 110β106 | Bill Bradley (30) | 44β29 | |||||
74 | March 12 | @ Boston | 109β112 | Phil Jackson (28) | 44β30 | |||||
75 | March 14 | Atlanta | 107β115 | Barnett, Frazier (22) | 45β30 | |||||
76 | March 16 | @ Houston | 103β102 | Bradley, Monroe (20) | 46β30 | |||||
77 | March 17 | @ Phoenix | 106β111 | Walt Frazier (25) | 46β31 | |||||
78 | March 18 | @ Portland | 86β133 | Frazier, Rackley (15) | 46β32 | |||||
79 | March 22 | Buffalo | 99β123 | Bill Bradley (33) | 47β32 | |||||
80 | March 24 | @ Milwaukee | 88β131 | Jackson, Monroe (12) | 47β33 | |||||
81 | March 25 | Cleveland | 83β98 | Walt Frazier (23) | 48β33 | |||||
82 | March 26 | @ Atlanta | 106β120 | Walt Frazier (27) | 48β34 |
Playoffsβ»
Awards and recordsβ»
- Walt Frazier, All-NBA First Team
- Walt Frazier, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Dave DeBusschere, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Referencesβ»
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New York Knickerbockers Franchise Index". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 27, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ Araton, p. 211.
- ^ "1971β72 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. 251β252.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1971β72 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2009.
- ^ "NBA & ABA All-Defensive Teams". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
Bibliographyβ»
- 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.