«Лос-Анджелес Лейкерс» вошли в плей-офф НБА 1973 года в качестве со-фаворитов на Западе с « Милуоки Бакс» , но в первом раунде обе команды столкнулись с вдохновенными соперниками. « Чикаго Буллз» дали «Лейкерс» все, с чем они могли справиться, прежде чем «Лейкерс» вышли из-за спины в седьмой игре, чтобы взять серию. Затем «Лейкерс» встретились с Голден Стэйт Уорриорз на чемпионате Западной конференции (Уорриорз опрокинули Бакс в шести играх). В игре 1 "Лейкерс" выиграли 2, а во 2 "Лейкерс" выиграли 10. В игре 3 в Окленде "Лейкерс" разгромили Уорриорз 126-70, но Уорриорз выиграли игру 4, чтобы отправить серию обратно в Лос-Анджелес. На форуме «Лейкерс» вышли из пятой игры и вышли в пятую серию финалов НБА за шесть сезонов.
Нью-Йорк Никс [ править ]
Основная статья: сезон 1972–73 в Нью-Йорк Никс
Через год после поражения в финале НБА «Никс» вернулись в плей-офф. Для некоторых «Никс», включая Джерри Лукаса и Эрла Монро , это, вероятно, был их последний шанс завоевать титул чемпиона НБА. В первом раунде они сыграли в паре с Baltimore Bullets . «Никс» выиграли 1-ю и 2-ю игры в Нью-Йорке, но проиграли 3-ю в Балтиморе (в той игре «Пули» использовали странный состав из двух центровых и трех защитников). Нью-Йорк взял бы Игры 4 и 5 Уолта Фрейзера, набирая в среднем по 20 очков за игру в этой серии. В финале конференции «Никс» встретились с « Бостон Селтикс» 68–14., у которого был не только лучший результат в лиге, но и на тот момент третий рекорд по количеству выигранных и проигранных матчей в истории НБА. «Селтикс» разгромили «Нью-Йорк» со счетом 134–108 в первой игре на « Бостон-гарден» , но «Никс» вернули одолжение разгромом 129-96 во второй игре на « Мэдисон-сквер-гарден» . Затем «Никс» обыграли «Селтикс» в третьей игре в Бостоне и повели со счетом 3: 1 в серии с двойной победой в пасхальное воскресенье в Нью-Йорке. Бостон вернулся с двумя критическими победами, выиграв 98-97 в Бостоне с двумя штрафными бросками Пола Сайласа, а затем вернув себе преимущество на домашней площадке, выиграв Нью-Йорк со счетом 110-100 в 6-й игре. Однако в 7-й игре Селтикс проиграли. их звезда Джон Хавличек, who was nursing an elbow injury. In that Game 7, played in Boston, the Celtics unbeaten record in seventh games played in Boston Garden was snapped when New York won easily, 94-78.
Road to the Finals[edit]
Main article: 1973 NBA Playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers (Western Conference champion)
New York Knicks (Eastern Conference champion)
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Western Conference
v
t
e
Team
W
L
PCT
1
z-Milwaukee Bucks
60
22
.732
2
y-Los Angeles Lakers
60
22
.732
3
x-Chicago Bulls
51
31
.622
4
x-Golden State Warriors
47
35
.573
5
Detroit Pistons
40
42
.488
6
Phoenix Suns
38
44
.463
7
Kansas City–Omaha Kings
36
46
.439
8
Seattle SuperSonics
26
56
.317
9
Portland Trail Blazers
21
61
.256
2nd seed in the West, 3rd best league record
Regular season
#
Eastern Conference
v
t
e
Team
W
L
PCT
1
z-Boston Celtics
68
14
.829
2
x-New York Knicks
57
25
.695
3
y-Baltimore Bullets
52
30
.634
4
x-Atlanta Hawks
46
36
.561
5
Houston Rockets
33
49
.402
6
Cleveland Cavaliers
32
50
.390
7
Buffalo Braves
21
61
.256
8
Philadelphia 76ers
9
73
.110
2nd seed in the East, 4th best league record
Defeated the (3) Chicago Bulls, 4–3
Division Semifinals
Defeated the (2) Baltimore Bullets, 4–1
Defeated the (4) Golden State Warriors, 4–1
Division Finals
Defeated the (1) Boston Celtics, 4–3
Series summary[edit]
After losing the first game, the Knicks reeled off four straight wins to reclaim the NBA title. This is the Knicks' most recent NBA Championship to date. New York would not make it back to the NBA Finals until 1994.
This would also be the last Finals appearance of the decade for the Lakers. Their next appearance would be in 1980, which would be the first of nine Finals appearances in 12 years for the Franchise.
Game
Date
Home Team
Score
Road Team
Game 1
Tue. May 1
Los Angeles Lakers
115–112 (1–0)
New York Knicks
Game 2
Thu. May 3
Los Angeles Lakers
95–99 (1–1)
New York Knicks
Game 3
Sun. May 6
New York Knicks
87–83 (2–1)
Los Angeles Lakers
Game 4
Tue. May 8
New York Knicks
103–98 (3–1)
Los Angeles Lakers
Game 5
Thu. May 10
Los Angeles Lakers
93–102 (1–4)
New York Knicks
Knicks win series 4-1
This was the only NBA Championship for Jerry Lucas and Earl Monroe.
Game 5 of the series was Wilt Chamberlain's last game played in the NBA. Chamberlain scored the last points of the game, and of his career, on an uncontested fast break dunk with one second remaining.
ABC televised its last NBA Finals, until 2003. This is, to date, the last time a New York/Los Angeles NBA Finals of any combination has taken place, as well as the fifth-to-last championship series contested by both cities in any sport (the 1981 World Series is the last such matchup in the 20th century, and the 2014 Stanley Cup Final is the latest).
Team rosters[edit]
New York Knicks[edit]
Roster listing
1972–73 New York Knicks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
SG
12
Barnett, Dick
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1936–10–02
Tennessee State
PG
17
Bibby, Henry
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1949–11–24
UCLA
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
PG
10
Frazier, Walt
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1945–03–29
Southern Illinois
C
40
Gianelli, John
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1950–06–10
Pacific
PF
18
Jackson, Phil
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1945–09–17
North Dakota
PF
32
Lucas, Jerry
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1940–03–30
Ohio State
SG
7
Meminger, Dean
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1948–05–13
Marquette
SG
15
Monroe, Earl
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1944–11–21
Winston-Salem State
C
19
Reed, Willis (C)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1942–06–25
Grambling State
C
6
Riker, Tom
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1950–02–28
South Carolina
F
43
Wingo, Harthorne
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1947–09–09
Friendship Junior College
Head coach
Red Holzman
Assistant coach(es)
Dick McGuire
Legend
(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured
Roster Last transaction: 1973–05–10
Los Angeles Lakers[edit]
Roster listing
1972–73 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
PF
32
Bridges, Bill
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
1939-04-04
Kansas
C
30
Brown, Roger
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1950-02-23
Kansas
C
13
Chamberlain, Wilt
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
1936-08-21
Kansas
C
31
Counts, Mel
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1941-10-16
Oregon State
C
14
Ellis, Leroy
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1940-03-10
St. John's
SF
24
Erickson, Keith
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1944-04-19
UCLA
SG
25
Goodrich, Gail
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1943-04-23
UCLA
SF
33
Grant, Travis
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1950-01-01
Kentucky State
PF
52
Hairston, Happy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1942-05-31
New York
SF
5
McMillian, Jim
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1948-03-11
Columbia
PG
15
Price, Jim
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1949-11-27
Louisville
SG
12
Riley, Pat
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1945-03-20
Kentucky
SG
21
Robinson, Flynn
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1941-04-28
Wyoming
SF
31
Trapp, John
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1945-10-02
UNLV
PF
30
Turner, Bill
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1944-02-18
Akron
PG
44
West, Jerry
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1938-05-28
West Virginia
Head coach
Bill Sharman
Legend
(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2013-03-22
See also[edit]
1972–73 NBA season
1973 NBA Playoffs
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