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1972 NBA Playoff Summary

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Series Results

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Finals (4-1):Los Angeles Lakers over New York Knickerbockers
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-1):New York Knickerbockers over Boston Celtics
Western Conference Finals (4-2):Los Angeles Lakers over Milwaukee Bucks
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2):Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2):New York Knickerbockers over Baltimore Bullets
Western Conference Semifinals (4-0):Los Angeles Lakers over Chicago Bulls
Western Conference Semifinals (4-1):Milwaukee Bucks over Golden State Warriors

Team Statistics

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Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Atlanta Hawks 6 1440 261 594 .439 156 215 .726 300 121 144 678 113.0
2 Boston Celtics 11 2640 485 1035 .469 272 349 .779 553 253 293 1242 112.9
3 Milwaukee Bucks 11 2640 495 1106 .448 206 267 .772 626 252 247 1196 108.7
4 Los Angeles Lakers 15 3625 608 1416 .429 383 511 .750 811 324 294 1599 106.6
5 New York Knickerbockers 16 3890 671 1431 .469 364 483 .754 730 369 380 1706 106.6
6 Golden State Warriors 5 1200 197 486 .405 109 141 .773 256 113 96 503 100.6
7 Chicago Bulls 4 960 168 393 .427 66 84 .786 203 93 101 402 100.5
8 Baltimore Bullets 6 1465 217 498 .436 147 185 .795 271 116 153 581 96.8
League Average 9 2233 388 870 .446 213 279 .762 469 205 214 988 106.9

Opponent Statistics

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Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 New York Knickerbockers 16 3890 613 1444 .425 405 525 .771 783 315 390 1631 101.9
2 Milwaukee Bucks 11 2640 433 1069 .405 259 360 .719 589 244 204 1125 102.3
3 Los Angeles Lakers 15 3625 652 1467 .444 247 333 .742 797 347 370 1551 103.4
4 Baltimore Bullets 6 1465 253 550 .460 129 168 .768 263 126 134 635 105.8
5 Chicago Bulls 4 960 168 348 .483 106 128 .828 199 96 80 442 110.5
6 Golden State Warriors 5 1200 227 492 .461 106 135 .785 268 125 100 560 112.0
7 Boston Celtics 11 2640 463 1015 .456 310 413 .751 531 237 268 1236 112.4
8 Atlanta Hawks 6 1440 293 574 .510 141 173 .815 320 151 162 727 121.2
League Average 9 2233 388 870 .446 213 279 .762 469 205 214 988 106.9

Miscellaneous Statistics

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Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team G W L W-L% W Pyth L Pyth ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA
1 Los Angeles Lakers 15 12 3 .800 9.1 5.9 .429 .270 .444 .168
2 New York Knickerbockers 16 9 7 .563 10.4 5.6 .469 .254 .425 .280
3 Milwaukee Bucks 11 6 5 .545 7.7 3.3 .448 .186 .405 .242
4 Boston Celtics 11 5 6 .455 5.7 5.3 .469 .263 .456 .305
5 Atlanta Hawks 6 2 4 .333 1.6 4.4 .439 .263 .510 .246
6 Baltimore Bullets 6 2 4 .333 1.3 4.7 .436 .295 .460 .235
7 Golden State Warriors 5 1 4 .200 0.9 4.1 .405 .224 .461 .215
8 Chicago Bulls 4 0 4 .000 0.8 3.2 .427 .168 .483 .305
League Average 9.3 4.6 4.6 .500 4.7 4.6 .446 .245 .446 .245

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played

1.Jerry Lucas*-NYK737
2.Walt Frazier*-NYK704
3.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL703
4.Jim McMillian-LAL624
5.Dave DeBusschere*-NYK616

Field Goals

1.Walt Frazier*-NYK148
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL139
3.Gail Goodrich*-LAL130
4.Jerry West*-LAL128
5.Jerry Lucas*-NYK119

Field Goal Attempts

1.Jerry West*-LAL340
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL318
3.Gail Goodrich*-LAL292
4.Walt Frazier*-NYK276
5.Jim McMillian-LAL253

Field Goal Pct

1.Mike Riordan-BAL.579
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL.563
3.Steve Kuberski-BOS.552
4.Walt Frazier*-NYK.536
5.Clifford Ray-CHI.529

Free Throws

1.Gail Goodrich*-LAL97
2.Walt Frazier*-NYK92
3.Jerry West*-LAL88
4.John Havlicek*-BOS85
5.Jim McMillian-LAL60
 Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL60

Free Throw Attempts

1.Walt Frazier*-NYK125
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL122
3.Gail Goodrich*-LAL108
4.Jerry West*-LAL106
5.John Havlicek*-BOS99

Free Throw Pct

1.Ron Williams-GSW.933
2.Jeff Mullins-GSW.923
3.Herm Gilliam-ATL.909
4.Gail Goodrich*-LAL.898
5.Jack Marin-BAL.872

Total Rebounds

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL315
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL200
3.Happy Hairston-LAL197
4.Dave DeBusschere*-NYK193
5.Jerry Lucas*-NYK173

Assists

1.Jerry West*-LAL134
2.Walt Frazier*-NYK98
3.Jerry Lucas*-NYK85
4.Oscar Robertson*-MIL83
5.John Havlicek*-BOS70

Personal Fouls

1.Bill Bradley*-NYK66
2.Phil Jackson-NYK51
 Dave DeBusschere*-NYK51
4.Gail Goodrich*-LAL50
 Dave Cowens*-BOS50

Points

1.Walt Frazier*-NYK388
2.Gail Goodrich*-LAL357
3.Jerry West*-LAL344
4.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL316
5.John Havlicek*-BOS301

Minutes Per Game

1.John Havlicek*-BOS47.0
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL46.9
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL46.4
4.Jerry Lucas*-NYK46.1
5.Nate Thurmond*-GSW46.0

Points Per Game

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL28.7
2.Pete Maravich*-ATL27.7
3.John Havlicek*-BOS27.4
4.Archie Clark-BAL26.7
5.Nate Thurmond*-GSW25.4

Rebounds Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL21.0
2.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL18.2
3.Nate Thurmond*-GSW17.8
4.Clifford Ray-CHI16.5
5.Dave Cowens*-BOS13.8

Assists Per Game

1.Jerry West*-LAL8.9
2.Norm Van Lier-CHI8.2
3.Archie Clark-BAL7.8
4.Oscar Robertson*-MIL7.5
5.John Havlicek*-BOS6.4

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL22.5
2.Pete Maravich*-ATL22.4
3.Walt Frazier*-NYK21.5
4.Archie Clark-BAL21.5
5.Nate Thurmond*-GSW21.2

True Shooting Pct

1.Mike Riordan-BAL.626
2.Steve Kuberski-BOS.617
3.Don Nelson-BOS.604
4.Walt Frazier*-NYK.586
5.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL.562

Total Rebound Pct

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL20.2
2.Clifford Ray-CHI19.6
3.Nate Thurmond*-GSW17.7
4.John Tresvant-BAL17.7
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL17.0

Assist Pct

1.Jerry West*-LAL35.1
2.Archie Clark-BAL32.3
3.Norm Van Lier-CHI31.7
4.Oscar Robertson*-MIL27.7
5.Herm Gilliam-ATL25.6