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1973 NBA Playoff Summary

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Series Results

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Finals (4-1):New York Knickerbockers over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Conference Finals (4-3):New York Knickerbockers over Boston Celtics
Western Conference Finals (4-1):Los Angeles Lakers over Golden State Warriors
 
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2):Boston Celtics over Atlanta Hawks
Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1):New York Knickerbockers over Baltimore Bullets
Western Conference Semifinals (4-2):Golden State Warriors over Milwaukee Bucks
Western Conference Semifinals (4-3):Los Angeles Lakers over Chicago Bulls

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 Boston Celtics 13 3170 579 1261 .459 247 319 .774 665 332 312 1405 108.1
2 Atlanta Hawks 6 1440 275 635 .433 91 137 .664 286 144 136 641 106.8
3 New York Knickerbockers 17 4130 746 1542 .484 273 365 .748 756 396 424 1765 103.8
4 Los Angeles Lakers 17 4105 700 1543 .454 358 501 .715 942 393 378 1758 103.4
5 Milwaukee Bucks 6 1440 246 545 .451 103 140 .736 267 127 140 595 99.2
6 Chicago Bulls 7 1705 283 686 .413 120 162 .741 358 149 165 686 98.0
7 Golden State Warriors 11 2640 445 1069 .416 187 232 .806 561 234 252 1077 97.9
8 Baltimore Bullets 5 1200 204 426 .479 70 102 .686 212 93 98 478 95.6
League Average 10 2479 435 963 .451 181 245 .740 506 234 238 1051 102.5

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 Milwaukee Bucks 6 1440 239 543 .440 102 130 .785 287 129 125 580 96.7
2 New York Knickerbockers 17 4130 680 1513 .449 319 455 .701 807 329 387 1679 98.8
3 Los Angeles Lakers 17 4105 704 1680 .419 278 360 .772 864 372 427 1686 99.2
4 Chicago Bulls 7 1705 286 632 .453 134 183 .732 401 176 167 706 100.9
5 Baltimore Bullets 5 1200 223 438 .509 73 100 .730 216 110 109 519 103.8
6 Golden State Warriors 11 2640 473 1022 .463 217 288 .753 544 256 236 1163 105.7
7 Boston Celtics 13 3170 583 1271 .459 218 306 .712 594 312 316 1384 106.5
8 Atlanta Hawks 6 1440 290 608 .477 108 136 .794 334 184 138 688 114.7
League Average 10 2479 435 963 .451 181 245 .740 506 234 238 1051 102.5

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 New York Knickerbockers 17 12 5 .706 11.4 5.6 .484 .177 .449 .211
2 Los Angeles Lakers 17 9 8 .529 10.9 6.1 .454 .232 .419 .165
3 Boston Celtics 13 7 6 .538 7.2 5.8 .459 .196 .459 .172
4 Golden State Warriors 11 5 6 .455 2.8 8.2 .416 .175 .463 .212
5 Chicago Bulls 7 3 4 .429 2.8 4.2 .413 .175 .453 .212
6 Atlanta Hawks 6 2 4 .333 1.6 4.4 .433 .143 .477 .178
7 Milwaukee Bucks 6 2 4 .333 3.5 2.5 .451 .189 .440 .188
8 Baltimore Bullets 5 1 4 .200 1.2 3.8 .479 .164 .509 .167
League Average 10.3 5.1 5.1 .500 5.2 5.1 .451 .188 .451 .188

Playoff Leaders

Glossary / Rate statistic requirements

Minutes Played

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL801
2.Walt Frazier*-NYK765
3.Jerry West*-LAL638
4.Dave DeBusschere*-NYK632
5.Jim McMillian-LAL630

Field Goals

1.Jerry West*-LAL151
2.Walt Frazier*-NYK150
3.Jim McMillian-LAL143
4.Gail Goodrich*-LAL139
5.Jo Jo White-BOS135

Field Goal Attempts

1.Jerry West*-LAL336
2.Gail Goodrich*-LAL310
3.Jim McMillian-LAL307
4.Jo Jo White-BOS300
5.Walt Frazier*-NYK292

Field Goal Pct

1.Dean Meminger-NYK.554
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL.552
3.Dennis Awtrey-CHI.542
4.Earl Monroe*-NYK.526
5.Walt Frazier*-NYK.514

Free Throws

1.Jerry West*-LAL99
2.Walt Frazier*-NYK73
3.Gail Goodrich*-LAL62
4.John Havlicek*-BOS61
5.Jim McMillian-LAL55

Free Throw Attempts

1.Jerry West*-LAL127
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL98
3.Walt Frazier*-NYK94
4.Gail Goodrich*-LAL79
5.Jim McMillian-LAL75

Free Throw Pct

1.Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-GSW1.000
2.Oscar Robertson*-MIL.912
3.Rick Barry*-GSW.909
4.Jo Jo White-BOS.907
5.Lou Hudson-ATL.897

Total Rebounds

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL383
2.Dave Cowens*-BOS216
3.Paul Silas-BOS196
4.Dave DeBusschere*-NYK179
5.Clyde Lee-GSW173

Assists

1.Jerry West*-LAL132
2.Walt Frazier*-NYK106
3.Jo Jo White-BOS83
4.Gail Goodrich*-LAL67
5.John Havlicek*-BOS65

Personal Fouls

1.Bill Bridges-LAL68
2.Willis Reed*-NYK65
3.Phil Jackson-NYK59
 Bill Bradley*-NYK59
5.Dave DeBusschere*-NYK57

Points

1.Jerry West*-LAL401
2.Walt Frazier*-NYK373
3.Jim McMillian-LAL341
4.Gail Goodrich*-LAL340
5.Jo Jo White-BOS319

Minutes Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL47.1
2.Mike Riordan-BAL46.2
3.Dave Cowens*-BOS46.0
 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL46.0
5.Elvin Hayes*-BAL45.6

Points Per Game

1.Lou Hudson-ATL29.7
2.Pete Maravich*-ATL26.2
3.Elvin Hayes*-BAL25.8
4.Jo Jo White-BOS24.5
5.John Havlicek*-BOS23.8

Rebounds Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL22.5
2.Dave Cowens*-BOS16.6
3.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL16.2
4.Clyde Lee-GSW15.7
5.Wes Unseld*-BAL15.2

Assists Per Game

1.Jerry West*-LAL7.8
2.Oscar Robertson*-MIL7.5
3.Pete Maravich*-ATL6.7
4.Jo Jo White-BOS6.4
5.Walt Frazier*-NYK6.2

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Jerry West*-LAL22.7
2.Oscar Robertson*-MIL21.0
3.Elvin Hayes*-BAL20.0
4.John Havlicek*-BOS19.7
5.Walt Frazier*-NYK19.7

True Shooting Pct

1.Oscar Robertson*-MIL.572
2.Dean Meminger-NYK.571
3.Don Nelson-BOS.569
4.Walt Frazier*-NYK.559
5.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL.556

Total Rebound Pct

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL21.7
2.Wes Unseld*-BAL21.2
3.Clyde Lee-GSW20.0
4.Paul Silas-BOS19.3
5.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*-MIL18.3

Assist Pct

1.Art Williams-BOS33.8
2.Jerry West*-LAL33.6
3.Oscar Robertson*-MIL26.4
4.Pete Maravich*-ATL25.2
5.Norm Van Lier-CHI21.3