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48-34, Finished 2nd in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 107.1 points per game, Allowed 104.7 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 48-34)
Coached by Red Holzman (48-34)
SRS: 2.28 (6th of 17)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-1) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-2) versus Baltimore Bullets
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1971-72 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19805 | 3521 | 7673 | .459 | 1743 | 2303 | .757 | 3909 | 1985 | 1899 | 8785 | ||||||||
| Opponent | 82 | 19805 | 3332 | 7513 | .443 | 1920 | 2565 | .749 | 4169 | 1626 | 1892 | 8584 |
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accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | 77 | 3126 | 669 | 1307 | .512 | 450 | 557 | .808 | 513 | 446 | 185 | 1788 | |||||||||
| 2 | Jerry Lucas | F-C | 6-8 | 230 | 31 | 77 | 2926 | 543 | 1060 | .512 | 197 | 249 | .791 | 1011 | 318 | 218 | 1283 | |||||||||
| 3 | Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 31 | 80 | 3072 | 520 | 1218 | .427 | 193 | 265 | .728 | 901 | 291 | 219 | 1233 | |||||||||
| 4 | Bill Bradley | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 28 | 78 | 2780 | 504 | 1085 | .465 | 169 | 199 | .849 | 250 | 315 | 254 | 1177 | |||||||||
| 5 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 35 | 79 | 2256 | 401 | 918 | .437 | 162 | 215 | .753 | 153 | 198 | 229 | 964 | |||||||||
| 6 | Earl Monroe | G | 6-3 | 185 | 27 | 60 | 1234 | 261 | 598 | .436 | 162 | 206 | .786 | 92 | 132 | 130 | 684 | |||||||||
| 7 | Phil Jackson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 26 | 80 | 1273 | 205 | 466 | .440 | 167 | 228 | .732 | 326 | 72 | 224 | 577 | |||||||||
| 8 | Dean Meminger | G | 6-0 | 175 | 23 | 78 | 1173 | 139 | 293 | .474 | 79 | 140 | .564 | 185 | 103 | 137 | 357 | |||||||||
| 9 | Luther Rackley | C | 6-10 | 220 | 25 | 62 | 618 | 92 | 215 | .428 | 49 | 84 | .583 | 187 | 18 | 104 | 233 | |||||||||
| 10 | Willis Reed | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 29 | 11 | 363 | 60 | 137 | .438 | 27 | 39 | .692 | 96 | 22 | 30 | 147 | |||||||||
| 11 | Eddie Mast | F-C | 6-9 | 220 | 23 | 40 | 270 | 39 | 112 | .348 | 25 | 41 | .610 | 73 | 10 | 39 | 103 | |||||||||
| 12 | Dave Stallworth | F-C | 6-7 | 200 | 30 | 14 | 225 | 33 | 88 | .375 | 29 | 35 | .829 | 35 | 25 | 31 | 95 | |||||||||
| 13 | Eddie Miles | G-F | 6-4 | 195 | 31 | 42 | 198 | 23 | 64 | .359 | 16 | 18 | .889 | 16 | 17 | 46 | 62 | |||||||||
| 14 | Charlie Paulk | F-C | 6-8 | 219 | 25 | 28 | 151 | 16 | 60 | .267 | 8 | 12 | .667 | 49 | 7 | 24 | 40 | |||||||||
| 15 | Mike Price | G | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | 6 | 40 | 5 | 14 | .357 | 9 | 11 | .818 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 19 | |||||||||
| 16 | Greg Fillmore | C | 7-1 | 240 | 24 | 10 | 67 | 7 | 27 | .259 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 15 | 3 | 17 | 15 | |||||||||
| 17 | Mike Riordan | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | 4 | 33 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | 77 | 40.6 | 8.7 | 17.0 | .512 | 5.8 | 7.2 | .808 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 23.2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Jerry Lucas | F-C | 6-8 | 230 | 31 | 77 | 38.0 | 7.1 | 13.8 | .512 | 2.6 | 3.2 | .791 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 16.7 | |||||||||
| 3 | Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 31 | 80 | 38.4 | 6.5 | 15.2 | .427 | 2.4 | 3.3 | .728 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 15.4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Bill Bradley | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 28 | 78 | 35.6 | 6.5 | 13.9 | .465 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .849 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 15.1 | |||||||||
| 5 | Willis Reed | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 29 | 11 | 33.0 | 5.5 | 12.5 | .438 | 2.5 | 3.5 | .692 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 13.4 | |||||||||
| 6 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 35 | 79 | 28.6 | 5.1 | 11.6 | .437 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .753 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 12.2 | |||||||||
| 7 | Earl Monroe | G | 6-3 | 185 | 27 | 60 | 20.6 | 4.4 | 10.0 | .436 | 2.7 | 3.4 | .786 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 11.4 | |||||||||
| 8 | Phil Jackson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 26 | 80 | 15.9 | 2.6 | 5.8 | .440 | 2.1 | 2.9 | .732 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 7.2 | |||||||||
| 9 | Dave Stallworth | F-C | 6-7 | 200 | 30 | 14 | 16.1 | 2.4 | 6.3 | .375 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .829 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 6.8 | |||||||||
| 10 | Dean Meminger | G | 6-0 | 175 | 23 | 78 | 15.0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .474 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .564 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 4.6 | |||||||||
| 11 | Luther Rackley | C | 6-10 | 220 | 25 | 62 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | .428 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .583 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.8 | |||||||||
| 12 | Mike Price | G | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | 6 | 6.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .357 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .818 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | |||||||||
| 13 | Eddie Mast | F-C | 6-9 | 220 | 23 | 40 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | .348 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .610 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 | |||||||||
| 14 | Mike Riordan | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | 4 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | .364 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |||||||||
| 15 | Eddie Miles | G-F | 6-4 | 195 | 31 | 42 | 4.7 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .359 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .889 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| 16 | Greg Fillmore | C | 7-1 | 240 | 24 | 10 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | .259 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .333 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | |||||||||
| 17 | Charlie Paulk | F-C | 6-8 | 219 | 25 | 28 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 2.1 | .267 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .667 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | 77 | 3126 | 7.7 | 15.1 | .512 | 5.2 | 6.4 | .808 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 2.1 | 20.6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Earl Monroe | G | 6-3 | 185 | 27 | 60 | 1234 | 7.6 | 17.4 | .436 | 4.7 | 6.0 | .786 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 20.0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Mike Price | G | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | 6 | 40 | 4.5 | 12.6 | .357 | 8.1 | 9.9 | .818 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 9.0 | 17.1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Phil Jackson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 26 | 80 | 1273 | 5.8 | 13.2 | .440 | 4.7 | 6.4 | .732 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 16.3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Jerry Lucas | F-C | 6-8 | 230 | 31 | 77 | 2926 | 6.7 | 13.0 | .512 | 2.4 | 3.1 | .791 | 12.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 15.8 | |||||||||
| 6 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 35 | 79 | 2256 | 6.4 | 14.6 | .437 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .753 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 15.4 | |||||||||
| 7 | Dave Stallworth | F-C | 6-7 | 200 | 30 | 14 | 225 | 5.3 | 14.1 | .375 | 4.6 | 5.6 | .829 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 15.2 | |||||||||
| 8 | Bill Bradley | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 28 | 78 | 2780 | 6.5 | 14.1 | .465 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .849 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 15.2 | |||||||||
| 9 | Willis Reed | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 29 | 11 | 363 | 6.0 | 13.6 | .438 | 2.7 | 3.9 | .692 | 9.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 14.6 | |||||||||
| 10 | Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 31 | 80 | 3072 | 6.1 | 14.3 | .427 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .728 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 14.4 | |||||||||
| 11 | Eddie Mast | F-C | 6-9 | 220 | 23 | 40 | 270 | 5.2 | 14.9 | .348 | 3.3 | 5.5 | .610 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 13.7 | |||||||||
| 12 | Luther Rackley | C | 6-10 | 220 | 25 | 62 | 618 | 5.4 | 12.5 | .428 | 2.9 | 4.9 | .583 | 10.9 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 13.6 | |||||||||
| 13 | Eddie Miles | G-F | 6-4 | 195 | 31 | 42 | 198 | 4.2 | 11.6 | .359 | 2.9 | 3.3 | .889 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 11.3 | |||||||||
| 14 | Dean Meminger | G | 6-0 | 175 | 23 | 78 | 1173 | 4.3 | 9.0 | .474 | 2.4 | 4.3 | .564 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 11.0 | |||||||||
| 15 | Charlie Paulk | F-C | 6-8 | 219 | 25 | 28 | 151 | 3.8 | 14.3 | .267 | 1.9 | 2.9 | .667 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 9.5 | |||||||||
| 16 | Mike Riordan | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | 4 | 33 | 4.4 | 12.0 | .364 | 0.0 | 1.1 | .000 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 8.7 | |||||||||
| 17 | Greg Fillmore | C | 7-1 | 240 | 24 | 10 | 67 | 3.8 | 14.5 | .259 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .333 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 9.1 | 8.1 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 35 | 79 | 2256 | 10.9 | .476 | .437 | 3.3 | 12.3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Mike Riordan | G-F | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | 4 | 33 | 3.2 | .350 | .364 | 1.5 | 7.9 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Willis Reed | C-F | 6-9 | 235 | 29 | 11 | 363 | 13.7 | .477 | .438 | 13.0 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Luther Rackley | C | 6-10 | 220 | 25 | 62 | 618 | 10.9 | .462 | .428 | 14.8 | 3.9 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Mike Price | G | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | 6 | 40 | 13.6 | .504 | .357 | 7.4 | 19.6 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Charlie Paulk | F-C | 6-8 | 219 | 25 | 28 | 151 | 5.2 | .306 | .267 | 15.9 | 5.9 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Earl Monroe | G | 6-3 | 185 | 27 | 60 | 1234 | 14.9 | .497 | .436 | 3.7 | 15.8 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Eddie Miles | G-F | 6-4 | 195 | 31 | 42 | 198 | 5.2 | .431 | .359 | 4.0 | 11.1 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Dean Meminger | G | 6-0 | 175 | 23 | 78 | 1173 | 10.3 | .503 | .474 | 7.7 | 11.4 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Eddie Mast | F-C | 6-9 | 220 | 23 | 40 | 270 | 8.8 | .396 | .348 | 13.3 | 5.0 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Jerry Lucas | F-C | 6-8 | 230 | 31 | 77 | 2926 | 19.5 | .548 | .512 | 16.9 | 15.5 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Phil Jackson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 26 | 80 | 1273 | 13.7 | .509 | .440 | 12.6 | 7.8 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | 77 | 3126 | 21.6 | .576 | .512 | 8.0 | 21.1 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Greg Fillmore | C | 7-1 | 240 | 24 | 10 | 67 | -0.5 | .265 | .259 | 11.0 | 5.7 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 31 | 80 | 3072 | 15.0 | .462 | .427 | 14.4 | 13.2 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Bill Bradley | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 28 | 78 | 2780 | 12.9 | .502 | .465 | 4.4 | 16.0 | |||||||||||||
| 17 | Dave Stallworth | F-C | 6-7 | 200 | 30 | 14 | 225 | 12.1 | .459 | .375 | 7.6 | 15.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Walt Frazier | G | 6-4 | 200 | 26 | 16 | 704 | 148 | 276 | 92 | 125 | 112 | 98 | 48 | 388 | .536 | .736 | 44.0 | 24.3 | 7.0 | 6.1 | |||||||
| 2 | Jerry Lucas | F-C | 6-8 | 230 | 31 | 16 | 737 | 119 | 238 | 59 | 71 | 173 | 85 | 49 | 297 | .500 | .831 | 46.1 | 18.6 | 10.8 | 5.3 | |||||||
| 3 | Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 6-6 | 220 | 31 | 16 | 616 | 109 | 242 | 48 | 64 | 193 | 37 | 51 | 266 | .450 | .750 | 38.5 | 16.6 | 12.1 | 2.3 | |||||||
| 4 | Bill Bradley | F-G | 6-5 | 205 | 28 | 16 | 594 | 106 | 227 | 47 | 56 | 47 | 54 | 66 | 259 | .467 | .839 | 37.1 | 16.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | |||||||
| 5 | Earl Monroe | G | 6-3 | 185 | 27 | 16 | 429 | 76 | 185 | 45 | 57 | 45 | 47 | 41 | 197 | .411 | .789 | 26.8 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | |||||||
| 6 | Phil Jackson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 26 | 16 | 320 | 57 | 120 | 42 | 57 | 82 | 15 | 51 | 156 | .475 | .737 | 20.0 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 0.9 | |||||||
| 7 | Dean Meminger | G | 6-0 | 175 | 23 | 16 | 277 | 24 | 57 | 17 | 27 | 43 | 20 | 37 | 65 | .421 | .630 | 17.3 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | |||||||
| 8 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 35 | 12 | 131 | 23 | 49 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 51 | .469 | .417 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |||||||
| 9 | Eddie Mast | F-C | 6-9 | 220 | 23 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .571 | .200 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |||||||
| 10 | Luther Rackley | C | 6-10 | 220 | 25 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | .143 | 1.000 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |||||||
| 11 | Charlie Paulk | F-C | 6-8 | 219 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .300 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 12 | Eddie Miles | G-F | 6-4 | 195 | 31 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .800 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.1 | |||||||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Earl Monroe | *$208,000 |
| 2 | Willis Reed | *$200,975 |
| 3 | Walt Frazier | *$187,500 |
| 4 | Dick Barnett | *$80,000 |
| 5 | Mike Riordan | *$66,000 |
| 6 | Phil Jackson | *$58,750 |
| 7 | Jerry Lucas | *$44,500 |