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1971-72 New York Knickerbockers

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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

1971-72 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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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

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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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

Per Game

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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

Per 36 Minutes

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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

Advanced

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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

Playoffs

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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

Salaries

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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
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)