1972-73 New York Knicks Schedule and Results

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Record: 57-25, Finished 2nd in NBA Atlantic Division

Coach: Red Holzman (57-25)

Executive: Red Holzman

PTS/G: 105.0 (11th of 17) Opp PTS/G: 98.2 (1st of 17)

SRS: 6.07 (4th of 17) Pace: 105.9 (16th of 17)

Off Rtg: 98.9 (3rd of 17) Def Rtg: 92.5 (4th of 17) Net Rtg: +6.4 (4th of 17)

Expected W-L: 59-23 (4th of 17)

Arena: Madison Square Garden (IV)

NBA 1973 Playoffs:
Won NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Baltimore Bullets (Series Stats)
Won NBA Eastern Conference Finals (4-3) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)
Won NBA Finals (4-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)

NBA Champions
Eastern Conference Champions

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Tue, Oct 10, 1972	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		113	89	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Oct 14, 1972	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		125	100	2	0	W 2
3	Sun, Oct 15, 1972	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		101	109	2	1	L 1
4	Tue, Oct 17, 1972	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		103	95	3	1	W 1
5	Fri, Oct 20, 1972	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		92	89	4	1	W 2
6	Sat, Oct 21, 1972	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		111	88	5	1	W 3
7	Tue, Oct 24, 1972	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		123	90	6	1	W 4
8	Fri, Oct 27, 1972	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		92	88	7	1	W 5
9	Sat, Oct 28, 1972	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		94	90	8	1	W 6
10	Wed, Nov 1, 1972	Box Score	@	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		122	85	9	1	W 7	at Omaha, NE
11	Fri, Nov 3, 1972	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		105	80	10	1	W 8
12	Sat, Nov 4, 1972	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		104	127	10	2	L 1
13	Mon, Nov 6, 1972	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		111	95	11	2	W 1
14	Thu, Nov 9, 1972	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		101	99	12	2	W 2
15	Fri, Nov 10, 1972	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		125	106	13	2	W 3
16	Sat, Nov 11, 1972	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L	OT	102	103	13	3	L 1
17	Tue, Nov 14, 1972	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		103	97	14	3	W 1
18	Thu, Nov 16, 1972	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		119	100	15	3	W 2
19	Sat, Nov 18, 1972	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		87	86	16	3	W 3
20	Tue, Nov 21, 1972	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		108	80	17	3	W 4
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Fri, Nov 24, 1972	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		97	114	17	4	L 1
22	Sat, Nov 25, 1972	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		97	94	18	4	W 1
23	Tue, Nov 28, 1972	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		107	84	19	4	W 2
24	Wed, Nov 29, 1972	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		139	91	20	4	W 3
25	Fri, Dec 1, 1972	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		74	100	20	5	L 1
26	Sat, Dec 2, 1972	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		119	94	21	5	W 1
27	Tue, Dec 5, 1972	Box Score		Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		125	103	22	5	W 2
28	Fri, Dec 8, 1972	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	L		89	91	22	6	L 1
29	Sat, Dec 9, 1972	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		120	109	23	6	W 1
30	Tue, Dec 12, 1972	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		114	93	24	6	W 2
31	Wed, Dec 13, 1972	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		120	121	24	7	L 1
32	Fri, Dec 15, 1972	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		86	90	24	8	L 2
33	Sat, Dec 16, 1972	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		97	83	25	8	W 1
34	Tue, Dec 19, 1972	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		84	117	25	9	L 1
35	Wed, Dec 20, 1972	Box Score	N	Houston Rockets	W		124	102	26	9	W 1	at San Antonio, TX
36	Fri, Dec 22, 1972	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		98	87	27	9	W 2
37	Mon, Dec 25, 1972	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		113	110	28	9	W 3
38	Tue, Dec 26, 1972	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		106	115	28	10	L 1
39	Thu, Dec 28, 1972	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		107	86	29	10	W 1
40	Fri, Dec 29, 1972	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		99	94	30	10	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Sat, Dec 30, 1972	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		100	98	31	10	W 3
42	Tue, Jan 2, 1973	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		102	92	32	10	W 4
43	Fri, Jan 5, 1973	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		129	106	33	10	W 5
44	Sat, Jan 6, 1973	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		116	106	34	10	W 6
45	Tue, Jan 9, 1973	Box Score	@	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W	OT	116	115	35	10	W 7
46	Thu, Jan 11, 1973	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		122	107	36	10	W 8
47	Fri, Jan 12, 1973	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		104	103	37	10	W 9
48	Sun, Jan 14, 1973	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		86	84	38	10	W 10
49	Tue, Jan 16, 1973	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		102	101	39	10	W 11
50	Fri, Jan 19, 1973	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		88	95	39	11	L 1
51	Sun, Jan 21, 1973	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		103	107	39	12	L 2
52	Thu, Jan 25, 1973	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		99	92	40	12	W 1
53	Sat, Jan 27, 1973	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		111	108	41	12	W 2
54	Sun, Jan 28, 1973	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		96	93	42	12	W 3
55	Mon, Jan 29, 1973	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		97	84	43	12	W 4
56	Wed, Jan 31, 1973	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		91	94	43	13	L 1
57	Fri, Feb 2, 1973	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		77	89	43	14	L 2
58	Sat, Feb 3, 1973	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		95	90	44	14	W 1
59	Sun, Feb 4, 1973	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		114	97	45	14	W 2
60	Tue, Feb 6, 1973	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		90	95	45	15	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Sat, Feb 10, 1973	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		107	93	46	15	W 1
62	Wed, Feb 14, 1973	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		98	100	46	16	L 1
63	Fri, Feb 16, 1973	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		102	98	47	16	W 1
64	Sat, Feb 17, 1973	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		107	89	48	16	W 2
65	Sun, Feb 18, 1973	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		98	114	48	17	L 1
66	Tue, Feb 20, 1973	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		110	106	49	17	W 1
67	Fri, Feb 23, 1973	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		83	84	49	18	L 1
68	Sat, Feb 24, 1973	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		125	97	50	18	W 1
69	Tue, Feb 27, 1973	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		123	91	51	18	W 2
70	Thu, Mar 1, 1973	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	L		100	114	51	19	L 1
71	Sat, Mar 3, 1973	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	L		75	97	51	20	L 2
72	Sun, Mar 4, 1973	Box Score	N	Baltimore Bullets	L		97	106	51	21	L 3	at College Park, MD
73	Tue, Mar 6, 1973	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		106	94	52	21	W 1
74	Wed, Mar 7, 1973	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		120	94	53	21	W 2
75	Sat, Mar 10, 1973	Box Score		Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		125	102	54	21	W 3
76	Sun, Mar 11, 1973	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		107	122	54	22	L 1
77	Tue, Mar 13, 1973	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		115	111	55	22	W 1
78	Fri, Mar 16, 1973	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		109	98	56	22	W 2
79	Sat, Mar 17, 1973	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		117	108	57	22	W 3
80	Sun, Mar 18, 1973	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		96	99	57	23	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Wed, Mar 21, 1973	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		93	98	57	24	L 2
82	Sat, Mar 24, 1973	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		103	108	57	25	L 3

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Mar 30, 1973	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		95	83	1	0	W 1
2	Sun, Apr 1, 1973	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		123	103	2	0	W 2
3	Wed, Apr 4, 1973	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		103	96	3	0	W 3
4	Fri, Apr 6, 1973	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	L		89	97	3	1	L 1
5	Sun, Apr 8, 1973	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		109	99	4	1	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
6	Sun, Apr 15, 1973	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		108	134	4	2	L 1
7	Wed, Apr 18, 1973	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		129	96	5	2	W 1
8	Fri, Apr 20, 1973	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		98	91	6	2	W 2
9	Sun, Apr 22, 1973	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	2OT	117	110	7	2	W 3
10	Wed, Apr 25, 1973	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		97	98	7	3	L 1
11	Fri, Apr 27, 1973	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		100	110	7	4	L 2
12	Sun, Apr 29, 1973	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		94	78	8	4	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
13	Tue, May 1, 1973	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		112	115	8	5	L 1
14	Thu, May 3, 1973	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		99	95	9	5	W 1
15	Sun, May 6, 1973	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		87	83	10	5	W 2
16	Tue, May 8, 1973	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		103	98	11	5	W 3
17	Thu, May 10, 1973	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		102	93	12	5	W 4

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