The ’72 NBA went to the Los Angeles Lakers after beating the New York Knicks 1-4. The New Yorkers started the final winning, but from then on they saw how they chained defeat after defeat until they lost the final with absolute clarity against a much superior Lakers

Angeles Lakers
*West – 19.8p, 8.8a, 4.0r
*Goodrich – 25.6p, 2.6r, 2.6a
*McMillian – 16.8p, 4.2r, 1.4a
*Hairston – 14.2p, 14.6r, 1.4a
*Chamberlain – 19.4p, 23.2r, 2.6a
Riley – 5.0p, 1.8r
Ellis – 3.0p, 4.2r, 1.0a
Trapp – 1.6p. (3)
Robinson – 3.5p, 1.5r. (2)
Cleamons – 2.0p, 1.0r, 1.0a. (2)

New York Knicks
*Frazier – 23.0p, 8.0r, 8.0a
*Bradley – 19.6p, 3.2a, 2.6r
*Jackson – 11.4p, 5.8r
*Lucas – 20.8p, 9.8r, 6.2a
*DeBusschere – 10.4p, 12.8r, 2.2a
Monroe – 6.8p, 2.6a, 2.0r
Meminger – 3.8p, 3.4r, 2.0a
Barnett – 6.5p, 1.0r. (4)
Mast – 1.0p, 1.3r. (4)
Rackley – 0.5p. (4)
Miles – 0.6p, 1.0r. (3)
Paulk – 0.0p. (3)

To get to the final they beat…
Angeles Lakers – Chicago Bulls (4-0), Milwaukee Bucks (4-2)
New York Knicks – Baltimore Bullets (4-2), Boston Celtics (4-1)