NBA 1972 Final: Lakers don't have too much trouble against the Knicks
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)
