1971-72 New York Knicks Statistics
Team Record: 48-34
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 9-7 Lost finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Baltimore Bullets 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Boston Celtics 4-1
Finals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
Coach: Red Holzman (48-34)
Location: New York, New York
Attendance: 785,298, Avg. 19,154 in 41 home dates
1971-72 New York Knicks Results
The New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-7.
The Knicks tossed in 8,785 points and surrendered 8,584. Walt Frazier scored a team-leading 1,788 points for New York, while Jerry Lucas contributed 1,011 boards. Walt Frazier dished out 446 assists for the squad.
Red Holzman coached the team. The 1971-72 New York Knicks lost in the finals.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Walt Frazier | G | 77 | 77 | 3126 | 1307 | 669 | 557 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 513 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 1788 | ||
Jerry Lucas | F-C | 77 | 68 | 2926 | 1060 | 543 | 249 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 1011 | 318 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 1283 | ||
Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 80 | 80 | 3072 | 1218 | 520 | 265 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 901 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 1233 | ||
Bill Bradley | F-G | 78 | 78 | 2780 | 1085 | 504 | 199 | 169 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 315 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 1177 | ||
Dick Barnett | G-F | 79 | 76 | 2256 | 918 | 401 | 215 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 964 | ||
Earl Monroe | G | 60 | 8 | 1234 | 598 | 261 | 206 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 684 | ||
Phil Jackson | F-C | 80 | 6 | 1273 | 466 | 205 | 228 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 577 | ||
Dean Meminger | G | 78 | 3 | 1173 | 293 | 139 | 140 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 357 | ||
Luke Rackley | C | 62 | 5 | 618 | 215 | 92 | 84 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 233 | ||
Willis Reed | C-F | 11 | 9 | 363 | 137 | 60 | 39 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 147 | ||
Eddie Mast | F-C | 40 | 0 | 270 | 112 | 39 | 41 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 103 | ||
Dave Stallworth | F-C | 14 | 0 | 225 | 88 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 95 | ||
Eddie Miles | G-F | 42 | 0 | 198 | 64 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 62 | ||
Charlie Paulk | F-C | 28 | 0 | 151 | 60 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 40 | ||
Mike Price | G | 6 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | ||
Greg Fillmore | C | 10 | 0 | 67 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | ||
Mike Riordan | G-F | 4 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
Totals | 826 | 410 | 19805 | 7673 | 3521 | 0 | 0 | 2303 | 1743 | 0 | 0 | 3909 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1899 | 8785 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Walt Frazier | G | 77 | 77 | 40.6 | 51.2 | 80.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 23.2 | |
Jerry Lucas | F-C | 77 | 68 | 38.0 | 51.2 | 79.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 16.7 | |
Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 80 | 80 | 38.4 | 42.7 | 72.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 15.4 | |
Bill Bradley | F-G | 78 | 78 | 35.6 | 46.5 | 84.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 15.1 | |
Dick Barnett | G-F | 79 | 76 | 28.6 | 43.7 | 75.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 12.2 | |
Earl Monroe | G | 60 | 8 | 20.6 | 43.6 | 78.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 11.4 | |
Phil Jackson | F-C | 80 | 6 | 15.9 | 44.0 | 73.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7.2 | |
Dean Meminger | G | 78 | 3 | 15.0 | 47.4 | 56.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.6 | |
Luke Rackley | C | 62 | 5 | 10.0 | 42.8 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.8 | |
Willis Reed | C-F | 11 | 9 | 33.0 | 43.8 | 69.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 13.4 | |
Eddie Mast | F-C | 40 | 0 | 6.8 | 34.8 | 61.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | |
Dave Stallworth | F-C | 14 | 0 | 16.1 | 37.5 | 82.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 6.8 | |
Eddie Miles | G-F | 42 | 0 | 4.7 | 35.9 | 88.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | |
Charlie Paulk | F-C | 28 | 0 | 5.4 | 26.7 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | |
Mike Price | G | 6 | 0 | 6.7 | 35.7 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3.2 | |
Greg Fillmore | C | 10 | 0 | 6.7 | 25.9 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | |
Mike Riordan | G-F | 4 | 0 | 8.3 | 36.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
Averages | 826 | 410 | 24.0 | 45.9 | 75.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 10.6 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Walt Frazier | G | 16 | 704 | 276 | 148 | 125 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 388 | ||
Jerry Lucas | F-C | 16 | 737 | 238 | 119 | 71 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 297 | ||
Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 16 | 616 | 242 | 109 | 64 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 266 | ||
Bill Bradley | F-G | 16 | 594 | 227 | 106 | 56 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 259 | ||
Earl Monroe | G | 16 | 429 | 185 | 76 | 57 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 197 | ||
Phil Jackson | F-C | 16 | 320 | 120 | 57 | 57 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 156 | ||
Dean Meminger | G | 16 | 277 | 57 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 65 | ||
Dick Barnett | G-F | 12 | 131 | 49 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 51 | ||
Eddie Mast | F-C | 9 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | ||
Luke Rackley | C | 11 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | ||
Charlie Paulk | F-C | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ||
Eddie Miles | G-F | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
Totals | 160 | 3890 | 1431 | 671 | 0 | 0 | 483 | 364 | 0 | 0 | 730 | 369 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 1706 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walt Frazier | G | 16 | 44.0 | 53.6 | 73.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 24.3 | |
Jerry Lucas | F-C | 16 | 46.1 | 50.0 | 83.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 18.6 | |
Dave DeBusschere | F-G | 16 | 38.5 | 45.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 16.6 | |
Bill Bradley | F-G | 16 | 37.1 | 46.7 | 83.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 16.2 | |
Earl Monroe | G | 16 | 26.8 | 41.1 | 78.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 12.3 | |
Phil Jackson | F-C | 16 | 20.0 | 47.5 | 73.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 9.8 | |
Dean Meminger | G | 16 | 17.3 | 42.1 | 63.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 4.1 | |
Dick Barnett | G-F | 12 | 10.9 | 46.9 | 41.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 4.3 | |
Eddie Mast | F-C | 9 | 2.6 | 57.1 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | |
Luke Rackley | C | 11 | 2.6 | 14.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
Charlie Paulk | F-C | 7 | 1.9 | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | ||
Eddie Miles | G-F | 9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | |
Averages | 826 | 24.3 | 46.9 | 75.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 10.7 |