NBA 1971-72Regular season

Final

Boston Celtics105–97New York Knicks

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday 7 December 1971
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1971-72Regular season
Meeting: 263rd meetingof 569 played

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Jo Jo White	—	9–22	8–9	6	5	1	26
John Havlicek	—	10–18	5–5	5	9	2	25
Dave Cowens	—	8–21	0–2	14	3	4	16
Don Chaney	—	5–9	2–3	6	2	5	12
Tom Sanders	—	5–13	1–2	11	0	6	11
Don Nelson	—	3–7	0–0	4	3	4	6
Hank Finkel	—	3–4	0–0	2	0	2	6
Steve Kuberski	—	1–2	1–1	1	0	0	3
Art Williams	—	0–1	0–1	1	3	0	0
Team totals	—	44–97	17–23	50	25	24	105

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Earl Monroe	15:00	4–12	0–1	0	1	1	8
Walt Frazier	—	9–20	7–9	5	8	2	25
Dave DeBusschere	—	4–14	8–9	15	2	1	16
Jerry Lucas	—	7–14	2–2	15	3	2	16
Bill Bradley	—	7–9	0–0	3	2	6	14
Dick Barnett	—	5–14	0–0	1	0	2	10
Phil Jackson	—	1–4	2–3	5	0	4	4
Dean Meminger	—	1–1	0–0	2	1	0	2
Luther Rackley	—	1–2	0–0	2	0	0	2
Eddie Miles	—	0–0	0–0	0	0	1	0
Team totals	15:00	39–90	19–24	48	17	19	97

This season

New York Knicks 7, Boston Celtics 4 in NBA 1971-72.

26 Oct 1971Boston Celtics 101–106 New York Knicks
26 Nov 1971New York Knicks 104–89 Boston Celtics
7 Dec 1971105–97 this game
25 Jan 1972Boston Celtics 106–109 New York Knicks
28 Jan 1972New York Knicks 116–122 Boston Celtics
12 Mar 1972New York Knicks 109–112 Boston Celtics
13 Apr 1972New York Knicks 116–94 Boston Celtics
16 Apr 1972Boston Celtics 105–106 New York Knicks
19 Apr 1972New York Knicks 109–115 Boston Celtics
21 Apr 1972Boston Celtics 98–116 New York Knicks
23 Apr 1972New York Knicks 111–103 Boston Celtics

Records going in

Boston Celtics: 15–10
New York Knicks: 14–11

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: New York Knicks 226, Boston Celtics 343.

26 Nov 1971New York Knicks 104–89 Boston Celtics
25 Jan 1972Boston Celtics 106–109 New York Knicks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.