NBA 1971-72Regular season

Final

New York Knicks109–130Phoenix Suns

New York Knicks at Phoenix Suns

Date: Thursday 20 January 1972
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1971-72Regular season
Meeting: 20th meetingof 142 played

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Earl Monroe	17:00	4–9	3–4	1	1	2	11
Walt Frazier	—	8–13	5–8	8	2	2	21
Luther Rackley	—	3–7	7–11	7	1	3	13
Bill Bradley	—	5–12	2–3	1	0	1	12
Dave DeBusschere	—	4–8	3–4	11	0	5	11
Phil Jackson	—	3–7	5–11	3	0	5	11
Jerry Lucas	—	3–9	4–6	13	4	4	10
Dick Barnett	—	2–11	3–4	1	2	1	7
Eddie Mast	—	1–4	3–5	3	0	5	5
Charlie Paulk	—	2–4	0–0	0	1	1	4
Dean Meminger	—	1–1	0–0	2	3	3	2
Eddie Miles	—	1–2	0–0	0	0	0	2
Team totals	17:00	37–87	35–56	50	14	32	109

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Connie Hawkins	—	15–19	10–12	5	1	2	40
Dick Van Arsdale	—	7–16	12–14	6	3	4	26
Clem Haskins	—	8–18	5–5	2	6	3	21
Paul Silas	—	3–11	9–9	15	6	4	15
Neal Walk	—	3–7	3–3	10	1	6	9
Lamar Green	—	3–4	0–0	0	1	1	6
Mel Counts	—	1–3	3–5	5	4	6	5
Jeff Webb	—	1–1	0–0	0	1	0	2
John Wetzel	—	1–1	0–0	0	1	1	2
Mo Layton	—	0–4	2–4	1	0	2	2
Otto Moore	—	1–4	0–0	4	0	5	2
Team totals	—	43–88	44–52	48	24	34	130

This season

Phoenix Suns 4, New York Knicks 1 in NBA 1971-72.

16 Nov 1971Phoenix Suns 111–112 New York Knicks
14 Dec 1971Phoenix Suns 110–100 New York Knicks
20 Jan 1972109–130 this game
11 Mar 1972Phoenix Suns 110–106 New York Knicks
17 Mar 1972New York Knicks 106–111 Phoenix Suns

Records going in

New York Knicks: 26–19
Phoenix Suns: 27–21

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Phoenix Suns 74, New York Knicks 68.

14 Dec 1971Phoenix Suns 110–100 New York Knicks
11 Mar 1972Phoenix Suns 110–106 New York Knicks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.