NBA 1971-72Regular season

Final

New York Knicks103–102Houston Rockets

New York Knicks at Houston Rockets

Date: Thursday 16 March 1972
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1971-72Regular season
Meeting: 29th meetingof 160 played

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Earl Monroe	31:00	7–15	6–10	1	3	2	20
Bill Bradley	—	7–11	6–8	7	7	5	20
Walt Frazier	—	9–15	1–3	5	8	2	19
Dave DeBusschere	—	8–14	1–2	14	5	1	17
Luther Rackley	—	4–11	3–5	11	0	4	11
Phil Jackson	—	4–10	1–2	10	3	4	9
Dick Barnett	—	2–7	1–3	1	1	4	5
Dean Meminger	—	0–0	2–2	1	1	0	2
Eddie Mast	—	0–1	0–0	0	0	1	0
Team totals	31:00	41–84	21–35	50	28	23	103

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Elvin Hayes	—	14–31	9–9	17	6	3	37
Calvin Murphy	—	9–19	2–2	5	5	5	20
Greg Smith	—	7–16	0–2	9	2	3	14
Stu Lantz	—	6–15	1–4	4	6	2	13
Rudy Tomjanovich	—	5–13	0–1	14	3	3	10
Cliff Meely	—	2–5	1–1	2	1	1	5
Mike Newlin	—	1–3	1–2	2	3	4	3
Dick Gibbs	—	0–0	0–0	0	0	1	0
Team totals	—	44–102	14–21	53	26	22	102

This season

Houston Rockets 0, New York Knicks 5 in NBA 1971-72.

28 Oct 1971Houston Rockets 94–112 New York Knicks
3 Nov 1971New York Knicks 117–98 Houston Rockets
16 Jan 1972New York Knicks 109–108 Houston Rockets
16 Feb 1972Houston Rockets 100–110 New York Knicks
16 Mar 1972103–102 this game

Records going in

New York Knicks: 45–30
Houston Rockets: 31–44

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Houston Rockets 79, New York Knicks 81.

16 Feb 1972Houston Rockets 100–110 New York Knicks
17 Oct 1972Houston Rockets 95–103 New York Knicks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.