NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

Buffalo Braves94–119New York Knicks

Buffalo Braves at New York Knicks

Date: Saturday 2 December 1972
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 11th meetingof 143 played

Buffalo Braves

Buffalo Braves box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Elmore Smith	44:00	12–20	4–4	17	5	3	28
Bob Kauffman	29:00	1–7	1–2	11	1	2	3
Bob McAdoo	28:00	8–14	1–2	8	1	3	17
Fred Hilton	25:00	9–21	0–0	5	1	3	18
John Hummer	24:00	4–8	2–5	3	0	4	10
Howard Komives	19:00	2–6	2–2	0	3	3	6
Bill Hewitt	19:00	2–5	1–2	8	2	3	5
Dick Garrett	16:00	0–7	0–0	2	2	1	0
Harold Fox	7:00	1–3	0–0	1	1	1	2
Randy Smith	—	2–9	1–2	2	6	2	5
Team totals	211:00	41–100	12–19	57	22	25	94

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dave DeBusschere	36:00	7–13	3–6	6	5	2	17
Earl Monroe	35:00	11–14	2–3	4	7	2	24
Bill Bradley	35:00	7–17	1–1	4	4	5	15
Jerry Lucas	26:00	4–6	2–2	7	6	1	10
Dean Meminger	17:00	0–1	2–4	5	1	0	2
Dick Barnett	8:00	0–2	0–0	2	5	3	0
Henry Bibby	6:00	1–2	2–2	0	1	0	4
John Gianelli	6:00	1–1	0–0	0	0	1	2
Walt Frazier	—	9–17	4–5	7	4	1	22
Phil Jackson	—	6–12	3–4	3	0	2	15
Willis Reed	—	2–5	2–2	3	1	1	6
Tom Riker	—	1–2	0–0	0	2	0	2
Team totals	169:00	49–92	21–29	41	36	18	119

This season

New York Knicks 6, Los Angeles Clippers 1 in NBA 1972-73.

2 Dec 197294–119 this game
8 Dec 1972New York Knicks 89–91 Buffalo Braves
28 Dec 1972Buffalo Braves 86–107 New York Knicks
5 Jan 1973New York Knicks 129–106 Buffalo Braves
25 Jan 1973Buffalo Braves 92–99 New York Knicks
16 Feb 1973New York Knicks 102–98 Buffalo Braves
24 Feb 1973Buffalo Braves 97–125 New York Knicks

Records going in

Buffalo Braves: 5–19
New York Knicks: 20–5

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: New York Knicks 75, Los Angeles Clippers 68.

22 Mar 1972Buffalo Braves 99–123 New York Knicks
8 Dec 1972New York Knicks 89–91 Buffalo Braves

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.