NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

Chicago Bulls83–97New York Knicks

Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks

Date: Saturday 16 December 1972
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 40th meetingof 277 played

Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Weiss	34:00	5–11	1–3	2	0	1	11
Chet Walker	28:00	6–17	5–5	3	0	4	17
Clifford Ray	28:00	3–9	2–2	9	2	2	8
Gar Heard	27:00	3–12	0–0	9	1	1	6
Jim King	25:00	3–7	4–5	3	2	1	10
Bob Love	23:00	0–7	8–8	4	1	3	8
Dennis Awtrey	20:00	1–2	0–0	8	2	4	2
Howard Porter	9:00	2–3	0–0	1	0	1	4
Frank Russell	6:00	1–4	2–2	1	1	1	4
Rowland Garrett	—	2–3	3–4	4	0	0	7
Norm Van Lier	—	2–10	2–3	4	2	4	6
Team totals	200:00	28–85	27–32	48	11	22	83

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Dave DeBusschere	42:00	11–19	5–8	11	1	4	27
Earl Monroe	29:00	7–8	4–4	2	5	4	18
Dean Meminger	26:00	3–5	1–3	2	1	0	7
Bill Bradley	23:00	1–6	0–0	2	9	5	2
Jerry Lucas	21:00	2–4	2–2	4	5	1	6
Walt Frazier	—	9–23	3–5	8	1	2	21
Phil Jackson	—	6–11	4–4	2	0	5	16
Willis Reed	—	0–7	0–0	9	3	3	0
Team totals	141:00	39–83	19–26	40	25	24	97

This season

New York Knicks 1, Chicago Bulls 3 in NBA 1972-73.

15 Dec 1972New York Knicks 86–90 Chicago Bulls
16 Dec 197283–97 this game
14 Feb 1973Chicago Bulls 100–98 New York Knicks
23 Feb 1973New York Knicks 83–84 Chicago Bulls

Records going in

Chicago Bulls: 20–9
New York Knicks: 24–8

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: New York Knicks 129, Chicago Bulls 148.

15 Dec 1972New York Knicks 86–90 Chicago Bulls
14 Feb 1973Chicago Bulls 100–98 New York Knicks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.