NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

Phoenix Suns118–110Los Angeles Lakers

Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Friday 22 December 1972
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 36th meetingof 345 played

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	BLK	PF	PTS
Charlie Scott	41:00	9–23	6–6	4	5	—	5	24
Dick Van Arsdale	38:00	5–12	0–0	7	5	—	2	10
Connie Hawkins	37:00	8–11	2–3	8	5	—	5	18
Clem Haskins	22:00	3–12	5–5	2	0	—	2	11
Corky Calhoun	4:00	0–0	0–0	2	0	—	0	0
Neal Walk	—	13–22	7–8	14	2	—	5	33
Lamar Green	—	7–16	2–2	13	3	7	5	16
Mo Layton	—	2–8	2–2	3	0	—	3	6
Team totals	142:00	47–104	24–26	53	20	7	27	118

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	BLK	PF	PTS
Gail Goodrich	44:00	17–34	5–5	3	4	—	6	39
Bill Bridges	41:00	8–11	1–2	21	6	—	2	17
Jim McMillian	39:00	9–28	7–11	14	3	—	1	25
Jim Price	18:00	4–12	0–0	4	2	—	4	8
Keith Erickson	—	4–10	0–0	5	4	—	2	8
Pat Riley	—	4–14	0–0	1	0	—	2	8
Wilt Chamberlain	—	2–4	1–10	23	6	6	2	5
Mel Counts	—	0–2	0–0	4	2	—	2	0
Team totals	142:00	48–115	14–28	75	27	6	21	110

This season

Los Angeles Lakers 6, Phoenix Suns 1 in NBA 1972-73.

29 Oct 1972Phoenix Suns 123–133 Los Angeles Lakers
25 Nov 1972Los Angeles Lakers 116–109 Phoenix Suns
26 Nov 1972Phoenix Suns 107–112 Los Angeles Lakers
22 Dec 1972118–110 this game
20 Jan 1973Los Angeles Lakers 124–104 Phoenix Suns
1 Feb 1973Los Angeles Lakers 120–106 Phoenix Suns
18 Mar 1973Phoenix Suns 113–131 Los Angeles Lakers

Records going in

Phoenix Suns: 15–18
Los Angeles Lakers: 27–5

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Los Angeles Lakers 195, Phoenix Suns 150.

26 Nov 1972Phoenix Suns 107–112 Los Angeles Lakers
20 Jan 1973Los Angeles Lakers 124–104 Phoenix Suns

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.