NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

New York Knicks106–115Boston Celtics

New York Knicks at Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday 26 December 1972
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 274th meetingof 569 played

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Earl Monroe	36:00	9–19	0–0	6	3	1	18
Bill Bradley	35:00	7–13	2–2	3	5	6	16
Dave DeBusschere	34:00	4–11	7–8	12	4	3	15
Dean Meminger	14:00	1–3	0–0	4	2	0	2
John Gianelli	4:00	0–1	0–0	0	0	0	0
Walt Frazier	—	12–23	5–6	3	7	1	29
Willis Reed	—	7–19	2–2	9	3	4	16
Phil Jackson	—	4–9	2–2	7	2	3	10
Team totals	123:00	44–98	18–20	44	26	18	106

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
John Havlicek	47:00	11–28	9–9	4	10	1	31
Dave Cowens	46:00	17–27	4–5	20	4	5	38
Don Chaney	38:00	7–12	0–0	7	5	2	14
Jo Jo White	38:00	6–23	0–0	8	7	4	12
Art Williams	10:00	1–1	0–0	0	2	0	2
Hank Finkel	2:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Paul Silas	—	4–12	2–2	15	2	5	10
Steve Kuberski	—	3–7	0–0	2	0	1	6
Tom Sanders	—	1–2	0–0	4	0	2	2
Paul Westphal	—	0–0	0–0	1	0	0	0
Team totals	181:00	50–112	15–16	61	30	20	115

This season

Boston Celtics 7, New York Knicks 8 in NBA 1972-73.

24 Nov 1972New York Knicks 97–114 Boston Celtics
25 Nov 1972Boston Celtics 94–97 New York Knicks
26 Dec 1972106–115 this game
27 Jan 1973Boston Celtics 108–111 New York Knicks
28 Jan 1973New York Knicks 96–93 Boston Celtics
27 Feb 1973Boston Celtics 91–123 New York Knicks
11 Mar 1973New York Knicks 107–122 Boston Celtics
24 Mar 1973Boston Celtics 108–103 New York Knicks
15 Apr 1973New York Knicks 108–134 Boston Celtics
18 Apr 1973Boston Celtics 96–129 New York Knicks
20 Apr 1973New York Knicks 98–91 Boston Celtics
22 Apr 1973Boston Celtics 110–117 New York Knicks
25 Apr 1973New York Knicks 97–98 Boston Celtics
27 Apr 1973Boston Celtics 110–100 New York Knicks
29 Apr 1973New York Knicks 94–78 Boston Celtics

Records going in

New York Knicks: 28–9
Boston Celtics: 27–5

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Boston Celtics 343, New York Knicks 226.

25 Nov 1972Boston Celtics 94–97 New York Knicks
27 Jan 1973Boston Celtics 108–111 New York Knicks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.