NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

New York Knicks104–103Houston Rockets

New York Knicks at Houston Rockets

Date: Friday 12 January 1973
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 34th meetingof 160 played

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Earl Monroe	44:00	10–16	5–6	6	6	0	25
Bill Bradley	43:00	7–12	4–5	5	6	2	18
Dave DeBusschere	41:00	6–15	4–7	14	2	4	16
John Gianelli	11:00	3–5	0–1	2	0	1	6
Henry Bibby	6:00	0–0	0–0	0	1	1	0
Dean Meminger	4:00	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Dick Barnett	3:00	0–1	0–0	1	0	0	0
Walt Frazier	—	9–21	0–0	8	5	3	18
Willis Reed	—	7–15	2–4	15	3	3	16
Phil Jackson	—	2–8	1–2	0	0	3	5
Team totals	152:00	44–93	16–25	51	23	17	104

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Jimmy Walker	38:00	3–12	2–2	1	8	3	8
Jack Marin	27:00	5–12	0–0	2	2	3	10
Cliff Meely	23:00	2–11	0–0	6	2	6	4
Calvin Murphy	19:00	4–8	0–0	3	4	2	8
Rudy Tomjanovich	—	9–17	2–2	18	3	1	20
Zaid Abdul-Aziz	—	7–14	6–8	16	2	3	20
Otto Moore	—	7–10	3–4	8	1	1	17
Mike Newlin	—	8–22	0–0	7	6	4	16
Team totals	107:00	45–106	13–16	61	28	23	103

This season

Houston Rockets 1, New York Knicks 5 in NBA 1972-73.

17 Oct 1972Houston Rockets 95–103 New York Knicks
16 Nov 1972Houston Rockets 100–119 New York Knicks
20 Dec 1972New York Knicks 124–102 Houston Rockets
6 Jan 1973Houston Rockets 106–116 New York Knicks
12 Jan 1973104–103 this game
21 Jan 1973New York Knicks 103–107 Houston Rockets

Records going in

New York Knicks: 36–10
Houston Rockets: 17–25

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

6 Jan 1973Houston Rockets 106–116 New York Knicks
21 Jan 1973New York Knicks 103–107 Houston Rockets

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.