NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

Buffalo Braves97–125New York Knicks

Buffalo Braves at New York Knicks

Date: Saturday 24 February 1973
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 17th meetingof 143 played

Buffalo Braves

Buffalo Braves box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Bob Kauffman	41:00	8–13	4–4	18	1	2	20
Dave Wohl	34:00	3–8	1–2	1	5	2	7
Elmore Smith	33:00	5–14	1–5	7	4	4	11
Bob McAdoo	29:00	7–15	0–0	9	1	3	14
Bill Hewitt	19:00	3–4	0–0	4	0	1	6
John Hummer	17:00	3–5	0–0	3	0	2	6
Dick Garrett	16:00	4–10	4–4	4	1	1	12
Howard Komives	15:00	5–10	0–0	1	3	2	10
Fred Hilton	12:00	3–11	1–1	4	0	1	7
Randy Smith	—	2–8	0–0	1	3	3	4
Team totals	216:00	43–98	11–16	52	18	21	97

New York Knicks

New York Knicks box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Jerry Lucas	28:00	5–6	2–2	2	4	2	12
Dave DeBusschere	26:00	8–10	3–5	7	6	0	19
Earl Monroe	26:00	6–9	0–0	1	4	0	12
Bill Bradley	26:00	4–10	0–0	0	7	3	8
John Gianelli	20:00	4–7	0–0	2	2	3	8
Dick Barnett	17:00	5–13	0–1	2	1	1	10
Harthorne Wingo	15:00	2–7	0–0	6	0	0	4
Henry Bibby	13:00	1–4	3–4	1	1	0	5
Dean Meminger	10:00	2–2	2–4	0	0	1	6
Walt Frazier	—	11–14	3–3	6	8	1	25
Phil Jackson	—	6–11	4–8	12	6	2	16
Team totals	181:00	54–93	17–27	39	39	13	125

This season

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

2 Dec 1972Buffalo Braves 94–119 New York Knicks
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 197397–125 this game

Records going in

Buffalo Braves: 19–45
New York Knicks: 49–18

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

16 Feb 1973New York Knicks 102–98 Buffalo Braves
16 Oct 1973Buffalo Braves 91–117 New York Knicks

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.