NBA 1972-73Regular season

Final

Phoenix Suns113–131Los Angeles Lakers

Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday 18 March 1973
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1972-73Regular season
Meeting: 39th meetingof 345 played

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix Suns box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Connie Hawkins	45:00	5–10	1–2	11	8	3	11
Charlie Scott	38:00	17–31	1–4	4	5	4	35
Dick Van Arsdale	27:00	5–13	0–0	1	2	5	10
Corky Calhoun	20:00	3–5	0–1	6	3	4	6
Clem Haskins	17:00	3–8	2–2	3	3	3	8
Neal Walk	—	16–28	2–4	18	7	3	34
Mo Layton	—	3–6	0–0	0	3	1	6
Lamar Green	—	0–3	3–4	10	1	1	3
Team totals	147:00	52–104	9–17	53	32	24	113

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers box score
Player	MIN	FG	FT	TRB	AST	PF	PTS
Jim McMillian	44:00	18–32	6–6	3	3	2	42
Gail Goodrich	40:00	13–23	4–4	5	7	2	30
Jerry West	40:00	9–23	5–5	8	11	1	23
Bill Bridges	37:00	6–12	4–5	11	7	4	16
Wilt Chamberlain	—	7–8	2–3	15	8	3	16
Keith Erickson	—	2–4	0–0	1	1	1	4
Mel Counts	—	0–4	0–0	7	2	3	0
Team totals	161:00	55–106	21–23	50	39	16	131

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 1972Phoenix Suns 118–110 Los Angeles Lakers
20 Jan 1973Los Angeles Lakers 124–104 Phoenix Suns
1 Feb 1973Los Angeles Lakers 120–106 Phoenix Suns
18 Mar 1973113–131 this game

Records going in

Phoenix Suns: 34–42
Los Angeles Lakers: 55–20

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

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

1 Feb 1973Los Angeles Lakers 120–106 Phoenix Suns
17 Nov 1973Los Angeles Lakers 130–110 Phoenix Suns

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.