NBA · 1972-73

1972-73 season

🏆 Champion New York Knicks 12-5 playoffs
★ MVP Dave Cowens
Finals MVP Willis Reed
● Scoring leader Nate Archibald 34.0 PPG · 3.2× era

Team Standings

Team W L W/L%
Boston Celtics BOS 68 14 0.829
Los Angeles Lakers LAL 60 22 0.732
Milwaukee Bucks MIL 60 22 0.732
New York Knicks NYK 57 25 0.695
Baltimore Bullets BLT 52 30 0.634
Chicago Bulls CHI 51 31 0.622
Golden State Warriors GOS 47 35 0.573
Atlanta Hawks ATL 46 36 0.561
Detroit Pistons DET 40 42 0.488
Phoenix Suns PHX 38 44 0.463
Kansas City-Omaha Kings KCK 36 46 0.439
Houston Rockets HOU 33 49 0.402
Cleveland Cavaliers CLE 32 50 0.390
Seattle SuperSonics SEA 26 56 0.317
Buffalo Braves BUF 21 61 0.256
Portland Trail Blazers POR 21 61 0.256
Philadelphia 76ers PHL 9 73 0.110

Playoff Results

Team Wins Losses
New York Knicks 12 5
Los Angeles Lakers 9 8
Boston Celtics 7 6
Golden State Warriors 5 6
Chicago Bulls 3 4
Milwaukee Bucks 2 4
Atlanta Hawks 2 4
Baltimore Bullets 1 4

Statistical Leaders

League this season: 10.7 PPG 5.1 RPG 2.4 APG 45.0% FG how the league has changed →

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# Player Team GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1 Nate Archibald KCK 80 34.0 3.2× 2.8 11.4 4.7× 0.0 0.0 48.8% 0.0% 84.7%
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 76 30.2 2.8× 16.1 3.2× 5.0 2.1× 0.0 0.0 55.4% 0.0% 71.3%
3 Spencer Haywood SEA 77 29.2 2.7× 12.9 2.5× 2.5 0.0 0.0 47.6% 0.0% 83.9%
4 Lou Hudson ATL 75 27.1 2.5× 6.2 3.4 0.0 0.0 47.7% 0.0% 82.5%
5 Geoff Petrie POR 79 24.9 2.3× 3.5 4.4 1.8× 0.0 0.0 46.4% 0.0% 77.8%
6 Gail Goodrich LAL 76 23.9 2.2× 3.5 4.4 1.8× 0.0 0.0 46.4% 0.0% 84.0%
7 John Havlicek BOS 80 23.8 2.2× 7.1 6.6 2.7× 0.0 0.0 45.0% 0.0% 85.8%
8 Bob Love CHI 82 23.1 2.2× 6.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 43.1% 0.0% 82.4%
9 Rick Barry GOS 82 22.3 2.1× 8.9 1.8× 4.9 2.0× 0.0 0.0 45.2% 0.0% 90.2%
10 Elvin Hayes BLT 81 21.2 2.0× 14.5 2.9× 1.6 0.0 0.0 44.4% 0.0% 67.1%
11 Walt Frazier NYK 78 21.1 2.0× 7.3 5.9 2.4× 0.0 0.0 49.0% 0.0% 81.7%
12 Austin Carr CLE 82 20.5 1.9× 4.5 3.4 0.0 0.0 44.6% 0.0% 82.2%
13 Dave Cowens BOS 82 20.5 1.9× 16.2 3.2× 4.1 1.7× 0.0 0.0 45.2% 0.0% 77.9%
14 Bob Dandridge MIL 73 20.2 1.9× 8.2 1.6× 2.8 0.0 0.0 47.2% 0.0% 78.9%
15 Jim McMillian LAL 81 18.9 1.8× 5.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 45.8% 0.0% 84.5%
16 Archie Clark BLT 39 18.3 1.7× 3.3 7.1 2.9× 0.0 0.0 50.7% 0.0% 81.0%
17 Mike Riordan BLT 82 18.1 1.7× 4.9 5.2 2.1× 0.0 0.0 51.0% 0.0% 82.1%
18 Bob McAdoo BUF 80 18.0 1.7× 9.1 1.8× 1.7 0.0 0.0 45.2% 0.0% 77.4%
19 John Block PHL 48 17.9 1.7× 9.2 1.8× 2.0 0.0 0.0 44.1% 0.0% 78.1%
20 Bob Kauffman BUF 77 17.5 1.6× 11.1 2.2× 5.1 2.1× 0.0 0.0 50.5% 0.0% 78.0%
21 Dave DeBusschere NYK 77 16.3 1.5× 10.2 2.0× 3.4 0.0 0.0 43.5% 0.0% 74.6%
22 Happy Hairston LAL 28 16.3 1.5× 13.2 2.6× 2.4 0.0 0.0 48.2% 0.0% 78.7%
23 Walt Bellamy ATL 74 16.1 1.5× 13.0 2.6× 2.4 0.0 0.0 50.5% 0.0% 53.8%
24 Bill Bradley NYK 82 16.1 1.5× 3.7 4.5 1.9× 0.0 0.0 45.9% 0.0% 87.1%
25 Connie Hawkins PHX 75 16.1 1.5× 8.5 1.7× 4.1 1.7× 0.0 0.0 47.9% 0.0% 79.7%
26 Lucius Allen MIL 80 15.5 3.5 5.3 2.2× 0.0 0.0 48.4% 0.0% 71.5%
27 Oscar Robertson MIL 73 15.5 4.9 7.5 3.1× 0.0 0.0 45.4% 0.0% 84.7%
28 John Johnson CLE 82 14.4 6.7 3.8 1.6× 0.0 0.0 43.0% 0.0% 73.4%
29 Herm Gilliam ATL 76 14.0 5.2 6.3 2.6× 0.0 0.0 46.8% 0.0% 82.0%
30 Kevin Loughery PHL 32 13.9 3.5 4.6 1.9× 0.0 0.0 39.6% 0.0% 82.3%
31 Leroy Ellis PHL 69 13.7 10.8 2.1× 2.0 0.0 0.0 44.1% 0.0% 80.1%
32 Fred Brown SEA 79 13.5 4.0 5.5 2.3× 0.0 0.0 45.5% 0.0% 81.8%
33 Wilt Chamberlain LAL 82 13.2 18.6 3.7× 4.5 1.9× 0.0 0.0 72.7% 0.0% 51.0%
34 Don Chaney BOS 79 13.1 5.7 2.8 0.0 0.0 48.2% 0.0% 78.7%
35 Calvin Murphy HOU 77 13.0 1.9 3.4 0.0 0.0 46.5% 0.0% 88.8%
36 John Brisker SEA 70 12.8 4.6 2.1 0.0 0.0 43.5% 0.0% 82.2%
37 Rick Roberson CLE 62 12.6 11.2 2.2× 2.2 0.0 0.0 43.3% 0.0% 57.6%
38 Don May PHL 26 11.9 5.5 1.7 0.0 0.0 44.1% 0.0% 85.5%
39 Jim Barnett GOS 82 11.8 3.1 3.7 1.5× 0.0 0.0 46.7% 0.0% 84.3%
40 Otto Moore HOU 82 11.7 10.6 2.1× 2.0 0.0 0.0 48.7% 0.0% 60.2%
41 Jim Fox SEA 74 11.4 11.2 2.2× 2.4 0.0 0.0 51.5% 0.0% 80.8%
42 Emanuel Leaks PHL 82 11.0 8.3 1.6× 1.2 0.0 0.0 40.4% 0.0% 72.0%
43 Willis Reed NYK 69 11.0 8.6 1.7× 1.8 0.0 0.0 47.4% 0.0% 74.2%
44 Don Nelson BOS 72 10.8 4.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 47.6% 0.0% 84.6%
45 Fred Boyd PHL 82 10.5 2.6 3.7 1.5× 0.0 0.0 39.2% 0.0% 68.0%
46 Clem Haskins PHX 77 10.5 2.2 2.6 0.0 0.0 46.4% 0.0% 83.3%
47 John Mengelt DET 67 10.5 2.4 1.9 0.0 0.0 50.4% 0.0% 82.3%
48 Garfield Heard CHI 78 10.3 5.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 42.5% 0.0% 65.0%
49 Eldo Garrett BUF 78 10.0 2.7 2.8 0.0 0.0 41.9% 0.0% 87.3%
50 Stu Lantz DET 51 9.6 3.4 2.7 0.0 0.0 40.7% 0.0% 80.0%
51 Jeff Halliburton PHL 31 9.5 2.6 2.2 0.0 0.0 43.6% 0.0% 75.8%
52 Double D Davis CLE 81 9.4 7.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 39.2% 0.0% 79.3%
53 Don Adams DET 70 9.3 6.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 40.2% 0.0% 78.4%
54 Matt Guokas KCK 79 9.1 3.1 5.1 2.1× 0.0 0.0 57.0% 0.0% 82.2%
55 John Block KCK 25 9.0 4.8 0.8 0.0 0.0 44.4% 0.0% 84.2%
56 Keith Erickson LAL 76 9.0 4.4 3.2 0.0 0.0 43.0% 0.0% 80.9%
57 Charlie Davis POR 69 8.9 1.6 2.5 0.0 0.0 41.2% 0.0% 78.3%
58 Clifford Ray CHI 73 8.6 10.9 2.2× 3.7 1.5× 0.0 0.0 49.2% 0.0% 61.9%
59 Don Kojis KCK 77 8.5 2.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 48.0% 0.0% 77.4%
60 Ron Riley KCK 74 8.4 6.9 1.0 0.0 0.0 43.1% 0.0% 68.1%
61 Phil Jackson NYK 80 8.1 4.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 44.3% 0.0% 79.0%
62 Gus Johnson PHX 21 7.8 6.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 38.1% 0.0% 69.4%
63 Cliff Meely HOU 82 7.7 6.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 40.8% 0.0% 67.2%
64 Pat Riley LAL 55 7.3 1.2 1.5 0.0 0.0 42.8% 0.0% 79.3%
65 Dennis Layton PHX 65 7.1 1.2 2.1 0.0 0.0 43.1% 0.0% 75.6%
66 Flynn Robinson BLT 38 6.9 1.4 2.0 0.0 0.0 45.8% 0.0% 83.9%
67 Lamar Green PHX 80 6.7 9.3 1.8× 1.1 0.0 0.0 43.1% 0.0% 75.4%
68 Rick Adelman POR 76 6.6 2.1 3.9 1.6× 0.0 0.0 40.8% 0.0% 71.6%
69 Butch Beard SEA 73 6.6 2.4 3.4 0.0 0.0 43.9% 0.0% 71.4%
70 John Clemens CLE 72 6.6 2.8 1.6 0.0 0.0 51.4% 0.0% 77.0%
71 Kevin Porter BLT 71 6.6 1.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 45.5% 0.0% 61.4%
72 Steve Bracey ATL 70 6.5 1.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 48.6% 0.0% 66.4%
73 Chris Ford DET 74 6.4 3.6 2.6 0.0 0.0 47.9% 0.0% 64.5%
74 Stan Love BLT 72 6.4 4.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 43.6% 0.0% 79.0%
75 Joe Ellis GOS 74 6.3 3.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 40.9% 0.0% 74.2%
76 Clyde Lee GOS 66 6.3 9.1 1.8× 0.5 0.0 0.0 46.6% 0.0% 56.5%
77 Terry Dischinger POR 63 6.1 3.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 47.6% 0.0% 66.7%
78 Corky Calhoun PHX 82 6.0 4.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 46.9% 0.0% 74.0%
79 Jim Cleamons CLE 80 5.7 2.2 2.6 0.0 0.0 45.6% 0.0% 74.7%
80 Dean Meminger NYK 80 5.7 2.9 1.7 0.0 0.0 51.5% 0.0% 62.8%
81 Jim McDaniels SEA 68 5.6 5.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 39.9% 0.0% 70.0%
82 Terry Driscoll MIL 59 5.5 5.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 42.9% 0.0% 69.4%
83 Charlie Johnson GOS 70 5.4 1.9 1.7 0.0 0.0 42.8% 0.0% 71.7%
84 Edward Davis MIL 74 5.1 3.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 43.8% 0.0% 82.6%
85 Howard Porter CHI 43 5.1 2.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 45.2% 0.0% 75.9%
86 Mel Counts LAL 59 5.0 4.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 45.7% 0.0% 67.2%
87 Jeff Halliburton ATL 24 5.0 1.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 43.1% 0.0% 95.5%
88 Wali Jones MIL 27 5.0 1.1 2.1 0.0 0.0 40.7% 0.0% 88.9%
89 Dennis Awtrey CHI 79 4.7 5.5 2.8 0.0 0.0 48.0% 0.0% 57.0%
90 Jim Davis DET 73 4.6 3.6 0.8 0.0 0.0 51.0% 0.0% 63.2%
91 Paul McCracken HOU 24 4.6 2.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 49.4% 0.0% 59.0%
92 Walt Hazzard GOS 46 4.5 1.7 2.4 0.0 0.0 41.8% 0.0% 86.3%
93 Don May ATL 32 4.5 2.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 45.5% 0.0% 71.0%
94 Kenny McIntosh SEA 56 4.5 4.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 32.6% 0.0% 61.5%
95 Steve Kuberski BOS 78 4.4 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 40.3% 0.0% 77.4%
96 Larue Martin POR 77 4.4 4.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 39.6% 0.0% 64.9%
97 Henry Bibby NYK 55 4.2 1.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 38.0% 0.0% 84.9%
98 Bob Christian ATL 55 4.2 5.5 0.9 0.0 0.0 54.8% 0.0% 75.9%
99 Jim King CHI 65 4.2 1.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 44.1% 0.0% 84.6%
100 Mike Ratliff KCK 58 4.2 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 41.7% 0.0% 53.6%
101 Travis Grant LAL 33 3.8 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 44.0% 0.0% 88.5%
102 Rowland Garrett CHI 35 3.6 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 44.1% 0.0% 67.7%
103 John Gianelli NYK 52 3.5 2.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 45.1% 0.0% 69.7%
104 Toby Kimball KCK 67 3.5 2.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 43.6% 0.0% 65.7%
105 Stan McKenzie HOU 26 3.3 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 42.2% 0.0% 76.2%
106 Scott English PHX 29 3.2 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 38.7% 0.0% 72.4%
107 Dick Gibbs KCK 66 3.1 1.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 36.2% 0.0% 74.6%
108 Russell Lee MIL 46 2.8 0.9 0.8 0.0 0.0 38.6% 0.0% 74.4%
109 Eddie Mast ATL 42 2.8 3.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 42.4% 0.0% 63.3%
110 Bob Portman GOS 32 2.6 1.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 45.7% 0.0% 76.9%
111 Hank Finkel BOS 76 2.4 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 45.1% 0.0% 53.8%
112 Tommy Patterson BLT 23 2.4 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 42.9% 0.0% 81.3%
113 Dick Cunningham MIL 74 2.1 2.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 41.0% 0.0% 58.0%
114 Eric McWilliams HOU 44 2.0 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 34.7% 0.0% 48.6%
115 George Johnson GOS 56 1.6 2.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 41.0% 0.0% 41.2%
116 Bob Nash DET 36 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 22.2% 0.0% 64.7%
117 Erwin Mueller DET 21 1.1 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 29.0% 0.0% 71.4%
118 Pete Cross SEA 26 0.8 2.2 0.4 0.0 0.0 28.6% 0.0% 44.4%