The Los Angeles Lakers handily defeated the New York Knicks, 114 to 100, in Game 5 of the 1972 NBA Finals on May 7, 1972.

1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers

Final

NYK

Knicks

1-4

100

LAL

Lakers

4-1

114

Team

1

24

26

2

29

27

3

25

30

4

22

31

Total

100

114

Team Stats

Player Stats

Knicks

Lakers

FG Made - Attempted

39-94

41-94

Field Goal %

41.5

43.6

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

22-27

32-42

Free Throw %

81.5

76.2

Rebounds

39

67

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

25

21

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

12

19

Personal Fouls

24

19

Knicks

Lakers

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Walt Frazier	47	31	7	10			14-24		3-6		3				58.3		50.0
Jerry Lucas	47	14	9	5			5-14		4-4		4				35.7		100.0
Dave DeBusschere	35	13	14	2			6-15		1-3		6				40.0		33.3
Bill Bradley	35	12	1	2			4-16		4-4		3				25.0		100.0
Dean Meminger	18	4	2	1			2-3		0-0		3				66.7

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Earl Monroe	29	16	2	3			4-15		8-8		1				26.7		100.0
Phil Jackson	24	10	3	1			4-6		2-2		3				66.7		100.0
Dick Barnett	1	0	1	1			0-0		0-0		0
Eddie Mast	1	0	0	0			0-0		0-0		0
Eddie Miles	1	0	0	0			0-0		0-0		0
Charlie Paulk	1	0	0	0			0-0		0-0		1
Luther Rackley	1	0	0	0			0-1		0-0		0				0.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Wilt Chamberlain	47	24	29	4			10-14		4-9		2				71.4		44.4
Jim McMillian	45	20	3	0			8-15		4-5		4				53.3		80.0
Jerry West	42	23	5	9			10-28		3-5		3				35.7		60.0
Happy Hairston	42	13	14	3			4-8		5-5		2				50.0		100.0
Gail Goodrich	38	25	4	3			6-18		13-14		4				33.3		92.9

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Pat Riley	15	7	3	0			2-8		3-4		3				25.0		75.0
Leroy Ellis	8	0	8	1			0-0		0-0		1
Jim Cleamons	1	2	1	0			1-2		0-0		0				50.0
Flynn Robinson	1	0	0	0			0-1		0-0		0				0.0
John Trapp	1	0	0	1			0-0		0-0		0

Explore

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

RPG

15.0

Davis

Anthony Davis

APG

9.7

James

LeBron James

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

15th

DRTG

115.3

16th

NETRTG

0.6

19th

3P%

37.7

8th

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0
7	Lakers	47	35	.573	10.0
8	Pelicans	49	33	.598	8.0
9	Kings	46	36	.561	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Mon 4/29	LAL	@	DEN	10:00 PM
Thu 5/2	DEN	@	LAL	1:00 PM
Sat 5/4	LAL	@	DEN	1:00 PM

Last Game

LAL

0-3

105

Final

112

DEN

3-0

Thu 25 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

36.5

Siakam

Pascal Siakam

34.5

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

15.3

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Zubac

Ivica Zubac

Playoff APG Leaders

10.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.5

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.5

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.5

Alexander-Walker

Nickeil Alexander-Walker

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.5

Lopez

Brook Lopez

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

Playoff 3PM Leaders

6.0

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Doncic

Luka Doncic

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Timberwolves

118.9

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Nuggets

116.3

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

98.2

Timberwolves

99.4

Thunder

100.3

Cavaliers

103.2

Clippers

105.6

Nuggets

109.2

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.6

Thunder

18.5

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Magic

5.0

Clippers

4.9

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-2

Lakers

0-3

Magic

1-2

76ers

1-2

Heat

1-1

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

52-33

Mavericks

49-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

45-37-2

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Bucks

36-48

Suns

36-47-1

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125
Wed 4/24	DEN	@	LAL	112-105
Wed 4/24	CLE	@	ORL	83-121
Tue 4/23	NOP	@	OKC	92-124
Tue 4/23	MIA	@	BOS	111-101

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 4/26	MIL	@	IND	5:30 PM
Fri 4/26	LAC	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Fri 4/26	MIN	@	PHX	10:30 PM
Sat 4/27	CLE	@	ORL	1:00 PM
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM