The New York Knicks were 48-34 in 1971-72. They finished 2nd in the Atlantic Division and 3rd in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1.

1971-72 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
1
56
26
.683
2
38
44
.463
18.0
3
Knicks Knicks
48
34
.585
8.0
4
36
46
.439
20.0
5
30
52
.366
26.0

1971-72 Stats

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GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF
Team
82
241.5
107.1
47.7
24.2
42.9
93.6
45.9
21.3
28.1
75.7
50.6
23.2
Team Rank
2nd
13th
16th
8th
8th
11th
6th
16th
16th
6th
8th
7th
Opponent
82
241.5
104.7
50.8
19.8
40.6
91.6
44.3
23.4
31.3
74.9
49.7
23.1
Opponent Rank
2nd
3rd
6th
1st
2nd
2nd
4th
9th
9th
10th
5th
13th
Net
+2.5
-3.2
+4.4
+2.3
+2.0
+1.5
-2.2
-3.2
+0.8
+0.9
+0.1
Net Rank
6th
14th
2nd
5th
6th
3rd
12th
14th
8th
5th
10th

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NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
31
10
.756
2
26
16
.619
5.5
3
25
18
.581
7.0
4
25
19
.568
7.5
5
23
18
.561
8.0
6
23
19
.548
8.5
7
24
20
.545
8.5
8
22
21
.512
10.0
9
20
22
.476
11.5
10
20
25
.444
13.0
11
18
24
.429
13.5
12
16
27
.372
16.0
13
12
29
.293
19.0
14
10
32
.238
21.5
15
10
34
.227
22.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
36
8
.818
2
30
13
.698
5.5
3
29
14
.674
6.5
4
27
16
.628
8.5
5
25
15
.625
9.0
6
25
16
.610
9.5
7
26
17
.605
9.5
8
25
19
.568
11.0
9
22
22
.500
14.0
10
19
23
.452
16.0
11
18
23
.439
16.5
12
18
26
.409
18.0
13
14
29
.326
21.5
14
12
31
.279
23.5
15
10
35
.222
26.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
12/22
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136-127
Mon
12/22
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108-128
Wed
12/24
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124-126
Wed
12/24
@
117-102
Wed
12/24
@
116-126

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
1/20
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7:00 PM
Tue
1/20
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8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
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8:00 PM
Tue
1/20
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9:00 PM
Tue
1/20
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10:00 PM