The Boston Celtics were defeated by the New York Knicks, 111 to 103, in Game 5 of the 1972 Eastern Conference Finals on April 23, 1972.
Knicks
Celtics
FG Made - Attempted
35-80
37-97
Field Goal %
43.8
38.1
3PT Made - Attempted
3PT %
FT Made - Attempted
41-55
29-36
Free Throw %
74.5
80.6
Rebounds
54
45
Offensive Rebounds
Defensive Rebounds
Assists
17
22
Steals
Blocks
Turnovers
Personal Fouls
26
30
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Lucas | 48 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 7-12 | 9-10 | 2 | 58.3 | 90.0 | ||||||||
| Walt Frazier | 48 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 5-13 | 11-15 | 2 | 38.5 | 73.3 |
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave DeBusschere | 36 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 8-15 | 8-12 | 6 | 53.3 | 66.7 | ||||||||
| Bill Bradley | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5-13 | 2-3 | 4 | 38.5 | 66.7 | ||||||||
| Phil Jackson | 26 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3-10 | 6-9 | 6 | 30.0 | 66.7 | ||||||||
| Dean Meminger | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 50.0 | |||||||||
| Earl Monroe | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 3 | 28.6 | 83.3 | ||||||||
| Eddie Mast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 48 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 9-21 | 14-16 | 2 | 42.9 | 87.5 |
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT | FT | TOV | PF | +/- | OREB | DREB | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Jo White | 47 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 5-17 | 9-11 | 4 | 29.4 | 81.8 | ||||||||
| Don Nelson | 42 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 12-22 | 3-4 | 5 | 54.5 | 75.0 | ||||||||
| Dave Cowens | 40 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5-18 | 2-4 | 6 | 27.8 | 50.0 | ||||||||
| Tom Sanders | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 5 | 28.6 | 100.0 | ||||||||
| Don Chaney | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 50.0 | |||||||||
| Steve Kuberski | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 33.3 | |||||||||
| Hank Finkel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| Art Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0.0 |
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Gobert
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Playoff ORtg Rankings
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126.4
119.0
118.8
117.1
116.9
116.0
Playoff DRtg Rankings
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94.9
99.6
101.6
107.3
109.3
110.4
Playoff NetRtg Rankings
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16.7
16.0
7.6
5.9
3.0
Playoff Tank Leaderboard
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0-4
0-4
1-4
1-4
2-4
2-4
Best Record ATS
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51-36
49-36-1
51-38
45-35-2
46-37-4
Worst Record ATS
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29-54
34-48
36-49-1
38-50
36-46
34-44-4
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