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.
Final
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
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lucas | 48 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 9-10 | 90.0 | 70.1 | 2 | ||||||||
W. Frazier | 48 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 11-15 | 73.3 | 53.6 | 2 |
Players
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. DeBusschere | 36 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 59.2 | 6 | ||||||||
B. Bradley | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 41.9 | 4 | ||||||||
P. Jackson | 26 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 43.0 | 6 | ||||||||
D. Meminger | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 3 | |||||||||
E. Monroe | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 46.7 | 3 | ||||||||
E. Mast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Havlicek | 48 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 9-21 | 42.9 | 14-16 | 87.5 | 57.1 | 2 |
Players
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Jo White | 47 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 5-17 | 29.4 | 9-11 | 81.8 | 43.5 | 4 | ||||||||
D. Nelson | 42 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 12-22 | 54.5 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 56.8 | 5 | ||||||||
D. Cowens | 40 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5-18 | 27.8 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 30.4 | 6 | ||||||||
T. Sanders | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 33.6 | 5 | ||||||||
D. Chaney | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 3 | |||||||||
S. Kuberski | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 2 | |||||||||
H. Finkel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | |||||||||
A. Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2 |
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ORTG
121.4
2nd
DRTG
110.6
7th
NETRTG
10.8
4th
3P%
37.3
9th
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