1972 NBA Finals: LA Lakers vs. New York Knicks

The 1972 NBA Finals was the played at the conclusion of the 1971-72 NBA season. The Western Conference Champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference Champion New York Knicks in five games. The Los Angeles Lakers got their first NBA championship since the Lakers moved to Los Angeles from Minneapolis. New York had dethroned the 1968-69 NBA Champion Boston Celtics to get to their second NBA Finals appearance (the first being in the 1969-70 season when the Knicks edged out the Lakers in Game 7).

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• jerry
• west
• wilt
• chamberlain
• walt
• frazier

[pissedoffatyt]

Dang, away crowds giving standing ovations? you surely don't see that anymore. Chamberlain = one of the best centers to ever play

[Davaadie]

R.I.P. Wilt Chamberlain

[GREENIZ3]

Thank you Lakers for one good championship run.

[58trainwreck]

The 1972 Lakers played their best TEAM basketball. It's the ONLY time they played team ball until showtime. Thank you Bill Sharman for teaching the LA prima donnas team ball

[58trainwreck]

The 1972 Lakers played their best TEAM basketball. It's the ONLY time they played team ball until showtime.

[Tomahawk511]

The ONLY time the Knicks were actually good LOLLLL

[TheXtremeMikeV]

East Side West Side

[mrdoyle71]

Great season you always hear about Willis Reed playing with a bad leg but to me Wilt playin with his wrist sprain is Classic!!!

[Davaadie]

@VakhosGr 1999, died of heart failure

[VakhosGr]

@Davaadie when did he die?

[cmagnums]

@Jiltedin2007 u need help ya sick bitch

[cmagnums]

@Jiltedin2007 you need help