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لكرة السلة للمحترفين 1971–72" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_1971/1972." title="NBA 1971/1972. – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="NBA 1971/1972." data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temporada_1971-72_de_l%27NBA" title="Temporada 1971-72 de l'NBA – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Temporada 1971-72 de l'NBA" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_1971/72" title="NBA 1971/72 – German" lang="de" 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background: #DDDDDD; color: #000000">1971–72 NBA season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">Basketball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">October 12, 1971 – March 26, 1972<br />March 28 – April 23, 1972 (Playoffs)<br />April 26 – May 7, 1972 (Finals)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of games</th><td class="infobox-data">82</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">17</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_draft" title="1971 NBA draft">Draft</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">Top draft pick</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Austin_Carr" title="Austin Carr">Austin Carr</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picked by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top seed</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/NBA_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA MVP">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top scorer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_playoffs" title="1972 NBA playoffs">Playoffs</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Eastern runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Western runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">Finals</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Finals <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals MVP">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">L.A. Lakers</a>)</td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons" title="List of NBA seasons"> NBA seasons</a></th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"><a href="/wiki/1970%E2%80%9371_NBA_season" title="1970–71 NBA season">← 1970–71</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_NBA_season" title="1972–73 NBA season">1972–73 →</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1971–72 NBA season</b> was the 26th season of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>. The season ended with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> winning the NBA Championship, beating the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 4 games to 1 in the <a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>. </p><p>As the 25th anniversary of the founding of the modern NBA, the league unveiled a new logo, inspired by the logo of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>, to commemorate the occasion. It features the white <a href="/wiki/Silhouette" title="Silhouette">silhouette</a> of a basketball player dribbling, framed by red and blue. <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> of the Los Angeles Lakers was used as the model for the logo. Coincidentally, Jerry West would win the only NBA Championship of his career during the season. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_occurrences">Notable occurrences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Notable occurrences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The San Diego Rockets relocated to <a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a> and became the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NBA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The San Francisco Warriors were renamed the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> and the team moved across the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay" title="San Francisco Bay">San Francisco Bay</a> to <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NBA_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1972 NBA All-Star Game">1972 NBA All-Star Game</a> was played at the <a href="/wiki/The_Forum_(Inglewood,_California)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Forum (Inglewood, California)">Forum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood, California</a>, with the West beating the East 112–110. To the delight of the home crowd, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a> of the Lakers won the game's MVP award, making a basket at the buzzer to win the game.</li> <li>The Lakers' 69 wins set a new record for most regular season wins in NBA history. This mark would stand for 24 seasons, until it was bettered by the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">1995–96 Chicago Bulls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NBA_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Lakers' <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> announced his retirement nine games into the season. That night, the Lakers began a winning streak that would last for two months, totaling 33 games. That streak still stands as the longest winning streak in the history of major American professional team sports.<sup id="cite_ref-NBA_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The current NBA logo, which features the silhouette of <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a>, made its debut. The blue/red pattern was adopted from the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> logo.</li> <li>This was the first season the Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia 76ers did not make the playoffs.</li> <li>This was the last season of the Cincinnati Royals. The team would relocate in the offseason, splitting their home games between <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Kansas City">Kansas City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Omaha" class="mw-redirect" title="Omaha">Omaha</a>, and rename themselves the Kings.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: center"> <caption>Coaching changes </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Offseason </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>1970–71 coach </th> <th>1971–72 coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Mullaney_(basketball)" title="Joe Mullaney (basketball)">Joe Mullaney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Bill Sharman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">San Diego/Houston Rockets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Hannum" title="Alex Hannum">Alex Hannum</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tex_Winter" title="Tex Winter">Tex Winter</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">In-season </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Outgoing coach </th> <th>Incoming coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Braves" title="Buffalo Braves">Buffalo Braves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dolph_Schayes" title="Dolph Schayes">Dolph Schayes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_McCarthy" title="Johnny McCarthy">Johnny McCarthy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Van_Breda_Kolff" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Van Breda Kolff">Bill Van Breda Kolff</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Terry_Dischinger" title="Terry Dischinger">Terry Dischinger</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Earl_Lloyd" title="Earl Lloyd">Earl Lloyd</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Memorial Auditorium</a> </td> <td>15,280 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> </td> <td>19,812 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_(arena)" title="Spectrum (arena)">The Spectrum</a> </td> <td>18,176 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4">Central </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Memorial_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander Memorial Coliseum">Alexander Memorial Coliseum</a> </td> <td>9,191 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Bullets_(1963-73)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Bullets (1963-73)">Baltimore Bullets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore, Maryland">Baltimore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Civic_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Civic Center">Baltimore Civic Center</a> </td> <td>11,271 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati Royals">Cincinnati Royals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati, Ohio">Cincinnati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Gardens" title="Cincinnati Gardens">Cincinnati Gardens</a> </td> <td>11,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Arena" title="Cleveland Arena">Cleveland Arena</a> </td> <td>10,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Western Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="4">Midwest </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Stadium" title="Chicago Stadium">Chicago Stadium</a> </td> <td>18,676 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cobo_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Cobo Arena">Cobo Arena</a> </td> <td>12,191 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Arena">Milwaukee Arena</a> </td> <td>10,783 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Veterans_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum">Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum</a> </td> <td>14,870 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="5">Pacific </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland-Alameda_County_Coliseum_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena">Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena</a> </td> <td>13,502 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hofheinz_Pavilion" 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Nine games into the season, aging and oft injured <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Elgin Baylor</a> announced his retirement after 13 seasons. He was replaced at the starting small forward spot by <a href="/wiki/Jim_McMillian" title="Jim McMillian">Jim McMillian</a>, who would go on to average 18 points per game, third best on the team. Despite Baylor's retirement, the Lakers went on a 33-game winning streak. The Lakers completed two undefeated months, going 14–0 in November and 16–0 in December. After winning their first three games in January, the Lakers lost 120–104 to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>. On March 20, 1972, the Lakers beat Golden State by a record 63 points (162–99), a mark that would stand until 1991, when Cleveland beat Miami by 68 points (148–80) and later was broken in 2021 when Memphis beat Oklahoma City by 73 points (152–79). The Lakers finished the season with a record 69 wins, which would stand until the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–96 season</a> when the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> won 72 regular season games and later was also broken by the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2015–16 Golden State Warriors season">2015–16 Golden State Warriors</a> won an NBA record 73 regular season games.<sup id="cite_ref-NBA_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The defending champion Milwaukee Bucks won 63 games on the play of renamed <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>, formerly Lew Alcindor, and <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a>. The Celtics, led by second year center <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Dave Cowens</a>, point guard <a href="/wiki/Jo_Jo_White" title="Jo Jo White">Jo Jo White</a> and 32-year-old swingman <a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">John Havlicek</a> won the Atlantic Division with 56 wins. Boston had recovered from the retirement of Bill Russell, <a href="/wiki/K._C._Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="K. C. Jones">K. C. Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(basketball,_born_1933)" title="Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)">Sam Jones</a> by winning 12 more games than the previous season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the first round, the Lakers swept the Bulls and Milwaukee defeated Golden State. New York eliminated the Bullets and Boston won against the Atlanta Hawks. In the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers lost game 1 versus the defending champion Bucks at <a href="/wiki/The_Forum_(Inglewood,_California)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Forum (Inglewood, California)">The Forum</a> 93–72, a game that saw the Lakers score only 8 points in the third quarter. However, the Lakers led by assist champion <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a>, leading scorer <a href="/wiki/Gail_Goodrich" title="Gail Goodrich">Gail Goodrich</a> and veteran Wilt Chamberlain would win 4 of the next 5 games and beat Milwaukee in six games. In the Eastern Conference Finals, New York defeated the top-seed Celtics in five games.<sup id="cite_ref-NBA_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the NBA Finals, New York won game 1 very easily, but Los Angeles won game 2 106–92 to even the series. In game 3, the Lakers jumped out to a 22-point lead and regained home-court advantage with a 107–96 win. In game 4, the Knicks forced overtime. At the end of regulation, Wilt Chamberlain was called for his fifth foul. In his first 12 seasons, he had never fouled out of a game. Chamberlain did not foul out and led the Lakers to a 116–111 victory, but he broke his wrist in the overtime period. The Lakers held a 3–1 series lead going into game 5 in Los Angeles. In game 5, Chamberlain played despite his injury. The score was tied at 53 in the first half, but the Lakers outscored the Knicks 61–47 in the second half to win the game and the NBA Championship, 114–100.<sup id="cite_ref-NBA_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_trades">Notable trades</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Notable trades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%" cellpadding="5"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="eeeeee"> <td style="width:12%">1971<br /> </td> <td style="width:44%" valign="top">To <b><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Bullets_(1963%E2%80%9373)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)">Baltimore Bullets</a></b><hr /><a href="/wiki/Mike_Riordan_(basketball)" title="Mike Riordan (basketball)">Mike Riordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stallworth" title="Dave Stallworth">Dave Stallworth</a>, 1973 first-round pick, 1976 second-round and first-round picks </td> <td style="width:44%" valign="top">To <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b><hr /><a href="/wiki/Earl_Monroe" title="Earl Monroe">Earl Monroe</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table border="1" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align: center; width: 100%" cellpadding="5"> </table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Final_standings">Final standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_division">By 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title="Winning percentage"> PCT </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>z</b>-<a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1971–72 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>56</td> <td>26</td> <td>.683 </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Baltimore_Bullets_season" title="1971–72 Baltimore Bullets season">Baltimore Bullets</a></td> <td>38</td> <td>44</td> <td>.463 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1971–72 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a></td> <td>48</td> <td>34</td> <td>.585 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1971–72 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 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href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1971–72 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>51</td> <td>31</td> <td>.622 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1971–72 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>49</td> <td>33</td> <td>.598 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1971–72 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1971–72 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>34</td> <td>48</td> <td>.415 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1971–72 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>56</td> <td>.317 </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1971–72 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>64</td> <td>.220 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li><b>z</b>, <b>y</b> – division champions</li> <li><b>x</b> – clinched playoff spot</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoff_bracket">Playoff bracket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Playoff bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote 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style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>A1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1971–72 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">C2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1971–72 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">A1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1971–72 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>A2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1971–72 New York Knicks season">New York</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">C1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Baltimore_Bullets_season" title="1971–72 Baltimore Bullets season">Baltimore</a></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>A2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1971–72 New York Knicks season">New York</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">A2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1971–72 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>P1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>M1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">P2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1971–72 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">M1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>P1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>P1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">M2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1971–72 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>* Division winner</li><li><b>Bold</b> Series winner</li><li><i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage</li></ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics_leaders">Statistics leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Statistics leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Stat </th></tr> <tr> <td>Points per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>34.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rebounds per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>19.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assists per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>9.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>.649 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FT%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Marin" title="Jack Marin">Jack Marin</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Bullets_(1963%E2%80%9373)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)">Baltimore Bullets</a></td> <td>.894 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_awards">NBA awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1971%E2%80%9372_NBA_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: NBA awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Most Valuable Player:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Rookie_of_the_Year_(award)" title="Rookie of the Year (award)">Rookie of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Wicks" title="Sidney Wicks">Sidney Wicks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Sharman" title="Bill Sharman">Bill Sharman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA First Team">All-NBA First Team</a>:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Haywood" title="Spencer Haywood">Spencer Haywood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">John Havlicek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></li> <li>C – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks</li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a>, Los Angeles Lakers</li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Walt_Frazier" title="Walt Frazier">Walt Frazier</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>All-NBA Second Team:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Billy_Cunningham" title="Billy Cunningham">Billy Cunningham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Love" title="Bob Love">Bob Love</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt 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title="1980–81 NBA season">1980–81</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NBA_season" title="1981–82 NBA season">1981–82</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1982%E2%80%9383_NBA_season" title="1982–83 NBA season">1982–83</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1983%E2%80%9384_NBA_season" title="1983–84 NBA season">1983–84</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1984%E2%80%9385_NBA_season" title="1984–85 NBA season">1984–85</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_NBA_season" title="1985–86 NBA season">1985–86</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_NBA_season" title="1986–87 NBA season">1986–87</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a href="/wiki/1987%E2%80%9388_NBA_season" title="1987–88 NBA season">1987–88</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"> <a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/College_Basketball_on_ABC" title="College Basketball on ABC">College Basketball on ABC</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/ABC_Olympic_broadcasts" title="ABC Olympic broadcasts">Olympics on ABC</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related<br />articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_on_television" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association on television">NBA on TV</a> (<a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_television_ratings" title="NBA Finals television ratings">NBA Finals TV ratings</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1960s" title="NBA on television in the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1970s" title="NBA on television in the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2000s" title="NBA on television in the 2000s">2000s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2010s" title="NBA on television in the 2010s">2010s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2020s" title="NBA on television in the 2020s">2020s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_on_ABC_commentators" title="List of NBA on ABC commentators">Key figures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NBA All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_on_ESPN_commentators" title="List of NBA on ESPN commentators">ESPN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of NBA Finals broadcasters">NBA Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WNBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of WNBA All-Star Game broadcasters">WNBA All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WNBA_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of WNBA Finals broadcasters">WNBA Finals</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Breen" title="Mike Breen">Mike Breen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Flemming" title="Bill Flemming">Bill Flemming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chet_Forte" title="Chet Forte">Chet Forte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Howard" title="Chuck Howard">Chuck Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Jackson" title="Keith Jackson">Keith Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Mark Jones (sportscaster)">Mark Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_McKay" title="Jim McKay">Jim McKay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Michaels" title="Al Michaels">Al Michaels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brad_Nessler" title="Brad Nessler">Brad Nessler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Pasch" title="Dave Pasch">Dave Pasch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Ruocco" title="Ryan Ruocco">Ryan Ruocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Saunders_(journalist)" title="John Saunders (journalist)">John Saunders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Schenkel" title="Chris Schenkel">Chris Schenkel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Anthony" title="Greg Anthony">Greg Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Elliott" title="Sean Elliott">Sean Elliott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Len_Elmore" title="Len Elmore">Len Elmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Legler" title="Tim Legler">Tim Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jefferson" title="Richard Jefferson">Richard Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve "Snapper" Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Kerr" title="Johnny Kerr">Johnny Kerr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Majerle" title="Dan Majerle">Dan Majerle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay" title="Jack Ramsay">Jack Ramsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">JJ Redick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Doc Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tolbert" title="Tom Tolbert">Tom Tolbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Twyman" title="Jack Twyman">Jack Twyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Van_Gundy" title="Jeff Van Gundy">Jeff Van Gundy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">Jerry West</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline<br />reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Aldridge" title="David Aldridge">David Aldridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malika_Andrews" title="Malika Andrews">Malika Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Cosell" title="Howard Cosell">Howard Cosell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heather_Cox" title="Heather Cox">Heather Cox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Diles" title="Dave Diles">Dave Diles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Gutierrez" title="Israel Gutierrez">Israel Gutierrez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassidy_Hubbarth" title="Cassidy Hubbarth">Cassidy Hubbarth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Mark Jones (sportscaster)">Mark Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sal_Masekela" class="mw-redirect" title="Sal Masekela">Sal Masekela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Rinaldi" title="Tom Rinaldi">Tom Rinaldi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Sager" title="Craig Sager">Craig Sager</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Scott" title="Stuart Scott">Stuart Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorge_Sedano" title="Jorge Sedano">Jorge Sedano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michele_Tafoya" title="Michele Tafoya">Michele Tafoya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wolff" title="Bob Wolff">Bob Wolff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio<br />hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malika_Andrews" title="Malika Andrews">Malika Andrews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Beadle" title="Michelle Beadle">Michelle Beadle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Greenberg" title="Mike Greenberg">Mike Greenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Nichols_(journalist)" title="Rachel Nichols (journalist)">Rachel Nichols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Patrick (sportscaster)">Dan Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Saunders_(journalist)" title="John Saunders (journalist)">John Saunders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Scott" title="Stuart Scott">Stuart Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sage_Steele" title="Sage Steele">Sage Steele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannah_Storm" title="Hannah Storm">Hannah Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maria_Taylor_(sportscaster)" title="Maria Taylor (sportscaster)">Maria Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio<br />analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Barry" title="Jon Barry">Jon Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chauncey_Billups" title="Chauncey Billups">Chauncey Billups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Broussard" title="Chris Broussard">Chris Broussard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Javie" title="Steve Javie">Steve Javie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Jefferson" title="Richard Jefferson">Richard Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">Avery Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Myers" title="Bob Myers">Bob Myers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Chiney Ogwumike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Perkins" title="Kendrick Perkins">Kendrick Perkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byron_Scott" title="Byron Scott">Byron Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Simmons" title="Bill Simmons">Bill Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Smith" title="Stephen A. Smith">Stephen A. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Wilbon" title="Michael Wilbon">Michael Wilbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Williams_(basketball)" title="Jay Williams (basketball)">Jay Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Wojnarowski" title="Adrian Wojnarowski">Adrian Wojnarowski</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC Radio</a><br />announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Barnett" title="Dave Barnett">Dave Barnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">Chick Hearn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Rod Hundley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve "Snapper" Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Manfra" title="Fred Manfra">Fred Manfra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earl_Monroe" title="Earl Monroe">Earl Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Most" title="Johnny Most">Johnny Most</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Oscar Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Vitale" title="Dick Vitale">Dick Vitale</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965</a> (Games 1, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966</a> (Games 1, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_Finals" title="1967 NBA Finals">1967</a> (Games 2, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals" title="1968 NBA Finals">1968</a> (Games 1, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969</a> (Games 3, 5-7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_Finals" title="1970 NBA Finals">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_Finals" title="1971 NBA Finals">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_Finals" title="1973 NBA Finals">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Finals" title="2006 NBA Finals">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Finals" title="2007 NBA Finals">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Finals" title="2015 NBA Finals">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_Finals" title="2017 NBA Finals">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_Finals" title="2018 NBA Finals">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_Finals" title="2021 NBA Finals">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_Finals" title="2023 NBA Finals">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC Radio</a>'s<br />coverage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_Finals" title="1986 NBA Finals">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Finals" title="1990 NBA Finals">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Finals" title="WNBA Finals">WNBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_WNBA_Finals" title="2003 WNBA Finals">2003</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_Finals" title="2005 WNBA Finals">2005</a> (Game 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_WNBA_Finals" title="2010 WNBA Finals">2010</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_WNBA_Finals" title="2014 WNBA Finals">2014</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_Finals" title="2015 WNBA Finals">2015</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_WNBA_Finals" title="2016 WNBA Finals">2016</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_Finals" title="2017 WNBA Finals">2017</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_Finals" title="2018 WNBA Finals">2018</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_WNBA_Finals" title="2019 WNBA Finals">2019</a> (Game 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_WNBA_Finals" title="2020 WNBA Finals">2020</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_WNBA_Finals" title="2021 WNBA Finals">2021</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_Finals" title="2022 WNBA Finals">2022</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_Finals" title="2023 WNBA Finals">2023</a> (Games 1, 3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_WNBA_Finals" title="2024 WNBA Finals">2024</a> (Game 2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1968 NBA All-Star Game">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1969 NBA All-Star Game">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1970 NBA All-Star Game">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1971 NBA All-Star Game">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1972 NBA All-Star Game">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1973 NBA All-Star Game">1973</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Radio_(1945%E2%80%932009)" class="mw-redirect" title="ABC Radio (1945–2009)">ABC Radio</a>'s<br />coverage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1985 NBA All-Star Game">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1986 NBA All-Star Game">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1987 NBA All-Star Game">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1988 NBA All-Star Game">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1989 NBA All-Star Game">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1990 NBA All-Star Game">1990</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="WNBA All-Star Game">WNBA</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2003 WNBA All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 WNBA All-Star Game">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 WNBA All-Star Game">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 WNBA All-Star Game">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 WNBA All-Star Game">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 WNBA All-Star Game">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2015 WNBA All-Star Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 WNBA All-Star Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 WNBA All-Star Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2019 WNBA All-Star Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 WNBA All-Star Game">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 WNBA All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_WNBA_All-Star_Game" title="2024 WNBA All-Star Game">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Twyman#Broadcasting_career" title="Jack Twyman"><i>"I think we see Willis coming out!"</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Block_(basketball)" title="The Block (basketball)">"The Block (2016)"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_Christmas_games" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association Christmas games">Christmas Day</a> </li></ul></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaq%E2%80%93Kobe_feud" title="Shaq–Kobe feud">Bryant–O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Pistons_rivalry" title="Lakers–Pistons rivalry">Lakers–Pistons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry" title="Celtics–Lakers rivalry">Celtics–Lakers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cavaliers%E2%80%93Warriors_rivalry" title="Cavaliers–Warriors 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