1973 NBA Finals
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For the third time in four seasons, the New York Knicks of the Eastern Conference met the Los Angeles Lakers of the Western Conference for the NBA World Championship in the 1973 NBA Finals. The Knicks defeated the Lakers in 1970 in a seven-game series. The Lakers would even things up two years later in a five-game set. After losing the first game, the Knicks reeled off four straight wins to reclaim the NBA title, exactly like the Lakers did in 1972. This was the Knicks' last NBA Championship to date. ABC televised its last NBA Finals, until 2003.
[edit] Series Summary
| Game | Date | Home Team | Result | Road Team |
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| Game 1 | May 1 | Los Angeles | 115-112 | New York |
| Game 2 | May 3 | Los Angeles | 95-99 | New York |
| Game 3 | May 6 | New York | 87-83 | Los Angeles |
| Game 4 | May 8 | New York | 103-98 | Los Angeles |
| Game 5 | May 10 | Los Angeles | 93-102 | New York |
Knicks win series 4-1
[edit] Trivia
- This was the first NBA Championship for Knick players Jerry Lucas and Earl Monroe.
- This would be the Last NBA Finals appearance for the Lakers until 1980 when Magic Johnson was on the team, for the Knicks their next NBA Finals appearance would come in 1994 when Patrick Ewing was on the team.
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