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1972 NBA Finals
Team
Coach
Wins
Los Angeles Lakers
Bill Sharman
4
New York Knicks
Red Holzman
1
Dates
April 26–May 7
MVP
Wilt Chamberlain (Los Angeles Lakers)
Hall of Famers
Lakers: Elgin Baylor (1977) Wilt Chamberlain (1979) Jerry West (1980) Gail Goodrich (1996) Pat Riley (2008, as a coach) Knicks: Jerry Lucas (1980) Willis Reed (1982) Bill Bradley (1983) Dave DeBusschere (1983) Walt Frazier (1987) Earl Monroe (1990) Phil Jackson (2007, as a coach) Dick Barnett (2024) Coaches: Red Holzman (1986) Bill Sharman (2004)
Eastern Finals
Knicks defeated Celtics, 4–1
Western Finals
Lakers defeated Bucks, 4–2
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NBA Finals
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The 1972 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round played at the conclusion of the 1971–72 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks in five games to win their sixth title.[1]: 166 The Lakers won their first NBA championship since the franchise moved to Los Angeles from Minneapolis, Minnesota.[2]
^Shmelter, R. J., The Los Angeles Lakers Encyclopedia (Jefferson, NC & London: McFarland & Company, 2013), p. 166.
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