1972 NBA Finals
Series summary
Lakers win series 4–1

1972 NBA Finals

Section Title: Series summary
Table Section Text: Lakers win series 4–1

Game	Date	Home Team	Score	Road Team	Referees

Game 1	April 26 (Wed.)	Los Angeles Lakers	92–114 (0–1)	New York Knicks

Game 2	April 30 (Sun.)	Los Angeles Lakers	106–92 (1–1)	New York Knicks	Mendy Rudolph, Jack Madden

Game 3	May 3 (Wed.)	New York Knicks	96–107 (1–2)	Los Angeles Lakers

Game 4	May 5 (Fri.)	New York Knicks	111–116 OT (1–3)	Los Angeles Lakers	Jake O'Donnell

Game 5	May 7 (Sun.)	Los Angeles Lakers	114–100 (4–1)	New York Knicks	Richie Powers, Jack Madden, Ed Rush (Alternate)

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