The 1973 New York Knicks

The New York Knicks win their second title in 1973.

[TheNBAHistory]

Rest in Peace, Willis Reed. Been 50 years now this championship.

[wheelinthesky]

The Knicks were fundamental basketball at its best.

[manhbx]

The 1973 Knicks is my favorite championship team of all time among many favorite championship winning teams

[salvadorsalvador]

Frazier, Reed, Monroe, Lucas, DeBusheere, Bradley, Jackson what a team one of the Best in history!

[danielhuntington]

That was truly a very special team. Quick story. There first championship team they were going for record amount of wins in a row playing against Cincy. They were down by 5 points with 18 seconds left. The game was on tape delay and my dad and I watching. My older brother comes through the door and sees us. We are like we do not think they will win. He says yes...the Knicks won the game as he heard on the car radio for the record. My dad and I thought he was joking. Sure enough we watched the Knicks pull out this amazing victory to set the record!! Truly an amazing unselfish team that was so fun to watch.

[dumisatonyjohnson]

Earl Monroe SG
Walt Frazier PG

Greatest backcourt tandem in league history

[Donn]

Marv's play by play of the Bucks game was on the Knicks Championship LP\Record. My older brother bought it for me, and I do not know how many times I listened to that Bucks game. I heard it live and it has stayed in my mind for all of these years. Truly AMAZING!

[coldleopard]

I do I was there watching every game I saw them beat the Celtics for the Championship, greatest moment of my life! It really happened

[MattAttack]

What a team one of the greatest teams ever assembled

[mmangum]

used to listen to Knicks on AM radio in North Carolina when I was a teen in the early '70's. I probably was one of the few people down here who knew who Marv Albert was (pre-cable TV). Plus, I was a AM radio sports and music junkie, back when AM was king. I loved to pick up stations in different cities & states; that's how I became a Knicks fan!

[rumarspencer]

Lakers in 1972, lost game 1 to the Knicks, and came back and won the rest of the Finals. Knicks in 1973, did the exact same thing, in the rematch.

[bmullin]

Madison Sqaure Garden, the House that Frazier & Reed built.

[jbvintage]

This is great, I never knew Phil Jackson's history as a player till today's newspaper ran an article about this team reunion in New York. A great story.

[jacksmith]

Reed badly injured his shoulder in game 1 against the Hawks and it left him unable to shoot in the 1971 playoffs. They defeated the Hawks but lost game 7 by a 93 to 91 score to the Bullets and afterward Wes Unseld admitted we knew Willis was badly injured and used as a decoy to set picks, rebound, and play defense.
It was the only time the Bullets defeated the Knicks in 6 consecutive playoff series.
Then in November of 1971 Reed was lost for the year after 11 games and his left knee and was never the same player.
He returned in 1972 playing limited in 69 games and in the playoffs also played a limited role until games 3 to 5 of the NBA 1973 finals against the Lakers. Somehow Reed willed his way against Wilt Chamberlain to 61 points, 33 rebounds, and 10 assists in only 96 minutes shooting 54%. It earned Reed a second NBA Finals MVP Award.
In his last season of 1973/74, Reed only played 19 games missing 47 games with a right knee injury and continued left knee issues. He returned right before the 1974 playoffs and tried to play in 11 playoff games and was a shell of even his 1973 playoff self. Reed averaged 3.4 points and 2 rebounds in very limited action and was told he would need another operation and at age 31 retired!
Horrible medicine stopped Willis Reed!
RIP Captain!

[darunguy]

Great video and unbelievable that Marv Albert is still calling NBA games after 40 years!

This was the smartest pro sports team ever! Bill Bradley, Jerry Lucas, Phil Jackson, and Dave Debusschere were all incredibly brilliant minds and team players. But in my opinion, Walt Frazier made it all go. I don't think people remember how great he was, passing, scoring, defending, especially in big games and pressure moments. He was as good as any point guard I've seen other than Magic Johnson.

[manhbx]

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1972-73 World Champion New York Knicks

[bmullin]

I sure hope so because I've been a New York Knicks fan since the time I could walk and unfortunately, I wasn't around back in the 70's to see the Knicks win 2 NBA Championships. I was in middle school when the Knicks losted to the Rockets in the NBA finals back in 1994 and I had just graudated from high school in 1999 when the Knicks losted to the Spurs in the NBA finals and I still haven't gotten over it. :-(

[tyrondavis]

To be very
Someday hopefully the New York Knicks will win another NBA Championship in the near future before my life expires... well if I can live longer That being said, because the 1973 New York Knicks Championship Team said it all for me
RIP Willis Reed....
💙🤍🧡🤍💙❄️⌚🇺🇸

[johnnyso]

At this rate it'll be another 43 years.

[Raikage_Raisil]

Wow. For a big man Phil Jackson had some Speed.