| 48-34 | Lost Finals |
| Record | Outcome |
The New York Knicks finished the regular season with a 48-34 record. They went 27-14 at home and 21-20 on the road. Including the playoffs, the New York Knicks went 57-41. Their final game was a loss in the Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The 1971-72 New York Knicks played in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
The New York Knicks finished the regular season with a point differential of +201. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Knicks could have been expected to have about 47.5 wins, or a 48-34 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1971-72 New York Knicks went 14-6.
During the regular season, the 1971-72 New York Knicks went 4-1 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1971-72 New York Knicks went 0-2 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1971-72 New York Knicks was a 7 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the New York Knicks had during the 1971-72 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Tue, Oct 12, 1971 | vs Detroit Pistons | Loss 84 - 91 | |
| Sat, Oct 16, 1971 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 104 - 119 | |
| Sun, Oct 17, 1971 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 121 - 120 | OT |
| Tue, Oct 19, 1971 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 93 - 84 | |
| Fri, Oct 22, 1971 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 110 - 87 | |
| Sat, Oct 23, 1971 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Loss 89 - 95 | |
| Tue, Oct 26, 1971 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 106 - 101 | |
| Wed, Oct 27, 1971 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 96 - 110 | |
| Thu, Oct 28, 1971 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 112 - 94 | |
| Sat, Oct 30, 1971 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 101 - 108 | |
| Wed, Nov 3, 1971 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 117 - 98 | |
| Fri, Nov 5, 1971 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 97 - 101 | |
| Sun, Nov 7, 1971 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 96 - 103 | |
| Wed, Nov 10, 1971 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 85 - 99 | |
| Thu, Nov 11, 1971 | vs Golden State Warriors | Loss 103 - 112 | |
| Sat, Nov 13, 1971 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 127 - 105 | |
| Tue, Nov 16, 1971 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 112 - 111 | |
| Sat, Nov 20, 1971 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 125 - 114 | |
| Tue, Nov 23, 1971 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 125 - 110 | |
| Wed, Nov 24, 1971 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 114 - 94 | |
| Fri, Nov 26, 1971 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 104 - 89 | |
| Sat, Nov 27, 1971 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 100 - 99 | |
| Tue, Nov 30, 1971 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 109 - 110 | |
| Fri, Dec 3, 1971 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 96 - 122 | |
| Sat, Dec 4, 1971 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 130 - 90 | |
| Tue, Dec 7, 1971 | vs Boston Celtics | Loss 97 - 105 | |
| Sat, Dec 11, 1971 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 134 - 102 | |
| Sun, Dec 12, 1971 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 103 - 92 | |
| Tue, Dec 14, 1971 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 100 - 110 | |
| Fri, Dec 17, 1971 | @ Buffalo Braves | Win 115 - 95 | |
| Sat, Dec 18, 1971 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 104 - 84 | |
| Tue, Dec 21, 1971 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 113 - 87 | |
| Wed, Dec 22, 1971 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 120 - 104 | |
| Thu, Dec 23, 1971 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 120 - 117 | |
| Sat, Dec 25, 1971 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 114 - 89 | |
| Tue, Dec 28, 1971 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 119 - 100 | |
| Thu, Dec 30, 1971 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Loss 102 - 110 | |
| Sat, Jan 1, 1972 | vs Cincinnati Royals | Win 104 - 94 | |
| Mon, Jan 3, 1972 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 101 - 99 | |
| Tue, Jan 4, 1972 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 100 - 121 | |
| Fri, Jan 7, 1972 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 113 - 117 | |
| Sat, Jan 8, 1972 | vs Chicago Bulls | Loss 108 - 113 | |
| Tue, Jan 11, 1972 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 91 - 116 | |
| Fri, Jan 14, 1972 | @ Golden State Warriors | Loss 111 - 115 | |
| Sun, Jan 16, 1972 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 109 - 108 | |
| Thu, Jan 20, 1972 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 109 - 130 | |
| Fri, Jan 21, 1972 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 104 - 101 | |
| Sun, Jan 23, 1972 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 101 - 99 | |
| Tue, Jan 25, 1972 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 109 - 106 | |
| Fri, Jan 28, 1972 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 116 - 122 | OT |
| Sat, Jan 29, 1972 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 110 - 106 | |
| Tue, Feb 1, 1972 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 115 - 106 | |
| Wed, Feb 2, 1972 | @ Cincinnati Royals | Loss 105 - 116 | |
| Fri, Feb 4, 1972 | @ Buffalo Braves | Win 103 - 84 | |
| Sat, Feb 5, 1972 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 112 - 104 | |
| Sun, Feb 6, 1972 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 109 - 107 | |
| Tue, Feb 8, 1972 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 102 - 107 | |
| Wed, Feb 9, 1972 | @ Detroit Pistons | Win 126 - 102 | |
| Fri, Feb 11, 1972 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 113 - 107 | |
| Sat, Feb 12, 1972 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 106 - 91 | |
| Wed, Feb 16, 1972 | vs Houston Rockets | Win 110 - 100 | |
| Thu, Feb 17, 1972 | @ Chicago Bulls | Win 102 - 99 | OT |
| Sat, Feb 19, 1972 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 100 - 95 | |
| Sun, Feb 20, 1972 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Loss 109 - 111 | |
| Tue, Feb 22, 1972 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 122 - 105 | |
| Sat, Feb 26, 1972 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Loss 97 - 104 | |
| Sun, Feb 27, 1972 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 97 - 95 | OT |
| Tue, Feb 29, 1972 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 111 - 114 | |
| Fri, Mar 3, 1972 | @ Buffalo Braves | Loss 97 - 105 | |
| Sat, Mar 4, 1972 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 118 - 115 | OT |
| Sun, Mar 5, 1972 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Loss 98 - 100 | |
| Tue, Mar 7, 1972 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Win 110 - 101 | |
| Sat, Mar 11, 1972 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 106 - 110 | |
| Sun, Mar 12, 1972 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 109 - 112 | |
| Tue, Mar 14, 1972 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 115 - 107 | |
| Thu, Mar 16, 1972 | @ Houston Rockets | Win 103 - 102 | |
| Fri, Mar 17, 1972 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 106 - 111 | |
| Sat, Mar 18, 1972 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 86 - 133 | |
| Wed, Mar 22, 1972 | vs Buffalo Braves | Win 123 - 99 | |
| Fri, Mar 24, 1972 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 88 - 131 | |
| Sat, Mar 25, 1972 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 98 - 83 | |
| Sun, Mar 26, 1972 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 106 - 120 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Eastern Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 2) | |||
| Fri, Mar 31, 1972 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Loss 105 - 108 | OT |
| Sun, Apr 2, 1972 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 110 - 88 | |
| Tue, Apr 4, 1972 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Loss 103 - 104 | |
| Thu, Apr 6, 1972 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 104 - 98 | |
| Sun, Apr 9, 1972 | @ Baltimore Bullets | Win 106 - 82 | |
| Tue, Apr 11, 1972 | vs Baltimore Bullets | Win 107 - 101 | |
| Eastern Conference Finals (Won 4 - 1) | |||
| Thu, Apr 13, 1972 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 116 - 94 | |
| Sun, Apr 16, 1972 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 106 - 105 | |
| Wed, Apr 19, 1972 | @ Boston Celtics | Loss 109 - 115 | |
| Fri, Apr 21, 1972 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 116 - 98 | |
| Sun, Apr 23, 1972 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 111 - 103 | |
| Finals (Lost 1 - 4) | |||
| Wed, Apr 26, 1972 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 114 - 92 | |
| Sun, Apr 30, 1972 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 92 - 106 | |
| Wed, May 3, 1972 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 96 - 107 | |
| Fri, May 5, 1972 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 111 - 116 | OT |
| Sun, May 7, 1972 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 100 - 114 | |
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