1972 NBA Finals Lakers vs Knicks - Game 5

[Music] welcome to the NBA's greatest games today we'll take you back into NBA history and relive one of the great matchups as it happened from the forum in Inglewood California tonight ABC Sports brings you game number five of the NBA championship playoffs with the Los Angeles Lakers leading into series three games to one over the New York knickerbockers good evening ladies and gentlemen I'm Keith Jackson I'll be calling the play for you tonight and a question immediately comes to mind this factor of injuries how many championships in the National Basketball Association have swung on injuries let me give you some names of recent days where key men have been injured and their injuries perhaps were the reason their teams are not playing tonight 1 Oscar Robertson of the Milwaukee Bucks his most notably an injury that was costly in years past there was the story of Willis Reed in 1970 his injury perhaps a positive factor a year ago it was Jerry West and Keith Erickson injured and perhaps costly to their team tonight Wilt Chamberlain will come on the floor both hands wrapped heavily in tape his right wrist so sore from that fall in Madison Square Garden on Friday night he cannot really grip the basketball but he will start on this matter of injuries and of course the story of Dave DeBusschere of the New York Knicks who has been slowed in the last two games but tonight perhaps is moving freer than he has moved since he was injured here at the Forum in game number two on this matter of injuries a comment from our analyst and commentator Bill Russell well injuries are as much a part of the game as foul shooting in referee that's the part of the game that's there's no control over and you just have to be fortunate in a sense that you don't get injuries to the key guys you have most of the time in attempt upstairs you have seven guys you have to depend on and you hope that the injuries are the kind of injuries that they can play with can the Lakers handle the Knicks without a Wilt Chamberlain yes they can but will they is a question psychologically this is a that's the most important thing when you got a guy's engineer down will the Knicks think that this is a chance to close in and take advantage of it all the Lakers compensation and and work so hard that that they can overcome that the injury to wilt it has it can have positive and negative factors up so the Knicks have both teams have a good shot at it at this point I would still think that the makers would have an edge and now ladies and gentlemen the starting lineups for tonight's ballgame number five in the best-of-seven series for the championship for the National Basketball Association introducing first the visitors the Eastern Division champions New York Knicks on the front line for New York at forward number 24 Bill Bradley [Music] at forward number 22 Dave DeBusschere at center number 32 Jerry Lucas in the backcourt for the New York Knicks number 7 Dean meminger and at guard number 10 Oh Frasier the head coach of the New York Knicks red Holzman and now introducing the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers [Music] liquors that forward number 52 Pepe Hairston [Music] at forward number five Jim McMillian at center number 13 Wilt Chamberlain [Applause] in the backcourt for Los Angeles at guard number 25 Gail Goodrich and at guard number 44 Jerry West had the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers bill Sherman [Applause] our officials for tonight's ballgame our Ritchie powers and Jack Madden the alternate is a brush and we're ready to go in game number five of the NBA championship series with the Los Angeles Lakers out in front three two one here are the starting lineups as we match him up for you and a most interesting change by red Holzman as he starts the rookie from Marquette Dean meminger against Gail Goodrich it is a surprise I guess Burnett is injured because he only played about half a game the other night but you know I look at his matchups and I see two guys extraordinarily important in their team in order for the Knickerbockers to win today I think that Bill Bradley will have to have looking our high score game I'd say if they can get a lot of scoring out of Bill Bradley they have a changed but I expect with all things being considered jerry west the tip is controlled by gail goodwitch deep in the corner and the lineups are as we gave him to you Jerry West has the first shot of the game and it's checked out of bounds by Dean meminger no question but what red Holzman Fields meminger can do a better defensive job on Gail Goodrich he feeds it to Chamberlain wilt playing with a very very sore hand it's been treated in every way possible the last two days and Jim McMillian has the first point of the night as he hits off the baseline so the Lakers jump into a two to nothing lead you know the reason if I think grant is gonna have to have a big game is that I don't think they don't get very much scoring out of Dean membership Jerry Lucas is outside chamberlain for Susan Bradley shot comes off the back iron - Porsha had it West has got it 17,505 watching here in the forum as taking up right up where he left off and over to the other night that's who Walt Frazier is number 10 Jerry Lucas is 32 meminger 7 Lucas from outside misses on the rebound Ritchie powers calls it Los Angeles walk double sure and as usual with the Lakers they didn't have to have big score Nets out a Goodrich and Jim McMillian McMillan gets Bradley up he's grateful dream the Los Angeles starts hot they scored six straight points and in the first minute and a half lead New York six to nothing the pusher over Hairston and Chamberlain rebound [Applause] McMillon has the ball he's three for three West has a hole in the middle [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] we have 10 minutes and 8 seconds to play in the first quarter and the Los Angeles Lakers have ducked out to an 8 nothing lead over the New York Knicks [Music] [Applause] [Music] welcome back to the NBA's greatest game [Music] eight-ten effing Los Angeles has jumped out in front of New York Los Angeles with poor rebounds none for New York the Lakers have it four out of five from the field the Knicks are nothing for 3 min jure de Busher Bradley Lucas and Fraser picked off by a busy Jim McMillian Jerry West loses it's picked up by Frazier [Applause] Bradley and Macmillan already involved in a spirited Bureau Fraser now and the switch has Macmillan go to the butcher mr. shott and her family around him to Andre for the Lakers they'll slow it down Jerry West [Applause] nothing I don't think they intend to have a game at night just a little shootout Walt Frazier behind Lukas screen now he's double-teamed Bradley on a running hook mrs. Sam Berlin gets his second rebound long pass to McMillan takes it in mr. does it came off the iron hard almost had four in a row Bradley and West got away from Jerry gives it to Lucas and Luke gives it outside the Fraser that's the butcher and David hits the first basket of the night for the New York Knicks it's Kane Lakers at 8:40 to go in the first quarter jerry west beach to chamberlain and it's 12 to 2 [Applause] [Music] New York one for six Bradley Chamberlain thousand it's a matter of quickness of Bradley getting by Chamberlain watch it hey hey beep McMiller on the baseline and then he went past the bastard most of time the reason the guys go past the basket so that if the big guy found a block he shot his hand will get caught in it most of the time Bradley makes the first one and the second and the Knicks have four points the Lakers twelve Lakers with a ball leading rebound 6 to 1 Hairston against the butcher Goodrich over meminger won't go into butcher rebound Lakers win this one the season is over they will have won their first NBA title this is the 8th time they have been in the finals and they have never won it since they moved in Los Angeles that's right [Music] Lucas and the butcher both outside the butcher takes the shot the Lakers come down with it and happy Hairston throws the ball right at Bradley and Bradley is so startled he can't control it when they go right they go right so the Lakers get it they go to Wilk with it he's going to the basket [Applause] no medication he took no pain Los Angeles seven out of ten it's the fastest start Los Angeles has had since I can remember and Walt Frazier come in deep into the lane throws it in for New York sixth point of the night it's 14 to 6 Los Angeles at seven and a half minutes to go first quarter Gail Goodrich throws it up and Dean meminger thousand that's the first point on an imager and the second team foul the first team foul both teams have one foul Goodrich averaging just over 24 points on the season just under 26 in the playoffs has it fall off he's the leading scorer against New York with 103 points 25.8 he's hit 40 of 80 from the field against the next court even 50% 15 to 6 Gary Lucas and Walt Frazier Frazier against West puts Jerry away missed the shot rebound Chamberlain got a foul loose ball foul as cords got to be good rich [Music] [Music] NIC's get the ball Fraser and Lucas comes away outside he will come in with him Frasier's open beautiful pick by Dave DeBusschere and Walt Frazier drops it through annex have eight [Music] Wes rebound a butcher his second Lazer's got goodrich on him meminger bouncing around on the baseline Fraser misses and Hairston owns the rebound for for happy Goodrich give it away got traveling cold on him second third turnover Los Angeles 609 to play in the first quarter Los Angeles ahead 15 to 8 Lakers Brooke on top eight nothing before the next score Bradley over McMillan bad shot miss West downcourt Frazier pouting [Music] if you had to label it you'd call it tripping or a reasonable facsimile thereof jerry will go to the line his first shop is off the front iron it was a backcourt foul you know with these two teams the team that she's well from the field seem to have trouble from the foul line tonight that the Knickerbocker shut almost 60% think they only said about 60% from the foul line 16 to 8 Los Angeles ahead by 8 points if Bradley works for a shot and can 5 no room as Chamberlain seals the baseline on him now they go back to Bradley bills Drive is up Finn in there nice play by Bradley and it's now 16 to 10 as the next cut the Laker lead to only six this one is for the money if Los Angeles can pull it out [Applause] it's off West New York's ball Ritchie powers called it and there were a rule question he called it right away and he was standing right there Fraser meminger of the backcourt men for the next they go inside the Lukas Chamberlain's right behind him give it at the Dave DeBusschere he hits again and David looks good tonight moving free and easy and the Lakers lead now four points and Bill Sharman up off the bench for Stein [Applause] [Music] his Chamberlain's right wrists or well let's take a look here a couple of plays ago see what number 13s doing [Music] they had the tendency that he did not want to get too aggressive on the right hand because it is so sure he can scarcely grip anything with him 508 to go 1st quarter Los Angeles 16 New York 12 in game number 4 played in Madison Square Garden on Friday night Los Angeles scored 19 more points from the free-throw line than did New York tonight New York's 2 for two the Lakers 2 for 4 as a matter of fact the Los Angeles Lakers in every one of the playoff games this year have had more free throws than the opposition no it does not mean they're getting a break from the officials McMillan shot comes off Hairston trying to keep it alive tumbles out of bounds and goes over hard as he falls over a photographer on the floor but happy his half rubber and he's up in a hurry she clearly wasn't television camera yep well it's reckless sure it's reckless because there's a lot at stake for the Lakers tonight their chance to win their first NBA title as Los Angeles Lakers Dave DeBusschere Chamberlain blocks it it's all about that's worth another look oh that was it closely it was indeed 16 to 14 Los Angeles by two is good which drives in East foul he's fouled by meminger that's two on Dean and it'll be the third team foul on the Knicks at 4:28 to go in the first quarter the Knicks have scored six unanswered points after Los Angeles jumped to an eight nothing lead Goodrich hits the first one to give the Lakers a three-point edge and four [Music] Razer has a shot and he missed a Hairston we've been on and happy has five West all the way mr. rebound Lucas Los Angeles ahead 18 to 14 at 3:55 to go in game number 5 Bradley missed it Chamberlin rebound he's got fine so Hairston and Chamberlin have 10 between them the Knickerbockers did not get very many second chance Hairston over Lucas west picks it up Goodrich in the corner against meminger Hairston over Lucas again hit it [Applause] six that pointed to 14 and 320 to go in the first quarter in rebounds Los Angeles 15 to 5 over the Knicks so far tipped by West out of bounds New York's ball you know in his own quiet way happy Harrison's had a quite a series yes he has he hasn't led the team in anything but he's been runner-up in a couple of categories Gary Lucas got one end to make it a 22 16 ballgame the first point of the night for Luke happy had over a thousand rebounds during the regular season so he's got quite a year Mac Miller no good and the pusher comes off with it David has four Jerry Lucas Bill Bradley another fellow who's had a fine year Bill Bradley and again the next four with Evan to [Music] [Applause] deep the Chamberlain pumps it up mister my villains standing in the corner did not move at all so the Lakers have very little movement on that offensive tried Jerry Lucas no rebound slapped out by Frazier meminger he's alone hit it he lost Goodridge in the melee and now we are tied at 21st Wes stopped by Lucas picked up by meminger Lakers have gone cold imager / Goodrich good the New York Knicks have the lead for the first time 22 to 20 if image is going to score that's going to really create a problem for the for the Lakers and a minute and 40 to go Goodrich drives and puts it up and we've got a foul that was a great move of Goodrich this news worth another look as Leroy Ellis comes into the lineup for Los Angeles [Music] Lucas and the butcher both came to Goodrich in a hurry Pat Riley is in Jerry West is out Leroy Ellis is in happy Hairston out changes for Los Angeles first free throw is good and there's a couple of times at the the Knickerbockers have messed up their defensive assignments two guys on one when they shouldn't be I think that's because of the change in land up they may worry about the team imager so that they're trying to help recover form and this is a good team effort there was some team effort right there say so as long Frazier gets the basket the next go back on top by two Los Angeles will the ball has hit one of its last eight shots Goodrich catches up misses and is slapped back by Chamberlain McMillan saves it meminger steals it the butcher shoots it and missed it and the rebound goes to Ellis [Applause] we have a minute to play in the first quarter McMillan missed it Goodrich has it outside he hit [Applause] for all we've had three times very quickly here 20 20 22 and 24 we have 40 seconds to play and Ritchie powers calls a foul on Pat Riley the Lakers that is Riley's first personal it is Los Angeles fourth team foul the Lakers hitting the boards hard have six offensive rebound I'm call Pat Riley I thanks countless teeth you know Keith most of the time the Lakers have a foul to waste as we call it they get they don't get to finish situations very much and there's a reason for this very good reason position the way our team gets the foul trouble is when the other team goes to the best to life around improvement to the best that's when you midmost your files with the Lakers with the big guy in the middle they're not too many guys go down the middle and so consequently they're taking 20-foot jump shots 15-foot jump shots and those are nice shots that you get fouls on that Riley now after taking that shot in the lip it is Lele with Frasier all right and won't puts it up it comes off and missiles and Wilt Chamberlain rebounds it out wilt has seven we're tied at 24 in the first quarter closing seconds Goodrich beat chip to wilt he's inside missed the shot couldn't control the ball without sore hand here's Riley on the baseline McMillan in the corner back to wilt tries to give it the path as the time runs out on the timer will shoot sand misses and it's cleared out of there by Lucas tied at 24 the Nixa look for the last shot as Fraser works toward the baseline and then comes inside gets goodrich in the air and gale thousand no [Music] that's the second turnover Valley Spanish skated before he got the Goodrich I don't think great hosts would agree with that two seconds [Music] a quarter is over so after the first quarter of principle in Los Angeles game for Los Angeles Lakers 26 New York Knicks 24 welcome back to the NBA's greatest game [Music] Steve and edy on hand to watch tonight's ballgame along with 17 thousand five hundred and some-odd this is the house that jack kent cooke built for his basketball team he's been bitterly disappointed a number of times as his team has gone to the finals and failed to win and tonight if you poked him he'd go into orbit because he hopes perfectly obviously as do the Laker legions that their team can win and win their first title they first quarter comparative stats from the field both teams at 42% in rebounds the Los Angeles Lakers have decided edge 20 to 10 here we go with the second quarter and the Lakers control the tap and Leroy Ellis starts along with Pat Riley Gail Goodrich happy Hairston and Jim McMillian Gail Goodrich traveling before a shot that's six turnovers by the Lakers the New York Knicks have Dean meminger Bill Bradley Walt Frazier Jerry Lucas and Dave DeBusschere on the floor New York wearing the dark blue goodness Lakers on top five two at 2624 biggest lead was 10 to nothing Frazier and Goodrich krembo [Music] it'll be second down and six you know some people wonder why that's not a father now the reason that is not a foul is that once you get to handle ball both guys have head on the ball then you can have contact see now walk Frazier headed down the ball before he grabbed Goodrich and then he grabbed him pretty good and we've got the jump ball at midcourt with Phil Jackson into the lineup for New York number 18 replacing Bill Bradley and Dave DeBusschere out quits the Lakers and gets the wall that Walt Frazier's got a shot and missed it now the rebound goes to Wilt Chamberlain he told us eight in the ball game so are handed oh the big guy is turning it on tonight that Riley hit the shots Riley comes in Jackson is there and we've got a foul called as Jerry West returns the lineup and Gail Goodrich leave every day Dave DeBusschere gets called for the foul as he and Phil Jackson both turned inside to get Goodrich and dick Barnett comes into the lineup for New York he replaces Dean meminger Barnett is number 12 at Riley on the free-throw line he makes the one shot and Los Angeles leads by three 11 minutes to go in the first half it's Barnet against West Jackson against Ellis and Jerry Lucas is wide open missed the shot rebound the West [Applause] as a shot too hard off the back slapped out by Ellis picked up by Riley he has the ball out of bounds of take one thing the referee is not afraid to home crowd no sir both calls they've made have been courageous and good works and Jack Madden just called another one now nobody our decoration you got 17,000 508 looking down your back well here's her Oh Monroe coming into the lineup number 15 and Barnett is gone so dick didn't play very long shot was good by Jerry Lucas the foul was on Chamberlain okay Ellis his first personal foul we're at 27 25 a two-point Los Angeles lead Jackson comes in to help out on Chamberlain Alice's pass intended for West gets away picked up by Walt Frazier Leroy Ellis tries to save it can't do it we're tied at 27 so it's not the ball handling by Los Angeles in the next cash in Hairston driving the baseline he is filed Jerry Lucas on Jerry Lucas his first personal we've got time calls we've got 9 minutes and 55 seconds to play in the second quarter and the score at the Forum in game number five of the NBA title series we're tied at 27 coming up at half-time the NBA one-on-one championship match the final match on the line $15,000 that's a half-time tonight we have 955 to play in the first half we're tired of 27ft Hairston will go to the line and shoot two for Los Angeles it is Riley Hairston West and I fill it in Chamberlin for New York Jackson Monroe Lucas to butcher Frazier Hairston makes the first woman good Los Angeles again by one Lakers jump at an eight nothing lead before the Knicks really had a shot at it New York has come back now and they pray oh by - we've been tied for time Lucas well outside Ritchie powers calls foul gotta be right [Music] that's the second personal foul on Pat Riley it's the second team foul on Los Angeles in the quarter and Walt Frazier goes to the line for one mr. rebound comes outside to Jerry West he has to give it away because he had already dribbled it they save it site you bet their type Frasier great play by Walter he's got the ball goes against McMillan drives him up into the cheap seats and gets his basket where MCS no cheap seats misplace the Knicks feel it again 29 29 as Earl Monroe come down shoots and travel drive-by Frasier off a steel bye Frasier great basketball player took it right on in back to live action as Chamberlain turns and goes to the basket [Applause] [Music] 850 to go Los Angeles back on top by to Jerry West nicked it to knock it out of my New York bestowed on the ball six times Gail Goodrich returns to the lineup and Pat Riley leads for the Lakers Earl Monroe missed the shot Phil Jackson rebounds it Jimmy McMillan knocks it loose and steals Goodrich [Applause] Lakers by 4 Walt Frazier is the man that's moving New York right now he's got the ball bill Jackson so Phil Jackson drops into and the Lakers lead by two eight minutes to play first half got a foul all on the bridge second personal on Goodrich Munro brings it into Frazier who has ten points five assists and has stolen the ball three times shot by Jackson foul by McMillan [Music] Jackson at six eight from North Dakota drops the first one in New York 4 out of 6 and 5 out of 7 from the line and we're tied again at 33 five times so far will tries to give it to West the butcher knocked it out Lakers keep the ball McMillon has it Jackson's on him McMillan as Jackson on him now and Jackson creates a different problem for Macmillan than Bradley because Texans have got three or four inches and very long arms so that really can't just pump and shoot over him he's got to give him some action give it to Monroe Chamberlain blocks of Lecter Frazier after the butcher good and the Nexen back on top by two in turnovers the Lakers have 12 New York only three well the Lakers are hurting themselves Goodrich this the shots laptop picked up by Frazier is he got great hands Frazier beautiful play missed the shot cleared by Hairston macmillan opened gives to Chamberlain he's fouled he's hit right on the right wrist right on it by Jackson I don't think they were trying to hit the left wrist I can tell you that where's my hammer [Applause] [Music] now he was hit on the left wrist by accident on the right the butcher where hollows on Jackson that means it saves more accurate Darwin abyss look at that I'll tell you the big guys had a great playoff series at a great season yes seven points and eight rebounds as he stands at the line little short the butcher the rebound dave has six rebounds in this game hey these guys that I heard they're doing pretty good yes they are all wrapped up tape Jaxon's left-hander no good data fine and an offensive foul Phil Jackson now with two personal fouls the Knicks lead by one and time is called by Los Angeles with six minutes and 45 seconds to play in the first half the score New York 35 Los Angeles 34 [Music] welcome back to the NBA's greatest game [Music] some of the sun-washed beauty of Southern California bill it looks to me that the New York bench is very very thin tonight right now you know dick Burnett I guess can't play and looks like well Frasier will have to play the whole game the costs are pretty close to it because when you take him out you don't have any firepower to backcourt the reason I say that is Monroe and members of neither one have had a great in his great scoring nights in this series and Monroe can get Hut then they can give Frazier some rest and Chalmers not having that problem with his back court at all so you go down to the last quarter they're in pretty good shape McMillan has a shot out of the corner hit it and the Lakers go back on top 36:35 Jim McMillian now with eight points in the ballgame [Music] West is guarding Fraser Chamberlain's on Lucas fix forward to butcher leave it for Monroe against Goodrich West helping out and we got a foul called on West or good which one of the other vote they're followed on Goodrich and it's his third personal foul now that may cause that problem that Shannon wasn't having a couple minutes ago [Music] 36:35 as Monroe goes to the line and ties it at 36 now Earl the Pearl can put him ahead Los Angeles 14 fouls New York three team fouls on the Knicks are back on top by a point you know with a good rich out of there that makes Earl Monroe more valuable because I think he could do a better job with Pat Riley that he could then he said with Goodrich how do you like that move by happy Hairston 2 shots but they ruined his bill I can tell you that [Applause] now look at it see half as he was falling he pumping to get to Dave now with three personal files and Dave is leaving the lineup Bradley comes back for New York 5:50 to go on the first half as Hairston hipster retired again for the seventh time in the game at 37 happy has 5 6 points and 7 rebounds and the Lakers lead by one [Music] Lucas pops from outside short rebound the Chamberlain that'll be nine below [Applause] jerry west [Applause] half minutes to play the Lakers lead by three is West total seven points Gary Lucas is open for a long one from outside mr. Chamberlain couldn't control the rebound Fraser got it and we got a file on happy Hairston triple pump keep coming if somebody hits you [Music] at Harrison and chamber they're waiting Happy's first personal and the 15 file on the Lakers so Walt Frazier will go to the line three to make to getting the penalty free throw he has ten point six rebounds six assists installing the ball three times [Music] thanks the first book they forum crowd a little more vociferous tonight the Lord mr. second he had three to make to that hoseman jumped up immediately so he's got to come back and get his third shot days yes now coming back down he jumped kind of how never yes red is very involved in the game [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] okay excuse me Keith I was gonna say I tell you one thing that has changed with our worst injured hand the nickel blockers are challenging him more under the basket they're going very rarely you see them the Lakers in foul trouble and they are tonight that pass intended for Chamberlain from McMillan thrown too high hit the rim what if it going in quarter to 39 Los Angeles by one as Bradley comes out of the corner missed the shot got a foul [Music] [Applause] [Music] missed it again they called it on Jim McCullough that's two on Jimmy and Jerry West was saying to Richard powers uh sir I think there was a slight error in your judgment on that last fall I think it's a way to city [Music] from the field in Los Angeles 43% New York 40% and the Knicks are back on top 41 to 40 of bill Bradley's free throws West takes it in missed the shot Hairston has 42 41 you know it's amazing though bill how many points are scored if you're just alert Bradley well Bill Bradley now with ten points and he's the man if you fingered as the fellow who's got to do the scoring for the next will he has ten with for ten to go in the first half Mac Miller gives it away to Pat Riley miss the shock Chamberlain up one time couldn't reach it loose ball this is goaltending [Music] you know I think that about tannaz games over these fans that will be as tired as the players uh-huh because they're jumping up or every play without motion ladies jumpin up a life well Frasier with the ball ball is off Riley's foot like a nickel New York 43 Los Angeles 42 at 3:43 to go in the first half Bradley Fraser Jackson Lucas Monroe for New York Riley West Hairston Macmillan Chamberlain for Los Angeles game number five Lakers leading the series three two one Monroe's shot is right in there [Music] and our New York jumps to a three point lead [Music] Chamberlin Lucas had to come across to protect [Music] Chamberlin open an assist for West's Monroe comes down while his loose McClellan's gonna head the Ryland against Jackson II score pilatus James head in the ballgame and with three minutes and three [Music] Los Angeles 46 New York 45 [Music] coming up next Saturday on ABC's Wide World of Sports at 5:00 Eastern and Pacific for Central Time the Indy 500 time trials live from Indianapolis Motor Speedway world weightlifting championships from Lima Peru at Saturday ABC's Wide World of for Los Angeles in the ball game 17 field goals 12 free throws New York 17 field goals 11 free throw Los Angeles lead 46 45 there are the leading scorers so far Los Angeles with no one in double-figures and we have 303 to play in the first half [Music] next bring it in with Frasier Bradley Monroe Lucas and Jackson [Music] Bradlee against Riley mystic Hairston gets the rebound for Los Angeles that's nine rebounds for Hairston West [Music] Lucas sweeps the board for New York for forgery Monroe got a foul call [Applause] Don Jerry West 227 to go in the first half Jerry West first personal foul on the line Earl Monroe makes the first one and the Knicks are still going to the basket and makes the penalty so New York is back on top 47 46 that's ten times the leaders chain stands wall is knocked out of bounds by Monroe as they tried to get it to Riley [Music] all will come in with 10 seconds on the timer at 212 to go in the first half Knicks up by 1 comes to West Fraser knock to the way of Munro picks it up Gary Lucas penetrates gives to Jackson Chamberlin toxic Bradley saves it is de Lucas missed the shot McMillan the rebound it's the West inside two minutes we go Riley in the corner leave on Lucas I'm low scoring half Bradley Earl Monroe has the shot hit it Phil Jackson pick Jerry West I mean he stopped him stone cold and the row got his shot had the Knicks lead by three West in there [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] at a minute 20 to go it's New York by one miss Bradley goes on a penetration and west cutting off the passing lane steals the ball [Applause] Hairston gives it to Chamberlain [Applause] look at it [Music] [Applause] [Music] he gets out pretty good on him yep Los Angeles has 50 they lead by one Chamberlain will get two shots to make the one for the three-point play he totals 11 points 10 rebounds he has three assists at a minute to go Lakers win it season's over Knicks win up to go back to New York Wednesday night Frazier hits one be on the air with it in 8:30 Eastern Time on ABC exclusively Jerry West gives to Riley he missed it that's two in a row he's missed from that point we got a jump ball between Chamberlain and Jackson we're tied at 51 with 35 seconds to play in the first half and we've been tied ten times well then that's a pretty close game mm-hmm [Applause] West against Frasier take it in there Wallace left loose gets it back puts it up get the iron Chamberlain has Saussure he flipped me to cereal with it regi power stopped it on the whistle Los Angeles 413 offensive rebounds in the first half what kind of cereal [Laughter] five seconds Munroe forces his shot and gets a foul on West too long Gerry at four seconds to play in the first half this is a man who is one of the superstars of the NBA he's never enjoyed the taste of a championship Earl Monroe makes the first one he has three to make to last year it was Oscar Robertson one of the game's all-time all-time greats who had never had a title he got his last year [Music] fifty-three apiece and we're tired for the 11th time the lead has changed hands eleven times two seconds give it a McMillan and he missed the shock of rebound is up and the half is over after the first half of play at the forum in Inglewood California game number five of the NBA championship series the score at halftime New York 53 in Los Angeles 53 they have time statistics on the ballgame tonight are very close through the first two percentages as you see the Lakers shooting 44 the next 43 the Knicks have a slight edge at the foul line in turnovers the Lakers have a considerable age 14 to 5 in rebounds Los Angeles with 14 more rebounds than the New York Knicks and in personal fouls it's 12 to 10 the Los Angeles Lakers had 13 offensive rebounds in the first half the New York Knicks had five offensive rebounds so that impart kept the Los Angeles Lakers in the ball game because they didn't throw the ball away 14 times now the New York bench had 14 points in that second quarter though the bench is thinned out some Walt Frazier leads him in scoring with 14 Bradley and Monroe 10 apiece divorcer 8 Jackson for meminger who started for the first time tonight at 4:00 and Jerry Lucas had three low scoring first half Luke they Los Angeles Lakers led by Wilt Chamberlain with 14 and he is the only one of the Lakers in double figures as you can see with Weston Goodrich 9 apiece McMillan and Hairston a tammy's and Pat Riley had five Leroy Ellis played some but he did not score nigiri West who showed some signs on Friday night in New York of coming out of this lengthy shooting slump that he has been in well he apparently is back in it tonight because he is four for 14 from the field in the first half and he has had his shots in the matchup between the two big men Wilt Chamberlain obviously winning it tonight this is the biggest edge I think the Chamberlain this hat over Lucas in the four games that have been played 18 points 13 rebounds and his clock three shots Jerry Lucas has been outside and Wilt has followed him out tonight more than normal as a matter of fact Lucas hit only one out of seven shots from the field so the high arching Howard sir that Jerry Lucas has been throwing in is not dropping for him tonight in the background you can tell Bill Russell has arrived [Music] just because you have to walk a half a mile you don't have to get mucky about it [Music] all right we look at the starting lineups for the third quarter we're tied at 53 for New York its Lucas Fraser Monroe the butcher and Bradley for Los Angeles it is Hairston McMillan Goodrich West and Chamberlain Wilt Chamberlain playing with both hands wrapped almost as much as a boxer it is the right wrist that is the sole one Chamberlain tips Hairston has it slapped away from him and the New York Knicks get the ball as we start the third quarter Earl the Pearl Monroe doubt 12 points Goodrich coming around he hits it so Gail Goodrich now gets into the double figures with 11 points Oh Frasier and Walt Frazier now with 16 points 5755 as they trade buckets starting the third quarter Goodrich inside pumps it up got a whistle you know he's go out that's Monroe's first personal foul at the ball game and a good match on the line will shoot two times you know he has Monroe in a tough position because he believes that he can beat him and so naturally he tries all the time because he feels he can get a good shot off the window has to work twice as hard because if a guy believes he can beat you dad makes him doubly tough the Lakers are 15 out of 18 from the Lions over on the game they have 19 more points than New York Friday night from the line Lucas outside ripped it off give it a Walt Frazier he missed it the bushes got it Knicks are gonna get three shots that's the biggest volley they've had all night they'll get four shots West knocked it out of bounds so the Knicks just keep pumping it up this will be the fifth time when they put it up this time balla stolen by Jim McMillian ten and a half minutes to go on a third quarter we're tired at 57 McMillon missed it and bradley was hanging on his arm first foul on bill bradley take another look at it see Bradley reach over and grab him on the arm and McMillan misses the first free throw he has 8 points 1 rebound stolen of all three times he has 2 assists so far makes a second and the Lakers jumped to a 1 point edge ball game has been very close since the next guy started la jumped out to a 10 nothing edge New York crept back into it Earl Monroe against Gail Goodrich he got inside he put it up he's hammered by will [Applause] well I don't know wait wills is yelling about it I'm not sure that anybody hit him very much let's look at it there was body contact a lot of it uh-huh the buttons have indeed nothing well maybe he didn't have your nerves on that party buddy in feeling Chamberlin second personal foul Monroe on the line it's the first one Earl is 7 for 7 from the line he has 13 points it's the best matter olds had in the playoffs against Los Angeles makes both of them and the Knicks are back on top by one [Music] McMillon against Bradley West all the Switch got away from pleasure when in scores basket counts [Applause] [Music] Bradley the personal foul third team second personal and West on the line mr. Bradley would have to send a letter to him to catch ago Network sure would have six to the 15 ion as you see Los Angeles a one-point lead [Applause] Bradley missed the shot rebound Hairston that's ten for happy [Applause] Hairston against a butcher gives it away to Macmillan 10 on the timer in the third quarter [Applause] [Music] that's three team fouls on Bradley that's four team fouls on New York 14900 situation when they go to the line three-point play from McMillan Los Angeles leads by four third quarter has been a tough quarter for the mixes in all four of the preceding games Friday night they got over 20 points for the first time it was in playoff series Dave DeBusschere hits the bottom of the net they've now with 10 points to bus game he's had since he was hurt here a week ago Goodrich in the Hairston Gale shoots over Monroe and missed it rebound his way up slapped out my Chamberlain West picked it up is McMillan again against Jackson and he beats [Applause] bill bradley picking up those three fouls in a hurry as macmillan has 14 points bradley king of jackson came in and replaced bradley the pusher puts it up and david hits again [Music] but they've to butcher now with 12 points in the ballgame and time is called with 8 minutes and 16 seconds to play at the third quarter and our scoreboard shows Los Angeles 65 New York 63 welcome back to the NBA's greatest game next weekend on ABC the colonial National Invitational from colonial Country Club in Fort Worth Texas third round coverage begins Saturday 3:30 Eastern Time all the final hour of action on Sunday at 4:00 Eastern Time next weekend the colonial go ABC Los Angeles 24 of 51 from the field New York 23 of 53 from the field so the shooting remains very even the Lakers have an edge on the foul line they lead by two points 65-63 for Los Angeles is Weston Goodrich McClellan Hairston Chamberlain Hairston is number 52 and McMillan's number five shoots over Jackson hello 16 points think maybe he found something for the time being he has out of Lucas comes way outside Chamberlain follows in Earl Monroe they've the butcher's 22 and Monroe works inside gives it to Lucas missed the shot Goodrich saves it for Chamberlain and it's knocked out by Jackson [Music] West picked up by Frazier take it in there [Music] he lost Walt is 13 point Los Angeles leads by six but a long time since anybody left by that many horns [Music] the pusher [Music] Jackson on the line [Music] and Rowan Frasier back west gets five Frazier runs into McMillan's pick hard McMillan behind the back dribble feeds Goodrich mr. Schock get off the bus Los Angeles has hit 6 of 8 from the field in the third quarter according to our statistician mr. Derek Epstein they'll adjust that lust if they're too mad to butcher they feed Jackson Jackson gets it so the Lakers get a little careless New York takes it away from them Goodrich won't go pleasure rebounds Lakers lead by four at six to nine 65 Gary Lucas Dave DeBusschere and one roll we got a whistle [Music] McMillon commits the personal foul on Jimmy Depp three Dave DeBusschere there on the line you know I think that that doesn't flow just stopped the Lakers head it seems like they might break it up they pulled out and the next hung in there pretty good I think that turnover that the bushes shipped from McMillan was very very important that point [Music] Goodridge almost lost it to Monroe shoots short air ball Frasier rebounds bad shot by Goodrich Monroe gives it away to pressure the boulders that closed and got that much room he's a hard man to stop 18 points for him Goodrich puts it up and missed it and we've got a foul inside as the Knicks come fighting back in the rail by two Liz Paul Silas on Los Angeles three team fouls the Knicks have four team fouls in two and a half minutes two minutes and 35 seconds and we've been able to play almost three minutes now they have not foul cents Earl Monroe short with it tipped by Jackson and Chamberlain rebounds 6960 oh shoot short airball Fraser rebounds bad shot by Goodrich Munro gives it away to Fraser the Walters that close and got that much room he's a hard man to stop 18 points for him Goodrich puts it up and missed it and we've got a foul inside as the Knicks come fighting back in the rail by two loose-ball foul is called on Los Angeles three team fouls the Knicks had four team fouls in two and a half minutes two minutes and 35 seconds and we've been able to play almost three minutes now they have not foul sense Earl Monroe short with it tipped by Jackson and Chamberlain rebound 69 67 Lakers by 2 is Hairston shoots and misses Chamberlin rebounds it gives it to Jerry West he's hammered inside doesn't get a call this is Razer brings it up [Music] it's Los Angeles ball and we did not get a foul on Frasier and he really flattened goodra [Music] Hairston against Jackson McMillan against the butcher Knicks are really working on defense west [Music] that hurts they had worked so hard for about 17 18 seconds 15 points now for Jerry west of the Lakers lead by four for 40 to go third quarter Gary Lucas has a shot give him that much time and look out [Music] five points for Luke he has not scored much so far good rich mr. Chamberlain foul by the Bushman about poor anyone yep if it is in fact on him two or three folks there technical foul called on Gail Goodrich all the Lakers it was on Dave DeBusschere all right that's for personal but it you should never do that I'd never do that use those four syllable words to the reparation poor syllable work right so yeah I don't mean poor Larry I mean four syllable you see I'm sorry I'm just very sorry I misinterpreted motion picture red Holzman is up visiting with Jack Madden Bill Sharman has had a talk with Richie powers honestly at the moment where they've called a full timeout of nine I don't think so because they're walking down now for the next detect their technical yeah they kind of milling around whatever that means Jerry Lucas is going to shoot the teeth you know I asked one of the toughest free-throws to make or cheering whatever the case Lucan he knocks it in it's a one-point Los Angeles lead 71 to 70 with 423 to go apparently we do have a timeout taken 71 70 and Wilt Chamberlain will come to the line Dave DeBusschere has four personal fouls and as Chamberlain comes up let's take this time out with a score Los Angeles 71 New York 70 Chamberlain goes to the line now with 14 points 16 rebounds five of them offensive rebounds he has five blocked shots so far and he is four assists and he is two out of three from the line you can't say that he really goes to the line he goes in that area he's three out of four long as he stays inside the circle short with it Rheda make two in number New York had 14 fouls that was their fifth [Music] he gets his two points out of it Los Angeles leads by three it's Monroe against Goodrich Frazier and West Bradley got away from McMillan Jackson knocked it in and the Lakers yeah that the ball was over the cylinder though Jackson gets the basket and the Lakers lead by one so no basket on the last play hold it here folks [Music] let's back it up take a look at it [Music] here it is now here's the shot by Bradley watched Phil Jackson come over as the ball going straight up was it over the cylinder yes it was yes it sure was but his academic of this perhaps right it's on the school board 73-72 Los Angeles with a ball West shoot he Lakers again by three injury West now was 17 in matter that our Hornet pleasure wall hits again Walt Frazier with 20 points he has done a lot for this New York team tonight like that goal of all for the fourth time Jerry Lucas misses air ball rebound McMillan Hairston West missed the shot Kirsten [Music] stolen by the Lakers McMillon again that's for steals for Jimmy go to Chamberlain he's under the bucket [Music] [Applause] five seconds the play in the third quarter Los Angeles 79 New York 74 welcome back to the NBA's greatest game Bill Bradley shop another look at it of a tip-in by Phil Jackson on the comments from the coach now has a legendary still in there over there bathroom it does look like the Bob good team have bounced straight up exactly went up Internet children supposed to be going but I tell you [Music] the Lakers just picked up a four-point play the Lynx went down a fast-break they had a good shot the game to Luke was he shot an air ball the Lakers went down and scored and things like that that's a four-point play land that they had a good shot at a really easy shot they didn't make it and the biggest one down and made two and that those are kind of things that now the Lakers have a little breathing space Walt Frazier Jerry West the story of the matchup as they battle each other right there Phil Jackson goes to Lucas 79 74 Los Angeles two and a half minutes to go third quarter Frazier shot blocked by Chamberlain give it a West pistol-shot goodrich the repo missed the shot Chamberlain and the other four-point play jumps out to 8174 biggest lead they've had since New York first got on the board back in the first quarter two minutes to go in a third quarter Bradley misses we've unhappy 14 rebounds for Hairston happy out in front against Jackson blocked by Jackson lost by Hairston picked up by Lucas and Bradley see that play by world Frazier look at that prettiest ball handling of the night [Music] detailing pretty good on that end yes sir Los Angeles by five of the minute 20 to go shot missed by Goodrich Chamberlin takes it to the floor rolls it out Goodrich has got it Hairston happy wide-open they gave him the shoddy mister you know then when he sees can really break out - part of the big teams are so poised and plants that sound basketball here's Lucas Gary again from way outside he has eight points in the game and time is called now by Los Angeles one minute the play of the third quarter the Lakers are hit by 381 to 78 and you see the massive crowd that is moved into the building Jack Kent Cooke has here in Inglewood California seventeen thousand five hundred and some-odd they say five but I guarantee you there's more than five and by you know what the players of this game can say tonight very well you know I spent a week at the Forum Sunday night well the ballgame we had in New York now last Friday night was as good a basketball game as you could ever possibly want to see yet this game tonight bill has been just as difficult Brad because nobody's giving up nobody's taking anything for granted the Lakers I think would have had a tougher time getting ready for this game I think that what really helped awake reservation was the fact that real champions of doubtful started I think if they had if that hadn't happened they probably would have been down because they they had a figure at the governor's game three games to one and with everybody healthy it's got to be a pretty if they can just stay in there they can win it but I think that it has been a benefit the fact that gambling with a baffle started I think psychologically help the Lakers tremendously in rebounds Los Angeles with a big edge they have 50 the Knicks have 33 the Lakers have 18 offensive rebounds on the Knicks have 10 offensive rebounds in the ballgame and shooting they're very close the Lakers 48 percent and the next 45 percent and the Lakers have the edge in shooting here in the third quarter [Music] the lakers came into the ballgame leading the next three games to one if they win tonight the season is over in the NBA Pat Riley in the lineup now replacing Gail Goodrich Gary West Hairston macmillan and Chamberlain West takes it in for today now with 19 points he's at a bit quarter as kicked around picked up by Jim McMillian what the next just did then is uh do what you might call down rather than taking the foul they were trying to run away from the file then Tesla file in the end up with no file and no ball 20 seconds west shoots mrs. Riley gets the rebound now the lake this can work for the last job you can't ever run away from that you can run away from that file but you can't run too far take the file and make the free throw five seconds Westbourne for the shop which Fraser away mister Lucas from 60 feet missing and the third quarter is over after three eighty-three New York 78 back in the final quarter in just a moment [Music] the Lakers lead the next 83 to 78 for the final quarter Fraser he's gone all the way Jerry Lucas Dave DeBusschere and Bill Bradley and the next control the Tim Oh Ellis who started for Los Angeles comes from behind trying to blindside the ball away couldn't do it knocked it out Los Angeles says Riley Goodrich Ellis Chamberlain macmillan Ellis knocks the ball loose again New York knocked it out of our No that was a good call lot of hands poking around and the last man to poke it was a Laker New York in the blue [Music] here's Frazier water hips a beauty it's a three-point Los Angeles lead with 11:35 to play in the game Riley almost throws it away and died follow the pusher it's a backcourt no no no no no no it's a backward pile on the Lakers Lakers Goodrich for on Goodman the washer there's the bowels Goodrich is stepped in front of him he did not have to and they've diverse recalls for an injury he's allowed 20 seconds I think it's that same spot yeah would be surprised No bill bradley in the game for the Knicks in case you want to keep tabs he is only three of 12 from the field Frasier however Walt having a great game 10 of 16 11 and a half minutes to play in the game Dave DeBusschere will go to the line to shoot two he can hold the necks wooden one he missed the first ball Davis six of 11 from the beer [Music] now Los Angeles gets the ball and leads by two meminger on goodwitch Gale has four files Riley against Frasier [Music] gets a shot mister gets the rebound mr. Bradley comes out with it meminger to Lucas on the corner to Bradley mr. Ellis the rebound Gregor's not having that you're tuning knife he had his shot there McMillon against Bradley the pusher rebounded for New York I head to Bradley on the break and he lost control and I really long controller and he was watching channel and he's trying to shoot before he could fill it about distraction our loss and concentration West is back Riley out change for the Lakers at ten and a half minutes to play in the game a win by Los Angeles they have their first title Ellis back to Chamberlain give it the good review of the Lakers lead by four Lucas Fraser Lucas off balance and a foul what's the play as Gail Goodrich comes down the middle wide open the Lakers sealed off the lane and Gail was unmolested for his basket and that was a perfect pace and on the line Jerry Lucas the foul was on Jerry West his third personal two team fouls on the lingers here in the fourth quarter as the free throw drops in the Knicks have not fouled in the final quarter Jerry Lucas now with nine and ten points [Music] and it goes to will looked at McMillan gives instead to Ellis back to Goodrich in there [Music] Gail Goodrich is making life miserable for Dean meminger right now he has 17 points well Frasier mr. Goodrich Laval 87-83 Los Angeles west after for sure restoring his 17th point back to live action you look at Dave DeBusschere he's back in there it comes in to Chamberlain as the Lakers put it in play happy Hairston returning in Ellis leaving Chamberlain puts it up well it has 22 points the Lakers again leave by 6 [Music] and we have 9 minutes to play in the game [Music] offensive foul Dave DeBusschere though Jackson will have to come back Jerry West will go all away mr. Dave DeBusschere comes out with it [Music] the pusher Chamberlain the rebound both of 18 rebound eight and a half minutes to play in the game [Music] got a foul he broke down the lane bow was on meminger his third personal manager is out and Earl Monroe comes back the butcher is out and Phil Jackson is back in one shot for Gail Goodrich that was the first team foul on New York in the final quarter Los Angeles has 90 they lead by seven [Music] six on the timer Jackson has a shot bill Jackson scores for the Knicks and he has ten points west puts it up over Lucas mr. Chamberlain rebounds it is the Hairston along with eight assists he's done a great ballgame he's got a great series Lucas no Hairston believe on cleared the Goodman seven and a half minutes to play 19 to 85 Los Angeles if the Lakers score this time McMillan inside you can put a take your pick I don't know who got him first a whole flock up but I can tell you that if he makes these two free-throws that's gonna make it really tough for the nation conditions I think the turning point in the game the Lakers are about to break it open that foul was on Jerry Lucas his third Lakers are up by 8 [Music] biggest lead since early in the first corner and the Knicks lead a bucket here very very badly [Music] [Applause] [Music] terraspin got a power I think it's on the man who is in the prone position Phil Jackson and a technical foul [Music] [Applause] Jaxson slip in the hairstyle that's New York's third team file in rebounds Los Angeles has 60 [Music] 23 offensive rebounds New York 38 rebounds so the Lakers have a 22 rebound edge and there is a frustrated man right there red Holzman now that victor bockris are not going to quit but they have about had a season Hairston on the line and it's an 11-point lead biggest lead of the entire ballgame for Los Angeles with 655 to play [Music] inside to the bushing give it to pressure mr. Weaver I'll bet you that right hand right wrist up and hurt a bit right now the rich against Monroe and it goes to will take it in mr. rebound Frasier [Music] 6:15 to play in the game Los Angeles up by 11 [Music] Munroe mister the pusher Munroe put it up again Chamberlain slaps it off at seven times volts block shots tonight when dr. Lewis that's worth another look [Music] all right they play it in Bradley has it for the Knicks putts it up and misses the bushel blocked by Chamberlain New York's ballers Goodrich handed out of our Bradley is 3 for 14 in the game [Music] Fraser gives it to Monroe he missed it Sam Allen has believed on twenty four rebounds for will 24 rebounds 22 points Gary OS and he goes for the truck [Music] you

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