Game day: December 5, 1972

Best by category

• Points

  1. ★2 Geoff Petrie POR @ ATL 39
  2. Pete Maravich ATL vs POR 31
  3. Austin Carr CLE vs BLT 31
  4. Rick Barry GSW vs HOU 30
  5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL @ LAL 29
  6. Dick Van Arsdale PHX @ BUF 29

• Rebounds

  1. ★5 Wes Unseld BLT @ CLE 22
  2. Nate Thurmond GSW vs HOU 20
  3. Dave DeBusschere NYK vs KCK 19
  4. Lamar Green PHX @ BUF 19
  5. Happy Hairston LAL vs MIL 18
  6. Bob Kauffman BUF vs PHX 17

• Assists

  1. ★2 Jimmy Walker HOU @ GSW 10
  2. Bob Kauffman BUF vs PHX 10
  3. Jerry West LAL vs MIL 10
  4. Nate Archibald KCK @ NYK 9
  5. Mike Riordan BLT @ CLE 9
  6. Lenny Wilkens CLE vs BLT 9

• Efficiency

  1. ★3 Bob Kauffman BUF vs PHX 48
  2. Dave DeBusschere NYK vs KCK 40
  3. Rick Barry GSW vs HOU 40
  4. Geoff Petrie POR @ ATL 38
  5. Wes Unseld BLT @ CLE 36
  6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL @ LAL 35

• Field goals

  1. ★2 Geoff Petrie POR @ ATL 15/19 78.9%
  2. Jerry Sloan CHI vs DET 6/8 75.0%
  3. Bob Kauffman BUF vs PHX 12/17 70.6%
  4. Otto Moore HOU @ GSW 7/10 70.0%
  5. Lloyd Neal POR @ ATL 6/9 66.7%
  6. John Clemens CLE vs BLT 5/8 62.5%

• Free throws

  1. ★8 Rick Barry GSW vs HOU 10/10 100.0%
  2. Jerry West LAL vs MIL 8/8 100.0%
  3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL @ LAL 7/7 100.0%
  4. Mike Riordan BLT @ CLE 6/6 100.0%
  5. Dave DeBusschere NYK vs KCK 6/6 100.0%
  6. Chet Walker CHI vs DET 6/6 100.0%

• Minutes

  1. ★7 Nate Thurmond GSW vs HOU 48:00
  2. Cazzie Russell GSW vs HOU 48:00
  3. Nate Archibald KCK @ NYK 48:00
  4. Mike Riordan BLT @ CLE 47:00
  5. Corky Calhoun PHX @ BUF 47:00
  6. Jimmy Walker HOU @ GSW 46:00