Game day: December 8, 1972

Best by category

• Points

  1. ★5 Pete Maravich ATL vs BLT 37
  2. Geoff Petrie POR @ HOU 34
  3. Lou Hudson ATL vs BLT 34
  4. Nate Archibald KCK @ DET 32
  5. Fred Carter PHI vs CHI 31
  6. Bob Love CHI @ PHI 30

• Rebounds

  1. ES Elmore Smith BUF vs NYK 22
  2. Walt Bellamy ATL vs BLT 21
  3. Dave Cowens BOS @ CLE 18
  4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL vs GSW 17
  5. Otto Moore HOU vs POR 16
  6. Wilt Chamberlain LAL vs SEA 16

• Assists

  1. Herm Gilliam ATL vs BLT 16
  2. Jerry West LAL vs SEA 15
  3. Lenny Wilkens CLE vs BOS 12
  4. John Havlicek BOS @ CLE 10
  5. Lee Winfield SEA @ LAL 10
  6. Walt Frazier NYK @ BUF 9

• Efficiency

  1. ★5 Pete Maravich ATL vs BLT 39
  2. Happy Hairston LAL vs SEA 36
  3. Lou Hudson ATL vs BLT 35
  4. Lloyd Neal POR @ HOU 35
  5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL vs GSW 34
  6. Dave Cowens BOS @ CLE 33

• Field goals

  1. CP Curtis Perry MIL vs GSW 7/9 77.8%
  2. Jon McGlocklin MIL vs GSW 6/8 75.0%
  3. Lloyd Neal POR @ HOU 11/16 68.8%
  4. Happy Hairston LAL vs SEA 11/16 68.8%
  5. Bob Love CHI @ PHI 12/18 66.7%
  6. Jeff Mullins GSW @ MIL 6/9 66.7%

• Free throws

  1. ★9 Lenny Wilkens CLE vs BOS 6/6 100.0%
  2. Happy Hairston LAL vs SEA 6/6 100.0%
  3. Bob Love CHI @ PHI 6/6 100.0%
  4. Rick Barry GSW @ MIL 10/11 90.9%
  5. Spencer Haywood SEA @ LAL 10/11 90.9%
  6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL vs GSW 7/8 87.5%

• Minutes

  1. ★6 Nate Archibald KCK @ DET 48:00
  2. Dave DeBusschere NYK @ BUF 47:00
  3. Mike Riordan BLT @ ATL 46:00
  4. Elmore Smith BUF vs NYK 46:00
  5. John Havlicek BOS @ CLE 45:00
  6. Walt Frazier NYK @ BUF 45:00