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| Dates | May 1–10 | |||||||||
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| MVP | Willis Reed (New York Knicks) | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Knicks: Jerry Lucas (1980) Willis Reed (1982) Bill Bradley (1983) Dave DeBusschere (1983) Walt Frazier (1987) Earl Monroe (1990) Phil Jackson (2007, as a coach) Dick Barnett (2024) Lakers: Wilt Chamberlain (1979) Jerry West (1980) Gail Goodrich (1996) Pat Riley (2008, as a coach) Coaches: Red Holzman (1986) Bill Sharman (2004) Officials: Darell Garretson (2016) Mendy Rudolph (2007) | |||||||||
| Eastern finals | Knicks defeated Celtics, 4–3 | |||||||||
| Western finals | Lakers defeated Warriors, 4–1 | |||||||||
The 1973 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1972–73 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the culmination of that season's playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks defeated the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 to win their second championship. The series was an exact reversal of the prior year, this time with the Lakers winning Game 1 and the Knicks taking the next four games. Knicks center Willis Reed was named as the NBA Finals MVP.