man, with Jack Twyman serving as the color analyst. However, the Knicks' victory in Game 7 was not seen live on broadcast TV in New York; ABC's coverage was blacked out on WABC-TV, causing a raft of angry fans to deluge the WABC switchboard. Schenkel made an announcement during the broadcast that the game would be aired in New York at 11:30 p.m. that night. The game was shown live on the premium-channel MSG Network in New York City, which was then only available in about 25,000 cable households in Manhattan. Player statistics New York Knicks |- | align="left" | || 6 || || 37.7 || .484 || || .588 || 10.5 || 2.8 || || || 23.0 |- | align="left" | || 7 || || 38.1 || .455 || || .722 || 12.6 || 2.6 || || || 19.0 |- | align="left" | || 7 || || 40.6 || .448 || || .897 || 2.3 || 4.3 || || || 18.6 |- | align="left" | || 7 || || 43.1 || .541 || || .775 || 7.7 || 10.4 || || || 17.6 |- | align="left" | || 7 || || 35.6 || .388 || || .750 || 4.0 || 2.7 || || || 12.1 |- | align="left" | || 7 || || 18.6 || .492 || || 1.000 || 3.6 || 1.4 || || || 9.3 |- | align="left" | || 7 || || 14.0 || .447 || || 1.000 || 4.7 || 1.6 || || || 7.0 |- | align="left" | || 7 || || 13.0 || .387 || || .857 || 1.9 || 1.4 || || || 4.3 |- | align="left" | || 7 || || 9.7 || .481 || || .600 || 3.0 || 0.3 || || || 4.1 |- | align="left" | Bill Hosket || 2 || || 4.5 || .250 || || || 0.5 || 0.5 || || || 1.0 |- | align="left" | John Warren || 4 || || 1.5 || 1.000 || || || 0.0 || 0.3 || || || 0.5 Los Angeles Lakers |- | align="left" | || 7 || || 47.9 || .450 || || .833 || 3.4 || 7.7 || || || 31.3 |- | align="left" | || 7 || || 47.6 || .625 || || .343 || 24.1 || 4.0 || || || 23.3 |- | align="left" | || 7 || || 40.0 || .486 || ||