1971-1972 NBA Championship Game 4 Card
1971-1972 NBA Championship Game 4 Card
- Description
- The 1972-1973 Topps basketball card set features a subset of cards (numbers 154-159) that highlighted the NBA Finals series from the previous year. Card number 157 features a recap of Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks. The front of the card features an in-game action photo of Lakers Leroy Ellis and Jim McMillan rebounding the ball as New York Knick Bill Bradley looks on. The front of the card reads “Game #4, 1971/1972 NBA Championship. Ellis provides bench strength.”
- The card’s reverse features the date and the Game 4 box score, which Los Angeles won 116-111 in overtime. The Los Angeles Lakers would defeat the New York Knicks four-games-to-one for the NBA Championship that season.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- card, basketball
- date made
- 1972
- copyright date
- 1969
- publisher
- NBA Properties, Inc.
- Topps Chewing Gum
- maker
- NBA Properties, Inc.
- Topps Chewing Gum
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm
- ID Number
- 1982.0568.072
- catalog number
- 1982.0568.072
- accession number
- 1982.0568
- subject
- Professional
- Basketball
- Sports
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Basketball Cards
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
