1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season was the sixth season for the Bucks. It would also be Oscar Robertson’s last season in the league. This would be the most recent season that the Bucks clinch the best record in the league until the 2018–19 NBA season.

1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachLarry Costello
ArenaMilwaukee Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWISN-TV
RadioWTMJ

Draft picks
Main article: 1973 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
116Swen NaterC NetherlandsUCLA
459Clyde Turner United StatesMinnesota
467Harry Rogers United StatesSt. Louis
585Larry Jackson United StatesNorthern Illinois
6101James Floyd United StatesShaw
7119Eddie Childress United StatesAustin Peay State
8135Walter McGrary United StatesTennessee-Chattanooga
9150Bob Vacca United StatesQuinnipiac
10164Ron Battle United StatesSam Houston State

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Roster
Roster listing
Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 33 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
PG 42 Allen, Lucius  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UCLA
C 19 Cunningham, Dick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Murray State
SF 10 Dandridge, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Norfolk State
G 20 Davis, Mickey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Duquesne
F 7 Driscoll, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Boston College
G 24 Garrett, Dick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Southern Illinois
F 21 Lee, Russ 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marshall
SG 14 McGlocklin, Jon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Indiana
F 18 Perry, Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Missouri State
PG 1 Robertson, Oscar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Cincinnati
C 35 Warner, Cornell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jackson State
G 12 Williams, Ron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) West Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 5923.720–31–724–164–014–6
x-Chicago Bulls 5428.659532–921–191–013–7
x-Detroit Pistons 5230.634729–1223–170–19–11
Kansas City–Omaha Kings 3349.4022620–2113–28–4–16
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks5923.720–
2 x-Chicago Bulls5428.6595
3 x-Detroit Pistons5230.6347
4 y-Los Angeles Lakers4735.57312
5 Golden State Warriors4438.53715
6 Seattle SuperSonics3646.43923
7 Kansas City–Omaha Kings3349.40226
8 Phoenix Suns3052.36629
9 Portland Trail Blazers2755.32932

Record vs. opponents
1973–74 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CAP CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta —1–52–44–41–34–30–41–35–21–34–01–31–53–31–32–24–0
Boston 5–1—5–22–42–24–23–13–14–23–12–22–25–27–13–14–02–2
Buffalo 4–22–5—3–31–35–11–31–34–22–20–41–34–46–13–13–12–2
Capital 4–44–23–3—1–36–12–23–14–33–12–21–33–34–22–23–12–2
Chicago 3–12–23–13–1—4–05–24–24–05–21–53–32–23–14–24–24–2
Cleveland 3–42–41–51–60–4—2–20–44–40–43–10–41–55–11–34–02–2
Detroit 4–01–33–12–22–52–2—5–13–14–24–23–41–32–26–05–15–1
Golden State 3–11–33–11–32–44–01–5—4–03–34–23–31–33–15–23–43–3
Houston 2–52–42–43–40–44–41–30–4—2–22–20–44–24–22–23–11–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–11–32–21–32–54–02–43–32–2—1–50–71–31–34–24–22–4
Los Angeles 0–42–24–02–25–11–32–42–42–25–1—4–22–24–04–24–34–3
Milwaukee 3–12–23–13–13–34–04–33–34–07–02–4—2–24–05–16–04–2
New York 5–12–54–43–32–25–13–13–12–43–12–22–2—4–33–12–24–0
Philadelphia 3–31–71–62–41–31–52–21–32–43–10–40–43–4—3–12–20–4
Phoenix 3–11–31–32–22–43–10–62–52–22–42–41–51–31–3—3–34–3
Portland 2–20–41–31–32–40–41–54–31–32–43–40–62–22–23–3—3–3
Seattle 0–42–22–22–22–42–21–53–33–14–23–42–40–44–03–43–3—

Game log
1973–74 game log
Total: 59–23 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
October: 5–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–0)
November: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–0)
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
1973–74 schedule

Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (4) Los Angeles Lakers: Bucks win series 4–1

  • Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 99, Los Angeles 95
  • Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 109, Los Angeles 90
  • Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 98, Milwaukee 96
  • Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Milwaukee 112, Los Angeles 90
  • Game 5 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 114, Los Angeles 92

West Conference Finals

(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (2) Chicago Bulls: Bucks win series 4–0

  • Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 101, Chicago 85
  • Game 2 @ Chicago: Milwaukee 113, Chicago 111
  • Game 3 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 113, Chicago 90
  • Game 4 @ Chicago: Milwaukee 115, Chicago 99

NBA Finals
GameDateWinnerScoreSite
Game 1April 28 (Sun.)Boston Celtics95–83@ Milwaukee
Game 2April 30 (Tue.)Milwaukee Bucks105–96 (OT)@ Milwaukee
Game 3May 3 (Fri.)Boston Celtics95–83@ Boston
Game 4May 5 (Sun.)Milwaukee Bucks97–89@ Boston
Game 5May 7 (Tue.)Boston Celtics96–87@ Milwaukee
Game 6May 10 (Fri.)Milwaukee Bucks102–101 (2 OT)@ Boston
Game 7May 12 (Sun.)Boston Celtics102–87@ Milwaukee

Celtics win series 4–3

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 81
Lucius Allen 72
Dick Cunningham 8
Bob Dandridge 71
Mickey Davis
Terry Driscoll
Dick Garrett
Russ Lee
Jon McGlocklin 79
Curtis Perry
Oscar Robertson 70
Cornell Warner
Ron Williams

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16
Bob Dandridge 16
Mickey Davis
Terry Driscoll
Dick Garrett
Russ Lee
Jon McGlocklin 14
Curtis Perry
Oscar Robertson 16
Cornell Warner
Ron Williams

Awards and Records

Transactions

Free agents
PlayerSignedFormer team
Cornell Warner November 5, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers
Dick Garrett January 8, 1974 New York Knicks

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-10-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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