1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season
1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season | |
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Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Larry Costello |
Arena | Milwaukee Arena |
Results | |
Record | 59–23 (.720) |
Place |
Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish |
NBA Finals (Eliminated 3–4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WISN-TV |
Radio | WTMJ |
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.
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
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1 | 16 | Swen Nater | C | UCLA | |
4 | 59 | Clyde Turner | Minnesota | ||
4 | 67 | Harry Rogers | St. Louis | ||
5 | 85 | Larry Jackson | Northern Illinois | ||
6 | 101 | James Floyd | Shaw | ||
7 | 119 | Eddie Childress | Austin Peay State | ||
8 | 135 | Walter McGrary | Tennessee-Chattanooga | ||
9 | 150 | Bob Vacca | Quinnipiac | ||
10 | 164 | Ron Battle | Sam Houston State |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | – | 31–7 | 24–16 | 4–0 | 14–6 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 54 | 28 | .659 | 5 | 32–9 | 21–19 | 1–0 | 13–7 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 | 29–12 | 23–17 | 0–1 | 9–11 |
Kansas City–Omaha Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 | 20–21 | 13–28 | – | 4–16 |
# | Western Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Milwaukee Bucks | 59 | 23 | .720 | – |
2 | x-Chicago Bulls | 54 | 28 | .659 | 5 |
3 | x-Detroit Pistons | 52 | 30 | .634 | 7 |
4 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 12 |
5 | Golden State Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 15 |
6 | Seattle SuperSonics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 |
7 | Kansas City–Omaha Kings | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 |
8 | Phoenix Suns | 30 | 52 | .366 | 29 |
9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 27 | 55 | .329 | 32 |
Record vs. opponents
1973–74 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BOS | BUF | CAP | CHI | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | KCO | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
Atlanta | — | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
Boston | 5–1 | — | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
Buffalo | 4–2 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
Capital | 4–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 1–3 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
Chicago | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
Cleveland | 3–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 0–4 | — | 2–2 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 |
Detroit | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–5 | 2–2 | — | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 |
Golden State | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 1–5 | — | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 |
Houston | 2–5 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | — | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 |
Kansas City-Omaha | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–5 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–5 | 0–7 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 |
Los Angeles | 0–4 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 5–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 4–3 |
Milwaukee | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2–4 | — | 2–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 |
New York | 5–1 | 2–5 | 4–4 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 4–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 |
Philadelphia | 3–3 | 1–7 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–4 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 |
Phoenix | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 3–3 | 4–3 |
Portland | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 |
Seattle | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — |
Game log
1973–74 game log Total: 59–23 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0) | |
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October: 4–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–0)
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November: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–0)
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December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
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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
Game | Date | Winner | Score | Site |
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Game 1 | April 28 (Sun.) | Boston Celtics | 95–83 | @ Milwaukee |
Game 2 | April 30 (Tue.) | Milwaukee Bucks | 105–96 (OT) | @ Milwaukee |
Game 3 | May 3 (Fri.) | Boston Celtics | 95–83 | @ Boston |
Game 4 | May 5 (Sun.) | Milwaukee Bucks | 97–89 | @ Boston |
Game 5 | May 7 (Tue.) | Boston Celtics | 96–87 | @ Milwaukee |
Game 6 | May 10 (Fri.) | Milwaukee Bucks | 102–101 (2 OT) | @ Boston |
Game 7 | May 12 (Sun.) | Boston Celtics | 102–87 | @ Milwaukee |
Celtics win series 4–3
Player statistics
Legend | |||||
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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 |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 81 | ||||||||||
Lucius Allen | 72 | ||||||||||
Dick Cunningham | 8 | ||||||||||
Bob Dandridge | 71 | ||||||||||
Mickey Davis | |||||||||||
Terry Driscoll | |||||||||||
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 |
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 16 | ||||||||||
Bob Dandridge | 16 | ||||||||||
Mickey Davis | |||||||||||
Terry Driscoll | |||||||||||
Russ Lee | |||||||||||
Jon McGlocklin | 14 | ||||||||||
Curtis Perry | |||||||||||
Oscar Robertson | 16 | ||||||||||
Cornell Warner | |||||||||||
Ron Williams |
Awards and Records
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA First Team
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive First Team
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
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