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1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season
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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. It was also the last time the Bucks would be conference champions until the 2020–21 NBA season.
Draft picks
1973 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 16 Swen Nater C UCLA 4 59 Clyde Turner United States Minnesota 4 67 Harry Rogers United States St. Louis 5 85 Larry Jackson United States Northern Illinois 6 101 James Floyd United States Shaw 7 119 Eddie Childress United States Austin Peay State 8 135 Walter McGrary United States Tennessee-Chattanooga 9 150 Bob Vacca United States Quinnipiac 10 164 Ron Battle United States Sam Houston Statehttp://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1973 1973 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2008-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20081230033811/http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1973&lg=N 2008-12-30 dead
Roster
Milwaukee Bucks 1973–74 #255325 #FFFFFF #d4312a #FFFFFF
33 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C 7 2 225 1947–04–16 UCLA
42 Lucius Allen G 6 2 175 1947–09–26 UCLA yes
19 Dick Cunningham C 6 10 245 1946–07–11 Murray State
10 Bob Dandridge F 6 6 195 1947–11–15 Norfolk State
20 Mickey Davis G 6 7 195 1950–06–16 Duquesne
7 Terry Driscoll F 6 7 215 1947–08–28 Boston College
24 Dick Garrett G 6 3 185 1947–01–31 Southern Illinois
21 Russ Lee F 6 5 185 1950–01–27 Marshall
14 Jon McGlocklin G 6 5 205 1943–06–10 Indiana
18 Curtis Perry F 6 7 215 1948–09–13 Missouri State
1 Oscar Robertson G 6 5 205 1938–11–24 Cincinnati
35 Cornell Warner C 6 9 220 1948–08–12 Jackson State
12 Ron Williams basketball G 6 3 188 1944–09–24 West Virginia
Larry Costello Hubie Brown https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1974.html January 8, 1974
Regular season
Season standings
MIL
MIL
Game log
Milwaukee Bucks 1974 #255325 #FFFFFF Total: 59–23 (home: 31–7; road: 24–16; Neutral: 4–0)
Milwaukee Bucks October yes #d4312a #255325 4 0 5 1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 1 || October 12, 1973 || @ Phoenix
| W 107–84
| Bob Dandridge (24)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17)
| Lucius Allen (7)
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9,033
| 1–0
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 2 || October 13, 1973 || @ Golden State
| W 97–85
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)
| Lucius Allen (8)
| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena6,596
| 2–0
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 3 || October 14, 1973 || @ Seattle
| L 100–109
| Bob Dandridge (24)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| Seattle Center Coliseum11,240
| 2–1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 4 || October 17, 1973 || Golden State
| W 95–109
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
| Lucius Allen (8)
| Milwaukee Arena9,189
| 3–1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 5 || October 19, 1973 || @ Detroit
| W 96–94
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
| Oscar Robertson (8)
| Cobo Arena10,645
| 4–1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 6 || October 20, 1973 || Cleveland
| W 88–101
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)
| Curtis Perry (11)
| Oscar Robertson (7)
| Milwaukee Arena8,837
| 5–1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 7 || October 24, 1973 || Buffalo
| W 113–130
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
| Dandridge, Robertson (8)
| Milwaukee Arena8,309
| 6–1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 8 || October 26, 1973 || @ Philadelphia
| W 98–92
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18)
| Oscar Robertson (7)
| Spectrum5,897
| 7–1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 9 || October 27, 1973 || Phoenix
| W 95–104
| Lucius Allen (23)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
| Oscar Robertson (8)
| Milwaukee Arena9,975
| 8–1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 10 || October 30, 1973 || @ Kansas City–Omaha
| W 112–78
| Lucius Allen (26)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (5)
| Kemper Arena5,540
| 9–1
Milwaukee Bucks November #d4312a #255325 8 1 4 2
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 11 || November 2, 1973 || @ Cleveland
| W 118–100
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
| Cleveland Arena5,361
| 10–1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 12 || November 3, 1973 || Detroit
| W 115–123 (OT)
| Bob Dandridge (31)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
| Lucius Allen (12)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 11–1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 13 || November 7, 1973 || Los Angeles
| W 92–109
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
| Oscar Robertson (7)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 12–1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 14 || November 10, 1973 || Kansas City–Omaha
| W 83–84
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7)
| Milwaukee Arena8,725
| 13–1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 15 || November 11, 1973 || @ Capital
| W 110–91
| Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (24)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19)
| Abdul-Jabbar, Allen (7)
| Cole Field House11,638
| 14–1
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 16 || November 13, 1973 || Portland
| W 100–108
| Lucius Allen (29)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
| Oscar Robertson (8)
| Milwaukee Arena8,531
| 15–1
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 17 || November 16, 1973 || @ Boston
| L 90–105
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6)
| Boston Garden15,320
| 15–2
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 18 || November 17, 1973 || @ New York
| L 93–100
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
| Oscar Robertson (6)
| Madison Square Garden19,694
| 15–3
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 19 || November 20, 1973 || Golden State
| L 108–105
| Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (20)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
| Oscar Robertson (13)
| Milwaukee Arena9,975
| 15–4
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 20 || November 22, 1973 || New York
| W 91–107
| Lucius Allen (27)
| Curtis Perry (17)
| Abdul-Jabbar, Allen (4)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 16–4
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 21 || November 24, 1973 || @ Atlanta
| W 112–92
| Bob Dandridge (30)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
| Oscar Robertson (10)
| The Omni9,111
| 17–4
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 22 || November 25, 1973 || Philadelphia
| W 96–105
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17)
| Lucius Allen (7)
| Milwaukee Arena8,103
| 18–4
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 23 || November 27, 1973 || @ Buffalo
| W 115–110
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
| Lucius Allen (9)
| Buffalo Memorial Auditorium8,169
| 19–4
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 24 || November 28, 1973 || Seattle
| W 93–127
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
| Bob Dandridge (16)
| Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (8)
| Milwaukee Arena8,289
| 20–4
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 25 || November 30, 1973 || Boston
| W 93–117
| Bob Dandridge (27)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14)
| Oscar Robertson (10)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 21–4
Milwaukee Bucks December #d4312a #255325 6 2 3 2
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 26 || December 4, 1973 || Houston
| W 109–124
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
| Curtis Perry (17)
| Abdul-Jabbar, Perry (7)
| Milwaukee Arena7,889
| 22–4
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 27 || December 7, 1973 || Portland
| W 86–116
| Allen, Dandridge (25)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
| Oscar Robertson (10)
| Milwaukee Arena8,796
| 23–4
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 28 || December 8, 1973 || @ Philadelphia
| W 105–92
| Lucius Allen (21)
| Cornell Warner (12)
| Lucius Allen (6)
| Spectrum6,012
| 24–4
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 29 || December 11, 1973 || Seattle
| W 91–130
| Lucius Allen (28)
| Curtis Perry (16)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| Milwaukee Arena7,075
| 25–4
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 30 || December 13, 1973 || Chicago
| L 97–94
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
| Oscar Robertson (13)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 25–5
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 31 || December 15, 1973 || Atlanta
| W 82–116
| Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (21)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
| Oscar Robertson (10)
| Milwaukee Arena9,785
| 26–5
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 32 || December 16, 1973 || @ Portland
| W 121–98
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
| Curtis Perry (13)
| Oscar Robertson (7)
| Memorial Coliseum9,034
| 27–5
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 33 || December 18, 1973 || @ Los Angeles
| L 107–109
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| The Forum15,143
| 27–6
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 34 || December 22, 1973 || @ Phoenix
| L 112–121
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
| Curtis Perry (20)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8)
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8,013
| 27–7
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 35 || December 26, 1973 || Cleveland
| W 110–123
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
| Curtis Perry (19)
| Lucius Allen (10)
| Milwaukee Arena9,986
| 28–7
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 36 || December 27, 1973 || Philadelphia
| W 107–129
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14)
| Jon McGlocklin (9)
| Milwaukee Arena9,267
| 29–7
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 37 || December 28, 1973 || @ Houston
| W 127–111
| Bob Dandridge (32)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
| Abdul-Jabbar, McGlocklin (9)
| Hofheinz Pavilion5,743
| 30–7
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 38 || December 30, 1973 || Detroit
| L 98–91
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30)
| Curtis Perry (15)
| Lucius Allen (7)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 30–8
Milwaukee Bucks January #d4312a #255325 7 0 3 3
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 39 || January 2, 1974 || @ Detroit
| L 92–106
| Lucius Allen (39)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8)
| Cobo Arena10,513
| 30–9
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 40 || January 3, 1974 || Kansas City–Omaha
| W 105–120
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
| Lucius Allen (9)
| Milwaukee Arena9,936
| 31–9
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 41 || January 5, 1974 || Phoenix
| W 109–118
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)
| Lucius Allen (8)
| Milwaukee Arena9,812
| 32–9
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 42 || January 6, 1974 || @ Capital
| L 88–90
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
| Ron Williams (7)
| Capital Centre17,246
| 32–10
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 43 || January 11, 1974 || Capital
| W 113–115 (OT)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)
| McGlocklin, Williams (6)
| Milwaukee Arena9,683
| 33–10
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 44 || January 12, 1974 || @ Chicago
| W 101–82
| Lucius Allen (24)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)
| Lucius Allen (11)
| Chicago Stadium18,597
| 34–10
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 45 || January 13, 1974 || Chicago
| W 94–124
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
| Lucius Allen (11)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 35–10
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 46 || January 19, 1974 || Portland
| W 106–121
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)
| Curtis Perry (16)
| Jon McGlocklin (7)
| Milwaukee Arena9,687
| 36–10
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 47 || January 20, 1974 || Los Angeles
| W 90–94
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (39)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)
| Allen, McGlocklin (6)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 37–10
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 48 || January 23, 1974 || N Buffalo
| W 114–88
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
| Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (7)
| Wisconsin Field House7,325
| 38–10
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 49 || January 25, 1974 || @ Phoenix
| W 112–108
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10)
| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7,660
| 39–10
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 50 || January 27, 1974 || @ Los Angeles
| L 92–99
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24)
| McGlocklin, Robertson (7)
| The Forum17,505
| 39–11
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 51 || January 29, 1974 || @ Portland
| W 126–106
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
| Curtis Perry (16)
| Lucius Allen (10)
| Memorial Coliseum6,501
| 40–11
Milwaukee Bucks February #d4312a #255325 4 3 5 4
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 52 || February 1, 1974 || @ Seattle
| L 85–110
| Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (18)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6)
| Seattle Center Coliseum14,017
| 40–12
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 53 || February 2, 1974 || @ Golden State
| L 91–120
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
| McGlocklin, Robertson (5)
| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena11,606
| 40–13
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 54 || February 5, 1974 || @ Cleveland
| W 102–87
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18)
| Lucius Allen (10)
| Cleveland Arena5,291
| 41–13
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 55 || February 6, 1974 || Boston
| L 105–104
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 41–14
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 56 || February 8, 1974 || Capital
| W 96–105
| Lucius Allen (28)
| Cornell Warner (19)
| Oscar Robertson (5)
| Milwaukee Arena10,121
| 42–14
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 57 || February 10, 1974 || N Boston
| W 95–86
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (4)
| Providence Civic Center11,671
| 43–14
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 58 || February 12, 1974 || @ Chicago
| L 81–93
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
| Jon McGlocklin (7)
| Chicago Stadium16,487
| 43–15
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 59 || February 14, 1974 || @ Detroit
| W 102–99
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)
| Oscar Robertson (10)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| Cobo Arena11,385
| 44–15
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 60 || February 15, 1974 || Chicago
| L 92–90
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)
| Bob Dandridge (14)
| Jon McGlocklin (5)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 44–16
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 61 || February 17, 1974 || New York
| W 86–97
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)
| Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (6)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 45–16
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 62 || February 19, 1974 || @ Buffalo
| L 109–145
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
| Lucius Allen (8)
| Buffalo Memorial Auditorium15,676
| 45–17
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 63 || February 20, 1974 || N Atlanta
| W 110–94
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
| Curtis Perry (19)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| Wisconsin Field House9,455
| 46–17
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 64 || February 22, 1974 || @ Houston
| W 122–113
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
| Curtis Perry (12)
| Oscar Robertson (8)
| Hofheinz Pavilion8,253
| 47–17
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 65 || February 24, 1974 || @ Kansas City–Omaha
| W 100–93
| Lucius Allen (31)
| Curtis Perry (15)
| Lucius Allen (6)
| Kemper Arena8,849
| 48–17
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 66 || February 27, 1974 || Los Angeles
| L 110–108
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
| Lucius Allen (6)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 48–18
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 67 || February 28, 1974 || Detroit
| W 90–113
| Lucius Allen (27)
| Curtis Perry (11)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 49–18
Milwaukee Bucks March #d4312a #255325 5 1 5 4
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 68 || March 1, 1974 || @ Atlanta
| L 89–105
| Ron Williams (16)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
| Lucius Allen (5)
| The Omni8,470
| 49–19
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 69 || March 2, 1974 || Seattle
| W 99–116
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 50–19
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 70 || March 3, 1974 || N Houston
| W 112–106 (OT)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (44)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
| Oscar Robertson (17)
| Wisconsin Field House7,889
| 51–19
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 71 || March 4, 1974 || Kansas City–Omaha
| W 103–109
| Lucius Allen (21)
| Abdul-Jabbar, Warner (12)
| Lucius Allen (7)
| Milwaukee Arena9,012
| 52–19
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 72 || March 6, 1974 || @ Kansas City–Omaha
| W 111–99
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
| Mickey Davis (16)
| Lucius Allen (5)
| Omaha Civic Auditorium7,182
| 53–19
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 73 || March 7, 1974 || Golden State
| L 97–95
| Lucius Allen (31)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17)
| Oscar Robertson (7)
| Milwaukee Arena10,317
| 53–20
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 74 || March 9, 1974 || @ New York
| L 75–88
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)
| Abdul-Jabbar, Allen (10)
| Dandridge, Robertson (4)
| Madison Square Garden19,694
| 53–21
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 75 || March 11, 1974 || Phoenix
| W 92–105
| Abdul-Jabbar, Allen (18)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
| Allen, Robertson (8)
| Milwaukee Arena9,027
| 54–21
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 76 || March 15, 1974 || @ Detroit
| L 89–93
| Bob Dandridge (31)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
| Ron Williams (6)
| Cobo Arena11,267
| 54–22
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 77 || March 17, 1974 || @ Chicago
| W 107–82
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)
| Dandridge, Robertson (5)
| Chicago Stadium18,542
| 55–22
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 78 || March 19, 1974 || @ Golden State
| W 111–100
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
| Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (10)
| Oscar Robertson (10)
| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena11,365
| 56–22
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 79 || March 20, 1974 || @ Los Angeles
| L 114–120
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| The Forum17,387
| 56–23
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 80 || March 22, 1974 || @ Seattle
| W 106–101
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7)
| Seattle Center Coliseum13,771
| 57–23
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 81 || March 24, 1974 || @ Portland
| W 120–110
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (43)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)
| Dandridge, Robertson (10)
| Memorial Coliseum7,709
| 58–23
|-style="background:#bbffbb;"
| 82 || March 26, 1974 || Kansas City–Omaha
| W 98–118
| Bob Dandridge (23)
| Cornell Warner (18)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 59–23
MIL 1974
Playoffs
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Milwaukee Bucks Conference Semi-finals yes yes no #D4312A #FFFFFF 3 0 1 1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| March 29
| Los Angeles
| W 99–95
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| March 31
| Los Angeles
| W 109–90
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| April 2
| @ Los Angeles
| L 96–98
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (29)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
| Oscar Robertson (16)
| The Forum17,505
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| April 4
| @ Los Angeles
| W 112–90
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| The Forum17,505
| 3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 5
| April 7
| Los Angeles
| W 114–92
| Ron Williams (22)
| Cornell Warner (17)
| Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (8)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 4–1
|-
Milwaukee Bucks Conference Finals yes no #D4312A #FFFFFF 2 0 2 0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1
| April 16
| Chicago
| W 101–85
| Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (25)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19)
| Oscar Robertson (10)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 1–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| April 18
| @ Chicago
| W 113–111
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (44)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
| Oscar Robertson (8)
| Chicago Stadium17,787
| 2–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3
| April 20
| Chicago
| W 113–90
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14)
| Oscar Robertson (12)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 3–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| April 22
| @ Chicago
| W 115–99
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24)
| Oscar Robertson (10)
| Chicago Stadium12,762
| 4–0
|-
Milwaukee Bucks NBA Finals yes no #D4312A #FFFFFF 1 3 2 1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 1
| April 28
| Boston
| L 83–98
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14)
| Oscar Robertson (8)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| April 30
| Boston
| W 105–96 (OT)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| May 3
| @ Boston
| L 83–95
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)
| Abdul-Jabbar, Warner (10)
| Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (5)
| Boston Garden15,320
| 1–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| May 5
| @ Boston
| W 97–89
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14)
| Oscar Robertson (9)
| Boston Garden15,320
| 2–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5
| May 7
| Boston
| L 87–96
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
| Jon McGlocklin (8)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 2–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 6
| May 10
| @ Boston
| W 102–101 (2OT)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)
| four players tied (8)
| Oscar Robertson (10)
| Boston Garden15,320
| 3–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 7
| May 12
| Boston
| L 87–102
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)
| Oscar Robertson (11)
| Milwaukee Arena10,938
| 3–4
|-
MIL 1974 yes
Player statistics
Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 81 43.8 53.9 70.2 14.5 4.8 1.4 3.527.0 Bob Dandridge 71 35.5 50.3 81.8 6.7 2.8 1.6 0.618.9 Lucius Allen 72 33.2 49.5 78.8 4.0 5.2 1.9 0.317.6 Oscar Robertson 70 35.4 43.8 83.5 4.0 6.4 1.1 0.112.7 Jon McGlocklin 79 24.2 47.5 90.0 1.8 3.1 0.5 0.19.2 Curtis Perry 81 29.5 44.6 58.2 8.7 2.3 1.3 1.29.0 Cornell Warner 67 20.2 51.2 73.6 5.7 1.0 0.4 0.66.3 Ron Williams 71 15.9 48.9 88.2 1.0 2.2 0.7 0.06.3 Mickey Davis 73 13.9 50.4 83.0 3.1 1.2 0.4 0.15.9 Terry Driscoll 64 10.9 47.1 65.2 3.1 0.8 0.3 0.33.2 Russ Lee 36 4.6 40.4 68.8 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.02.4 Dick Garrett 15 5.8 31.4 83.3 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.01.8 Chuck Terry 7 4.6 33.3 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.0 1.1Dick Cunningham85.650.00.02.00.00.30.30.8
Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 47.4 55.7 73.6 15.8 4.9 1.3 2.432.2 Dandridge, Bob Bob Dandridge 16 40.5 49.3 76.6 7.6 2.8 1.4 0.619.3 Oscar Robertson 16 43.1 45.0 84.6 3.4 9.3 0.9 0.314.0 Ron Williams 15 23.6 46.7 80.0 1.8 3.1 0.6 0.28.7 Jon McGlocklin 14 23.8 49.5 72.7 1.1 3.1 0.4 0.18.4 Cornell Warner 16 31.6 42.3 68.4 10.2 1.3 0.4 0.96.7 Curtis Perry 16 18.5 50.0 58.3 5.1 0.8 0.6 0.16.2 Mickey Davis 15 16.3 49.2 91.7 2.3 0.8 0.3 0.15.7 Russ Lee 6 2.0 62.5 25.0 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.21.8 Terry Driscoll 9 3.2 50.0 100.0 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.11.3 Dick Garrett 8 5.8 28.6 50.0 0.4 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.8
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
Transactions
Free agents
Player Signed Former teamCornell WarnerNovember 5, 1973Cleveland CavaliersDick GarrettJanuary 8, 1974New York Knicks
References
External links
Bucks on Database Basketball
Bucks on Basketball Reference
WxjOgUYNPmM "Almost Perfect" – Documentary on the 1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks
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