1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season

1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season
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

The 1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season was the sixth season for the Bucks.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	16	Swen Nater	C	Netherlands	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 State

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Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
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
	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

Season schedule

October

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record
1	Oct 12	@ Phoenix Suns	107-84	1-0
2	Oct 13	@ Golden State Warriors	97-85	2-0
3	Oct 14	@ Seattle SuperSonics	100-109	2-1
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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
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

Season

Player	Games Played	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
Kareem Abdul- Jabbar	81	3548	2191	1178	386	112	283
Bob Dandridge	71	2521	1341	479	201	111	41
Lucius Allen	72	2388	1268	291	374	137	22
Oscar Robertson	70	2477	888	279	446	77	4
Jon McGlocklin	79	1910	730	139	241	43	7
Curtis Perry	81	2386
Ron Williams	71
Mickey Davis	73
Cornell Warner	67

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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

1. http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1973
2. 1973-74 Milwaukee Bucks Games - Basketball-Reference.com
3. http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1974.html

• Bucks on Database Basketball
• Bucks on Basketball Reference
• "Almost Perfect" – Documentary on the 1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks on YouTube