1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season

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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
< 1972–73 1974–75 >

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

Draft picks

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Main article: 1973 NBA Draft
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
4

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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

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
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