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1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to Lakers 2–4)

The 1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season was the fourth season in franchise history. Led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Bucks finished in first place in the Midwest Division. Abdul-Jabbar won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award ahead of Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain of the Los Angeles Lakers. On January 9, 1972, the Bucks snapped the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak.

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club team
117Collis JonesUniversity of Notre Dame
351Gary BrellMarquette University

Roster

  • Larry Costello

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 || October 14, 1971 || @ Phoenix | W 110–97 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 1–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 || October 16, 1971 || @ Seattle | W 98–91 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum | 2–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 || October 17, 1971 || @ Portland | W 127–94 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 3–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 || October 19, 1971 || Cleveland | W 116–82 | | | | Milwaukee Arena | 4–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 || October 22, 1971 || Buffalo | W 124–105 | | | | Milwaukee Arena | 5–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || October 23, 1971 || @ Philadelphia | W 110–88 | | | | The Spectrum | 6–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 || October 26, 1971 || Baltimore | W 120–90 | | | | Milwaukee Arena | 7–0

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | March 28 | Golden State | L 106–117 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) | Lucius Allen (8) | Milwaukee Arena 9,877 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | March 30 | Golden State | W 118–93 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) | Oscar Robertson (9) | Milwaukee Arena 10,746 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 1 | @ Golden State | W 122–94 | Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (23) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) | Oscar Robertson (14) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13,502 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 4 | @ Golden State | W 106–99 | Bob Dandridge (31) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) | Oscar Robertson (11) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,986 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 6 | Golden State | W 108–100 | Bob Dandridge (29) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) | Oscar Robertson (8) | Milwaukee Arena 10,746

4–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
1
April 9
@ Los Angeles
W 93–72
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)
Curtis Perry (23)
Oscar Robertson (10)
The Forum
17,505
1–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
2
April 12
@ Los Angeles
L 134–135
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40)
Curtis Perry (12)
Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (7)
The Forum
17,505
1–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
3
April 14
Los Angeles
L 105–108
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
Abdul-Jabbar, Allen (6)
Milwaukee Arena
10,746
1–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
4
April 16
Los Angeles
W 114–88
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
Curtis Perry (19)
Oscar Robertson (10)
Milwaukee Arena
10,746
2–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
5
April 18
@ Los Angeles
L 90–115
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
Bob Dandridge (4)
The Forum
17,505
2–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
6
April 22
Los Angeles
L 100–104
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8)
Milwaukee Arena
10,746
2–4
-

Player statistics

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
8144.257.468.916.64.634.8
Bob Dandridge8037.049.873.97.73.118.4
Oscar Robertson6437.347.283.65.07.717.4
Lucius Allen8029.050.576.43.24.213.5
8027.751.086.52.32.910.7
John Block7919.344.074.95.21.28.5
Greg Smith2826.349.070.75.82.38.4
Wali Jones4821.540.782.21.62.97.5
Curtis Perry5029.438.567.49.41.67.0
Toby Kimball7413.146.754.34.20.83.5
McCoy McLemore109.932.191.73.41.22.9
Charlie Lowery206.744.761.11.00.72.3
Bill Dinwiddie236.328.155.61.40.41.6
Jeff Webb195.725.784.60.90.41.5
Barry Nelson283.641.750.00.70.31.3

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1146.443.770.418.25.128.7
Bob Dandridge1140.149.574.08.81.921.5
Lucius Allen1135.147.075.93.53.817.9
Oscar Robertson1134.540.783.35.87.513.1
Wali Jones922.243.985.72.02.210.0
Curtis Perry1136.147.378.312.81.39.5
Jon McGlocklin520.642.983.30.61.27.0
John Block1114.238.583.35.00.55.0
Toby Kimball75.141.7100.00.90.31.7
Charlie Lowery73.725.066.70.40.10.9
Barry Nelson22.50.00.00.50.50.0

Awards and honors

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Most Valuable Player

Transactions

Trades

December 9, [1971](1971-72-nba-season)To **Milwaukee Bucks**----To **Houston Rockets**----

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1972.html 1971-72 Milwaukee Bucks]
  2. "1971 NBA draft".
  3. (2007). "Numbelievable!". Triumph Books.
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