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1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
(lost to Celtics 3–4)
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
Main article: 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 State |
Roster
- Larry Costello
- Hubie Brown
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 || October 12, 1973 || @ Phoenix | W 107–84 | Bob Dandridge (24) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) | Lucius Allen (7) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,033 | 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 Arena 6,596 | 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 Coliseum 11,240 | 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 Arena 9,189 | 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 Arena 10,645 | 4–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || October 20, 1973 || Cleveland | W 88–101 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Curtis Perry (11) | Oscar Robertson (7) | Milwaukee Arena 8,837 | 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 Arena 8,309 | 6–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 || October 26, 1973 || @ Philadelphia | W 98–92 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18) | Oscar Robertson (7) | Spectrum 5,897 | 7–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 9 || October 27, 1973 || Phoenix | W 95–104 | Lucius Allen (23) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) | Oscar Robertson (8) | Milwaukee Arena 9,975 | 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 Arena 5,540 | 9–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 11 || November 2, 1973 || @ Cleveland | W 118–100 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Cleveland Arena 5,361 | 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 Arena 10,938 | 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 Arena 10,938 | 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 Arena 8,725 | 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 House 11,638 | 14–1 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 16 || November 13, 1973 || Portland | W 100–108 | Lucius Allen (29) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) | Oscar Robertson (8) | Milwaukee Arena 8,531 | 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 Garden 15,320 | 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 Garden 19,694 | 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 Arena 9,975 | 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 Arena 10,938 | 16–4 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 21 || November 24, 1973 || @ Atlanta | W 112–92 | Bob Dandridge (30) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) | Oscar Robertson (10) | The Omni 9,111 | 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 Arena 8,103 | 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 Auditorium 8,169 | 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 Arena 8,289 | 20–4 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 25 || November 30, 1973 || Boston | W 93–117 | Bob Dandridge (27) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) | Oscar Robertson (10) | Milwaukee Arena 10,938 | 21–4 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 26 || December 4, 1973 || Houston | W 109–124 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | Curtis Perry (17) | Abdul-Jabbar, Perry (7) | Milwaukee Arena 7,889 | 22–4 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 27 || December 7, 1973 || Portland | W 86–116 | Allen, Dandridge (25) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) | Oscar Robertson (10) | Milwaukee Arena 8,796 | 23–4 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 28 || December 8, 1973 || @ Philadelphia | W 105–92 | Lucius Allen (21) | Cornell Warner (12) | Lucius Allen (6) | Spectrum 6,012 | 24–4 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 29 || December 11, 1973 || Seattle | W 91–130 | Lucius Allen (28) | Curtis Perry (16) | Oscar Robertson (9) | Milwaukee Arena 7,075 | 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 Arena 10,938 | 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 Arena 9,785 | 26–5 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 32 || December 16, 1973 || @ Portland | W 121–98 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) | Curtis Perry (13) | Oscar Robertson (7) | Memorial Coliseum 9,034 | 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 Forum 15,143 | 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 Coliseum 8,013 | 27–7 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 35 || December 26, 1973 || Cleveland | W 110–123 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) | Curtis Perry (19) | Lucius Allen (10) | Milwaukee Arena 9,986 | 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 Arena 9,267 | 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 Pavilion 5,743 | 30–7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || December 30, 1973 || Detroit | L 98–91 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) | Curtis Perry (15) | Lucius Allen (7) | Milwaukee Arena 10,938 | 30–8 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || January 2, 1974 || @ Detroit | L 92–106 | Lucius Allen (39) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) | Cobo Arena 10,513 | 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 Arena 9,936 | 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 Arena 9,812 | 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 Centre 17,246 | 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 Arena 9,683 | 33–10 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 44 || January 12, 1974 || @ Chicago | W 101–82 | Lucius Allen (24) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) | Lucius Allen (11) | Chicago Stadium 18,597 | 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 Arena 10,938 | 35–10 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 46 || January 19, 1974 || Portland | W 106–121 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) | Curtis Perry (16) | Jon McGlocklin (7) | Milwaukee Arena 9,687 | 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 Arena 10,938 | 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 House 7,325 | 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 Coliseum 7,660 | 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 Forum 17,505 | 39–11 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 51 || January 29, 1974 || @ Portland | W 126–106 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) | Curtis Perry (16) | Lucius Allen (10) | Memorial Coliseum 6,501 | 40–11 |-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 Coliseum 14,017 | 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 Arena 11,606 | 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 Arena 5,291 | 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 Arena 10,938 | 41–14 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 56 || February 8, 1974 || Capital | W 96–105 | Lucius Allen (28) | Cornell Warner (19) | Oscar Robertson (5) | Milwaukee Arena 10,121 | 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 Center 11,671 | 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 Stadium 16,487 | 43–15 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 59 || February 14, 1974 || @ Detroit | W 102–99 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Oscar Robertson (10) | Oscar Robertson (9) | Cobo Arena 11,385 | 44–15 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 60 || February 15, 1974 || Chicago | L 92–90 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) | Bob Dandridge (14) | Jon McGlocklin (5) | Milwaukee Arena 10,938 | 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 Arena 10,938 | 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 Auditorium 15,676 | 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 House 9,455 | 46–17 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 64 || February 22, 1974 || @ Houston | W 122–113 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) | Curtis Perry (12) | Oscar Robertson (8) | Hofheinz Pavilion 8,253 | 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 Arena 8,849 | 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 Arena 10,938 | 48–18 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 67 || February 28, 1974 || Detroit | W 90–113 | Lucius Allen (27) | Curtis Perry (11) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) | Milwaukee Arena 10,938 | 49–18 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 68 || March 1, 1974 || @ Atlanta | L 89–105 | Ron Williams (16) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) | Lucius Allen (5) | The Omni 8,470 | 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 Arena 10,938 | 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 House 7,889 | 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 Arena 9,012 | 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 Auditorium 7,182 | 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 Arena 10,317 | 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 Garden 19,694 | 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 Arena 9,027 | 54–21 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 76 || March 15, 1974 || @ Detroit | L 89–93 | Bob Dandridge (31) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) | Ron Williams (6) | Cobo Arena 11,267 | 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 Stadium 18,542 | 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 Arena 11,365 | 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 Forum 17,387 | 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 Coliseum 13,771 | 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 Coliseum 7,709 | 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 Arena 10,938 | 59–23
Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | March 29 | Los Angeles | W 99–95 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) | Oscar Robertson (9) | Milwaukee Arena 10,938 | 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 Arena 10,938 | 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 Forum 17,505 | 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 Forum 17,505 | 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 Arena 10,938
| 4–1 |
|---|
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
| 1 |
| April 16 |
| Chicago |
| W 101–85 |
| Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (25) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) |
| Oscar Robertson (10) |
| Milwaukee Arena |
| 10,938 |
| 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 Stadium |
| 17,787 |
| 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 Arena |
| 10,938 |
| 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 Stadium |
| 12,762 |
| 4–0 |
| - |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 1 |
| April 28 |
| Boston |
| L 83–98 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) |
| Oscar Robertson (8) |
| Milwaukee Arena |
| 10,938 |
| 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 Arena |
| 10,938 |
| 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 Garden |
| 15,320 |
| 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 Garden |
| 15,320 |
| 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 Arena |
| 10,938 |
| 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 Garden |
| 15,320 |
| 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 Arena |
| 10,938 |
| 3–4 |
| - |
Player statistics
Season
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 43.8 | 53.9 | 70.2 | 14.5 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 27.0 | |||
| Bob Dandridge | 71 | 35.5 | 50.3 | 81.8 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 18.9 | ||
| Lucius Allen | 72 | 33.2 | 49.5 | 78.8 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 17.6 | ||
| Oscar Robertson | 70 | 35.4 | 43.8 | 83.5 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 12.7 | ||
| Jon McGlocklin | 79 | 24.2 | 47.5 | 90.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 9.2 | ||
| Curtis Perry | 81 | 29.5 | 44.6 | 58.2 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 9.0 | ||
| Cornell Warner | 67 | 20.2 | 51.2 | 73.6 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 6.3 | ||
| Ron Williams | 71 | 15.9 | 48.9 | 88.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 6.3 | ||
| Mickey Davis | 73 | 13.9 | 50.4 | 83.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.9 | ||
| Terry Driscoll | 64 | 10.9 | 47.1 | 65.2 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 | ||
| Russ Lee | 36 | 4.6 | 40.4 | 68.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.4 | ||
| Dick Garrett | 15 | 5.8 | 31.4 | 83.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Chuck Terry | 7 | 4.6 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.1 | ||
| Dick Cunningham | 8 | 5.6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Playoffs
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 47.4 | 55.7 | 73.6 | 15.8 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 32.2 | |||
| 16 | 40.5 | 49.3 | 76.6 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 19.3 | |||
| Oscar Robertson | 16 | 43.1 | 45.0 | 84.6 | 3.4 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 14.0 | ||
| Ron Williams | 15 | 23.6 | 46.7 | 80.0 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 8.7 | ||
| Jon McGlocklin | 14 | 23.8 | 49.5 | 72.7 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 8.4 | ||
| Cornell Warner | 16 | 31.6 | 42.3 | 68.4 | 10.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 6.7 | ||
| Curtis Perry | 16 | 18.5 | 50.0 | 58.3 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 6.2 | ||
| Mickey Davis | 15 | 16.3 | 49.2 | 91.7 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.7 | ||
| Russ Lee | 6 | 2.0 | 62.5 | 25.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | ||
| Terry Driscoll | 9 | 3.2 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 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
| Dick Garrett | January 8, 1974 | New York Knicks |
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References
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