1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season

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1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachLarry Costello
General managerWayne Embry
PresidentJohn Steinmiller (vice)
OwnersMilwaukee Professional Sports and Services, Inc. (Milwaukee Pro)
ArenaMilwaukee Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWISN-TV
RadioWTMJ
< 1972–73 1974–75 >

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 was 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  Netherlands UCLA
4 59  United States Minnesota
4 67 Harry Rogers  United States St. Louis
5 85  United States Northern Illinois
6 101  United States Shaw
7 119  United States Austin Peay State
8 135  United States Tennessee-Chattanooga
9 150  United States Quinnipiac
10 164  United States Sam Houston State

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Roster[]

Milwaukee Bucks roster
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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 33 Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947–04–16 UCLA
G 42 Allen, Lucius Injured 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1947–09–26 UCLA
C 19 Cunningham, Dick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1946–07–11 Murray State
F 10 Dandridge, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1947–11–15 Norfolk State
G 20 Davis, Mickey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1950–06–16 Duquesne
F 7 Driscoll, Terry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947–08–28 Boston College
G 24 Garrett, Dick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1947–01–31 Southern Illinois
F 21 Lee, Russ 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1950–01–27 Marshall
G 14 McGlocklin, Jon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943–06–10 Indiana
F 18 Perry, Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1948–09–13 Missouri State
G 1 Robertson, Oscar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1938–11–24 Cincinnati
C 35 Warner, Cornell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948–08–12 Jackson State
G 12 Williams, Ron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1944–09–24 West Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 8, 1974

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

Record vs. opponents[]

1973–74 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS BUF CAP CHI CLE DET GSW HOU KCO LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta – 1–5 2–4 4–4 1–3 4–3 0–4 1–3 5–2 1–3 4–0 1–3 1–5 3–3 1–3 2–2 4–0
Boston 5–1 – 5–2 2–4 2–2 4–2 3–1 3–1 4–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 5–2 7–1 3–1 4–0 2–2
Buffalo 4–2 2–5 – 3–3 1–3 5–1 1–3 1–3 4–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 4–4 6–1 3–1 3–1 2–2
Capital 4–4 4–2 3–3 – 1–3 6–1 2–2 3–1 4–3 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–3 4–2 2–2 3–1 2–2
Chicago 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 – 4–0 5–2 4–2 4–0 5–2 1–5 3–3 2–2 3–1 4–2 4–2 4–2
Cleveland 3–4 2–4 1–5 1–6 0–4 – 2–2 0–4 4–4 0–4 3–1 0–4 1–5 5–1 1–3 4–0 2–2
Detroit 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–5 2–2 – 5–1 3–1 4–2 4–2 3–4 1–3 2–2 6–0 5–1 5–1
Golden State 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 2–4 4–0 1–5 – 4–0 3–3 4–2 3–3 1–3 3–1 5–2 3–4 3–3
Houston 2–5 2–4 2–4 3–4 0–4 4–4 1–3 0–4 – 2–2 2–2 0–4 4–2 4–2 2–2 3–1 1–3
Kansas City-Omaha 3–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–5 4–0 2–4 3–3 2–2 – 1–5 0–7 1–3 1–3 4–2 4–2 2–4
Los Angeles 0–4 2–2 4–0 2–2 5–1 1–3 2–4 2–4 2–2 5–1 – 4–2 2–2 4–0 4–2 4–3 4–3
Milwaukee 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–3 4–0 4–3 3–3 4–0 7–0 2–4 – 2–2 4–0 5–1 6–0 4–2
New York 5–1 2–5 4–4 3–3 2–2 5–1 3–1 3–1 2–4 3–1 2–2 2–2 – 4–3 3–1 2–2 4–0
Philadelphia 3–3 1–7 1–6 2–4 1–3 1–5 2–2 1–3 2–4 3–1 0–4 0–4 3–4 – 3–1 2–2 0–4
Phoenix 3–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–4 3–1 0–6 2–5 2–2 2–4 2–4 1–5 1–3 1–3 – 3–3 4–3
Portland 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 2–4 0–4 1–5 4–3 1–3 2–4 3–4 0–6 2–2 2–2 3–3 – 3–3
Seattle 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–4 2–2 1–5 3–3 3–1 4–2 3–4 2–4 0–4 4–0 3–4 3–3 —

Game log[]

1973–74 game log
Total: 59–23 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
October: 5–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 12, 1973 @ Phoenix W 107–84 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1-0
2 October 13, 1973 @ Golden State W 97–85 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 2-0
4 October 17, 1973 Golden State W 109–95 Milwaukee Arena 3–1
6 October 20, 1973 Cleveland W 101–88 Milwaukee Arena 4–1
7 October 24, 1973 Buffalo W 130—113 Milwaukee Arena 5–1
November: 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 November 3, 1973 Detroit W 123—115 OT Milwaukee Arena 11–1
13 November 7, 1973 Los Angeles W 109—92 Milwaukee Arena 12–1
19 November 22, 1973 Golden State L 105–108 Milwaukee Arena 15–4
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1973–74 schedule

Playoffs[]

1974 playoff game log
Conference Semi-finals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
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
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
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
4 April 4 @ Los Angeles W 112–90 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) Oscar Robertson (9) The Forum 3–1
5 April 7 Los Angeles W 114–92 Ron Williams (22) Cornell Warner (17) Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (8) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		4–1
Conference Finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 16 Chicago W 101–85 Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (25) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) Oscar Robertson (10) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		1–0
2 April 18 @ Chicago W 113–111 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (44) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) Oscar Robertson (8) Chicago Stadium
17,787 		2–0
3 April 20 Chicago W 113–90 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) Oscar Robertson (12) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		3–0
4 April 22 @ Chicago W 115–99 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24) Oscar Robertson (10) Chicago Stadium
12,762 		4–0
NBA Finals: 3–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 28 Boston L 83–98 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) Oscar Robertson (8) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		0–1
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
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
4 May 5 @ Boston W 97–89 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) Oscar Robertson (9) Boston Garden
15,320 		2–2
5 May 7 Boston L 87–96 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Jon McGlocklin (8) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		2–3
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
7 May 12 Boston L 87–102 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13) Oscar Robertson (11) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		3–4
1974 schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 47.4 55.7 73.6 15.8 4.9 1.3 2.4 32.2
Bob Dandridge 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[]

Transactions[]

Free agents[]

Player Signed Former team
Cornell Warner November 5, 1973 Cleveland Cavaliers
Dick Garrett January 8, 1974 New York Knicks

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-30. Retrieved 2008-10-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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