1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season
Milwaukee Arena | |
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Results | |
Record | 56–26 (.683) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | Division finals (lost to Knicks 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season was the second season for the
Lew Alcindor, they finished with a 56–26 record, enough for second place in the Eastern Division. After beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4–1 in the Eastern semifinals, they lost to the eventual champions New York Knicks
in five games.
Draft picks
After a 27–55 record in their inaugural NBA season, the Bucks won a coin toss over the
Lew Alcindor. However, Alcindor was also selected first overall by the New York Nets in the competing American Basketball Association's entry draft, which triggered a bidding war for Alcindor's services. He eventually opted for the Bucks' five-year $1.4 million offer over a much more lucrative $3.2 million offer from the Nets,[2]
preferring the established NBA over a new and struggling ABA.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 1 | Lew Alcindor |
C | United States | UCLA |
2 | 17 | Bob Greacen | F | United States | Rutgers |
3 | 31 | Skeeter Swift | G | United States | East Tennessee State |
4 | 45 | Bob Dandridge | F | United States | Norfolk State |
6 | 73 | John Arthurs | G | United States | Tulane |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | |
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x-New York Knicks | 60 | 22 | .732 | – |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4 |
x-Baltimore Bullets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18 |
Cincinnati Royals | 36 | 46 | .439 | 24 |
Boston Celtics | 34 | 48 | .415 | 26 |
Detroit Pistons | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | SDR | SFW | SEA |
Atlanta | — | 2–4 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 |
Baltimore | 4–2 | — | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–4 | 5–1 |
Boston | 0–6 | 2–5 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–4 |
Chicago | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 |
Cincinnati | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 |
Detroit | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | — | 3–3 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 |
Los Angeles | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 6–0 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 3–3 | — | 2–4 | 5–2 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 |
New York | 2–4 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | — | 5–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 |
Philadelphia | 3–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–5 | — | 4–2 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 0–6 |
Phoenix | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 2–4 | — | 7–0 | 3–3 | 4–3 |
San Diego | 2–4 | 0–6 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–7 | — | 5–2 | 4–2 |
San Francisco | 2–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 2–5 | — | 3–4 |
Seattle | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — |
Game log
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October: 6–3 (home: 2–1; road: 4–2)
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November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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1969–70 schedule |
Playoffs
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Division semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
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Division finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
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1970 schedule |
Player statistics
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
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Season
Player | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PF | PPG |
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Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 80 | 20.5 | 43.4 | 64.3 | 7.5 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 7.4 |
Lew Alcindor
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82 | 43.1 | 51.8 | 65.3 | 14.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 28.8 |
John Arthurs | 11 | 3.2 | ||||||
Len Chappell | 75 | 8.3 | ||||||
Freddie Crawford | 77 | 7.6 | ||||||
Dick Cunningham | 60 | 2.1 | ||||||
Bob Dandridge | 81 | 3.2 | ||||||
Bob Greacen | 41 | 2.6 | ||||||
Jon McGlocklin | 82 | 17.6 | ||||||
Flynn Robinson | 81 | 21.8 | ||||||
Guy Rodgers | 64 | 3.2 | ||||||
Greg Smith | 82 | 9.8 | ||||||
Sam Williams | 11 | 2.5 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 10 | 4.3 | |||||||||
Lew Alcindor
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10 | 35.2 | |||||||||
Len Chappell | 9 | 7.7 | |||||||||
Freddie Crawford | 10 | 8.8 | |||||||||
Dick Cunningham | 8 | 2.6 | |||||||||
Bob Dandridge | 10 | 16.3 | |||||||||
Bob Greacen | 1 | 2.0 | |||||||||
Jon McGlocklin | 10 | 14.9 | |||||||||
Flynn Robinson | 10 | 12.8 | |||||||||
Guy Rodgers | 7 | 2.4 | |||||||||
Greg Smith | 10 | 10.7 | |||||||||
Sam Williams | 2 | 4.0 |
Awards and honors
- Lew Alcindor, NBA Rookie of the Year
- Lew Alcindor, NBA All-Rookie Team
- Lew Alcindor, NBA All-Star Game Appearance