1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season

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Milwaukee 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 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 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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Roster

1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB 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: 31–7; road: 24–16; Neutral: 4–0)
October: 9–1 (home: 4–0; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
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
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
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
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
6 October 20, 1973 Cleveland W 88–101 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) Curtis Perry (11) Oscar Robertson (7) Milwaukee Arena
8,837 		5–1
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
8 October 26, 1973 @ Philadelphia W 98–92 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18) Oscar Robertson (7) Spectrum
5,897 		7-1
9 October 27, 1973 Phoenix W 95–104 Lucius Allen (23) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12) Oscar Robertson (8) Milwaukee Arena
9,975 		8-1
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
November: 12–3 (home: 8–1; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
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
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
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
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
16 November 13, 1973 Portland W 100–108 Lucius Allen (29) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) Oscar Robertson (8) Milwaukee Arena
8,531 		15–1
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
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
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
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
21 November 24, 1973 @ Atlanta W 112–92 Bob Dandridge (30) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) Oscar Robertson (10)
The Omni

9,111 		17–4
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
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
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
25 November 30, 1973 Boston W 93–117 Bob Dandridge (27) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14) Oscar Robertson (10) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		21–4
December: 9–4 (home: 6–2; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
27 December 7, 1973 Portland W 86–116 Allen, Dandridge (25) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) Oscar Robertson (10) Milwaukee Arena
8,796 		23–4
28 December 8, 1973 @ Philadelphia W 105–92 Lucius Allen (21) Cornell Warner (12) Lucius Allen (6) Spectrum
6,012 		24–4
29 December 11, 1973 Seattle W 91–130 Lucius Allen (28) Curtis Perry (16) Oscar Robertson (9) Milwaukee Arena
7,075 		25–4
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
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
32 December 16, 1973 @ Portland W 121–98 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32) Curtis Perry (13) Oscar Robertson (7)
Memorial Coliseum

9,034 		27–5
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
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
35 December 26, 1973 Cleveland W 110–123 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) Curtis Perry (19) Lucius Allen (10) Milwaukee Arena
9,986 		28–7
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
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
38 December 30, 1973 Detroit L 98–91 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30) Curtis Perry (15) Lucius Allen (7) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		30–8
January: 10–3 (home: 7–0; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
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
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
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
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
44 January 12, 1974 @ Chicago W 101–82 Lucius Allen (24) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Lucius Allen (11) Chicago Stadium
18,597 		34–10
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
46 January 19, 1974 Portland W 106–121 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34) Curtis Perry (16) Jon McGlocklin (7) Milwaukee Arena
9,687 		36–10
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
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
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
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
51 January 29, 1974 @ Portland W 126–106 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) Curtis Perry (16) Lucius Allen (10) Memorial Coliseum
6,501 		40–11
February: 9–7 (home: 4–3; road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
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
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
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
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
56 February 8, 1974 Capital W 96–105 Lucius Allen (28) Cornell Warner (19) Oscar Robertson (5) Milwaukee Arena
10,121 		42–14
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
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
59 February 14, 1974 @ Detroit W 102–99 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Oscar Robertson (10) Oscar Robertson (9) Cobo Arena
11,385 		44–15
60 February 15, 1974 Chicago L 92–90 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Bob Dandridge (14) Jon McGlocklin (5) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		44–16
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
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
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
64 February 22, 1974 @ Houston W 122–113 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38) Curtis Perry (12) Oscar Robertson (8) Hofheinz Pavilion
8,253 		47–17
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
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
67 February 28, 1974 Detroit W 90–113 Lucius Allen (27) Curtis Perry (11) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9) Milwaukee Arena
10,938 		49–18
March: 10–5 (home: 5–1; road: 5–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
68 March 1, 1974 @ Atlanta L 89–105 Ron Williams (16) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11) Lucius Allen (5) The Omni
8,470 		49–19
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
76 March 15, 1974 @ Detroit L 89–93 Bob Dandridge (31) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) Ron Williams (6) Cobo Arena
11,267 		54–22
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

17,505 		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. ^ "1973 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2008.

External links

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