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Professional basketball team season (won NBA championship)
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1970β71 Milwaukee Bucks season was the third season for the Bucks. Milwaukee posted a 66β16 record in only its third year of existence, and its second since drafting
Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).
[1] A key part of this championship season was the acquisition of
Oscar Robertson . Other role players on the Bucks included players such as
Bob Dandridge (18.4 ppg),
Jon McGlocklin (15.8 ppg), power forward
Greg Smith & key reserves such as
Lucius Allen ,
Bob Boozer and
Dick Cunningham completing the nucleus. This season included a 20-game winning streak, the NBA's longest at the time, and still ranked
fifth all-time . The Bucks became the first team from the Midwest Division to win the NBA title; it would be 23 years before the
Houston Rockets would do the same.
In the
1971 NBA Playoffs , the Bucks defeated the 4th-seeded Warriors in 5 games. In the Western Conference Finals, the team dispatched the Lakers in 5 games. The Bucks made their way into the Finals for the first time in NBA history in just their third year of existence. They faced off against the
Baltimore Bullets and swept them in four games. The Bucks had won their first title in franchise history.
Lew Alcindor won
MVP and
Finals MVP honors.
Draft picks
The Milwaukee Bucks made ten selections in the 1970 NBA draft.
[2]
[3]
Roster
1970β71 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
33
Alcindor, Lew
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1947β04β16
UCLA
PG
7
Allen, Lucius
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1947β09β26
UCLA
PF
20
Boozer, Bob
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1937β04β26
Kansas State
C
19
Cunningham, Dick
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1946β07β11
Murray State
SF
10
Dandridge, Bob
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1947β11β15
Norfolk State
F
18
Greacen, Bob
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
1947β09β15
Rutgers
G
14
McGlocklin, Jon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1943β06β10
Indiana
SF
35
McLemore, McCoy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1942β04β03
Drake
PG
1
Robertson, Oscar
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1938β11β24
Cincinnati
F
4
Smith, Greg
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1947β01β28
Western Kentucky
PG
8
Webb, Jeff
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1948β07β06
Kansas State
G
5
Winkler, Marv
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1948β02β18
Louisiana
G
6
Zopf, Bill
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1948β06β07
Duquesne
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
In only his second professional season, Lew Alcindor led the league in scoring at 31.7 ppg, ranked second in field goal percentage at .577 and fourth in rebounding at 16.0 rpg.
[1] Newly arrived Oscar Robertson turned 32 early in the 1970β71 season, and was past his prime when he came to Milwaukee, but his versatile skills and experience provided a leadership role for the Bucks. Robertson had never won a championship and his desire to win seemed to inspire Alcindor and unite the rest of the Bucks. Robertson ranked third in the league in assists at 8.3 apg and was the Bucks' No. 2 scorer at 19.4 ppg.
[1]
Standings
Record vs. opponents
1970β71 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BAL
BOS
BUF
CHI
CIN
CLE
DET
LAL
MIL
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SDR
SFW
SEA
Atlanta
β
3β3
2β4
3β1
1β4
2β4
4β0
0β5
3β2
1β4
3β3
4β2
1β4
2β2
2β3
2β3
3β2
Baltimore
3β3
β
3β3
3β1
2β3
3β3
4β0
2β3
2β3
1β4
2β4
3β3
3β2
2β2
4β1
2β3
3β2
Boston
4β2
3β3
β
4β0
4β1
4β2
3β1
2β3
3β2
0β5
0β6
4β2
2β3
2β2
3β2
3β2
3β2
Buffalo
1β3
1β3
0β4
β
0β4
0β4
5β7
1β5
2β2
0β4
2β2
0β4
1β3
6β6
1β3
1β3
1β3
Chicago
4β1
3β2
1β4
4β0
β
4β0
4β0
3β3
2β4
1β5
3β2
3β2
3β3
3β1
6β0
4β2
3β2
Cincinnati
4β2
3β3
2β4
4β0
0β4
β
5β1
1β4
1β4
1β4
2β4
1β5
1β4
4β0
1β3
2β3
1β4
Cleveland
0β4
0β4
1β3
7β5
0β4
1β5
β
2β2
0β4
0β4
0β4
1β3
0β4
2β10
0β4
1β3
0β4
Detroit
5β0
3β2
3β2
5β1
3β3
4β1
2β2
β
2β3
1β5
2β3
2β3
2β4
3β1
4β2
1β4
3β1
Los Angeles
2β3
3β2
2β3
2β2
4β2
4β1
4β0
3β2
β
1β4
3β2
3β2
2β4
4β0
3β3
4β2
4β2
Milwaukee
4β1
4β1
5β0
4β0
5β1
4β1
4β0
5β1
4β1
β
1β4
4β1
4β2
3β1
4β1
6β0
5β1
New York
3β3
4β2
6β0
2β2
2β3
4β2
4β0
3β2
2β3
4β1
β
2β4
4β1
3β1
4β1
3β2
2β3
Philadelphia
2β4
3β3
2β4
4β0
2β3
5β1
3β1
3β2
2β3
1β4
4β2
β
3β2
4β0
3β2
3β2
3β2
Phoenix
4β1
2β3
3β2
3β1
3β3
4β1
4β0
4β2
4β2
2β4
1β4
2β3
β
4β0
2β4
3β2
3β2
Portland
2β2
2β2
2β2
6β6
1β3
0β4
10β2
1β3
0β4
1β3
1β3
0β4
0β4
β
0β4
1β3
2β4
San Diego
3β2
1β4
2β3
3β1
0β6
3β1
4β0
2β4
3β3
1β4
1β4
2β3
4β2
4β0
β
2β4
5β1
San Francisco
3β2
3β2
2β3
3β1
2β4
3β2
3β1
4β1
2β4
0β6
2β3
2β3
2β3
3β1
4β2
β
3β3
Seattle
2β3
2β3
2β3
3β1
2β3
4β1
4β0
1β3
2β4
1β5
3β2
2β3
2β3
4β2
1β5
3β3
β
Game log
1970β71 game log Total: 66β16 (Home: 34β2; Road: 28β14)
October: 5β1 (home: 3β0; road: 2β1)
November: 13β2 (home: 5β1; road: 8β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
7
November 4, 1970
@
Cleveland
W 110β108
Lew Alcindor (53)
Lew Alcindor (11)
Bob Dandridge &
Jon McGlocklin (9)
Cleveland Arena
6β1
8
November 8, 1970
Phoenix
W 125β105
Bob Dandridge (32)
Bob Dandridge (14)
Oscar Robertson & Jon McGlocklin (9)
Milwaukee Arena
7β1
9
November 11, 1970
@
Boston
W 123β113
Lew Alcindor (44)
Lew Alcindor (15)
Oscar Robertson (10)
Boston Garden
8β1
10
November 14, 1970
@
Buffalo
W 116β107
Lew Alcindor (27)
Lew Alcindor (20)
Lew Alcindor (7)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
9β1
11
November 15, 1970
Baltimore
W 105β90
Lew Alcindor & Oscar Robertson (27)
Lew Alcindor (21)
Oscar Robertson (12)
Milwaukee Arena
10β1
12
November 16, 1970
San Francisco
W 119β100
Lew Alcindor (30)
Bob Dandridge (14)
Oscar Robertson (10)
Milwaukee Arena
11β1
13
November 18, 1970
@
San Diego
W 117β111
Lew Alcindor (25)
Lew Alcindor (16)
Oscar Robertson (6)
San Diego Sports Arena
12β1
14
November 20, 1970
@
Los Angeles
W 117β100
Lew Alcindor (29)
Lew Alcindor (13)
Lucius Allen (5)
The Forum
13β1
15
November 21, 1970
@
San Francisco
W 127β102
Lew Alcindor (28)
Lew Alcindor (15)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Cow Palace
14β1
16
November 22, 1970
@
Portland
W 126β104
Lew Alcindor (30)
Lew Alcindor (26)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Memorial Coliseum
15β1
17
November 24, 1970
@
Chicago
W 117β108
Lew Alcindor (37)
Lew Alcindor (15)
Oscar Robertson (12)
Chicago Stadium
16β1
18
November 25, 1970
Detroit
W 113β87
Lew Alcindor (31)
Lew Alcindor & Greg Smith (17)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Milwaukee Arena
17β1
19
November 27, 1970
New York
L 94β103
Lew Alcindor (33)
Lew Alcindor (16)
Oscar Robertson (7)
Milwaukee Arena
17β2
20
November 28, 1970
@
New York
L 99-100
Lew Alcindor (35)
Lew Alcindor (24)
Oscar Robertson (5)
Madison Square Garden
17-3
21
November 29, 1970
Portland
W 124-111
Lew Alcindor (33)
Greg Smith (14)
Oscar Robertson (13)
Milwaukee Arena
18-3
December: 10β4 (home: 7β0; road: 3β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
22
December 3, 1970
Chicago
W 107β100
Lew Alcindor &
Oscar Robertson (22)
Lew Alcindor (10)
Lew Alcindor (7)
Milwaukee Arena
19β3
23
December 4, 1970
Philadelphia
W 128β122 (OT)
Lew Alcindor (35)
Lew Alcindor (18)
Jon McGlocklin (9)
Milwaukee Arena
20β3
24
December 8, 1970
Atlanta
W 125β104
Lew Alcindor (24)
Lew Alcindor (13)
Oscar Robertson (13)
Milwaukee Arena
21β3
25
December 9, 1970
@
Baltimore
L 97β127
Lew Alcindor (24)
Lew Alcindor (15)
Lew Alcindor (4)
Baltimore Civic Center
21β4
26
December 11, 1970
Cleveland
W 134β92
Lew Alcindor (34)
Lew Alcindor (17)
Oscar Robertson (13)
Milwaukee Arena
22β4
27
December 12, 1970
@
Phoenix
L 111β113
Lew Alcindor (36)
Lew Alcindor (17)
Oscar Robertson (12)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
22β5
28
December 13, 1970
@
Seattle
W 124β107
Lew Alcindor (40)
Lew Alcindor (22)
Oscar Robertson (5)
Seattle Center Coliseum
23-5
29
December 18, 1970
Boston
W 124β114
Lew Alcindor (40)
Lew Alcindor (15)
Greg Smith (10)
Milwaukee Arena
24β5
30
December 19, 1970
@
Cincinnati
L 110-119
Lew Alcindor (35)
Lew Alcindor (20)
Jon McGlocklin (6)
Cincinnati Gardens
24-6
31
December 20, 1970
Buffalo
W 131β101
Lew Alcindor (27)
Lew Alcindor (13)
Oscar Robertson (11)
Milwaukee Arena
25β6
32
December 21, 1970
Los Angeles
W 113-88
Lew Alcindor (37)
Lew Alcindor (16)
Oscar Robertson (10)
Milwaukee Arena
26β6
33
December 26, 1970
San Francisco
W 131-111
Lew Alcindor (34)
Lew Alcindor (15)
Oscar Robertson (7)
Milwaukee Arena
27β6
34
December 28, 1970
@
Cincinnati
W 137-114
Lew Alcindor (29)
Lew Alcindor (15)
Greg Smith (8)
UW Field House
28-6
35
December 29, 1970
@
Cleveland
W 119-97
Lew Alcindor &
Bob Dandridge (23)
Lew Alcindor (15)
Oscar Robertson (13)
Cleveland Arena
29-6
36
December 30, 1970
@
Philadelphia
L 107-119
Lew Alcindor (30)
Lew Alcindor (18)
Oscar Robertson (8)
The Spectrum
29-7
January: 13β2 (home: 6β1; road: 7β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
37
January 2, 1971
Cleveland
W 118-73
Lew Alcindor (27)
Bob Boozer (14)
Oscar Robertson (8)
Milwaukee Arena
30β7
38
January 4, 1971
Seattle
W 124-110
Lew Alcindor (38)
Lew Alcindor (14)
Oscar Robertson (7)
Milwaukee Arena
31β7
39
January 6, 1971
@
Chicago
W 119-106
Lew Alcindor (24)
Lew Alcindor & Bob Boozer (9)
Oscar Robertson (10)
UW Field House
32-7
40
January 7, 1971
New York
W 116-106
Oscar Robertson (35)
Lew Alcindor (13)
Oscar Robertson (13)
Milwaukee Arena
33β7
41
January 9, 1971
Detroit
W 118-100
Lew Alcindor (27)
Lew Alcindor (14)
Lew Alcindor (10)
Milwaukee Arena
34β7
42
January 10, 1971
Baltimore
W 151-99
Bob Dandridge (34)
Lew Alcindor (17)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Milwaukee Arena
35β7
43
January 15, 1971
Cincinnati
W 135-116
Lew Alcindor (35)
Lew Alcindor (16)
Lew Alcindor & Oscar Robertson (5)
Milwaukee Arena
36-7
44
January 16, 1971
@
Chicago
W 110-90
Lew Alcindor (25)
Lew Alcindor (19)
Lew Alcindor & Oscar Robertson (8)
Chicago Stadium
37-7
45
January 17, 1971
Boston
W 120β113
Lew Alcindor (44)
Lew Alcindor (20)
Lew Alcindor, Jon McGlocklin, Bob Dandridge, & Oscar Robertson (5)
Milwaukee Arena
38-7
46
January 20, 1971
@
Baltimore
W 120-116
Lew Alcindor (39)
Lew Alcindor (20)
Bob Dandridge (5)
Baltimore Civic Center
39-7
47
January 22, 1971
Atlanta
L 110β117
Bob Dandridge (22)
Lew Alcindor (20)
Oscar Robertson (8)
Milwaukee Arena
39β8
48
January 23, 1971
Portland
W 142β117
Lew Alcindor (44)
Lew Alcindor (17)
Lew Alcindor (7)
Milwaukee Arena
40β8
49
January 24, 1971
@
Atlanta
W 142-120
Bob Dandridge (33)
Lew Alcindor (17)
Oscar Robertson (15)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
41-8
50
January 26, 1971
@
New York
L 98-107
Lew Alcindor (29)
Lew Alcindor (25)
Lew Alcindor (4)
Madison Square Garden
41-9
51
January 27, 1971
@
Boston
W 132-129
Lew Alcindor (53)
Lew Alcindor (14)
Lew Alcindor & Oscar Robertson (7)
Boston Garden
42-9
52
January 29, 1971
@
Philadelphia
W 142-118
Lew Alcindor (31)
Lew Alcindor (13)
Lew Alcindor & Oscar Robertson (6)
The Spectrum
43-9
53
January 31, 1971
@
Detroit
W 131-104
Lew Alcindor (28)
Bob Dandridge (15)
Oscar Robertson (7)
Wisconsin Field House
44-9
February: 15β2 (home: 6β0; road: 9β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
54
February 2, 1971
@
Portland
L 111-123
Lew Alcindor (38)
Lew Alcindor & Bob Boozer (9)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Memorial Coliseum
44-10
55
February 3, 1971
@
San Diego
W 108-101
Lew Alcindor (25)
Lew Alcindor (12)
Oscar Robertson (10)
San Diego Sports Arena
45-10
56
February 5, 1971
@
Los Angeles
L 93β116
Lew Alcindor (27)
Lew Alcindor (10)
Oscar Robertson (7)
The Forum
45-11
57
February 6, 1971
@
San Francisco
W 111-85
Bob Dandridge &
Jon McGlocklin (20)
Lew Alcindor (11)
Oscar Robertson (11)
Cow Palace
46-11
58
February 8, 1971
Phoenix
W 118-94
Lew Alcindor (39)
Lew Alcindor (23)
Oscar Robertson (12)
Milwaukee Arena
47-11
59
February 9, 1971
@
Detroit
W 107-106
Lew Alcindor (38)
Lew Alcindor (16)
Oscar Robertson (14)
Cobo Center
48-11
60
February 11, 1971
Los Angeles
W 122-88
Lew Alcindor (31)
Lew Alcindor (21)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Milwaukee Arena
49-11
61
February 13, 1971
Chicago
W 103β96
Lew Alcindor (35)
Lew Alcindor (20)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Milwaukee Arena
50β11
62
February 14, 1971
@
Atlanta
W 124-88
Lew Alcindor (23)
Lew Alcindor (19)
John McGlocklin (11)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum
51β11
63
February 16, 1971
@
Buffalo
W 135-103
Lew Alcindor (38)
Lew Alcindor (20)
Bob Dandridge (8)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
52β11
64
February 17, 1971
Philadelphia
W 119-114
Lew Alcindor (41)
Lew Alcindor (13)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Wisconsin Field House
53β11
65
February 19, 1971
@
Seattle
W 128-112
Lew Alcindor (42)
Lew Alcindor (29)
Oscar Robertson (8)
Seattle Center Coliseum
54β11
66
February 20, 1971
@
San Francisco
W 104-96
Jon McGlocklin (28)
Lew Alcindor (19)
Oscar Robertson (11)
Cow Palace
55β11
67
February 21, 1971
@
Phoenix
W 125β97
Lew Alcindor (36)
Lew Alcindor (21)
Oscar Robertson (10)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
56β11
68
February 23, 1971
San Francisco
W 118β107
Oscar Robertson (26)
Lew Alcindor (16)
Oscar Robertson (6)
Milwaukee Arena
57β11
69
February 24, 1971
San Diego
W 139β104
Bob Dandridge (33)
Lew Alcindor & Greg Smith (13)
Oscar Robertson (8)
Milwaukee Arena
58β11
70
February 26, 1971
Cincinnati
W 135β111
Lew Alcindor, Jon McGlocklin, & Bob Dandridge (24)
Lew Alcindor (22)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Milwaukee Arena
59β11
71
February 28, 1971
@
Boston
W 111β99
Lew Alcindor (26)
Lew Alcindor (30)
Oscar Robertson (5)
Boston Garden
60β11
March: 6β5 (home: 4β1; road: 2β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
72
March 1, 1971
Philadelphia
W 127β103
Lew Alcindor &
Oscar Robertson (29)
Oscar Robertson (12)
Oscar Robertson (10)
Milwaukee Arena
61β11
73
March 3, 1971
Los Angeles
W 112β97
Oscar Robertson (24)
Bob Dandridge (8)
Greg Smith (7)
Milwaukee Arena
62β11
74
March 4, 1971
Buffalo
W 113β116
Oscar Robertson (32)
Lew Alcindor (17)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Milwaukee Arena
63β11
75
March 5, 1971
@
Detroit
W 108β95
Lew Alcindor (34)
Lew Alcindor (11)
Oscar Robertson (16)
Cobo Arena
64β11
76
March 8, 1971
Seattle
W 99β104
Lew Alcindor (32)
Lew Alcindor (16)
Jon McGlocklin & Oscar Robertson (7)
Milwaukee Arena
65β11
77
March 9, 1971
@
Chicago
L 103β110 (OT)
Lew Alcindor (39)
Lew Alcindor (17)
Oscar Robertson (8)
Chicago Stadium
65β12
78
March 13, 1971
@
New York
L 103β108
Lew Alcindor (34)
Lew Alcindor (16)
Jon McGlocklin (5)
Madison Square Garden
65β13
79
March 14, 1971
Phoenix
L 125β113
Lew Alcindor (38)
Lew Alcindor (15)
Greg Smith (6)
Wisconsin Field House
65β14
80
March 16, 1971
@
Phoenix
W 119β111
Lew Alcindor (48)
Lew Alcindor (14)
Oscar Robertson (13)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
66β14
81
March 18, 1971
@
Seattle
L 121β122
Lew Alcindor (39)
Lew Alcindor (13)
Greg Smith (7)
Seattle Center Coliseum
66β15
82
March 19, 1971
@
San Diego
L 99β111
Lew Alcindor (22)
Dick Cunningham (12)
Bob Greacen (8)
San Diego Sports Arena
66β16
1970β71 schedule
Playoffs
1971 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
Conference Finals: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
NBA Finals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
1971 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
Lew Alcindor , NBA scoring champion
Lew Alcindor, NBA MVP
Lew Alcindor, NBA Finals MVP
Transactions
On April 21, 1970, the Bucks traded two young players, Flynn Robinson and Charlie Paulk, to the Cincinnati Royals for 10-year veteran guard Oscar Robertson.
[1]
Trades
Free agents
See also
Notes
^ Changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar before the 1971β72 season.
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