1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks season

The 1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks season was the third season for the Bucks. Milwaukee posted a 66–16 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.

1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachLarry Costello
ArenaMilwaukee Arena
Results
Record66–16 (.805)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA champions
(Defeated Bullets 4–0)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
RadioWTMJ

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
Main article: 1970 NBA draft

The Milwaukee Bucks made ten selections in the 1970 NBA draft.[2]

Round Pick Player College/Club team
116Gary FreemanOregon State
233Bill ZopfDuquesne
350Marv WinklerSW Louisiana
467Virgle FredricksDrury
584Mike GrossoLouisville
6101Willy WatsonOklahoma City
7118John RinkaKenyon
8135Jim SamoNorthwestern
9152Joe HamiltonNorth Texas State
10169Bob SeemerGeorgia Tech

[3]

Roster
1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 33 Alcindor, Lew 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947–04–16 UCLA
PG 7 Allen, Lucius 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1947–09–26 UCLA
PF 20 Boozer, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1937–04–26 Kansas State
C 19 Cunningham, Dick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1946–07–11 Murray State
SF 10 Dandridge, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1947–11–15 Norfolk State
F 18 Greacen, Bob 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1947–09–15 Rutgers
G 14 McGlocklin, Jon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943–06–10 Indiana
SF 35 McLemore, McCoy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1942–04–03 Drake
PG 1 Robertson, Oscar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1938–11–24 Cincinnati
F 4 Smith, Greg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1947–01–28 Western Kentucky
PG 8 Webb, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1948–07–06 Kansas State
G 5 Winkler, Marv 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1948–02–18 Louisiana
G 6 Zopf, Bill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1948–06–07 Duquesne
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured 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 1970–71 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
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 6616.805–34–228–134–114–4
x-Chicago Bulls 5131.6221530–1117–194–17–11
Phoenix Suns 4834.5851827–1419–202–09–9
Detroit Pistons 4537.5492124–1720–191–16–12
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks6616.805
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers4834.585
3 x-Chicago Bulls5131.622
4 x-San Francisco Warriors4141.500
5 Phoenix Suns4834.585
6 Detroit Pistons4537.549
7 San Diego Rockets4042.488
8 Seattle SuperSonics3844.463
9 Portland Trail Blazers2953.354

Record vs. opponents
1970–71 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta —3–32–43–11–42–44–00–53–21–43–34–21–42–22–32–33–2
Baltimore 3–3—3–33–12–33–34–02–32–31–42–43–33–22–24–12–33–2
Boston 4–23–3—4–04–14–23–12–33–20–50–64–22–32–23–23–23–2
Buffalo 1–31–30–4—0–40–45–71–52–20–42–20–41–36–61–31–31–3
Chicago 4–13–21–44–0—4–04–03–32–41–53–23–23–33–16–04–23–2
Cincinnati 4–23–32–44–00–4—5–11–41–41–42–41–51–44–01–32–31–4
Cleveland 0–40–41–37–50–41–5—2–20–40–40–41–30–42–100–41–30–4
Detroit 5–03–23–25–13–34–12–2—2–31–52–32–32–43–14–21–43–1
Los Angeles 2–33–22–32–24–24–14–03–2—1–43–23–22–44–03–34–24–2
Milwaukee 4–14–15–04–05–14–14–05–14–1—1–44–14–23–14–16–05–1
New York 3–34–26–02–22–34–24–03–22–34–1—2–44–13–14–13–22–3
Philadelphia 2–43–32–44–02–35–13–13–22–31–44–2—3–24–03–23–23–2
Phoenix 4–12–33–23–13–34–14–04–24–22–41–42–3—4–02–43–23–2
Portland 2–22–22–26–61–30–410–21–30–41–31–30–40–4—0–41–32–4
San Diego 3–21–42–33–10–63–14–02–43–31–41–42–34–24–0—2–45–1
San Francisco 3–23–22–33–12–43–23–14–12–40–62–32–32–33–14–2—3–3
Seattle 2–32–32–33–12–34–14–01–32–41–53–22–32–34–21–53–3—

Game log
1970–71 game log
Total: 66–16 (Home: 34–2; Road: 28–14)
October: 5–1 (home: 3–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 17, 1970@ Atlanta W 107–98 Lew Alcindor[lower-alpha 1] (32) Lew Alcindor (17) Oscar Robertson (4) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 1-0
2October 20, 1970@ Detroit L 114–115 Lew Alcindor (38) Lew Alcindor (16) Oscar Robertson (11) Cobo Center 1-1
3October 24, 1970Baltimore W 122–120 2OT Lew Alcindor (39) Lew Alcindor (17) Milwaukee Arena 2–1
4October 25, 1970Seattle W 126–107 Lew Alcindor (37) Lew Alcindor (14) Oscar Robertson (13) Milwaukee Arena 3–1
5October 27, 1970San Diego W 126–113 Bob Dandridge (39) Lew Alcindor & Dick Cunningham (10) Oscar Robertson (8) Milwaukee Arena 4–1
6October 31, 1970@ Cincinnati W 121–100 Lew Alcindor (28) Lew Alcindor (22) Bob Dandridge (9) Cincinnati Gardens 5-1
November: 13–2 (home: 5–1; road: 8–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7November 4, 1970@ Cleveland W 110–108 Lew Alcindor (53) Lew Alcindor (11) Bob Dandridge & Jon McGlocklin (9) Cleveland Arena 6–1
8November 8, 1970Phoenix W 125–105 Bob Dandridge (32) Bob Dandridge (14) Oscar Robertson & Jon McGlocklin (9) Milwaukee Arena 7–1
9November 11, 1970@ Boston W 123–113 Lew Alcindor (44) Lew Alcindor (15) Oscar Robertson (10) Boston Garden 8–1
10November 14, 1970@ Buffalo W 116–107 Lew Alcindor (27) Lew Alcindor (20) Lew Alcindor (7) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 9–1
11November 15, 1970Baltimore W 105–90 Lew Alcindor & Oscar Robertson (27) Lew Alcindor (21) Oscar Robertson (12) Milwaukee Arena 10–1
12November 16, 1970San Francisco W 119–100 Lew Alcindor (30) Bob Dandridge (14) Oscar Robertson (10) Milwaukee Arena 11–1
13November 18, 1970@ San Diego W 117–111 Lew Alcindor (25) Lew Alcindor (16) Oscar Robertson (6) San Diego Sports Arena 12–1
14November 20, 1970@ Los Angeles W 117–100 Lew Alcindor (29) Lew Alcindor (13) Lucius Allen (5) The Forum 13–1
15November 21, 1970@ San Francisco W 127–102 Lew Alcindor (28) Lew Alcindor (15) Oscar Robertson (9) Cow Palace 14–1
16November 22, 1970@ Portland W 126–104 Lew Alcindor (30) Lew Alcindor (26) Oscar Robertson (9) Memorial Coliseum 15–1
17November 24, 1970@ Chicago W 117–108 Lew Alcindor (37) Lew Alcindor (15) Oscar Robertson (12) Chicago Stadium 16–1
18November 25, 1970Detroit W 113–87 Lew Alcindor (31) Lew Alcindor & Greg Smith (17) Oscar Robertson (9) Milwaukee Arena 17–1
19November 27, 1970New York L 94–103 Lew Alcindor (33) Lew Alcindor (16) Oscar Robertson (7) Milwaukee Arena 17–2
20November 28, 1970@ New York L 99-100 Lew Alcindor (35) Lew Alcindor (24) Oscar Robertson (5) Madison Square Garden 17-3
21November 29, 1970Portland W 124-111 Lew Alcindor (33) Greg Smith (14) Oscar Robertson (13) Milwaukee Arena 18-3
December: 10–4 (home: 7–0; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
22December 3, 1970Chicago W 107–100 Lew Alcindor & Oscar Robertson (22) Lew Alcindor (10) Lew Alcindor (7) Milwaukee Arena 19–3
23December 4, 1970Philadelphia W 128–122 (OT) Lew Alcindor (35) Lew Alcindor (18) Jon McGlocklin (9) Milwaukee Arena 20–3
24December 8, 1970Atlanta W 125–104 Lew Alcindor (24) Lew Alcindor (13) Oscar Robertson (13) Milwaukee Arena 21–3
25December 9, 1970@ Baltimore L 97–127 Lew Alcindor (24) Lew Alcindor (15) Lew Alcindor (4) Baltimore Civic Center 21–4
26December 11, 1970Cleveland W 134–92 Lew Alcindor (34) Lew Alcindor (17) Oscar Robertson (13) Milwaukee Arena 22–4
27December 12, 1970@ Phoenix L 111–113 Lew Alcindor (36) Lew Alcindor (17) Oscar Robertson (12) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 22–5
28December 13, 1970@ Seattle W 124–107 Lew Alcindor (40) Lew Alcindor (22) Oscar Robertson (5) Seattle Center Coliseum 23-5
29December 18, 1970Boston W 124–114 Lew Alcindor (40) Lew Alcindor (15) Greg Smith (10) Milwaukee Arena 24–5
30December 19, 1970@ Cincinnati L 110-119 Lew Alcindor (35) Lew Alcindor (20) Jon McGlocklin (6) Cincinnati Gardens 24-6
31December 20, 1970Buffalo W 131–101 Lew Alcindor (27) Lew Alcindor (13) Oscar Robertson (11) Milwaukee Arena 25–6
32December 21, 1970Los Angeles W 113-88 Lew Alcindor (37) Lew Alcindor (16) Oscar Robertson (10) Milwaukee Arena 26–6
33December 26, 1970San Francisco W 131-111 Lew Alcindor (34) Lew Alcindor (15) Oscar Robertson (7) Milwaukee Arena 27–6
34December 28, 1970@ Cincinnati W 137-114 Lew Alcindor (29) Lew Alcindor (15) Greg Smith (8) UW Field House 28-6
35December 29, 1970@ Cleveland W 119-97 Lew Alcindor & Bob Dandridge (23) Lew Alcindor (15) Oscar Robertson (13) Cleveland Arena 29-6
36December 30, 1970@ Philadelphia L 107-119 Lew Alcindor (30) Lew Alcindor (18) Oscar Robertson (8) The Spectrum 29-7
January: 13–2 (home: 6–1; road: 7–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
37January 2, 1971Cleveland W 118-73 Lew Alcindor (27) Bob Boozer (14) Oscar Robertson (8) Milwaukee Arena 30–7
38January 4, 1971Seattle W 124-110 Lew Alcindor (38) Lew Alcindor (14) Oscar Robertson (7) Milwaukee Arena 31–7
39January 6, 1971@ Chicago W 119-106 Lew Alcindor (24) Lew Alcindor & Bob Boozer (9) Oscar Robertson (10) UW Field House 32-7
40January 7, 1971New York W 116-106 Oscar Robertson (35) Lew Alcindor (13) Oscar Robertson (13) Milwaukee Arena 33–7
41January 9, 1971Detroit W 118-100 Lew Alcindor (27) Lew Alcindor (14) Lew Alcindor (10) Milwaukee Arena 34–7
42January 10, 1971Baltimore W 151-99 Bob Dandridge (34) Lew Alcindor (17) Oscar Robertson (9) Milwaukee Arena 35–7
43January 15, 1971Cincinnati W 135-116 Lew Alcindor (35) Lew Alcindor (16) Lew Alcindor & Oscar Robertson (5) Milwaukee Arena 36-7
44January 16, 1971@ Chicago W 110-90 Lew Alcindor (25) Lew Alcindor (19) Lew Alcindor & Oscar Robertson (8) Chicago Stadium 37-7
45January 17, 1971Boston W 120–113 Lew Alcindor (44) Lew Alcindor (20) Lew Alcindor, Jon McGlocklin, Bob Dandridge, & Oscar Robertson (5) Milwaukee Arena 38-7
46January 20, 1971@ Baltimore W 120-116 Lew Alcindor (39) Lew Alcindor (20) Bob Dandridge (5) Baltimore Civic Center 39-7
47January 22, 1971Atlanta L 110–117 Bob Dandridge (22) Lew Alcindor (20) Oscar Robertson (8) Milwaukee Arena 39–8
48January 23, 1971Portland W 142–117 Lew Alcindor (44) Lew Alcindor (17) Lew Alcindor (7) Milwaukee Arena 40–8
49January 24, 1971@ Atlanta W 142-120 Bob Dandridge (33) Lew Alcindor (17) Oscar Robertson (15) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 41-8
50January 26, 1971@ New York L 98-107 Lew Alcindor (29) Lew Alcindor (25) Lew Alcindor (4) Madison Square Garden 41-9
51January 27, 1971@ Boston W 132-129 Lew Alcindor (53) Lew Alcindor (14) Lew Alcindor & Oscar Robertson (7) Boston Garden 42-9
52January 29, 1971@ Philadelphia W 142-118 Lew Alcindor (31) Lew Alcindor (13) Lew Alcindor & Oscar Robertson (6) The Spectrum 43-9
53January 31, 1971@ Detroit W 131-104 Lew Alcindor (28) Bob Dandridge (15) Oscar Robertson (7) Wisconsin Field House 44-9
February: 15–2 (home: 6–0; road: 9–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
54February 2, 1971@ Portland L 111-123 Lew Alcindor (38) Lew Alcindor & Bob Boozer (9) Oscar Robertson (9) Memorial Coliseum 44-10
55February 3, 1971@ San Diego W 108-101 Lew Alcindor (25) Lew Alcindor (12) Oscar Robertson (10) San Diego Sports Arena 45-10
56February 5, 1971@ Los Angeles L 93–116 Lew Alcindor (27) Lew Alcindor (10) Oscar Robertson (7) The Forum 45-11
57February 6, 1971@ San Francisco W 111-85 Bob Dandridge & Jon McGlocklin (20) Lew Alcindor (11) Oscar Robertson (11) Cow Palace 46-11
58February 8, 1971Phoenix W 118-94 Lew Alcindor (39) Lew Alcindor (23) Oscar Robertson (12) Milwaukee Arena 47-11
59February 9, 1971@ Detroit W 107-106 Lew Alcindor (38) Lew Alcindor (16) Oscar Robertson (14) Cobo Center 48-11
60February 11, 1971Los Angeles W 122-88 Lew Alcindor (31) Lew Alcindor (21) Oscar Robertson (9) Milwaukee Arena 49-11
61February 13, 1971Chicago W 103–96 Lew Alcindor (35) Lew Alcindor (20) Oscar Robertson (9) Milwaukee Arena 50–11
62February 14, 1971@ Atlanta W 124-88 Lew Alcindor (23) Lew Alcindor (19) John McGlocklin (11) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 51–11
63February 16, 1971@ Buffalo W 135-103 Lew Alcindor (38) Lew Alcindor (20) Bob Dandridge (8) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 52–11
64February 17, 1971Philadelphia W 119-114 Lew Alcindor (41) Lew Alcindor (13) Oscar Robertson (9) Wisconsin Field House 53–11
65February 19, 1971@ Seattle W 128-112 Lew Alcindor (42) Lew Alcindor (29) Oscar Robertson (8) Seattle Center Coliseum 54–11
66February 20, 1971@ San Francisco W 104-96 Jon McGlocklin (28) Lew Alcindor (19) Oscar Robertson (11) Cow Palace 55–11
67February 21, 1971@ Phoenix W 125–97 Lew Alcindor (36) Lew Alcindor (21) Oscar Robertson (10) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 56–11
68February 23, 1971San Francisco W 118–107 Oscar Robertson (26) Lew Alcindor (16) Oscar Robertson (6) Milwaukee Arena 57–11
69February 24, 1971San Diego W 139–104 Bob Dandridge (33) Lew Alcindor & Greg Smith (13) Oscar Robertson (8) Milwaukee Arena 58–11
70February 26, 1971Cincinnati W 135–111 Lew Alcindor, Jon McGlocklin, & Bob Dandridge (24) Lew Alcindor (22) Oscar Robertson (9) Milwaukee Arena 59–11
71February 28, 1971@ Boston W 111–99 Lew Alcindor (26) Lew Alcindor (30) Oscar Robertson (5) Boston Garden 60–11
March: 6–5 (home: 4–1; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
72March 1, 1971Philadelphia W 127–103 Lew Alcindor & Oscar Robertson (29) Oscar Robertson (12) Oscar Robertson (10) Milwaukee Arena 61–11
73March 3, 1971Los Angeles W 112–97 Oscar Robertson (24) Bob Dandridge (8) Greg Smith (7) Milwaukee Arena 62–11
74March 4, 1971Buffalo W 113–116 Oscar Robertson (32) Lew Alcindor (17) Oscar Robertson (9) Milwaukee Arena 63–11
75March 5, 1971@ Detroit W 108–95 Lew Alcindor (34) Lew Alcindor (11) Oscar Robertson (16) Cobo Arena 64–11
76March 8, 1971Seattle W 99–104 Lew Alcindor (32) Lew Alcindor (16) Jon McGlocklin & Oscar Robertson (7) Milwaukee Arena 65–11
77March 9, 1971@ Chicago L 103–110 (OT) Lew Alcindor (39) Lew Alcindor (17) Oscar Robertson (8) Chicago Stadium 65–12
78March 13, 1971@ New York L 103–108 Lew Alcindor (34) Lew Alcindor (16) Jon McGlocklin (5) Madison Square Garden 65–13
79March 14, 1971Phoenix L 125–113 Lew Alcindor (38) Lew Alcindor (15) Greg Smith (6) Wisconsin Field House 65–14
80March 16, 1971@ Phoenix W 119–111 Lew Alcindor (48) Lew Alcindor (14) Oscar Robertson (13) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 66–14
81March 18, 1971@ Seattle L 121–122 Lew Alcindor (39) Lew Alcindor (13) Greg Smith (7) Seattle Center Coliseum 66–15
82March 19, 1971@ San Diego L 99–111 Lew Alcindor (22) Dick Cunningham (12) Bob Greacen (8) San Diego Sports Arena 66–16
1970–71 schedule

Playoffs
1971 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 27 @ San Francisco W 107–96 Oscar Robertson (31) Alcindor, Smith (10) Oscar Robertson (9) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
11,216		 1–0
2 March 29 San Francisco W 104–90 Lew Alcindor (26) Lew Alcindor (18) Oscar Robertson (7) University of Wisconsin Field House
12,868		 2–0
3 March 30 San Francisco W 114–102 Lew Alcindor (33) Lew Alcindor (12) Lucius Allen (8) University of Wisconsin Field House
12,868		 3–0
4 April 1 @ San Francisco L 104–106 Lew Alcindor (32) Lew Alcindor (21) Lucius Allen (6) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,615		 3–1
5 April 4 San Francisco W 136–86 Jon McGlocklin (28) Lew Alcindor (17) Lucius Allen (7) University of Wisconsin Field House
12,868		 4–1
Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 9 Los Angeles W 106–85 Lew Alcindor (32) Lew Alcindor (22) Oscar Robertson (10) Milwaukee Arena
10,746		 1–0
2 April 11 Los Angeles W 91–73 Lew Alcindor (22) Bob Dandridge (11) Oscar Robertson (7) Milwaukee Arena
10,746		 2–0
3 April 14 @ Los Angeles L 107–118 Bob Dandridge (25) Lew Alcindor (19) Oscar Robertson (9) The Forum
17,334		 2–1
4 April 16 @ Los Angeles W 117–94 Lew Alcindor (31) Lew Alcindor (20) Oscar Robertson (6) The Forum
17,505		 3–1
5 April 18 Los Angeles W 116–98 Greg Smith (22) Alcindor, Dandridge (15) Oscar Robertson (12) Milwaukee Arena
10,746		 4–1
NBA Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 21 Baltimore W 98–88 Lew Alcindor (31) Lew Alcindor (17) Oscar Robertson (7) Milwaukee Arena
10,746		 1–0
2 April 25 @ Baltimore W 102–83 Lew Alcindor (27) Lew Alcindor (24) Oscar Robertson (10) Baltimore Civic Center
12,289		 2–0
3 April 28 Baltimore W 107–99 Bob Dandridge (29) Lew Alcindor (21) Oscar Robertson (12) Milwaukee Arena
10,746		 3–0
4 April 30 @ Baltimore W 118–106 Oscar Robertson (30) Alcindor, Dandridge (12) Oscar Robertson (9) Baltimore Civic Center
11,842		 4–0
1971 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
Play Statistics[4]
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Lew Alcindor 8240.157.769.016.03.331.7
Oscar Robertson 8139.449.685.05.78.219.4
Bob Dandridge 7936.250.970.28.03.518.4
Jon McGlocklin 8235.353.586.22.73.715.8
Greg Smith 8229.651.266.27.22.811.7
Bob Boozer 8022.245.081.85.41.69.1
Lucius Allen 6119.044.770.02.52.67.1
McCoy McLemore 2814.836.882.93.81.14.7
Gary Freeman 418.250.873.72.40.83.7
Marv Winkler 34.730.0100.01.30.72.7
Dick Cunningham 768.941.566.13.40.62.6
Bob Greacen 221.58.342.93.06.52.5
Jeff Webb 2910.334.673.30.80.72.2
Bill Zopf 537.536.355.60.91.42.2

Playoffs
Playoff statistics[4]
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Lew Alcindor 1441.251.567.317.02.526.6
Bob Dandridge 1438.246.378.29.63.419.2
Oscar Robertson 1437.148.675.45.08.918.3
Jon McGlocklin 1435.153.684.82.22.414.9
Greg Smith 1432.454.755.08.62.611.6
Bob Boozer 1420.248.275.95.31.27.4
Lucius Allen 1422.350.671.42.93.77.3
Dick Cunningham 146.442.966.71.70.11.7
Bob Greacen 72.336.4100.00.70.01.7
Jeff Webb 92.657.1100.00.10.21.2
McCoy McLemore 105.225.050.01.60.80.7
Marv Winkler 51.60.00.00.00.20.0

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
April 21, 1970 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Cincinnati Royals----
September 17, 1970 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Seattle SuperSonics----
February 1, 1971 To Milwaukee Bucks---- To Cleveland Cavaliers----

Free agents
Subtractions
Player Date signed New team
Len Chappell Expansion Draft May 11, 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers
Freddie Crawford Expansion Draft May 11, 1970 Buffalo Braves

See also

Notes
  1. Changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar before the 1971–72 season.

References
  1. NBA.com: All-Time Finals Challenge: 1971 Bucks
  2. "1970 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  3. Milwaukee Bucks (1968 – ) 1970 Stats, History, Awards and More Archived 2008-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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