1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks season

NBA season
logo =
team = Milwaukee Bucks
end_year = 1971
wins = 66
losses = 16
division_place = 1st
conf_place = 1^st
coach = Larry Costello
arena = Milwaukee Arena
playoffs = NBA Champions

The 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks season was be the 3rd season for the Bucks. Milwaukee posted a 66-16 record in only its third year of existence, and its second since getting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. [http://www.nba.com/playoffs2004/challenge_bucks1971.html NBA.com: All-Time Finals Challenge: 1971 Bucks ] ] A big part of the championship season was the acquisition of The Big O, Oscar Robertson. Other role players on the Bucks included players such as Bob Dandridge (18.4 ppg) and Jon McGlocklin (15.8 ppg), power forward Greg Smith and key reserves Lucius Allen, Bob Boozer and Dick Cunningham completing the nucleus.

Offseason

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.

Draft picks

[ [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamscores.htm?tm=MIL&yr=1970&lg=n Milwaukee Bucks 1970-71 Game Log and Scores ] ]

Player stats

[http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1971.html 1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com ] ]

Playoffs

* Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) over San Francisco Warriors
* Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-1) over Los Angeles Lakers

NBA Finals

"Bucks win series 4-0"

Awards and Records

*Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Scoring Champion
*Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA MVP
*Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Finals MVP

ee also

*1970-71 NBA season

References

* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=MIL&lg=n&yr=1970 Bucks on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIL/1971.html Bucks on Basketball Reference]