1971 NBA Finals - wikipedia 1971 NBA Finals This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( October 2008 ) 1971 NBA Finals Team Coach Wins Milwaukee Bucks Larry Costello Baltimore Bullets Gene Shue 0 Dates April 21 -- 30 MVP Lew Alcindor ( Milwaukee Bucks ) Television ABC ( U.S. ) Announcers Chris Schenkel and Jack Twyman Hall of Famers Bucks : Lew Alcindor ( 1995 as Kareem Abdul - Jabbar ) Oscar Robertson ( 1980 ) Bullets : Earl Monroe ( 1990 ) Wes Unseld ( 1988 ) Eastern Finals Bullets defeat Knicks, 4 -- 3 Western Finals Bucks defeat Lakers, 4 -- 1 < 1970 NBA Finals 1972 > The 1971 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series played at the conclusion of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) 's 25th anniversary season of 1970 -- 71. The Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks, who were founded just three years earlier, swept the Eastern Conference champion Baltimore Bullets in four games. Baltimore had dethroned the 1969 -- 70 NBA champion New York Knicks. The Bucks were the first Western Conference champions to win the league 's finals since the St. Louis Hawks did so in 1958. This was the first NBA Finals not played in the state of California in 10 years. It would also be the last time that both participants were playing in their first NBA Finals until the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat got together in the 2006 NBA Finals. The Bullets were forced to play Game 1 on a Wednesday night, just 48 hours after having defeated New York in Game 7 of the 1971 Eastern Conference Finals, then had to wait four days before playing Game 2. The series was the second ( and last ) time in NBA history that the teams alternated home games, the other being in 1956. Most other series were held in the 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 or 2 - 3 - 2 format. It was also the last NBA Championship Series completed before May 1. The series was broadcast by ABC with Chris Schenkel and Jack Twyman providing the commentary. Contents 1 Series summary 2 Team rosters 2.1 Milwaukee Bucks 2.2 Baltimore Bullets 3 See also 4 External links Series summary Game Date Home Team Score Road Team Game 1 Wed. April 21 Milwaukee 98 -- 88 Baltimore Game 2 Sun. April 25 Baltimore 83 -- 102 Milwaukee Game 3 Wed. April 28 Milwaukee 107 -- 99 Baltimore Game 4 Fri. April 30 Baltimore 106 -- 118 Milwaukee Bucks win series 4 -- 0 Team rosters Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 1970 -- 71 NBA champions 1 Robertson 4 Smith 5 Winkler 6 Zopf 7 Allen 8 Webb 10 Dandridge 14 McGlocklin 18 Greacen 19 Cunningham 20 Boozer 33 Alcindor ( Finals MVP ) 35 McLemore Head coach Costello Assistant coach Nissalke Regular season Playoffs Baltimore Bullets Baltimore Bullets 1970 -- 71 Eastern Conference Champions 3 Fred Carter 10 Earl Monroe 11 Gary Zeller 12 John Tresvant 15 Eddie Miles 22 Kevin Loughery 24 Jack Marin 25 Gus Johnson 31 George E. Johnson 35 Al Tucker 40 Dorie Murrey 41 Wes Unseld Head coach Gene Shue See also 1970 -- 71 NBA season 1971 NBA Playoffs External links NBA History Basketball - Reference Milwaukee Bucks : Looking Back At The 1971 NBA Finals Sports Illustrated : Oscar and the Bucks are No. 1 NBA Finals Champions O'Brien Trophy Most Valuable Player Award Brown Trophy Championship ring Broadcasters Game sevens Droughts Streaks TV ratings 1940s 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Milwaukee Bucks 1970 -- 71 NBA champions 1 Robertson 4 Smith 5 Winkler 6 Zopf 7 Allen 8 Webb 10 Dandridge 14 McGlocklin 18 Greacen 19 Cunningham 20 Boozer 33 Alcindor ( Finals MVP ) 35 McLemore Head coach Costello Assistant coach Nissalke Regular season Playoffs Milwaukee Bucks Founded in 1968 Based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Franchise Franchise 1968 Expansion Draft All - time roster Draft history Seasons Records Head coaches Current season Arenas MECCA Arena BMO Harris Bradley Center Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center ( planned for 2018 ) General managers Erickson Embry Nelson D. 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Harris Hammond Horst G League affiliate Wisconsin Herd Administration Owner Wesley Edens & Marc Lasry General Manager Vacant Head Coach Jason Kidd Retired numbers 10 14 16 32 33 Hall of Famers Lew Alcindor Nate Archibald Dave Cowens Wayne Embry Alex English Bob Lanier Moses Malone Oscar Robertson NBA Championships ( 1 ) 1971 Conference Championships ( 2 ) 1971 Division titles ( 13 ) 1971 1972 1973 1976 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2001 Culture & lore The Big O Bango The Fastest Expansion Champion MECCA Court Fear the Deer Media TV Fox Sports Wisconsin Jim Paschke ( play - by - play ) Gus Johnson ( part - time play - by - play ) Jon McGlocklin ( color ) Marques Johnson ( part - time color ) Radio WTMJ Ted Davis Dennis Krause Washington Wizards Founded in 1961 Formerly the Chicago Packers ( 1961 -- 1962 ), the Chicago Zephyrs ( 1962 -- 1963 ), the Baltimore Bullets ( 1963 -- 1973 ), the Capital Bullets ( 1973 -- 1974 ), and the Washington Bullets ( 1974 -- 1997 ) Based in Washington, D.C. Franchise Franchise Expansion Draft All - time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season Arenas International Amphitheatre Chicago Coliseum Baltimore Civic Center Cole Field House Capital Centre / US Airways Arena Capital One Arena General Managers Ferry Nash Unseld Grunfeld G - League affiliate Washington in 2018 Administration Ted Leonsis ( Owner ) Ernie Grunfeld ( President & GM of Basketball Ops. ) Scott Brooks ( Head Coach ) Retired Numbers 10 11 25 41 NBA Championships ( 1 ) 1978 Eastern Conference Championships ( 4 ) 1971 1978 1979 Culture and lore Wes Unseld 1975 championship upset It ai n't over till the fat lady sings The Big E Abe Pollin Earl the Pearl Agent Zero Robin Ficker Media TV WDCW Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic The Comcast Network Radio WJFK - FM Announcers Steve Buckhantz Phil Chenier Dave Johnson Glenn Consor 1970 -- 71 NBA season by team 1970 NBA Expansion Draft 1970 NBA draft All - Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions Eastern Atlantic Boston Buffalo New York Philadelphia Central Atlanta Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Western Midwest Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Phoenix Pacific Los Angeles Portland San Diego San Francisco Seattle NBA on ABC Related programs NBA Countdown NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad NBA Inside Stuff NBA Saturday Primetime NBA Sunday Showcase NBA on ESPN Radio NBA Wednesday NBA Friday WNBA on ESPN NBA Drafts 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Non-NBA programs ESPN College Basketball on ABC Olympics on ABC Related articles Ratings ( NBA Finals ) Game history Key figures All - Star Game ESPN NBA Finals WNBA Finals Play - by - play Mike Breen Jim Durham Bill Flemming Chet Forte Jim Gordon Curt Gowdy Chuck Howard Keith Jackson Mark Jones Jim McKay Al Michaels Brent Musburger Brad Nessler Dave Pasch John Saunders Chris Schenkel Color commentators Greg Anthony Hubie Brown Bob Cousy Sean Elliott Len Elmore Tim Legler Mark Jackson Steve Jones Johnny Kerr Dan Majerle Jack Ramsay Doc Rivers Bill Russell Tom Tolbert Jack Twyman Jeff Van Gundy Bill Walton Jerry West Sideline reporters David Aldridge Doris Burke Howard Cosell Heather Cox Dave Diles Israel Gutierrez Mark Jones Sal Masekela Tom Rinaldi Craig Sager Lisa Salters Michele Tafoya Bob Wolff Studio hosts Michelle Beadle Dan Patrick Stuart Scott Sage Steele Hannah Storm Mike Tirico Michael Wilbon Studio analysts Jon Barry Chauncey Billups Chris Broussard Doug Collins Steve Javie Avery Johnson Magic Johnson George Karl Scottie Pippen Jalen Rose Byron Scott Bill Simmons ABC Radio announcers Marv Albert Dave Barnett Chick Hearn Rod Hundley Steve Jones Fred Manfra Earl Monroe Johnny Most Oscar Robertson Dick Vitale NBA Finals 1965 ( Games 1, 5 ) 1966 ( Games 1, 5 ) 1967 ( Games 2, 5 ) 1968 ( Games 1, 4 ) 1969 ( Games 3, 5 - 7 ) 1970 1971 1972 1973 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ABC Radio 's coverage 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 WNBA Finals 2003 ( Game 2 on ABC ) 2005 ( Game 3 on ABC ) 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 ( Game 1 on ABC ) 2011 2012 2013 2014 ( Game 1 on ABC ) 2015 ( Game 1 on ABC ) 2016 ( Game 1 on ABC ) All - Star Game 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 ABC Radio 's coverage 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 Music `` Let 's Get It Started '' ( 2004 ) `` ABC '' ( 2004 ) `` Lose My Breath '' ( 2005 ) `` This Is How a Heart Breaks '' ( 2005 ) `` Runnin ' Down a Dream '' ( 2006 ) `` Right Now '' ( 2007 ) `` It Ends Tonight '' ( 2007 ) `` Nine Lives '' ( 2007 ) `` Get On Your Boots '' ( 2009 ) `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' ( 2009 ) `` Rip This Joint '' ( 2010 ) `` Oh Santa ! 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Question: when did the milwaukee bucks win the nba championship
Answer: 1971