# 1973–74 Milwaukee Bucks season

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

| 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 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | 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 Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 12, 1973@ Phoenix
W 107–84
Bob Dandridge (24)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17)
Lucius Allen (7)
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,033
1–0
2October 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
3October 14, 1973@ Seattle
L 100–109
Bob Dandridge (24)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Seattle Center Coliseum 11,240
2–1
4October 17, 1973Golden State
W 95–109
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
Lucius Allen (8)
Milwaukee Arena 9,189
3–1
5October 19, 1973@ Detroit
W 96–94
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
Oscar Robertson (8)
Cobo Arena 10,645
4–1
6October 20, 1973Cleveland
W 88–101
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)
Curtis Perry (11)
Oscar Robertson (7)
Milwaukee Arena 8,837
5–1
7October 24, 1973Buffalo
W 113–130
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
Dandridge, Robertson (8)
Milwaukee Arena 8,309
6–1
8October 26, 1973@ Philadelphia
W 98–92
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18)
Oscar Robertson (7)
Spectrum 5,897
7–1
9October 27, 1973Phoenix
W 95–104
Lucius Allen (23)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
Oscar Robertson (8)
Milwaukee Arena 9,975
8–1
10October 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11November 2, 1973@ Cleveland
W 118–100
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (35)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
Cleveland Arena 5,361
10–1
12November 3, 1973Detroit
W 115–123 (OT)
Bob Dandridge (31)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
Lucius Allen (12)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
11–1
13November 7, 1973Los Angeles
W 92–109
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
Oscar Robertson (7)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
12–1
14November 10, 1973Kansas City–Omaha
W 83–84
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (7)
Milwaukee Arena 8,725
13–1
15November 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
16November 13, 1973Portland
W 100–108
Lucius Allen (29)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
Oscar Robertson (8)
Milwaukee Arena 8,531
15–1
17November 16, 1973@ Boston
L 90–105
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6)
Boston Garden 15,320
15–2
18November 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
19November 20, 1973Golden State
L 108–105
Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (20)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
Oscar Robertson (13)
Milwaukee Arena 9,975
15–4
20November 22, 1973New York
W 91–107
Lucius Allen (27)
Curtis Perry (17)
Abdul-Jabbar, Allen (4)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
16–4
21November 24, 1973@ Atlanta
W 112–92
Bob Dandridge (30)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
Oscar Robertson (10)
The Omni 9,111
17–4
22November 25, 1973Philadelphia
W 96–105
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17)
Lucius Allen (7)
Milwaukee Arena 8,103
18–4
23November 27, 1973@ Buffalo
W 115–110
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
Lucius Allen (9)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 8,169
19–4
24November 28, 1973Seattle
W 93–127
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
Bob Dandridge (16)
Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (8)
Milwaukee Arena 8,289
20–4
25November 30, 1973Boston
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
26December 4, 1973Houston
W 109–124
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
Curtis Perry (17)
Abdul-Jabbar, Perry (7)
Milwaukee Arena 7,889
22–4
27December 7, 1973Portland
W 86–116
Allen, Dandridge (25)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
Oscar Robertson (10)
Milwaukee Arena 8,796
23–4
28December 8, 1973@ Philadelphia
W 105–92
Lucius Allen (21)
Cornell Warner (12)
Lucius Allen (6)
Spectrum 6,012
24–4
29December 11, 1973Seattle
W 91–130
Lucius Allen (28)
Curtis Perry (16)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Milwaukee Arena 7,075
25–4
30December 13, 1973Chicago
L 97–94
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
Oscar Robertson (13)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
25–5
31December 15, 1973Atlanta
W 82–116
Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (21)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
Oscar Robertson (10)
Milwaukee Arena 9,785
26–5
32December 16, 1973@ Portland
W 121–98
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
Curtis Perry (13)
Oscar Robertson (7)
Memorial Coliseum 9,034
27–5
33December 18, 1973@ Los Angeles
L 107–109
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24)
Oscar Robertson (9)
The Forum 15,143
27–6
34December 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
35December 26, 1973Cleveland
W 110–123
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
Curtis Perry (19)
Lucius Allen (10)
Milwaukee Arena 9,986
28–7
36December 27, 1973Philadelphia
W 107–129
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14)
Jon McGlocklin (9)
Milwaukee Arena 9,267
29–7
37December 28, 1973@ Houston
W 127–111
Bob Dandridge (32)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
Abdul-Jabbar, McGlocklin (9)
Hofheinz Pavilion 5,743
30–7
38December 30, 1973Detroit
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
39January 2, 1974@ Detroit
L 92–106
Lucius Allen (39)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (9)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8)
Cobo Arena 10,513
30–9
40January 3, 1974Kansas City–Omaha
W 105–120
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
Lucius Allen (9)
Milwaukee Arena 9,936
31–9
41January 5, 1974Phoenix
W 109–118
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)
Lucius Allen (8)
Milwaukee Arena 9,812
32–9
42January 6, 1974@ Capital
L 88–90
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
Ron Williams (7)
Capital Centre 17,246
32–10
43January 11, 1974Capital
W 113–115 (OT)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)
McGlocklin, Williams (6)
Milwaukee Arena 9,683
33–10
44January 12, 1974@ Chicago
W 101–82
Lucius Allen (24)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)
Lucius Allen (11)
Chicago Stadium 18,597
34–10
45January 13, 1974Chicago
W 94–124
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
Lucius Allen (11)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
35–10
46January 19, 1974Portland
W 106–121
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (34)
Curtis Perry (16)
Jon McGlocklin (7)
Milwaukee Arena 9,687
36–10
47January 20, 1974Los Angeles
W 90–94
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (39)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)
Allen, McGlocklin (6)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
37–10
48January 23, 1974N Buffalo
W 114–88
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (7)
Wisconsin Field House 7,325
38–10
49January 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
50January 27, 1974@ Los Angeles
L 92–99
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (24)
McGlocklin, Robertson (7)
The Forum 17,505
39–11
51January 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
52February 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
53February 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
54February 5, 1974@ Cleveland
W 102–87
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (18)
Lucius Allen (10)
Cleveland Arena 5,291
41–13
55February 6, 1974Boston
L 105–104
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
41–14
56February 8, 1974Capital
W 96–105
Lucius Allen (28)
Cornell Warner (19)
Oscar Robertson (5)
Milwaukee Arena 10,121
42–14
57February 10, 1974N Boston
W 95–86
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (4)
Providence Civic Center 11,671
43–14
58February 12, 1974@ Chicago
L 81–93
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (30)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
Jon McGlocklin (7)
Chicago Stadium 16,487
43–15
59February 14, 1974@ Detroit
W 102–99
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)
Oscar Robertson (10)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Cobo Arena 11,385
44–15
60February 15, 1974Chicago
L 92–90
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)
Bob Dandridge (14)
Jon McGlocklin (5)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
44–16
61February 17, 1974New York
W 86–97
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23)
Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (6)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
45–16
62February 19, 1974@ Buffalo
L 109–145
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
Lucius Allen (8)
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 15,676
45–17
63February 20, 1974N Atlanta
W 110–94
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (32)
Curtis Perry (19)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Wisconsin Field House 9,455
46–17
64February 22, 1974@ Houston
W 122–113
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
Curtis Perry (12)
Oscar Robertson (8)
Hofheinz Pavilion 8,253
47–17
65February 24, 1974@ Kansas City–Omaha
W 100–93
Lucius Allen (31)
Curtis Perry (15)
Lucius Allen (6)
Kemper Arena 8,849
48–17
66February 27, 1974Los Angeles
L 110–108
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16)
Lucius Allen (6)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
48–18
67February 28, 1974Detroit
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
68March 1, 1974@ Atlanta
L 89–105
Ron Williams (16)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (11)
Lucius Allen (5)
The Omni 8,470
49–19
69March 2, 1974Seattle
W 99–116
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
Oscar Robertson (9)
Milwaukee Arena 10,938
50–19
70March 3, 1974N Houston
W 112–106 (OT)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (44)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (12)
Oscar Robertson (17)
Wisconsin Field House 7,889
51–19
71March 4, 1974Kansas City–Omaha
W 103–109
Lucius Allen (21)
Abdul-Jabbar, Warner (12)
Lucius Allen (7)
Milwaukee Arena 9,012
52–19
72March 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
73March 7, 1974Golden State
L 97–95
Lucius Allen (31)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17)
Oscar Robertson (7)
Milwaukee Arena 10,317
53–20
74March 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
75March 11, 1974Phoenix
W 92–105
Abdul-Jabbar, Allen (18)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
Allen, Robertson (8)
Milwaukee Arena 9,027
54–21
76March 15, 1974@ Detroit
L 89–93
Bob Dandridge (31)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15)
Ron Williams (6)
Cobo Arena 11,267
54–22
77March 17, 1974@ Chicago
W 107–82
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22)
Dandridge, Robertson (5)
Chicago Stadium 18,542
55–22
78March 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
79March 20, 1974@ Los Angeles
L 114–120
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17)
Oscar Robertson (9)
The Forum 17,387
56–23
80March 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
81March 24, 1974@ Portland
W 120–110
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (43)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (13)
Dandridge, Robertson (10)
Memorial Coliseum 7,709
58–23
82March 26, 1974Kansas 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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
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
### Season

| Player | GP | MPG | FG% | 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 | MPG | FG% | 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

* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, All-NBA First Team
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA All-Defensive First Team

## Transactions
### Free agents

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Cornell Warner | November 5, 1973 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Dick Garrett | January 8, 1974 | New York Knicks |