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Milwaukee Bucks 1971 Championship

BACK ROW: Trainer Arnie Garber, Greg Smith, Marvin Winkler, Jeff Webb, Bob Grecean, Gary Freeman, Assistant Coach Tom Nissalke, Head Coach Larry Costello. FRONT ROW: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jon McGlocklin, Lucius Allen, McCoy McLemore, Bill Zompf, Bob Dandridge, Oscar Robertson, Dick Cunningham.

No expansion team in pro sports history earned a championship quicker than the Bucks, who captured the 1971 NBA title in just their third season of existence. The 1970-71 Bucks posted a 66-16 regular-season mark under Coach Larry Costello. In the postseason, they beat San Francisco (4-1) and the Los Angeles Lakers (4-1) before sweeping Baltimore in four straight for the title.

REGULAR SEASON (66-16) - 1ST, MIDWEST DIVISION - PLAYOFFS (12-2, CHAMPIONS)

Highlights

Playoff Record

Beat San Francisco, Conference Semifinals, 4-1

Beat Los Angeles, Conference Finals, 4-1

Beat Baltimore, NBA Championship Finals, 4-0

Honors

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – NBA Most Valuable Player, NBA All-Star Team, All-NBA Team, and All-Defensive Second Team

Oscar Robertson – NBA All-Star Team and All-NBA Second Team