1971-72 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results

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Record: 63-19, Finished 1st in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Larry Costello (63-19)

Executive: Wayne Embry, Ray Patterson

PTS/G: 114.6 (4th of 17) Opp PTS/G: 103.5 (2nd of 17)

SRS: 10.70 (2nd of 17) Pace: 111.2 (10th of 17)

Off Rtg: 102.6 (2nd of 17) Def Rtg: 92.6 (1st of 17) Net Rtg: +10.0 (2nd of 17)

Expected W-L: 66-16 (2nd of 17)

Arena: Milwaukee Arena

NBA 1972 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Golden State Warriors (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (2-4) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)

Midwest Div Champs

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Oct 14, 1971	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		110	97	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Oct 16, 1971	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		98	91	2	0	W 2
3	Sun, Oct 17, 1971	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		127	94	3	0	W 3
4	Tue, Oct 19, 1971	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		116	82	4	0	W 4
5	Fri, Oct 22, 1971	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		124	105	5	0	W 5
6	Sat, Oct 23, 1971	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		110	88	6	0	W 6
7	Tue, Oct 26, 1971	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		120	90	7	0	W 7
8	Fri, Oct 29, 1971	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		114	125	7	1	L 1	12,452
9	Sun, Oct 31, 1971	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		118	102	8	1	W 1
10	Fri, Nov 5, 1971	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		104	102	9	1	W 2
11	Sat, Nov 6, 1971	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		106	78	10	1	W 3
12	Tue, Nov 9, 1971	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		118	113	11	1	W 4
13	Wed, Nov 10, 1971	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		116	110	12	1	W 5
14	Fri, Nov 12, 1971	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		111	102	13	1	W 6
15	Sat, Nov 13, 1971	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		127	106	14	1	W 7
16	Sun, Nov 14, 1971	Box Score	N	Philadelphia 76ers	W		125	114	15	1	W 8			at Madison, WI
17	Tue, Nov 16, 1971	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		125	105	16	1	W 9
18	Fri, Nov 19, 1971	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		108	107	17	1	W 10
19	Sat, Nov 20, 1971	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		100	107	17	2	L 1			at Oakland, CA
20	Sun, Nov 21, 1971	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		105	112	17	3	L 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Nov 23, 1971	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		112	104	18	3	W 1
22	Wed, Nov 24, 1971	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		141	107	19	3	W 2
23	Fri, Nov 26, 1971	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		120	105	20	3	W 3
24	Sat, Nov 27, 1971	Box Score	@	Cincinnati Royals	W		114	81	21	3	W 4
25	Tue, Nov 30, 1971	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		103	106	21	4	L 1
26	Fri, Dec 3, 1971	Box Score		Cincinnati Royals	W		120	82	22	4	W 1
27	Sat, Dec 4, 1971	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		108	105	23	4	W 2
28	Tue, Dec 7, 1971	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		116	83	24	4	W 3
29	Fri, Dec 10, 1971	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		120	104	25	4	W 4	10,746
30	Sat, Dec 11, 1971	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		107	101	26	4	W 5
31	Tue, Dec 14, 1971	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		106	98	27	4	W 6
32	Wed, Dec 15, 1971	Box Score	N	Buffalo Braves	W		122	108	28	4	W 7			at Madison, WI
33	Fri, Dec 17, 1971	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		120	113	29	4	W 8
34	Sun, Dec 19, 1971	Box Score		Baltimore Bullets	W		111	96	30	4	W 9
35	Wed, Dec 22, 1971	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	L		98	104	30	5	L 1	9,035		at Madison, WI
36	Sat, Dec 25, 1971	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	OT	118	120	30	6	L 2
37	Sun, Dec 26, 1971	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		114	92	31	6	W 1
38	Tue, Dec 28, 1971	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		105	116	31	7	L 1
39	Wed, Dec 29, 1971	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		123	84	32	7	W 1
40	Mon, Jan 3, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		99	101	32	8	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 4, 1972	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		121	100	33	8	W 1
42	Wed, Jan 5, 1972	Box Score	@	Cincinnati Royals	W		115	106	34	8	W 2
43	Sat, Jan 8, 1972	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		136	119	35	8	W 3
44	Sun, Jan 9, 1972	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		120	104	36	8	W 4
45	Tue, Jan 11, 1972	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		114	115	36	9	L 1
46	Wed, Jan 12, 1972	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		102	104	36	10	L 2
47	Fri, Jan 14, 1972	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		104	77	37	10	W 1
48	Sun, Jan 16, 1972	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		126	97	38	10	W 2
49	Fri, Jan 21, 1972	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		120	91	39	10	W 3
50	Sun, Jan 23, 1972	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		113	118	39	11	L 1
51	Tue, Jan 25, 1972	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		123	91	40	11	W 1
52	Wed, Jan 26, 1972	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		120	94	41	11	W 2
53	Fri, Jan 28, 1972	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		127	118	42	11	W 3
54	Sun, Jan 30, 1972	Box Score	N	Baltimore Bullets	W		116	112	43	11	W 4			at College Park, MD
55	Tue, Feb 1, 1972	Box Score	N	Golden State Warriors	W		108	97	44	11	W 5			at San Diego, CA
56	Wed, Feb 2, 1972	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		106	103	45	11	W 6
57	Fri, Feb 4, 1972	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		105	118	45	12	L 1
58	Sat, Feb 5, 1972	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		119	112	46	12	W 1
59	Tue, Feb 8, 1972	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		126	108	47	12	W 2
60	Wed, Feb 9, 1972	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		126	121	48	12	W 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Fri, Feb 11, 1972	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		107	113	48	13	L 1
62	Sat, Feb 12, 1972	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		123	100	49	13	W 1
63	Sun, Feb 13, 1972	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		117	109	50	13	W 2	15,315
64	Thu, Feb 17, 1972	Box Score	@	Cincinnati Royals	W		111	97	51	13	W 3
65	Fri, Feb 18, 1972	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		126	132	51	14	L 1
66	Sat, Feb 19, 1972	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		97	104	51	15	L 2
67	Sun, Feb 20, 1972	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		103	100	52	15	W 1
68	Wed, Feb 23, 1972	Box Score	@	Baltimore Bullets	W		113	105	53	15	W 2
69	Sat, Feb 26, 1972	Box Score	N	Phoenix Suns	W	OT	119	117	54	15	W 3			at Madison, WI
70	Tue, Feb 29, 1972	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		131	113	55	15	W 4
71	Wed, Mar 1, 1972	Box Score	N	Los Angeles Lakers	L		108	109	55	16	L 1			at Madison, WI
72	Fri, Mar 3, 1972	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		94	81	56	16	W 1
73	Mon, Mar 6, 1972	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	OT	132	127	57	16	W 2	10,746
74	Tue, Mar 7, 1972	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		101	110	57	17	L 1
75	Sun, Mar 12, 1972	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		109	99	58	17	W 1
76	Tue, Mar 14, 1972	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		109	98	59	17	W 2
77	Wed, Mar 15, 1972	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		106	110	59	18	L 1
78	Fri, Mar 17, 1972	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		107	123	59	19	L 2
79	Sat, Mar 18, 1972	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W	OT	120	116	60	19	W 1
80	Tue, Mar 21, 1972	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		111	94	61	19	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 24, 1972	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		131	88	62	19	W 3
82	Sat, Mar 25, 1972	Box Score		Cincinnati Royals	W		119	95	63	19	W 4

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Tue, Mar 28, 1972	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L	106	117	0	1	L 1
2	Thu, Mar 30, 1972	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W	118	93	1	1	W 1
3	Sat, Apr 1, 1972	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W	122	94	2	1	W 2			at Oakland, CA
4	Tue, Apr 4, 1972	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W	106	99	3	1	W 3			at Oakland, CA
5	Thu, Apr 6, 1972	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W	108	100	4	1	W 4
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
6	Sun, Apr 9, 1972	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W	93	72	5	1	W 5
7	Wed, Apr 12, 1972	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	134	135	5	2	L 1
8	Fri, Apr 14, 1972	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	105	108	5	3	L 2
9	Sun, Apr 16, 1972	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	114	88	6	3	W 1
10	Tue, Apr 18, 1972	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	90	115	6	4	L 1
11	Sat, Apr 22, 1972	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	100	104	6	5	L 2

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