1973-74 Milwaukee Bucks Schedule and Results

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Record: 59-23, Finished 1st in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Larry Costello (59-23)

Executive: Wayne Embry

PTS/G: 107.1 (8th of 17) Opp PTS/G: 99.0 (3rd of 17)

SRS: 7.61 (1st of 17) Pace: 105.4 (14th of 17)

Off Rtg: 101.2 (1st of 17) Def Rtg: 93.6 (2nd of 17) Net Rtg: +7.6 (1st of 17)

Expected W-L: 61-21 (1st of 17)

Arena: Milwaukee Arena

NBA 1974 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-0) versus Chicago Bulls (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Finals (3-4) versus Boston Celtics (Series Stats)

Western Conference Champions
Midwest Div Champs

Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 12, 1973	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		107	84	1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Oct 13, 1973	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		97	85	2	0	W 2
3	Sun, Oct 14, 1973	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		100	109	2	1	L 1
4	Wed, Oct 17, 1973	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		109	95	3	1	W 1
5	Fri, Oct 19, 1973	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		96	94	4	1	W 2
6	Sat, Oct 20, 1973	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		101	88	5	1	W 3
7	Wed, Oct 24, 1973	Box Score		Buffalo Braves	W		130	113	6	1	W 4
8	Fri, Oct 26, 1973	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		98	92	7	1	W 5
9	Sat, Oct 27, 1973	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		104	95	8	1	W 6
10	Tue, Oct 30, 1973	Box Score	@	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		112	78	9	1	W 7
11	Fri, Nov 2, 1973	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		118	100	10	1	W 8
12	Sat, Nov 3, 1973	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W	OT	123	115	11	1	W 9
13	Wed, Nov 7, 1973	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		109	92	12	1	W 10
14	Sat, Nov 10, 1973	Box Score		Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		84	83	13	1	W 11
15	Sun, Nov 11, 1973	Box Score	@	Capital Bullets	W		110	91	14	1	W 12
16	Tue, Nov 13, 1973	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		108	100	15	1	W 13
17	Fri, Nov 16, 1973	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		90	105	15	2	L 1
18	Sat, Nov 17, 1973	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		93	100	15	3	L 2
19	Tue, Nov 20, 1973	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		105	108	15	4	L 3
20	Thu, Nov 22, 1973	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		107	91	16	4	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
21	Sat, Nov 24, 1973	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		112	92	17	4	W 2
22	Sun, Nov 25, 1973	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		105	96	18	4	W 3
23	Tue, Nov 27, 1973	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	W		115	110	19	4	W 4
24	Wed, Nov 28, 1973	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		127	93	20	4	W 5
25	Fri, Nov 30, 1973	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		117	93	21	4	W 6
26	Tue, Dec 4, 1973	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		124	109	22	4	W 7
27	Fri, Dec 7, 1973	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		116	86	23	4	W 8
28	Sat, Dec 8, 1973	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		105	92	24	4	W 9
29	Tue, Dec 11, 1973	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		130	91	25	4	W 10
30	Thu, Dec 13, 1973	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		94	97	25	5	L 1
31	Sat, Dec 15, 1973	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		116	82	26	5	W 1
32	Sun, Dec 16, 1973	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		121	98	27	5	W 2
33	Tue, Dec 18, 1973	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		107	109	27	6	L 1
34	Sat, Dec 22, 1973	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		112	121	27	7	L 2
35	Wed, Dec 26, 1973	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		123	110	28	7	W 1
36	Thu, Dec 27, 1973	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		129	107	29	7	W 2
37	Fri, Dec 28, 1973	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		127	111	30	7	W 3
38	Sun, Dec 30, 1973	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		91	98	30	8	L 1
39	Wed, Jan 2, 1974	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		92	106	30	9	L 2
40	Thu, Jan 3, 1974	Box Score		Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		120	105	31	9	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 5, 1974	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		118	109	32	9	W 2
42	Sun, Jan 6, 1974	Box Score	@	Capital Bullets	L		88	90	32	10	L 1
43	Fri, Jan 11, 1974	Box Score		Capital Bullets	W	OT	115	113	33	10	W 1
44	Sat, Jan 12, 1974	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		101	82	34	10	W 2
45	Sun, Jan 13, 1974	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		124	94	35	10	W 3
46	Sat, Jan 19, 1974	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		121	106	36	10	W 4
47	Sun, Jan 20, 1974	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		94	90	37	10	W 5
48	Wed, Jan 23, 1974	Box Score	N	Buffalo Braves	W		114	88	38	10	W 6	at Madison, WI
49	Fri, Jan 25, 1974	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		112	108	39	10	W 7
50	Sun, Jan 27, 1974	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		92	99	39	11	L 1
51	Tue, Jan 29, 1974	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		126	106	40	11	W 1
52	Fri, Feb 1, 1974	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		85	110	40	12	L 1
53	Sat, Feb 2, 1974	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		91	120	40	13	L 2
54	Tue, Feb 5, 1974	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		102	87	41	13	W 1
55	Wed, Feb 6, 1974	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		104	105	41	14	L 1
56	Fri, Feb 8, 1974	Box Score		Capital Bullets	W		105	96	42	14	W 1
57	Sun, Feb 10, 1974	Box Score	N	Boston Celtics	W		95	86	43	14	W 2	at Providence, RI
58	Tue, Feb 12, 1974	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		81	93	43	15	L 1
59	Thu, Feb 14, 1974	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		102	99	44	15	W 1
60	Fri, Feb 15, 1974	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		90	92	44	16	L 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 17, 1974	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		97	86	45	16	W 1
62	Tue, Feb 19, 1974	Box Score	@	Buffalo Braves	L		109	145	45	17	L 1
63	Wed, Feb 20, 1974	Box Score	N	Atlanta Hawks	W		110	94	46	17	W 1	at Madison, WI
64	Fri, Feb 22, 1974	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		122	113	47	17	W 2
65	Sun, Feb 24, 1974	Box Score	@	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		100	93	48	17	W 3
66	Wed, Feb 27, 1974	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		108	110	48	18	L 1
67	Thu, Feb 28, 1974	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		113	90	49	18	W 1
68	Fri, Mar 1, 1974	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		89	105	49	19	L 1
69	Sat, Mar 2, 1974	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		116	99	50	19	W 1
70	Sun, Mar 3, 1974	Box Score	N	Houston Rockets	W	OT	112	106	51	19	W 2	at Madison, WI
71	Mon, Mar 4, 1974	Box Score		Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		109	103	52	19	W 3
72	Wed, Mar 6, 1974	Box Score	@	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		111	99	53	19	W 4	at Omaha, NE
73	Thu, Mar 7, 1974	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	L		95	97	53	20	L 1
74	Sat, Mar 9, 1974	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		75	88	53	21	L 2
75	Mon, Mar 11, 1974	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		105	92	54	21	W 1
76	Fri, Mar 15, 1974	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		89	93	54	22	L 1
77	Sun, Mar 17, 1974	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		107	82	55	22	W 1
78	Tue, Mar 19, 1974	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		111	100	56	22	W 2
79	Wed, Mar 20, 1974	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		114	120	56	23	L 1
80	Fri, Mar 22, 1974	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		106	101	57	23	W 1
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
81	Sun, Mar 24, 1974	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		120	110	58	23	W 2
82	Tue, Mar 26, 1974	Box Score		Kansas City-Omaha Kings	W		118	98	59	23	W 3

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Fri, Mar 29, 1974	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		99	95	1	0	W 1
2	Sun, Mar 31, 1974	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		109	90	2	0	W 2
3	Tue, Apr 2, 1974	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		96	98	2	1	L 1
4	Thu, Apr 4, 1974	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		112	90	3	1	W 1
5	Sun, Apr 7, 1974	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		114	92	4	1	W 2
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
6	Tue, Apr 16, 1974	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		101	85	5	1	W 3
7	Thu, Apr 18, 1974	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		113	111	6	1	W 4
8	Sat, Apr 20, 1974	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		113	90	7	1	W 5
9	Mon, Apr 22, 1974	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		115	99	8	1	W 6
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
10	Sun, Apr 28, 1974	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		83	98	8	2	L 1
11	Tue, Apr 30, 1974	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W	OT	105	96	9	2	W 1
12	Fri, May 3, 1974	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		83	95	9	3	L 1
13	Sun, May 5, 1974	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		97	89	10	3	W 1
14	Tue, May 7, 1974	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		87	96	10	4	L 1
15	Fri, May 10, 1974	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	2OT	102	101	11	4	W 1
16	Sun, May 12, 1974	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		87	102	11	5	L 1

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