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The 1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season was the second season for the Milwaukee Bucks . Led by the heralded rookie center Lew Alcindor , they finished with a 56–26 record, enough for second place in the Eastern Division. After beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4–1 in the Eastern semifinals, they lost to the eventual champions New York Knicks in five games.
Draft picks
After a 27–55 record in their inaugural NBA season, the Bucks won a coin toss over the Phoenix Suns to give them the right to select first overall in the 1969 NBA draft .[ 1] Their designated selection had long been a foregone conclusion: UCLA Bruins center Lew Alcindor . However, Alcindor was also selected first overall by the New York Nets in the competing American Basketball Association 's entry draft, which triggered a bidding war for Alcindor's services. He eventually opted for the Bucks' five-year $1.4 million offer over a much more lucrative $3.2 million offer from the Nets,[ 2] preferring the established NBA over a new and struggling ABA.
Roster
1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
33
Alcindor, Lew
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
UCLA
PF
50
Chappell, Len
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Wake Forest
SG
16
Crawford, Freddie
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
St. Bonaventure
C
19
Cunningham, Dick
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Murray State
SF
10
Dandridge, Bob
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Norfolk State
F
18
Greacen, Bob
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
Rutgers
SG
14
McGlocklin, Jon
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Indiana
PG
21
Robinson, Flynn
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Wyoming
PG
5
Rodgers, Guy
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Temple
F
35
Smith, Don
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Iowa State
PF
4
Smith, Greg
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Western Kentucky
G
3
Williams, Sam
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
1969–70 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BAL
BOS
CHI
CIN
DET
LAL
MIL
NYK
PHI
PHO
SDR
SFW
SEA
Atlanta
—
2–4
6–0
5–2
3–3
3–3
4–3
3–3
4–2
3–3
2–4
4–2
5–2
4–2
Baltimore
4–2
—
5–2
5–1
4–3
5–2
4–2
3–3
1–5
3–4
3–3
6–0
2–4
5–1
Boston
0–6
2–5
—
3–3
3–3
4–3
2–4
1–6
4–3
2–4
2–4
4–2
5–1
2–4
Chicago
2–5
1–5
3–3
—
3–3
3–3
4–2
4–2
0–6
3–3
5–2
3–4
4–2
4–3
Cincinnati
3–3
3–4
3–3
3–3
—
4–2
2–4
2–5
2–5
4–3
3–3
4–2
2–4
1–5
Detroit
3–3
2–5
3–4
3–3
2–4
—
3–3
1–6
1–6
1–5
3–3
3–3
3–3
3–3
Los Angeles
3–4
2–4
4–2
2–4
4–2
3–3
—
3–3
2–4
4–2
3–4
5–2
5–2
6–0
Milwaukee
3–3
3–3
6–1
2–4
5–2
6–1
3–3
—
2–4
5–2
6–0
6–0
4–2
5–1
New York
2–4
5–1
3–4
6–0
5–2
6–1
4–2
4–2
—
5–2
6–0
5–1
5–1
4–2
Philadelphia
3–3
4–3
4–2
3–3
3–4
5–1
2–4
2–5
2–5
—
4–2
4–2
6–0
0–6
Phoenix
4–2
3–3
4–2
2–5
3–3
3–3
4–3
0–6
0–6
2–4
—
7–0
3–3
4–3
San Diego
2–4
0–6
2–4
4–3
2–4
3–3
2–5
0–6
1–5
2–4
0–7
—
5–2
4–2
San Francisco
2–5
4–2
1–5
2–4
4–2
3–3
2–5
2–4
1–5
0–6
3–3
2–5
—
3–4
Seattle
2–4
1–5
4–2
3–4
5–1
3–3
0–6
1–5
2–4
6–0
3–4
2–4
4–3
—
Game log
1969–70 game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 18
Detroit
110–119
Lew Alcindor [ a] (29)
1–0
2
October 19
Seattle
106–130
Flynn Robinson (22)
2–0
3
October 22
@ San Diego
115–102
Lew Alcindor (36)
3–0
4
October 24
@ Los Angeles
112–123
Flynn Robinson (33)
3–1
5
October 25
@ San Francisco
104–118
Guy Rodgers (20)
3–2
6
October 26
@ Phoenix
119–99
Lew Alcindor (28)
4–2
7
October 28
Boston
120–107
Lew Alcindor (43)
4–3
8
October 30
@ Detroit
102–81
Flynn Robinson (25)
5–3
9
October 31
@ Philadelphia
129–125 (OT)
Chappell , McGlocklin (28)
6–3
10
November 1
@ New York
108–112
Lew Alcindor (36)
6–4
11
November 3
New York
109–93
Bob Greacen (18)
6–5
12
November 8
Detroit
96–100
Lew Alcindor (29)
7–5
13
November 9
Baltimore
116–105
Alcindor, Chappell (24)
7–6
14
November 11
@ Boston
129–118
Flynn Robinson (31)
8–6
15
November 14
Chicago
100–122
Jon McGlocklin (17)
9–6
16
November 15
@ Baltimore
120–129
Flynn Robinson (41)
9–7
17
November 16
San Francisco
123–129 (OT)
Jon McGlocklin (29)
10–7
18
November 18
@ San Francisco
110–127
Jon McGlocklin (23)
10–8
19
November 21
@ Seattle
117–115
Lew Alcindor (31)
11–8
20
November 22
@ Chicago
106–125
Lew Alcindor (21)
11–9
21
November 24
Cincinnati
129–104
Alcindor, Arthurs , McGlocklin (13)
11–10
22
November 25
N Atlanta
130–115
Lew Alcindor (33)
12–10
23
November 26
Los Angeles
81–100
Lew Alcindor (29)
13–10
24
November 29
Philadelphia
129–111
Lew Alcindor (23)
13–11
25
November 30
San Diego
99–111
Lew Alcindor (23)
14–11
26
December 2
@ Philadelphia
122–114
Bob Dandridge (26)
15–11
27
December 5
Seattle
98–131
Lew Alcindor (36)
16–11
28
December 6
@ New York
99–124
Lew Alcindor (26)
16–12
29
December 10
New York
96–95
Flynn Robinson (30)
16–13
30
December 12
San Francisco
109–123
Flynn Robinson (29)
17–13
31
December 13
@ Atlanta
121–100
Flynn Robinson (31)
18–13
32
December 14
N San Diego
105–118
Lew Alcindor (32)
19–13
33
December 17
@ Boston
124–106
Lew Alcindor (29)
20–13
34
December 19
Boston
111–115
Alcindor, Robinson (25)
21–13
35
December 21
Phoenix
111–118
Flynn Robinson (25)
22–13
36
December 26
@ Detroit
114–101
Flynn Robinson (26)
23–13
37
December 27
@ Cincinnati
110–112 (OT)
Flynn Robinson (42)
23–14
38
December 28
Baltimore
124–133
Lew Alcindor (35)
24–14
39
December 30
@ Baltimore
126–124
Flynn Robinson (35)
25–14
40
December 31
San Diego
126–143
Lew Alcindor (35)
26–14
41
January 2
New York
105–118
Lew Alcindor (41)
27–14
42
January 4
Atlanta
126–125
Lew Alcindor (33)
27–15
43
January 7
Cincinnati
119–138
Flynn Robinson (36)
28–15
44
January 9
Phoenix
116–120
Flynn Robinson (30)
29–15
45
January 10
Boston
109–124
Flynn Robinson (31)
30–15
46
January 13
N Cincinnati
112–92
Lew Alcindor (28)
31–15
47
January 14
Los Angeles
113–115
Lew Alcindor (46)
32–15
48
January 17
Chicago
132–130 (OT)
Flynn Robinson (34)
32–16
49
January 18
San Francisco
107–123
Jon McGlocklin (29)
33–16
50
January 22
N San Diego
106–115
Alcindor, Robinson (27)
34–16
51
January 24
Cincinnati
109–125
Flynn Robinson (33)
35–16
52
January 25
@ Atlanta
131–116
Flynn Robinson (33)
36–16
53
January 26
Philadelphia
122–103
Lew Alcindor (34)
36–17
54
January 28
@ Cincinnati
126–114
Alcindor, McGlocklin (33)
37–17
55
January 30
@ Chicago
121–105
Lew Alcindor (27)
38–17
56
January 31
@ Phoenix
107–106
Zaid Abdul-Aziz (36)
39–17
57
February 1
@ Seattle
116–118
Flynn Robinson (33)
39–18
58
February 4
@ San Diego
141–123
Flynn Robinson (30)
40–18
59
February 6
@ Los Angeles
118–105
Lew Alcindor (29)
41–18
60
February 8
@ Baltimore
106–120
Lew Alcindor (36)
41–19
61
February 10
@ Philadelphia
139–131
Lew Alcindor (36)
42–19
62
February 11
Phoenix
120–127
Lew Alcindor (32)
43–19
63
February 14
Boston
117–127
Lew Alcindor (41)
44–19
64
February 15
Los Angeles
98–96
Jon McGlocklin (21)
44–20
65
February 18
@ San Francisco
109–102
Lew Alcindor (26)
45–20
66
February 20
@ Los Angeles
114–119
Lew Alcindor (31)
45–21
67
February 21
N Seattle
127–140
Lew Alcindor (51)
46–21
68
February 22
@ Phoenix
144–124
Lew Alcindor (34)
47–21
69
February 24
@ Detroit
111–136
Lew Alcindor (46)
47–22
70
February 25
Baltimore
113–115
Lew Alcindor (27)
48–22
71
February 27
Detroit
113–131
Lew Alcindor (33)
49–22
72
March 1
Cincinnati
114–120
Lew Alcindor (32)
50–22
73
March 3
Philadelphia
116–127
Lew Alcindor (31)
51–22
74
March 5
Atlanta
126–117
Lew Alcindor (39)
51–23
75
March 6
@ Detroit
121–118
Lew Alcindor (38)
52–23
76
March 8
@ Boston
138–134
Lew Alcindor (44)
53–23
77
March 9
Seattle
105–124
Lew Alcindor (25)
54–23
78
March 10
@ Atlanta
127–140
Lew Alcindor (40)
54–24
79
March 15
N Chicago
107–130
Lew Alcindor (30)
54–25
80
March 18
@ New York
116–108
Flynn Robinson (29)
55–25
81
March 20
@ Philadelphia
138–112
Lew Alcindor (41)
56–25
82
March 22
@ Chicago
115–129
Lew Alcindor (27)
56–26
Playoffs
1970 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Division finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
1970 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Awards and honors
Lew Alcindor, NBA Rookie of the Year
Lew Alcindor, NBA All-Rookie Team
Lew Alcindor, NBA All-Star Game Appearance
Notes
^ Changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar before the 1971–72 season.
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