Milwaukee Bucks: Looking Back At The 1971 NBA Finals

The Milwaukee Bucks have just one title in franchise history. Revisit the 1971 NBA Finals, when the Bucks claimed their title by sweeping the Washington Bullets.

Almost unfortunately, there wasn’t much drama about the Milwaukee Bucks first title run in 1970-71. To put it simply, the Bucks absolutely dominated all season and postseason.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the NBA’s leading scorer, added more wins to his team than anybody else in the NBA and took home MVP honors.

The Bucks finished 66-16, still the best regular season record in franchise history. The next-best team in the NBA that season was probably the New York Knicks, who won just 52 games. The Bucks were 14 games better than the next…