The 1971–72 Milwaukee Bucks season was the fourth season in franchise history.1971-72 Milwaukee Bucks Led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the Bucks finished in first place in the Midwest Division. Abdul-Jabbar won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award ahead of Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain of the Los Angeles Lakers. On January 9, 1972, the Bucks snapped the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak.

Draft picks Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 17 Collis Jones University of Notre Dame 3 51 Gary Brell Marquette University

Roster

Regular season January 9: The Bucks ended the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak.

Season standings

z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 || October 14, 1971 || @ Phoenix | W 110–97

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 1–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 || October 16, 1971 || @ Seattle | W 98–91

| Seattle Center Coliseum | 2–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 || October 17, 1971 || @ Portland | W 127–94

| Memorial Coliseum | 3–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 || October 19, 1971 || Cleveland | W 116–82

| Milwaukee Arena | 4–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 || October 22, 1971 || Buffalo | W 124–105

| Milwaukee Arena | 5–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || October 23, 1971 || @ Philadelphia | W 110–88

| The Spectrum | 6–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 || October 26, 1971 || Baltimore | W 120–90

| Milwaukee Arena | 7–0

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | March 28 | Golden State | L 106–117 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15) | Lucius Allen (8) | Milwaukee Arena9,877 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | March 30 | Golden State | W 118–93 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) | Oscar Robertson (9) | Milwaukee Arena10,746 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 1 | @ Golden State | W 122–94 | Abdul-Jabbar, Dandridge (23) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) | Oscar Robertson (14) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena13,502 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 4 | @ Golden State | W 106–99 | Bob Dandridge (31) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) | Oscar Robertson (11) | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena12,986 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 6 | Golden State | W 108–100 | Bob Dandridge (29) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22) | Oscar Robertson (8) | Milwaukee Arena10,746 | 4–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 9 | @ Los Angeles | W 93–72 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Curtis Perry (23) | Oscar Robertson (10) | The Forum17,505 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 12 | @ Los Angeles | L 134–135 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (40) | Curtis Perry (12) | Abdul-Jabbar, Robertson (7) | The Forum17,505 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 14 | Los Angeles | L 105–108 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (21) | Abdul-Jabbar, Allen (6) | Milwaukee Arena10,746 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 16 | Los Angeles | W 114–88 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31) | Curtis Perry (19) | Oscar Robertson (10) | Milwaukee Arena10,746 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 18 | @ Los Angeles | L 90–115 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (28) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (16) | Bob Dandridge (4) | The Forum17,505 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | April 22 | Los Angeles | L 100–104 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (25) | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (8) | Milwaukee Arena10,746 | 2–4

Player statistics

Season Player GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPGPPG 81 44.2 57.4 68.9 16.6 4.6 34.8 Bob Dandridge 80 37.0 49.8 73.9 7.7 3.1 18.4 Oscar Robertson 64 37.3 47.2 83.6 5.0 7.7 17.4 Lucius Allen 80 29.0 50.5 76.4 3.2 4.2 13.5 80 27.7 51.0 86.5 2.3 2.9 10.7 John Block 79 19.3 44.0 74.9 5.2 1.2 8.5 Greg Smith 28 26.3 49.0 70.7 5.8 2.3 8.4 Wali Jones 48 21.5 40.7 82.2 1.6 2.9 7.5Curtis Perry5029.438.567.49.41.67.0Toby Kimball7413.146.754.34.20.83.5McCoy McLemore109.932.191.73.41.22.9Charlie Lowery206.744.761.11.00.72.3Bill Dinwiddie236.328.155.61.40.41.6Jeff Webb195.725.784.60.90.41.5Barry Nelson283.641.750.00.70.31.3

Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPGPPG 11 46.4 43.7 70.4 18.2 5.1 28.7 Bob Dandridge 11 40.1 49.5 74.0 8.8 1.9 21.5 Lucius Allen 11 35.1 47.0 75.9 3.5 3.8 17.9 Oscar Robertson 11 34.5 40.7 83.3 5.8 7.5 13.1 Wali Jones 9 22.2 43.9 85.7 2.0 2.2 10.0 Curtis Perry 11 36.1 47.3 78.3 12.8 1.3 9.5 Jon McGlocklin 5 20.6 42.9 83.3 0.6 1.2 7.0 John Block 11 14.2 38.5 83.3 5.0 0.5 5.0Toby Kimball75.141.7100.00.90.31.7Charlie Lowery73.725.066.70.40.10.9Barry Nelson22.50.00.00.50.50.0

Awards and honors Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, NBA Most Valuable Player

Transactions

Trades September 12, 1971 To Milwaukee Bucks---- John Block To Houston Rockets---- Dick Cunningham December 9, 1971 To Milwaukee Bucks---- Curtis Perry To Houston Rockets---- Greg Smith

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