1974 Nba Final
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- The 1974 NBA Finals was the Championship Series of the 1973-74 season.
- The Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks faced the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics
- The series was played under a best-of-seven format, with the first 2 games in Milwaukee and the next 3 games in Boston.
- The Bucks won the first 2 games in Milwaukee, but the Celtics won the next 3 games in Boston to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
- The Bucks won Game 6 in Milwaukee to force a Game 7 in Boston.
- The Celtics won Game 7 in Boston to win the series 4-3.
- This was the Celtics’ first NBA Championship since 1966 and the first time an NBA Finals series was played in a best-of-seven format.
- The Bucks were led by Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who averaged 27.0 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game in the series.
- The Celtics were led by John Havlicek, who averaged 26.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game in the series.
- This was the last NBA Finals series to be played in the 2-2-1-1-1 format.
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The 1974 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1973-74 NBA season It pitted the Boston Celtics against the Milwaukee Bucks with Boston ultimately winning their second straight title in a 4-3 series victory. The game is widely considered one of the greatest games in NBA history and has been immortalized by its place in basketball lore as “The Game”.
The 1973 NBA Finals is a game that took place between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. The final score was a sweep for the Lakers, who won their first NBA Championship
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The 1974 NBA Finals was the Championship Series of the 1973-74 season.
The 1974 NBA Finals was the Championship Series of the 1973-74 season. The defending champion Boston Celtics defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in seven games. This was the Celtics’ 16th NBA title Celtics broadcaster Johnny Most was named as the recipient of the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his charitable efforts.
The Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks faced the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics
The 1974 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 197374 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. The Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks faced the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics with the Bucks having home court advantage This was the first NBA Finals played under the 232 site configuration, in which the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage’s venue, while the middle three games are held at the other team’s venue. The series was conducted under a best-of-seven format, so a fourth victory would have clinched the title for one team or forced a seventh and decisive game.
The 1974 NBA Finals waschange to a 2-3-2 format; this meant that for the first time in NBA history games 5, 6, and 7 would be played on consecutive nights. This change necessitated some subtle but significant changes to how food was prepared for and served during games 5 through 7 of this years finals.
In addition to standard game fare such as hot dogs and soft drinks, arena concession stands introduced a Finals Menu consisting of such items as:
-Buck burgers
-Celtic stew
-Fries with green onion dip
-Chili cheese nachos
With home court advantage now belonging to the Milwaukee Bucks all seven games were played at Milwaukee County Stadium. As a result, game five of the series saw chicken instead of beef served as part of the Finals Menu.
The series was played under a best-of-seven format, with the first 2 games in Milwaukee and the next 3 games in Boston.
The 1974 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 197374 NBA season The series featured the defending champion New York Knicks led by 1973 Finals MVP Willis Reed, against the Boston Celtics fresh off their victory over the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the 1974 NBA playoffs The series was played under a best-of-seven format, with the first 2 games in Milwaukee and the next 3 games in Boston.
The Bucks won the first 2 games in Milwaukee, but the Celtics won the next 3 games in Boston to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
The Bucks won the first 2 games in Milwaukee, but the Celtics won the next 3 games in Boston to take a 3-2 lead in the series.
In Game 6, the Celtics were leading by 1 point with just seconds left to play. Milwaukee’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (later known as Lew Alcindor) was fouled and went to the Free Throw Line to shoot two shots. If he made both shots, the Bucks would win the game and the series. But if he missed one or both shots, the Celtics would win the championship. Abdul-Jabbar made both Free throws and Milwaukee won 108-106.
The Bucks won Game 6 in Milwaukee to force a Game 7 in Boston.
The 1974 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 197374 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and the conclusion of that season’s playoffs. The Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics in a seven-game series to win the NBA title. The series was played under a best-of-seven format, with the first 2 games in Milwaukee, the next 2 games in Boston, and the last 3 games in Milwaukee.
The Celtics won Game 7 in Boston to win the series 4-3.
The 1974 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 1974 NBA playoffs which concluded the 197374 NBA season The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks in a seven-game series to win their twelfth NBA Championship The series was played under a best-of-seven format, so the Celtics won the series 43.
Bucks shooting guard Jon McGlocklin was named as the 1981 Finals MVP
This was the Celtics’ first NBA Championship since 1966 and the first time an NBA Finals series was played in a best-of-seven format.
In the 1974 NBA Finals the Boston Celtics defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in seven games. This was the Celtics’ first NBA championship since 1966 and the first time an NBA Finals series was played in a best-of-seven format.
The 1974 Finals were also notable for being the first appearance of the Bucks in the NBA Finals The Bucks were led by future Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor had just won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player Award The Celtics were led by John Havlicek and Dave Cowens.
The series was tightly contested, with all seven games being decided by double digits. The deciding game seven was especially close, with the Celtics winning by a final score of 102101. Havlicek was named the Finals MVP becoming the first player in NBA history to win the award without being on the winning team in the previous year’s Finals.
The Bucks were led by Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who averaged 27.0 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game in the series.
The 1974 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 197374 NBA season The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks 4 games to 3. The series was played under a best-of-seven format, so the first team to win four games would win the series.
The Bucks were led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who averaged 27.0 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game in the series. The Celtics were led by John Havlicek, who averaged 22.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 7.5 assists per game in the series.
In Game 1 of the series, Abdul-Jabbar scored 34 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Bucks won 108100. Game 2 was a much closer affair, with the Celtics winning 9796 on a jump shot by Havlicek at the buzzer. Games 3 and 4 were both blowouts; in Game 3, Abdul-Jabbar scored 24 points as the Bucks won 120106, and in Game 4 he scored 28 points as they won 10287.
The Celtics won Game 5 9287 to take a 32 lead in the series; however, Abdul-Jabbar rebounded with a 28-point performance in Game 6 as the Bucks forced a seventh game with a 103100 victory. In the deciding game, Havlicek scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Celtics won 10287 to capture their 12th NBA championship
The Celtics were led by John Havlicek, who averaged 26.8 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game in the series.
The 1974 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 197374 NBA season The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks in seven games. This series was the first in NBA history to go to a seventh game in the NBA Finals which featured two eventual Hall-of-Famers: future Celtic Dave Cowens and eventual Buck Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
This was the last NBA Finals series to be played in the 2-2-1-1-1 format.
The 1974 NBA Championship Series was the championship round of the 197374 NBA season The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks in a best-of-seven game series, four games to three. This was the last NBA Finals series to be played in the 2-2-1-1-1 format.
The 1974 title would be the first of three in a row for Boston, as well as their eleventh overall. *(From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals)*
The “1976 nba finals” is the final game of the 1974 NBA Finals The Boston Celtics defeated the Golden State Warriors in game 7, winning their 4th championship.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_NBA_playoffs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/15/boston-celtics-milwaukee-bucks-game-7/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_NBA_Finals
https://www.nba.com/news/history-top-moments-bucks-celtics-1974-finals