The ’71 NBA was for the Milwaukee Bucks. The Deer beat the Washington Bullets 4-0 in the final. Bucks’ trident Abdul-Jabbar, ultimately MVP, Oscar Robertson and Dandridge, dominated the field at will against the Bullets, who reached the final with signs of fatigue after two sets of seven games

Milwaukee Bucks
*Robertson – 23.5p, 9.5a, 5.0r
*McGlocklin – 10.8p, 2.8a, 1.0r
*Dandrige – 20.3p, 9.8r, 3.5a
*Smith – 10.0p, 8.3r, 1.8a
*Abdul-Jabbar – 27.0p, 18.5r, 2.8a
Allen – 7.5p, 2.8r, 1.8a
Boozer – 5.5p, 4.8r
Cunningham – 0.0p, 2.3r
McLemore – 1.6p, 2.6r. (3)
Webb – 0.6p. (3)
Greacen – 0.0p, 0.5r. (2)
Winkler – 0.0p. (2)

Washington Bullets
*Carter – 15.3p, 3.3r, 3.0a
*Monroe – 16.3p, 4.0r, 4.0a
*Loughery – 11.3p, 2.0r, 1.5a
*Marin – 18.3p, 5.3r, 2.5a
*Unseld – 15.0p, 19.0r, 5.8a
Tresvant – 7.3p, 6.5r, 1.0a
Zeller – 3.0p, 1.3r
Murrey – 1.5p, 1.3r
Johnson – 1.0p, 1.5r
Gus Johnson – 10.5p, 7.5r, 2.5a. (2)

To get to the final they beat…
Milwaukee Bucks – San Francisco Warriors (4-1); Angeles Lakers (4-1)
Washington Bullets – Philadelphia Sixers (4-3); New York Knicks (4-3)