The 1974 NBA was for the Boston Celtics, who beat Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Milwaukee Bucks in a hard-fought final (4-3). No one in the final was able to win two games in a row, and in the end the Garden and MVP Havlicek and Cowens ruled

Boston Celtics
*White – 16.6p, 7.0a, 3.9r
*Chaney – 11.1p, 4.1r, 2.7a
*Havlicek – 26.4p, 7.7r, 4.7a
*Silas – 6.7p, 9.6r, 3.1a
*Cowens – 22.7p, 9.9r, 4.6a
Nelson – 5.3p, 4.4r, 1.3a
Westphal – 4.9p, 1.4a, 1.1r
Finkel – 6.4p, 2.4r, 1.4a
Williams – 0.5p. (4)
Hankinson – 2p. (1)
Kuberski – 0p. (1)

Milwaukee Bucks
*Robertson – 12.1p, 8.3a, 3.7r
*Dandridge – 16.7p, 6.4r, 1.6a
*Davis – 11.3p, 4.3r, 1.4a
*Perry – 5.9p, 5.6r
*Abdul-Jabbar – 32.6p, 12.1r, 5.4a
Warner – 4.6p, 8.6r, 1.1a
Williams – 3.0p, 1.5r, 1.3a. (6)
McGlocklin – 6.4p, 3.2a. (5)
Lee – 1.5p. (4)
Garrett – 0.5p, 1.3r. (4)
Driscoll – 1.3p, 1.6r. (3)

To reach the final they beat…
Boston Celtics – Buffalo Braves (4-2), New York Knicks (4-1)
Milwaukee Bucks – Angeles Lakers (4-1), Chicago Bulls (4-0)