NBA Final 1974: Celtics beat a tough Abdul-Jabbar
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)
