1971 NBA Finals

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The 1971 NBA Finals was the championship series in which the Milwaukee Bucks, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, won their first NBA title by defeating the Baltimore Bullets.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA Finals
basketball championship series
bestOf 7 games
championshipSeriesOf National Basketball Association
championTitleCountForTeam 1
cityOfLosingTeam Baltimore
cityOfWinningTeam Milwaukee
coachOfLosingTeam Gene Shue
coachOfWinningTeam Larry Costello
conferenceOfLosingTeam Eastern Conference
conferenceOfWinningTeam Western Conference
endDate 1971-04-30
featuredPlayerOnLosingTeam Earl Monroe
Jack Marin
Wes Unseld
featuredPlayerOnWinningTeam Bob Dandridge
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Oscar Robertson
finalSeriesResult 4–0
followedBy 1972 NBA Finals
game1Location Milwaukee
game1Winner Milwaukee Bucks
game2Location Milwaukee
game3Location Baltimore
game3Winner Milwaukee Bucks
game4Location Baltimore
game4Winner Milwaukee Bucks
gameCount 4
homeArenaOfLosingTeam Baltimore Civic Center
homeArenaOfWinningTeam Milwaukee Arena
losingTeam Baltimore Bullets
losingTeamRegularSeasonRecord 42–40
MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lew Alcindor
linked to: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
MVPTeam Milwaukee Bucks
notableEvent first NBA championship for the Milwaukee Bucks franchise
only NBA title for the Bucks until 2021
precededBy 1970 NBA Finals
radioBroadcaster Mutual Broadcasting System
seasonOfLeague 1970–71 NBA season
sport basketball
startDate 1971-04-21
sweep true
televisionBroadcaster ABC
winningTeam Milwaukee Bucks
winningTeamRegularSeasonRecord 66–16

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1970 NBA Finals followedBy 1971 NBA Finals
Bob Dandridge participantIn 1971 NBA Finals
1972 NBA Finals precededBy 1971 NBA Finals