1974 NBA Finals - Background - Road To The Finals

Road To The Finals

Milwaukee Bucks (Western Conference Champion) Boston Celtics (Eastern Conference Champion)
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks 59 23 .720
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 47 35 .573 12
3 x-Chicago Bulls 54 28 .659 5
4 x-Detroit Pistons 52 30 .634 7
5 Golden State Warriors 44 38 .537 15
6 Seattle SuperSonics 36 46 .439 23
7 Kansas City–Omaha Kings 33 49 .402 26
8 Phoenix Suns 30 52 .366 29
9 Portland Trail Blazers 27 55 .329 32

1st seed in the West, best league record

Regular season
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 56 26 .683
2 y-Capital Bullets 47 35 .573 9
3 x-New York Knicks 49 33 .598 7
4 x-Buffalo Braves 42 40 .512 14
5 Atlanta Hawks 35 47 .427 21
6 Houston Rockets 32 50 .390 24
7 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 27
8 Philadelphia 76ers 25 57 .305 31


1st seed in the East, 2nd best league record

Defeated the (4) Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1 Conference Semifinals Defeated the (4) Buffalo Braves, 4–2
Defeated the (2) Chicago Bulls, 4–0 Conference Finals Defeated the (2) New York Knicks, 4–1

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