1974 NBA Finals Game 5 Ticket Stub Boston Celtics Milwaukee Bucks Big O Havlicek.

The 1974 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1973–74 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeated the Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks 4 games to 3 to win the NBA championship. This was the last time the Boston Celtics won a game 7 on the road until 2022, when the Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat in game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals in Miami.

1974 NBA Finals

Team Coach Wins

Boston Celtics Tom Heinsohn 4

Milwaukee Bucks Larry Costello 3

Dates

April 28–May 12

MVP

John Havlicek

(Boston Celtics)

Hall of Famers

Celtics:

Dave Cowens (1991)

John Havlicek (1984)

Paul Westphal (2019)

Jo Jo White (2015)

Bucks:

Bob Dandridge (2021)

Oscar Robertson (1980)

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1995)

Coaches:

Tom Heinsohn (2015)

Larry Costello (2022)

Officials:

Darell Garretson (2016)

Mendy Rudolph (2007)

Eastern Finals

Celtics defeated Knicks, 4–1

Western Finals

Bucks defeated Bulls, 4–0

Game 5

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The Celtics stole the homecourt advantage back with a 96–87 win in Milwaukee. John Havlicek and Dave Cowens scored 28 points each and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 37 points. They would have a chance to close it out at home in Game 6.