Milwaukee Bucks Daily: Warriors topple record held by 1971 Bucks

Inglewood, Calif.: Two of basketball's giants stare at each other as Milwaukee Buck Lew Alcindor tries to decide if he should go over Los Angeles Laker Wilt Chamberlain or pass the ball off during early action of the third game of the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Alcindor tried to go over the Laker big man and missed the shot.
Inglewood, Calif.: Two of basketball's giants stare at each other as Milwaukee Buck Lew Alcindor tries to decide if he should go over Los Angeles Laker Wilt Chamberlain or pass the ball off during early action of the third game of the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Alcindor tried to go over the Laker big man and missed the shot.

The latest Milwaukee Bucks Daily is here as the Golden State Warriors’ 2018 success breaks a record previously held by the 1971 Bucks.

In today’s edition of Milwaukee Bucks Daily, we learn about the record that belonged to the Bucks for 47 years that the Warriors toppled in The Finals, get a sense of Milwaukee’s standing in way too early power rankings, and much more.

The Bucks teams of the early 70s still stand as a gold standard for dominant play in NBA history, yet with only one championship to their name, they often end up overlooked.

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Back to the present, let’s look at today’s Bucks stories.

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Bucks Gaming fall in first round of The Turn to Mavs affiliate, 74-68 (read here): Isaac Sours recapped Bucks Gaming’s loss to Mavs Gaming from Friday afternoon in the first round of The Turn, a midseason tournament in the inaugural season of the NBA 2K League.

NBA Draft: Is Rawle Alkins a solid 3-and-D wing candidate for the Bucks? (read here): In our latest draft profile, I examined what former Arizona Wildcat guard Rawle Alkins has to offer as a projected 3-and-D wing.

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The Warriors were dominant, but how dominant? (read here): Benjamin Hoffman of the New York Times explains how the Warriors’ 60-point margin of victory in The Finals toppled a record that had stood for 47 years since the Bucks dominated the Baltimore Bullets en route to their sole championship.

Post-Finals Power Rankings: The NBA waits for another LeBron decision (read here): Following the completion of The Finals, ESPN released their early power rankings heading into next season with the Bucks in 11th place.

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That’s it for today’s roundup, but we’ll be back to do it all again tomorrow.