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1971 Milwaukee Bucks NBA championship oral history

A favorite to win the championship from the moment they traded for Oscar Robertson, the Bucks expected no problems in the Western Conference playoffs. They “hosted” the San Francisco Warriors in the first round but had to play their three home games in Madison. And while the Bucks had played five regular-season “home” games in Madison, they had to change venues for the Warriors series from the Dane County Coliseum to the University of Wisconsin Field House.