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This date in 1974: Jabbar lifts Bucks past Celtics in thrilling Finals game

MAY 11, 2015 2:50p ET

MAY 11, 2015 2:50p ET

Nice fro, Kareem.

41 years ago today, the Milwaukee Bucks sported three of their best players in franchise history: Bob Dandridge, Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Jabbar, of course, played much of his Bucks years under the moniker Lew Alcindor.

But by his team's 1974 Finals appearance against the Boston Celtics, he was Mr. Jabbar, and he was one of the most feared scorers of all time. Against Havlicek's Celtics, he led the Bucks to a 102-101, double-overtime victory that pushed the series to an epic Game 7, as the Bucks' Twitter account reminded us today:

On this date in 1974: The Milwaukee Sentinel Sports Page after @kaj33's hook shot pushed The Finals to a Game 7.