Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Alcindor 1st Playoff Game Ever! PROGRAM * 1970 Bucks 76ers

Description

This auction is for the
1970 playoff program
from the
very 1st playoff game EVER!
for
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
(
Lew Alcindor
at the time and in this publication).
This program is from Game #1 of the opening round of the 1970 NBA playoffs between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers.  It was held on March 25th, 1970, at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin, in front of 9,686 spectators.  The Bucks' regular season home, the Milwaukee Arena, was unavailable due to a previously scheduled "home" show.  All three Bucks home games in this series were played in Madison.
On that Wednesday night, the Bucks defeated the 76ers, 125-118, in their 1st playoff game in franchise history.  Abdul-Jabbar was the game's high scorer with 36 points.
After a disappointing inaugural season in 1968-1969 (a record of 27-55), the Bucks won a coin toss with their expansion cousins, the Phoenix Suns, for rights to the 1st pick in the subsequent NBA draft.  It was a foregone conclusion that the 1st pick would be Lew Alcindor of UCLA.  With Alcindor at center for their 2nd season, the Bucks surprised the basketball world by finishing with a 56-26 record, 2nd best in the league, behind the New York Knicks.  After defeating the 76ers, the Bucks would fall to the Knicks in 5 games.  The Knicks would go on to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals (the Willis Reed game) for their 1st NBA title.
This program includes the rosters for both teams, playoff records and statistics, photos of such players such as Lew Alcindor and Billy Cunningham, and an article documenting the short but promising history of the Milwaukee Bucks.
The cover is graced by an action photo of Lew Alcindor against the Boston Celtics, the defending NBA Champions.
This program measures 8-1/2" wide by 11" tall and is in
excellent condition
. The score sheets are
scored
.
If you have any questions, please contact me before purchasing. Thank you.