The 1969âÂÂ70 Milwaukee Bucks season was the second season for the Milwaukee Bucks. Led by the heralded rookie center Lew Alcindor, they finished with a 56âÂÂ26 record, enough for second place in the Eastern Division. After beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4âÂÂ1 in the Eastern semifinals, they lost to the eventual champions New York Knicks in five games.
After a 27âÂÂ55 record in their inaugural NBA season, the Bucks won a coin toss over the Phoenix Suns to give them the right to select first overall in the 1969 NBA draft. Their designated selection had long been a foregone conclusion: UCLA Bruins center Lew Alcindor. However, Alcindor was also selected first overall by the New York Nets in the competing American Basketball Association's entry draft, which triggered a bidding war for Alcindor's services. He eventually opted for the Bucks' five-year $1.4 million offer over a much more lucrative $3.2 million offer from the Nets, preferring the established NBA over a new and struggling ABA.
|-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 || October 18, 1969 || Detroit | W 119âÂÂ110 | Lew Alcindor (29) | Lew Alcindor (12) | Alcindor, McGlocklin, Rodgers (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 1âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 || October 19, 1969 || Seattle | W 130âÂÂ106 | Flynn Robinson (22) | Zaid Abdul-Aziz (14) | Guy Rodgers (10) | Milwaukee Arena | 2âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 3 || October 22, 1969 || @ San Diego | W 115âÂÂ102 | Lew Alcindor (36) | Lew Alcindor (19) | Jon McGlocklin (5) | San Diego Arena | 3âÂÂ0 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || October 24, 1969 || @ Los Angeles | L 112âÂÂ123 | Flynn Robinson (33) | Lew Alcindor (20) | Flynn Robinson (7) | The Forum | 3âÂÂ1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || October 25, 1969 || @ San Francisco | L 104âÂÂ118 | Guy Rodgers (20) | Zaid Abdul-Aziz (11) | John Arthurs (5) | San Francisco Civic Auditorium | 3âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 6 || October 26, 1969 || @ Phoenix | W 119âÂÂ99 | Lew Alcindor (28) | Alcindor, Smith (12) | Guy Rodgers (15) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 4âÂÂ2 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || October 28, 1969 || Boston | L 107âÂÂ120 | Lew Alcindor (43) | Greg Smith (15) | Flynn Robinson (6) | Milwaukee Arena | 4âÂÂ3 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 8 || October 30, 1969 || @ Detroit | W 102âÂÂ81 | Flynn Robinson (25) | Greg Smith (20) | Guy Rodgers (10) | Cobo Arena | 5âÂÂ3 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 9 || October 31, 1969 || @ Philadelphia | W 129âÂÂ125 | McGlocklin, Chapell (28) | Lew Alcindor (18) | Lew Alcindor (9) | The Spectrum | 6âÂÂ3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | March 25 | Philadelphia | W 125âÂÂ118 | Lew Alcindor (36) | Lew Alcindor (20) | Bob Dandridge (6) | University of Wisconsin Field House<br>9,686 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | March 27 | Philadelphia | L 105âÂÂ112 | Lew Alcindor (33) | Bob Dandridge (12) | Bob Dandridge (7) | University of Wisconsin Field House<br>9,686 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | March 30 | @ Philadelphia | W 156âÂÂ120 | Lew Alcindor (33) | Lew Alcindor (17) | Flynn Robinson (14) | Spectrum<br>15,244 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 1 | @ Philadelphia | W 118âÂÂ111 | Lew Alcindor (33) | Greg Smith (19) | Bob Dandridge (7) | Spectrum<br>14,206 | 3âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | April 3 | Philadelphia | W 115âÂÂ106 | Lew Alcindor (46) | Lew Alcindor (25) | Bob Dandridge (8) | University of Wisconsin Field House<br>12,868 | 4âÂÂ1 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 11 | @ New York | L 102âÂÂ110 | Lew Alcindor (35) | Lew Alcindor (15) | Lew Alcindor (5) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,500 | 0âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 13 | @ New York | L 111âÂÂ112 | Lew Alcindor (38) | Lew Alcindor (23) | Lew Alcindor (11) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,500 | 0âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 17 | New York | W 101âÂÂ96 | Lew Alcindor (33) | Lew Alcindor (31) | Bob Dandridge (8) | Milwaukee Arena<br>10,746 | 1âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 19 | New York | L 105âÂÂ117 | Lew Alcindor (38) | Alcindor, Smith (9) | Flynn Robinson (7) | Milwaukee Arena<br>10,746 | 1âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 20 | @ New York | L 96âÂÂ132 | Lew Alcindor (27) | Zaid Abdul-Aziz (12) | Guy Rodgers (6) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,500 | 1âÂÂ4 |-