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1971 NBA Playoff Summary

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Finals (4-0): Milwaukee Bucks over Baltimore Bullets

Game 1April 21Baltimore Bullets88Milwaukee Bucks98
Game 2April 25Milwaukee Bucks102Baltimore Bullets83
Game 3April 28Baltimore Bullets99Milwaukee Bucks107
Game 4April 30Milwaukee Bucks118Baltimore Bullets106

Eastern Conference Finals (4-3): Baltimore Bullets over New York Knickerbockers

Game 1April 6Baltimore Bullets111New York Knickerbockers112
Game 2April 9Baltimore Bullets88New York Knickerbockers107
Game 3April 11New York Knickerbockers88Baltimore Bullets114
Game 4April 14New York Knickerbockers80Baltimore Bullets101
Game 5April 16Baltimore Bullets84New York Knickerbockers89
Game 6April 18New York Knickerbockers96Baltimore Bullets113
Game 7April 19Baltimore Bullets93New York Knickerbockers91

Western Conference Finals (4-1): Milwaukee Bucks over Los Angeles Lakers

Game 1April 9Los Angeles Lakers85Milwaukee Bucks106
Game 2April 11Los Angeles Lakers73Milwaukee Bucks91
Game 3April 14Milwaukee Bucks107Los Angeles Lakers118
Game 4April 16Milwaukee Bucks117Los Angeles Lakers94
Game 5April 18Los Angeles Lakers98Milwaukee Bucks116

Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-3): Baltimore Bullets over Philadelphia 76ers

Game 1March 24Philadelphia 76ers126Baltimore Bullets112
Game 2March 26Baltimore Bullets119Philadelphia 76ers107
Game 3March 28Philadelphia 76ers103Baltimore Bullets111
Game 4March 30Baltimore Bullets120Philadelphia 76ers105
Game 5April 1Philadelphia 76ers104Baltimore Bullets103
Game 6April 3Baltimore Bullets94Philadelphia 76ers98
Game 7April 4Philadelphia 76ers120Baltimore Bullets128

Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1): New York Knickerbockers over Atlanta Hawks

Game 1March 25Atlanta Hawks101New York Knickerbockers112
Game 2March 27Atlanta Hawks113New York Knickerbockers104
Game 3March 28New York Knickerbockers110Atlanta Hawks95
Game 4March 30New York Knickerbockers113Atlanta Hawks107
Game 5April 1Atlanta Hawks107New York Knickerbockers111

Western Conference Semifinals (4-3): Los Angeles Lakers over Chicago Bulls

Game 1March 24Chicago Bulls99Los Angeles Lakers100
Game 2March 26Chicago Bulls95Los Angeles Lakers105
Game 3March 28Los Angeles Lakers98Chicago Bulls106
Game 4March 30Los Angeles Lakers102Chicago Bulls112
Game 5April 1Chicago Bulls86Los Angeles Lakers115
Game 6April 4Los Angeles Lakers99Chicago Bulls113
Game 7April 6Chicago Bulls98Los Angeles Lakers109

Western Conference Semifinals (4-1): Milwaukee Bucks over San Francisco Warriors

Game 1March 27Milwaukee Bucks107San Francisco Warriors96
Game 2March 29San Francisco Warriors90Milwaukee Bucks104
Game 3March 30San Francisco Warriors102Milwaukee Bucks114
Game 4April 1Milwaukee Bucks104San Francisco Warriors106
Game 5April 4San Francisco Warriors86Milwaukee Bucks136