MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WMTV) - On this day, March 8, 1971, the Milwaukee Bucks won their 20th consecutive game. To this day, that’s still a franchise record for the most wins in a row.
Powered by NBA Hall of Famers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson, the Bucks’ run began all the way back on February 6, when they defeated the San Francisco Warriors. At the time, they were only the second team in NBA history to win 20 games in a row, the Washington Bullets doing so in 1947 twice.
The streak would end the next day on March 9 with a loss to the Chicago Bulls. The Bucks would go on to win a franchise record 66 games that season and also go on to win their first NBA championship.
The team came close to breaking the record in 2019, winning 18 games in a row between November 10 and December 16.
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