NEW YORK — The date was Jan. 9, 1972.
The Los Angeles Lakers, winners of 33 consecutive games, meandered into Milwaukee Arena, where Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the defending champs were waiting.
For the unaware, those same Bucks had held the NBA standard of 20 wins in succession.
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