Sidney Moncrief

Cross-checked official NBA and Bucks histories, Hall of Fame coverage, award records, playoff retrospectives, career highs, and archived box scores. The list connects Moncrief's two-way individual apex during his back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year seasons to Milwaukee's defining Boston breakthrough and his two greatest late-prime elimination performances.

1. #1. Moncrief scored 25 points with five rebounds and five assists as Milwaukee beat Boston 107–93 in 1983 conference-semifinal Game 4, completing the first playoff sweep of the Bird-era Celtics and sending the Bucks to the conference finals. NBA: Sidney Moncrief legends profile · NBA official Celtics–Bucks Game 4 box score
2. #2. Playing through the plantar-fascia injury that had sidelined him for three games, Moncrief scored 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting as Milwaukee survived Philadelphia 113–112 in 1986 conference-semifinal Game 7. Bucks: A Magnificent Seven · NBA official 76ers–Bucks Game 7 box score
3. #3. Moncrief poured in a playoff-career-high 34 points with six rebounds, four assists, and three steals as Milwaukee beat Boston 121–111 in 1987 conference-semifinal Game 6, forcing a seventh game despite his accumulating knee and foot problems. NBA: Sidney Moncrief Hall of Fame profile · NBA official Celtics–Bucks Game 6 box score
4. #4. During the season in which he became the NBA's first Defensive Player of the Year, Moncrief produced 42 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists as Milwaukee won 114–103 at Houston, capturing the full two-way star at his offensive peak. Bucks: Sidney Moncrief's Hall of Fame career · NBA official Bucks–Rockets box score
5. #5. Moncrief set his career scoring high with 43 points and added 12 rebounds at Denver early in his second consecutive Defensive Player of the Year season, a singular individual performance even in a 133–126 defeat. NBA official Sidney Moncrief career statistics · NBA official Bucks–Nuggets box score

Reviewed through 2026-07-18