1970-71 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 13, 1970 - March 23, 1971 March 24-April 19, 1971 (Playoffs) April 21-30, 1971 (Finals) |
Number of games | 82 |
Number of teams | 17 |
TV partner(s) | ABC |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Bob Lanier |
Picked by | Detroit Pistons |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Milwaukee Bucks |
Season MVP | Lew Alcindor (Milwaukee) |
Top scorer | Lew Alcindor (Milwaukee) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Baltimore Bullets |
Eastern runners-up | New York Knicks |
Western champions | Milwaukee Bucks |
Western runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
Finals | |
Champions | Milwaukee Bucks |
Finals MVP | Lew Alcindor (Milwaukee) |
The 1970-71 NBA season was the 25th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA Championship, beating the Baltimore Bullets 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. Three new teams made their debut: the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Buffalo Braves.
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1969-70 coach | 1970-71 coach |
Phoenix Suns | Jerry Colangelo | Cotton Fitzsimmons |
San Francisco Warriors | George C. Lee | Al Attles |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
N/A |
Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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y-New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | 32-9 | 19-20 | 1-1 | 10-6 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 | 24-15 | 21-18 | 2-2 | 10-6 |
Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | 25-14 | 18-22 | 1-2 | 8-8 |
Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 30 | 14-23 | 6-30 | 2-7 | 2-10 |
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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y-Baltimore Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | - | 24-13 | 16-25 | 2-2 | 10-6 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 6 | 21-20 | 14-26 | 1-0 | 9-7 |
Cincinnati Royals | 33 | 49 | .402 | 9 | 17-16 | 11-28 | 5-5 | 16-6 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 27 | 11-30 | 2-37 | 2-0 | 1-13 |
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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y-Milwaukee Bucks | 66 | 16 | .805 | - | 34-2 | 28-13 | 4-1 | 14-4 |
x-Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 | 15 | 30-11 | 17-19 | 4-1 | 7-11 |
Phoenix Suns | 48 | 34 | .585 | 18 | 27-14 | 19-20 | 2-0 | 9-9 |
Detroit Pistons | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21 | 24-17 | 20-19 | 1-1 | 6-12 |
Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 34 | .585 | - | 30-11 | 17-22 | 1-1 | 15-7 |
x-San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 7 | 20-18 | 19-21 | 2-2 | 12-10 |
San Diego Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 8 | 24-15 | 15-26 | 1-1 | 14-8 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 | 27-13 | 11-30 | 0-1 | 10-14 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 19 | 18-21 | 9-26 | 2-6 | 3-15 |
# | Eastern Conference | |||
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z-New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 |
2 | y-Baltimore Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 |
3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 |
4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 |
5 | Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 |
6 | Cincinnati Royals | 33 | 49 | .402 |
7 | Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 |
8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 |
# | Western Conference | |||
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z-Milwaukee Bucks | 66 | 16 | .805 |
2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 34 | .585 |
3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 |
4 | x-San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 |
5 | Phoenix Suns | 48 | 34 | .585 |
6 | Detroit Pistons | 45 | 37 | .549 |
7 | San Diego Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 |
8 | Seattle SuperSonics | 38 | 44 | .463 |
9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 53 | .354 |
Notes
Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | |||||||||||
M1 | Milwaukee | 4 | |||||||||||
P2 | San Francisco | 1 | |||||||||||
M1 | Milwaukee | 4 | |||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||
P1 | L.A. Lakers | 1 | |||||||||||
M2 | Chicago | 3 | |||||||||||
P1 | L.A. Lakers | 4 | |||||||||||
M1 | Milwaukee | 4 | |||||||||||
C1 | Baltimore | 0 | |||||||||||
A1 | New York | 4 | |||||||||||
C2 | Atlanta | 1 | |||||||||||
A1 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||
C1 | Baltimore | 4 | |||||||||||
A2 | Philadelphia | 3 | |||||||||||
C1 | Baltimore | 4 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Lew Alcindor | Milwaukee Bucks | 31.7 |
Rebounds per game | Wilt Chamberlain | Los Angeles Lakers | 18.2 |
Assists per game | Norm Van Lier | Cincinnati Royals | 10.1 |
FG% | Johnny Green | Cincinnati Royals | .587 |
FT% | Chet Walker | Chicago Bulls | .859 |
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com