1970–71 NBA season

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.[1] Three new teams made their debut: the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Buffalo Braves.

1970–71 NBA season
LeagueNational Basketball Association
SportBasketball
DurationOctober 13, 1970 – March 23, 1971
March 24 – April 19, 1971 (Playoffs)
April 21–30, 1971 (Finals)
Number of games82
Number of teams17
TV partner(s)ABC
Draft
Top draft pickBob Lanier
Picked byDetroit Pistons
Regular season
Top seedMilwaukee Bucks
Season MVPLew Alcindor (Milwaukee)
Top scorerLew Alcindor (Milwaukee)
Playoffs
Eastern championsBaltimore Bullets
  Eastern runners-upNew York Knicks
Western championsMilwaukee Bucks
  Western runners-upLos Angeles Lakers
Finals
ChampionsMilwaukee Bucks
Finals MVPLew Alcindor (Milwaukee)

Notable occurrences

Coaching changes
Offseason
Team 1969–70 coach 1970–71 coach
Buffalo Braves Expansion Dolph Schayes
Cleveland Cavaliers Expansion Bill Fitch
Portland Trail Blazers Expansion Rolland Todd
San Francisco Warriors George C. Lee Al Attles
In-season
Team Outgoing coach Incoming coach
N/A

Final standings

By division

W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-New York Knicks 5230.63432–919–201–110–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4735.573524–1521–182–210–6
Boston Celtics 4438.537825–1418–221–28–8
Buffalo Braves 2260.2683014–236–302–72–10
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Baltimore Bullets 4240.51224–1316–252–210–6
x-Atlanta Hawks 3646.439621–2014–261–09–7
Cincinnati Royals 3349.402917–1611–285–516–6
Cleveland Cavaliers 1567.1832711–302–372–01–13
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 6616.80534–228–134–114–4
x-Chicago Bulls 5131.6221530–1117–194–17–11
Phoenix Suns 4834.5851827–1419–202–09–9
Detroit Pistons 4537.5492124–1720–191–16–12
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 4834.58530–1117–221–115–7
x-San Francisco Warriors 4141.500720–1819–212–212–10
San Diego Rockets 4042.488824–1515–261–114–8
Seattle SuperSonics 3844.4631027–1311–300–110–14
Portland Trail Blazers 2953.3541918–219–262–63–15

By conference

#
Team W L PCT
1 z-New York Knicks5230.634
2 y-Baltimore Bullets4240.512
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers4735.573
4 x-Atlanta Hawks3646.439
5 Boston Celtics4438.537
6 Cincinnati Royals3349.402
7 Buffalo Braves2260.268
8 Cleveland Cavaliers1567.183
#
Team W L PCT
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks6616.805
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers4834.585
3 x-Chicago Bulls5131.622
4 x-San Francisco Warriors4141.500
5 Phoenix Suns4834.585
6 Detroit Pistons4537.549
7 San Diego Rockets4042.488
8 Seattle SuperSonics3844.463
9 Portland Trail Blazers2953.354

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals
         
A1 New York* 4
C2 Atlanta 1
A1 New York* 3
Eastern Conference
C1 Baltimore* 4
C1 Baltimore* 4
A2 Philadelphia 3
C1 Baltimore* 0
M1 Milwaukee* 4
M1 Milwaukee* 4
P2 San Francisco 1
M1 Milwaukee* 4
Western Conference
P1 Los Angeles* 1
P1 Los Angeles* 4
M2 Chicago 3
  • * Division winner
  • Bold Series winner
  • Italic Team with home-court advantage

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameLew AlcindorMilwaukee Bucks31.7
Rebounds per gameWilt ChamberlainLos Angeles Lakers18.2
Assists per gameNorm Van LierCincinnati Royals10.1
FG%Johnny GreenCincinnati Royals.587
FT%Chet WalkerChicago Bulls.859

NBA awards

See also

References

  1. Moussavi, Sam (August 1, 2016). Milwaukee Bucks. Weigl Publishers. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-4896-4704-7.
  2. "Season Review: 1970-71". NBA.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  3. Janoff, Barry. "15 Reasons NBA 1970-71 Kicks the Butt of NBA 2010-11". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
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