1970–71 San Diego Rockets season
The 1970–71 NBA season was the Rockets' 4th season in the NBA.[1] It was also the team's final season in San Diego, as the franchise relocated to Houston, Texas following the season.
1970–71 San Diego Rockets season | |
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Head coach | Alex Hannum |
General manager | Pete Newell |
Owner(s) | Bob Breitbard |
Arena | San Diego Sports Arena |
Results | |
Record | 40–42 (.488) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 7th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KCST-TV |
Radio | KOGO |
Offseason
Draft picks
Roster
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Roster |
Regular season
Season standings
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 |
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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 |
Record vs. opponents
1970–71 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | DET | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SDR | SFW | SEA |
Atlanta | — | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
Baltimore | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
Boston | 4–2 | 3–3 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
Buffalo | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 0–4 | 5–7 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 6–6 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
Chicago | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–0 | — | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 |
Cincinnati | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–4 | — | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 |
Cleveland | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 7–5 | 0–4 | 1–5 | — | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–10 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 |
Detroit | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 |
Los Angeles | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | — | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
Milwaukee | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | — | 1–4 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 5–1 |
New York | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | — | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
Philadelphia | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
Phoenix | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | — | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
Portland | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–6 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 10–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | — | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 |
San Diego | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | — | 2–4 | 5–1 |
San Francisco | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | — | 3–3 |
Seattle | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — |
Game log
1970–71 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 13 | @ Chicago | 96–111 | Stu Lantz (24) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | October 14 | @ Baltimore | 105–123 | John Trapp (20) | 0–2 | |||||
3 | October 16 | @ Philadelphia | 119–127 | Elvin Hayes (34) | 0–3 | |||||
4 | October 17 | @ Buffalo | 102–93 | Elvin Hayes (30) | 1–3 | |||||
5 | October 20 | Phoenix | 114–115 | Stu Lantz (43) | 2–3 | |||||
6 | October 22 | Cleveland | 110–140 | Elvin Hayes (40) | 3–3 | |||||
7 | October 24 | Philadelphia | 111–116 | John Block (32) | 4–3 | |||||
8 | October 25 | @ Phoenix | 98–117 | Hayes, Murphy (29) | 4–4 | |||||
9 | October 27 | @ Milwaukee | 113–126 | Elvin Hayes (34) | 4–5 | |||||
10 | October 28 | @ Cleveland | 110–99 | Elvin Hayes (40) | 5–5 | |||||
11 | October 29 | @ New York | 107–114 | Calvin Murphy (23) | 5–6 | |||||
12 | October 31 | @ Atlanta | 121–117 | Elvin Hayes (32) | 6–6 | |||||
13 | November 4 | New York | 109–100 | Stu Lantz (28) | 6–7 | |||||
14 | November 6 | Baltimore | 125–118 | Elvin Hayes (35) | 6–8 | |||||
15 | November 7 | @ San Francisco | 102–114 | Elvin Hayes (45) | 6–9 | |||||
16 | November 11 | Cincinnati | 120–127 | Stu Lantz (38) | 7–9 | |||||
17 | November 13 | San Francisco | 107–102 | Stu Lantz (23) | 7–10 | |||||
18 | November 14 | Detroit | 101–112 | Stu Lantz (29) | 8–10 | |||||
19 | November 16 | @ Portland | 136–118 | Elvin Hayes (29) | 9–10 | |||||
20 | November 18 | Milwaukee | 117–111 | Don Adams (23) | 9–11 | |||||
21 | November 20 | Seattle | 106–121 | Elvin Hayes (50) | 10–11 | |||||
22 | November 21 | @ Seattle | 115–114 | Elvin Hayes (33) | 11–11 | |||||
23 | November 24 | @ Detroit | 104–111 | Hayes, Siegfried (28) | 11–12 | |||||
24 | November 25 | @ Cincinnati | 138–120 | Elvin Hayes (48) | 12–12 | |||||
25 | November 27 | Atlanta | 127–128 | Don Adams (33) | 13–12 | |||||
26 | November 28 | @ Phoenix | 117–116 | Elvin Hayes (37) | 14–12 | |||||
27 | November 29 | @ Los Angeles | 112–130 | Don Adams (28) | 14–13 | |||||
28 | December 1 | @ Portland | 120–114 | Elvin Hayes (37) | 15–13 | |||||
29 | December 5 | Los Angeles | 116–119 | Elvin Hayes (38) | 16–13 | |||||
30 | December 6 | @ Phoenix | 102–108 | Elvin Hayes (31) | 16–14 | |||||
31 | December 11 | Phoenix | 104–110 | Elvin Hayes (33) | 17–14 | |||||
32 | December 12 | @ Chicago | 98–103 | Elvin Hayes (25) | 17–15 | |||||
33 | December 13 | @ Cleveland | 118–95 | Elvin Hayes (40) | 18–15 | |||||
34 | December 15 | @ Philadelphia | 98–122 | Don Adams (16) | 18–16 | |||||
35 | December 16 | @ Atlanta | 117–128 | Stu Lantz (31) | 18–17 | |||||
36 | December 18 | Detroit | 129–116 | Elvin Hayes (23) | 18–18 | |||||
37 | December 19 | N Portland | 118–108 | Elvin Hayes (35) | 19–18 | |||||
38 | December 20 | @ Seattle | 110–108 | Elvin Hayes (35) | 20–18 | |||||
39 | December 23 | Atlanta | 102–133 | Elvin Hayes (29) | 21–18 | |||||
40 | December 27 | Chicago | 110–101 | Elvin Hayes (28) | 21–19 | |||||
41 | December 29 | Boston | 110–108 | Elvin Hayes (37) | 21–20 | |||||
42 | January 1 | @ Los Angeles | 117–106 | Elvin Hayes (40) | 22–20 | |||||
43 | January 2 | Los Angeles | 108–109 (OT) | Elvin Hayes (25) | 23–20 | |||||
44 | January 5 | @ Chicago | 103–116 | Calvin Murphy (36) | 23–21 | |||||
45 | January 6 | @ Detroit | 99–100 | Elvin Hayes (23) | 23–22 | |||||
46 | January 8 | San Francisco | 120–117 | Elvin Hayes (28) | 23–23 | |||||
47 | January 9 | @ San Francisco | 103–109 | Don Adams (21) | 23–24 | |||||
48 | January 15 | Baltimore | 124–117 | Elvin Hayes (29) | 23–25 | |||||
49 | January 17 | Philadelphia | 106–105 | Stu Lantz (28) | 23–26 | |||||
50 | January 19 | @ New York | 113–117 (OT) | Elvin Hayes (29) | 23–27 | |||||
51 | January 20 | @ Boston | 112–142 | Elvin Hayes (30) | 23–28 | |||||
52 | January 22 | @ Buffalo | 94–101 | Elvin Hayes (30) | 23–29 | |||||
53 | January 23 | @ Baltimore | 120–127 | Stu Lantz (26) | 23–30 | |||||
54 | January 25 | Buffalo | 106–114 | Stu Lantz (37) | 24–30 | |||||
55 | January 27 | Chicago | 111–106 | Stu Lantz (26) | 24–31 | |||||
56 | January 29 | @ Detroit | 104–131 | Stu Lantz (27) | 24–32 | |||||
57 | January 30 | @ Cincinnati | 110–116 | Elvin Hayes (44) | 24–33 | |||||
58 | January 31 | @ Atlanta | 120–131 | Elvin Hayes (39) | 24–34 | |||||
59 | February 2 | @ Los Angeles | 105–133 | Elvin Hayes (27) | 24–35 | |||||
60 | February 3 | Milwaukee | 108–101 | Elvin Hayes (41) | 24–36 | |||||
61 | February 5 | Cleveland | 105–116 | Elvin Hayes (32) | 25–36 | |||||
62 | February 6 | Los Angeles | 115–108 | Elvin Hayes (33) | 25–37 | |||||
63 | February 7 | @ Seattle | 124–107 | Elvin Hayes (32) | 26–37 | |||||
64 | February 9 | Seattle | 115–132 | Elvin Hayes (36) | 27–37 | |||||
65 | February 11 | San Francisco | 111–119 | Stu Lantz (31) | 28–37 | |||||
66 | February 13 | Cincinnati | 116–120 | Don Adams (24) | 29–37 | |||||
67 | February 18 | New York | 116–115 | Elvin Hayes (33) | 29–38 | |||||
68 | February 19 | @ San Francisco | 109–103 | Calvin Murphy (30) | 30–38 | |||||
69 | February 20 | Boston | 118–128 | Elvin Hayes (33) | 31–38 | |||||
70 | February 23 | @ New York | 126–109 | Hayes, Murphy (29) | 32–38 | |||||
71 | February 24 | @ Milwaukee | 104–139 | Elvin Hayes (23) | 32–39 | |||||
72 | March 2 | @ Philadelphia | 111–103 | Calvin Murphy (27) | 33–39 | |||||
73 | March 3 | @ Boston | 113–128 | Elvin Hayes (35) | 33–40 | |||||
74 | March 5 | Seattle | 111–110 | Hayes, Lantz (27) | 33–41 | |||||
75 | March 6 | N Chicago | 99–105 | Elvin Hayes (27) | 33–42 | |||||
76 | March 7 | Portland | 121–135 | Elvin Hayes (39) | 34–42 | |||||
77 | March 9 | Buffalo | 96–106 | Elvin Hayes (27) | 35–42 | |||||
78 | March 11 | Boston | 91–115 | Stu Lantz (29) | 36–42 | |||||
79 | March 13 | Baltimore | 115–121 | John Block (30) | 37–42 | |||||
80 | March 17 | Detroit | 99–106 | Elvin Hayes (28) | 38–42 | |||||
81 | March 19 | Milwaukee | 99–111 | John Trapp (24) | 39–42 | |||||
82 | March 21 | Phoenix | 114–132 | Elvin Hayes (34) | 40–42 |
Awards and records
- Calvin Murphy, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
References
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