1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season

1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season
Head coach Gene Shue
Arena Baltimore Civic Center
Results
Record 50–32 (.610)
Place Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Semifinals
(Eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WBAL-TV
Radio WBAL

The Bullets would get started on a strong note as they won 9 straight games in November. The Bullets would finish with a record of 50–32. In a competitive Eastern Division, the Bullets finished the season 3rd place.[1]

Offseason

Roster

Baltimore Bullets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 3 Carter, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mount St. Mary's
G 13 Davis, Mike 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Virginia Union
C 23 Ellis, Leroy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's
F 25 Johnson, Gus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Idaho
G 22 Loughery, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. John's
F 24 Marin, Jack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Duke
G 10 Monroe, Earl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Winston-Salem State
F 31 Scott, Ray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Portland
SF 35 Tucker, Al 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oklahoma Baptist
F 41 Unseld, Wes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Louisville
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

TeamWLPCT.GB
New York Knicks C6022.732–
Milwaukee Bucks5626.6834
Baltimore Bullets5032.61010
Philadelphia 76ers4240.51218
Cincinnati Royals3646.43924
Boston Celtics3448.41526
Detroit Pistons3151.37829

[2]

Record vs. opponents

1969–70 NBA records
Team ATL BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta —2–46–05–23–33–34–33–34–23–32–44–25–24–2
Baltimore 4–2—5–25–14–35–24–23–31–53–43–36–02–45–1
Boston 0–62–5—3–33–34–32–41–64–32–42–44–25–12–4
Chicago 2–51–53–3—3–33–34–24–20–63–35–23–44–24–3
Cincinnati 3–33–43–33–3—4–22–42–52–54–33–34–22–41–5
Detroit 3–32–53–43–32–4—3–31–61–61–53–33–33–33–3
Los Angeles 3–42–44–22–44–23–3—3–32–44–23–45–25–26–0
Milwaukee 3–33–36–12–45–26–13–3—2–45–26–06–04–25–1
New York 2–45–13–46–05–26–14–24–2—5–26–05–15–14–2
Philadelphia 3–34–34–23–33–45–12–42–52–5—4–24–26–00–6
Phoenix 4–23–34–22–53–33–34–30–60–62–4—7–03–34–3
San Diego 2–40–62–44–32–43–32–50–61–52–40–7—5–24–2
San Francisco 2–54–21–52–44–23–32–52–41–50–63–32–5—3–4
Seattle 2–41–54–23–45–13–30–61–52–46–03–42–44–3—

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

In the playoffs, the Bullets were matched up against the New York Knicks for the 2nd consecutive season.[1] After losing the first 2 games on the road, the Bullets battled back to win the next 2 games at home. After the Knicks captured Game 5 in New York, the Bullets forced a 7th game with a 96–87 win at the Civic Center.[1] However, the Bullets would fall in Game 7. The Knicks would go on to win the NBA Championship.

(1) New York Knicks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets: Knicks win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ New York: New York 120, Baltimore 117 (2OT)
  • Game 2 @ Baltimore: New York 106, Baltimore 99
  • Game 3 @ New York: Baltimore 127, New York 113
  • Game 4 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 102, New York 92
  • Game 5 @ New York: New York 101, Baltimore 80
  • Game 6 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 96, New York 87
  • Game 7 @ New York: New York 127, Baltimore 114

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 Washington Wizards (1963–Present)
  2. ↑ 1969–70 NBA Season Summary – Basketball-Reference.com
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