1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1970–71 NBA season was the Lakers' 23rd season in the NBA and 11th season in Los Angeles.[1]

1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachJoe Mullaney
OwnersJack Kent Cooke
ArenaThe Forum
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Bucks 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The Lakers would be eliminated by the eventual champions, the Milwaukee Bucks, in five games in the Western Conference Finals.

The team's season roster is featured in the video games NBA 2K16,[2] NBA 2K17, and NBA 2K18.

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster
Roster listing
1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 22 Baylor, Elgin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle
C 13 Chamberlain, Wilt 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1936-08-21 Kansas
F 24 Erickson, Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944-04-19 UCLA
G 25 Goodrich, Gail 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1943-04-23 UCLA
F 52 Hairston, Happy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1942-05-31 New York
F 30 Hetzel, Fred 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1942-07-21 Davidson
SG 15 McCarter, Willie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-07-26 Drake
G 5 McMillian, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948-03-11 Columbia
G 12 Riley, Pat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1945-03-20 Kentucky
C 35 Roberson, Rick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1947-07-07 Cincinnati
G 44 West, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-05-28 West Virginia
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 4834.585–30–1117–221–115–7
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
# Western Conference
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
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1970–71 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta —3–32–43–11–42–44–00–53–21–43–34–21–42–22–32–33–2
Baltimore 3–3—3–33–12–33–34–02–32–31–42–43–33–22–24–12–33–2
Boston 4–23–3—4–04–14–23–12–33–20–50–64–22–32–23–23–23–2
Buffalo 1–31–30–4—0–40–45–71–52–20–42–20–41–36–61–31–31–3
Chicago 4–13–21–44–0—4–04–03–32–41–53–23–23–33–16–04–23–2
Cincinnati 4–23–32–44–00–4—5–11–41–41–42–41–51–44–01–32–31–4
Cleveland 0–40–41–37–50–41–5—2–20–40–40–41–30–42–100–41–30–4
Detroit 5–03–23–25–13–34–12–2—2–31–52–32–32–43–14–21–43–1
Los Angeles 2–33–22–32–24–24–14–03–2—1–43–23–22–44–03–34–24–2
Milwaukee 4–14–15–04–05–14–14–05–14–1—1–44–14–23–14–16–05–1
New York 3–34–26–02–22–34–24–03–22–34–1—2–44–13–14–13–22–3
Philadelphia 2–43–32–44–02–35–13–13–22–31–44–2—3–24–03–23–23–2
Phoenix 4–12–33–23–13–34–14–04–24–22–41–42–3—4–02–43–23–2
Portland 2–22–22–26–61–30–410–21–30–41–31–30–40–4—0–41–32–4
San Diego 3–21–42–33–10–63–14–02–43–31–41–42–34–24–0—2–45–1
San Francisco 3–23–22–33–12–43–23–14–12–40–62–32–32–33–14–2—3–3
Seattle 2–32–32–33–12–34–14–01–32–41–53–22–32–34–21–53–3—

Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

(P1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (M2) Chicago Bulls: Lakers win series 4-3

  • Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 100, Chicago 99
  • Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 105, Chicago 95
  • Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 106, Los Angeles 98
  • Game 4 @ Chicago: Chicago 112, Los Angeles 102
  • Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 115, Chicago 89
  • Game 6 @ Chicago: Chicago 113, Los Angeles 99
  • Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 109, Chicago 98

West Conference Finals

(M1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (P1) Los Angeles Lakers: Bucks win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 106, Los Angeles 85
  • Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 91, Los Angeles 73
  • Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Milwaukee 107
  • Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Milwaukee 117, Los Angeles 94
  • Game 5 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 116, Los Angeles 98

Awards and records

References
  1. 1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers
  2. Lelinwalla, Mark (September 11, 2015). "'NBA 2K16': All The Classic Teams Announced". Tech Times. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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