1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season

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1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season
Head coachGene Shue
General managerJoe Sachs
Owner(s)Abe Pollin
ArenaBaltimore Civic Center
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision Semifinals
(Lost to Knicks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWBAL-TV
RadioWBAL
< 1968–69 1970–71 >

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[]

NBA Draft[]

Roster[]

Baltimore Bullets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (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 Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB
x-New York Knicks 60 22 .732 –
x-Milwaukee Bucks 56 26 .683 4
x-Baltimore Bullets 50 32 .610 10
x-Philadelphia 76ers 42 40 .512 18
Cincinnati Royals 36 46 .439 24
Boston Celtics 34 48 .415 26
Detroit Pistons 31 51 .378 29


Record vs. opponents[]

1969–70 NBA records
Team ATL BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta — 2–4 6–0 5–2 3–3 3–3 4–3 3–3 4–2 3–3 2–4 4–2 5–2 4–2
Baltimore 4–2 — 5–2 5–1 4–3 5–2 4–2 3–3 1–5 3–4 3–3 6–0 2–4 5–1
Boston 0–6 2–5 — 3–3 3–3 4–3 2–4 1–6 4–3 2–4 2–4 4–2 5–1 2–4
Chicago 2–5 1–5 3–3 — 3–3 3–3 4–2 4–2 0–6 3–3 5–2 3–4 4–2 4–3
Cincinnati 3–3 3–4 3–3 3–3 — 4–2 2–4 2–5 2–5 4–3 3–3 4–2 2–4 1–5
Detroit 3–3 2–5 3–4 3–3 2–4 — 3–3 1–6 1–6 1–5 3–3 3–3 3–3 3–3
Los Angeles 3–4 2–4 4–2 2–4 4–2 3–3 — 3–3 2–4 4–2 3–4 5–2 5–2 6–0
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 6–1 2–4 5–2 6–1 3–3 — 2–4 5–2 6–0 6–0 4–2 5–1
New York 2–4 5–1 3–4 6–0 5–2 6–1 4–2 4–2 — 5–2 6–0 5–1 5–1 4–2
Philadelphia 3–3 4–3 4–2 3–3 3–4 5–1 2–4 2–5 2–5 — 4–2 4–2 6–0 0–6
Phoenix 4–2 3–3 4–2 2–5 3–3 3–3 4–3 0–6 0–6 2–4 — 7–0 3–3 4–3
San Diego 2–4 0–6 2–4 4–3 2–4 3–3 2–5 0–6 1–5 2–4 0–7 — 5–2 4–2
San Francisco 2–5 4–2 1–5 2–4 4–2 3–3 2–5 2–4 1–5 0–6 3–3 2–5 — 3–4
Seattle 2–4 1–5 4–2 3–4 5–1 3–3 0–6 1–5 2–4 6–0 3–4 2–4 4–3 —

Season Schedule[]

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[]

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, the Bullets battled back to win the next 2 games. 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.

1970 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 26 @ New York L 117–120 Earl Monroe (39) Wes Unseld (31) Wes Unseld (5) Madison Square Garden
19,500 		0–1
2 March 27 New York L 99–106 Gus Johnson (28) Wes Unseld (21) Fred Carter (7) Baltimore Civic Center
12,289 		0–2
3 March 29 @ New York W 127–113 Earl Monroe (25) Wes Unseld (34) Earl Monroe (5) Madison Square Garden
19,500 		1–2
4 March 31 New York W 102–92 Earl Monroe (34) Wes Unseld (24) Fred Carter (7) Baltimore Civic Center
12,289 		2–2
5 April 2 @ New York L 80–101 Jack Marin (19) Wes Unseld (15) Jack Marin (6) Madison Square Garden
19,500 		2–3
6 April 5 New York W 96–87 Gus Johnson (31) Wes Unseld (24) Earl Monroe (5) Baltimore Civic Center
12,289 		3–3
7 April 6 @ New York L 114–127 Earl Monroe (32) Wes Unseld (16) Earl Monroe (6) Madison Square Garden
19,500 		3–4
1970 schedule

Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Washington Wizards (1963–Present)
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