1970–71 Atlanta Hawks season

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1970–71 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachRichie Guerin
ArenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWQXI-TV
RadioWQXI
< 1969–70 1971–72 >

The 1970–71 NBA season was the Hawks' 22nd season in the NBA and third season in Atlanta.[1]

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1970 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Pete Maravich SG  United States LSU
1 14 John Vallely SG  United States UCLA

Roster[]

1970–71 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 8 Bellamy, Walt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
F/C 32 Bridges, Bill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Kansas
F 33 Chambers, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Utah
PF 25 Chappell, Len 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Wake Forest
C 31 Christian, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Grambling State
F/C 24 Davis, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado
G 42 Hazzard, Walt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
G/F 23 Hudson, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
G 44 Maravich, Pete 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) LSU
G 40 Vallely, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Baltimore Bullets 42 40 .512 – 24–13 16–25 2–2 10–6
x-Atlanta Hawks 36 46 .439 6 21–20 14–26 1–0 9–7
Cincinnati Royals 33 49 .402 9 17–16 11–28 5–5 16–6
Cleveland Cavaliers 15 67 .183 27 11–30 2–37 2–0 1–13
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-New York Knicks 52 30 .634
2 y-Baltimore Bullets 42 40 .512
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 47 35 .573
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 36 46 .439
5 Boston Celtics 44 38 .537
6 Cincinnati Royals 33 49 .402
7 Buffalo Braves 22 60 .268
8 Cleveland Cavaliers 15 67 .183


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 — 3–3 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 —

Playoffs[]

1971 playoff game log
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 25 @ New York L 101–112 Pete Maravich (23) Bill Bridges (13) Hazzard, Maravich (5) Madison Square Garden
19,500 		0–1
2 March 27 @ New York W 113–104 Lou Hudson (35) Bill Bridges (36) Pete Maravich (5) Madison Square Garden
19,500 		1–1
3 March 28 New York L 95–110 Walt Bellamy (29) Walt Bellamy (18) Walt Hazzard (7) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,192 		1–2
4 March 30 New York L 107–113 Walt Bellamy (25) Bill Bridges (18) Walt Hazzard (9) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,192 		1–3
5 April 1 @ New York L 107–111 Lou Hudson (29) Bellamy, Bridges (20) Walt Bellamy (5) Madison Square Garden
19,500 		1–4
1971 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1970–71 Atlanta Hawks
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