1970–71 Chicago Bulls season

1970–71 Chicago Bulls season
1970–71 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Dick Motta
General manager	Pat Williams
Owner(s)	Dick Klein
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	51–31 (.622)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest); Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals; (Lost to Lakers 3–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WGN-TV; (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Radio	WIND; (Jack Fleming, Bill Berg)
< 1969–70	1971–72 >

The 1970-71 NBA season was the Bulls' 5th season in the NBA.^[1]

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Roster[]

1970–71 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
F	14	Baum, Johnny	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1946–06–17	Temple
C	18	Boerwinkle, Tom	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1945–08–23	Tennessee
G	22	Collins, Jimmy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1946–11–24	New Mexico State
C	31	Fox, Jim	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1943–04–07	South Carolina
G	24	Guokas, Matt	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1944–03–25	St. Joseph's (PA)
G	21	King, Jim	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1941–02–07	Tulsa
F	10	Love, Bob	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1942–12–08	Southern
C	44	Ruffner, Paul	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1948–10–15	BYU
G	4	Sloan, Jerry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1942–03–28	Evansville
F	25	Walker, Chet	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1940–02–22	Bradley
G	8	Weiss, Bob	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1942–05–07	Penn State

Head coach

Dick Motta

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 26, 1971

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	66	16	.805	–	34–2	28–13	4–1	14–4
x-Chicago Bulls	51	31	.622	15	30–11	17–19	4–1	7–11
Phoenix Suns	48	34	.585	18	27–14	19–20	2–0	9–9
Detroit Pistons	45	37	.549	21	24–17	20–19	1–1	6–12

#	Western Conference v t
#	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

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: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 24	@ Los Angeles	L 99–100	Bob Love (24)	Sloan, Boerwinkle (9)	Tom Boerwinkle (8)	The Forum 10,726	0–1
2	March 26	@ Los Angeles	L 95–105	Bob Love (34)	Jim Fox (13)	Bob Weiss (5)	The Forum 13,469	0–2
3	March 28	Los Angeles	W 106–98	Bob Love (27)	Chet Walker (12)	Bob Weiss (11)	Chicago Stadium 10,101	1–2
4	March 30	Los Angeles	W 112–102	Bob Love (36)	Jerry Sloan (12)	Bob Weiss (13)	Chicago Stadium 18,650	2–2
5	April 1	@ Los Angeles	L 89–115	Bob Love (21)	Jim Fox (11)	Weiss, King (7)	The Forum 13,935	2–3
6	April 4	Los Angeles	W 113–99	Bob Weiss (25)	Tom Boerwinkle (18)	Boerwinkle, Walker (6)	Chicago Stadium 14,211	3–3
7	April 6	@ Los Angeles	L 98–109	Sloan, Love (24)	Jim Fox (12)	Bob Weiss (8)	The Forum 17,505	3–4

1971 schedule

Awards and records[]

Dick Motta, NBA Coach of the Year Award
Bob Love, All-NBA Second Team
Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Chet Walker, NBA All-Star Game
Bob Love, NBA All-Star Game

References[]

^ 1970–71 Chicago Bulls

[1] 1970–71 Chicago Bulls

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