1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season

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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 at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1969–70 1971–72 >

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

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[]

Main article: 1970 NBA Draft

Roster[]

1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SF 22 Baylor, Elgin (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle
C 13 Chamberlain, Wilt (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1936-08-21 Kansas
SF 24 Erickson, Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944-04-19 UCLA
SG 25 Goodrich, Gail (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1943-04-23 UCLA
PF 52 Hairston, Happy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1942-05-31 New York
SF 30 Hetzel, Fred 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1942-07-21 Davidson
G 20 Killum, Earnie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1948-06-11 Stetson University
SG 15 McCarter, Willie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-07-26 Drake
SF 5 McMillian, Jim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1948-03-11 Columbia
SG 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
PF 14 Tresvant, John 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1939-11-06 Seattle
PG 44 West, Jerry (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 11, 1970

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 – 30–11 17–22 1–1 15–7
x-San Francisco Warriors 41 41 .500 7 20–18 19–21 2–2 12–10
San Diego Rockets 40 42 .488 8 24–15 15–26 1–1 14–8
Seattle SuperSonics 38 44 .463 10 27–13 11–30 0–1 10–14
Portland Trail Blazers 29 53 .354 19 18–21 9–26 2–6 3–15
# Western Conference
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 Semi-finals: 4–3 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 24 Chicago W 100–99 Jim McMillian (26) Wilt Chamberlain (21) Gail Goodrich (11) The Forum
10,726 		1–0
2 March 26 Chicago W 105–95 Gail Goodrich (29) Wilt Chamberlain (20) Gail Goodrich (7) The Forum
13,469 		2–0
3 March 28 @ Chicago L 98–106 Gail Goodrich (39) Wilt Chamberlain (18) Goodrich, Chamberlain (6) Chicago Stadium
10,101 		2–1
4 March 30 @ Chicago L 102–112 Gail Goodrich (32) Wilt Chamberlain (23) Wilt Chamberlain (7) Chicago Stadium
18,650 		2–2
5 April 1 Chicago W 115–89 Gail Goodrich (33) Wilt Chamberlain (14) Gail Goodrich (11) The Forum
13,935 		3–2
6 April 4 @ Chicago L 99–113 Gail Goodrich (25) Wilt Chamberlain (33) Wilt Chamberlain (9) Chicago Stadium
14,211 		3–3
7 April 6 Chicago W 109–98 Gail Goodrich (29) Wilt Chamberlain (19) Goodrich, Chamberlain (9) The Forum
17,505 		4–3
Conference Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 9 @ Milwaukee L 85–106 Wilt Chamberlain (22) Wilt Chamberlain (20) Gail Goodrich (7) Milwaukee Arena
10,746 		0–1
2 April 11 @ Milwaukee L 73–91 Wilt Chamberlain (26) Wilt Chamberlain (22) Gail Goodrich (4) Milwaukee Arena
10,746 		0–2
3 April 14 Milwaukee W 118–107 four players tied (24) Wilt Chamberlain (24) Gail Goodrich (8) The Forum
17,334 		1–2
4 April 16 Milwaukee L 94–117 Gail Goodrich (26) Wilt Chamberlain (16) Gail Goodrich (11) The Forum
17,505 		1–3
5 April 18 @ Milwaukee L 98–116 Happy Hairston (27) Wilt Chamberlain (12) Gail Goodrich (9) Milwaukee Arena
10,746 		1–4
1971 schedule

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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