1970–71 San Francisco Warriors season

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1970–71 San Francisco Warriors season
Head coachAl Attles
ArenaCow Palace
Results
Record41–41 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Semifinals
(Lost to Bucks 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1969–70 1971–72 >

The 1970–71 NBA season was the Warriors' 25th season in the NBA and ninth in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1]

It was also the franchise's final season in San Francisco before relocating across the Bay to Oakland the following season. The team would not play in San Francisco full time until the 2019–20 NBA season.

Offseason[]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1971 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
3 36 Earle Higgins F  United States Eastern Michigan
4 53 Ralph Ogden F  United States Santa Clara
5 70 Levi Fontaine G  United States Maryland Eastern Shore
6 87 Vic Bartolome C  United States Oregon State
7 104 Joe Bergman F  United States Creighton
8 121  United States Marquette
9 138  United States Nevada
10 155 Coby Dietrick C/F  United States San José State

Roster[]

1970–71 San Francisco Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 16 United States Attles, Al 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina A&T
F 31 United States Ellis, Joe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) San Francisco
G 12 United States Fontaine, Levi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Maryland Eastern Shore
G 15 United States Jones, Nick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oregon
F/C 43 United States Lee, Clyde 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Vanderbilt
F/C 32 United States Lucas, Jerry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Ohio State
G 23 United States Mullins, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke
F 22 United States Ogden, Ralph 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Santa Clara
G/F 33 United States Portman, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Creighton
G 10 United States Smith, Adrian 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kentucky
F/C 42 United States Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Bowling Green
F 34 United States Turner, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Akron
G 21 United States Williams, Ron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) West Virginia
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

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 Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 27 Milwaukee L 96–107 Jeff Mullins (30) Nate Thurmond (15) Jeff Mullins (7) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
11,216 		0–1
2 March 29 @ Milwaukee L 90–104 Nate Thurmond (18) Clyde Lee (13) Mullins, Williams (4) University of Wisconsin Field House
12,868 		0–2
3 March 30 @ Milwaukee L 102–114 Jerry Lucas (25) Jerry Lucas (20) Ron Williams (8) University of Wisconsin Field House
12,868 		0–3
4 April 1 Milwaukee W 106–104 Jerry Lucas (32) Jeff Mullins (19) Ron Williams (9) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
7,615 		1–3
5 April 4 @ Milwaukee L 86–136 Ron Williams (13) Clyde Lee (11) Mullins, Williams (4) University of Wisconsin Field House
12,868 		1–4
1971 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1970–71 San Francisco Warriors
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