The 1970–71 NBA season was the Bulls' fifth season in the NBA.[1]
1970–71 Chicago Bulls season | |
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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) |
Offseason
editDraft picks
editRoster
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Roster |
Regular season
editSeason standings
editW | L | PCT | GB | Startseite | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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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 |
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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
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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 | — |
Game log
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 13 | San Diego | 96–111 | Bob Love (28) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | October 14 | @ Philadelphia | 107–110 | Chet Walker (30) | 1–1 | |||||
3 | October 16 | Los Angeles | 106–102 | Bob Weiss (22) | 1–2 | |||||
4 | October 17 | @ New York | 99–96 | Chet Walker (24) | 2–2 | |||||
5 | October 25 | @ Portland | 131–116 | Bob Love (30) | 3–2 | |||||
6 | October 28 | @ Phoenix | 118–105 | Bob Love (28) | 4–2 | |||||
7 | October 30 | @ San Francisco | 101–98 | Jerry Sloan (22) | 5–2 | |||||
8 | October 31 | @ Seattle | 119–122 | Chet Walker (39) | 5–3 | |||||
9 | November 3 | Seattle | 101–113 | Chet Walker (31) | 6–3 | |||||
10 | November 6 | Phoenix | 105–102 | Chet Walker (29) | 6–4 | |||||
11 | November 7 | Detroit | 99–125 | Jerry Sloan (25) | 7–4 | |||||
12 | November 10 | Los Angeles | 96–118 | Jerry Sloan (32) | 8–4 | |||||
13 | November 13 | New York | 106–98 | Bob Love (20) | 8–5 | |||||
14 | November 14 | @ Atlanta | 120–116 | Bob Love (39) | 9–5 | |||||
15 | November 17 | San Francisco | 111–105 | Bob Love (32) | 9–6 | |||||
16 | November 18 | @ Cincinnati | 128–107 | Chet Walker (27) | 10–6 | |||||
17 | November 21 | Boston | 107–110 | Bob Love (32) | 11–6 | |||||
18 | November 24 | Milwaukee | 117–108 | Jerry Sloan (23) | 11–7 | |||||
19 | November 27 | Buffalo | 104–121 | Bob Love (31) | 12–7 | |||||
20 | November 28 | @ Baltimore | 91–99 | Chet Walker (23) | 12–8 | |||||
21 | December 1 | Philadelphia | 91–107 | Chet Walker (28) | 13–8 | |||||
22 | December 3 | @ Milwaukee | 100–107 | Bob Love (22) | 13–9 | |||||
23 | December 4 | @ Detroit | 103–107 | Love, Walker (24) | 13–10 | |||||
24 | December 5 | Boston | 101–97 | Jerry Sloan (28) | 13–11 | |||||
25 | December 8 | San Francisco | 87–98 | Bob Love (30) | 14–11 | |||||
26 | December 10 | N Buffalo | 138–120 | Love, Sloan (34) | 15–11 | |||||
27 | December 11 | Atlanta | 86–87 | Chet Walker (27) | 16–11 | |||||
28 | December 12 | San Diego | 98–103 | Chet Walker (27) | 17–11 | |||||
29 | December 15 | Baltimore | 97–115 | Bob Love (37) | 18–11 | |||||
30 | December 18 | Cincinnati | 122–137 | Jerry Sloan (31) | 19–11 | |||||
31 | December 19 | @ New York | 87–98 | Bob Love (22) | 19–12 | |||||
32 | December 20 | @ Cleveland | 116–103 | Chet Walker (24) | 20–12 | |||||
33 | December 22 | Cleveland | 80–121 | Bob Love (22) | 21–12 | |||||
34 | December 23 | @ Buffalo | 104–103 | Bob Love (31) | 22–12 | |||||
35 | December 25 | @ Baltimore | 112–128 | Bob Love (42) | 22–13 | |||||
36 | December 26 | Detroit | 117–114 | Jerry Sloan (28) | 22–14 | |||||
37 | December 27 | @ San Diego | 110–101 | Bob Love (32) | 23–14 | |||||
38 | December 29 | @ Los Angeles | 117–126 | Bob Love (31) | 23–15 | |||||
39 | December 30 | @ Seattle | 109–128 | Boerwinkle, Love (20) | 23–16 | |||||
40 | January 2 | @ Portland | 136–113 | Bob Love (36) | 24–16 | |||||
41 | January 5 | San Diego | 103–116 | Jerry Sloan (29) | 25–16 | |||||
42 | January 6 | N Milwaukee | 119–106 | Bob Love (29) | 25–17 | |||||
43 | January 8 | Portland | 113–105 | Chet Walker (33) | 25–18 | |||||
44 | January 10 | Buffalo | 113–141 | Bob Love (30) | 26–18 | |||||
45 | January 14 | Philadelphia | 103–108 | Bob Love (27) | 27–18 | |||||
46 | January 15 | @ Philadelphia | 96–99 | Jerry Sloan (23) | 27–19 | |||||
47 | January 16 | Milwaukee | 110–90 | Bob Love (27) | 27–20 | |||||
48 | January 19 | Portland | 111–123 | Chet Walker (32) | 28–20 | |||||
49 | January 20 | New York | 103–109 | Chet Walker (33) | 29–20 | |||||
50 | January 23 | @ San Francisco | 87–83 | Bob Love (34) | 30–20 | |||||
51 | January 24 | @ Phoenix | 112–113 | Bob Love (34) | 30–21 | |||||
52 | January 26 | @ Los Angeles | 111–136 | Chet Walker (21) | 30–22 | |||||
53 | January 27 | @ San Diego | 111–106 | Jerry Sloan (30) | 31–22 | |||||
54 | January 31 | Cincinnati | 99–131 | Bob Love (25) | 32–22 | |||||
55 | February 2 | Seattle | 101–118 | Love, Walker (27) | 33–22 | |||||
56 | February 3 | @ Baltimore | 124–102 | Bob Love (35) | 34–22 | |||||
57 | February 5 | Philadelphia | 102–114 | Bob Love (37) | 35–22 | |||||
58 | February 6 | @ New York | 109–102 | Bob Love (40) | 36–22 | |||||
59 | February 7 | @ Boston | 96–104 | Bob Love (32) | 36–23 | |||||
60 | February 9 | Boston | 90–88 | Bob Love (27) | 36–24 | |||||
61 | February 12 | Los Angeles | 88–107 | Jerry Sloan (23) | 37–24 | |||||
62 | February 13 | @ Milwaukee | 96–103 | Chet Walker (32) | 37–25 | |||||
63 | February 14 | Cleveland | 83–108 | Jerry Sloan (26) | 38–25 | |||||
64 | February 16 | Atlanta | 102–118 | Jerry Sloan (32) | 39–25 | |||||
65 | February 17 | @ Cleveland | 109–104 | Chet Walker (32) | 40–25 | |||||
66 | February 19 | Detroit | 114–115 (OT) | Chet Walker (44) | 41–25 | |||||
67 | February 21 | @ Detroit | 125–112 | Chet Walker (27) | 42–25 | |||||
68 | February 27 | @ Seattle | 129–114 | Bob Love (39) | 43–25 | |||||
69 | March 1 | N Cincinnati | 94–98 | Chet Walker (24) | 44–25 | |||||
70 | March 3 | @ Phoenix | 90–115 | Jim Fox (20) | 44–26 | |||||
71 | March 5 | N San Francisco | 103–130 | Bob Love (44) | 45–26 | |||||
72 | March 6 | N San Diego | 99–105 | Bob Love (28) | 46–26 | |||||
73 | March 7 | @ Los Angeles | 108–117 | Bob Love (28) | 46–27 | |||||
74 | March 9 | Milwaukee | 103–110 (OT) | Bob Love (23) | 47–27 | |||||
75 | March 12 | Phoenix | 92–116 | Bob Love (29) | 48–27 | |||||
76 | March 13 | Phoenix | 99–111 | Chet Walker (31) | 49–27 | |||||
77 | March 14 | @ Boston | 104–117 | Bob Love (23) | 49–28 | |||||
78 | March 16 | Baltimore | 99–113 | Tom Boerwinkle (26) | 50–28 | |||||
79 | March 18 | San Francisco | 91–85 | Bob Love (20) | 50–29 | |||||
80 | March 19 | @ Atlanta | 111–112 (OT) | Chet Walker (22) | 50–30 | |||||
81 | March 20 | Atlanta | 121–138 | Fox, Ruffner (19) | 51–30 | |||||
82 | March 21 | @ Detroit | 111–116 | Bob Love (27) | 51–31 |
Playoffs
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Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
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1971 schedule |