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1970–71  Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coach Joe Mullaney
Owners Jack Kent Cooke
Arena The Forum
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 1st ( Pacific)
Conference: 2nd ( Western)
Playoff finish Conference 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, handicapped by the loss of star Jerry West to a season-ending injury with 13 games remaining in the regular season, 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 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 NYU
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
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 —

Game log

1970–71 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 16 @ Chicago 106–102 Jerry West (29) 1–0
2 October 17 @ Baltimore 116–118 (OT) Jerry West (34) 1–1
3 October 20 @ New York 100–115 Jerry West (26) 1–2
4 October 21 @ Philadelphia 141–117 Jerry West (37) 2–2
5 October 23 Philadelphia 127–122 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 2–3
6 October 25 Cleveland 96–123 Wilt Chamberlain (24) 3–3
7 October 30 Buffalo 90–104 Wilt Chamberlain (20) 4–3
8 November 3 @ Portland 128–108 Wilt Chamberlain (23) 5–3
9 November 6 New York 104–106 Gail Goodrich (33) 6–3
10 November 8 Baltimore 105–124 Jerry West (41) 7–3
11 November 10 @ Chicago 96–118 Goodrich, West (22) 7–4
12 November 11 @ Detroit 117–115 Wilt Chamberlain (27) 8–4
13 November 13 Detroit 109–122 Goodrich, West (28) 9–4
14 November 17 Atlanta 105–116 Jerry West (34) 10–4
15 November 19 @ Seattle 110–111 Wilt Chamberlain (32) 10–5
16 November 20 Milwaukee 117–100 Wilt Chamberlain (28) 10–6
17 November 22 Seattle 124–149 Wilt Chamberlain (31) 11–6
18 November 27 Phoenix 116–105 Jerry West (33) 11–7
19 November 28 @ San Francisco 88–92 Gail Goodrich (25) 11–8
20 November 29 San Diego 112–130 Jerry West (41) 12–8
21 December 1 @ Baltimore 97–93 Jerry West (37) 13–8
22 December 2 @ Boston 111–114 Wilt Chamberlain (29) 13–9
23 December 4 San Francisco 101–123 Jerry West (30) 14–9
24 December 5 @ San Diego 116–119 Wilt Chamberlain (36) 14–10
25 December 6 Portland 120–131 Chamberlain, West (31) 15–10
26 December 8 @ Phoenix 121–112 Wilt Chamberlain (36) 16–10
27 December 11 @ Seattle 126–118 Jerry West (37) 17–10
28 December 13 Detroit 103–100 Jerry West (33) 17–11
29 December 15 @ Buffalo 111–113 (OT) Jerry West (27) 17–12
30 December 16 @ Cincinnati 118–102 Wilt Chamberlain (35) 18–12
31 December 19 @ Atlanta 116–104 Jerry West (36) 19–12
32 December 21 @ Milwaukee 88–113 Wilt Chamberlain (25) 19–13
33 December 22 Atlanta 119–115 Jerry West (24) 19–14
34 December 25 Boston 113–123 Jerry West (32) 20–14
35 December 27 Phoenix 110–128 Jerry West (35) 21–14
36 December 29 Chicago 117–126 Wilt Chamberlain (34) 22–14
37 December 30 @ Phoenix 114–132 Wilt Chamberlain (32) 22–15
38 January 1 San Diego 117–106 Jerry West (41) 22–16
39 January 2 @ San Diego 108–109 (OT) Happy Hairston (30) 22–17
40 January 5 N Cincinnati 112–146 Wilt Chamberlain (41) 22–18
41 January 7 @ Cleveland 110–105 Happy Hairston (25) 23–18
42 January 8 @ Philadelphia 123–117 Gail Goodrich (29) 24–18
43 January 10 @ Detroit 109–118 Chamberlain, West (25) 24–19
44 January 14 N Cincinnati 126–120 Jerry West (33) 25–19
45 January 16 @ Atlanta 123–127 Jerry West (27) 25–20
46 January 19 Philadelphia 114–134 Jerry West (33) 26–20
47 January 22 San Francisco 110–130 Jerry West (28) 27–20
48 January 24 Cincinnati 131–142 Wilt Chamberlain (35) 28–20
49 January 26 Chicago 111–136 Jerry West (33) 29–20
50 January 28 @ Phoenix 112–118 Jerry West (27) 29–21
51 January 29 Seattle 115–122 Happy Hairston (29) 30–21
52 January 30 @ San Francisco 85–87 Jerry West (23) 30–22
53 January 31 Portland 120–133 Wilt Chamberlain (33) 31–22
54 February 2 San Diego 105–133 Jerry West (28) 32–22
55 February 5 Milwaukee 93–116 Happy Hairston (24) 33–22
56 February 6 @ San Diego 115–108 Jerry West (32) 34–22
57 February 7 San Francisco 104–119 Jerry West (37) 35–22
58 February 9 @ Cleveland 116–111 Gail Goodrich (42) 36–22
59 February 11 @ Milwaukee 88–122 Wilt Chamberlain (25) 36–23
60 February 12 @ Chicago 88–107 Gail Goodrich (21) 36–24
61 February 14 Cincinnati 113–125 Jerry West (22) 37–24
62 February 16 New York 115–130 Jerry West (31) 38–24
63 February 18 @ Portland 136–114 Gail Goodrich (28) 39–24
64 February 19 Philadelphia 118–104 Jerry West (25) 39–25
65 February 21 Boston 116–124 Jerry West (34) 40–25
66 February 23 @ Baltimore 114–107 Gail Goodrich (29) 41–25
67 February 24 @ Boston 96–116 Wilt Chamberlain (27) 41–26
68 February 26 Seattle 121–145 Wilt Chamberlain (30) 42–26
69 February 27 @ San Francisco 112–107 Jerry West (42) 43–26
70 February 28 Cleveland 90–107 Jerry West (24) 44–26
71 March 2 @ Buffalo 131–118 Gail Goodrich (31) 45–26
72 March 3 @ Milwaukee 97–112 Gail Goodrich (25) 45–27
73 March 5 Atlanta 105–104 Wilt Chamberlain (22) 45–28
74 March 6 @ Seattle 109–121 Willie McCarter (26) 45–29
75 March 7 Chicago 108–117 Gail Goodrich (23) 46–29
76 March 9 Baltimore 107–95 Wilt Chamberlain (28) 46–30
77 March 12 Buffalo 116–109 Jim McMillian (21) 46–31
78 March 14 Detroit 100–110 Keith Erickson (23) 47–31
79 March 16 @ New York 82–115 Willie McCarter (19) 47–32
80 March 17 @ Boston 104–112 Wilt Chamberlain (25) 47–33
81 March 19 Phoenix 111–106 Wilt Chamberlain (28) 47–34
82 March 21 New York 98–101 Gail Goodrich (29) 48–34

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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