1970–71 Baltimore Bullets season

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "check for clobbered parameters". The 1970–71 season was the 10th season of the Baltimore Bullets in the NBA and eighth season under the Baltimore Bullets name. This would be its first year in the newly created Central Division inside the Eastern Conference.[1] Despite playing close to .500 basketball all season, the Bullets would capture the Central Division with a 42–40 record.[2]

Despite their pedestrian season, the Bullets would knock off the higher-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and established rival New York Knicks in seven games apiece to advance to their first NBA championship, where they were swept in four straight by the Milwaukee Bucks. This would be the only Finals appearance for the Bullets/Wizards franchise while based in Baltimore; the next time they would advance to the Finals would come four years later, in 1975.

Draft picks

Template:Main article The Baltimore Bullets made seventeen selections in the 1970 NBA Draft.[3]

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1 9 George E. Johnson Template:Flagu Stephen F. Austin
3 49 Seaburn Hill Template:Flagu Arizona State
4 54 Bill Stricker Template:Flagu Pacific
4 66 Billy Jones Template:Flagu Louisiana College
5 83 Gary Zeller Template:Flagu Drake
6 100 Marvin Polnick Template:Flagu Stephen F. Austin
7 117 Charlie Wallace Template:Flagu Oklahoma City
8 134 Tom Dyksera Template:Flagu Wheaton (IL)
9 151 Will Hetzel Template:Flagu Maryland
10 168 Ron Becker Template:Flagu New Mexico Lobos
11 183 Mel Bell Template:Flagu Houston
12 193 Ben McGilmer Template:Flagu Iowa
13 203 Dan Debardabi Template:Flagu Northern Arizona
14 213 Mike Williams Template:Flagu Northern Arizona
15 222 Ted Rose Template:Flagu Northern Michigan
16 229 Don Rather Template:Flagu Northern Arizona
17 233 Vince Fritz Template:Flagu Oregon State

Roster

1970–71 Baltimore Bullets roster
Players Coaches
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Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
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Head coach
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Roster

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Regular season

Season standings

Template:1970–71 NBA Central standings Template:1970–71 NBA East standings

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 14 San Diego 105–123 Jack Marin (28) 1–0
2 October 17 Los Angeles 116–118 (OT) Jack Marin (25) 2–0
3 October 20 San Francisco 125–105 Fred Carter (24) 2–1
4 October 21 @ Cincinnati 117–105 Gus Johnson (27) 3–1
5 October 23 New York 92–98 Carter, Monroe (21) 4–1
6 October 24 @ Milwaukee 120–122 (2OT) Wes Unseld (27) 4–2
7 October 28 Detroit 109–103 Marin, Unseld (21) 4–3
8 October 30 @ Philadelphia 123–110 Earl Monroe (30) 5–3
9 October 31 Phoenix 103–106 Kevin Loughery (21) 6–3
10 November 4 @ San Francisco 100–111 Earl Monroe (30) 6–4
11 November 5 @ Portland 131–135 Gus Johnson (43) 6–5
12 November 6 @ San Diego 125–118 Earl Monroe (27) 7–5
13 November 8 @ Los Angeles 105–124 Gus Johnson (28) 7–6
14 November 1 Philadelphia 119–107 Wes Unseld (28) 7–7
15 November 12 @ New York 110–108 Eddie Miles (25) 8–7
16 November 14 Boston 101–122 Eddie Miles (22) 9–7
17 November 15 @ Milwaukee 90–105 Jack Marin (20) 9–8
18 November 16 Cleveland 86–98 Gus Johnson (33) 10–8
19 November 18 @ Cleveland 111–98 Kevin Loughery (20) 11–8
20 November 20 Phoenix 110–121 Earl Monroe (30) 12–8
21 November 21 @ Atlanta 103–130 Johnson, Miles, Monroe (16) 12–9
22 November 24 Portland 104–156 Jack Marin (25) 13–9
23 November 27 @ Boston 107–153 Gus Johnson (22) 13–10
24 November 28 Chicago 91–99 Gus Johnson (21) 14–10
25 November 30 @ Philadelphia 98–104 Gus Johnson (20) 14–11
26 December 1 Los Angeles 97–93 Earl Monroe (33) 14–12
27 December 4 Seattle 116–131 Johnson, Marin (28) 15–12
28 December 6 Cincinnati 118–126 Earl Monroe (28) 16–12
29 December 9 Milwaukee 97–127 Marin, Unseld (25) 17–12
30 December 12 San Francisco 96–119 Earl Monroe (32) 18–12
31 December 15 @ Chicago 97–115 Jack Marin (25) 18–13
32 December 18 N Atlanta 112–116 Earl Monroe (24) 18–14
33 December 19 Boston 128–134 Gus Johnson (30) 19–14
34 December 23 @ Cincinnati 115–120 Earl Monroe (37) 19–15
35 December 25 Chicago 112–128 Earl Monroe (25) 20–15
36 December 27 @ New York 105–110 Earl Monroe (31) 20–16
37 December 30 N Buffalo 90–106 Jack Marin (24) 21–16
38 January 1 @ Cleveland 128–105 Marin, Monroe (22) 22–16
39 January 2 @ Detroit 108–99 Jack Marin (29) 23–16
40 January 5 Seattle 101–109 Johnson, Monroe (24) 24–16
41 January 7 @ Atlanta 110–102 Earl Monroe (32) 25–16
42 January 8 Atlanta 104–115 Gus Johnson (31) 26–16
43 January 10 @ Milwaukee 99–151 Gus Johnson (17) 26–17
44 January 14 @ Seattle 110–114 Earl Monroe (22) 26–18
45 January 15 @ San Diego 124–117 Jack Marin (29) 27–18
46 January 16 @ Phoenix 100–117 Earl Monroe (23) 27–19
47 January 17 @ Seattle 111–96 Fred Carter (22) 28–19
48 January 20 Milwaukee 120–116 Earl Monroe (24) 28–20
49 January 22 @ Boston 136–117 Earl Monroe (26) 29–20
50 January 23 San Diego 120–127 Gus Johnson (31) 30–20
51 January 26 San Francisco 98–103 Earl Monroe (26) 31–20
52 January 27 @ Cincinnati 113–115 Jack Marin (26) 31–21
53 January 29 Cincinnati 118–145 Jack Marin (22) 32–21
54 January 31 N New York 125–95 Earl Monroe (25) 32–22
55 February 2 @ Detroit 113–116 Earl Monroe (30) 32–23
56 February 3 Chicago 124–102 Earl Monroe (19) 32–24
57 February 5 @ Buffalo 98–90 Fred Carter (29) 33–24
58 February 7 Detroit 105–108 Earl Monroe (25) 34–24
59 February 9 Phoenix 120–115 Earl Monroe (38) 34–25
60 February 12 Boston 113–109 (OT) Jack Marin (24) 34–26
61 February 14 N Philadelphia 103–112 Earl Monroe (33) 35–26
62 February 16 @ Detroit 95–110 Wes Unseld (25) 35–27
63 February 17 Buffalo 118–114 Earl Monroe (26) 35–28
64 February 19 @ Buffalo 120–113 Earl Monroe (34) 36–28
65 February 20 Atlanta 122–115 Earl Monroe (33) 36–29
66 February 21 @ Atlanta 121–119 Jack Marin (34) 37–29
67 February 23 Los Angeles 114–107 Wes Unseld (28) 37–30
68 February 26 Portland 97–114 Kevin Loughery (26) 38–30
69 February 28 New York 110–104 Fred Carter (30) 38–31
70 March 2 @ New York 95–109 Earl Monroe (22) 38–32
71 March 3 Cincinnati 133–132 (OT) Fred Carter (33) 38–33
72 March 6 @ San Francisco 103–109 Jack Marin (29) 38–34
73 March 7 @ Phoenix 117–108 Jack Marin (28) 39–34
74 March 9 @ Los Angeles 107–95 Earl Monroe (25) 40–34
75 March 11 @ Portland 118–136 Fred Carter (24) 40–35
76 March 13 @ San Diego 115–121 Jack Marin (27) 40–36
77 March 14 @ Seattle 121–124 Earl Monroe (29) 40–37
78 March 16 @ Chicago 99–113 Earl Monroe (24) 40–38
79 March 17 Cleveland 109–113 Earl Monroe (32) 41–38
80 March 19 @ Boston 117–125 Kevin Loughery (32) 41–39
81 March 20 Philadelphia 112–124 Kevin Loughery (32) 42–39
82 March 21 @ Philadelphia 108–120 Kevin Loughery (24) 42–40

Playoffs

In the playoffs the Bullets would get off to a quick start as they grabbed a 3–1 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers. However, the Bullets would find themselves in a 7th game and that game the Bullets would emerge victorious 128–120.[2] The Bullets would face the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference finals. The Bullets would finally break through in Game 5 and break the tie in the series by beating the Knicks at Madison Square Garden 89–84.[2] The Bullets would have a chance to close the series out at home, but the Knicks would bounce back with a 113–96 win to force a 7th and deciding game in New York. In the seventh game, the Bullets would triumph, winning in New York by 2 points to reach the NBA Finals.However, the Bullets would be swept in 4 straight games by the Milwaukee Bucks.[1] Template:Game log start

Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | March 24 | Philadelphia | L 112–126 | Loughery, Gus Johnson (19) | Wes Unseld (20) | Kevin Loughery (4) | Baltimore Civic Center
6,707 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | March 26 | @ Philadelphia | W 119–107 | Marin, Monroe (24) | Wes Unseld (18) | Earl Monroe (6) | Spectrum
10,369 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | March 28 | Philadelphia | W 111–103 | Earl Monroe (29) | Wes Unseld (24) | Kevin Loughery (7) | Baltimore Civic Center
5,589 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | March 30 | @ Philadelphia | W 120–105 | Jack Marin (27) | Gus Johnson (14) | Earl Monroe (6) | Spectrum
8,909 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 1 | Philadelphia | L 103–104 | Earl Monroe (26) | Wes Unseld (18) | Kevin Loughery (5) | Baltimore Civic Center
10,998 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | April 3 | @ Philadelphia | L 94–98 | Earl Monroe (30) | Wes Unseld (18) | Kevin Loughery (5) | Spectrum
7,059 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | April 4 | Philadelphia | W 128–120 | Jack Marin (33) | Wes Unseld (22) | Gus Johnson (8) | Baltimore Civic Center
6,662 | 4–3 |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 6 | @ New York | L 111–112 | Earl Monroe (29) | Wes Unseld (22) | Earl Monroe (4) | Madison Square Garden
19,500 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 9 | @ New York | L 88–107 | John Tresvant (20) | Wes Unseld (20) | Kevin Loughery (16) | Madison Square Garden
19,500 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 11 | New York | W 114–88 | Earl Monroe (31) | Wes Unseld (26) | Wes Unseld (9) | Baltimore Civic Center
8,083 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 14 | New York | W 101–80 | Jack Marin (27) | John Tresvant (17) | Wes Unseld (6) | Baltimore Civic Center
12,289 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 16 | @ New York | L 84–89 | Jack Marin (25) | John Tresvant (17) | Wes Unseld (3) | Madison Square Garden
19,500 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | April 18 | New York | W 113–96 | Earl Monroe (27) | Wes Unseld (15) | Earl Monroe (7) | Baltimore Civic Center
11,211 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | April 19 | @ New York | W 93–91 | Earl Monroe (26) | Wes Unseld (20) | Earl Monroe (6) | Madison Square Garden
19,500 | 4–3 |- Template:Game log section end Template:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 21 | @ Milwaukee | L 88–98 | Earl Monroe (26) | John Tresvant (14) | Fred Carter (4) | Milwaukee Arena
10,746 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 25 | Milwaukee | L 83–102 | Jack Marin (22) | Wes Unseld (20) | Earl Monroe (6) | Baltimore Civic Center
12,289 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 28 | @ Milwaukee | L 99–107 | Jack Marin (21) | Wes Unseld (23) | Wes Unseld (6) | Milwaukee Arena
10,746 | 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 30 | Milwaukee | L 106–118 | Fred Carter (28) | Wes Unseld (23) | Wes Unseld (10) | Baltimore Civic Center
11,842 | 0–4 |- Template:Game log section end |- ! colspan="2" | 1971 schedule |}

Awards and honors

References

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