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1970-71 NBA Standings
League Champion: Milwaukee Bucks
Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31.7/16.0/3.3)
Rookie of the Year: Dave Cowens (17.0/15.0/2.8) & Geoff Petrie (24.8/3.4/4.8)
PPG Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31.7)
RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (18.2)
APG Leader: Norm Van Lier (10.1)
WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22.3)
Expanded Standings
| Place | Conference | Division | All-Star | Margin | Month | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Team | Overall | Home | Road | Neutral | E | W | A | C | M | P | Pre | Post | ≤3 | ≥10 | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 66-16 | 34-2 | 28-13 | 4-1 | 30-8 | 36-8 | 14-5 | 16-3 | 14-4 | 22-4 | 35-7 | 31-9 | 5-4 | 47-6 | 5-1 | 13-2 | 11-4 | 15-2 | 16-2 | 6-5 |
| 2 | New York Knicks | 52-30 | 32-9 | 19-20 | 1-1 | 25-13 | 27-17 | 10-6 | 15-7 | 13-7 | 14-10 | 32-14 | 20-16 | 5-7 | 27-9 | 9-2 | 11-5 | 11-4 | 8-7 | 7-8 | 6-4 |
| 3 | Chicago Bulls | 51-31 | 30-11 | 17-19 | 4-1 | 26-11 | 25-20 | 11-8 | 15-3 | 7-11 | 18-9 | 26-18 | 25-13 | 6-8 | 33-8 | 5-3 | 7-5 | 11-8 | 9-6 | 11-3 | 8-6 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 48-34 | 30-11 | 17-22 | 1-1 | 23-15 | 25-19 | 10-9 | 13-6 | 10-12 | 15-7 | 24-19 | 24-15 | 3-9 | 30-16 | 4-3 | 8-5 | 10-7 | 9-7 | 13-4 | 4-8 |
| 5 | Phoenix Suns | 48-34 | 27-14 | 19-20 | 2-0 | 23-15 | 25-19 | 9-10 | 14-5 | 9-9 | 16-10 | 26-21 | 22-13 | 5-7 | 24-16 | 3-6 | 11-6 | 9-7 | 11-4 | 9-4 | 5-7 |
| 6 | Philadelphia 76ers | 47-35 | 24-15 | 21-18 | 2-2 | 23-15 | 24-20 | 10-6 | 13-9 | 9-11 | 15-9 | 27-20 | 20-15 | 8-3 | 19-14 | 6-4 | 9-8 | 9-6 | 10-6 | 7-6 | 6-5 |
| 7 | Detroit Pistons | 45-37 | 24-17 | 20-19 | 1-1 | 26-14 | 19-23 | 12-9 | 14-5 | 6-12 | 13-11 | 30-16 | 15-21 | 16-8 | 11-20 | 9-1 | 7-9 | 10-4 | 9-6 | 6-8 | 4-9 |
| 8 | Boston Celtics | 44-38 | 25-14 | 18-22 | 1-2 | 22-16 | 22-22 | 8-8 | 14-8 | 8-12 | 14-10 | 26-19 | 18-19 | 7-10 | 22-17 | 5-5 | 8-5 | 9-7 | 8-9 | 8-8 | 6-4 |
| 9 | Baltimore Bullets | 42-40 | 24-13 | 16-25 | 2-2 | 21-17 | 21-23 | 11-11 | 10-6 | 8-12 | 13-11 | 26-17 | 16-23 | 5-5 | 21-17 | 6-3 | 8-8 | 7-5 | 11-6 | 6-9 | 4-9 |
| 10 | San Francisco Warriors | 41-41 | 20-18 | 19-21 | 2-2 | 21-17 | 20-24 | 9-10 | 12-7 | 8-14 | 12-10 | 25-23 | 16-18 | 7-4 | 17-21 | 3-5 | 11-5 | 9-9 | 7-7 | 6-10 | 5-5 |
| 11 | San Diego Rockets | 40-42 | 24-15 | 15-26 | 1-1 | 19-18 | 21-24 | 8-11 | 11-7 | 7-16 | 14-8 | 23-24 | 17-18 | 7-6 | 20-16 | 6-6 | 8-7 | 7-7 | 3-14 | 8-5 | 8-3 |
| 12 | Seattle SuperSonics | 38-44 | 27-13 | 11-30 | 0-1 | 22-16 | 16-28 | 10-9 | 12-7 | 6-14 | 10-14 | 21-25 | 17-19 | 10-3 | 16-28 | 5-5 | 7-8 | 6-9 | 7-8 | 6-9 | 7-5 |
| 13 | Atlanta Hawks | 36-46 | 21-20 | 14-26 | 1-0 | 21-17 | 15-29 | 12-10 | 9-7 | 3-17 | 12-12 | 14-32 | 22-14 | 6-7 | 15-24 | 1-5 | 5-11 | 7-11 | 6-10 | 8-7 | 9-2 |
| 14 | Cincinnati Royals | 33-49 | 17-16 | 11-28 | 5-5 | 21-19 | 12-30 | 9-13 | 12-6 | 3-16 | 9-14 | 19-23 | 14-26 | 4-4 | 20-30 | 3-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 7-10 | 3-13 | 7-5 |
| 15 | Portland Trail Blazers | 29-53 | 18-21 | 9-26 | 2-6 | 23-25 | 6-28 | 9-15 | 14-10 | 3-13 | 3-15 | 16-31 | 13-22 | 4-5 | 15-32 | 4-5 | 5-13 | 3-10 | 5-11 | 6-8 | 6-6 |
| 16 | Buffalo Braves | 22-60 | 14-23 | 6-30 | 2-7 | 9-27 | 13-33 | 2-10 | 7-17 | 2-16 | 11-17 | 12-35 | 10-25 | 3-8 | 9-35 | 1-6 | 6-10 | 4-15 | 5-13 | 3-9 | 3-7 |
| 17 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 15-67 | 11-30 | 2-37 | 2-0 | 10-28 | 5-39 | 9-15 | 1-13 | 2-14 | 3-25 | 6-44 | 9-23 | 3-6 | 9-46 | 0-9 | 1-17 | 4-13 | 5-9 | 2-12 | 3-7 |
Team vs. Team
| Rk | Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | DET | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SDR | SEA | SFW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Hawks | 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 | 3-2 | 2-3 | |
| 2 | Baltimore Bullets | 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 | 3-2 | 2-3 | |
| 3 | Boston Celtics | 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 | |
| 4 | Buffalo Braves | 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 | |
| 5 | Chicago Bulls | 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 | 3-2 | 4-2 | |
| 6 | Cincinnati Royals | 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 | 1-4 | 2-3 | |
| 7 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 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 | 0-4 | 1-3 | |
| 8 | Detroit Pistons | 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 | 3-1 | 1-4 | |
| 9 | Los Angeles Lakers | 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 | |
| 10 | Milwaukee Bucks | 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 | 5-1 | 6-0 | |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 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 | 2-3 | 3-2 | |
| 12 | Philadelphia 76ers | 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 | |
| 13 | Phoenix Suns | 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 | |
| 14 | Portland Trail Blazers | 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 | 2-4 | 1-3 | |
| 15 | San Diego Rockets | 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 | 5-1 | 2-4 | |
| 16 | Seattle SuperSonics | 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 | |
| 17 | San Francisco Warriors | 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 |