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36-46, Finished 2nd in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 114.0 points per game, Allowed 115.8 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 37-45)
Coached by Richie Guerin (36-46)
Arena: Alexander Memorial Coliseum ▪ Attendance: 245,910 (12th of 17)
SRS: -1.31 (12th of 17)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus New York Knickerbockers
1970-71 Statistics ▪ Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Oct 17, 1970 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 98 | 107 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Wed, Oct 21, 1970 | San Francisco Warriors | W | 102 | 100 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Thu, Oct 22, 1970 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 101 | 120 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Oct 24, 1970 | Boston Celtics | L | 109 | 113 | 1 | 3 | L 2 | |||
| 5 | Mon, Oct 26, 1970 | @ | Cincinnati Royals | L | 107 | 126 | 1 | 4 | L 3 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 31, 1970 | San Diego Rockets | L | 117 | 121 | 1 | 5 | L 4 | |||
| 7 | Sun, Nov 1, 1970 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 131 | 107 | 2 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Wed, Nov 4, 1970 | Detroit Pistons | L | 105 | 117 | 2 | 6 | L 1 | |||
| 9 | Fri, Nov 6, 1970 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 112 | 118 | 2 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Nov 7, 1970 | Phoenix Suns | L | 100 | 107 | 2 | 8 | L 3 | |||
| 11 | Tue, Nov 10, 1970 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 109 | 104 | 3 | 8 | W 1 | |||
| 12 | Wed, Nov 11, 1970 | @ | Buffalo Braves | L | 118 | 134 | 3 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Fri, Nov 13, 1970 | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 116 | 114 | 4 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Nov 14, 1970 | Chicago Bulls | L | 116 | 120 | 4 | 10 | L 1 | |||
| 15 | Tue, Nov 17, 1970 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 105 | 116 | 4 | 11 | L 2 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Nov 18, 1970 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 131 | 146 | 4 | 12 | L 3 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Nov 21, 1970 | Baltimore Bullets | W | 130 | 103 | 5 | 12 | W 1 | |||
| 18 | Sun, Nov 22, 1970 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 125 | 115 | 6 | 12 | W 2 | |||
| 19 | Tue, Nov 24, 1970 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 119 | 128 | 6 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Nov 25, 1970 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 111 | 114 | 6 | 14 | L 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Nov 27, 1970 | @ | San Diego Rockets | L | 127 | 128 | 6 | 15 | L 3 | ||
| 22 | Sun, Nov 29, 1970 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 107 | 130 | 6 | 16 | L 4 | ||
| 23 | Tue, Dec 1, 1970 | @ | San Francisco Warriors | L | 106 | 113 | 6 | 17 | L 5 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Dec 2, 1970 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 112 | 126 | 6 | 18 | L 6 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Dec 5, 1970 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 106 | 100 | 7 | 18 | W 1 | |||
| 26 | Tue, Dec 8, 1970 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 104 | 125 | 7 | 19 | L 1 | ||
| 27 | Wed, Dec 9, 1970 | @ | Cincinnati Royals | L | 106 | 118 | 7 | 20 | L 2 | ||
| 28 | Fri, Dec 11, 1970 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 86 | 87 | 7 | 21 | L 3 | ||
| 29 | Sat, Dec 12, 1970 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 107 | 101 | 8 | 21 | W 1 | |||
| 30 | Sun, Dec 13, 1970 | Buffalo Braves | W | 110 | 91 | 9 | 21 | W 2 | |||
| 31 | Wed, Dec 16, 1970 | San Diego Rockets | W | 128 | 117 | 10 | 21 | W 3 | |||
| 32 | Fri, Dec 18, 1970 | N | Baltimore Bullets | W | 116 | 112 | 11 | 21 | W 4 | at College Park, MD | |
| 33 | Sat, Dec 19, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 104 | 116 | 11 | 22 | L 1 | |||
| 34 | Tue, Dec 22, 1970 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 119 | 115 | 12 | 22 | W 1 | ||
| 35 | Wed, Dec 23, 1970 | @ | San Diego Rockets | L | 102 | 133 | 12 | 23 | L 1 | ||
| 36 | Fri, Dec 25, 1970 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 115 | 127 | 12 | 24 | L 2 | ||
| 37 | Sat, Dec 26, 1970 | Cincinnati Royals | L | 118 | 130 | 12 | 25 | L 3 | |||
| 38 | Mon, Dec 28, 1970 | San Francisco Warriors | L | 104 | 115 | 12 | 26 | L 4 | |||
| 39 | Tue, Dec 29, 1970 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 97 | 99 | 12 | 27 | L 5 | ||
| 40 | Thu, Dec 31, 1970 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 119 | 85 | 13 | 27 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sat, Jan 2, 1971 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 112 | 108 | 14 | 27 | W 2 | ||
| 42 | Sun, Jan 3, 1971 | Boston Celtics | L | 128 | 140 | 14 | 28 | L 1 | |||
| 43 | Tue, Jan 5, 1971 | Detroit Pistons | L | 90 | 98 | 14 | 29 | L 2 | |||
| 44 | Thu, Jan 7, 1971 | Baltimore Bullets | L | 102 | 110 | 14 | 30 | L 3 | |||
| 45 | Fri, Jan 8, 1971 | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 104 | 115 | 14 | 31 | L 4 | ||
| 46 | Sun, Jan 10, 1971 | Phoenix Suns | L | 105 | 116 | 14 | 32 | L 5 | |||
| 47 | Fri, Jan 15, 1971 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 123 | 134 | 14 | 33 | L 6 | ||
| 48 | Sat, Jan 16, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 127 | 123 | 15 | 33 | W 1 | |||
| 49 | Mon, Jan 18, 1971 | @ | Buffalo Braves | W | 123 | 113 | 16 | 33 | W 2 | ||
| 50 | Wed, Jan 20, 1971 | Seattle Supersonics | L | 108 | 112 | 16 | 34 | L 1 | |||
| 51 | Fri, Jan 22, 1971 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 117 | 110 | 17 | 34 | W 1 | ||
| 52 | Sun, Jan 24, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 120 | 142 | 17 | 35 | L 1 | |||
| 53 | Tue, Jan 26, 1971 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 122 | 129 | 17 | 36 | L 2 | ||
| 54 | Wed, Jan 27, 1971 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 108 | 116 | 17 | 37 | L 3 | |||
| 55 | Fri, Jan 29, 1971 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 119 | 111 | 18 | 37 | W 1 | |||
| 56 | Sun, Jan 31, 1971 | San Diego Rockets | W | 131 | 120 | 19 | 37 | W 2 | |||
| 57 | Tue, Feb 2, 1971 | @ | San Francisco Warriors | L | 99 | 101 | 19 | 38 | L 1 | ||
| 58 | Thu, Feb 4, 1971 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | L | 123 | 137 | 19 | 39 | L 2 | ||
| 59 | Fri, Feb 5, 1971 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | OT | 121 | 120 | 20 | 39 | W 1 | |
| 60 | Sun, Feb 7, 1971 | Cincinnati Royals | W | 121 | 118 | 21 | 39 | W 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Tue, Feb 9, 1971 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 114 | 109 | 22 | 39 | W 3 | ||
| 62 | Wed, Feb 10, 1971 | Boston Celtics | W | 114 | 102 | 23 | 39 | W 4 | |||
| 63 | Fri, Feb 12, 1971 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 125 | 116 | 24 | 39 | W 5 | |||
| 64 | Sun, Feb 14, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 88 | 124 | 24 | 40 | L 1 | |||
| 65 | Tue, Feb 16, 1971 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 102 | 118 | 24 | 41 | L 2 | ||
| 66 | Sat, Feb 20, 1971 | @ | Baltimore Bullets | W | 122 | 115 | 25 | 41 | W 1 | ||
| 67 | Sun, Feb 21, 1971 | Baltimore Bullets | L | 119 | 121 | 25 | 42 | L 1 | |||
| 68 | Wed, Feb 24, 1971 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 118 | 107 | 26 | 42 | W 1 | |||
| 69 | Fri, Feb 26, 1971 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 129 | 136 | 26 | 43 | L 1 | ||
| 70 | Sat, Feb 27, 1971 | Buffalo Braves | W | 134 | 117 | 27 | 43 | W 1 | |||
| 71 | Sun, Feb 28, 1971 | Detroit Pistons | L | 105 | 106 | 27 | 44 | L 1 | |||
| 72 | Tue, Mar 2, 1971 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | W | 128 | 116 | 28 | 44 | W 1 | ||
| 73 | Wed, Mar 3, 1971 | @ | San Francisco Warriors | W | 109 | 105 | 29 | 44 | W 2 | at Oakland, CA | |
| 74 | Fri, Mar 5, 1971 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 105 | 104 | 30 | 44 | W 3 | ||
| 75 | Sun, Mar 7, 1971 | Cincinnati Royals | W | 122 | 112 | 31 | 44 | W 4 | |||
| 76 | Wed, Mar 10, 1971 | Phoenix Suns | W | 139 | 98 | 32 | 44 | W 5 | |||
| 77 | Fri, Mar 12, 1971 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 119 | 107 | 33 | 44 | W 6 | ||
| 78 | Sat, Mar 13, 1971 | @ | Cincinnati Royals | L | 127 | 136 | 33 | 45 | L 1 | ||
| 79 | Sun, Mar 14, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 108 | 101 | 34 | 45 | W 1 | |||
| 80 | Tue, Mar 16, 1971 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 130 | 125 | 35 | 45 | W 2 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Mar 19, 1971 | Chicago Bulls | W | 112 | 111 | 36 | 45 | W 3 | |||
| 82 | Sat, Mar 20, 1971 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 121 | 138 | 36 | 46 | L 1 |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Mar 25, 1971 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 101 | 112 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Mar 27, 1971 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 113 | 104 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Sun, Mar 28, 1971 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 95 | 110 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | |||
| 4 | Tue, Mar 30, 1971 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 107 | 113 | 1 | 3 | L 2 | |||
| 5 | Thu, Apr 1, 1971 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 107 | 111 | 1 | 4 | L 3 |