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51-31, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 110.6 points per game, Allowed 105.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 54-28)
Coached by Dick Motta (51-31)
SRS: 5.47 (2nd of 17)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Los Angeles Lakers
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1970-71 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19755 | 3460 | 7660 | .452 | 2150 | 2721 | .790 | 4325 | 2142 | 1797 | 9070 | ||||||||
| Opponent | 82 | 19755 | 3491 | 7709 | .453 | 1658 | 2216 | .748 | 4031 | 1914 | 2099 | 8640 |
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accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Love | F | 6-8 | 215 | 28 | 81 | 3482 | 765 | 1710 | .447 | 513 | 619 | .829 | 690 | 185 | 259 | 2043 | |||||||||
| 2 | Chet Walker | F-G | 6-6 | 212 | 30 | 81 | 2927 | 650 | 1398 | .465 | 480 | 559 | .859 | 588 | 179 | 187 | 1780 | |||||||||
| 3 | Jerry Sloan | G-F | 6-5 | 195 | 28 | 80 | 3140 | 592 | 1342 | .441 | 278 | 389 | .715 | 701 | 281 | 289 | 1462 | |||||||||
| 4 | Tom Boerwinkle | C | 7-0 | 265 | 25 | 82 | 2370 | 357 | 736 | .485 | 168 | 232 | .724 | 1133 | 397 | 275 | 882 | |||||||||
| 5 | Jim Fox | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 27 | 82 | 1628 | 280 | 611 | .458 | 239 | 321 | .745 | 598 | 196 | 213 | 799 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bob Weiss | G | 6-2 | 180 | 28 | 82 | 2237 | 278 | 659 | .422 | 226 | 269 | .840 | 189 | 387 | 216 | 782 | |||||||||
| 7 | Matt Guokas | G-F | 6-5 | 175 | 26 | 78 | 2208 | 206 | 418 | .493 | 101 | 138 | .732 | 157 | 342 | 189 | 513 | |||||||||
| 8 | Johnny Baum | F | 6-5 | 200 | 24 | 62 | 543 | 123 | 293 | .420 | 40 | 58 | .690 | 125 | 31 | 55 | 286 | |||||||||
| 9 | Jim King | G | 6-2 | 175 | 29 | 55 | 645 | 100 | 228 | .439 | 64 | 79 | .810 | 68 | 78 | 55 | 264 | |||||||||
| 10 | Jimmy Collins | G | 6-2 | 175 | 24 | 55 | 478 | 92 | 214 | .430 | 35 | 45 | .778 | 54 | 60 | 43 | 219 | |||||||||
| 11 | Paul Ruffner | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 22 | 10 | 60 | 15 | 35 | .429 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 34 | |||||||||
| 12 | A.W. Holt | F | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 13 | Shaler Halimon | G-F | 6-5 | 199 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 8 | .125 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Love | F | 6-8 | 215 | 28 | 81 | 43.0 | 9.4 | 21.1 | .447 | 6.3 | 7.6 | .829 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 25.2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Chet Walker | F-G | 6-6 | 212 | 30 | 81 | 36.1 | 8.0 | 17.3 | .465 | 5.9 | 6.9 | .859 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 22.0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Jerry Sloan | G-F | 6-5 | 195 | 28 | 80 | 39.3 | 7.4 | 16.8 | .441 | 3.5 | 4.9 | .715 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 18.3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Tom Boerwinkle | C | 7-0 | 265 | 25 | 82 | 28.9 | 4.4 | 9.0 | .485 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .724 | 13.8 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 10.8 | |||||||||
| 5 | Jim Fox | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 27 | 82 | 19.9 | 3.4 | 7.5 | .458 | 2.9 | 3.9 | .745 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 9.7 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bob Weiss | G | 6-2 | 180 | 28 | 82 | 27.3 | 3.4 | 8.0 | .422 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .840 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 9.5 | |||||||||
| 7 | Matt Guokas | G-F | 6-5 | 175 | 26 | 78 | 28.3 | 2.6 | 5.4 | .493 | 1.3 | 1.8 | .732 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 6.6 | |||||||||
| 8 | Jim King | G | 6-2 | 175 | 29 | 55 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 4.1 | .439 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .810 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 4.8 | |||||||||
| 9 | Johnny Baum | F | 6-5 | 200 | 24 | 62 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 4.7 | .420 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .690 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4.6 | |||||||||
| 10 | Jimmy Collins | G | 6-2 | 175 | 24 | 55 | 8.7 | 1.7 | 3.9 | .430 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .778 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 4.0 | |||||||||
| 11 | Paul Ruffner | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 22 | 10 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | .429 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .500 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.4 | |||||||||
| 12 | Shaler Halimon | G-F | 6-5 | 199 | 25 | 2 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 4.0 | .125 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |||||||||
| 13 | A.W. Holt | F | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 6 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | .125 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chet Walker | F-G | 6-6 | 212 | 30 | 81 | 2927 | 8.0 | 17.2 | .465 | 5.9 | 6.9 | .859 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 21.9 | |||||||||
| 2 | Bob Love | F | 6-8 | 215 | 28 | 81 | 3482 | 7.9 | 17.7 | .447 | 5.3 | 6.4 | .829 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 21.1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Paul Ruffner | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 22 | 10 | 60 | 9.0 | 21.0 | .429 | 2.4 | 4.8 | .500 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 20.4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Johnny Baum | F | 6-5 | 200 | 24 | 62 | 543 | 8.2 | 19.4 | .420 | 2.7 | 3.8 | .690 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 19.0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Jim Fox | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 27 | 82 | 1628 | 6.2 | 13.5 | .458 | 5.3 | 7.1 | .745 | 13.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 17.7 | |||||||||
| 6 | Jerry Sloan | G-F | 6-5 | 195 | 28 | 80 | 3140 | 6.8 | 15.4 | .441 | 3.2 | 4.5 | .715 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 16.8 | |||||||||
| 7 | Jimmy Collins | G | 6-2 | 175 | 24 | 55 | 478 | 6.9 | 16.1 | .430 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .778 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 16.5 | |||||||||
| 8 | Jim King | G | 6-2 | 175 | 29 | 55 | 645 | 5.6 | 12.7 | .439 | 3.6 | 4.4 | .810 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 14.7 | |||||||||
| 9 | Tom Boerwinkle | C | 7-0 | 265 | 25 | 82 | 2370 | 5.4 | 11.2 | .485 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .724 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 13.4 | |||||||||
| 10 | Bob Weiss | G | 6-2 | 180 | 28 | 82 | 2237 | 4.5 | 10.6 | .422 | 3.6 | 4.3 | .840 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 12.6 | |||||||||
| 11 | A.W. Holt | F | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 2.6 | 20.6 | .125 | 5.1 | 7.7 | .667 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 10.3 | |||||||||
| 12 | Matt Guokas | G-F | 6-5 | 175 | 26 | 78 | 2208 | 3.4 | 6.8 | .493 | 1.6 | 2.3 | .732 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 8.4 | |||||||||
| 13 | Shaler Halimon | G-F | 6-5 | 199 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 1.6 | 12.5 | .125 | 0.0 | 1.6 | .000 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 3.1 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Baum | F | 6-5 | 200 | 24 | 62 | 543 | 13.4 | .449 | .420 | 10.9 | 8.8 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Chet Walker | F-G | 6-6 | 212 | 30 | 81 | 2927 | 18.9 | .541 | .465 | 9.5 | 9.4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Jerry Sloan | G-F | 6-5 | 195 | 28 | 80 | 3140 | 14.6 | .483 | .441 | 10.6 | 13.0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Paul Ruffner | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 22 | 10 | 60 | 12.5 | .441 | .429 | 12.6 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Bob Love | F | 6-8 | 215 | 28 | 81 | 3482 | 17.0 | .515 | .447 | 9.4 | 8.1 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Jim King | G | 6-2 | 175 | 29 | 55 | 645 | 12.8 | .502 | .439 | 5.0 | 16.8 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | A.W. Holt | F | 6-7 | 210 | 24 | 6 | 14 | -1.8 | .215 | .125 | 13.5 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Shaler Halimon | G-F | 6-5 | 199 | 25 | 2 | 23 | -4.2 | .118 | .125 | 4.1 | 20.9 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Matt Guokas | G-F | 6-5 | 175 | 26 | 78 | 2208 | 9.8 | .536 | .493 | 3.4 | 19.8 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Jim Fox | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 27 | 82 | 1628 | 19.5 | .531 | .458 | 17.4 | 17.1 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Jimmy Collins | G | 6-2 | 175 | 24 | 55 | 478 | 13.0 | .468 | .430 | 5.3 | 18.4 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Tom Boerwinkle | C | 7-0 | 265 | 25 | 82 | 2370 | 20.4 | .526 | .485 | 22.6 | 23.1 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Bob Weiss | G | 6-2 | 180 | 28 | 82 | 2237 | 12.6 | .503 | .422 | 4.0 | 23.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Bob Love | F | 6-8 | 215 | 28 | 7 | 330 | 79 | 161 | 29 | 36 | 51 | 10 | 26 | 187 | .491 | .806 | 47.1 | 26.7 | 7.3 | 1.4 | |||||||
| 2 | Jerry Sloan | G-F | 6-5 | 195 | 28 | 7 | 284 | 51 | 117 | 17 | 23 | 63 | 17 | 25 | 119 | .436 | .739 | 40.6 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 2.4 | |||||||
| 3 | Bob Weiss | G | 6-2 | 180 | 28 | 7 | 250 | 42 | 92 | 26 | 30 | 18 | 57 | 19 | 110 | .457 | .867 | 35.7 | 15.7 | 2.6 | 8.1 | |||||||
| 4 | Chet Walker | F-G | 6-6 | 212 | 30 | 7 | 234 | 44 | 100 | 17 | 24 | 50 | 22 | 20 | 105 | .440 | .708 | 33.4 | 15.0 | 7.1 | 3.1 | |||||||
| 5 | Jim Fox | C-F | 6-10 | 230 | 27 | 7 | 167 | 33 | 76 | 13 | 19 | 66 | 17 | 17 | 79 | .434 | .684 | 23.9 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 2.4 | |||||||
| 6 | Jim King | G | 6-2 | 175 | 29 | 7 | 147 | 19 | 45 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 46 | .422 | .667 | 21.0 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 3.9 | |||||||
| 7 | Tom Boerwinkle | C | 7-0 | 265 | 25 | 7 | 169 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 7 | 67 | 31 | 17 | 43 | .463 | .714 | 24.1 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 4.4 | |||||||
| 8 | Matt Guokas | G-F | 6-5 | 175 | 26 | 6 | 83 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 20 | .571 | .800 | 13.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | |||||||
| 9 | Jimmy Collins | G | 6-2 | 175 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 10 | Paul Ruffner | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 11 | Johnny Baum | F | 6-5 | 200 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chet Walker | $65,000 |
| 2 | Jerry Sloan | $60,000 |
| 3 | Tom Boerwinkle | $50,000 |
| 4 | Jim King | $45,000 |
| 5 | Bob Love | $41,000 |
| 6 | Bob Weiss | $40,000 |
| 7 | Johnny Baum | $35,000 |
| 8 | Matt Guokas | $30,000 |
| 9 | Jim Fox | $30,000 |
| 10 | Shaler Halimon | $25,000 |
| 11 | Loy Petersen | $25,000 |