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33-49, Finished 3rd in NBA Central Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 116.0 points per game, Allowed 119.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 33-49)
Coached by Bob Cousy (33-49)
Arena: Cincinnati Gardens / Attendance: 131,734 (17th of 17 available)
SRS: -2.96 (14th of 17)
1970-71 Statistics / Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Oct 14, 1970 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 104 | 128 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 17, 1970 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 105 | 123 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |||
| 3 | Wed, Oct 21, 1970 | Baltimore Bullets | L | 105 | 117 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | |||
| 4 | Fri, Oct 23, 1970 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 126 | 131 | 0 | 4 | L 4 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 24, 1970 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 103 | 115 | 0 | 5 | L 5 | ||
| 6 | Mon, Oct 26, 1970 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 126 | 107 | 1 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 7 | Wed, Oct 28, 1970 | Seattle Supersonics | W | 131 | 118 | 2 | 5 | W 2 | |||
| 8 | Fri, Oct 30, 1970 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 125 | 110 | 3 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Oct 31, 1970 | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 100 | 121 | 3 | 6 | L 1 | |||
| 10 | Tue, Nov 3, 1970 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 112 | 115 | 3 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 11 | Wed, Nov 4, 1970 | Phoenix Suns | L | 115 | 133 | 3 | 8 | L 3 | |||
| 12 | Sat, Nov 7, 1970 | Boston Celtics | L | 122 | 140 | 3 | 9 | L 4 | |||
| 13 | Tue, Nov 10, 1970 | @ | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 138 | 121 | 4 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Nov 11, 1970 | @ | San Diego Rockets | L | 120 | 127 | 4 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Thu, Nov 12, 1970 | @ | San Francisco Warriors | W | 121 | 107 | 5 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Fri, Nov 13, 1970 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 109 | 115 | 5 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Nov 18, 1970 | Chicago Bulls | L | 107 | 128 | 5 | 12 | L 2 | |||
| 18 | Thu, Nov 19, 1970 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | W | 106 | 98 | 6 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Nov 21, 1970 | Detroit Pistons | W | 114 | 102 | 7 | 12 | W 2 | |||
| 20 | Wed, Nov 25, 1970 | San Diego Rockets | L | 120 | 138 | 7 | 13 | L 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Nov 27, 1970 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 113 | 109 | 8 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Nov 28, 1970 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 105 | 86 | 9 | 13 | W 2 | |||
| 23 | Wed, Dec 2, 1970 | Seattle Supersonics | L | 111 | 119 | 9 | 14 | L 1 | |||
| 24 | Sat, Dec 5, 1970 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 106 | 131 | 9 | 15 | L 2 | |||
| 25 | Sun, Dec 6, 1970 | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 118 | 126 | 9 | 16 | L 3 | ||
| 26 | Mon, Dec 7, 1970 | N | San Francisco Warriors | W | 124 | 113 | 10 | 16 | W 1 | at Omaha, NE | |
| 27 | Wed, Dec 9, 1970 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 118 | 106 | 11 | 16 | W 2 | |||
| 28 | Sat, Dec 12, 1970 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 114 | 95 | 12 | 16 | W 3 | |||
| 29 | Wed, Dec 16, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 102 | 118 | 12 | 17 | L 1 | |||
| 30 | Fri, Dec 18, 1970 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 122 | 137 | 12 | 18 | L 2 | ||
| 31 | Sat, Dec 19, 1970 | Milwaukee Bucks | W | 119 | 110 | 13 | 18 | W 1 | |||
| 32 | Sun, Dec 20, 1970 | N | Detroit Pistons | L | 2OT | 135 | 136 | 13 | 19 | L 1 | at Omaha, NE |
| 33 | Wed, Dec 23, 1970 | Baltimore Bullets | W | 120 | 115 | 14 | 19 | W 1 | |||
| 34 | Fri, Dec 25, 1970 | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 117 | 100 | 15 | 19 | W 2 | |||
| 35 | Sat, Dec 26, 1970 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | W | 130 | 118 | 16 | 19 | W 3 | ||
| 36 | Mon, Dec 28, 1970 | N | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 114 | 137 | 16 | 20 | L 1 | at Madison, WI | |
| 37 | Wed, Dec 30, 1970 | Detroit Pistons | L | 115 | 119 | 16 | 21 | L 2 | |||
| 38 | Sat, Jan 2, 1971 | @ | Buffalo Braves | W | 115 | 103 | 17 | 21 | W 1 | ||
| 39 | Tue, Jan 5, 1971 | N | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 146 | 112 | 18 | 21 | W 2 | at Omaha, NE | |
| 40 | Wed, Jan 6, 1971 | Portland Trail Blazers | W | OT | 133 | 128 | 19 | 21 | W 3 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Fri, Jan 8, 1971 | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 109 | 115 | 19 | 22 | L 1 | ||
| 42 | Sat, Jan 9, 1971 | Seattle Supersonics | L | 110 | 114 | 19 | 23 | L 2 | |||
| 43 | Thu, Jan 14, 1971 | N | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 120 | 126 | 19 | 24 | L 3 | at Toronto, Canada | |
| 44 | Fri, Jan 15, 1971 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 116 | 135 | 19 | 25 | L 4 | ||
| 45 | Sat, Jan 16, 1971 | Buffalo Braves | W | 114 | 113 | 20 | 25 | W 1 | |||
| 46 | Mon, Jan 18, 1971 | N | Phoenix Suns | L | 99 | 118 | 20 | 26 | L 1 | at Omaha, NE | |
| 47 | Tue, Jan 19, 1971 | @ | San Francisco Warriors | L | 108 | 116 | 20 | 27 | L 2 | at Oakland, CA | |
| 48 | Wed, Jan 20, 1971 | @ | Phoenix Suns | W | 126 | 114 | 21 | 27 | W 1 | ||
| 49 | Fri, Jan 22, 1971 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | OT | 131 | 132 | 21 | 28 | L 1 | |
| 50 | Sun, Jan 24, 1971 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 131 | 142 | 21 | 29 | L 2 | ||
| 51 | Wed, Jan 27, 1971 | Baltimore Bullets | W | 115 | 113 | 22 | 29 | W 1 | |||
| 52 | Fri, Jan 29, 1971 | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 118 | 145 | 22 | 30 | L 1 | ||
| 53 | Sat, Jan 30, 1971 | San Diego Rockets | W | 116 | 110 | 23 | 30 | W 1 | |||
| 54 | Sun, Jan 31, 1971 | @ | Chicago Bulls | L | 99 | 131 | 23 | 31 | L 1 | ||
| 55 | Tue, Feb 2, 1971 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 108 | 115 | 23 | 32 | L 2 | ||
| 56 | Wed, Feb 3, 1971 | Boston Celtics | W | 134 | 115 | 24 | 32 | W 1 | |||
| 57 | Fri, Feb 5, 1971 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 110 | 114 | 24 | 33 | L 1 | ||
| 58 | Sat, Feb 6, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 109 | 118 | 24 | 34 | L 2 | |||
| 59 | Sun, Feb 7, 1971 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 118 | 121 | 24 | 35 | L 3 | ||
| 60 | Thu, Feb 11, 1971 | @ | Seattle Supersonics | L | 101 | 119 | 24 | 36 | L 4 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Fri, Feb 12, 1971 | @ | San Francisco Warriors | L | 119 | 133 | 24 | 37 | L 5 | ||
| 62 | Sat, Feb 13, 1971 | @ | San Diego Rockets | L | 116 | 120 | 24 | 38 | L 6 | ||
| 63 | Sun, Feb 14, 1971 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 113 | 125 | 24 | 39 | L 7 | ||
| 64 | Tue, Feb 16, 1971 | N | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 109 | 102 | 25 | 39 | W 1 | at Eugene, OR | |
| 65 | Wed, Feb 17, 1971 | @ | Phoenix Suns | L | 117 | 133 | 25 | 40 | L 1 | ||
| 66 | Fri, Feb 19, 1971 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | L | 109 | 125 | 25 | 41 | L 2 | ||
| 67 | Sat, Feb 20, 1971 | Buffalo Braves | W | 120 | 94 | 26 | 41 | W 1 | |||
| 68 | Wed, Feb 24, 1971 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 105 | 125 | 26 | 42 | L 1 | |||
| 69 | Fri, Feb 26, 1971 | @ | Milwaukee Bucks | L | 111 | 135 | 26 | 43 | L 2 | ||
| 70 | Sun, Feb 28, 1971 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 121 | 131 | 26 | 44 | L 3 | ||
| 71 | Mon, Mar 1, 1971 | N | Chicago Bulls | L | 94 | 98 | 26 | 45 | L 4 | at Las Cruces, NM | |
| 72 | Wed, Mar 3, 1971 | @ | Baltimore Bullets | W | 133 | 132 | 27 | 45 | W 1 | ||
| 73 | Fri, Mar 5, 1971 | N | Portland Trail Blazers | W | 117 | 111 | 28 | 45 | W 2 | at Omaha, NE | |
| 74 | Sun, Mar 7, 1971 | @ | Atlanta Hawks | L | 112 | 122 | 28 | 46 | L 1 | ||
| 75 | Wed, Mar 10, 1971 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 120 | 118 | 29 | 46 | W 1 | |||
| 76 | Fri, Mar 12, 1971 | N | Boston Celtics | W | 124 | 108 | 30 | 46 | W 2 | at Omaha, NE | |
| 77 | Sat, Mar 13, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks | W | 136 | 127 | 31 | 46 | W 3 | |||
| 78 | Sun, Mar 14, 1971 | @ | Cleveland Cavaliers | W | 115 | 103 | 32 | 46 | W 4 | ||
| 79 | Tue, Mar 16, 1971 | @ | Buffalo Braves | W | 113 | 102 | 33 | 46 | W 5 | ||
| 80 | Wed, Mar 17, 1971 | San Francisco Warriors | L | 92 | 110 | 33 | 47 | L 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Fri, Mar 19, 1971 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 127 | 147 | 33 | 48 | L 2 | ||
| 82 | Sun, Mar 21, 1971 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 110 | 135 | 33 | 49 | L 3 |