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48-34, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 113.8 points per game, Allowed 111.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 46-36)
Coached by Cotton Fitzsimmons (48-34)
Arena: Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum / Attendance: 332,945 (7th of 17 available)
SRS: 2.33 (5th of 17)
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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 | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19780 | 3503 | 8021 | .437 | 2327 | 3078 | .756 | 4442 | 1927 | 2132 | 9333 | 113.8 | ||||||||
| Opponent | 82 | 19780 | 3506 | 7828 | .448 | 2165 | 2923 | .741 | 4173 | 2069 | 2202 | 9177 | 111.9 |
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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 | Dick Van Arsdale | G-F | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | 81 | 3157 | 609 | 1346 | .452 | 553 | 682 | .811 | 316 | 329 | 246 | 1771 | |||||||||
| 2 | Connie Hawkins | F-C | 6-8 | 210 | 28 | 71 | 2662 | 512 | 1181 | .434 | 457 | 560 | .816 | 643 | 322 | 197 | 1481 | |||||||||
| 3 | Clem Haskins | G | 6-3 | 195 | 27 | 82 | 2764 | 562 | 1277 | .440 | 338 | 431 | .784 | 324 | 383 | 207 | 1462 | |||||||||
| 4 | Neal Walk | C | 6-10 | 220 | 22 | 82 | 2033 | 426 | 945 | .451 | 205 | 268 | .765 | 674 | 117 | 282 | 1057 | |||||||||
| 5 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 81 | 2944 | 338 | 789 | .428 | 285 | 416 | .685 | 1015 | 247 | 227 | 961 | |||||||||
| 6 | Mel Counts | C-F | 7-0 | 230 | 29 | 80 | 1669 | 365 | 799 | .457 | 149 | 198 | .753 | 503 | 136 | 279 | 879 | |||||||||
| 7 | Art Harris | G | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 56 | 952 | 199 | 484 | .411 | 69 | 113 | .611 | 100 | 132 | 137 | 467 | |||||||||
| 8 | Lamar Green | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 23 | 68 | 1326 | 167 | 369 | .453 | 64 | 106 | .604 | 466 | 53 | 202 | 398 | |||||||||
| 9 | John Wetzel | G-F | 6-5 | 190 | 26 | 70 | 1091 | 124 | 288 | .431 | 83 | 101 | .822 | 153 | 114 | 156 | 331 | |||||||||
| 10 | Fred Taylor | G-F | 6-5 | 180 | 22 | 54 | 552 | 110 | 284 | .387 | 78 | 125 | .624 | 86 | 51 | 113 | 298 | |||||||||
| 11 | Greg Howard | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 23 | 44 | 426 | 68 | 173 | .393 | 37 | 58 | .638 | 119 | 26 | 67 | 173 | |||||||||
| 12 | Joe Thomas | F | 6-6 | 205 | 22 | 39 | 204 | 23 | 86 | .267 | 9 | 20 | .450 | 43 | 17 | 19 | 55 |
| 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 | Dick Van Arsdale | G-F | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | 81 | 39.0 | 7.5 | 16.6 | .452 | 6.8 | 8.4 | .811 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 21.9 | |||||||||
| 2 | Connie Hawkins | F-C | 6-8 | 210 | 28 | 71 | 37.5 | 7.2 | 16.6 | .434 | 6.4 | 7.9 | .816 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 20.9 | |||||||||
| 3 | Clem Haskins | G | 6-3 | 195 | 27 | 82 | 33.7 | 6.9 | 15.6 | .440 | 4.1 | 5.3 | .784 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 17.8 | |||||||||
| 4 | Neal Walk | C | 6-10 | 220 | 22 | 82 | 24.8 | 5.2 | 11.5 | .451 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .765 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 12.9 | |||||||||
| 5 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 81 | 36.3 | 4.2 | 9.7 | .428 | 3.5 | 5.1 | .685 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 11.9 | |||||||||
| 6 | Mel Counts | C-F | 7-0 | 230 | 29 | 80 | 20.9 | 4.6 | 10.0 | .457 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .753 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 11.0 | |||||||||
| 7 | Art Harris | G | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 56 | 17.0 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .411 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .611 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 8.3 | |||||||||
| 8 | Lamar Green | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 23 | 68 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 5.4 | .453 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .604 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 5.9 | |||||||||
| 9 | Fred Taylor | G-F | 6-5 | 180 | 22 | 54 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 5.3 | .387 | 1.4 | 2.3 | .624 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 5.5 | |||||||||
| 10 | John Wetzel | G-F | 6-5 | 190 | 26 | 70 | 15.6 | 1.8 | 4.1 | .431 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .822 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 4.7 | |||||||||
| 11 | Greg Howard | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 23 | 44 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 3.9 | .393 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .638 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 | |||||||||
| 12 | Joe Thomas | F | 6-6 | 205 | 22 | 39 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 2.2 | .267 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .450 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| 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 | Dick Van Arsdale | G-F | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | 81 | 3157 | 6.9 | 15.3 | .452 | 6.3 | 7.8 | .811 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 20.2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Connie Hawkins | F-C | 6-8 | 210 | 28 | 71 | 2662 | 6.9 | 16.0 | .434 | 6.2 | 7.6 | .816 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 20.0 | |||||||||
| 3 | Fred Taylor | G-F | 6-5 | 180 | 22 | 54 | 552 | 7.2 | 18.5 | .387 | 5.1 | 8.2 | .624 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 19.4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Mel Counts | C-F | 7-0 | 230 | 29 | 80 | 1669 | 7.9 | 17.2 | .457 | 3.2 | 4.3 | .753 | 10.8 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 19.0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Clem Haskins | G | 6-3 | 195 | 27 | 82 | 2764 | 7.3 | 16.6 | .440 | 4.4 | 5.6 | .784 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 19.0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Neal Walk | C | 6-10 | 220 | 22 | 82 | 2033 | 7.5 | 16.7 | .451 | 3.6 | 4.7 | .765 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 18.7 | |||||||||
| 7 | Art Harris | G | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 56 | 952 | 7.5 | 18.3 | .411 | 2.6 | 4.3 | .611 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 17.7 | |||||||||
| 8 | Greg Howard | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 23 | 44 | 426 | 5.7 | 14.6 | .393 | 3.1 | 4.9 | .638 | 10.1 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 14.6 | |||||||||
| 9 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 81 | 2944 | 4.1 | 9.6 | .428 | 3.5 | 5.1 | .685 | 12.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 11.8 | |||||||||
| 10 | John Wetzel | G-F | 6-5 | 190 | 26 | 70 | 1091 | 4.1 | 9.5 | .431 | 2.7 | 3.3 | .822 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 10.9 | |||||||||
| 11 | Lamar Green | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 23 | 68 | 1326 | 4.5 | 10.0 | .453 | 1.7 | 2.9 | .604 | 12.7 | 1.4 | 5.5 | 10.8 | |||||||||
| 12 | Joe Thomas | F | 6-6 | 205 | 22 | 39 | 204 | 4.1 | 15.2 | .267 | 1.6 | 3.5 | .450 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 9.7 |
| 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 | Mel Counts | C-F | 7-0 | 230 | 29 | 80 | 1669 | 15.8 | .496 | .457 | 13.8 | 12.2 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Neal Walk | C | 6-10 | 220 | 22 | 82 | 2033 | 16.1 | .497 | .451 | 15.2 | 8.5 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Dick Van Arsdale | G-F | 6-5 | 210 | 27 | 81 | 3157 | 16.5 | .538 | .452 | 4.6 | 15.0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Joe Thomas | F | 6-6 | 205 | 22 | 39 | 204 | 4.3 | .290 | .267 | 9.7 | 10.8 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Fred Taylor | G-F | 6-5 | 180 | 22 | 54 | 552 | 10.9 | .440 | .387 | 7.2 | 13.5 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Paul Silas | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 81 | 2944 | 14.1 | .494 | .428 | 15.8 | 10.9 | |||||||||||||
| 7 | Greg Howard | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 23 | 44 | 426 | 10.8 | .436 | .393 | 12.8 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Connie Hawkins | F-C | 6-8 | 210 | 28 | 71 | 2662 | 19.0 | .519 | .434 | 11.1 | 17.5 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Clem Haskins | G | 6-3 | 195 | 27 | 82 | 2764 | 15.9 | .498 | .440 | 5.4 | 20.3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Art Harris | G | 6-4 | 185 | 24 | 56 | 952 | 11.5 | .437 | .411 | 4.8 | 20.5 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | Lamar Green | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 23 | 68 | 1326 | 10.7 | .479 | .453 | 16.1 | 5.3 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | John Wetzel | G-F | 6-5 | 190 | 26 | 70 | 1091 | 9.4 | .498 | .431 | 6.4 | 13.5 |
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clem Haskins | $59,000 |
| 2 | Dick Van Arsdale | $50,000 |
| 3 | Mel Counts | $30,000 |
| 4 | Art Harris | $30,000 |
| 5 | Lamar Green | $25,500 |