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36-48, Finished 5th in ABA Eastern Division (Game Results)
ABA Season Summary
Scored 119.1 points per game, Allowed 121.8 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 35-49)
Coached by Jack McMahon (36-48)
Arena: Pittsburgh Civic Arena ▪ Attendance: NA
SRS: -2.74 (9th of 11)
1970-71 Statistics ▪ Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thu, Oct 15, 1970 | New York Nets | W | 105 | 102 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |||
| 2 | Sat, Oct 17, 1970 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 116 | 133 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| 3 | Sun, Oct 18, 1970 | The Floridians | L | 115 | 125 | 1 | 2 | L 2 | |||
| 4 | Wed, Oct 21, 1970 | @ | Utah Stars | L | 108 | 140 | 1 | 3 | L 3 | ||
| 5 | Fri, Oct 23, 1970 | @ | Denver Rockets | W | 127 | 123 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 24, 1970 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 120 | 138 | 2 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25, 1970 | @ | New York Nets | L | 98 | 115 | 2 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 8 | Tue, Oct 27, 1970 | Virginia Squires | W | 114 | 110 | 3 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 9 | Sat, Oct 31, 1970 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 110 | 113 | 3 | 6 | L 1 | at Hampton, VA | |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 1, 1970 | Carolina Cougars | W | 112 | 97 | 4 | 6 | W 1 | |||
| 11 | Fri, Nov 6, 1970 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 107 | 122 | 4 | 7 | L 1 | at Raleigh, NC | |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 8, 1970 | Memphis Pros | L | 96 | 105 | 4 | 8 | L 2 | |||
| 13 | Tue, Nov 10, 1970 | @ | Memphis Pros | W | 112 | 106 | 5 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Thu, Nov 12, 1970 | Indiana Pacers | L | 132 | 135 | 5 | 9 | L 1 | |||
| 15 | Fri, Nov 13, 1970 | @ | Texas Chaparrals | W | OT | 156 | 150 | 6 | 9 | W 1 | at Dallas, TX |
| 16 | Sat, Nov 14, 1970 | @ | Utah Stars | L | 102 | 106 | 6 | 10 | L 1 | at Ogden, UT | |
| 17 | Tue, Nov 17, 1970 | The Floridians | L | 116 | 122 | 6 | 11 | L 2 | |||
| 18 | Wed, Nov 18, 1970 | N | Memphis Pros | L | 111 | 114 | 6 | 12 | L 3 | at Jacksonville, FL | |
| 19 | Fri, Nov 20, 1970 | Virginia Squires | L | 113 | 151 | 6 | 13 | L 4 | |||
| 20 | Sat, Nov 21, 1970 | @ | Carolina Cougars | W | 114 | 100 | 7 | 13 | W 1 | at Raleigh, NC | |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Sun, Nov 22, 1970 | Texas Chaparrals | L | 126 | 139 | 7 | 14 | L 1 | |||
| 22 | Tue, Nov 24, 1970 | @ | Texas Chaparrals | W | 123 | 120 | 8 | 14 | W 1 | at Lubbock, TX | |
| 23 | Wed, Nov 25, 1970 | @ | New York Nets | W | 99 | 96 | 9 | 14 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Thu, Nov 26, 1970 | Denver Rockets | L | 124 | 130 | 9 | 15 | L 1 | |||
| 25 | Sun, Nov 29, 1970 | The Floridians | W | 123 | 109 | 10 | 15 | W 1 | |||
| 26 | Wed, Dec 2, 1970 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 127 | 139 | 10 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 27 | Fri, Dec 4, 1970 | Memphis Pros | W | 117 | 111 | 11 | 16 | W 1 | |||
| 28 | Sat, Dec 5, 1970 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 125 | 133 | 11 | 17 | L 1 | at Richmond, VA | |
| 29 | Sun, Dec 6, 1970 | Texas Chaparrals | L | 125 | 129 | 11 | 18 | L 2 | |||
| 30 | Thu, Dec 10, 1970 | @ | Denver Rockets | L | 109 | 131 | 11 | 19 | L 3 | ||
| 31 | Fri, Dec 11, 1970 | @ | Utah Stars | L | 100 | 129 | 11 | 20 | L 4 | ||
| 32 | Sun, Dec 13, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels | W | 130 | 125 | 12 | 20 | W 1 | |||
| 33 | Fri, Dec 18, 1970 | Denver Rockets | W | 143 | 121 | 13 | 20 | W 2 | |||
| 34 | Mon, Dec 21, 1970 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 115 | 144 | 13 | 21 | L 1 | ||
| 35 | Tue, Dec 22, 1970 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 100 | 116 | 13 | 22 | L 2 | ||
| 36 | Wed, Dec 23, 1970 | @ | New York Nets | L | 95 | 116 | 13 | 23 | L 3 | ||
| 37 | Fri, Dec 25, 1970 | Carolina Cougars | W | 136 | 121 | 14 | 23 | W 1 | |||
| 38 | Sun, Dec 27, 1970 | Texas Chaparrals | L | 116 | 124 | 14 | 24 | L 1 | |||
| 39 | Mon, Dec 28, 1970 | @ | The Floridians | W | 109 | 107 | 15 | 24 | W 1 | ||
| 40 | Tue, Dec 29, 1970 | @ | Memphis Pros | L | 101 | 109 | 15 | 25 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Wed, Dec 30, 1970 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | W | 125 | 118 | 16 | 25 | W 1 | ||
| 42 | Sat, Jan 2, 1971 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 126 | 137 | 16 | 26 | L 1 | at Hampton, VA | |
| 43 | Sun, Jan 3, 1971 | New York Nets | W | 115 | 109 | 17 | 26 | W 1 | |||
| 44 | Tue, Jan 5, 1971 | @ | Texas Chaparrals | L | 133 | 142 | 17 | 27 | L 1 | at Fort Worth, TX | |
| 45 | Thu, Jan 7, 1971 | @ | Denver Rockets | W | 131 | 116 | 18 | 27 | W 1 | ||
| 46 | Fri, Jan 8, 1971 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | 100 | 115 | 18 | 28 | L 1 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| 47 | Sun, Jan 10, 1971 | @ | Memphis Pros | L | 106 | 114 | 18 | 29 | L 2 | ||
| 48 | Tue, Jan 12, 1971 | The Floridians | W | 122 | 106 | 19 | 29 | W 1 | |||
| 49 | Thu, Jan 14, 1971 | Kentucky Colonels | W | 122 | 111 | 20 | 29 | W 2 | |||
| 50 | Fri, Jan 15, 1971 | @ | New York Nets | W | 120 | 117 | 21 | 29 | W 3 | ||
| 51 | Sat, Jan 16, 1971 | Indiana Pacers | L | 107 | 115 | 21 | 30 | L 1 | |||
| 52 | Tue, Jan 19, 1971 | Carolina Cougars | W | 136 | 125 | 22 | 30 | W 1 | |||
| 53 | Sun, Jan 24, 1971 | Carolina Cougars | W | 118 | 101 | 23 | 30 | W 2 | |||
| 54 | Tue, Jan 26, 1971 | Utah Stars | L | 127 | 145 | 23 | 31 | L 1 | |||
| 55 | Fri, Jan 29, 1971 | @ | New York Nets | L | OT | 131 | 132 | 23 | 32 | L 2 | |
| 56 | Sun, Jan 31, 1971 | Virginia Squires | L | 122 | 126 | 23 | 33 | L 3 | |||
| 57 | Tue, Feb 2, 1971 | New York Nets | W | 119 | 111 | 24 | 33 | W 1 | |||
| 58 | Fri, Feb 5, 1971 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 119 | 122 | 24 | 34 | L 1 | at Roanoke, VA | |
| 59 | Sat, Feb 6, 1971 | Denver Rockets | L | 114 | 115 | 24 | 35 | L 2 | |||
| 60 | Sun, Feb 7, 1971 | Carolina Cougars | W | 121 | 101 | 25 | 35 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Mon, Feb 8, 1971 | @ | The Floridians | L | 97 | 106 | 25 | 36 | L 1 | ||
| 62 | Wed, Feb 10, 1971 | @ | The Floridians | L | 104 | 115 | 25 | 37 | L 2 | ||
| 63 | Thu, Feb 11, 1971 | New York Nets | W | 114 | 110 | 26 | 37 | W 1 | |||
| 64 | Fri, Feb 12, 1971 | @ | Indiana Pacers | L | 109 | 120 | 26 | 38 | L 1 | ||
| 65 | Sun, Feb 14, 1971 | Utah Stars | L | 118 | 128 | 26 | 39 | L 2 | |||
| 66 | Fri, Feb 19, 1971 | Virginia Squires | W | 132 | 131 | 27 | 39 | W 1 | |||
| 67 | Tue, Feb 23, 1971 | Kentucky Colonels | W | 133 | 130 | 28 | 39 | W 2 | |||
| 68 | Wed, Feb 24, 1971 | @ | New York Nets | L | 108 | 134 | 28 | 40 | L 1 | ||
| 69 | Thu, Feb 25, 1971 | The Floridians | W | 129 | 115 | 29 | 40 | W 1 | |||
| 70 | Sat, Feb 27, 1971 | Virginia Squires | W | 127 | 116 | 30 | 40 | W 2 | |||
| 71 | Sun, Feb 28, 1971 | Indiana Pacers | W | 113 | 110 | 31 | 40 | W 3 | |||
| 72 | Thu, Mar 4, 1971 | N | New York Nets | L | 110 | 114 | 31 | 41 | L 1 | at Miami Beach, FL | |
| 73 | Fri, Mar 5, 1971 | @ | Virginia Squires | L | 125 | 129 | 31 | 42 | L 2 | at Norfolk, VA | |
| 74 | Sat, Mar 6, 1971 | The Floridians | W | 142 | 129 | 32 | 42 | W 1 | |||
| 75 | Sat, Mar 13, 1971 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | L | 132 | 157 | 32 | 43 | L 1 | ||
| 76 | Sun, Mar 14, 1971 | @ | The Floridians | L | 114 | 117 | 32 | 44 | L 2 | ||
| 77 | Tue, Mar 16, 1971 | N | Indiana Pacers | L | 119 | 130 | 32 | 45 | L 3 | at Louisville, KY | |
| 78 | Wed, Mar 17, 1971 | @ | Carolina Cougars | W | 133 | 120 | 33 | 45 | W 1 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| 79 | Sun, Mar 21, 1971 | @ | Carolina Cougars | L | OT | 136 | 143 | 33 | 46 | L 1 | at Greensboro, NC |
| 80 | Wed, Mar 24, 1971 | @ | Kentucky Colonels | W | 149 | 131 | 34 | 46 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 81 | Thu, Mar 25, 1971 | Carolina Cougars | L | 122 | 128 | 34 | 47 | L 1 | |||
| 82 | Sat, Mar 27, 1971 | Utah Stars | W | 128 | 120 | 35 | 47 | W 1 | |||
| 83 | Sun, Mar 28, 1971 | @ | The Floridians | L | 117 | 130 | 35 | 48 | L 1 | at Jacksonville, FL | |
| 84 | Tue, Mar 30, 1971 | Kentucky Colonels | W | 149 | 132 | 36 | 48 | W 1 |