1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season
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| 1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Division Champions
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| Head coach | Joe Mullaney |
| Owner(s) | Jack Kent Cooke |
| Arena | The Forum |
| Results | |
| Record | 48–34 (.585) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | West Conference Finals (eliminated 1-4) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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The 1970-71 NBA season was the Lakers' 23rd season in the NBA and 11th season in Los Angeles.[1]
Contents
Offseason
Draft picks
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Regular season
Season standings
| Pacific Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 30–11 | 17–22 | 1–1 | 15–7 |
| x-San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 7 | 20–18 | 19–21 | 2–2 | 12–10 |
| San Diego Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 8 | 24–15 | 15–26 | 1–1 | 14–8 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 | 27–13 | 11–30 | 0–1 | 10–14 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 19 | 18–21 | 9–26 | 2–6 | 3–15 |
| # | Western Conference | |||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | |
| 1 | z-Milwaukee Bucks | 66 | 16 | .805 |
| 2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 34 | .585 |
| 3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 |
| 4 | x-San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 |
| 5 | Phoenix Suns | 48 | 34 | .585 |
| 6 | Detroit Pistons | 45 | 37 | .549 |
| 7 | San Diego Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 |
| 8 | Seattle SuperSonics | 38 | 44 | .463 |
| 9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 53 | .354 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Playoffs
West Conference Semifinals
(P1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (M2) Chicago Bulls: Lakers win series 4-3
- Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 100, Chicago 99
- Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 105, Chicago 95
- Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 106, Los Angeles 98
- Game 4 @ Chicago: Chicago 112, Los Angeles 102
- Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 115, Chicago 89
- Game 6 @ Chicago: Chicago 113, Los Angeles 99
- Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 109, Chicago 98
West Conference Finals
(M1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (P1) Los Angeles Lakers: Bucks win series 4-1
- Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 106, Los Angeles 85
- Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 91, Los Angeles 73
- Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Milwaukee 107
- Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Milwaukee 117, Los Angeles 94
- Game 5 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 116, Los Angeles 98
Awards and records
- Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
- Jerry West, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
- Wilt Chamberlain, NBA All-Star Game
