1970–71 Chicago Bulls season

1970–71 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerPat Williams
Owner(s)Dick Klein
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Lakers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
RadioWIND
(Jack Fleming, Bill Berg)
< 1969–70 1971–72 >

The 1970–71 NBA season was the Bulls' fifth season in the NBA.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1970 NBA draft

Roster

1970–71 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 14 Baum, Johnny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1946–06–17 Temple
C 18 Boerwinkle, Tom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945–08–23 Tennessee
G 22 Collins, Jimmy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946–11–24 New Mexico State
C 31 Fox, Jim 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1943–04–07 South Carolina
G 24 Guokas, Matt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944–03–25 Saint Joseph's
G 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941–02–07 Tulsa
F 10 Love, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942–12–08 Southern
C 44 Ruffner, Paul 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1948–10–15 BYU
G 4 Sloan, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1942–03–28 Evansville
F 25 Walker, Chet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1940–02–22 Bradley
G 8 Weiss, Bob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1942–05–07 Penn State
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 26, 1971

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 66 16 .805 – 34–2 28–13 4–1 14–4
x-Chicago Bulls 51 31 .622 15 30–11 17–19 4–1 7–11
Phoenix Suns 48 34 .585 18 27–14 19–20 2–0 9–9
Detroit Pistons 45 37 .549 21 24–17 20–19 1–1 6–12
#
Western Conference
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

Record vs. opponents

1970–71 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta — 3–3 2–4 3–1 1–4 2–4 4–0 0–5 3–2 1–4 3–3 4–2 1–4 2–2 2–3 2–3 3–2
Baltimore 3–3 — 3–3 3–1 2–3 3–3 4–0 2–3 2–3 1–4 2–4 3–3 3–2 2–2 4–1 2–3 3–2
Boston 4–2 3–3 — 4–0 4–1 4–2 3–1 2–3 3–2 0–5 0–6 4–2 2–3 2–2 3–2 3–2 3–2
Buffalo 1–3 1–3 0–4 — 0–4 0–4 5–7 1–5 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–4 1–3 6–6 1–3 1–3 1–3
Chicago 4–1 3–2 1–4 4–0 — 4–0 4–0 3–3 2–4 1–5 3–2 3–2 3–3 3–1 6–0 4–2 3–2
Cincinnati 4–2 3–3 2–4 4–0 0–4 — 5–1 1–4 1–4 1–4 2–4 1–5 1–4 4–0 1–3 2–3 1–4
Cleveland 0–4 0–4 1–3 7–5 0–4 1–5 — 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–4 2–10 0–4 1–3 0–4
Detroit 5–0 3–2 3–2 5–1 3–3 4–1 2–2 — 2–3 1–5 2–3 2–3 2–4 3–1 4–2 1–4 3–1
Los Angeles 2–3 3–2 2–3 2–2 4–2 4–1 4–0 3–2 — 1–4 3–2 3–2 2–4 4–0 3–3 4–2 4–2
Milwaukee 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–0 5–1 4–1 4–0 5–1 4–1 — 1–4 4–1 4–2 3–1 4–1 6–0 5–1
New York 3–3 4–2 6–0 2–2 2–3 4–2 4–0 3–2 2–3 4–1 — 2–4 4–1 3–1 4–1 3–2 2–3
Philadelphia 2–4 3–3 2–4 4–0 2–3 5–1 3–1 3–2 2–3 1–4 4–2 — 3–2 4–0 3–2 3–2 3–2
Phoenix 4–1 2–3 3–2 3–1 3–3 4–1 4–0 4–2 4–2 2–4 1–4 2–3 — 4–0 2–4 3–2 3–2
Portland 2–2 2–2 2–2 6–6 1–3 0–4 10–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 — 0–4 1–3 2–4
San Diego 3–2 1–4 2–3 3–1 0–6 3–1 4–0 2–4 3–3 1–4 1–4 2–3 4–2 4–0 — 2–4 5–1
San Francisco 3–2 3–2 2–3 3–1 2–4 3–2 3–1 4–1 2–4 0–6 2–3 2–3 2–3 3–1 4–2 — 3–3
Seattle 2–3 2–3 2–3 3–1 2–3 4–1 4–0 1–3 2–4 1–5 3–2 2–3 2–3 4–2 1–5 3–3 —

Game log

1970–71 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 13 San Diego 96–111 Bob Love (28) 1–0
2 October 14 @ Philadelphia 107–110 Chet Walker (30) 1–1
3 October 16 Los Angeles 106–102 Bob Weiss (22) 1–2
4 October 17 @ New York 99–96 Chet Walker (24) 2–2
5 October 25 @ Portland 131–116 Bob Love (30) 3–2
6 October 28 @ Phoenix 118–105 Bob Love (28) 4–2
7 October 30 @ San Francisco 101–98 Jerry Sloan (22) 5–2
8 October 31 @ Seattle 119–122 Chet Walker (39) 5–3
9 November 3 Seattle 101–113 Chet Walker (31) 6–3
10 November 6 Phoenix 105–102 Chet Walker (29) 6–4
11 November 7 Detroit 99–125 Jerry Sloan (25) 7–4
12 November 10 Los Angeles 96–118 Jerry Sloan (32) 8–4
13 November 13 New York 106–98 Bob Love (20) 8–5
14 November 14 @ Atlanta 120–116 Bob Love (39) 9–5
15 November 17 San Francisco 111–105 Bob Love (32) 9–6
16 November 18 @ Cincinnati 128–107 Chet Walker (27) 10–6
17 November 21 Boston 107–110 Bob Love (32) 11–6
18 November 24 Milwaukee 117–108 Jerry Sloan (23) 11–7
19 November 27 Buffalo 104–121 Bob Love (31) 12–7
20 November 28 @ Baltimore 91–99 Chet Walker (23) 12–8
21 December 1 Philadelphia 91–107 Chet Walker (28) 13–8
22 December 3 @ Milwaukee 100–107 Bob Love (22) 13–9
23 December 4 @ Detroit 103–107 Love, Walker (24) 13–10
24 December 5 Boston 101–97 Jerry Sloan (28) 13–11
25 December 8 San Francisco 87–98 Bob Love (30) 14–11
26 December 10 N Buffalo 138–120 Love, Sloan (34) 15–11
27 December 11 Atlanta 86–87 Chet Walker (27) 16–11
28 December 12 San Diego 98–103 Chet Walker (27) 17–11
29 December 15 Baltimore 97–115 Bob Love (37) 18–11
30 December 18 Cincinnati 122–137 Jerry Sloan (31) 19–11
31 December 19 @ New York 87–98 Bob Love (22) 19–12
32 December 20 @ Cleveland 116–103 Chet Walker (24) 20–12
33 December 22 Cleveland 80–121 Bob Love (22) 21–12
34 December 23 @ Buffalo 104–103 Bob Love (31) 22–12
35 December 25 @ Baltimore 112–128 Bob Love (42) 22–13
36 December 26 Detroit 117–114 Jerry Sloan (28) 22–14
37 December 27 @ San Diego 110–101 Bob Love (32) 23–14
38 December 29 @ Los Angeles 117–126 Bob Love (31) 23–15
39 December 30 @ Seattle 109–128 Boerwinkle, Love (20) 23–16
40 January 2 @ Portland 136–113 Bob Love (36) 24–16
41 January 5 San Diego 103–116 Jerry Sloan (29) 25–16
42 January 6 N Milwaukee 119–106 Bob Love (29) 25–17
43 January 8 Portland 113–105 Chet Walker (33) 25–18
44 January 10 Buffalo 113–141 Bob Love (30) 26–18
45 January 14 Philadelphia 103–108 Bob Love (27) 27–18
46 January 15 @ Philadelphia 96–99 Jerry Sloan (23) 27–19
47 January 16 Milwaukee 110–90 Bob Love (27) 27–20
48 January 19 Portland 111–123 Chet Walker (32) 28–20
49 January 20 New York 103–109 Chet Walker (33) 29–20
50 January 23 @ San Francisco 87–83 Bob Love (34) 30–20
51 January 24 @ Phoenix 112–113 Bob Love (34) 30–21
52 January 26 @ Los Angeles 111–136 Chet Walker (21) 30–22
53 January 27 @ San Diego 111–106 Jerry Sloan (30) 31–22
54 January 31 Cincinnati 99–131 Bob Love (25) 32–22
55 February 2 Seattle 101–118 Love, Walker (27) 33–22
56 February 3 @ Baltimore 124–102 Bob Love (35) 34–22
57 February 5 Philadelphia 102–114 Bob Love (37) 35–22
58 February 6 @ New York 109–102 Bob Love (40) 36–22
59 February 7 @ Boston 96–104 Bob Love (32) 36–23
60 February 9 Boston 90–88 Bob Love (27) 36–24
61 February 12 Los Angeles 88–107 Jerry Sloan (23) 37–24
62 February 13 @ Milwaukee 96–103 Chet Walker (32) 37–25
63 February 14 Cleveland 83–108 Jerry Sloan (26) 38–25
64 February 16 Atlanta 102–118 Jerry Sloan (32) 39–25
65 February 17 @ Cleveland 109–104 Chet Walker (32) 40–25
66 February 19 Detroit 114–115 (OT) Chet Walker (44) 41–25
67 February 21 @ Detroit 125–112 Chet Walker (27) 42–25
68 February 27 @ Seattle 129–114 Bob Love (39) 43–25
69 March 1 N Cincinnati 94–98 Chet Walker (24) 44–25
70 March 3 @ Phoenix 90–115 Jim Fox (20) 44–26
71 March 5 N San Francisco 103–130 Bob Love (44) 45–26
72 March 6 N San Diego 99–105 Bob Love (28) 46–26
73 March 7 @ Los Angeles 108–117 Bob Love (28) 46–27
74 March 9 Milwaukee 103–110 (OT) Bob Love (23) 47–27
75 March 12 Phoenix 92–116 Bob Love (29) 48–27
76 March 13 Phoenix 99–111 Chet Walker (31) 49–27
77 March 14 @ Boston 104–117 Bob Love (23) 49–28
78 March 16 Baltimore 99–113 Tom Boerwinkle (26) 50–28
79 March 18 San Francisco 91–85 Bob Love (20) 50–29
80 March 19 @ Atlanta 111–112 (OT) Chet Walker (22) 50–30
81 March 20 Atlanta 121–138 Fox, Ruffner (19) 51–30
82 March 21 @ Detroit 111–116 Bob Love (27) 51–31

Playoffs

1971 playoff game log
Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 24 @ Los Angeles L 99–100 Bob Love (24) Sloan, Boerwinkle (9) Tom Boerwinkle (8) The Forum
10,726 		0–1
2 March 26 @ Los Angeles L 95–105 Bob Love (34) Jim Fox (13) Bob Weiss (5) The Forum
13,469 		0–2
3 March 28 Los Angeles W 106–98 Bob Love (27) Chet Walker (12) Bob Weiss (11) Chicago Stadium
10,101 		1–2
4 March 30 Los Angeles W 112–102 Bob Love (36) Jerry Sloan (12) Bob Weiss (13) Chicago Stadium
18,650 		2–2
5 April 1 @ Los Angeles L 89–115 Bob Love (21) Jim Fox (11) Weiss, King (7) The Forum
13,935 		2–3
6 April 4 Los Angeles W 113–99 Bob Weiss (25) Tom Boerwinkle (18) Boerwinkle, Walker (6) Chicago Stadium
14,211 		3–3
7 April 6 @ Los Angeles L 98–109 Sloan, Love (24) Jim Fox (12) Bob Weiss (8) The Forum
17,505 		3–4
1971 schedule

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ 1970–71 Chicago Bulls