1969-70 NBA season

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See also
1970 NBA Playoffs 1970 NBA Finals 1970 NBA Draft 1970 in basketball Basketball National Basketball Association College basketball American Basketball Association National Basketball League Women's National Basketball Association 1970 in sports
Sources
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The 1969-70 NBA Season was the 24th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the New York Knicks winning the NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

Contents 1 Notable Occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Division 2.2 Western Division 3 NBA awards 4 See also

[edit] Notable Occurrences

• The NBA All-Star Game was played at The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the East beating the West 142-135. Willis Reed of the New York Knicks wins the game's MVP award.
• One of the most memorable sports moments occurred before Game 7 of the NBA Finals as an injured Willis Reed emerged unto the Madison Square Garden floor shortly before tip-off. Although he only played a few minutes, the rejuvenated Knicks beat the Lakers 113-99 to win the championship.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
New York Knicks C	60	22	.732	-
Milwaukee Bucks	56	26	.683	4
Baltimore Bullets	50	32	.610	10
Philadelphia 76ers	42	40	.512	18
Cincinnati Royals	36	46	.439	24
Boston Celtics	34	48	.415	26
Detroit Pistons	31	51	.378	29

[edit] Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Atlanta Hawks	48	34	.585	-
Los Angeles Lakers	46	36	.561	2
Phoenix Suns	39	43	.476	9
Chicago Bulls	39	43	.476	9
Seattle SuperSonics	36	46	.439	12
San Francisco Warriors	30	52	.366	18
San Diego Rockets	27	55	.329	21

C - NBA Champions

[edit] NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Willis Reed, New York Knicks
• Rookie of the Year: Lew Alcindor, Milwaukee Bucks
• Coach of the Year: Red Holzman, New York Knicks

• All-NBA First Team:
  • Billy Cunningham, Philadelphia 76ers
  • Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
  • Walt Frazier, New York Knicks
  • Connie Hawkins, Phoenix Suns
  • Willis Reed, New York Knicks

• All-NBA Rookie Team:
  • Dick Garrett, Los Angeles Lakers
  • Mike Davis, Baltimore Bullets
  • Jo Jo White, Boston Celtics
  • Lew Alcindor, Milwaukee Bucks
  • Bob Dandridge, Milwaukee Bucks

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

• 1970 NBA Playoffs
• 1970 NBA Finals
• 1970 NBA Draft

Preceded by 1968-69 NBA season

NBA seasons 1969-70

Succeeded by 1970-71 NBA season