1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season

1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season
First NBA season
Head coach Rolland Todd
Arena Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record 30–52 (.366)
Place Division: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television KPTV
Radio KLPM
Portland Trail Blazers seasons
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The Portland Trail Blazers were one of three new teams to join the NBA. They played their first game in Portland, beating their expansion brethren, the Cleveland Cavaliers, 115-112 on October 16. [1] The Blazers would finish last in the Pacific Division with a record of 29-53. [1] Of the three expansion teams, their record was the best. The Blazers won seven more games than the Buffalo Braves and 14 more than the Cavaliers. The leading scorer for the Blazers was Geoff Petrie. He averaged 24.8 points per game while sharing Rookie of the Year honors with Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens. [1]

Contents

Offseason

NBA Draft

Expansion Draft

Player Position Team
Rick Adelman San Diego Rockets
Jerry Chambers Phoenix Suns
LeRoy Ellis Baltimore Bullets
Fred Hetzel Philadelphia 76ers
Joe Kennedy Seattle SuperSonics
Ed Manning Chicago Bulls
Stan McKenzie Phoenix Suns
Dorie Murrey Seattle SuperSonics
Pat Riley San Diego Rockets
Dale Schlueter San Francisco Warriors
Larry Siegfried Boston Celtics

[2]

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 -
San Francisco Warriors 41 41 .500 7
San Diego Rockets 40 42 .488 8
Seattle SuperSonics 38 44 .463 10
Portland Trail Blazers 29 53 .354 19

[3]

Season schedule

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ a b c Portland Trail Blazers (1970-Present)
  2. ^ BOBCATS: All-Time Expansion Draft Results
  3. ^ 1970-71 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
Eastern
Boston • Buffalo • New York • Philadelphia
Atlanta • Baltimore • Cincinnati • Cleveland
Western
Chicago • Detroit • Milwaukee • Phoenix
Los Angeles • Portland • San Diego • San Francisco • Seattle
Sports teams based in Oregon
Baseball
Basketball
Football
Hockey
Roller derby
Soccer
University athletics (Division I)
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Bold indicates NBA Finals victory