1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season

1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season
Pacific Division Champions
Head coach Joe Mullaney
Arena The Forum
Results
Record 48–34 (.585)
Place Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Finals
(eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
< 1969–70 1971–72 >

The 1970-71 NBA season was the Lakers' 23rd season in the NBA and 11th season in Los Angeles.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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
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

West Conference Finals

(M1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (P1) Los Angeles Lakers: Bucks win series 4-1

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers

See also