NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1970–71 NBA season was the Hawks' 22nd season in the NBA and third season in Atlanta.[1]
Offseason
Draft picks
Roster
1970–71 Atlanta Hawks roster
Players
|
Coaches
|
Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DOB
|
From
|
C
|
8
|
Bellamy, Walt
|
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
|
Indiana
|
F/C
|
32
|
Bridges, Bill
|
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
|
228 lb (103 kg)
|
|
Kansas
|
F
|
33
|
Chambers, Jerry
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
Utah
|
PF
|
25
|
Chappell, Len
|
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
|
240 lb (109 kg)
|
|
Wake Forest
|
C
|
31
|
Christian, Bob
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
255 lb (116 kg)
|
|
Grambling State
|
F/C
|
24
|
Davis, Jim
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
|
Colorado
|
G
|
42
|
Hazzard, Walt
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
UCLA
|
G/F
|
23
|
Hudson, Lou
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
|
Minnesota
|
G
|
44
|
Maravich, Pete
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
197 lb (89 kg)
|
|
LSU
|
G
|
40
|
Vallely, John
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
185 lb (84 kg)
|
|
UCLA
|
|
- Head coach
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
|
Regular season
Season standings
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1970–71 NBA Records
|
Team
|
ATL
|
BAL
|
BOS
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BUF
|
CHI
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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 17 |
Milwaukee |
107–98 |
Lou Hudson (27) |
0–1
|
2 |
October 21 |
San Francisco |
100–102 |
Walt Hazzard (29) |
1–1
|
3 |
October 22 |
@ Detroit |
101–120 |
Pete Maravich (23) |
1–2
|
4 |
October 24 |
Boston |
113–109 |
Lou Hudson (34) |
1–3
|
5 |
October 26 |
@ Cincinnati |
107–126 |
Lou Hudson (28) |
1–4
|
6 |
October 31 |
San Diego |
121–117 |
Jerry Chambers (34) |
1–5
|
7 |
November 1 |
@ Cleveland |
131–107 |
Lou Hudson (43) |
2–5
|
8 |
November 4 |
Detroit |
117–105 |
Lou Hudson (21) |
2–6
|
9 |
November 6 |
@ Philadelphia |
112–118 |
Bridges, Maravich (20) |
2–7
|
10 |
November 7 |
Phoenix |
107–100 |
Lou Hudson (32) |
2–8
|
11 |
November 10 |
Philadelphia |
104–109 |
Lou Hudson (32) |
3–8
|
12 |
November 11 |
@ Buffalo |
118–134 |
Lou Hudson (21) |
3–9
|
13 |
November 13 |
@ Boston |
116–114 |
Lou Hudson (35) |
4–9
|
14 |
November 14 |
Chicago |
120–116 |
Lou Hudson (36) |
4–10
|
15 |
November 17 |
@ Los Angeles |
105–116 |
Hudson, Maravich (28) |
4–11
|
16 |
November 18 |
@ Portland |
131–146 |
Lou Hudson (49) |
4–12
|
17 |
November 21 |
Baltimore |
103–130 |
Pete Maravich (32) |
5–12
|
18 |
November 22 |
Philadelphia |
115–125 |
Pete Maravich (32) |
6–12
|
19 |
November 24 |
@ New York |
119–128 |
Pete Maravich (40) |
6–13
|
20 |
November 25 |
New York |
114–111 |
Lou Hudson (25) |
6–14
|
21 |
November 27 |
@ San Diego |
127–128 |
Lou Hudson (32) |
6–15
|
22 |
November 29 |
@ Seattle |
107–130 |
Pete Maravich (23) |
6–16
|
23 |
December 1 |
@ San Francisco |
106–113 |
Lou Hudson (40) |
6–17
|
24 |
December 2 |
@ Phoenix |
112–126 |
Lou Hudson (19) |
6–18
|
25 |
December 5 |
Seattle |
100–106 |
Lou Hudson (35) |
7–18
|
26 |
December 8 |
@ Milwaukee |
104–125 |
Lou Hudson (30) |
7–19
|
27 |
December 9 |
@ Cincinnati |
106–118 |
Hudson, Maravich (32) |
7–20
|
28 |
December 11 |
@ Chicago |
86–87 |
Davis, Maravich (17) |
7–21
|
29 |
December 12 |
Portland |
101–107 |
Bill Bridges (26) |
8–21
|
30 |
December 13 |
Buffalo |
91–110 |
Walt Hazzard (26) |
9–21
|
31 |
December 16 |
San Diego |
117–128 |
Walt Hazzard (31) |
10–21
|
32 |
December 18 |
N Baltimore |
112–116 |
Lou Hudson (29) |
11–21
|
33 |
December 19 |
Los Angeles |
116–104 |
Lou Hudson (31) |
11–22
|
34 |
December 22 |
@ Los Angeles |
119–115 |
Walt Hazzard (32) |
12–22
|
35 |
December 23 |
@ San Diego |
102–133 |
Lou Hudson (30) |
12–23
|
36 |
December 25 |
@ Phoenix |
115–127 |
Lou Hudson (33) |
12–24
|
37 |
December 26 |
Cincinnati |
130–118 |
Lou Hudson (35) |
12–25
|
38 |
December 28 |
San Francisco |
115–104 |
Pete Maravich (29) |
12–26
|
39 |
December 29 |
@ Detroit |
97–99 |
Lou Hudson (19) |
12–27
|
40 |
December 31 |
Cleveland |
85–119 |
Pete Maravich (32) |
13–27
|
41 |
January 2 |
@ New York |
112–108 |
Walt Bellamy (24) |
14–27
|
42 |
January 3 |
Boston |
140–128 |
Hudson, Maravich (22) |
14–28
|
43 |
January 5 |
Detroit |
98–90 |
Lou Hudson (32) |
14–29
|
44 |
January 7 |
Baltimore |
110–102 |
Lou Hudson (36) |
14–30
|
45 |
January 8 |
@ Baltimore |
104–115 |
Walt Hazzard (27) |
14–31
|
46 |
January 10 |
Phoenix |
116–105 |
Pete Maravich (27) |
14–32
|
47 |
January 15 |
@ Boston |
123–134 |
Pete Maravich (35) |
14–33
|
48 |
January 16 |
Los Angeles |
123–127 |
Walt Hazzard (31) |
15–33
|
49 |
January 18 |
@ Buffalo |
123–113 |
Pete Maravich (41) |
16–33
|
50 |
January 20 |
Seattle |
112–108 |
Walt Hazzard (29) |
16–34
|
51 |
January 22 |
@ Milwaukee |
117–110 |
Walt Bellamy (25) |
17–34
|
52 |
January 24 |
Milwaukee |
142–120 |
Pete Maravich (30) |
17–35
|
53 |
January 26 |
@ Philadelphia |
122–129 |
Pete Maravich (34) |
17–36
|
54 |
January 27 |
New York |
116–108 |
Walt Hazzard (26) |
17–37
|
55 |
January 29 |
Cleveland |
111–119 |
Pete Maravich (38) |
18–37
|
56 |
January 31 |
San Diego |
120–131 |
Walt Hazzard (26) |
19–37
|
57 |
February 2 |
@ San Francisco |
99–101 |
Pete Maravich (27) |
19–38
|
58 |
February 4 |
@ Portland |
123–137 |
Walt Bellamy (32) |
19–39
|
59 |
February 5 |
@ Seattle |
121–120 (OT) |
Walt Bellamy (39) |
20–39
|
60 |
February 7 |
Cincinnati |
118–121 |
Lou Hudson (27) |
21–39
|
61 |
February 9 |
@ New York |
114–109 |
Pete Maravich (27) |
22–39
|
62 |
February 10 |
Boston |
102–114 |
Pete Maravich (28) |
23–39
|
63 |
February 12 |
New York |
116–125 |
Walt Bellamy (33) |
24–39
|
64 |
February 14 |
Milwaukee |
124–88 |
Pete Maravich (15) |
24–40
|
65 |
February 16 |
@ Chicago |
102–118 |
Bellamy, Hudson (22) |
24–41
|
66 |
February 20 |
@ Baltimore |
122–115 |
Hudson, Maravich (31) |
25–41
|
67 |
February 21 |
Baltimore |
121–119 |
Walt Bellamy (29) |
25–42
|
68 |
February 24 |
Portland |
107–118 |
Lou Hudson (30) |
26–42
|
69 |
February 26 |
@ Boston |
129–136 (OT) |
Lou Hudson (37) |
26–43
|
70 |
February 27 |
Buffalo |
117–134 |
Lou Hudson (35) |
27–43
|
71 |
February 28 |
Detroit |
106–105 |
Pete Maravich (30) |
27–44
|
72 |
March 2 |
@ Seattle |
128–116 |
Lou Hudson (34) |
28–44
|
73 |
March 3 |
@ San Francisco |
109–105 |
Pete Maravich (33) |
29–44
|
74 |
March 5 |
@ Los Angeles |
105–104 |
Lou Hudson (30) |
30–44
|
75 |
March 7 |
Cincinnati |
112–122 |
Hudson, Maravich (30) |
31–44
|
76 |
March 10 |
Phoenix |
98–139 |
Pete Maravich (37) |
32–44
|
77 |
March 12 |
@ Cleveland |
119–107 |
Pete Maravich (28) |
33–44
|
78 |
March 13 |
@ Cincinnati |
127–136 |
Pete Maravich (44) |
33–45
|
79 |
March 14 |
Philadelphia |
101–108 |
Pete Maravich (25) |
34–45
|
80 |
March 16 |
@ Philadelphia |
130–125 |
Lou Hudson (43) |
35–45
|
81 |
March 19 |
Chicago |
111–112 (OT) |
Hudson, Maravich (22) |
36–45
|
82 |
March 20 |
@ Chicago |
121–138 |
Jerry Chambers (27) |
36–46
|
Playoffs
1971 playoff game log
|
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
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1971 schedule
|
Awards and records
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