1970–71 Philadelphia 76ers season
Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers
NBA professional basketball team season
1970–71 Philadelphia 76ers season | |||
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Head coach | Jack Ramsay | ||
Arena | The Spectrum | ||
Results | |||
Record | 47–35 (.573) | ||
Place | Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | East Conference Semifinals (eliminated 3–4) | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | WTAF-TV | ||
Radio | WCAU | ||
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The 1970–71 NBA season was the 76ers 22nd season in the NBA and 8th season in Philadelphia. They improved to a record of 47–35. In the playoffs, they lost a hard-fought series with the Baltimore Bullets 4-3, who represented the Eastern Conference in the Finals. This was the final season for forward Bailey Howell, who was signed by Philadelphia & was a vital part in 2 Celtics championships in 1968 and 1969.
The Sixers also tried a new uniform style. Instead of the traditional PHILA in block lettering, they used a design that wrote out Seventy Sixers in cursive writing. These uniforms did not last the entire year.[1]
Offseason
Draft picks
This table only displays picks through the second round.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 12 | Al Henry | C | ![]() | Wisconsin |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Atlantic Division
| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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y-New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 32–9 | 19–20 | 1–1 | 10–6 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5 | 24–15 | 21–18 | 2–2 | 10–6 |
Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8 | 25–14 | 18–22 | 1–2 | 8–8 |
Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 30 | 14–23 | 6–30 | 2–7 | 2–10 |
# | Eastern Conference
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z-New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 |
2 | y-Baltimore Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 |
3 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 |
4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 |
5 | Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 |
6 | Cincinnati Royals | 33 | 49 | .402 |
7 | Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 |
8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 |
- z – clinched division title
- y – clinched division title
- x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1970–71 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 14 | Chicago | 107–110 | Billy Cunningham (24) | 1–0 | |||||
2 | October 16 | San Diego | 119–127 | Archie Clark (28) | 2–0 | |||||
3 | October 17 | @ Cincinnati | 123–105 | Archie Clark (24) | 3–0 | |||||
4 | October 20 | @ Buffalo | 98–89 | Hal Greer (20) | 4–0 | |||||
5 | October 21 | Los Angeles | 141–117 | Billy Cunningham (22) | 4–1 | |||||
6 | October 23 | @ Los Angeles | 127–122 | Billy Cunningham (31) | 5–1 | |||||
7 | October 24 | @ San Diego | 111–116 | Billy Cunningham (33) | 5–2 | |||||
8 | October 28 | @ San Francisco | 111–108 | Billy Cunningham (27) | 6–2 | |||||
9 | October 30 | Baltimore | 123–110 | Archie Clark (24) | 6–3 | |||||
10 | October 31 | Boston | 133–102 | Billy Cunningham (19) | 6–4 | |||||
11 | November 2 | Cleveland | 87–141 | Archie Clark (21) | 7–4 | |||||
12 | November 4 | @ Boston | 113–115 | Billy Cunningham (25) | 7–5 | |||||
13 | November 6 | Atlanta | 112–118 | Billy Cunningham (38) | 8–5 | |||||
14 | November 7 | Seattle | 128–134 | Bailey Howell (27) | 9–5 | |||||
15 | November 10 | @ Atlanta | 104–109 | Hal Greer (25) | 9–6 | |||||
16 | November 11 | @ Baltimore | 119–107 | Archie Clark (30) | 10–6 | |||||
17 | November 13 | Buffalo | 111–119 | Cunningham, Greer, Howell (20) | 11–6 | |||||
18 | November 14 | @ New York | 94–126 | Billy Cunningham (18) | 11–7 | |||||
19 | November 17 | @ Detroit | 113–91 | Archie Clark (24) | 12–7 | |||||
20 | November 18 | New York | 106–113 | Billy Cunningham (29) | 13–7 | |||||
21 | November 20 | Detroit | 120–112 | Hal Greer (31) | 13–8 | |||||
22 | November 21 | Phoenix | 125–119 | Billy Cunningham (34) | 13–9 | |||||
23 | November 22 | @ Atlanta | 115–125 | Cunningham, Greer (26) | 13–10 | |||||
24 | November 24 | San Francisco | 104–96 | Archie Clark (26) | 13–11 | |||||
25 | November 25 | N Buffalo | 99–92 | Billy Cunningham (27) | 14–11 | |||||
26 | November 27 | Cincinnati | 113–109 | Billy Cunningham (22) | 14–12 | |||||
27 | November 30 | Baltimore | 98–104 | Billy Cunningham (19) | 15–12 | |||||
28 | December 1 | @ Chicago | 91–107 | Dennis Awtrey (17) | 15–13 | |||||
29 | December 4 | @ Milwaukee | 122–128 (OT) | Billy Cunningham (33) | 15–14 | |||||
30 | December 5 | @ Cincinnati | 131–106 | Archie Clark (29) | 16–14 | |||||
31 | December 8 | Seattle | 107–104 | Billy Cunningham (27) | 16–15 | |||||
32 | December 11 | San Francisco | 102–101 | Clark, Cunningham (18) | 16–16 | |||||
33 | December 12 | @ New York | 101–118 | Archie Clark (21) | 16–17 | |||||
34 | December 15 | San Diego | 98–122 | Jim Washington (20) | 17–17 | |||||
35 | December 17 | @ Seattle | 125–117 | Archie Clark (29) | 18–17 | |||||
36 | December 19 | @ San Francisco | 108–99 | Hal Greer (33) | 19–17 | |||||
37 | December 20 | @ Portland | 134–132 (OT) | Cunningham, Greer (31) | 20–17 | |||||
38 | December 22 | @ Phoenix | 133–129 (OT) | Archie Clark (26) | 21–17 | |||||
39 | December 25 | Detroit | 100–105 | Hal Greer (28) | 22–17 | |||||
40 | December 27 | @ Cleveland | 101–114 | Clark, Cunningham (25) | 22–18 | |||||
41 | December 29 | @ Buffalo | 124–113 | Archie Clark (35) | 23–18 | |||||
42 | December 30 | Milwaukee | 107–119 | Billy Cunningham (35) | 24–18 | |||||
43 | January 2 | Boston | 125–120 | Billy Cunningham (29) | 24–19 | |||||
44 | January 5 | San Francisco | 92–97 | Archie Clark (22) | 25–19 | |||||
45 | January 8 | Los Angeles | 123–117 | Archie Clark (29) | 25–20 | |||||
46 | January 9 | Phoenix | 112–123 | Archie Clark (33) | 26–20 | |||||
47 | January 10 | @ Boston | 115–107 | Billy Cunningham (31) | 27–20 | |||||
48 | January 14 | @ Chicago | 103–108 | Bailey Howell (22) | 27–21 | |||||
49 | January 15 | Chicago | 96–99 | Hal Greer (22) | 28–21 | |||||
50 | January 16 | Cleveland | 96–115 | Hal Greer (29) | 29–21 | |||||
51 | January 17 | @ San Diego | 106–105 | Bailey Howell (28) | 30–21 | |||||
52 | January 19 | @ Los Angeles | 114–134 | Archie Clark (38) | 30–22 | |||||
53 | January 22 | @ Phoenix | 117–116 | Billy Cunningham (31) | 31–22 | |||||
54 | January 24 | @ Seattle | 145–119 | Billy Cunningham (33) | 32–22 | |||||
55 | January 26 | Atlanta | 122–129 | Hal Greer (36) | 33–22 | |||||
56 | January 29 | Milwaukee | 142–118 | Clark, Greer (21) | 33–23 | |||||
57 | January 30 | @ New York | 106–105 | Jim Washington (24) | 34–23 | |||||
58 | January 31 | @ Boston | 126–132 | Archie Clark (32) | 34–24 | |||||
59 | February 2 | Boston | 105–108 | Billy Cunningham (31) | 35–24 | |||||
60 | February 5 | @ Chicago | 102–114 | Archie Clark (30) | 35–25 | |||||
61 | February 6 | @ Cincinnati | 118–109 | Hal Greer (29) | 36–25 | |||||
62 | February 7 | New York | 99–127 | Archie Clark (33) | 37–25 | |||||
63 | February 12 | @ Detroit | 109–118 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 37–26 | |||||
64 | February 14 | N Baltimore | 103–112 | Billy Cunningham (35) | 37–27 | |||||
65 | February 17 | N Milwaukee | 114–119 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 37–28 | |||||
66 | February 19 | @ Los Angeles | 118–104 | Jim Washington (28) | 38–28 | |||||
67 | February 20 | @ Portland | 118–105 | Archie Clark (30) | 39–28 | |||||
68 | February 21 | @ Seattle | 128–135 | Billy Cunningham (34) | 39–29 | |||||
69 | February 23 | Portland | 113–119 | Billy Cunningham (35) | 40–29 | |||||
70 | February 26 | Phoenix | 108–94 | Billy Cunningham (27) | 40–30 | |||||
71 | February 28 | Cincinnati | 121–131 | Billy Cunningham (28) | 41–30 | |||||
72 | March 1 | @ Milwaukee | 103–127 | Archie Clark (20) | 41–31 | |||||
73 | March 2 | San Diego | 111–103 | Billy Cunningham (22) | 41–32 | |||||
74 | March 3 | N Portland | 104–120 | Archie Clark (28) | 42–32 | |||||
75 | March 5 | New York | 116–121 | Billy Cunningham (34) | 43–32 | |||||
76 | March 6 | Detroit | 115–121 | Clark, Greer (28) | 44–32 | |||||
77 | March 9 | @ Cleveland | 124–113 | Billy Cunningham (23) | 45–32 | |||||
78 | March 14 | @ Atlanta | 101–108 | Archie Clark (29) | 45–33 | |||||
79 | March 16 | Atlanta | 130–125 | Clark, Jackson (26) | 45–34 | |||||
80 | March 19 | Cincinnati | 127–147 | Archie Clark (24) | 46–34 | |||||
81 | March 20 | @ Baltimore | 112–124 | Bailey Howell (28) | 46–35 | |||||
82 | March 21 | Baltimore | 108–120 | Hal Greer (23) | 47–35 |
Playoffs
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Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)
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1971 schedule |
Awards and records
References
- ^ 1970–71 Philadelphia 76ers