1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season

1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season
1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coach	Joe Mullaney
Owners	Jack Kent Cooke
Arena	The Forum
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 1st (Pacific); Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference finals; (lost to Bucks 1–4)
	Stats at 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]

The Lakers, handicapped by the loss of star Jerry West to a season-ending injury with 13 games remaining in the regular season, would be eliminated by the eventual champions, the Milwaukee Bucks, in five games in the Western Conference finals.

The team's season roster is featured in the video games NBA 2K16,^[2] NBA 2K17, and NBA 2K18.

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SF	22	Baylor, Elgin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1934-09-16	Seattle
C	13	Chamberlain, Wilt	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1936-08-21	Kansas
SF	24	Erickson, Keith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1944-04-19	UCLA
SG	25	Goodrich, Gail	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1943-04-23	UCLA
PF	52	Hairston, Happy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1942-05-31	NYU
SF	30	Hetzel, Fred	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1942-07-21	Davidson
G	20	Killum, Earnie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1948-06-11	Stetson
SG	15	McCarter, Willie	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1946-07-26	Drake
SF	5	McMillian, Jim	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1948-03-11	Columbia
SG	12	Riley, Pat	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1945-03-20	Kentucky
C	35	Roberson, Rick	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	1947-07-07	Cincinnati
PF	14	Tresvant, John	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1939-11-06	Seattle
PG	44	West, Jerry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1938-05-28	West Virginia

Head coach

Joe Mullaney

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: November 11, 1970

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	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 v t e
#	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

Record vs. opponents

1970–71 NBA Records
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
#	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Record
1	October 16	@ Chicago	106–102	Jerry West (29)	1–0
2	October 17	@ Baltimore	116–118 (OT)	Jerry West (34)	1–1
3	October 20	@ New York	100–115	Jerry West (26)	1–2
4	October 21	@ Philadelphia	141–117	Jerry West (37)	2–2
5	October 23	Philadelphia	127–122	Wilt Chamberlain (34)	2–3
6	October 25	Cleveland	96–123	Wilt Chamberlain (24)	3–3
7	October 30	Buffalo	90–104	Wilt Chamberlain (20)	4–3
8	November 3	@ Portland	128–108	Wilt Chamberlain (23)	5–3
9	November 6	New York	104–106	Gail Goodrich (33)	6–3
10	November 8	Baltimore	105–124	Jerry West (41)	7–3
11	November 10	@ Chicago	96–118	Goodrich, West (22)	7–4
12	November 11	@ Detroit	117–115	Wilt Chamberlain (27)	8–4
13	November 13	Detroit	109–122	Goodrich, West (28)	9–4
14	November 17	Atlanta	105–116	Jerry West (34)	10–4
15	November 19	@ Seattle	110–111	Wilt Chamberlain (32)	10–5
16	November 20	Milwaukee	117–100	Wilt Chamberlain (28)	10–6
17	November 22	Seattle	124–149	Wilt Chamberlain (31)	11–6
18	November 27	Phoenix	116–105	Jerry West (33)	11–7
19	November 28	@ San Francisco	88–92	Gail Goodrich (25)	11–8
20	November 29	San Diego	112–130	Jerry West (41)	12–8
21	December 1	@ Baltimore	97–93	Jerry West (37)	13–8
22	December 2	@ Boston	111–114	Wilt Chamberlain (29)	13–9
23	December 4	San Francisco	101–123	Jerry West (30)	14–9
24	December 5	@ San Diego	116–119	Wilt Chamberlain (36)	14–10
25	December 6	Portland	120–131	Chamberlain, West (31)	15–10
26	December 8	@ Phoenix	121–112	Wilt Chamberlain (36)	16–10
27	December 11	@ Seattle	126–118	Jerry West (37)	17–10
28	December 13	Detroit	103–100	Jerry West (33)	17–11
29	December 15	@ Buffalo	111–113 (OT)	Jerry West (27)	17–12
30	December 16	@ Cincinnati	118–102	Wilt Chamberlain (35)	18–12
31	December 19	@ Atlanta	116–104	Jerry West (36)	19–12
32	December 21	@ Milwaukee	88–113	Wilt Chamberlain (25)	19–13
33	December 22	Atlanta	119–115	Jerry West (24)	19–14
34	December 25	Boston	113–123	Jerry West (32)	20–14
35	December 27	Phoenix	110–128	Jerry West (35)	21–14
36	December 29	Chicago	117–126	Wilt Chamberlain (34)	22–14
37	December 30	@ Phoenix	114–132	Wilt Chamberlain (32)	22–15
38	January 1	San Diego	117–106	Jerry West (41)	22–16
39	January 2	@ San Diego	108–109 (OT)	Happy Hairston (30)	22–17
40	January 5	N Cincinnati	112–146	Wilt Chamberlain (41)	22–18
41	January 7	@ Cleveland	110–105	Happy Hairston (25)	23–18
42	January 8	@ Philadelphia	123–117	Gail Goodrich (29)	24–18
43	January 10	@ Detroit	109–118	Chamberlain, West (25)	24–19
44	January 14	N Cincinnati	126–120	Jerry West (33)	25–19
45	January 16	@ Atlanta	123–127	Jerry West (27)	25–20
46	January 19	Philadelphia	114–134	Jerry West (33)	26–20
47	January 22	San Francisco	110–130	Jerry West (28)	27–20
48	January 24	Cincinnati	131–142	Wilt Chamberlain (35)	28–20
49	January 26	Chicago	111–136	Jerry West (33)	29–20
50	January 28	@ Phoenix	112–118	Jerry West (27)	29–21
51	January 29	Seattle	115–122	Happy Hairston (29)	30–21
52	January 30	@ San Francisco	85–87	Jerry West (23)	30–22
53	January 31	Portland	120–133	Wilt Chamberlain (33)	31–22
54	February 2	San Diego	105–133	Jerry West (28)	32–22
55	February 5	Milwaukee	93–116	Happy Hairston (24)	33–22
56	February 6	@ San Diego	115–108	Jerry West (32)	34–22
57	February 7	San Francisco	104–119	Jerry West (37)	35–22
58	February 9	@ Cleveland	116–111	Gail Goodrich (42)	36–22
59	February 11	@ Milwaukee	88–122	Wilt Chamberlain (25)	36–23
60	February 12	@ Chicago	88–107	Gail Goodrich (21)	36–24
61	February 14	Cincinnati	113–125	Jerry West (22)	37–24
62	February 16	New York	115–130	Jerry West (31)	38–24
63	February 18	@ Portland	136–114	Gail Goodrich (28)	39–24
64	February 19	Philadelphia	118–104	Jerry West (25)	39–25
65	February 21	Boston	116–124	Jerry West (34)	40–25
66	February 23	@ Baltimore	114–107	Gail Goodrich (29)	41–25
67	February 24	@ Boston	96–116	Wilt Chamberlain (27)	41–26
68	February 26	Seattle	121–145	Wilt Chamberlain (30)	42–26
69	February 27	@ San Francisco	112–107	Jerry West (42)	43–26
70	February 28	Cleveland	90–107	Jerry West (24)	44–26
71	March 2	@ Buffalo	131–118	Gail Goodrich (31)	45–26
72	March 3	@ Milwaukee	97–112	Gail Goodrich (25)	45–27
73	March 5	Atlanta	105–104	Wilt Chamberlain (22)	45–28
74	March 6	@ Seattle	109–121	Willie McCarter (26)	45–29
75	March 7	Chicago	108–117	Gail Goodrich (23)	46–29
76	March 9	Baltimore	107–95	Wilt Chamberlain (28)	46–30
77	March 12	Buffalo	116–109	Jim McMillian (21)	46–31
78	March 14	Detroit	100–110	Keith Erickson (23)	47–31
79	March 16	@ New York	82–115	Willie McCarter (19)	47–32
80	March 17	@ Boston	104–112	Wilt Chamberlain (25)	47–33
81	March 19	Phoenix	111–106	Wilt Chamberlain (28)	47–34
82	March 21	New York	98–101	Gail Goodrich (29)	48–34

Playoffs

1971 playoff game log

Conference Semi-finals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	March 24	Chicago	W 100–99	Jim McMillian (26)	Wilt Chamberlain (21)	Gail Goodrich (11)	The Forum 10,726	1–0
2	March 26	Chicago	W 105–95	Gail Goodrich (29)	Wilt Chamberlain (20)	Gail Goodrich (7)	The Forum 13,469	2–0
3	March 28	@ Chicago	L 98–106	Gail Goodrich (39)	Wilt Chamberlain (18)	Goodrich, Chamberlain (6)	Chicago Stadium 10,101	2–1
4	March 30	@ Chicago	L 102–112	Gail Goodrich (32)	Wilt Chamberlain (23)	Wilt Chamberlain (7)	Chicago Stadium 18,650	2–2
5	April 1	Chicago	W 115–89	Gail Goodrich (33)	Wilt Chamberlain (14)	Gail Goodrich (11)	The Forum 13,935	3–2
6	April 4	@ Chicago	L 99–113	Gail Goodrich (25)	Wilt Chamberlain (33)	Wilt Chamberlain (9)	Chicago Stadium 14,211	3–3
7	April 6	Chicago	W 109–98	Gail Goodrich (29)	Wilt Chamberlain (19)	Goodrich, Chamberlain (9)	The Forum 17,505	4–3

Conference finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 9	@ Milwaukee	L 85–106	Wilt Chamberlain (22)	Wilt Chamberlain (20)	Gail Goodrich (7)	Milwaukee Arena 10,746	0–1
2	April 11	@ Milwaukee	L 73–91	Wilt Chamberlain (26)	Wilt Chamberlain (22)	Gail Goodrich (4)	Milwaukee Arena 10,746	0–2
3	April 14	Milwaukee	W 118–107	four players tied (24)	Wilt Chamberlain (24)	Gail Goodrich (8)	The Forum 17,334	1–2
4	April 16	Milwaukee	L 94–117	Gail Goodrich (26)	Wilt Chamberlain (16)	Gail Goodrich (11)	The Forum 17,505	1–3
5	April 18	@ Milwaukee	L 98–116	Happy Hairston (27)	Wilt Chamberlain (12)	Gail Goodrich (9)	Milwaukee Arena 10,746	1–4

1971 schedule

Awards and records

Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
Jerry West, NBA All-Defensive First Team
Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
Wilt Chamberlain, NBA All-Star Game

References

^ 1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers
^ Lelinwalla, Mark (September 11, 2015). "'NBA 2K16': All The Classic Teams Announced". Tech Times. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

[1] 1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers

[2] Lelinwalla, Mark (September 11, 2015). "'NBA 2K16': All The Classic Teams Announced". Tech Times. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

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