1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season

1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season
Head coach	Gene Shue
Arena	Baltimore Civic Center
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Semifinals (Eliminated 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WBAL-TV
Radio	WBAL

The Bullets would get started on a strong note as they won 9 straight games in November. The Bullets would finish with a record of 50–32. In a competitive Eastern Division, the Bullets finished the season 3rd place.

Roster

Baltimore Bullets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 3 Carter, Fred 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mount St. Mary's G 13 Davis, Mike 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Virginia Union C 23 Ellis, Leroy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's F 25 Johnson, Gus 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Idaho G 22 Loughery, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. John's F 24 Marin, Jack 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Duke G 10 Monroe, Earl 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Winston-Salem State F 31 Scott, Ray 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Portland SF 35 Tucker, Al 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oklahoma Baptist F 41 Unseld, Wes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Louisville

Head coach Gene Shue Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
x-New York Knicks	60	22	.732	–
x-Milwaukee Bucks	56	26	.683	4
x-Baltimore Bullets	50	32	.610	10
x-Philadelphia 76ers	42	40	.512	18
Cincinnati Royals	36	46	.439	24
Boston Celtics	34	48	.415	26
Detroit Pistons	31	51	.378	29

Record vs. opponents

1969–70 NBA records
Team	ATL	BAL	BOS	CHI	CIN	DET	LAL	MIL	NYK	PHI	PHO	SDR	SFW	SEA
Atlanta	—	2–4	6–0	5–2	3–3	3–3	4–3	3–3	4–2	3–3	2–4	4–2	5–2	4–2
Baltimore	4–2	—	5–2	5–1	4–3	5–2	4–2	3–3	1–5	3–4	3–3	6–0	2–4	5–1
Boston	0–6	2–5	—	3–3	3–3	4–3	2–4	1–6	4–3	2–4	2–4	4–2	5–1	2–4
Chicago	2–5	1–5	3–3	—	3–3	3–3	4–2	4–2	0–6	3–3	5–2	3–4	4–2	4–3
Cincinnati	3–3	3–4	3–3	3–3	—	4–2	2–4	2–5	2–5	4–3	3–3	4–2	2–4	1–5
Detroit	3–3	2–5	3–4	3–3	2–4	—	3–3	1–6	1–6	1–5	3–3	3–3	3–3	3–3
Los Angeles	3–4	2–4	4–2	2–4	4–2	3–3	—	3–3	2–4	4–2	3–4	5–2	5–2	6–0
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	6–1	2–4	5–2	6–1	3–3	—	2–4	5–2	6–0	6–0	4–2	5–1
New York	2–4	5–1	3–4	6–0	5–2	6–1	4–2	4–2	—	5–2	6–0	5–1	5–1	4–2
Philadelphia	3–3	4–3	4–2	3–3	3–4	5–1	2–4	2–5	2–5	—	4–2	4–2	6–0	0–6
Phoenix	4–2	3–3	4–2	2–5	3–3	3–3	4–3	0–6	0–6	2–4	—	7–0	3–3	4–3
San Diego	2–4	0–6	2–4	4–3	2–4	3–3	2–5	0–6	1–5	2–4	0–7	—	5–2	4–2
San Francisco	2–5	4–2	1–5	2–4	4–2	3–3	2–5	2–4	1–5	0–6	3–3	2–5	—	3–4
Seattle	2–4	1–5	4–2	3–4	5–1	3–3	0–6	1–5	2–4	6–0	3–4	2–4	4–3	—

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	AVG

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

In the playoffs, the Bullets were matched up against the New York Knicks for the 2nd consecutive season. After losing the first 2 games on the road, the Bullets battled back to win the next 2 games at home. After the Knicks captured Game 5 in New York, the Bullets forced a 7th game with a 96–87 win at the Civic Center. However, the Bullets would fall in Game 7. The Knicks would go on to win the NBA Championship.

(1) New York Knicks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets: Knicks win series 4–3

• Game 1 @ New York: New York 120, Baltimore 117 (2OT)
• Game 2 @ Baltimore: New York 106, Baltimore 99
• Game 3 @ New York: Baltimore 127, New York 113
• Game 4 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 102, New York 92
• Game 5 @ New York: New York 101, Baltimore 80
• Game 6 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 96, New York 87
• Game 7 @ New York: New York 127, Baltimore 114

Awards and honors

• Gus Johnson, All-NBA Second Team
• Gus Johnson, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Mike Davis, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

• Bullets on Basketball Reference