1970–71 Chicago Bulls season

1970–71 Chicago Bulls season
1970–71 Chicago Bulls season
Head coach	Dick Motta
Arena	Chicago Stadium
Results
Record	51–31 (.622)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest); Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Semifinals; (Lost to Lakers 3–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WGN-TV; (Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
Radio	WIND; (Jack Fleming, Bill Berg)
< 1969–70	1971–72 >

The 1970-71 NBA season was the Bulls' 5th season in the NBA.^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

1970-71 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	From
SF	14	Baum, Johnny	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Temple
C	18	Boerwinkle, Tom	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Tennessee
G	22	Collins, Jimmy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	New Mexico State
C	31	Fox, Jim	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	South Carolina
F	24	Guokas, Matt	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	St. Joseph's (PA)
G	21	King, Jim	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Tulsa
PF	10	Love, Bob	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Southern
C	44	Ruffner, Paul	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	BYU
SG	4	Sloan, Jerry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Evansville
F	25	Walker, Chet	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Bradley
PG	8	Weiss, Bob	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Penn State

Head coach

Dick Motta

Legend

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

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	66	16	.805	–	34–2	28–13	4–1	14–4
x-Chicago Bulls	51	31	.622	15	30–11	17–19	4–1	7–11
Phoenix Suns	48	34	.585	18	27–14	19–20	2–0	9–9
Detroit Pistons	45	37	.549	21	24–17	20–19	1–1	6–12

#	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	—

Playoffs

West Conference Semifinals

(P1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (M2) Chicago Bulls: Lakers win series 4-3

Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 100, Chicago 99
Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 105, Chicago 95
Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 106, Los Angeles 98
Game 4 @ Chicago: Chicago 112, Los Angeles 102
Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 115, Chicago 89
Game 6 @ Chicago: Chicago 113, Los Angeles 99
Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 109, Chicago 98

Playoffs

Awards and records

References

^ 1970–71 Chicago Bulls

[1] 1970–71 Chicago Bulls

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