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Full NBA season

1970-71

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1970-71 NBA season.

737indexed games

7playoff series

Postseason map

Playoff bracket

Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.

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First round

Eastern5 G8Atlanta Hawks1New York KnicksEastern7 G7Philadelphia 76ers2Washington Bullets

Conference semifinals

Eastern7 G2Washington Bullets1New York Knicks

Conference finals

Eastern4 G2Washington Bullets–Milwaukee Bucks

NBA Finals

NBA Finals7 G–Chicago Bulls–Los Angeles LakersNBA Finals5 G–Los Angeles Lakers–Milwaukee BucksNBA Finals5 G–Milwaukee Bucks–Golden State Warriors

Season honors

Awards and leaders

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Midseason showcase

All-Star weekend

The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.

East vs West

The classic conference matchup

The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.

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NBA All-Star GameGame page ↗
Western Conference
Eastern Conference
1971 All-Star Weekend

Selected rosters

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Billy CunninghamBob KauffmanBob LoveChet WalkerConnie HawkinsDave BingDave DebusschereDick Van ArsdaleEarl MonroeElvin HayesGeoff PetrieGus JohnsonJeff MullinsJerry LucasJerry WestJo Jo WhiteJohn HavlicekJohn JohnsonJohnny GreenKareem Abdul Jabbar ALenny WilkensLou HudsonOscar RobertsonTom Van ArsdaleWalt FrazierWes UnseldWillis ReedWilt Chamberlain

Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Phoenix Suns4933
—Los Angeles Lakers4735
—Golden State Warriors4141
—Houston Rockets4042
—Seattle SuperSonics3844
—Sacramento Kings3349
—Portland Trail Blazers2953
—San Diego Clippers2260

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Milwaukee Bucks6616
1New York Knicks5230
—Chicago Bulls5131
7Philadelphia 76ers4636
—Detroit Pistons4537
—Boston Celtics4438
2Washington Bullets4339
8Atlanta Hawks3646
—Cleveland Cavaliers1567

Around the league

Division standings

Central

Milwaukee Bucks66–16
Chicago Bulls51–31
Detroit Pistons45–37
Cleveland Cavaliers15–67

Atlantic

New York Knicks52–30
Philadelphia 76ers46–36
Boston Celtics44–38

Other

Washington Bullets43–39
Seattle SuperSonics38–44
San Diego Clippers22–60

Southeast

Atlanta Hawks36–46

Pacific

Phoenix Suns49–33
Los Angeles Lakers47–35
Golden State Warriors41–41
Sacramento Kings33–49

Southwest

Houston Rockets40–42

Northwest

Portland Trail Blazers29–53