1969-70 Denver Rockets Game-by-Game Results
American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 51-33
Finishing 1st in the ABA's Western Division
Postseason: 5-7 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Washington Capitols 4-3
Division Finals - Lost to Los Angeles Stars 4-1
Coach: John McLendon (9-19)
Coach: Joe Belmont (42-14)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 257,505, Avg. 6,281 in 41 home dates
1969-70 Denver Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 51-33
Finishing 1st in the ABA's Western Division
Postseason: 5-7 Lost division finals
Division Semifinals - Defeated Washington Capitols 4-3
Division Finals - Lost to Los Angeles Stars 4-1
Coach: John McLendon (9-19)
Coach: Joe Belmont (42-14)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 257,505, Avg. 6,281 in 41 home dates
1969-70 Denver Rockets Roster
The Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association ended the 1969-70 season with a record of 51 wins and 33 losses, finishing first in the ABA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-7.
The Rockets racked up 9,697 points and yielded 9,326. Spencer Haywood tossed in a team-best 2,519 points for Denver, and Larry Jones scored 18 or more per game, too. Spencer Haywood racked up 1,637 boards. Jeff Congdon dished out 446 assists for the squad.
John McLendon and Joe Belmont coached the team. The 1969-70 Denver Rockets lost in the division finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9697
Regular Season Points Against: 9328
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 19, 1969 | New Orleans Buccaneers 109 at Denver Rockets 103 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| October 21, 1969 | Denver Rockets 108 at Dallas Chaparrals 120 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| October 22, 1969 | Denver Rockets 107 at Indiana Pacers 117 | L | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-3 | ||
| October 24, 1969 | Denver Rockets 91 at New York Nets 97 | L | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-4 | ||
| October 25, 1969 | Denver Rockets 82 at Washington Capitols 99 | L | 0-1 | 0-4 | 0-5 | ||
| October 26, 1969 | Pittsburgh Pipers 127 at Denver Rockets 105 | L | 0-2 | 0-4 | 0-6 | ||
| October 28, 1969 | Denver Rockets 118 at Los Angeles Stars 126 | L | 0-2 | 0-5 | 0-7 | OT | |
| October 31, 1969 | Washington Capitols 106 at Denver Rockets 116 | W | 1-2 | 0-5 | 1-7 | ||
| November 1, 1969 | Los Angeles Stars 88 at Denver Rockets 121 | W | 2-2 | 0-5 | 2-7 | ||
| November 5, 1969 | Denver Rockets 105 at New Orleans Buccaneers 119 | L | 2-2 | 0-6 | 2-8 | ||
| November 6, 1969 | Denver Rockets 119 at Kentucky Colonels 145 | L | 2-2 | 0-7 | 2-9 | ||
| November 7, 1969 | Denver Rockets 104 at Carolina Cougars 105 | L | 2-2 | 0-8 | 2-10 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| November 8, 1969 | Denver Rockets 96 at Indiana Pacers 99 | L | 2-2 | 0-9 | 2-11 | at Anderson, IN | |
| November 12, 1969 | Denver Rockets 125 at Pittsburgh Pipers 114 | W | 2-2 | 1-9 | 3-11 | ||
| November 13, 1969 | Denver Rockets 104 at Kentucky Colonels 109 | L | 2-2 | 1-10 | 3-12 | OT | |
| November 14, 1969 | New York Nets 83 at Denver Rockets 100 | W | 3-2 | 1-10 | 4-12 | ||
| November 16, 1969 | Dallas Chaparrals 87 at Denver Rockets 89 | W | 4-2 | 1-10 | 5-12 | ||
| November 18, 1969 | Indiana Pacers 108 at Denver Rockets 105 | L | 4-3 | 1-10 | 5-13 | ||
| November 21, 1969 | Denver Rockets 103 at Dallas Chaparrals 100 | W | 4-3 | 2-10 | 6-13 | ||
| November 26, 1969 | Denver Rockets 105 at New Orleans Buccaneers 109 | L | 4-3 | 2-11 | 6-14 | ||
| November 28, 1969 | Denver Rockets 109 at Dallas Chaparrals 103 | W | 4-3 | 3-11 | 7-14 | ||
| November 29, 1969 | Denver Rockets 101 at New Orleans Buccaneers 105 | L | 4-3 | 3-12 | 7-15 | 2OT | |
| November 30, 1969 | Denver Rockets 98 at Miami Floridians 103 | L | 4-3 | 3-13 | 7-16 | ||
| December 2, 1969 | Denver Rockets 127 at Pittsburgh Pipers 101 | W | 4-3 | 4-13 | 8-16 | ||
| December 3, 1969 | Denver Rockets 87 at Washington Capitols 99 | L | 4-3 | 4-14 | 8-17 | ||
| December 6, 1969 | Denver Rockets 108 at Washington Capitols 97 | W | 4-3 | 5-14 | 9-17 | ||
| December 7, 1969 | Denver Rockets 96 at New York Nets 102 | L | 4-3 | 5-15 | 9-18 | ||
| December 8, 1969 | Denver Rockets 99 at New Orleans Buccaneers 105 | L | 4-3 | 5-16 | 9-19 | OT | |
| December 11, 1969 | Denver Rockets 113 at Washington Capitols 126 | L | 4-3 | 5-17 | 9-20 | ||
| December 14, 1969 | Denver Rockets 122 at Los Angeles Stars 101 | W | 4-3 | 6-17 | 10-20 | ||
| December 18, 1969 | New York Nets 105 at Denver Rockets 108 | W | 5-3 | 6-17 | 11-20 | OT | |
| December 19, 1969 | Denver Rockets 97 at New Orleans Buccaneers 102 | L | 5-3 | 6-18 | 11-21 | ||
| December 20, 1969 | Denver Rockets 123 at Miami Floridians 114 | W | 5-3 | 7-18 | 12-21 | ||
| December 23, 1969 | Dallas Chaparrals 96 at Denver Rockets 102 | W | 6-3 | 7-18 | 13-21 | ||
| December 26, 1969 | Miami Floridians 122 at Denver Rockets 141 | W | 7-3 | 7-18 | 14-21 | ||
| December 28, 1969 | Kentucky Colonels 112 at Denver Rockets 135 | W | 8-3 | 7-18 | 15-21 | ||
| December 30, 1969 | Los Angeles Stars 116 at Denver Rockets 123 | W | 9-3 | 7-18 | 16-21 | ||
| January 2, 1970 | Washington Capitols 113 at Denver Rockets 129 | W | 10-3 | 7-18 | 17-21 | ||
| January 4, 1970 | Dallas Chaparrals 85 at Denver Rockets 122 | W | 11-3 | 7-18 | 18-21 | ||
| January 6, 1970 | Denver Rockets 120 at Los Angeles Stars 112 | W | 11-3 | 8-18 | 19-21 | at Fresno, CA | |
| January 7, 1970 | Denver Rockets 129 at Washington Capitols 118 | W | 11-3 | 9-18 | 20-21 | at Los Angeles, CA | |
| January 9, 1970 | Los Angeles Stars 119 at Denver Rockets 124 | W | 12-3 | 9-18 | 21-21 | ||
| January 13, 1970 | Pittsburgh Pipers 122 at Denver Rockets 138 | W | 13-3 | 9-18 | 22-21 | ||
| January 15, 1970 | Dallas Chaparrals 123 at Denver Rockets 126 | W | 14-3 | 9-18 | 23-21 | ||
| January 18, 1970 | Carolina Cougars 112 at Denver Rockets 135 | W | 15-3 | 9-18 | 24-21 | ||
| January 22, 1970 | Washington Capitols 121 at Denver Rockets 130 | W | 16-3 | 9-18 | 25-21 | ||
| January 25, 1970 | Dallas Chaparrals 118 at Denver Rockets 127 | W | 17-3 | 9-18 | 26-21 | ||
| January 30, 1970 | Denver Rockets 98 at New York Nets 115 | L | 17-3 | 9-19 | 26-22 | ||
| January 31, 1970 | Denver Rockets 109 at Carolina Cougars 104 | W | 17-3 | 10-19 | 27-22 | at Charlotte, NC | |
| February 1, 1970 | Indiana Pacers 118 at Denver Rockets 105 | L | 17-4 | 10-19 | 27-23 | ||
| February 2, 1970 | Denver Rockets 115 at Los Angeles Stars 113 | W | 17-4 | 11-19 | 28-23 | at Wichita, KS | |
| February 3, 1970 | Washington Capitols 142 at Denver Rockets 125 | L | 17-5 | 11-19 | 28-24 | at Albuquerque, NM | |
| February 5, 1970 | New Orleans Buccaneers 98 at Denver Rockets 125 | W | 18-5 | 11-19 | 29-24 | ||
| February 6, 1970 | Denver Rockets 103 at Los Angeles Stars 117 | L | 18-5 | 11-20 | 29-25 | ||
| February 8, 1970 | Miami Floridians 103 at Denver Rockets 115 | W | 19-5 | 11-20 | 30-25 | ||
| February 12, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 111 at Denver Rockets 125 | W | 20-5 | 11-20 | 31-25 | ||
| February 18, 1970 | Denver Rockets 118 at Los Angeles Stars 107 | W | 20-5 | 12-20 | 32-25 | ||
| February 22, 1970 | New Orleans Buccaneers 107 at Denver Rockets 113 | W | 21-5 | 12-20 | 33-25 | ||
| February 25, 1970 | Carolina Cougars 110 at Denver Rockets 120 | W | 22-5 | 12-20 | 34-25 | ||
| February 27, 1970 | Indiana Pacers 100 at Denver Rockets 132 | W | 23-5 | 12-20 | 35-25 | ||
| March 1, 1970 | Washington Capitols 128 at Denver Rockets 137 | W | 24-5 | 12-20 | 36-25 | ||
| March 3, 1970 | Denver Rockets 130 at Dallas Chaparrals 142 | L | 24-5 | 12-21 | 36-26 | ||
| March 4, 1970 | Denver Rockets 122 at Los Angeles Stars 135 | L | 24-5 | 12-22 | 36-27 | ||
| March 5, 1970 | Pittsburgh Pipers 97 at Denver Rockets 114 | W | 25-5 | 12-22 | 37-27 | ||
| March 7, 1970 | Denver Rockets 128 at Washington Capitols 144 | L | 25-5 | 12-23 | 37-28 | ||
| March 8, 1970 | New Orleans Buccaneers 103 at Denver Rockets 108 | W | 26-5 | 12-23 | 38-28 | 2OT | |
| March 10, 1970 | Denver Rockets 116 at Dallas Chaparrals 124 | L | 26-5 | 12-24 | 38-29 | at Ft Worth, TX | |
| March 11, 1970 | Washington Capitols 106 at Denver Rockets 126 | W | 27-5 | 12-24 | 39-29 | ||
| March 12, 1970 | Denver Rockets 105 at New Orleans Buccaneers 113 | L | 27-5 | 12-25 | 39-30 | ||
| March 13, 1970 | Denver Rockets 103 at Carolina Cougars 98 | W | 27-5 | 13-25 | 40-30 | at Greensboro, NC | |
| March 15, 1970 | Denver Rockets 126 at Miami Floridians 111 | W | 27-5 | 14-25 | 41-30 | at Jacksonville, FL | |
| March 17, 1970 | Denver Rockets 110 at Kentucky Colonels 119 | L | 27-5 | 14-26 | 41-31 | ||
| March 18, 1970 | Denver Rockets 128 at Indiana Pacers 112 | W | 27-5 | 15-26 | 42-31 | ||
| March 19, 1970 | Denver Rockets 92 at Pittsburgh Pipers 94 | L | 27-5 | 15-27 | 42-32 | ||
| March 21, 1970 | Carolina Cougars 105 at Denver Rockets 128 | W | 28-5 | 15-27 | 43-32 | ||
| March 27, 1970 | New Orleans Buccaneers 92 at Denver Rockets 103 | W | 29-5 | 15-27 | 44-32 | ||
| March 28, 1970 | Denver Rockets 126 at Dallas Chaparrals 150 | L | 29-5 | 15-28 | 44-33 | ||
| March 31, 1970 | Los Angeles Stars 98 at Denver Rockets 119 | W | 30-5 | 15-28 | 45-33 | ||
| April 3, 1970 | New York Nets 102 at Denver Rockets 105 | W | 31-5 | 15-28 | 46-33 | ||
| April 5, 1970 | Kentucky Colonels 98 at Denver Rockets 112 | W | 32-5 | 15-28 | 47-33 | ||
| April 8, 1970 | Dallas Chaparrals 113 at Denver Rockets 152 | W | 33-5 | 15-28 | 48-33 | ||
| April 10, 1970 | Miami Floridians 141 at Denver Rockets 145 | W | 34-5 | 15-28 | 49-33 | ||
| April 12, 1970 | New Orleans Buccaneers 123 at Denver Rockets 132 | W | 35-5 | 15-28 | 50-33 | ||
| April 15, 1970 | Los Angeles Stars 116 at Denver Rockets 152 | W | 36-5 | 15-28 | 51-33 | ||
| April 17, 1970 | Washington Capitols 111 at Denver Rockets 130 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| April 18, 1970 | Washington Capitols 133 at Denver Rockets 143 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| April 19, 1970 | Denver Rockets 120 at Washington Capitols 125 | L | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| April 22, 1970 | Denver Rockets 114 at Washington Capitols 131 | L | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 23, 1970 | Washington Capitols 110 at Denver Rockets 132 | W | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | ||
| April 25, 1970 | Denver Rockets 111 at Washington Capitols 116 | L | 3-0 | 0-3 | 3-3 | ||
| April 28, 1970 | Washington Capitols 119 at Denver Rockets 143 | W | 4-0 | 0-3 | 4-3 | ||
| April 30, 1970 | Los Angeles Stars 113 at Denver Rockets 123 | W | 5-0 | 0-3 | 5-3 | OT | |
| May 1, 1970 | Los Angeles Stars 114 at Denver Rockets 105 | L | 5-1 | 0-3 | 5-4 | ||
| May 4, 1970 | Denver Rockets 113 at Los Angeles Stars 119 | L | 5-1 | 0-4 | 5-5 | ||
| May 5, 1970 | Denver Rockets 110 at Los Angeles Stars 114 | L | 5-1 | 0-5 | 5-6 | ||
| May 9, 1970 | Los Angeles Stars 109 at Denver Rockets 107 | L | 5-2 | 0-5 | 5-7 |
