1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 48-34
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 5-7 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Milwaukee Bucks 4-1
Coach: Joe Mullaney (48-34)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 566,108, Avg. 13,808 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers StatisticsTeam Record: 48-34
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 5-7 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Milwaukee Bucks 4-1
Coach: Joe Mullaney (48-34)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 566,108, Avg. 13,808 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-7.
The Lakers scored 9,411 points and gave up 9,159. Jerry West scored a team-leading 1,859 points for Los Angeles, while Wilt Chamberlain and Happy Hairston contributed 18 or more per game also. Wilt Chamberlain racked up 1,493 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 655 assists for the squad.
Joe Mullaney coached the team. The 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference finals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9411
Regular Season Points Against: 9159
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Chicago Bulls 102 | W | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 17, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Baltimore Bullets 118 | L | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | OT | |
| October 20, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 100 at New York Knicks 115 | L | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| October 21, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 141 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 | W | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | ||
| October 23, 1970 | Philadelphia 76ers 127 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 | L | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-3 | ||
| October 25, 1970 | Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | W | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 | ||
| October 30, 1970 | Buffalo Braves 90 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | W | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
| November 3, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 128 at Portland Trail Blazers 108 | W | 2-1 | 3-2 | 5-3 | ||
| November 6, 1970 | New York Knicks 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | W | 3-1 | 3-2 | 6-3 | ||
| November 8, 1970 | Baltimore Bullets 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 | W | 4-1 | 3-2 | 7-3 | ||
| November 10, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Chicago Bulls 118 | L | 4-1 | 3-3 | 7-4 | ||
| November 11, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Detroit Pistons 115 | W | 4-1 | 4-3 | 8-4 | ||
| November 13, 1970 | Detroit Pistons 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 | W | 5-1 | 4-3 | 9-4 | ||
| November 17, 1970 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 6-1 | 4-3 | 10-4 | ||
| November 19, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Seattle Supersonics 111 | L | 6-1 | 4-4 | 10-5 | ||
| November 20, 1970 | Milwaukee Bucks 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 | L | 6-2 | 4-4 | 10-6 | ||
| November 22, 1970 | Seattle Supersonics 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 149 | W | 7-2 | 4-4 | 11-6 | ||
| November 27, 1970 | Phoenix Suns 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | L | 7-3 | 4-4 | 11-7 | ||
| November 28, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 88 at San Francisco Warriors 92 | L | 7-3 | 4-5 | 11-8 | at Oakland, CA | |
| November 29, 1970 | San Diego Rockets 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 130 | W | 8-3 | 4-5 | 12-8 | ||
| December 1, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Baltimore Bullets 93 | W | 8-3 | 5-5 | 13-8 | ||
| December 2, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Boston Celtics 114 | L | 8-3 | 5-6 | 13-9 | ||
| December 4, 1970 | San Francisco Warriors 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | W | 9-3 | 5-6 | 14-9 | ||
| December 5, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at San Diego Rockets 119 | L | 9-3 | 5-7 | 14-10 | ||
| December 6, 1970 | Portland Trail Blazers 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 131 | W | 10-3 | 5-7 | 15-10 | ||
| December 8, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Phoenix Suns 112 | W | 10-3 | 6-7 | 16-10 | ||
| December 11, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Seattle Supersonics 118 | W | 10-3 | 7-7 | 17-10 | ||
| December 13, 1970 | Detroit Pistons 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 | L | 10-4 | 7-7 | 17-11 | ||
| December 15, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Buffalo Braves 113 | L | 10-4 | 7-8 | 17-12 | OT | |
| December 16, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 118 at Cincinnati Royals 102 | W | 10-4 | 8-8 | 18-12 | ||
| December 19, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Atlanta Hawks 104 | W | 10-4 | 9-8 | 19-12 | ||
| December 21, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Milwaukee Bucks 113 | L | 10-4 | 9-9 | 19-13 | ||
| December 22, 1970 | Atlanta Hawks 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | L | 10-5 | 9-9 | 19-14 | ||
| December 25, 1970 | Boston Celtics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 | W | 11-5 | 9-9 | 20-14 | ||
| December 27, 1970 | Phoenix Suns 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 | W | 12-5 | 9-9 | 21-14 | ||
| December 29, 1970 | Chicago Bulls 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 | W | 13-5 | 9-9 | 22-14 | ||
| December 30, 1970 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Phoenix Suns 132 | L | 13-5 | 9-10 | 22-15 | ||
| January 1, 1971 | San Diego Rockets 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | L | 13-6 | 9-10 | 22-16 | ||
| January 2, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 108 at San Diego Rockets 109 | L | 13-6 | 9-11 | 22-17 | OT | |
| January 5, 1971 | Cincinnati Royals 146 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 | L | 13-7 | 9-11 | 22-18 | at Omaha, NE | |
| January 7, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 | W | 13-7 | 10-11 | 23-18 | ||
| January 8, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 | W | 13-7 | 11-11 | 24-18 | ||
| January 10, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Detroit Pistons 118 | L | 13-7 | 11-12 | 24-19 | ||
| January 14, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Cincinnati Royals 120 | W | 13-7 | 12-12 | 25-19 | at Toronto, Ont | |
| January 16, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Atlanta Hawks 127 | L | 13-7 | 12-13 | 25-20 | ||
| January 19, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 | W | 14-7 | 12-13 | 26-20 | ||
| January 22, 1971 | San Francisco Warriors 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 130 | W | 15-7 | 12-13 | 27-20 | ||
| January 24, 1971 | Cincinnati Royals 131 at Los Angeles Lakers 142 | W | 16-7 | 12-13 | 28-20 | ||
| January 26, 1971 | Chicago Bulls 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 136 | W | 17-7 | 12-13 | 29-20 | ||
| January 28, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Phoenix Suns 118 | L | 17-7 | 12-14 | 29-21 | ||
| January 29, 1971 | Seattle Supersonics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 | W | 18-7 | 12-14 | 30-21 | ||
| January 30, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 85 at San Francisco Warriors 87 | L | 18-7 | 12-15 | 30-22 | at Oakland, CA | |
| January 31, 1971 | Portland Trail Blazers 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 133 | W | 19-7 | 12-15 | 31-22 | ||
| February 2, 1971 | San Diego Rockets 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 133 | W | 20-7 | 12-15 | 32-22 | ||
| February 5, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 | W | 21-7 | 12-15 | 33-22 | ||
| February 6, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 115 at San Diego Rockets 108 | W | 21-7 | 13-15 | 34-22 | ||
| February 7, 1971 | San Francisco Warriors 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 | W | 22-7 | 13-15 | 35-22 | ||
| February 9, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 | W | 22-7 | 14-15 | 36-22 | ||
| February 11, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Milwaukee Bucks 122 | L | 22-7 | 14-16 | 36-23 | ||
| February 12, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Chicago Bulls 107 | L | 22-7 | 14-17 | 36-24 | ||
| February 14, 1971 | Cincinnati Royals 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 | W | 23-7 | 14-17 | 37-24 | ||
| February 16, 1971 | New York Knicks 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 130 | W | 24-7 | 14-17 | 38-24 | ||
| February 18, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 136 at Portland Trail Blazers 114 | W | 24-7 | 15-17 | 39-24 | ||
| February 19, 1971 | Philadelphia 76ers 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | L | 24-8 | 15-17 | 39-25 | ||
| February 21, 1971 | Boston Celtics 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 | W | 25-8 | 15-17 | 40-25 | ||
| February 23, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Baltimore Bullets 107 | W | 25-8 | 16-17 | 41-25 | ||
| February 24, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Boston Celtics 116 | L | 25-8 | 16-18 | 41-26 | ||
| February 26, 1971 | Seattle Supersonics 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 145 | W | 26-8 | 16-18 | 42-26 | ||
| February 27, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 112 at San Francisco Warriors 107 | W | 26-8 | 17-18 | 43-26 | ||
| February 28, 1971 | Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 | W | 27-8 | 17-18 | 44-26 | ||
| March 2, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 131 at Buffalo Braves 118 | W | 27-8 | 18-18 | 45-26 | ||
| March 3, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Milwaukee Bucks 112 | L | 27-8 | 18-19 | 45-27 | ||
| March 5, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 | L | 27-9 | 18-19 | 45-28 | ||
| March 6, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Seattle Supersonics 121 | L | 27-9 | 18-20 | 45-29 | ||
| March 7, 1971 | Chicago Bulls 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 | W | 28-9 | 18-20 | 46-29 | ||
| March 9, 1971 | Baltimore Bullets 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 | L | 28-10 | 18-20 | 46-30 | ||
| March 12, 1971 | Buffalo Braves 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | L | 28-11 | 18-20 | 46-31 | ||
| March 14, 1971 | Detroit Pistons 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 | W | 29-11 | 18-20 | 47-31 | ||
| March 16, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 82 at New York Knicks 115 | L | 29-11 | 18-21 | 47-32 | ||
| March 17, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Boston Celtics 112 | L | 29-11 | 18-22 | 47-33 | ||
| March 19, 1971 | Phoenix Suns 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 | L | 29-12 | 18-22 | 47-34 | ||
| March 21, 1971 | New York Knicks 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 | W | 30-12 | 18-22 | 48-34 | ||
| March 24, 1971 | Chicago Bulls 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| March 26, 1971 | Chicago Bulls 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 | W | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | ||
| March 28, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Chicago Bulls 106 | L | 2-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | ||
| March 30, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Chicago Bulls 112 | L | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 1, 1971 | Chicago Bulls 89 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | W | 3-0 | 0-2 | 3-2 | ||
| April 4, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Chicago Bulls 113 | L | 3-0 | 0-3 | 3-3 | ||
| April 6, 1971 | Chicago Bulls 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 | W | 4-0 | 0-3 | 4-3 | ||
| April 9, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 85 at Milwaukee Bucks 106 | L | 4-0 | 0-4 | 4-4 | ||
| April 11, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 73 at Milwaukee Bucks 91 | L | 4-0 | 0-5 | 4-5 | ||
| April 14, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 | W | 5-0 | 0-5 | 5-5 | ||
| April 16, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 94 | L | 5-1 | 0-5 | 5-6 | ||
| April 18, 1971 | Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 116 | L | 5-1 | 0-6 | 5-7 |
