1970-71 San Diego Rockets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 40-42
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Alex Hannum (40-42)
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 264,206, Avg. 6,775 in 39 home dates

1970-71 San Diego Rockets Statistics
1970-71 San Diego Rockets Roster

The San Diego Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 40 wins and 42 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

San Diego scored 9,282 points and allowed 9,302. Elvin Hayes scored a team-best 2,350 points for the Rockets, while Stu Lantz netted 18 or more per game as well. Elvin Hayes contributed 1,362 rebounds. Larry Siegfried dished out 346 assists for the squad.

Alex Hannum coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 9282
Regular Season Points Against: 9302

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 13, 1970	San Diego Rockets 96 at Chicago Bulls 111	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
October 14, 1970	San Diego Rockets 105 at Baltimore Bullets 123	L	0-0	0-2	0-2
October 16, 1970	San Diego Rockets 119 at Philadelphia 76ers 127	L	0-0	0-3	0-3
October 17, 1970	San Diego Rockets 102 at Buffalo Braves 93	W	0-0	1-3	1-3
October 20, 1970	Phoenix Suns 114 at San Diego Rockets 115	W	1-0	1-3	2-3
October 22, 1970	Cleveland Cavaliers 110 at San Diego Rockets 140	W	2-0	1-3	3-3
October 24, 1970	Philadelphia 76ers 111 at San Diego Rockets 116	W	3-0	1-3	4-3
October 25, 1970	San Diego Rockets 98 at Phoenix Suns 117	L	3-0	1-4	4-4
October 27, 1970	San Diego Rockets 113 at Milwaukee Bucks 126	L	3-0	1-5	4-5
October 28, 1970	San Diego Rockets 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 99	W	3-0	2-5	5-5
October 29, 1970	San Diego Rockets 107 at New York Knicks 114	L	3-0	2-6	5-6
October 31, 1970	San Diego Rockets 121 at Atlanta Hawks 117	W	3-0	3-6	6-6
November 4, 1970	New York Knicks 109 at San Diego Rockets 100	L	3-1	3-6	6-7
November 6, 1970	Baltimore Bullets 125 at San Diego Rockets 118	L	3-2	3-6	6-8
November 7, 1970	San Diego Rockets 102 at San Francisco Warriors 114	L	3-2	3-7	6-9
November 11, 1970	Cincinnati Royals 120 at San Diego Rockets 127	W	4-2	3-7	7-9
November 13, 1970	San Francisco Warriors 107 at San Diego Rockets 102	L	4-3	3-7	7-10
November 14, 1970	Detroit Pistons 101 at San Diego Rockets 112	W	5-3	3-7	8-10
November 16, 1970	San Diego Rockets 136 at Portland Trail Blazers 118	W	5-3	4-7	9-10
November 18, 1970	Milwaukee Bucks 117 at San Diego Rockets 111	L	5-4	4-7	9-11
November 20, 1970	Seattle Supersonics 106 at San Diego Rockets 121	W	6-4	4-7	10-11
November 21, 1970	San Diego Rockets 115 at Seattle Supersonics 114	W	6-4	5-7	11-11
November 24, 1970	San Diego Rockets 104 at Detroit Pistons 111	L	6-4	5-8	11-12
November 25, 1970	San Diego Rockets 138 at Cincinnati Royals 120	W	6-4	6-8	12-12
November 27, 1970	Atlanta Hawks 127 at San Diego Rockets 128	W	7-4	6-8	13-12
November 28, 1970	San Diego Rockets 117 at Phoenix Suns 116	W	7-4	7-8	14-12
November 29, 1970	San Diego Rockets 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 130	L	7-4	7-9	14-13
December 1, 1970	San Diego Rockets 120 at Portland Trail Blazers 114	W	7-4	8-9	15-13
December 5, 1970	Los Angeles Lakers 116 at San Diego Rockets 119	W	8-4	8-9	16-13
December 6, 1970	San Diego Rockets 102 at Phoenix Suns 108	L	8-4	8-10	16-14
December 11, 1970	Phoenix Suns 104 at San Diego Rockets 110	W	9-4	8-10	17-14
December 12, 1970	San Diego Rockets 98 at Chicago Bulls 103	L	9-4	8-11	17-15
December 13, 1970	San Diego Rockets 118 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95	W	9-4	9-11	18-15
December 15, 1970	San Diego Rockets 98 at Philadelphia 76ers 122	L	9-4	9-12	18-16
December 16, 1970	San Diego Rockets 117 at Atlanta Hawks 128	L	9-4	9-13	18-17
December 18, 1970	Detroit Pistons 129 at San Diego Rockets 116	L	9-5	9-13	18-18
December 19, 1970	San Diego Rockets 118 at Portland Trail Blazers 108	W	9-5	10-13	19-18		at Oakland, CA
December 20, 1970	San Diego Rockets 110 at Seattle Supersonics 108	W	9-5	11-13	20-18
December 23, 1970	Atlanta Hawks 102 at San Diego Rockets 133	W	10-5	11-13	21-18
December 27, 1970	Chicago Bulls 110 at San Diego Rockets 101	L	10-6	11-13	21-19
December 29, 1970	Boston Celtics 110 at San Diego Rockets 108	L	10-7	11-13	21-20
January 1, 1971	San Diego Rockets 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 106	W	10-7	12-13	22-20
January 2, 1971	Los Angeles Lakers 108 at San Diego Rockets 109	W	11-7	12-13	23-20	OT
January 5, 1971	San Diego Rockets 103 at Chicago Bulls 116	L	11-7	12-14	23-21
January 6, 1971	San Diego Rockets 99 at Detroit Pistons 100	L	11-7	12-15	23-22
January 8, 1971	San Francisco Warriors 120 at San Diego Rockets 117	L	11-8	12-15	23-23
January 9, 1971	San Diego Rockets 103 at San Francisco Warriors 109	L	11-8	12-16	23-24		at Oakland, CA
January 15, 1971	Baltimore Bullets 124 at San Diego Rockets 117	L	11-9	12-16	23-25
January 17, 1971	Philadelphia 76ers 106 at San Diego Rockets 105	L	11-10	12-16	23-26
January 19, 1971	San Diego Rockets 113 at New York Knicks 117	L	11-10	12-17	23-27	OT
January 20, 1971	San Diego Rockets 112 at Boston Celtics 142	L	11-10	12-18	23-28
January 22, 1971	San Diego Rockets 94 at Buffalo Braves 101	L	11-10	12-19	23-29
January 23, 1971	San Diego Rockets 120 at Baltimore Bullets 127	L	11-10	12-20	23-30
January 25, 1971	Buffalo Braves 106 at San Diego Rockets 114	W	12-10	12-20	24-30
January 27, 1971	Chicago Bulls 111 at San Diego Rockets 106	L	12-11	12-20	24-31
January 29, 1971	San Diego Rockets 104 at Detroit Pistons 131	L	12-11	12-21	24-32
January 30, 1971	San Diego Rockets 110 at Cincinnati Royals 116	L	12-11	12-22	24-33
January 31, 1971	San Diego Rockets 120 at Atlanta Hawks 131	L	12-11	12-23	24-34
February 2, 1971	San Diego Rockets 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 133	L	12-11	12-24	24-35
February 3, 1971	Milwaukee Bucks 108 at San Diego Rockets 101	L	12-12	12-24	24-36
February 5, 1971	Cleveland Cavaliers 105 at San Diego Rockets 116	W	13-12	12-24	25-36
February 6, 1971	Los Angeles Lakers 115 at San Diego Rockets 108	L	13-13	12-24	25-37
February 7, 1971	San Diego Rockets 124 at Seattle Supersonics 107	W	13-13	13-24	26-37
February 9, 1971	Seattle Supersonics 115 at San Diego Rockets 132	W	14-13	13-24	27-37
February 11, 1971	San Francisco Warriors 111 at San Diego Rockets 119	W	15-13	13-24	28-37
February 13, 1971	Cincinnati Royals 116 at San Diego Rockets 120	W	16-13	13-24	29-37
February 18, 1971	New York Knicks 116 at San Diego Rockets 115	L	16-14	13-24	29-38
February 19, 1971	San Diego Rockets 109 at San Francisco Warriors 103	W	16-14	14-24	30-38
February 20, 1971	Boston Celtics 118 at San Diego Rockets 128	W	17-14	14-24	31-38
February 23, 1971	San Diego Rockets 126 at New York Knicks 109	W	17-14	15-24	32-38
February 24, 1971	San Diego Rockets 104 at Milwaukee Bucks 139	L	17-14	15-25	32-39
March 2, 1971	San Diego Rockets 111 at Philadelphia 76ers 103	W	17-14	16-25	33-39
March 3, 1971	San Diego Rockets 113 at Boston Celtics 128	L	17-14	16-26	33-40
March 5, 1971	Seattle Supersonics 111 at San Diego Rockets 110	L	17-15	16-26	33-41
March 6, 1971	Chicago Bulls 105 at San Diego Rockets 99	L	17-16	16-26	33-42		at Oakland, CA
March 7, 1971	Portland Trail Blazers 121 at San Diego Rockets 135	W	18-16	16-26	34-42
March 9, 1971	Buffalo Braves 96 at San Diego Rockets 106	W	19-16	16-26	35-42
March 11, 1971	Boston Celtics 91 at San Diego Rockets 115	W	20-16	16-26	36-42
March 13, 1971	Baltimore Bullets 115 at San Diego Rockets 121	W	21-16	16-26	37-42
March 17, 1971	Detroit Pistons 99 at San Diego Rockets 106	W	22-16	16-26	38-42
March 19, 1971	Milwaukee Bucks 99 at San Diego Rockets 111	W	23-16	16-26	39-42
March 21, 1971	Phoenix Suns 114 at San Diego Rockets 132	W	24-16	16-26	40-42