1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1970–71 NBA season was the Lakers' 23rd season in the NBA and 11th season in Los Angeles .[ 1]
The Lakers, handicapped by the loss of star Jerry West to a season-ending injury with 13 games remaining in the regular season, would be eliminated by the eventual champions, the Milwaukee Bucks , in five games in the Western Conference finals.
The team's season roster is featured in the video games NBA 2K16 ,[ 2] NBA 2K17 , and NBA 2K18 .
Offseason
Draft picks
Roster
1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SF
22
Baylor, Elgin
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1934-09-16
Seattle
C
13
Chamberlain, Wilt
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
1936-08-21
Kansas
SF
24
Erickson, Keith
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1944-04-19
UCLA
SG
25
Goodrich, Gail
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1943-04-23
UCLA
PF
52
Hairston, Happy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1942-05-31
NYU
SF
30
Hetzel, Fred
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1942-07-21
Davidson
G
20
Killum, Earnie
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1948-06-11
Stetson
SG
15
McCarter, Willie
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1946-07-26
Drake
SF
5
McMillian, Jim
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1948-03-11
Columbia
SG
12
Riley, Pat
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1945-03-20
Kentucky
C
35
Roberson, Rick
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
231 lb (105 kg)
1947-07-07
Cincinnati
PF
14
Tresvant, John
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1939-11-06
Seattle
PG
44
West, Jerry
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1938-05-28
West Virginia
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: November 11, 1970
Regular season
Season standings
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
—
Game log
1970–71 game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 16
@ Chicago
106–102
Jerry West (29)
1–0
2
October 17
@ Baltimore
116–118 (OT)
Jerry West (34)
1–1
3
October 20
@ New York
100–115
Jerry West (26)
1–2
4
October 21
@ Philadelphia
141–117
Jerry West (37)
2–2
5
October 23
Philadelphia
127–122
Wilt Chamberlain (34)
2–3
6
October 25
Cleveland
96–123
Wilt Chamberlain (24)
3–3
7
October 30
Buffalo
90–104
Wilt Chamberlain (20)
4–3
8
November 3
@ Portland
128–108
Wilt Chamberlain (23)
5–3
9
November 6
New York
104–106
Gail Goodrich (33)
6–3
10
November 8
Baltimore
105–124
Jerry West (41)
7–3
11
November 10
@ Chicago
96–118
Goodrich, West (22)
7–4
12
November 11
@ Detroit
117–115
Wilt Chamberlain (27)
8–4
13
November 13
Detroit
109–122
Goodrich, West (28)
9–4
14
November 17
Atlanta
105–116
Jerry West (34)
10–4
15
November 19
@ Seattle
110–111
Wilt Chamberlain (32)
10–5
16
November 20
Milwaukee
117–100
Wilt Chamberlain (28)
10–6
17
November 22
Seattle
124–149
Wilt Chamberlain (31)
11–6
18
November 27
Phoenix
116–105
Jerry West (33)
11–7
19
November 28
@ San Francisco
88–92
Gail Goodrich (25)
11–8
20
November 29
San Diego
112–130
Jerry West (41)
12–8
21
December 1
@ Baltimore
97–93
Jerry West (37)
13–8
22
December 2
@ Boston
111–114
Wilt Chamberlain (29)
13–9
23
December 4
San Francisco
101–123
Jerry West (30)
14–9
24
December 5
@ San Diego
116–119
Wilt Chamberlain (36)
14–10
25
December 6
Portland
120–131
Chamberlain, West (31)
15–10
26
December 8
@ Phoenix
121–112
Wilt Chamberlain (36)
16–10
27
December 11
@ Seattle
126–118
Jerry West (37)
17–10
28
December 13
Detroit
103–100
Jerry West (33)
17–11
29
December 15
@ Buffalo
111–113 (OT)
Jerry West (27)
17–12
30
December 16
@ Cincinnati
118–102
Wilt Chamberlain (35)
18–12
31
December 19
@ Atlanta
116–104
Jerry West (36)
19–12
32
December 21
@ Milwaukee
88–113
Wilt Chamberlain (25)
19–13
33
December 22
Atlanta
119–115
Jerry West (24)
19–14
34
December 25
Boston
113–123
Jerry West (32)
20–14
35
December 27
Phoenix
110–128
Jerry West (35)
21–14
36
December 29
Chicago
117–126
Wilt Chamberlain (34)
22–14
37
December 30
@ Phoenix
114–132
Wilt Chamberlain (32)
22–15
38
January 1
San Diego
117–106
Jerry West (41)
22–16
39
January 2
@ San Diego
108–109 (OT)
Happy Hairston (30)
22–17
40
January 5
N Cincinnati
112–146
Wilt Chamberlain (41)
22–18
41
January 7
@ Cleveland
110–105
Happy Hairston (25)
23–18
42
January 8
@ Philadelphia
123–117
Gail Goodrich (29)
24–18
43
January 10
@ Detroit
109–118
Chamberlain, West (25)
24–19
44
January 14
N Cincinnati
126–120
Jerry West (33)
25–19
45
January 16
@ Atlanta
123–127
Jerry West (27)
25–20
46
January 19
Philadelphia
114–134
Jerry West (33)
26–20
47
January 22
San Francisco
110–130
Jerry West (28)
27–20
48
January 24
Cincinnati
131–142
Wilt Chamberlain (35)
28–20
49
January 26
Chicago
111–136
Jerry West (33)
29–20
50
January 28
@ Phoenix
112–118
Jerry West (27)
29–21
51
January 29
Seattle
115–122
Happy Hairston (29)
30–21
52
January 30
@ San Francisco
85–87
Jerry West (23)
30–22
53
January 31
Portland
120–133
Wilt Chamberlain (33)
31–22
54
February 2
San Diego
105–133
Jerry West (28)
32–22
55
February 5
Milwaukee
93–116
Happy Hairston (24)
33–22
56
February 6
@ San Diego
115–108
Jerry West (32)
34–22
57
February 7
San Francisco
104–119
Jerry West (37)
35–22
58
February 9
@ Cleveland
116–111
Gail Goodrich (42)
36–22
59
February 11
@ Milwaukee
88–122
Wilt Chamberlain (25)
36–23
60
February 12
@ Chicago
88–107
Gail Goodrich (21)
36–24
61
February 14
Cincinnati
113–125
Jerry West (22)
37–24
62
February 16
New York
115–130
Jerry West (31)
38–24
63
February 18
@ Portland
136–114
Gail Goodrich (28)
39–24
64
February 19
Philadelphia
118–104
Jerry West (25)
39–25
65
February 21
Boston
116–124
Jerry West (34)
40–25
66
February 23
@ Baltimore
114–107
Gail Goodrich (29)
41–25
67
February 24
@ Boston
96–116
Wilt Chamberlain (27)
41–26
68
February 26
Seattle
121–145
Wilt Chamberlain (30)
42–26
69
February 27
@ San Francisco
112–107
Jerry West (42)
43–26
70
February 28
Cleveland
90–107
Jerry West (24)
44–26
71
March 2
@ Buffalo
131–118
Gail Goodrich (31)
45–26
72
March 3
@ Milwaukee
97–112
Gail Goodrich (25)
45–27
73
March 5
Atlanta
105–104
Wilt Chamberlain (22)
45–28
74
March 6
@ Seattle
109–121
Willie McCarter (26)
45–29
75
March 7
Chicago
108–117
Gail Goodrich (23)
46–29
76
March 9
Baltimore
107–95
Wilt Chamberlain (28)
46–30
77
March 12
Buffalo
116–109
Jim McMillian (21)
46–31
78
March 14
Detroit
100–110
Keith Erickson (23)
47–31
79
March 16
@ New York
82–115
Willie McCarter (19)
47–32
80
March 17
@ Boston
104–112
Wilt Chamberlain (25)
47–33
81
March 19
Phoenix
111–106
Wilt Chamberlain (28)
47–34
82
March 21
New York
98–101
Gail Goodrich (29)
48–34
Playoffs
1971 playoff game log
Conference Semi-finals: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
Conference finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
1971 schedule
Awards and records
References
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