1970–71 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1970–71 NBA season was the Hawks' 22nd season in the NBA and third season in Atlanta.[1]

1970–71 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coachRichie Guerin
ArenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWQXI-TV
RadioWQXI

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1970 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 3 Pete Maravich SG  United States LSU
1 14 John Vallely SG  United States UCLA

Roster
Roster listing
Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 8 Bellamy, Walt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Indiana
F/C 32 Bridges, Bill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Kansas
F 33 Chambers, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Utah
PF 25 Chappell, Len 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Wake Forest
C 31 Christian, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Grambling State
F/C 24 Davis, Jim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado
G 42 Hazzard, Walt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
G/F 23 Hudson, Lou 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Minnesota
G 44 Maravich, Pete 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) LSU
G 40 Vallely, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Baltimore Bullets 4240.512–24–1316–252–210–6
x-Atlanta Hawks 3646.439621–2014–261–09–7
Cincinnati Royals 3349.402917–1611–285–516–6
Cleveland Cavaliers 1567.1832711–302–372–01–13
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-New York Knicks5230.634
2 y-Baltimore Bullets4240.512
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers4735.573
4 x-Atlanta Hawks3646.439
5 Boston Celtics4438.537
6 Cincinnati Royals3349.402
7 Buffalo Braves2260.268
8 Cleveland Cavaliers1567.183


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 —3–32–43–11–42–44–00–53–21–43–34–21–42–22–32–33–2
Baltimore 3–3—3–33–12–33–34–02–32–31–42–43–33–22–24–12–33–2
Boston 4–23–3—4–04–14–23–12–33–20–50–64–22–32–23–23–23–2
Buffalo 1–31–30–4—0–40–45–71–52–20–42–20–41–36–61–31–31–3
Chicago 4–13–21–44–0—4–04–03–32–41–53–23–23–33–16–04–23–2
Cincinnati 4–23–32–44–00–4—5–11–41–41–42–41–51–44–01–32–31–4
Cleveland 0–40–41–37–50–41–5—2–20–40–40–41–30–42–100–41–30–4
Detroit 5–03–23–25–13–34–12–2—2–31–52–32–32–43–14–21–43–1
Los Angeles 2–33–22–32–24–24–14–03–2—1–43–23–22–44–03–34–24–2
Milwaukee 4–14–15–04–05–14–14–05–14–1—1–44–14–23–14–16–05–1
New York 3–34–26–02–22–34–24–03–22–34–1—2–44–13–14–13–22–3
Philadelphia 2–43–32–44–02–35–13–13–22–31–44–2—3–24–03–23–23–2
Phoenix 4–12–33–23–13–34–14–04–24–22–41–42–3—4–02–43–23–2
Portland 2–22–22–26–61–30–410–21–30–41–31–30–40–4—0–41–32–4
San Diego 3–21–42–33–10–63–14–02–43–31–41–42–34–24–0—2–45–1
San Francisco 3–23–22–33–12–43–23–14–12–40–62–32–32–33–14–2—3–3
Seattle 2–32–32–33–12–34–14–01–32–41–53–22–32–34–21–53–3—

Playoffs

East Conference Semifinals

(A1) New York Knicks vs. (C2) Atlanta Hawks: Knicks win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ New York: New York 112, Atlanta 101
  • Game 2 @ New York: Atlanta 113, New York 104
  • Game 3 @ Atlanta: New York 110, Atlanta 95
  • Game 4 @ Atlanta: New York 113, Atlanta 107
  • Game 5 @ New York: New York 111, Atlanta 107

Awards and records

References
  1. 1970–71 Atlanta Hawks
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