1969–70 Phoenix Suns season

{{main|1969 NBA draft}}

Prior to the inception of the NBA draft lottery, the first pick in the draft was decided by a coin flip between the teams with the worst record in the league's two divisions. The NBA's two expansion teams from 1968, the Suns (16–66) and the Milwaukee Bucks (27–55), finished last in the Western Division and Eastern Division, respectively. Prior to the flip, Suns general manager Jerry Colangelo chose "heads", losing the first pick to the Bucks when the coin landed "tails".{{cite web |url=http://www.aolnews.com/2009/08/19/tip-off-timer-69-coin-flip-cursed-the-suns/ |title=Tip-Off Timer: How '69 Coin Flip Cursed The Phoenix Suns |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=AOLnews.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305191633/http://www.aolnews.com/2009/08/19/tip-off-timer-69-coin-flip-cursed-the-suns/ |archivedate=March 5, 2012 }} According to Jerry Colangelo, the coin flip originally landed on heads from what he heard on the phone, but then-commissioner J. Walter Kennedy flip the coin onto his hand to showcase tails instead.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72d3762ro_w&list=PLQBWe2olOmEEBfgTnAiBK9cSPRyM09RnC&index=19 |title=Phoenix Suns Since '68: The Coin Flip |date=2018-07-19 |type=Television production |language=en}} The Bucks would select prized UCLA center Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) with the first pick. Alcindor, in three years at UCLA, led the Bruins to three national championships and an 88–2 record. Considered by many to be the greatest college basketball player of all-time,{{cite web |url=http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7185970/view/full/chuck-klosterman-lew-alcindor-pete-maravich-bill-walton-50-greatest-basketball-players-college-basketball-history |title=Chuck Klosterman on Lew Alcindor, Pete Maravich, Bill Walton, and the 50 greatest basketball players in college basketball history |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=Grantland.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305191635/http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7185970/view/full/chuck-klosterman-lew-alcindor-pete-maravich-bill-walton-50-greatest-basketball-players-college-basketball-history |archive-date=2012-03-05 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/752191-100-best-players-in-college-basketball-history/page/101 |title=100 Best Players in College Basketball History |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=BleacherReport.com }}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=3230172 |title=25 Greatest Players In College Basketball |date=8 March 2008 |access-date=January 19, 2012 |publisher=ESPN.go.com }} Abdul-Jabbar would lead the Bucks to a championship in just his second season, and would eventually win six Most Valuable Player awards, six NBA Championships, and retire as the NBA's all-time leading scorer.

The Suns would use the second pick to select center Neal Walk from Florida. Walk averaged 25.2 points and 18.4 rebounds per game in his final two seasons with the Gators.{{cite web |url=http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131 |title=Neal Walk |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=TheDraftReview.com }} Walk would play five seasons with the Suns before being traded to the New Orleans Jazz in 1974. While overshadowed by Abdul-Jabbar, Walk was productive for the Suns, averaging a double-double in two consecutive seasons (20.2 points and 12.4 rebounds in 1972–73 and 16.8 points and 10.2 rebounds in 1973–74).{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/walkne01.html |title=Neal Walk NBA & ABA Statistics |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=Basketball-Reference.com }} The only other draft pick who played for the franchise was Lamar Green, who, like Walk, would play five seasons with the Suns before being drafted by the Jazz in the 1974 Expansion Draft. "Leapin' Lamar" was known for his vertical leap and rebounding ability,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1ewtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zTUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7374,740297&dq=leapin+lamar+green&hl=en |title=Green leaping into spotlight |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |work=Rome News-Tribune |date= January 7, 1973 }} averaging a career high 9.3 rebounds per game in 1972–73 while playing 25.6 minutes a game.{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/greenla01.html |title=Lamar Green NBA & ABA Statistics |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=Basketball-Reference.com }} In the fifteenth round, the Suns selected Bob Beamon, a famous track and field athlete who broke Jesse Owens' 25-year world record in the long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics.{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/draft2003/draft_oddities_030619.html |title=NBA.com: Draft Oddities |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |work=NBA.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701165853/http://www.nba.com/draft2003/draft_oddities_030619.html |archive-date=July 1, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

Despite losing the number one draft pick to the Bucks, the Suns would win another significant coin flip. The Suns bested the Seattle SuperSonics for the rights to ABA star Connie Hawkins. In his freshman year with Iowa, Hawkins was implicated, without evidence, in a point shaving scandal, which led to his expulsion from the university. While eligible, Hawkins went undrafted in the 1964, 1965 and 1966 NBA drafts, before being officially barred from the league.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/classic/s/addhawkinsconnie.html |title=Layups: More Info on Connie Hawkins |access-date=January 19, 2012 |publisher=ESPN.go.com }} Hawkins would star in the upstart American Basketball League (ABL), winning the Most Valuable Player Award in the ABL's inaugural 1961–62 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/history/players/hawkins_summary.html |title=NBA.com: Connie Hawkins Summary |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=NBA}} Hawkins would then spend four years with the Harlem Globetrotters, before joining the Pittsburgh Pipers of the upstart American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967. Hawkins led the league in scoring, while leading the Pipers to the first ABA championship, and receiving the ABA's first Most Valuable Player Award in 1968.{{cite web |url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/tributematerial/hawkins.html |title=Remember the ABA: Connie Hawkins |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=RemembertheABA.com }} In 1966, Hawkins' attorneys filed a $6 million anti-trust lawsuit against the NBA. In 1969, a Time Magazine article absolved Hawkins from involvement in the point shaving scandal, leading the NBA to pay a $1.3 million settlement and allow Hawkins into the league.{{cite web |url=http://www.vegasbettinglines.com/Connie-Hawkins-Biography_A1032.html |title=Connie Hawkins Biography |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=vegasbettinglines.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305191646/http://www.vegasbettinglines.com/Connie-Hawkins-Biography_A1032.html |archive-date=March 5, 2012 |url-status=dead }} "The Hawk" would become the Suns first official star, making the All-NBA First Team in 1970, and appearing in four consecutive All-Star Games. On November 19, 1976, Hawkins became the first player in Suns franchise history to have his number retired.{{cite web |url=http://origin.nba.com/suns/fastbreak/starting_five.html |title=SUNS: The Starting Five |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=NBA.com/Suns |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222082100/http://origin.nba.com/suns/fastbreak/starting_five.html |archive-date=December 22, 2015 |url-status=dead }} On September 11, 1969, the Suns waived swingman Bob Warlick. Warlick would sign as a free agent with the Los Angeles Stars of the ABA.{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/warlibo01.html |title=Bob Warlick NBA & ABA Statistics |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=Basketball-Reference.com }} On October 1, 1969, Dave "Big Daddy D" Lattin was waived. Lattin would later sign with the Pittsburgh Condors of the ABA.{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lattida01.html |title=Dave Lattin NBA & ABA Statistics |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=Basketball-Reference.com }}

On May 8, 1969, the Suns traded Gary Gregor to the Atlanta Hawks for Paul Silas. Gregor, the Suns first draft pick, was named to the All-Rookie Team in 1969 after averaging 11.1 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gregoga01.html |title=Gary Gregor NBA & ABA Statistics |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=Basketball-Reference.com }} Silas would join Connie Hawkins and Jim Fox to form a formidable starting frontcourt that would combine to average over 50 points and 29 rebounds a game. As a Sun, Silas would become an All-Star, and be selected to two All-Defensive teams.{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/silaspa01.html |title=Paul Silas NBA & ABA Statistics |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=Basketball-Reference.com }} The Suns also traded the rights to expansion draft picks Bill Melchionni and Bumper Tormohlen for a 1970 second-round draft pick (Joe DePre) and a 1970 third-round draft pick (Vann Williford). Neither pick would play for the franchise.{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/1970_transactions.html |title=1969–70 Phoenix Suns Transactions |accessdate=January 19, 2012 |publisher=Basketball-Reference.com }}

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{{1969–70 NBA West standings|team=PHO}}

{{NBA game log start|Phoenix Suns|end_year=1970|record=Total: 39–43 (home: 25–16; road: 14–27)}}

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|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 1

| October 16

| San Diego

| W 116–114

| Jim Fox (29)

| Paul Silas (15)

| Gail Goodrich (9)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,053

| 1–0

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 2

| October 18

| @ Atlanta

| L 116–121

| Gail Goodrich (28)

| Paul Silas (23)

| Connie Hawkins (7)

| Alexander Memorial Coliseum
3,742

| 1–1

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 3

| October 21

| @ New York

| L 116–140

| Connie Hawkins (27)

| Jim Fox (12)

| Gail Goodrich (8)

| Madison Square Garden
15,116

| 1–2

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 4

| October 22

| @ Philadelphia

| L 119–122

| Gail Goodrich (24)

| Connie Hawkins (16)

| Gail Goodrich (19)

| The Spectrum
7,215

| 1–3

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 5

| October 24

| Chicago

| L 115–116 (OT)

| Jim Fox (28)

| Jim Fox (14)

| Connie Hawkins (10)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,576

| 1–4

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 6

| October 25

| @ San Diego

| W 115–107

| Gail Goodrich (31)

| Paul Silas (16)

| Gail Goodrich (13)

| San Diego Sports Arena
5,269

| 2–4

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 7

| October 26

| Milwaukee

| L 99–119

| Jim Fox (22)

| Connie Hawkins (14)

| Dick Van Arsdale (5)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,149

| 2–5

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 8

| October 30

| Cincinnati

| W 106–104

| Gail Goodrich (27)

| Neal Walk (13)

| Gail Goodrich (7)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,699

| 3–5

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|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 9

| November 4

| New York

| L 99–116

| Connie Hawkins (39)

| Paul Silas (9)

| Gail Goodrich,
Connie Hawkins (4)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,552

| 3–6

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 10

| November 7

| @ Los Angeles

| W 122–120

| Gail Goodrich (37)

| Paul Silas (14)

| Dick Van Arsdale (7)

| The Forum
10,557

| 4–6

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 11

| November 9

| Detroit

| W 140–129

| Connie Hawkins (35)

| Paul Silas (14)

| Gail Goodrich (12)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,500

| 5–6

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 12

| November 13

| Philadelphia

| L 110–124

| Dick Van Arsdale (30)

| Jim Fox (14)

| Gail Goodrich (7)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,440

| 5–7

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 13

| November 14

| @ Los Angeles

| L 112–127

| Jim Fox (39)

| Jim Fox (23)

| Connie Hawkins (7)

| The Forum
8,902

| 5–8

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 14

| November 15

| Los Angeles

| W 114–111

| Gail Goodrich (31)

| Connie Hawkins (18)

| Gail Goodrich (6)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,318

| 6–8

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 15

| November 16

| Atlanta

| W 139–118

| Connie Hawkins (29)

| Paul Silas (15)

| Gail Goodrich,
Connie Hawkins (8)

| University Arena
5,094

| 7–8

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 16

| November 18

| @ Boston

| L 119–120 (OT)

| Dick Van Arsdale (32)

| Connie Hawkins (17)

| Connie Hawkins,
Dick Van Arsdale (6)

| Baltimore Civic Center
6,028

| 7–9

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 17

| November 19

| @ Baltimore

| L 118–133

| Gail Goodrich (29)

| Lamar Green (16)

| Dick Van Arsdale (11)

| The Spectrum
9,287

| 7–10

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 18

| November 21

| @ Baltimore

| L 116–126

| Dick Van Arsdale (26)

| Connie Hawkins (18)

| Gail Goodrich,
Connie Hawkins,
Dick Van Arsdale (5)

| Baltimore Civic Center
5,215

| 7–11

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 19

| November 22

| @ New York

| L 114–128

| Dick Van Arsdale (24)

| Paul Silas (10)

| Gail Goodrich (12)

| Madison Square Garden
19,401

| 7–12

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 20

| November 23

| @ Cincinnati

| L 123–137

| Jerry Chambers (31)

| Connie Hawkins (9)

| Gail Goodrich (9)

| Cincinnati Gardens
2,866

| 7–13

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 21

| November 25

| Baltimore

| L 124–134

| Dick Van Arsdale (30)

| Connie Hawkins (16)

| Gail Goodrich (10)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,776

| 7–14

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 22

| November 29

| @ Seattle

| L 129–130

| Jim Fox (31)

| Jim Fox (13)

| Dick Van Arsdale (9)

| Seattle Center Coliseum
9,418

| 7–15

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 23

| November 30

| Seattle

| W 116–108

| Connie Hawkins (26)

| Paul Silas (13)

| Gail Goodrich (5)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3,621

| 8–15

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|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 24

| December 2

| Chicago

| W 121–110

| Dick Van Arsdale (38)

| Paul Silas (16)

| Gail Goodrich (9)

| Salt Palace
3,220

| 9–15

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 25

| December 4

| Los Angeles

| W 119–109

| Connie Hawkins (28)

| Paul Silas (10)

| Gail Goodrich (9)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,165

| 10–15

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 26

| December 5

| Chicago

| W 114–113

| Gail Goodrich (28)

| Neal Walk (16)

| Gail Goodrich (10)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,021

| 11–15

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 27

| December 7

| Detroit

| L 113–118

| Gail Goodrich (29)

| Paul Silas (14)

| Gail Goodrich (9)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,335

| 11–16

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 28

| December 9

| @ Chicago

| L 102–109

| Dick Van Arsdale (25)

| Paul Silas (14)

| Gail Goodrich (8)

| Chicago Stadium
10,833

| 11–17

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 29

| December 10

| @ Baltimore

| W 137–107

| Jim Fox (24)

| Paul Silas (16)

| Gail Goodrich (7)

| Baltimore Civic Center
2,842

| 12–17

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 30

| December 12

| @ Seattle

| W 130–116

| Connie Hawkins (37)

| Lamar Green (7)

| Gail Goodrich (11)

| Seattle Center Coliseum
6,146

| 13–17

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 31

| December 13

| Cincinnati

| W 126–110

| Dick Van Arsdale (31)

| Jim Fox (12)

| Gail Goodrich (12)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,786

| 14–17

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 32

| December 14

| Cincinnati

| L 130–137 (2OT)

| Connie Hawkins (37)

| Paul Silas (13)

| Gail Goodrich (18)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,075

| 14–18

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 33

| December 16

| Philadelphia

| L 119–141

| Jerry Chambers (23)

| Jim Fox,
Paul Silas (10)

| Gail Goodrich,
Art Harris (8)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,268

| 14–19

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 34

| December 20

| @ Detroit

| L 113–114

| Dick Van Arsdale (30)

| Paul Silas (12)

| Paul Silas (6)

| Cobo Arena
5,021

| 14–20

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 35

| December 21

| @ Milwaukee

| L 111–118

| Connie Hawkins (28)

| Paul Silas (16)

| Gail Goodrich (12)

| Milwaukee Arena
10,201

| 14–21

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 36

| December 25

| Boston

| W 127–116

| Jim Fox (31)

| Paul Silas (18)

| Gail Goodrich (14)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,137

| 15–21

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 37

| December 28

| New York

| L 116–135

| Connie Hawkins (31)

| Paul Silas (12)

| Gail Goodrich (11)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,286

| 15–22

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 38

| December 30

| @ Seattle

| L 121–134

| Connie Hawkins (37)

| Lamar Green (13)

| Gail Goodrich (5)

| Seattle Center Coliseum
5,201

| 15–23

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|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 39

| January 2

| San Diego

| W 121–120

| Connie Hawkins (24)

| Connie Hawkins (13)

| Gail Goodrich (10)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
4,875

| 16–23

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 40

| January 3

| Detroit

| W 114–109

| Jim Fox (29)

| Paul Silas (11)

| Gail Goodrich (10)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,551

| 17–23

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 41

| January 4

| @ Los Angeles

| L 112–120

| Jim Fox (27)

| Jim Fox (14)

| Connie Hawkins (6)

| The Forum
11,055

| 17–24

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 42

| January 6

| @ Cincinnati

| L 124–128

| Dick Van Arsdale (30)

| Gail Goodrich (10)

| Gail Goodrich (10)

| Cincinnati Gardens
3,426

| 17–25

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 43

| January 8

| @ Chicago

| L 123–152

| Connie Hawkins (29)

| Paul Silas (8)

| Gail Goodrich (10)

| Chicago Stadium
5,086

| 17–26

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 44

| January 9

| @ Milwaukee

| L 116–120

| Dick Van Arsdale (26)

| Jim Fox (9)

| Gail Goodrich,
Art Harris,
Connie Hawkins (5)

| Milwaukee Arena
7,237

| 17–27

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 45

| January 10

| @ Philadelphia

| W 119–117

| Dick Van Arsdale (26)

| Jim Fox (15)

| Gail Goodrich (11)

| Baltimore Civic Center
7,423

| 18–27

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 46

| January 11

| @ Cincinnati

| W 125–118

| Connie Hawkins (39)

| Paul Silas (14)

| Art Harris (4)

| Omaha Civic Auditorium
6,129

| 19–27

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 47

| January 12

| New York

| L 114–130

| Connie Hawkins,
Dick Van Arsdale (26)

| Connie Hawkins,
Paul Silas (13)

| Gail Goodrich (6)

| Salt Palace
12,384

| 19–28

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 48

| January 15

| Baltimore

| W 124–115

| Gail Goodrich,
Connie Hawkins (29)

| Lamar Green (12)

| Gail Goodrich (8)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,636

| 20–28

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 49

| January 17

| Seattle

| L 131–134

| Connie Hawkins (35)

| Connie Hawkins (11)

| Gail Goodrich (10)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,094

| 20–29

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 50

| January 18

| Baltimore

| W 134–133

| Dick Van Arsdale (30)

| Connie Hawkins (11)

| Connie Hawkins (8)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,009

| 21–29

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|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 51

| January 22

| Seattle

| W 129–120

| Art Harris (23)

| Lamar Green (12)

| Gail Goodrich,
Art Harris (9)

| Pan American Center
2,805

| 22–29

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 52

| January 23

| San Francisco

| L 132–138

| Connie Hawkins (28)

| Connie Hawkins (11)

| Gail Goodrich (10)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,024

| 22–30

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 53

| January 24

| @ San Francisco

| W 109–99

| Connie Hawkins (25)

| Jim Fox (15)

| Gail Goodrich,
Connie Hawkins (5)

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
6,466

| 23–30

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 54

| January 25

| @ Los Angeles

| L 106–118

| Gail Goodrich (22)

| Connie Hawkins (10)

| Connie Hawkins (10)

| The Forum
11,483

| 23–31

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 55

| January 29

| Atlanta

| W 111–102

| Dick Van Arsdale (31)

| Jim Fox (10)

| Dick Van Arsdale (6)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,658

| 24–31

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 56

| January 30

| @ San Francisco

| L 116–125

| Connie Hawkins,
Dick Van Arsdale (28)

| Connie Hawkins (11)

| Art Harris,
Stan McKenzie (basketball) (5)

| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
6,308

| 24–32

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 57

| January 31

| Milwaukee

| L 106–107

| Connie Hawkins (35)

| Paul Silas (20)

| Connie Hawkins (6)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,814

| 24–33

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| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 5

| road_losses = 5

}}

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 58

| February 1

| @ San Diego

| W 105–103

| Connie Hawkins (24)

| Jim Fox,
Connie Hawkins (12)

| Gail Goodrich (7)

| San Diego Sports Arena
4,582

| 25–33

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 59

| February 3

| Philadelphia

| W 131–123

| Gail Goodrich,
Connie Hawkins (28)

| Connie Hawkins (13)

| Connie Hawkins (9)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,543

| 26–33

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 60

| February 6

| San Francisco

| W 122–117

| Paul Silas (23)

| Paul Silas (13)

| Gail Goodrich (6)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,599

| 27–33

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 61

| February 7

| Los Angeles

| W 121–117 (OT)

| Connie Hawkins (37)

| Paul Silas (13)

| Art Harris,
Connie Hawkins (6)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,459

| 28–33

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 62

| February 10

| @ Boston

| W 122–117

| Connie Hawkins (35)

| Paul Silas (21)

| Gail Goodrich (8)

| Boston Garden
4,761

| 29–33

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 63

| February 11

| @ Milwaukee

| L 120–127

| Connie Hawkins (32)

| Paul Silas (11)

| Connie Hawkins (6)

| Milwaukee Arena
10,746

| 29–34

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 64

| February 12

| @ Chicago

| L 121–122

| Connie Hawkins (37)

| Connie Hawkins,
Paul Silas (10)

| Gail Goodrich (9)

| Chicago Stadium
11,190

| 29–35

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 65

| February 13

| @ Detroit

| L 120–132

| Dick Van Arsdale (27)

| Connie Hawkins,
Paul Silas (10)

| Dick Van Arsdale (6)

| Cobo Arena
3,029

| 29–36

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 66

| February 15

| @ Philadelphia

| L 125–159

| Dick Van Arsdale (21)

| Paul Silas (15)

| Art Harris (4)

| The Spectrum
8,163

| 29–37

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 67

| February 17

| @ Seattle

| W 129–118

| Gail Goodrich (44)

| Paul Silas (13)

| Gail Goodrich (10)

| Seattle Center Coliseum
8,220

| 30–37

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 68

| February 18

| Boston

| L 113–116

| Dick Van Arsdale (26)

| Connie Hawkins (14)

| Gail Goodrich (9)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,818

| 30–38

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 69

| February 20

| San Diego

| W 126–117

| Gail Goodrich (31)

| Paul Silas (15)

| Gail Goodrich (12)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,136

| 31–38

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 70

| February 22

| Milwaukee

| L 124–144

| Connie Hawkins (25)

| Connie Hawkins (14)

| Gail Goodrich,
Dick Van Arsdale (5)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,541

| 31–39

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 71

| February 24

| @ New York

| L 105–121

| Connie Hawkins (26)

| Connie Hawkins (21)

| Art Harris (8)

| Madison Square Garden
19,011

| 31–40

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 72

| February 26

| @ Detroit

| W 131–123

| Connie Hawkins (33)

| Paul Silas (15)

| Gail Goodrich (7)

| Cobo Arena
2,552

| 32–40

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 73

| February 27

| @ Boston

| W 134–125

| Dick Van Arsdale (37)

| Connie Hawkins (10)

| Connie Hawkins,
Paul Silas (6)

| Boston Garden
8,933

| 33–40

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| home_wins = 4

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 2

}}

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 74

| March 1

| @ Atlanta

| W 109–98

| Connie Hawkins (30)

| Connie Hawkins (17)

| Gail Goodrich (6)

| Alexander Memorial Coliseum
5,735

| 34–40

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 75

| March 3

| Boston

| L 111–123

| Dick Van Arsdale (25)

| Paul Silas (15)

| Gail Goodrich,
Dick Van Arsdale (7)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,699

| 34–41

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 76

| March 6

| @ San Francisco

| L 97–107

| Connie Hawkins (27)

| Connie Hawkins (15)

| Paul Silas (4)

| Oakland-Alameda Coliseum Arena
4,316

| 34–42

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 77

| March 8

| Atlanta

| W 130–119

| Gail Goodrich (24)

| Paul Silas (17)

| Connie Hawkins (9)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,526

| 35–42

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 78

| March 15

| @ Atlanta

| L 111–126

| Connie Hawkins (30)

| Paul Silas (19)

| Gail Goodrich,
Connie Hawkins (5)

| Alexander Memorial Coliseum
6,066

| 35–43

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 79

| March 17

| San Francisco

| L 133–121

| Gail Goodrich (36)

| Paul Silas (17)

| Connie Hawkins,
Dick Van Arsdale (7)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,486

| 36–43

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 80

| March 19

| Boston

| W 127–123

| Gail Goodrich (32)

| Connie Hawkins (14)

| Connie Hawkins (9)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,570

| 37–43

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 81

| March 20

| San Diego

| W 127–104

| Connie Hawkins (29)

| Paul Silas (12)

| Connie Hawkins (8)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,026

| 38–43

|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 82

| March 22

| @ San Diego

| W 130–129

| Connie Hawkins (44)

| Connie Hawkins (20)

| Gail Goodrich,
Connie Hawkins (8)

| San Diego Sports Arena
4,558

| 39–43

{{Game log section end}}

|-

! colspan=2 style="color:#FF8800" | [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/1970_games.html 1969–70 season schedule]

|}

{{main|1970 NBA playoffs}}

{{NBA game log start|Phoenix Suns|playoffs=yes|end_year=1970}}

{{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|Division semifinals|playoffs=yes|first=yes|show=no|

| home_wins = 2

| home_losses = 1

| road_wins = 1

| road_losses = 3

}}

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 1

| March 25

| @ Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197003250LAL.html L 112–128]

| Paul Silas (26)

| Paul Silas (18)

| Connie Hawkins (6)

| The Forum
15,046

| 0–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 2

| March 29

| @ Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197003290LAL.html W 114–101]

| Connie Hawkins (34)

| Connie Hawkins (20)

| Hawkins, Van Arsdale (7)

| The Forum
17,501

| 1–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 3

| April 2

| Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197004020PHO.html W 112–98]

| Gail Goodrich (29)

| Paul Silas (16)

| Connie Hawkins (9)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,324

| 2–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 4

| April 4

| Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197004040PHO.html W 112–102]

| Gail Goodrich (34)

| Paul Silas (16)

| Gail Goodrich (11)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,356

| 3–1

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 5

| April 5

| @ Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197004050LAL.html L 121–138]

| Connie Hawkins (28)

| Connie Hawkins (19)

| three players tied (5)

| The Forum
17,475

| 3–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 6

| April 7

| Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197004070PHO.html L 93–104]

| Connie Hawkins (24)

| Paul Silas (21)

| Goodrich, Van Arsdale (4)

| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,386

| 3–3

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 7

| April 9

| @ Los Angeles

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197004090LAL.html L 94–129]

| Connie Hawkins (25)

| Connie Hawkins (15)

| Hawkins, Silas (4)

| The Forum
17,519

| 3–4

|-

{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=PHO|end_year=1970|playoffs=yes}}

• Connie Hawkins was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. Hawkins led all Western Conference forwards in voting. It was his first All-Star selection in the NBA.
• Dick Van Arsdale was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his second consecutive All-Star selection.

• Connie Hawkins was named to the All-NBA First Team. Hawkins also finished fifth in MVP voting.

* – Stats with the Suns.

^ – Minimum 70 games played.

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