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1970–71 Philadelphia 76ers season

{{short description|Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{NBA season

| team = Philadelphia 76ers

| end_year = 1971

| wins = 47

| losses = 35

| division = Atlantic

| division_place = 2

| conf_place = 3

| coach = Jack Ramsay

| arena = The Spectrum

| television = WTAF-TV

| radio = WCAU

| playoffs = East Conference Semifinals
(eliminated 3–4)

| bbr_team = PHI

}}

The 1970–71 NBA season was the 76ers 22nd season in the NBA and 8th season in Philadelphia. They improved to a record of 47–35. In the playoffs, they lost a hard-fought series with the Baltimore Bullets 4–3, who represented the Eastern Conference in the Finals. This was the final season for forward Bailey Howell, who was signed by Philadelphia & was a vital part in 2 Celtics championships in 1968 and 1969.

The Sixers also tried a new uniform style. Instead of the traditional PHILA in block lettering, they used a design that wrote out Seventy Sixers in cursive writing. These uniforms did not last the entire year.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1971.html 1970–71 Philadelphia 76ers]

Offseason

=Draft picks=

{{main article|1970 NBA draft}}

This table only displays picks through the second round.

class="wikitable sortable sortable"

! style="background:#d22; color:#FFFFFF" width="10%"| Round

! style="background:#d22; color:#FFFFFF" width="10%"| Pick

! style="background:#d22; color:#FFFFFF" width="20%"| Player

! style="background:#d22; color:#FFFFFF" width="15%"| Position

! style="background:#d22; color:#FFFFFF" width="15%"| Nationality

! style="background:#d22; color:#FFFFFF" width="20%"| College

style="text-align: center"

| 1

12Al HenryC{{USA}}{{college|Wisconsin}}

Roster

{{NBA roster header|team = Philadelphia 76ers}}

{{ player2 | num = 20 | first = Dennis | last = Awtrey | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 10 | lbs = 235 | college = Santa Clara}}

{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Archie | last = Clark | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 175 | college = Minnesota}}

{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Freddie | last = Crawford | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 189 | college = St. Bonaventure}}

{{player2 | num = 32 | first = Billy | last = Cunningham | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | college = North Carolina}}

{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Connie | last = Dierking | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 222 | college = Cincinnati}}

{{player2|num=15|first=Hal|last=Greer|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=175| college = Marshall}}

{{player2 | num = 26 | first = Al | last = Henry | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 190 | college = Wisconsin}}

{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Bailey | last = Howell | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 210 | college = Mississippi State}}

{{player2 |num = 54| first = Luke | last = Jackson | link = Lucious Jackson| pos = F | ft = 6 |in = 9| lbs = 240 | college = Texas–Pan American}}

{{player2|num=24|first=Wali|last=Jones|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180| college = Villanova}}

{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Jim | last = Washington | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 210 | college = Villanova}}

{{NBA roster footer

| head_coach =

}}

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{1970–71 NBA Atlantic standings|team=PHI}}

{{1970–71 NBA East standings|team=PHI}}

:z – clinched division title

:y – clinched division title

:x – clinched playoff spot

=Record vs. opponents=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
colspan=18|1970–71 NBA Records
width=100|Team

!style="background:#003EA4;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL

!style="background:#E45206;color:#012854;width=35"|BAL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS

!style="background:#012F6B;color:#D9AA00;width=35"|BUF

!style="background:#BA0C2F;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|CHI

!style="background:#012F6B;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|CIN

!style="background:#FFA402;color:#77222F;width=35"|CLE

!style="background:#012F6B;color:#D40032;width=35"|DET

!style="background:#800080;color:#FFD700;width=35"|LAL

!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|MIL

!style="background:#003EA4;color:#FF8C00;width=35"|NYK

!style="background:#C90F2E;color:#022167;width=35"|PHI

!style="background:#800080;color:#FF4500;width=35"|PHO

!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|POR

!style="background:#00843D;color:#FFCC00;width=35"|SDR

!style="background:#FFC62C;color:#012F6B;width=35"|SFW

!style="background:#173F36;color:#EBAA00;width=35"|SEA

style="text-align:left;" | Atlanta—3–32–43–11–42–44–00–53–21–43–34–21–42–22–32–33–2
style="text-align:left;" | Baltimore3–3—3–33–12–33–34–02–32–31–42–43–33–22–24–12–33–2
style="text-align:left;" | Boston4–23–3—4–04–14–23–12–33–20–50–64–22–32–23–23–23–2
style="text-align:left;" | Buffalo1–31–30–4—0–40–45–71–52–20–42–20–41–36–61–31–31–3
style="text-align:left;" | Chicago4–13–21–44–0—4–04–03–32–41–53–23–23–33–16–04–23–2
style="text-align:left;" | Cincinnati4–23–32–44–00–4—5–11–41–41–42–41–51–44–01–32–31–4
style="text-align:left;" | Cleveland0–40–41–37–50–41–5—2–20–40–40–41–30–42–100–41–30–4
style="text-align:left;" | Detroit5–03–23–25–13–34–12–2—2–31–52–32–32–43–14–21–43–1
style="text-align:left;" | Los Angeles2–33–22–32–24–24–14–03–2—1–43–23–22–44–03–34–24–2
style="text-align:left;" | Milwaukee4–14–15–04–05–14–14–05–14–1—1–44–14–23–14–16–05–1
style="text-align:left;" | New York3–34–26–02–22–34–24–03–22–34–1—2–44–13–14–13–22–3
style="text-align:left;" | Philadelphia2–43–32–44–02–35–13–13–22–31–44–2—3–24–03–23–23–2
style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix4–12–33–23–13–34–14–04–24–22–41–42–3—4–02–43–23–2
style="text-align:left;" | Portland2–22–22–26–61–30–410–21–30–41–31–30–40–4—0–41–32–4
style="text-align:left;" | San Diego3–21–42–33–10–63–14–02–43–31–41–42–34–24–0—2–45–1
style="text-align:left;" | San Francisco3–23–22–33–12–43–23–14–12–40–62–32–32–33–14–2—3–3
style="text-align:left;" | Seattle2–32–32–33–12–34–14–01–32–41–53–22–32–34–21–53–3—

=Game log=

class="toccolours collapsible" width=50% style="clear:both; margin:1.5em auto; text-align:center"
colspan=11 style="background:#FF0000; color:#0000FF;" | 1970–71 Game log
align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd"

| #

DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 1

October 14Chicago107–110Billy Cunningham (24)1–0
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 2

October 16San Diego119–127Archie Clark (28)2–0
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 3

October 17@ Cincinnati123–105Archie Clark (24)3–0
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 4

October 20@ Buffalo98–89Hal Greer (20)4–0
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 5

October 21Los Angeles141–117Billy Cunningham (22)4–1
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 6

October 23@ Los Angeles127–122Billy Cunningham (31)5–1
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 7

October 24@ San Diego111–116Billy Cunningham (33)5–2
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 8

October 28@ San Francisco111–108Billy Cunningham (27)6–2
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 9

October 30Baltimore123–110Archie Clark (24)6–3
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 10

October 31Boston133–102Billy Cunningham (19)6–4
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 11

November 2Cleveland87–141Archie Clark (21)7–4
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 12

November 4@ Boston113–115Billy Cunningham (25)7–5
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 13

November 6Atlanta112–118Billy Cunningham (38)8–5
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 14

November 7Seattle128–134Bailey Howell (27)9–5
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 15

November 10@ Atlanta104–109Hal Greer (25)9–6
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 16

November 11@ Baltimore119–107Archie Clark (30)10–6
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 17

November 13Buffalo111–119Cunningham, Greer, Howell (20)11–6
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 18

November 14@ New York94–126Billy Cunningham (18)11–7
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 19

November 17@ Detroit113–91Archie Clark (24)12–7
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 20

November 18New York106–113Billy Cunningham (29)13–7
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 21

November 20Detroit120–112Hal Greer (31)13–8
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 22

November 21Phoenix125–119Billy Cunningham (34)13–9
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 23

November 22@ Atlanta115–125Cunningham, Greer (26)13–10
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 24

November 24San Francisco104–96Archie Clark (26)13–11
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 25

November 25N Buffalo99–92Billy Cunningham (27)14–11
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 26

November 27Cincinnati113–109Billy Cunningham (22)14–12
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 27

November 30Baltimore98–104Billy Cunningham (19)15–12
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 28

December 1@ Chicago91–107Dennis Awtrey (17)15–13
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 29

December 4@ Milwaukee122–128 (OT)Billy Cunningham (33)15–14
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 30

December 5@ Cincinnati131–106Archie Clark (29)16–14
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 31

December 8Seattle107–104Billy Cunningham (27)16–15
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 32

December 11San Francisco102–101Clark, Cunningham (18)16–16
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 33

December 12@ New York101–118Archie Clark (21)16–17
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 34

December 15San Diego98–122Jim Washington (20)17–17
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 35

December 17@ Seattle125–117Archie Clark (29)18–17
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 36

December 19@ San Francisco108–99Hal Greer (33)19–17
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 37

December 20@ Portland134–132 (OT)Cunningham, Greer (31)20–17
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 38

December 22@ Phoenix133–129 (OT)Archie Clark (26)21–17
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 39

December 25Detroit100–105Hal Greer (28)22–17
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 40

December 27@ Cleveland101–114Clark, Cunningham (25)22–18
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 41

December 29@ Buffalo124–113Archie Clark (35)23–18
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 42

December 30Milwaukee107–119Billy Cunningham (35)24–18
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 43

January 2Boston125–120Billy Cunningham (29)24–19
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 44

January 5San Francisco92–97Archie Clark (22)25–19
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 45

January 8Los Angeles123–117Archie Clark (29)25–20
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 46

January 9Phoenix112–123Archie Clark (33)26–20
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 47

January 10@ Boston115–107Billy Cunningham (31)27–20
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 48

January 14@ Chicago103–108Bailey Howell (22)27–21
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 49

January 15Chicago96–99Hal Greer (22)28–21
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 50

January 16Cleveland96–115Hal Greer (29)29–21
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 51

January 17@ San Diego106–105Bailey Howell (28)30–21
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 52

January 19@ Los Angeles114–134Archie Clark (38)30–22
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 53

January 22@ Phoenix117–116Billy Cunningham (31)31–22
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 54

January 24@ Seattle145–119Billy Cunningham (33)32–22
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 55

January 26Atlanta122–129Hal Greer (36)33–22
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 56

January 29Milwaukee142–118Clark, Greer (21)33–23
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 57

January 30@ New York106–105Jim Washington (24)34–23
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 58

January 31@ Boston126–132Archie Clark (32)34–24
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 59

February 2Boston105–108Billy Cunningham (31)35–24
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 60

February 5@ Chicago102–114Archie Clark (30)35–25
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 61

February 6@ Cincinnati118–109Hal Greer (29)36–25
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 62

February 7New York99–127Archie Clark (33)37–25
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 63

February 12@ Detroit109–118Billy Cunningham (26)37–26
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 64

February 14N Baltimore103–112Billy Cunningham (35)37–27
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 65

February 17N Milwaukee114–119Billy Cunningham (26)37–28
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 66

February 19@ Los Angeles118–104Jim Washington (28)38–28
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 67

February 20@ Portland118–105Archie Clark (30)39–28
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 68

February 21@ Seattle128–135Billy Cunningham (34)39–29
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 69

February 23Portland113–119Billy Cunningham (35)40–29
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 70

February 26Phoenix108–94Billy Cunningham (27)40–30
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 71

February 28Cincinnati121–131Billy Cunningham (28)41–30
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 72

March 1@ Milwaukee103–127Archie Clark (20)41–31
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 73

March 2San Diego111–103Billy Cunningham (22)41–32
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 74

March 3N Portland104–120Archie Clark (28)42–32
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 75

March 5New York116–121Billy Cunningham (34)43–32
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 76

March 6Detroit115–121Clark, Greer (28)44–32
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 77

March 9@ Cleveland124–113Billy Cunningham (23)45–32
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 78

March 14@ Atlanta101–108Archie Clark (29)45–33
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 79

March 16Atlanta130–125Clark, Jackson (26)45–34
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 80

March 19Cincinnati127–147Archie Clark (24)46–34
align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"

| 81

March 20@ Baltimore112–124Bailey Howell (28)46–35
align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"

| 82

March 21Baltimore108–120Hal Greer (23)47–35

Playoffs

{{NBA game log start|Philadelphia 76ers|end_year=1971|bgcolor=#0067B1|color=white|playoffs=yes}}

{{NBA game log section|Philadelphia 76ers|Conference Semifinals|first=yes|bgcolor=#ED174C|color=white|playoffs=yes|show=no

| home_wins = 1

| home_losses = 2

| road_wins = 2

| road_losses = 2

}}

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

| 1

| March 24

| @ Baltimore

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197103240BAL.html W 126–112]

| Hal Greer (30)

| Luke Jackson (13)

| Archie Clark (7)

| Baltimore Civic Center
6,707

| 1–0

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

| 2

| March 26

| Baltimore

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197103260PHI.html L 107–119]

| Archie Clark (26)

| Billy Cunningham (11)

| Archie Clark (6)

| Spectrum
10,369

| 1–1

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

| 3

| March 28

| @ Baltimore

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197103280BAL.html L 103–111]

| Hal Greer (30)

| Billy Cunningham (19)

| Billy Cunningham (10)

| Baltimore Civic Center
5,589

| 1–2

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

| 4

| March 30

| Baltimore

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197103300PHI.html L 105–120]

| Archie Clark (24)

| Billy Cunningham (17)

| Billy Cunningham (8)

| Spectrum
8,909

| 1–3

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

| 5

| April 1

| @ Baltimore

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197104010BAL.html W 104–103]

| Billy Cunningham (32)

| Billy Cunningham (20)

| Hal Greer (6)

| Baltimore Civic Center
10,998

| 2–3

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

| 6

| April 3

| Baltimore

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197104030PHI.html W 98–94]

| Billy Cunningham (33)

| Billy Cunningham (16)

| Billy Cunningham (5)

| Spectrum
7,059

| 3–3

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

| 7

| April 4

| @ Baltimore

| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197104040BAL.html L 120–128]

| Archie Clark (37)

| Billy Cunningham (19)

| Clark, Greer (5)

| Baltimore Civic Center
6,662

| 3–4

|-

{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=PHI|end_year=1971|playoffs=yes}}

Awards and records

References

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