1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season

1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season
Head coach Gene Shue
Arena Baltimore Civic Center
Results
Record 5032 (.610)
Place Division: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Semifinals
(Eliminated 3–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television WBAL-TV
Radio WBAL Radio

The Bullets would get started on a strong note as they won 9 straight games in November. The Bullets would finish with a record of 50–32. In a competitive Eastern Division, the Bullets finished the season 3rd place.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Team W L PCT. GB
New York Knicks C 60 22 .732
Milwaukee Bucks 56 26 .683 4
Baltimore Bullets 50 32 .610 10
Philadelphia 76ers 42 40 .512 18
Cincinnati Royals 36 46 .439 24
Boston Celtics 34 48 .415 26
Detroit Pistons 31 51 .378 29

[2]

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

In the playoffs, the Bullets were matched up against the New York Knicks for the 2nd consecutive season.[1] After losing the first 2 games on the road, the Bullets battled back to win the next 2 games at home. After the Knicks captured Game 5 in New York, the Bullets forced a 7th game with a 96–87 win at the Civic Center.[1] However, the Bullets would fall in Game 7. The Knicks would go on to win the NBA Championship.

(1) New York Knicks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets: Knicks win series 4–3

Awards and honors

References

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