1970–71 Atlanta Hawks season

1970–71 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Richie Guerin
Arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Semifinals (eliminated 1-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

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

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Pete Maravich	SG	United States	LSU
1	14	John Vallely	SG	United States	UCLA

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Baltimore Bullets	42	40	.512	–	24–13	16–25	2–2	10–6
x-Atlanta Hawks	36	46	.439	6	21–20	14–26	1–0	9–7
Cincinnati Royals	33	49	.402	9	17–16	11–28	5–5	16–6
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	27	11–30	2–37	2–0	1–13

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT
1	z-New York Knicks	52	30	.634
2	y-Baltimore Bullets	42	40	.512
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	36	46	.439
5	Boston Celtics	44	38	.537
6	Cincinnati Royals	33	49	.402
7	Buffalo Braves	22	60	.268
8	Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

• Pete Maravich, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

References

1. 1970-71 Atlanta Hawks