1970–71 Philadelphia 76ers season

1970–71 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Jack Ramsay
Arena	The Spectrum
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 2nd (Atlantic) Conference: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Conference Semifinals (eliminated 3-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

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 would represent the Eastern Conference in the Finals. This would be the final season for forward Bailey Howell, who played in Philadelphia in 1971, and was a vital cog in two Celtic championship in 1968 and 1969. ^[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-New York Knicks	52	30	.634	–	32–9	19–20	1–1	10–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	5	24–15	21–18	2–2	10–6
Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	8	25–14	18–22	1–2	8–8
Buffalo Braves	22	60	.268	30	14–23	6–30	2–7	2–10

#	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

(C1) Baltimore Bullets vs. (A2) Philadelphia 76ers: Bullets win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Baltimore: Philadelphia 126, Baltimore 112
• Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Baltimore 119, Philadelphia 107
• Game 3 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 111, Philadelphia 103
• Game 4 @ Philadelphia: Baltimore 120, Philadelphia 105
• Game 5 @ Baltimore: Philadelphia 104, Baltimore 103
• Game 6 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 98, Baltimore 84
• Game 7 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 128, Philadelphia 120

Awards and records

• Billy Cunningham, All-NBA First Team

References

1. 1970-71 Philadelphia 76ers