1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season

1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season
First NBA season
Head coach Rolland Todd
Arena Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record 30–52 (.366)
Place Division: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television KPTV
Radio KLPM

The Portland Trail Blazers were one of three new teams to join the NBA. They played their first game in Portland, beating their expansion brethren, the Cleveland Cavaliers, 115-112 on October 16.[1] The Blazers would finish last in the Pacific Division with a record of 29-53.[1] Of the three expansion teams, their record was the best. The Blazers won seven more games than the Buffalo Braves and 14 more than the Cavaliers. The leading scorer for the Blazers was Geoff Petrie. He averaged 24.8 points per game while sharing Rookie of the Year honors with Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens.[1]

The inaugural Portland Trail Blazers team.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Main article: 1970 NBA draft

Expansion Draft

Player Position Team
Rick Adelman San Diego Rockets
Jerry Chambers Phoenix Suns
LeRoy Ellis Baltimore Bullets
Fred Hetzel Philadelphia 76ers
Joe Kennedy Seattle SuperSonics
Ed Manning Chicago Bulls
Stan McKenzie Phoenix Suns
Dorie Murrey Seattle SuperSonics
Pat Riley San Diego Rockets
Dale Schlueter San Francisco Warriors
Larry Siegfried Boston Celtics

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Roster

Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 12 United States Adelman, Rick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Loyola Marymount (CA)
SG 33 United States Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oregon
C 25 United States Ellis, Leroy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's
F 15 United States English, Claude 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Rhode Island
PF 48 United States Gilmore, Walt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fort Valley State
PF 44 United States Gregor, Gary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) South Carolina
PF 11 United States Halimon, Shaler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Utah State
SF 38 United States Knight, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) California State, LA
PF 35 United States Manning, Ed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jackson State
PF 40 United States McKenzie, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) New York
PF 41 United States Murrey, Dorie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Detroit
SG 45 United States Petrie, Geoff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Princeton
C 54 United States Schlueter, Dale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Colorado State
F 54 United States Stricker, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Pacific
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2008-02-21

Regular season

The Trail Blazers played their home games at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Season standings

Pacific Division
Team W L PCT. GB
Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585 -
San Francisco Warriors 41 41 .500 7
San Diego Rockets 40 42 .488 8
Seattle SuperSonics 38 44 .463 10
Portland Trail Blazers 29 53 .354 19

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# Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Milwaukee Bucks 66 16 .805
2 y-Los Angeles Lakers 48 34 .585
3 x-Chicago Bulls 51 31 .622
4 x-San Francisco Warriors 41 41 .500
5 Phoenix Suns 48 34 .585
6 Detroit Pistons 45 37 .549
7 San Diego Rockets 40 42 .488
8 Seattle SuperSonics 38 44 .463
9 Portland Trail Blazers 29 53 .354
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Awards and honors

References

  1. 1 2 3 Portland Trail Blazers (1970-Present)
  2. ↑ BOBCATS: All-Time Expansion Draft Results
  3. ↑ 1970-71 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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