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1970-71 NBA Season Summary

1969-70 Season Summary 1971-72 Season Summary

League Champion: Milwaukee Bucks

Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31.7/16.0/3.3)

Rookie of the Year: Dave Cowens (17.0/15.0/2.8), Geoff Petrie (24.8/3.4/4.8)

PPG Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (31.7)

RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (18.2)

APG Leader: Norm Van Lier (10.1)

WS Leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (22.3)

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Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Eastern Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Atlantic Division
New York Knicks*	52	30	.634	—	110.1	105.0	5.05
Philadelphia 76ers*	47	35	.573	5.0	114.8	113.3	1.81
Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	8.0	117.2	115.1	2.30
Buffalo Braves	22	60	.268	30.0	105.5	112.1	-8.02
Central Division
Baltimore Bullets*	42	40	.512	—	112.9	112.3	0.91
Atlanta Hawks*	36	46	.439	6.0	114.0	115.8	-1.31
Cincinnati Royals	33	49	.402	9.0	116.0	119.2	-2.96
Cleveland Cavaliers	15	67	.183	27.0	102.1	113.3	-12.04

Table
Western Conference	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Midwest Division
Milwaukee Bucks*	66	16	.805	—	118.4	106.2	11.91
Chicago Bulls*	51	31	.622	15.0	110.6	105.4	5.47
Phoenix Suns	48	34	.585	18.0	113.8	111.9	2.33
Detroit Pistons	45	37	.549	21.0	110.1	110.9	-0.34
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	48	34	.585	—	114.8	111.7	3.26
San Francisco Warriors*	41	41	.500	7.0	107.1	108.5	-0.83
San Diego Rockets	40	42	.488	8.0	113.2	113.4	0.20
Seattle SuperSonics	38	44	.463	10.0	115.0	117.0	-1.53
Portland Trail Blazers	29	53	.354	19.0	115.5	120.0	-6.20

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Team

Opponent

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Milwaukee Bucks*	82	241.2	48.4	95.2	.509	48.4	95.2	.509	21.5	29.0	.742	53.0	27.4			20.6	22.5	118.4
2	Boston Celtics	82	241.2	46.4	105.1	.442	46.4	105.1	.442	24.4	32.3	.755	58.9	25.0			20.1	26.1	117.2
3	Cincinnati Royals	82	241.8	46.4	102.1	.454	46.4	102.1	.454	23.2	32.0	.725	50.6	24.7			19.2	25.9	116.0
4	Portland Trail Blazers	82	240.9	45.4	104.4	.435	45.4	104.4	.435	24.7	32.6	.758	51.3	27.2	12.0	5.5	17.2	24.7	115.5
5	Seattle SuperSonics	82	240.6	44.7	98.0	.456	44.7	98.0	.456	25.6	34.0	.753	54.3	25.0			20.4	23.4	115.0
6	Los Angeles Lakers*	82	240.9	45.6	95.8	.476	45.6	95.8	.476	23.6	33.1	.711	52.1	26.9			19.5	20.8	114.8
7	Philadelphia 76ers*	82	240.9	44.0	97.9	.450	44.0	97.9	.450	26.8	36.2	.741	54.1	24.1			20.1	26.4	114.8
8	Atlanta Hawks*	82	240.9	44.1	94.9	.465	44.1	94.9	.465	25.9	36.3	.713	54.5	23.2			22.0	23.9	114.0
9	Phoenix Suns	82	241.2	42.7	97.8	.437	42.7	97.8	.437	28.4	37.5	.756	54.2	23.5			19.6	26.0	113.8
10	San Diego Rockets	82	240.6	43.3	102.8	.421	43.3	102.8	.421	26.7	35.6	.749	57.1	23.4			20.9	26.0	113.2
11	Baltimore Bullets*	82	241.5	44.9	101.6	.442	44.9	101.6	.442	23.0	30.5	.754	55.5	21.6			19.1	24.0	112.9
12	Chicago Bulls*	82	240.9	42.2	93.4	.452	42.2	93.4	.452	26.2	33.2	.790	52.7	26.1			16.5	21.9	110.6
13	New York Knicks*	82	240.9	44.3	98.5	.450	44.3	98.5	.450	21.5	29.0	.740	49.7	21.7			14.8	23.4	110.1
14	Detroit Pistons	82	242.1	42.3	94.3	.449	42.3	94.3	.449	25.5	34.2	.745	47.8	20.7			20.0	24.0	110.1
15	San Francisco Warriors*	82	240.3	42.1	94.0	.448	42.1	94.0	.448	22.9	30.1	.760	56.6	23.1			20.6	22.4	107.1
16	Buffalo Braves	82	241.5	41.8	95.9	.436	41.8	95.9	.436	22.0	30.5	.721	52.0	23.9			21.5	27.2	105.5
17	Cleveland Cavaliers	82	240.0	40.2	94.9	.424	40.2	94.9	.424	21.6	29.0	.746	48.6	25.2			19.4	25.8	102.1
	League Average	82	241.0	44.0	98.0	.449	44.0	98.0	.449	24.3	32.7	.745	53.1	24.3	0.7	0.3	19.5	24.4	112.4

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	New York Knicks*	82	240.9	40.8	94.5	.431	40.8	94.5	.431	23.5	31.3	.752	56.0	18.4			19.5	23.0	105.0
2	Chicago Bulls*	82	240.9	42.6	94.0	.453	42.6	94.0	.453	20.2	27.0	.748	49.2	23.3			16.4	25.6	105.4
3	Milwaukee Bucks*	82	241.2	42.5	100.3	.424	42.5	100.3	.424	21.1	28.3	.744	48.8	23.5			19.1	21.6	106.2
4	San Francisco Warriors*	82	240.3	43.7	102.1	.428	43.7	102.1	.428	21.2	28.3	.748	52.5	23.8			15.3	23.0	108.5
5	Detroit Pistons	82	242.1	43.0	94.1	.457	43.0	94.1	.457	24.9	33.0	.755	52.3	23.3			22.4	25.5	110.9
6	Los Angeles Lakers*	82	240.9	46.3	103.8	.446	46.3	103.8	.446	19.1	25.7	.744	55.5	25.3			18.4	23.8	111.7
7	Phoenix Suns	82	241.2	42.8	95.5	.448	42.8	95.5	.448	26.4	35.6	.741	50.9	25.2			20.2	26.9	111.9
8	Buffalo Braves	82	241.5	42.5	93.5	.455	42.5	93.5	.455	27.1	36.8	.737	54.2	24.4			21.1	23.9	112.1
9	Baltimore Bullets*	82	241.5	44.4	99.6	.446	44.4	99.6	.446	23.5	31.5	.745	54.1	22.7			20.3	23.1	112.3
10	Cleveland Cavaliers	82	240.0	42.4	91.2	.465	42.4	91.2	.465	28.5	36.9	.773	50.9	28.1			18.8	23.2	113.3
11	Philadelphia 76ers*	82	240.9	42.9	95.2	.450	42.9	95.2	.450	27.6	37.5	.735	53.3	24.0			21.5	25.5	113.3
12	San Diego Rockets	82	240.6	44.4	98.8	.449	44.4	98.8	.449	24.7	33.5	.737	53.0	26.0			20.1	26.1	113.4
13	Boston Celtics	82	241.2	44.0	100.1	.440	44.0	100.1	.440	27.0	36.4	.742	53.0	23.3			20.0	23.9	115.1
14	Atlanta Hawks*	82	240.9	46.4	104.0	.446	46.4	104.0	.446	23.1	30.7	.753	52.2	24.3			16.5	25.3	115.8
15	Seattle SuperSonics	82	240.6	46.4	99.0	.469	46.4	99.0	.469	24.2	32.7	.741	50.7	24.3			19.3	25.1	117.0
16	Cincinnati Royals	82	241.8	46.3	99.1	.467	46.3	99.1	.467	26.6	36.5	.730	57.0	25.0			20.6	24.1	119.2
17	Portland Trail Blazers	82	240.9	47.6	101.6	.468	47.6	101.6	.468	24.8	33.6	.739	59.6	27.6			21.9	24.8	120.0
	League Average	82	241.0	44.0	98.0	.449	44.0	98.0	.449	24.3	32.7	.745	53.1	24.3	0.7	0.3	19.5	24.4	112.4

Total Stats

Team

Opponent

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Milwaukee Bucks*	82	19780	3972	7803	.509	3972	7803	.509	1766	2379	.742	4344	2249			1686	1847	9710
2	Boston Celtics	82	19780	3804	8616	.442	3804	8616	.442	2000	2648	.755	4833	2052			1649	2138	9608
3	Cincinnati Royals	82	19830	3805	8374	.454	3805	8374	.454	1901	2622	.725	4151	2022			1578	2126	9511
4	Portland Trail Blazers	82	19755	3721	8562	.435	3721	8562	.435	2025	2671	.758	4210	2227	984	454	1413	2024	9467
5	Seattle SuperSonics	82	19730	3664	8034	.456	3664	8034	.456	2101	2790	.753	4456	2049			1674	1917	9429
6	Philadelphia 76ers*	82	19755	3608	8026	.450	3608	8026	.450	2199	2967	.741	4437	1976			1645	2168	9415
7	Los Angeles Lakers*	82	19755	3739	7857	.476	3739	7857	.476	1933	2717	.711	4269	2205			1600	1709	9411
8	Atlanta Hawks*	82	19755	3614	7779	.465	3614	7779	.465	2120	2975	.713	4472	1906			1800	1958	9348
9	Phoenix Suns	82	19780	3503	8021	.437	3503	8021	.437	2327	3078	.756	4442	1927			1607	2132	9333
10	San Diego Rockets	82	19730	3547	8426	.421	3547	8426	.421	2188	2921	.749	4686	1921			1711	2128	9282
11	Baltimore Bullets*	82	19805	3684	8331	.442	3684	8331	.442	1886	2500	.754	4550	1772			1567	1966	9254
12	Chicago Bulls*	82	19755	3460	7660	.452	3460	7660	.452	2150	2721	.790	4325	2142			1354	1797	9070
13	Detroit Pistons	82	19855	3468	7730	.449	3468	7730	.449	2093	2808	.745	3923	1696			1639	1969	9029
14	New York Knicks*	82	19755	3633	8076	.450	3633	8076	.450	1760	2377	.740	4075	1779			1215	1916	9026
15	San Francisco Warriors*	82	19705	3454	7709	.448	3454	7709	.448	1875	2468	.760	4643	1893			1688	1833	8783
16	Buffalo Braves	82	19805	3424	7860	.436	3424	7860	.436	1805	2504	.721	4261	1962			1764	2232	8653
17	Cleveland Cavaliers	82	19680	3299	7778	.424	3299	7778	.424	1775	2380	.746	3982	2065			1593	2114	8373
	League Average	82	19765	3612	8038	.449	3612	8038	.449	1994	2678	.745	4356	1991	984	454	1599	1998	9218

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	New York Knicks*	82	19755	3343	7752	.431	3343	7752	.431	1928	2565	.752	4591	1509			1602	1889	8614
2	Chicago Bulls*	82	19755	3491	7709	.453	3491	7709	.453	1658	2216	.748	4031	1914			1346	2099	8640
3	Milwaukee Bucks*	82	19780	3489	8224	.424	3489	8224	.424	1727	2322	.744	4004	1923			1569	1770	8705
4	San Francisco Warriors*	82	19705	3583	8371	.428	3583	8371	.428	1735	2318	.748	4305	1949			1256	1882	8901
5	Detroit Pistons	82	19855	3525	7713	.457	3525	7713	.457	2040	2703	.755	4292	1912			1833	2087	9090
6	Los Angeles Lakers*	82	19755	3796	8511	.446	3796	8511	.446	1567	2107	.744	4552	2078			1511	1951	9159
7	Phoenix Suns	82	19780	3506	7828	.448	3506	7828	.448	2165	2923	.741	4173	2069			1656	2202	9177
8	Buffalo Braves	82	19805	3486	7666	.455	3486	7666	.455	2224	3018	.737	4447	1998			1728	1956	9196
9	Baltimore Bullets*	82	19805	3640	8164	.446	3640	8164	.446	1926	2584	.745	4435	1862			1663	1897	9206
10	Philadelphia 76ers*	82	19755	3514	7806	.450	3514	7806	.450	2260	3076	.735	4372	1970			1765	2089	9288
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	82	19680	3476	7480	.465	3476	7480	.465	2337	3024	.773	4175	2307			1545	1899	9289
12	San Diego Rockets	82	19730	3639	8102	.449	3639	8102	.449	2024	2745	.737	4345	2135			1648	2141	9302
13	Boston Celtics	82	19780	3612	8211	.440	3612	8211	.440	2214	2982	.742	4342	1910			1637	1962	9438
14	Atlanta Hawks*	82	19755	3801	8525	.446	3801	8525	.446	1893	2515	.753	4279	1996			1356	2074	9495
15	Seattle SuperSonics	82	19730	3803	8117	.469	3803	8117	.469	1985	2679	.741	4156	1994			1586	2062	9591
16	Cincinnati Royals	82	19830	3795	8130	.467	3795	8130	.467	2184	2991	.730	4675	2050			1687	1979	9774
17	Portland Trail Blazers	82	19755	3900	8333	.468	3900	8333	.468	2037	2758	.739	4885	2267			1795	2035	9837
	League Average	82	19765	3612	8038	.449	3612	8038	.449	1994	2678	.745	4356	1991	984	454	1599	1998	9218

Advanced Stats

Team

Advanced Stats Table
																	Offense Four Factors				Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA	Arena	Attend.	Attend./G
1	Milwaukee Bucks*	26.1	66	16	67	15	12.26	-0.34	11.91	103.9	93.1	+10.8	113.4	.305		.549	.509	16.0		.226	.424	14.5		.210	Milwaukee Arena		597
2	Chicago Bulls*	27.4	51	31	54	28	5.24	0.23	5.47	100.5	95.7	+4.8	109.7	.355		.512	.452	13.3		.281	.453	13.4		.215	Chicago Stadium		704
3	New York Knicks*	28.0	52	30	54	28	5.02	0.02	5.05	97.8	93.3	+4.5	112.2	.294		.495	.450	11.8		.218	.431	15.3		.249	Madison Square Garden (IV)		1,400
4	Los Angeles Lakers*	28.2	48	34	49	33	3.07	0.19	3.26	98.8	96.1	+2.7	115.7	.346		.520	.476	15.0		.246	.446	13.8		.184	The Forum	566,108	736
5	Boston Celtics	26.2	44	38	46	36	2.07	0.22	2.30	97.0	95.3	+1.7	120.2	.307		.491	.442	14.4		.232	.440	14.7		.270	Boston Garden	313,768	8,045
6	Phoenix Suns	26.0	48	34	46	36	1.90	0.43	2.33	98.2	96.6	+1.6	115.3	.384		.498	.437	14.6		.290	.448	15.4		.277	Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum		483
7	Philadelphia 76ers*	29.0	47	35	45	37	1.55	0.26	1.81	98.8	97.5	+1.3	115.7	.370		.504	.450	15.0		.274	.450	16.2		.290	The Spectrum		666
8	Baltimore Bullets*	27.5	42	40	42	40	0.59	0.32	0.91	96.2	95.7	+0.5	116.5	.300		.491	.442	14.2		.226	.446	15.2		.236	Baltimore Civic Center		760
9	San Diego Rockets	25.0	40	42	40	42	-0.24	0.45	0.20	95.2	95.5	-0.3	118.5	.347		.478	.421	15.0		.260	.449	15.0		.250	San Diego Sports Arena		577
10	Detroit Pistons	25.8	45	37	39	43	-0.74	0.41	-0.34	98.1	98.7	-0.6	111.3	.363		.504	.449	15.5		.271	.457	17.1		.264	Cobo Arena		721
11	San Francisco Warriors*	27.4	41	41	37	45	-1.44	0.61	-0.83	94.2	95.5	-1.3	113.5	.320		.499	.448	16.1		.243	.428	11.8		.207	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena		491
12	Atlanta Hawks*	27.7	36	46	37	45	-1.79	0.49	-1.31	96.9	98.4	-1.5	117.2	.382		.514	.465	16.5		.273	.446	12.3		.222	Alexander Memorial Coliseum		395
13	Seattle SuperSonics	27.0	38	44	36	46	-1.98	0.44	-1.53	98.4	100.1	-1.7	116.5	.347		.509	.456	15.3		.262	.469	14.6		.245	Seattle Center Coliseum		641
14	Cincinnati Royals	25.7	33	49	33	49	-3.21	0.25	-2.96	97.1	99.8	-2.7	118.5	.313		.499	.454	14.2		.227	.467	15.2		.269	Cincinnati Gardens		182
15	Portland Trail Blazers	25.4	29	53	30	52	-4.51	-1.69	-6.20	95.4	99.1	-3.7	120.6	.312		.486	.435	12.7		.237	.468	15.8		.244	Memorial Coliseum		367
16	Buffalo Braves	24.9	22	60	25	57	-6.62	-1.40	-8.02	93.7	99.6	-5.9	111.9	.319		.483	.436	16.4		.230	.455	16.1		.290	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium		156
17	Cleveland Cavaliers	24.3	15	67	16	66	-11.17	-0.87	-12.04	92.3	102.4	-10.1	110.6	.306		.474	.424	15.3		.228	.465	14.9		.312	Cleveland Arena		160
	League Average	26.6			41	41	0.00	0.00	0.00	97.2	97.2		115.1	.333		.500	.449	14.8		.248	.449	14.8		.248		439,938	2,485