1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 48-34
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 5-7 Lost conference finals
Conference Semifinals - Defeated Chicago Bulls 4-3
Conference Finals - Lost to Milwaukee Bucks 4-1
Coach: Joe Mullaney (48-34)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 566,108, Avg. 13,808 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-7.

The Lakers scored 9,411 points and gave up 9,159. Jerry West scored a team-leading 1,859 points for Los Angeles, while Wilt Chamberlain and Happy Hairston contributed 18 or more per game also. Wilt Chamberlain racked up 1,493 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 655 assists for the squad.

Joe Mullaney coached the team. The 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the conference finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9411
Regular Season Points Against: 9159

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 16, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Chicago Bulls 102 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 17, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Baltimore Bullets 118 L 0-0 1-1 1-1 OT
October 20, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 100 at New York Knicks 115 L 0-0 1-2 1-2
October 21, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 141 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 W 0-0 2-2 2-2
October 23, 1970 Philadelphia 76ers 127 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 L 0-1 2-2 2-3
October 25, 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 W 1-1 2-2 3-3
October 30, 1970 Buffalo Braves 90 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 W 2-1 2-2 4-3
November 3, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 128 at Portland Trail Blazers 108 W 2-1 3-2 5-3
November 6, 1970 New York Knicks 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 W 3-1 3-2 6-3
November 8, 1970 Baltimore Bullets 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 W 4-1 3-2 7-3
November 10, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Chicago Bulls 118 L 4-1 3-3 7-4
November 11, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 117 at Detroit Pistons 115 W 4-1 4-3 8-4
November 13, 1970 Detroit Pistons 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 W 5-1 4-3 9-4
November 17, 1970 Atlanta Hawks 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 W 6-1 4-3 10-4
November 19, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Seattle Supersonics 111 L 6-1 4-4 10-5
November 20, 1970 Milwaukee Bucks 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 L 6-2 4-4 10-6
November 22, 1970 Seattle Supersonics 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 149 W 7-2 4-4 11-6
November 27, 1970 Phoenix Suns 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 L 7-3 4-4 11-7
November 28, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 88 at San Francisco Warriors 92 L 7-3 4-5 11-8 at Oakland, CA
November 29, 1970 San Diego Rockets 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 130 W 8-3 4-5 12-8
December 1, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Baltimore Bullets 93 W 8-3 5-5 13-8
December 2, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Boston Celtics 114 L 8-3 5-6 13-9
December 4, 1970 San Francisco Warriors 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 W 9-3 5-6 14-9
December 5, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 116 at San Diego Rockets 119 L 9-3 5-7 14-10
December 6, 1970 Portland Trail Blazers 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 131 W 10-3 5-7 15-10
December 8, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Phoenix Suns 112 W 10-3 6-7 16-10
December 11, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Seattle Supersonics 118 W 10-3 7-7 17-10
December 13, 1970 Detroit Pistons 103 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 L 10-4 7-7 17-11
December 15, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Buffalo Braves 113 L 10-4 7-8 17-12 OT
December 16, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 118 at Cincinnati Royals 102 W 10-4 8-8 18-12
December 19, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Atlanta Hawks 104 W 10-4 9-8 19-12
December 21, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Milwaukee Bucks 113 L 10-4 9-9 19-13
December 22, 1970 Atlanta Hawks 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 L 10-5 9-9 19-14
December 25, 1970 Boston Celtics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 W 11-5 9-9 20-14
December 27, 1970 Phoenix Suns 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 128 W 12-5 9-9 21-14
December 29, 1970 Chicago Bulls 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 W 13-5 9-9 22-14
December 30, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Phoenix Suns 132 L 13-5 9-10 22-15
January 1, 1971 San Diego Rockets 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 L 13-6 9-10 22-16
January 2, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at San Diego Rockets 109 L 13-6 9-11 22-17 OT
January 5, 1971 Cincinnati Royals 146 at Los Angeles Lakers 112 L 13-7 9-11 22-18 at Omaha, NE
January 7, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Cleveland Cavaliers 105 W 13-7 10-11 23-18
January 8, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 W 13-7 11-11 24-18
January 10, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Detroit Pistons 118 L 13-7 11-12 24-19
January 14, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Cincinnati Royals 120 W 13-7 12-12 25-19 at Toronto, Ont
January 16, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Atlanta Hawks 127 L 13-7 12-13 25-20
January 19, 1971 Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 134 W 14-7 12-13 26-20
January 22, 1971 San Francisco Warriors 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 130 W 15-7 12-13 27-20
January 24, 1971 Cincinnati Royals 131 at Los Angeles Lakers 142 W 16-7 12-13 28-20
January 26, 1971 Chicago Bulls 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 136 W 17-7 12-13 29-20
January 28, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Phoenix Suns 118 L 17-7 12-14 29-21
January 29, 1971 Seattle Supersonics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 W 18-7 12-14 30-21
January 30, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 85 at San Francisco Warriors 87 L 18-7 12-15 30-22 at Oakland, CA
January 31, 1971 Portland Trail Blazers 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 133 W 19-7 12-15 31-22
February 2, 1971 San Diego Rockets 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 133 W 20-7 12-15 32-22
February 5, 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 93 at Los Angeles Lakers 116 W 21-7 12-15 33-22
February 6, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 115 at San Diego Rockets 108 W 21-7 13-15 34-22
February 7, 1971 San Francisco Warriors 104 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 W 22-7 13-15 35-22
February 9, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 111 W 22-7 14-15 36-22
February 11, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Milwaukee Bucks 122 L 22-7 14-16 36-23
February 12, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Chicago Bulls 107 L 22-7 14-17 36-24
February 14, 1971 Cincinnati Royals 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 W 23-7 14-17 37-24
February 16, 1971 New York Knicks 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 130 W 24-7 14-17 38-24
February 18, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 136 at Portland Trail Blazers 114 W 24-7 15-17 39-24
February 19, 1971 Philadelphia 76ers 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 L 24-8 15-17 39-25
February 21, 1971 Boston Celtics 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 W 25-8 15-17 40-25
February 23, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Baltimore Bullets 107 W 25-8 16-17 41-25
February 24, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Boston Celtics 116 L 25-8 16-18 41-26
February 26, 1971 Seattle Supersonics 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 145 W 26-8 16-18 42-26
February 27, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at San Francisco Warriors 107 W 26-8 17-18 43-26
February 28, 1971 Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 W 27-8 17-18 44-26
March 2, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 131 at Buffalo Braves 118 W 27-8 18-18 45-26
March 3, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Milwaukee Bucks 112 L 27-8 18-19 45-27
March 5, 1971 Atlanta Hawks 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 L 27-9 18-19 45-28
March 6, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Seattle Supersonics 121 L 27-9 18-20 45-29
March 7, 1971 Chicago Bulls 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 W 28-9 18-20 46-29
March 9, 1971 Baltimore Bullets 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 L 28-10 18-20 46-30
March 12, 1971 Buffalo Braves 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 L 28-11 18-20 46-31
March 14, 1971 Detroit Pistons 100 at Los Angeles Lakers 110 W 29-11 18-20 47-31
March 16, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 82 at New York Knicks 115 L 29-11 18-21 47-32
March 17, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Boston Celtics 112 L 29-11 18-22 47-33
March 19, 1971 Phoenix Suns 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 L 29-12 18-22 47-34
March 21, 1971 New York Knicks 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 101 W 30-12 18-22 48-34
March 24, 1971 Chicago Bulls 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
March 26, 1971 Chicago Bulls 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
March 28, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Chicago Bulls 106 L 2-0 0-1 2-1
March 30, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Chicago Bulls 112 L 2-0 0-2 2-2
April 1, 1971 Chicago Bulls 89 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 W 3-0 0-2 3-2
April 4, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Chicago Bulls 113 L 3-0 0-3 3-3
April 6, 1971 Chicago Bulls 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 W 4-0 0-3 4-3
April 9, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 85 at Milwaukee Bucks 106 L 4-0 0-4 4-4
April 11, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 73 at Milwaukee Bucks 91 L 4-0 0-5 4-5
April 14, 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 W 5-0 0-5 5-5
April 16, 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 94 L 5-1 0-5 5-6
April 18, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Milwaukee Bucks 116 L 5-1 0-6 5-7


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