1970-71 Portland Trail Blazers season

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1970-71 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head Coach Rolland Todd
Arena Memorial Coliseum (Portland)
Results
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Place Division: 4th
Conference: 9th
Playoff Finish Did not qualify

The Portland Trailblazers were one of 3 new teams to join the NBA. They played their first game in Portland, beating their expansion brethren, the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-112 on October 16th. [1] The Blazers would finish last in the Pacific Division with a record of 29-53. [2] Of the 3 expansion teams, their record was the best. The Blazers won 7 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. [3]

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

[edit] 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 Murray Seattle Supersonics
Pat Riley San Diego Rockets
Dale Schlueter San Francisco Warriors
Larry Siegfried Boston Celtics

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[edit] Regular season

[edit] 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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[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Awards and Honors

  • Geoff Petrie, Co-Rookie of the Year

[edit] References

  1. ^ Portland Trail Blazers (1970-Present)
  2. ^ Portland Trail Blazers (1970-Present)
  3. ^ Portland Trail Blazers (1970-Present)
  4. ^ BOBCATS: All-Time Expansion Draft Results
  5. ^ 1970-71 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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1970–71 NBA season by team
1970 NBA Expansion Draft • 1970 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
East
Boston • Buffalo • New York • Philadelphia
Atlanta • Baltimore • Cincinnati • Cleveland
West
Chicago • Detroit • Milwaukee • Phoenix
Los Angeles • Portland • San Diego • San Francisco • Seattle
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Sports teams based in Oregon
Baseball
Basketball
Hockey
Soccer
Lacrosse
University athletics
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Portland Trail Blazers seasons
1970-71  • 1971-72  • 1972-73  • 1973-74  • 1974-75  • 1975-76  • 1976-77  • 1977-78  • 1978-79  • 1979-80  • 1980-81  • 1981-82  • 1982-83  • 1983-84  • 1984-85  • 1985-86  • 1986-87  • 1987-88  • 1988-89  • 1989-90  • 1990-91  • 1991-92  • 1992-93  • 1993-94  • 1994-95  • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-00 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08  • 2008-09
Bold indicates NBA Finals victory