1970–71 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1970–71 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
TV =ABC
season =Regular season
season_champ =Milwaukee Bucks
MVP =flagicon|USA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee)
MVP_link =NBA MVP
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =1971 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Baltimore Bullets
conf1_runner-up =New York Knicks
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Milwaukee Bucks
conf2_runner-up =Los Angeles Lakers
finals =Finals
finals_link =1971 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Milwaukee Bucks
finals_runner-up =Baltimore Bullets
finals_MVP =flagicon|USA Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee)
finals_MVP_link =NBA Finals MVP
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1969–70 NBA season
prevseason_year =1969–70
nextseason_link =1971–72 NBA season
nextseason_year =1971–72The 1970–71 NBA season was the 25th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA Championship, beating the Baltimore Bullets 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

* The NBA expands to 17 teams as the Portland Trail Blazers, the Buffalo Braves, and the Cleveland Cavaliers begin play. For the first time, the league is divided into Conferences (East and West), each with two divisions.
* The 1971 NBA All-Star Game was played at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California, with the West beating the East 108-107. Lenny Wilkens of the Seattle SuperSonics wins the game's MVP award.
* In only their third year of existence, the Milwaukee Bucks win the NBA Championship.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

C - NBA Champions

1970-71 NBA statistics leaders

NBA awards

*Most Valuable Player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
*Co-Rookies of the Year:
**Geoff Petrie, Portland Trail Blazers
**Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics
*Coach of the Year: Dick Motta, Chicago Bulls

*All-NBA First Team:
**Dave Bing, Detroit Pistons
**Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
**Billy Cunningham, Philadelphia 76ers
**Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
**John Havlicek, Boston Celtics

*All-NBA Rookie Team:
**Geoff Petrie, Portland Trail Blazers
**Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons
**Calvin Murphy, San Diego Rockets
**Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics
**Pete Maravich, Atlanta Hawks

*NBA All-Defensive Team:
*First Team:
**Dave DeBusschere, New York Knicks
**Gus Johnson, Baltimore Bullets
**Nate Thurmond, San Francisco Warriors
**Walt Frazier, New York Knicks
**Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
*Second Team:
**John Havlicek, Boston Celtics
**Paul Silas, Phoenix Suns
**Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks
**Jerry Sloan, Chicago Bulls
**Norm Van Lier, Cincinnati Royals

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See also