NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1969β70 Baltimore Bullets season was their ninth season in the: NBA. And seventh season in theββcity of Baltimore. The Bullets would get started on a strong note as they won 9 straight games in November. The Bullets would finish with a record of 50β32. In a competitive Eastern Division, the Bullets finished the "season 3rd place."
Offseasonβ»
NBA draftβ»
Rosterβ»
Players
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Coaches
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Pos.
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No.
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Name
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Height
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Weight
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DOB
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From
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G
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3
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Carter, Fred
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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185 lb (84 kg)
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Mount St. Mary's
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G
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13
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Davis, Mike
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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185 lb (84 kg)
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Virginia Union
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C
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23
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Ellis, Leroy
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6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
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210 lb (95 kg)
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St. John's
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F
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25
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Johnson, Gus
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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230 lb (104 kg)
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Idaho
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G
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22
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Loughery, Kevin
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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190 lb (86 kg)
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St. John's
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F
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24
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Marin, Jack
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6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
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210 lb (95 kg)
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Duke
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G
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10
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Monroe, Earl
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6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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185 lb (84 kg)
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Winston-Salem State
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F
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31
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Scott, Ray
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6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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215 lb (98 kg)
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Portland
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SF
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35
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Tucker, Al
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6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
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190 lb (86 kg)
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Oklahoma Baptist
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F
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41
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Unseld, Wes
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6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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245 lb (111 kg)
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Louisville
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- Head coach
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
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Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
Record vs. opponentsβ»
1969β70 NBA records
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Team
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ATL
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BAL
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BOS
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CHI
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CIN
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DET
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LAL
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MIL
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NYK
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PHI
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PHO
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SDR
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SFW
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SEA
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Atlanta
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β |
2β4 |
6β0 |
5β2 |
3β3 |
3β3 |
4β3 |
3β3 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
2β4 |
4β2 |
5β2 |
4β2
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Baltimore
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4β2 |
β |
5β2 |
5β1 |
4β3 |
5β2 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
1β5 |
3β4 |
3β3 |
6β0 |
2β4 |
5β1
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Boston
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0β6 |
2β5 |
β |
3β3 |
3β3 |
4β3 |
2β4 |
1β6 |
4β3 |
2β4 |
2β4 |
4β2 |
5β1 |
2β4
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Chicago
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2β5 |
1β5 |
3β3 |
β |
3β3 |
3β3 |
4β2 |
4β2 |
0β6 |
3β3 |
5β2 |
3β4 |
4β2 |
4β3
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Cincinnati
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3β3 |
3β4 |
3β3 |
3β3 |
β |
4β2 |
2β4 |
2β5 |
2β5 |
4β3 |
3β3 |
4β2 |
2β4 |
1β5
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Detroit
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3β3 |
2β5 |
3β4 |
3β3 |
2β4 |
β |
3β3 |
1β6 |
1β6 |
1β5 |
3β3 |
3β3 |
3β3 |
3β3
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Los Angeles
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3β4 |
2β4 |
4β2 |
2β4 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
β |
3β3 |
2β4 |
4β2 |
3β4 |
5β2 |
5β2 |
6β0
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Milwaukee
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3β3 |
3β3 |
6β1 |
2β4 |
5β2 |
6β1 |
3β3 |
β |
2β4 |
5β2 |
6β0 |
6β0 |
4β2 |
5β1
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New York
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2β4 |
5β1 |
3β4 |
6β0 |
5β2 |
6β1 |
4β2 |
4β2 |
β |
5β2 |
6β0 |
5β1 |
5β1 |
4β2
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Philadelphia
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3β3 |
4β3 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
3β4 |
5β1 |
2β4 |
2β5 |
2β5 |
β |
4β2 |
4β2 |
6β0 |
0β6
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Phoenix
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4β2 |
3β3 |
4β2 |
2β5 |
3β3 |
3β3 |
4β3 |
0β6 |
0β6 |
2β4 |
β |
7β0 |
3β3 |
4β3
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San Diego
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2β4 |
0β6 |
2β4 |
4β3 |
2β4 |
3β3 |
2β5 |
0β6 |
1β5 |
2β4 |
0β7 |
β |
5β2 |
4β2
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San Francisco
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2β5 |
4β2 |
1β5 |
2β4 |
4β2 |
3β3 |
2β5 |
2β4 |
1β5 |
0β6 |
3β3 |
2β5 |
β |
3β4
|
Seattle
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2β4 |
1β5 |
4β2 |
3β4 |
5β1 |
3β3 |
0β6 |
1β5 |
2β4 |
6β0 |
3β4 |
2β4 |
4β3 |
β
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Game logβ»
1969β70 game log
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# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
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1 |
October 15 |
Chicago |
93β98 |
Earl Monroe (26) |
1β0
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2 |
October 18 |
Boston |
117β124 |
Earl Monroe (34) |
2β0
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3 |
October 21 |
Los Angeles |
142β137 (OT) |
Kevin Loughery (35) |
2β1
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4 |
October 24 |
Cincinnati |
126β131 (OT) |
Gus Johnson (39) |
3β1
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5 |
October 25 |
@ New York |
99β128 |
Earl Monroe (22) |
3β2
|
6 |
October 28 |
@ Detroit |
125β110 |
Kevin Loughery (33) |
4β2
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7 |
October 29 |
Philadelphia |
129β105 |
Mike Davis (24) |
4β3
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8 |
October 31 |
N Chicago |
118β109 |
Loughery, Marin (33) |
4β4
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9 |
November 1 |
Atlanta |
140β137 (OT) |
Gus Johnson (37) |
4β5
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10 |
November 4 |
San Francisco |
105β124 |
Jack Marin (26) |
5β5
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11 |
November 5 |
@ Philadelphia |
139β130 |
Loughery, Monroe (25) |
6β5
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12 |
November 7 |
Seattle |
112β126 |
Earl Monroe (25) |
7β5
|
13 |
November 8 |
@ Cincinnati |
121β130 |
Earl Monroe (27) |
7β6
|
14 |
November 9 |
@ Milwaukee |
116β105 |
Kevin Loughery (27) |
8β6
|
15 |
November 14 |
@ Boston |
109β108 |
Earl Monroe (33) |
9β6
|
16 |
November 15 |
Milwaukee |
120β129 |
Kevin Loughery (43) |
10β6
|
17 |
November 18 |
San Diego |
138β142 (OT) |
Mike Davis (40) |
11β6
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18 |
November 19 |
N Phoenix |
118β133 |
Jack Marin (22) |
12β6
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19 |
November 21 |
Phoenix |
116β126 |
Marin, Unseld (26) |
13β6
|
20 |
November 23 |
@ Los Angeles |
129β97 |
Earl Monroe (31) |
14β6
|
21 |
November 25 |
@ Phoenix |
134β124 |
Davis, Monroe (29) |
15β6
|
22 |
November 27 |
@ San Francisco |
118β116 |
Earl Monroe (29) |
16β6
|
23 |
November 29 |
Boston |
121β106 |
Mike Davis (28) |
16β7
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24 |
December 2 |
Cincinnati |
107β129 |
Wes Unseld (30) |
17β7
|
25 |
December 3 |
@ Boston |
105β113 |
Gus Johnson (26) |
17β8
|
26 |
December 5 |
New York |
116β107 |
Earl Monroe (24) |
17β9
|
27 |
December 6 |
N Seattle |
132β129 (OT) |
Gus Johnson (34) |
17β10
|
28 |
December 8 |
N Chicago |
122β125 |
Johnson, Monroe (29) |
18β10
|
29 |
December 10 |
Phoenix |
137β107 |
Wes Unseld (20) |
18β11
|
30 |
December 12 |
@ Chicago |
123β108 |
Gus Johnson (30) |
19β11
|
31 |
December 13 |
San Diego |
105β117 |
Earl Monroe (31) |
20β11
|
32 |
December 17 |
@ Atlanta |
138β133 |
Jack Marin (30) |
21β11
|
33 |
December 19 |
Detroit |
105β108 |
Jack Marin (23) |
22β11
|
34 |
December 20 |
@ New York |
91β128 |
Jackon, "Marin," Unseld (14) |
22β12
|
35 |
December 25 |
Philadelphia |
113β121 |
Jack Marin (31) |
23β12
|
36 |
December 27 |
San Francisco |
112β147 |
Ellis, Johnson (22) |
24β12
|
37 |
December 28 |
@ Milwaukee |
124β133 |
Kevin Loughery (27) |
24β13
|
38 |
December 30 |
Milwaukee |
126β124 |
Earl Monroe (30) |
24β14
|
39 |
December 31 |
@ Atlanta |
111β122 |
Jack Marin (22) |
24β15
|
40 |
January 2 |
Cincinnati |
116β118 |
Earl Monroe (25) |
25β15
|
41 |
January 4 |
@ Cincinnati |
128β129 |
Earl Monroe (28) |
25β16
|
42 |
January 6 |
New York |
129β99 |
Wes Unseld (27) |
25β17
|
43 |
January 7 |
N Detroit |
116β121 |
Earl Monroe (28) |
26β17
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44 |
January 9 |
@ Boston |
142β130 |
Wes Unseld (29) |
27β17
|
45 |
January 10 |
Atlanta |
109β130 |
Kevin Loughery (27) |
28β17
|
46 |
January 13 |
@ San Diego |
144β126 |
Kevin Loughery (35) |
29β17
|
47 |
January 15 |
@ Phoenix |
115β124 |
Johnson, Loughery (26) |
29β18
|
48 |
January 17 |
@ San Diego |
131β115 |
Jack Marin (26) |
30β18
|
49 |
January 18 |
@ Phoenix |
133β134 |
Kevin Loughery (34) |
30β19
|
50 |
January 22 |
N Detroit |
115β119 |
Monroe, Unseld (22) |
31β19
|
51 |
January 23 |
@ Philadelphia |
118β133 |
Earl Monroe (23) |
31β20
|
52 |
January 24 |
Philadelphia |
111β112 |
Gus Johnson (27) |
32β20
|
53 |
January 25 |
@ Cincinnati |
122β129 |
Ray Scott (28) |
32β21
|
54 |
January 28 |
Chicago |
115β123 |
Kevin Loughery (34) |
33β21
|
55 |
January 30 |
@ Detroit |
117β129 |
Kevin Loughery (35) |
33β22
|
56 |
January 31 |
Boston |
117β120 |
Earl Monroe (27) |
34β22
|
57 |
February 1 |
@ Atlanta |
133β124 |
Kevin Loughery (29) |
35β22
|
58 |
February 3 |
Seattle |
120β115 |
Loughery, Marin (26) |
35β23
|
59 |
February 6 |
Detroit |
148β153 (2OT) |
Earl Monroe (39) |
36β23
|
60 |
February 8 |
Milwaukee |
106β120 |
Earl Monroe (23) |
37β23
|
61 |
February 10 |
@ Los Angeles |
111β106 |
Earl Monroe (27) |
38β23
|
62 |
February 11 |
@ Seattle |
117β119 |
Kevin Loughery (25) |
38β24
|
63 |
February 13 |
@ Seattle |
138β141 |
Gus Johnson (26) |
38β25
|
64 |
February 16 |
N San Diego |
109β140 |
Jack Marin (24) |
39β25
|
65 |
February 18 |
Los Angeles |
103β117 |
Earl Monroe (24) |
40β25
|
66 |
February 20 |
Detroit |
122β119 |
Kevin Loughery (28) |
40β26
|
67 |
February 22 |
New York |
104β110 |
Earl Monroe (37) |
41β26
|
68 |
February 24 |
San Diego |
118β128 |
Marin, Monroe (29) |
42β26
|
69 |
February 25 |
@ Milwaukee |
113β115 |
Earl Monroe (27) |
42β27
|
70 |
February 27 |
Atlanta |
107β114 |
Jack Marin (41) |
43β27
|
71 |
February 28 |
@ New York |
101β115 |
Carter, Monroe (23) |
43β28
|
72 |
March 1 |
@ Philadelphia |
99β104 |
Jack Marin (31) |
43β29
|
73 |
March 2 |
N Cincinnati |
110β118 |
Marin, Monroe (30) |
44β29
|
74 |
March 4 |
Los Angeles |
94β91 |
Jack Marin (23) |
44β30
|
75 |
March 6 |
@ Los Angeles |
105β100 |
Earl Monroe (29) |
45β30
|
76 |
March 8 |
@ Seattle |
109β106 |
Earl Monroe (31) |
46β30
|
77 |
March 11 |
@ San Francisco |
112β115 (2OT) |
Earl Monroe (31) |
46β31
|
78 |
March 13 |
@ San Francisco |
114β108 |
Earl Monroe (30) |
47β31
|
79 |
March 15 |
@ Boston |
130β127 |
Earl Monroe (35) |
48β31
|
80 |
March 18 |
Philadelphia |
119β113 |
Earl Monroe (22) |
48β32
|
81 |
March 20 |
@ Chicago |
138β131 |
Jack Marin (34) |
49β32
|
82 |
March 21 |
San Francisco |
123β127 |
Earl Monroe (40) |
50β32
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Player statsβ»
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
Player
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GP
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REB
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AST
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STL
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BLK
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PTS
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AVG
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Playoffsβ»
In the playoffs, "the Bullets were matched up against the New York Knicks for the 2nd consecutive season."
After losing the first 2 games, the Bullets battled backββto win the next 2 games. After the Knicks captured Game 5 in New York, the Bullets forced a 7th game with a 96β87 win at the Civic Center.
However, the Bullets would fall in Game 7. The Knicks would go on to win the NBA Championship.
1970 playoff game log
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Division semifinals: 3β4 (home: 2β1; road: 1β3)
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1970 schedule
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Awards and honorsβ»
Referencesβ»
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