1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers

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48-34 Lost Conf Finals
Record Outcome

1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers

What was the record of the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers?

The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a 48-34 record. They went 30-11 at home and 18-23 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers went 53-41. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Finals to the Milwaukee Bucks.

What division did the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers play in?

The 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers played in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

What was the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers record by month?

The 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers had their best month in February, when they went 13-4 and had a 76.5% win percentage. Their worst month was March, when they went 4-8 and had a 33.3% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Point Differential
October '70 4-3 57.1% +47
November '70 8-5 61.5% +55
December '70 10-7 58.8% +61
January '71 9-7 56.2% +46
February '71 13-4 76.5% +101
March '71 4-8 33.3% -58

Did the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers make the Playoffs?

Yes, the Los Angeles Lakers made the Playoffs in 1971. They won their first series against the Chicago Bulls in the Western Conference Semifinals. They eventually lost against the Milwaukee Bucks in the Western Conference Finals.

What was the point differential for the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers?

The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a point differential of +252. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lakers could have been expected to have about 48.6 wins, or a 49-33 record in the regular season.

How did the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers went 3-9.

How did the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers went 0-3 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers was a 6 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers?

The longest losing streak that the Los Angeles Lakers had during the 1970-71 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.

1970-71 Los Angeles Lakers Schedule

= Playoff Team

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Fri, Oct 16, 1970 @ Chicago Bulls Win 106 - 102
Sat, Oct 17, 1970 @ Baltimore Bullets Loss 116 - 118 OT
Tue, Oct 20, 1970 @ New York Knicks Loss 100 - 115
Wed, Oct 21, 1970 @ Philadelphia 76ers Win 141 - 117
Fri, Oct 23, 1970 vs Philadelphia 76ers Loss 122 - 127
Sun, Oct 25, 1970 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Win 123 - 96
Fri, Oct 30, 1970 vs Buffalo Braves Win 104 - 90
Tue, Nov 3, 1970 @ Portland Trail Blazers Win 128 - 108
Fri, Nov 6, 1970 vs New York Knicks Win 106 - 104
Sun, Nov 8, 1970 vs Baltimore Bullets Win 124 - 105
Tue, Nov 10, 1970 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 96 - 118
Wed, Nov 11, 1970 @ Detroit Pistons Win 117 - 115
Fri, Nov 13, 1970 vs Detroit Pistons Win 122 - 109
Tue, Nov 17, 1970 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 116 - 105
Thu, Nov 19, 1970 @ Seattle SuperSonics Loss 110 - 111
Fri, Nov 20, 1970 vs Milwaukee Bucks Loss 100 - 117
Sun, Nov 22, 1970 vs Seattle SuperSonics Win 149 - 124
Fri, Nov 27, 1970 vs Phoenix Suns Loss 105 - 116
Sat, Nov 28, 1970 @ San Francisco Warriors Loss 88 - 92
Sun, Nov 29, 1970 vs San Diego Rockets Win 130 - 112
Tue, Dec 1, 1970 @ Baltimore Bullets Win 97 - 93
Wed, Dec 2, 1970 @ Boston Celtics Loss 111 - 114
Fri, Dec 4, 1970 vs San Francisco Warriors Win 123 - 101
Sat, Dec 5, 1970 @ San Diego Rockets Loss 116 - 119
Sun, Dec 6, 1970 vs Portland Trail Blazers Win 131 - 120
Tue, Dec 8, 1970 @ Phoenix Suns Win 121 - 112
Fri, Dec 11, 1970 @ Seattle SuperSonics Win 126 - 118
Sun, Dec 13, 1970 vs Detroit Pistons Loss 100 - 103
Tue, Dec 15, 1970 @ Buffalo Braves Loss 111 - 113 OT
Wed, Dec 16, 1970 @ Cincinnati Royals Win 118 - 102
Sat, Dec 19, 1970 @ Atlanta Hawks Win 116 - 104
Mon, Dec 21, 1970 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 88 - 113
Tue, Dec 22, 1970 vs Atlanta Hawks Loss 115 - 119
Fri, Dec 25, 1970 vs Boston Celtics Win 123 - 113
Sun, Dec 27, 1970 vs Phoenix Suns Win 128 - 110
Tue, Dec 29, 1970 vs Chicago Bulls Win 126 - 117
Wed, Dec 30, 1970 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 114 - 132
Fri, Jan 1, 1971 vs San Diego Rockets Loss 106 - 117
Sat, Jan 2, 1971 @ San Diego Rockets Loss 108 - 109 OT
Tue, Jan 5, 1971 @ Cincinnati Royals Loss 112 - 146
Thu, Jan 7, 1971 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Win 110 - 105
Fri, Jan 8, 1971 @ Philadelphia 76ers Win 123 - 117
Sun, Jan 10, 1971 @ Detroit Pistons Loss 109 - 118
Thu, Jan 14, 1971 @ Cincinnati Royals Win 126 - 120
Sat, Jan 16, 1971 @ Atlanta Hawks Loss 123 - 127
Tue, Jan 19, 1971 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 134 - 114
Fri, Jan 22, 1971 vs San Francisco Warriors Win 130 - 110
Sun, Jan 24, 1971 vs Cincinnati Royals Win 142 - 131
Tue, Jan 26, 1971 vs Chicago Bulls Win 136 - 111
Thu, Jan 28, 1971 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 112 - 118
Fri, Jan 29, 1971 vs Seattle SuperSonics Win 122 - 115
Sat, Jan 30, 1971 @ San Francisco Warriors Loss 85 - 87
Sun, Jan 31, 1971 vs Portland Trail Blazers Win 133 - 120
Tue, Feb 2, 1971 vs San Diego Rockets Win 133 - 105
Fri, Feb 5, 1971 vs Milwaukee Bucks Win 116 - 93
Sat, Feb 6, 1971 @ San Diego Rockets Win 115 - 108
Sun, Feb 7, 1971 vs San Francisco Warriors Win 119 - 104
Tue, Feb 9, 1971 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Win 116 - 111
Thu, Feb 11, 1971 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 88 - 122
Fri, Feb 12, 1971 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 88 - 107
Sun, Feb 14, 1971 vs Cincinnati Royals Win 125 - 113
Tue, Feb 16, 1971 vs New York Knicks Win 130 - 115
Thu, Feb 18, 1971 @ Portland Trail Blazers Win 136 - 114
Fri, Feb 19, 1971 vs Philadelphia 76ers Loss 104 - 118
Sun, Feb 21, 1971 vs Boston Celtics Win 124 - 116
Tue, Feb 23, 1971 @ Baltimore Bullets Win 114 - 107
Wed, Feb 24, 1971 @ Boston Celtics Loss 96 - 116
Fri, Feb 26, 1971 vs Seattle SuperSonics Win 145 - 121
Sat, Feb 27, 1971 @ San Francisco Warriors Win 112 - 107
Sun, Feb 28, 1971 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Win 107 - 90
Tue, Mar 2, 1971 @ Buffalo Braves Win 131 - 118
Wed, Mar 3, 1971 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 97 - 112
Fri, Mar 5, 1971 vs Atlanta Hawks Loss 104 - 105
Sat, Mar 6, 1971 @ Seattle SuperSonics Loss 109 - 121
Sun, Mar 7, 1971 vs Chicago Bulls Win 117 - 108
Tue, Mar 9, 1971 vs Baltimore Bullets Loss 95 - 107
Fri, Mar 12, 1971 vs Buffalo Braves Loss 109 - 116
Sun, Mar 14, 1971 vs Detroit Pistons Win 110 - 100
Tue, Mar 16, 1971 @ New York Knicks Loss 82 - 115
Wed, Mar 17, 1971 @ Boston Celtics Loss 104 - 112
Fri, Mar 19, 1971 vs Phoenix Suns Loss 106 - 111
Sun, Mar 21, 1971 vs New York Knicks Win 101 - 98
Playoffs
Western Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 3)
Wed, Mar 24, 1971 vs Chicago Bulls Win 100 - 99
Fri, Mar 26, 1971 vs Chicago Bulls Win 105 - 95
Sun, Mar 28, 1971 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 98 - 106
Tue, Mar 30, 1971 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 102 - 112
Thu, Apr 1, 1971 vs Chicago Bulls Win 115 - 89
Sun, Apr 4, 1971 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 99 - 113
Tue, Apr 6, 1971 vs Chicago Bulls Win 109 - 98
Western Conference Finals (Lost 1 - 4)
Fri, Apr 9, 1971 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 85 - 106
Sun, Apr 11, 1971 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 73 - 91
Wed, Apr 14, 1971 vs Milwaukee Bucks Win 118 - 107
Fri, Apr 16, 1971 vs Milwaukee Bucks Loss 94 - 117
Sun, Apr 18, 1971 @ Milwaukee Bucks Loss 98 - 116

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