1970–71 NBA season
The 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. Three new teams made their debut: the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Buffalo Braves.Notable occurrences
By division
By conference
Notes
- z, y – division champions
- x – clinched playoff spot
Statistics leaders
NBA awards
- Most Valuable Player: Lew Alcindor, Milwaukee Bucks
- Rookies of the Year: Geoff Petrie, Portland Trail Blazers and 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
- *Lew Alcindor, Milwaukee Bucks
- *John Havlicek, Boston Celtics
- All-NBA Second Team:
- *Gus Johnson, Baltimore Bullets
- *Bob Love, Chicago Bulls
- *Willis Reed, New York Knicks
- *Walt Frazier, New York Knicks
- *Oscar Robertson, Milwaukee Bucks
- 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
- *Lew Alcindor, Milwaukee Bucks
- *Jerry Sloan, Chicago Bulls
- *Norm Van Lier, Cincinnati Royals