1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season | |||
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Head coach | Rolland Todd | ||
General manager | Harry Glickman | ||
Owners | |||
Arena | Memorial Coliseum | ||
Results | |||
Record | 29–53 (.354) | ||
Place | Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western) | ||
Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||
Local media | |||
Television | KPTV | ||
Radio | KOIN | ||
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The Portland Trail Blazers were one of three new teams to join the NBA for the 1970–71 season.[1] The franchise played its inaugural regular season game on a Friday night in Portland, beating the fellow expansion Cleveland Cavaliers 115–112 on October 16, with 4,273 in attendance.[2][3][4]
The Trail Blazers played a regular season home game at McArthur CourtinEugene, Oregon on February 19, 1971, against the Cincinnati Royals.[5] Portland was defeated by Cincinnati, 102–109.[6]
Portland finished last in the Pacific Division with a record of 29–53 (.354).[4] Of the three expansion teams, their record was the best; with seven more wins than the Buffalo Braves and fourteen more than the Cavaliers. The leading scorer for the Blazers was Geoff Petrie; he averaged 24.8 points per game and shared Rookie of the Year honors with Boston Celtics star Dave Cowens.[4]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | Source |
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1 | 8 | Geoff Petrie | SG | ![]() |
Princeton | |
2 | 25 | Walt Gilmore | PF | ![]() |
Fort Valley State | |
3 | 42 | Bill Cain | F | Iowa State | [7] | |
4 | 59 | Jim Penix | F | ![]() |
Bowling Green | [8] |
5 | 76 | Ron Knight | PF | ![]() |
Cal State LA | |
6 | 93 | George Janky | C | ![]() |
Dayton | [9][10] |
7 | 110 | Claude English | F | ![]() |
Rhode Island | |
8 | 127 | Doug Boyd | F/C | ![]() |
TCU | [11][12] |
9 | 144 | Billy Gaskins | G | ![]() |
Oregon | [13] |
10 | 161 | Israel Oliver | F | ![]() |
Elizabeth City State | [14] |
11 | 176 | Don McClemore | F | ![]() |
Bowling Green | [15] |
12 | 188 | Paul Adams | F | ![]() |
Central Washington | [16] |
13 | 199 | Alex Boyd | F | ![]() |
Nevada-Reno | [17] |
14 | 208 | Frank Loteridge | Texas–Pan American | |||
15 | 218 | John Canady | Miami (FL) | |||
16 | 226 | Doug Williams | St. Mary's (TX) | |||
18 | 235 | Bruce Butchko | F | ![]() |
Southern Illinois | [18] |
19 | 239 | Mark Gabriel | Hanover |
Player | Position | Team |
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Rick Adelman | PG | San Diego Rockets |
Jerry Chambers | SF | Phoenix Suns |
LeRoy Ellis | C | Baltimore Bullets |
Fred Hetzel | SF | Philadelphia 76ers |
Joe Kennedy | SF | Seattle SuperSonics |
Ed Manning | SF/PF | Chicago Bulls |
Stan McKenzie | SF | Phoenix Suns |
Dorie Murrey | PF | Seattle SuperSonics |
Pat Riley | SG | San Diego Rockets |
Dale Schlueter | C | San Francisco Warriors |
Larry Siegfried | PG | Boston Celtics |
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The Trail Blazers convened their preseason camp on September 14, 1970. Sixteen players reported to camp, which was held in the gymnasium at Pacific UniversityinForest Grove, Oregon.[22] Pat Riley was unable to attend the camp due to the death in his father. Players reported to drills at 10 am and 4 pm.[23] The first players to be cut from camp were third round draft pick Bill Cain and Tim Robinson, who had played for the Harlem Globetrotters from 1961 to 1965.[24][25]
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W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 34 | .585 | – | 30–11 | 17–22 | 1–1 | 15–7 |
x-San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 7 | 20–18 | 19–21 | 2–2 | 12–10 |
San Diego Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 8 | 24–15 | 15–26 | 1–1 | 14–8 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 | 27–13 | 11–30 | 0–1 | 10–14 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 19 | 18–21 | 9–26 | 2–6 | 3–15 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z-Milwaukee Bucks | 66 | 16 | .805 |
2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 34 | .585 |
3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 |
4 | x-San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 |
5 | Phoenix Suns | 48 | 34 | .585 |
6 | Detroit Pistons | 45 | 37 | .549 |
7 | San Diego Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 |
8 | Seattle SuperSonics | 38 | 44 | .463 |
9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 53 | .354 |
1970–71 NBA Records | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | DET | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SDR | SFW | SEA |
Atlanta | – | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–5 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
Baltimore | 3–3 | – | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 |
Boston | 4–2 | 3–3 | – | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–5 | 0–6 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
Buffalo | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | – | 0–4 | 0–4 | 5–7 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 6–6 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
Chicago | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–0 | – | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 |
Cincinnati | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 0–4 | – | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 |
Cleveland | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 7–5 | 0–4 | 1–5 | – | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–10 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 |
Detroit | 5–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 2–2 | – | 2–3 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 3–1 |
Los Angeles | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | – | 1–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
Milwaukee | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 4–1 | – | 1–4 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 6–0 | 5–1 |
New York | 3–3 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | – | 2–4 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 |
Philadelphia | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | – | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
Phoenix | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | – | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–2 |
Portland | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 6–6 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 10–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | – | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 |
San Diego | 3–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–0 | – | 2–4 | 5–1 |
San Francisco | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–2 | – | 3–3 |
Seattle | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — |
1970–71 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Attendance | Record | ||||
1 | October 16 | Cleveland | 112–115 | Jim Barnett (31) | 4,273[26] | 1–0 | ||||
2 | October 18 | Boston | 133–115 | Jim Barnett (26) | 6,301[27] | 1–1 | ||||
3 | October 20 | Cleveland | 98–120 | Ellis, Petrie (21) | 2,709[28] | 2–1 | ||||
4 | October 23 | @ Seattle | 111–141 | McKenzie, Petrie (19) | 9,201[29] | 2–2 | ||||
5 | October 24 | @ San Francisco[a] | 115–118 | Geoff Petrie (38) | 3,741[30] | 2–3 | ||||
6 | October 25 | Chicago | 131–116 | Geoff Petrie (26) | 3,352[31] | 2–4 | ||||
7 | October 27 | Buffalo | 108–119 | Stan McKenzie (27) | 3,289[32] | 3–4 | ||||
8 | October 30 | Seattle | 115–104 | Jim Barnett (20) | 4,344[33] | 3–5 | ||||
9 | October 31 | Buffalo | 102–107 | Jim Barnett (38) | 6,538[34] | 4–5 | ||||
10 | November 3 | Los Angeles | 128–108 | Jim Barnett (18) | 7,286[35] | 4–6 | ||||
11 | November 5 | Baltimore | 131–135 | Jim Barnett (30) | 3,593[36] | 5–6 | ||||
12 | November 6 | San Francisco | 110–103 | Geoff Petrie (23) | 5,597[37] | 5–7 | ||||
13 | November 8 | New York | 125–113 | Jim Barnett (40) | 10,259[38] | 5–8 | ||||
14 | November 10 | Cincinnati | 138–121 | Jim Barnett (23) | 5,166[39] | 5–9 | ||||
15 | November 11 | @ Phoenix | 100–114 | Geoff Petrie (27) | 6,029[40] | 5–10 | ||||
16 | November 12 | Cleveland | 105–103 | Jim Barnett (27) | 2,173[41] | 5–11 | ||||
17 | November 14 | Cleveland | 116–126 | Jim Barnett (29) | 4,592[42] | 6–11 | ||||
18 | November 16 | San Diego | 136–118 | Jim Barnett (24) | 3,189[43] | 6–12 | ||||
19 | November 17 | Buffalo | 102–101 | Geoff Petrie (24) | 1,973[44] | 6–13 | ||||
20 | November 18 | Atlanta | 131–146 | Jim Barnett (34) | 6,670[45] | 7–13 | ||||
21 | November 21 | Buffalo[b] | 112–108 | Ellis, Halimon (28) | 11,316[46] | 8–13 | ||||
22 | November 22 | Milwaukee | 126–104 | Stan McKenzie (17) | 9,471[47] | 8–14 | ||||
23 | November 24 | @ Baltimore | 104–156 | Geoff Petrie (22) | 2,606[48] | 8–15 | ||||
24 | November 25 | @ Boston | 115–122 | Geoff Petrie (28) | 7,573[49] | 8–16 | ||||
25 | November 27 | @ Cleveland | 111–102 | Jim Barnett (20) | 3,021[50] | 9–16 | ||||
26 | November 28 | @ Buffalo | 95–111 | Shaler Halimon (23) | 3,321[51] | 9–17 | ||||
27 | November 29 | @ Milwaukee | 111–124 | Ellis, Petrie (27) | 9,849[52] | 9–18 | ||||
28 | December 1 | San Diego | 120–114 | Jim Barnett (27) | 4,178[53] | 9–19 | ||||
29 | December 4 | Phoenix | 126–121 | Geoff Petrie (33) | 3,927[54] | 9–20 | ||||
30 | December 6 | @ Los Angeles | 120–131 | LeRoy Ellis (29) | 8,549[55] | 9–21 | ||||
31 | December 8 | @ New York | 121–139 | Geoff Petrie (30) | 16,774[56] | 9–22 | ||||
32 | December 9 | @ Cleveland | 109–102 | Barnett, Petrie (25) | 2,022[57] | 10–22 | ||||
33 | December 11 | @ Buffalo | 120–105 | Geoff Petrie (25) | 2,176[58] | 11–22 | ||||
34 | December 12 | @ Atlanta | 101–107 | Jim Barnett (33) | 5,976[59] | 11–23 | ||||
35 | December 15 | Detroit | 111–103 | Jim Barnett (20) | 4,084[60] | 11–24 | ||||
36 | December 18 | San Francisco[c] | 122–118 | Geoff Petrie (23) | 7,683[61] | 11–25 | ||||
37 | December 19 | San Diego[a] | 118–108 | LeRoy Ellis (25) | 5,746[62] | 11–26 | ||||
38 | December 20 | Philadelphia | 134–132 (OT) | Jim Barnett (31) | 4,001[63] | 11–27 | ||||
39 | December 26 | @ Phoenix | 103–115 | Geoff Petrie (32) | 6,102[64] | 11–28 | ||||
40 | December 27 | Boston | 123–135 | Geoff Petrie (31) | 7,657[65] | 12–28 | ||||
41 | January 1 | @ Seattle | 118–121 | Geoff Petrie (40) | 9,012[66] | 12–29 | ||||
42 | January 2 | Chicago | 136–113 | Geoff Petrie (32) | 5,101[67] | 12–30 | ||||
43 | January 4 | @ Cleveland | 119–106 | Geoff Petrie (39) | 1,737[68] | 13–30 | ||||
44 | January 5 | Boston[d] | 124–120 | Geoff Petrie (28) | 5,364[69] | 14–30 | ||||
45 | January 6 | @ Cincinnati | 128–133 (OT) | Geoff Petrie (32) | 2,279[70] | 14–31 | ||||
46 | January 8 | @ Chicago | 113–105 | Geoff Petrie (27) | 5,116[71] | 15–31 | ||||
47 | January 9 | New York | 96–114 | Jim Barnett (32) | 11,808[72] | 16–31 | ||||
48 | January 14 | Buffalo[e] | 113–119 | Geoff Petrie (23) | 1,339[73] | 16–32 | ||||
49 | January 19 | @ Chicago | 111–123 | LeRoy Ellis (27) | 7,511[74] | 16–33 | ||||
50 | January 20 | @ Buffalo | 106–126 | Jim Barnett (35) | 1,348[75] | 16–34 | ||||
51 | January 22 | @ Detroit | 123–112 | Geoff Petrie (28) | 6,932[76] | 17–34 | ||||
52 | January 23 | @ Milwaukee | 117–142 | Dale Schlueter (20) | 10,746[77] | 17–35 | ||||
53 | January 24 | @ Buffalo | 111–123 | Geoff Petrie (28) | 3,067[78] | 17–36 | ||||
54 | January 27 | @ Cleveland | 104–118 | Geoff Petrie (29) | 1,823[79] | 17–37 | ||||
55 | January 29 | Phoenix | 131–122 | Jim Barnett (27) | 5,877[80] | 17–38 | ||||
56 | January 31 | @ Los Angeles | 120–133 | Barnett, Ellis (24) | 11,018[81] | 17–39 | ||||
57 | February 2 | Milwaukee | 111–123 | Jim Barnett (27) | 9,040[82] | 18–39 | ||||
58 | February 4 | Atlanta | 123–137 | LeRoy Ellis (27) | 8,616[83] | 19–39 | ||||
59 | February 5 | San Francisco | 117–123 | Geoff Petrie (25) | 5,628[84] | 20–39 | ||||
60 | February 7 | Cleveland | 103–112 | Geoff Petrie (24) | 7,743[85] | 21–39 | ||||
61 | February 12 | Seattle | 125–137 | Geoff Petrie (43) | 7,313[86] | 22–39 | ||||
62 | February 16 | Cincinnati[f] | 102–109 | Geoff Petrie (31) | 9,300[87] | 22–40 | ||||
63 | February 17 | @ Seattle | 126–130 | Geoff Petrie (26) | 6,679[88] | 22–41 | ||||
64 | February 18 | Los Angeles | 136–114 | Geoff Petrie (36) | 11,457[89] | 22–42 | ||||
65 | February 20 | Philadelphia | 118–105 | LeRoy Ellis (33) | 6,970[90] | 22–43 | ||||
66 | February 21 | Cleveland | 105–123 | Geoff Petrie (38) | 6,037[91] | 23–43 | ||||
67 | February 23 | @ Philadelphia | 113–119 | Geoff Petrie (43) | 5,986[92] | 23–44 | ||||
68 | February 24 | @ Atlanta | 107–118 | Jim Barnett (26) | 6,739[93] | 23–45 | ||||
69 | February 26 | @ Baltimore | 97–114 | Geoff Petrie (28) | 9,773[94] | 23–46 | ||||
70 | February 27 | @ New York | 102–113 | Geoff Petrie (25) | 19,500[95] | 23–47 | ||||
71 | March 2 | @ Detroit | 122–128 | Geoff Petrie (41) | 2,827[96] | 23–48 | ||||
72 | March 3 | Philadelphia[g] | 104–120 | Jim Barnett (19) | 9,080[97] | 23–49 | ||||
73 | March 5 | Cincinnati[e] | 111–117 | Geoff Petrie (25) | 2,098[98] | 23–50 | ||||
74 | March 7 | @ San Diego | 121–135 | Geoff Petrie (40) | 5,375[99] | 23–51 | ||||
75 | March 8 | Buffalo | 114–98 | Geoff Petrie (20) | 4,785[100] | 23–52 | ||||
76 | March 11 | Baltimore | 118–136 | Geoff Petrie (30) | 6,262[101] | 24–52 | ||||
77 | March 12 | Detroit | 133–129 | Geoff Petrie (33) | 6,962[102] | 24–53 | ||||
78 | March 14 | Buffalo | 112–122 | Geoff Petrie (21) | 6,727[103] | 25–53 | ||||
79 | March 19 | Seattle | 128–135 | Geoff Petrie (46) | 11,140[104] | 26–53 | ||||
80 | March 20 | @ Buffalo | 132–129 (OT) | Geoff Petrie (31) | 8,123[105] | 27–53 | ||||
81 | March 21 | @ Cleveland | 113–110 | Geoff Petrie (23) | 3,790[106] | 28–53 | ||||
82 | March 23 | @ Cleveland | 114–112 | Geoff Petrie (37) | 6,422[107] | 29–53 |
On September 13, 1970, the Trail Blazers announced that KPTV would broadcast 12 road games (all in color) during their inaugural season. Jimmy Jones was Portland's play-by-play announcer on television.[127]
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