NBA · 1969-70

1969-70 season

🏆 Champion New York Knicks 12-7 playoffs
★ MVP Willis Reed
● Scoring leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 28.8 PPG · 2.5× era

Team Standings

Team W L W/L%
New York Knicks NYK 60 22 0.732
Milwaukee Bucks MIL 56 26 0.683
Baltimore Bullets BLT 50 32 0.610
Atlanta Hawks ATL 48 34 0.585
Los Angeles Lakers LAL 46 36 0.561
Philadelphia 76ers PHL 42 40 0.512
Chicago Bulls CHI 39 43 0.476
Phoenix Suns PHX 39 43 0.476
Seattle SuperSonics SEA 36 46 0.439
Cincinnati Royals CIN 36 46 0.439
Boston Celtics BOS 34 48 0.415
Detroit Pistons DET 31 51 0.378
San Francisco Warriors SFW 30 52 0.366
San Diego Rockets SDR 27 55 0.329

Playoff Results

Team Wins Losses
New York Knicks 12 7
Los Angeles Lakers 11 7
Milwaukee Bucks 5 5
Atlanta Hawks 4 5
Phoenix Suns 3 4
Baltimore Bullets 3 4
Chicago Bulls 1 4
Philadelphia 76ers 1 4

Statistical Leaders

League this season: 11.7 PPG 5.4 RPG 2.4 APG 44.9% FG how the league has changed →

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# Player Team GP PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P% FT%
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 82 28.8 2.5× 14.5 2.7× 4.1 1.7× 0.0 0.0 51.8% 0.0% 65.3%
2 Elvin Hayes SDR 82 27.5 2.3× 16.9 3.1× 2.0 0.0 0.0 45.2% 0.0% 68.8%
3 Billy Cunningham PHL 81 26.1 2.2× 13.6 2.5× 4.3 1.8× 0.0 0.0 46.9% 0.0% 72.9%
4 Lou Hudson ATL 80 25.4 2.2× 4.7 3.5 0.0 0.0 53.1% 0.0% 82.4%
5 Oscar Robertson CIN 69 25.3 2.2× 6.1 8.1 3.3× 0.0 0.0 51.1% 0.0% 80.9%
6 Connie Hawkins PHX 81 24.6 2.1× 10.4 1.9× 4.8 2.0× 0.0 0.0 49.0% 0.0% 77.9%
7 John Havlicek BOS 81 24.2 2.1× 7.8 6.8 2.8× 0.0 0.0 46.4% 0.0% 84.4%
8 Elgin Baylor LAL 54 24.0 2.0× 10.4 1.9× 5.4 2.2× 0.0 0.0 48.6% 0.0% 77.3%
9 Kevin Loughery BLT 55 21.9 1.9× 3.1 5.3 2.2× 0.0 0.0 44.1% 0.0% 84.9%
10 Flynn Robinson MIL 81 21.8 1.9× 3.2 5.5 2.3× 0.0 0.0 47.7% 0.0% 89.8%
11 Willis Reed NYK 81 21.7 1.8× 13.9 2.6× 2.0 0.0 0.0 50.7% 0.0% 75.6%
12 Joe Caldwell ATL 82 21.1 1.8× 5.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 50.7% 0.0% 68.8%
13 Bob Love CHI 82 21.0 1.8× 8.7 1.6× 1.8 0.0 0.0 46.6% 0.0% 84.2%
14 Walt Frazier NYK 77 20.9 1.8× 6.0 8.2 3.4× 0.0 0.0 51.8% 0.0% 74.8%
15 Happy Hairston LAL 55 20.6 1.8× 12.5 2.3× 2.0 0.0 0.0 49.0% 0.0% 80.3%
16 Clem Haskins CHI 82 20.3 1.7× 4.6 7.6 3.1× 0.0 0.0 45.0% 0.0% 78.3%
17 Gail Goodrich PHX 81 20.0 1.7× 4.2 7.5 3.1× 0.0 0.0 45.4% 0.0% 80.8%
18 Archie Clark PHL 76 19.7 1.7× 4.0 5.0 2.1× 0.0 0.0 49.6% 0.0% 78.5%
19 Gus Johnson BLT 78 17.3 13.9 2.6× 3.4 0.0 0.0 45.1% 0.0% 72.4%
20 Joe Ellis SFW 76 15.8 7.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 41.0% 0.0% 74.1%
21 Walt Bellamy ATL 23 15.5 13.5 2.5× 3.8 1.6× 0.0 0.0 49.1% 0.0% 60.5%
22 Don Nelson BOS 82 15.4 7.3 1.8 0.0 0.0 50.1% 0.0% 77.5%
23 Walt Hazzard ATL 82 15.3 4.0 6.8 2.8× 0.0 0.0 46.7% 0.0% 80.9%
24 Don Kojis SDR 56 15.3 6.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 44.7% 0.0% 75.1%
25 Bob Boozer SEA 82 15.2 8.7 1.6× 1.3 0.0 0.0 49.1% 0.0% 82.2%
26 Jim Barnett SDR 80 14.9 3.8 3.6 0.0 0.0 45.1% 0.0% 79.0%
27 Dave DeBusschere NYK 79 14.6 10.0 1.8× 2.5 0.0 0.0 45.1% 0.0% 68.8%
28 John Block SDR 82 14.5 7.4 1.7 0.0 0.0 44.2% 0.0% 78.2%
29 Bill Bradley NYK 67 14.5 3.6 4.0 1.7× 0.0 0.0 46.0% 0.0% 82.4%
30 Stu Lantz SDR 82 14.5 3.1 3.5 0.0 0.0 44.3% 0.0% 77.0%
31 Jim Davis ATL 82 13.6 9.7 1.8× 2.9 0.0 0.0 46.4% 0.0% 75.5%
32 Darrall Imhoff PHL 79 13.6 9.5 1.7× 2.7 0.0 0.0 54.0% 0.0% 65.0%
33 Eddie Miles DET 44 13.5 3.9 1.9 0.0 0.0 43.5% 0.0% 76.5%
34 Bob Dandridge MIL 81 13.2 7.7 3.6 0.0 0.0 48.5% 0.0% 75.4%
35 Jim Fox PHX 81 12.9 7.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 52.4% 0.0% 77.0%
36 Mel Counts LAL 81 12.6 8.4 1.5× 2.0 0.0 0.0 42.7% 0.0% 77.6%
37 Bailey Howell BOS 82 12.6 6.7 1.5 0.0 0.0 42.9% 0.0% 76.3%
38 Tom Meschery SEA 80 12.3 8.3 1.5× 2.0 0.0 0.0 48.2% 0.0% 79.0%
39 Mike Davis BLT 56 11.9 2.3 2.0 0.0 0.0 44.4% 0.0% 77.6%
40 Otto Moore DET 81 11.9 11.1 2.0× 1.3 0.0 0.0 47.6% 0.0% 63.6%
41 Wali Jones PHL 78 11.8 2.2 3.5 0.0 0.0 43.0% 0.0% 84.1%
42 Eldo Garrett LAL 73 11.6 3.2 2.5 0.0 0.0 43.4% 0.0% 85.2%
43 Terry Dischinger DET 75 11.4 4.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 52.6% 0.0% 72.2%
44 Clyde Lee SFW 82 11.0 11.3 2.1× 1.0 0.0 0.0 44.0% 0.0% 59.3%
45 Erwin Mueller DET 74 10.3 6.3 2.7 0.0 0.0 46.7% 0.0% 72.8%
46 Walt Bellamy DET 56 10.0 7.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 54.7% 0.0% 56.2%
47 Lucius Allen SEA 81 9.8 2.6 4.2 1.7× 0.0 0.0 44.2% 0.0% 73.1%
48 Hank Finkel BOS 80 9.7 7.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 45.4% 0.0% 67.0%
49 Keith Erickson LAL 68 8.9 4.5 3.1 0.0 0.0 45.8% 0.0% 74.6%
50 Rick Roberson LAL 74 8.7 9.1 1.7× 1.2 0.0 0.0 44.7% 0.0% 56.6%
51 Jerry Chambers PHX 79 8.3 2.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 43.0% 0.0% 72.8%
52 Len Chappell MIL 75 8.3 3.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 46.5% 0.0% 64.0%
53 John Clemens SEA 78 8.3 4.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 45.4% 0.0% 79.3%
54 Mccoy McLemore DET 73 8.0 4.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 46.6% 0.0% 82.1%
55 Emmette Bryant BOS 71 7.8 3.8 3.3 0.0 0.0 40.4% 0.0% 74.6%
56 Art Harris PHX 76 7.8 1.9 2.8 0.0 0.0 39.5% 0.0% 65.6%
57 Willie McCarter LAL 40 7.7 2.1 2.3 0.0 0.0 37.8% 0.0% 71.7%
58 Mike Riordan NYK 81 7.7 2.4 2.5 0.0 0.0 46.4% 0.0% 69.1%
59 Freddie Crawford MIL 77 7.6 2.4 2.9 0.0 0.0 48.0% 0.0% 68.2%
60 Luke Rackley CIN 66 7.6 5.7 0.8 0.0 0.0 44.9% 0.0% 63.6%
61 Herm Gilliam CIN 57 7.5 3.8 3.1 0.0 0.0 40.6% 0.0% 74.7%
62 Rick Adelman SDR 35 7.4 2.3 3.2 0.0 0.0 38.9% 0.0% 74.7%
63 Dave Gambee SFW 73 7.2 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.0 39.9% 0.0% 83.9%
64 Bobby Lewis SFW 73 7.2 2.2 2.7 0.0 0.0 38.2% 0.0% 65.8%
65 Toby Kimball SDR 77 7.1 8.1 1.2 0.0 0.0 42.9% 0.0% 57.8%
66 Butch Beard ATL 72 7.0 1.9 1.7 0.0 0.0 46.7% 0.0% 82.8%
67 Bob Portman SFW 60 7.0 3.7 0.5 0.0 0.0 44.5% 0.0% 77.6%
68 Leroy Ellis BLT 72 6.6 5.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 46.9% 0.0% 74.1%
69 Steve Kuberski BOS 51 6.4 5.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 38.8% 0.0% 69.6%
70 Shaler Halimon CHI 38 6.3 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.0 39.3% 0.0% 67.1%
71 Don Ohl ATL 66 6.2 1.1 1.5 0.0 0.0 47.3% 0.0% 80.6%
72 Fred Hetzel PHL 63 6.1 3.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 48.3% 0.0% 83.5%
73 Matt Guokas PHL 80 6.0 2.7 2.8 0.0 0.0 45.4% 0.0% 71.1%
74 Jim Barnes BOS 77 5.9 4.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 41.0% 0.0% 74.2%
75 Rich Johnson BOS 65 5.8 3.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 46.3% 0.0% 65.7%
76 Ed Manning CHI 38 5.6 5.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 34.1% 0.0% 77.1%
77 Lucious Jackson PHL 37 5.5 5.4 1.4 0.0 0.0 39.2% 0.0% 74.1%
78 Dorie Murrey SEA 81 5.5 4.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 44.6% 0.0% 73.1%
79 Pat Riley SDR 36 5.3 1.6 2.4 0.0 0.0 41.7% 0.0% 72.7%
80 Don Chaney BOS 63 5.0 2.4 1.1 0.0 0.0 35.9% 0.0% 75.2%
81 Dave Newmark ATL 64 4.9 2.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 42.9% 0.0% 76.6%
82 Bob Kauffman CHI 64 4.3 3.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 42.5% 0.0% 71.5%
83 Lamar Green PHX 58 4.2 4.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 43.2% 0.0% 58.6%
84 Carlos Ogden PHL 47 4.1 1.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 47.7% 0.0% 69.2%
85 Stan McKenzie PHX 58 3.8 1.6 0.9 0.0 0.0 39.3% 0.0% 79.5%
86 Wilmer Hosket NYK 36 3.3 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 50.5% 0.0% 78.8%
87 Paul Long DET 25 3.3 0.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 45.2% 0.0% 71.1%
88 Jim King CIN 31 2.9 1.5 1.4 0.0 0.0 41.0% 0.0% 81.5%
89 Mike Lynn LAL 44 2.7 1.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 33.1% 0.0% 64.6%
90 Bob Greacen MIL 41 2.6 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 40.4% 0.0% 64.3%
91 Don May NYK 37 2.6 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 38.6% 0.0% 94.7%
92 Ed Manning BLT 29 2.4 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 48.5% 0.0% 62.5%
93 Dick Cunningham MIL 60 2.1 2.7 0.5 0.0 0.0 36.9% 0.0% 66.7%
94 Neil Johnson PHX 28 1.7 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 33.3% 0.0% 66.7%