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1970-1971 San Diego Rockets: 40-42  .488
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 24-15 (4520 points scored, 4343 allowed) Road record: 15-25 (4442 points scored, 4637 allowed) Other sites: 1-2 (320 points scored, 322 allowed) Head Coach: Alex Hannum 9282 points scored (10th of 17 teams), 9302 points allowed (12th) NBA Averages: 112.4 points/game (9218.0 points/team) Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Don Adams 6'6 210 23 Northwestern John Block 6'9 207 26 Southern California Johnny Egan 5'11 180 31 Providence Elvin Hayes 6'9 235 25 Houston Toby Kimball 6'6 220 28 Connecticut Stu Lantz 6'3 175 24 Nebraska Calvin Murphy 5'9 165 22 Niagara Curtis Perry 6'7 220 22 Southwest Missouri State Larry Siegfried 6'3 190 31 Ohio State Rudy Tomjanovich 6'8 218 22 Michigan John Trapp 6'7 210 25 Nevada - Las Vegas Bernie Williams 6'3 175 25 La Salle Team Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG F Elvin Hayes 82 3633 948 2215 0 0 454 676 0 0 1362 186 0 0 0 225 2350 28.7 G Stu Lantz 82 3102 585 1305 0 0 519 644 0 0 406 344 0 0 0 230 1689 20.6 G Calvin Murphy 82 2020 471 1029 0 0 356 434 0 0 245 329 0 0 0 263 1298 15.8 F Don Adams 82 2374 391 957 0 0 155 212 0 0 581 173 0 0 0 344 937 11.4 F John Trapp 82 2080 322 766 0 0 142 188 0 0 510 138 0 0 0 337 786 9.6 F John Block 73 1464 245 584 0 0 212 270 0 0 442 98 0 0 0 193 702 9.6 G Larry Siegfried 53 1673 146 378 0 0 130 153 0 0 207 346 0 0 0 146 422 8.0 F Rudy Tomjanovich 77 1062 168 439 0 0 73 112 0 0 381 73 0 0 0 124 409 5.3 G Bernie Williams 56 708 112 338 0 0 68 81 0 0 85 113 0 0 0 76 292 5.2 F Toby Kimball 80 1100 111 287 0 0 51 108 0 0 406 62 0 0 0 128 273 3.4 G Johnny Egan 36 414 27 80 0 0 17 23 0 0 31 54 0 0 0 40 71 2.0 F Curtis Perry 18 100 21 48 0 0 11 20 0 0 30 5 0 0 0 22 53 2.9
1970 Draft:
                                   NBA    ABA
Rnd  Ovr  Player                  Games  Games  School
  1    2  Rudy Tomjanovich         768          Michigan                       
  2   18  Calvin Murphy           1002          Niagara                        
  3   35  Curtis Perry             480          SW Missouri                    
  4   52  Jody Finney                           Ohio State                     
  5   69  James Gilbert                         Adams State                    
  6   86  Mike Kretzer                          East Tennessee State           
  7  103  Bill Paultz              637    487   St. John's                     
  8  120  Don Adams                487     36   Northwestern                   
  9  137  Jim Gottschall                        Dayton                         
 10  154  Toke Coleman                          Eastern Kentucky               
 11  171  Ron Belton                            Bellarmine                     
 12  184  Jim Brooks                            Nebraska                       
 13  194  Harry Lozon                           Old Dominion                   
 14  204  Clyde Oatis                           Aurora                         
 15  214  Jay Bond                              Washington                     
 16  223  Dean Olofson                          Wayne State                    
 17  230  Dennis Dickens                        Azusa                          
 18  234  Jeff Cunningham                       California-Irvine              
 19  237  Rick Erickson                         Washington State               

Traded draft picks:




Regular Season Game Log:
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
10/13/1970   at Chicago Bulls             L  96-111    0-1
10/14/1970   at Baltimore Bullets         L 105-123    0-2
10/16/1970   at Philadelphia 76ers        L 119-127    0-3
10/17/1970   at Buffalo Braves            W 102-93     1-3
10/20/1970   vs Phoenix Suns              W 115-114    2-3
10/22/1970   vs Cleveland Cavaliers       W 140-110    3-3
10/24/1970   vs Philadelphia 76ers        W 116-111    4-3
10/25/1970   at Phoenix Suns              L  98-117    4-4
10/27/1970   at Milwaukee Bucks           L 113-126    4-5
10/28/1970   at Cleveland Cavaliers       W 110-99     5-5
10/29/1970   at New York Knicks           L 107-114    5-6
10/31/1970   at Atlanta Hawks             W 121-117    6-6
11/04/1970   vs New York Knicks           L 100-109    6-7
11/06/1970   vs Baltimore Bullets         L 118-125    6-8
11/07/1970   at San Francisco Warriors    L 102-114    6-9
11/11/1970   vs Cincinnati Royals         W 127-120    7-9
11/13/1970   vs San Francisco Warriors    L 102-107    7-10
11/14/1970   vs Detroit Pistons           W 112-101    8-10
11/16/1970   at Portland Trail Blazers    W 136-118    9-10
11/18/1970   vs Milwaukee Bucks           L 111-117    9-11
11/20/1970   vs Seattle Supersonics       W 121-106    10-11
11/21/1970   at Seattle Supersonics       W 115-114    11-11
11/24/1970   at Detroit Pistons           L 104-111    11-12
11/25/1970   at Cincinnati Royals         W 138-120    12-12
11/27/1970   vs Atlanta Hawks             W 128-127    13-12
11/28/1970   at Phoenix Suns              W 117-116    14-12
11/29/1970   at Los Angeles Lakers        L 112-130    14-13
12/01/1970   at Portland Trail Blazers    W 120-114    15-13
12/05/1970   vs Los Angeles Lakers        W 119-116    16-13
12/06/1970   at Phoenix Suns              L 102-108    16-14
12/11/1970   vs Phoenix Suns              W 110-104    17-14
12/12/1970   at Chicago Bulls             L  98-103    17-15
12/13/1970   at Cleveland Cavaliers       W 118-95     18-15
12/15/1970   at Philadelphia 76ers        L  98-122    18-16
12/16/1970   at Atlanta Hawks             L 117-128    18-17
12/18/1970   vs Detroit Pistons           L 116-129    18-18
12/19/1970   at Portland Trail Blazers    W 118-108    19-18
12/20/1970   at Seattle Supersonics       W 110-108    20-18
12/23/1970   vs Atlanta Hawks             W 133-102    21-18
12/27/1970   vs Chicago Bulls             L 101-110    21-19
12/29/1970   vs Boston Celtics            L 108-110    21-20
01/01/1971   at Los Angeles Lakers        W 117-106    22-20
   Date         Opponent                  Result      Record
01/02/1971   vs Los Angeles Lakers        W 109-108    23-20
01/05/1971   at Chicago Bulls             L 103-116    23-21
01/06/1971   at Detroit Pistons           L  99-100    23-22
01/08/1971   vs San Francisco Warriors    L 117-120    23-23
01/09/1971   at San Francisco Warriors    L 103-109    23-24
01/15/1971   vs Baltimore Bullets         L 117-124    23-25
01/17/1971   vs Philadelphia 76ers        L 105-106    23-26
01/19/1971   at New York Knicks           L 113-117    23-27
01/20/1971   at Boston Celtics            L 112-142    23-28
01/22/1971   at Buffalo Braves            L  94-101    23-29
01/23/1971   at Baltimore Bullets         L 120-127    23-30
01/25/1971   vs Buffalo Braves            W 114-106    24-30
01/27/1971   vs Chicago Bulls             L 106-111    24-31
01/29/1971   at Detroit Pistons           L 104-131    24-32
01/30/1971   at Cincinnati Royals         L 110-116    24-33
01/31/1971   at Atlanta Hawks             L 120-131    24-34
02/02/1971   at Los Angeles Lakers        L 105-133    24-35
02/03/1971   vs Milwaukee Bucks           L 101-108    24-36
02/05/1971   vs Cleveland Cavaliers       W 116-105    25-36
02/06/1971   vs Los Angeles Lakers        L 108-115    25-37
02/07/1971   at Seattle Supersonics       W 124-107    26-37
02/09/1971   vs Seattle Supersonics       W 132-115    27-37
02/11/1971   vs San Francisco Warriors    W 119-111    28-37
02/13/1971   vs Cincinnati Royals         W 120-116    29-37
02/18/1971   vs New York Knicks           L 115-116    29-38
02/19/1971   at San Francisco Warriors    W 109-103    30-38
02/20/1971   vs Boston Celtics            W 128-118    31-38
02/23/1971   at New York Knicks           W 126-109    32-38
02/24/1971   at Milwaukee Bucks           L 104-139    32-39
03/02/1971   at Philadelphia 76ers        W 111-103    33-39
03/03/1971   at Boston Celtics            L 113-128    33-40
03/05/1971   vs Seattle Supersonics       L 110-111    33-41
03/06/1971   vs Chicago Bulls             L  99-105    33-42
03/07/1971   vs Portland Trail Blazers    W 135-121    34-42
03/09/1971   vs Buffalo Braves            W 106-96     35-42
03/11/1971   vs Boston Celtics            W 115-91     36-42
03/13/1971   vs Baltimore Bullets         W 121-115    37-42
03/17/1971   vs Detroit Pistons           W 106-99     38-42
03/19/1971   vs Milwaukee Bucks           W 111-99     39-42
03/21/1971   vs Phoenix Suns              W 132-114    40-42

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