1970–71 Chicago Bulls season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Chicago Bulls 1971 51 31 Midwest 2 3 Dick Motta Pat Williams Dick Klein Chicago Stadium Conference semifinals(lost to Lakers 3–4) CHI WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd) WIND(Jack Fleming, Bill Berg) The 1970–71 Chicago Bulls season was the Bulls' fifth season in the NBA.1970–71 Chicago Bulls Offseason Draft picks 1970 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 11 Jimmy Collins SG New Mexico State 2 28 Paul Ruffner C BYU 3 45 Lou Herndon G Jackson State 4 57 John Davis F Alabama State Roster Chicago Bulls 1970–71 14 Johnny Baum F 6 5 200 1946–06–17 Temple 18 Tom Boerwinkle C 7 0 265 1945–08–23 Tennessee 22 Jimmy Collins basketball G 6 2 175 1946–11–24 New Mexico State 31 Jim Fox basketball, born 1943 C 6 10 230 1943–04–07 South Carolina 24 Matt Guokas G 6 6 195 1944–03–25 Saint Joseph's 21 Jim King basketball, born 1941 G 6 2 175 1941–02–07 Tulsa 10 Bob Love F 6 8 215 1942–12–08 Southern 44 Paul Ruffner C 6 11 225 1948–10–15 BYU 4 Jerry Sloan G 6 5 195 1942–03–28 Evansville 25 Chet Walker F 6 6 212 1940–02–22 Bradley 8 Bob Weiss G 6 2 180 1942–05–07 Penn State Dick Motta https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1971.html January 26, 1971 Regular season Season standings CHI CHI z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot Game log Chicago Bulls 1971 Total: 51–31 (home: 30–11; road: 17–19) Chicago Bulls October yes 1 1 4 2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 1 || October 13, 1970 || San Diego | W 111–96 |Bob Love (28) |Chet Walker (15) |Bob Weiss (11) | Chicago Stadium | 1–0 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 || October 14, 1970 || @ Philadelphia | L 107–110 |Chet Walker (30) |Chet Walker (11) |Bob Weiss (9) | The Spectrum | 1–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 3 || October 16, 1970 || Los Angeles | L 102–106 |Bob Weiss (22) |Jerry Sloan (13) |Jerry Sloan (6) | Chicago Stadium | 1–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 4 || October 17, 1970 || @ New York | W 99–96 |Chet Walker (24) |Tom Boerwinkle (22) |Bob Weiss (11) | Madison Square Garden | 2–2 Chicago Bulls November 0 0 0 0 Chicago Bulls December 0 0 0 0 Chicago Bulls January 0 0 0 0 Chicago Bulls February 0 0 0 0 Chicago Bulls March 0 0 0 0 CHI 1971 Playoffs Chicago Bulls yes 1971 Chicago Bulls Conference semifinals yes yes no 3 0 0 4 |- | 1 | March 24 | @ Los Angeles | L 99–100 | Bob Love (24) | Sloan, Boerwinkle (9) | Tom Boerwinkle (8) | The Forum10,726 | 0–1 |- | 2 | March 26 | @ Los Angeles | L 95–105 | Bob Love (34) | Jim Fox (13) | Bob Weiss (5) | The Forum13,469 | 0–2 |- | 3 | March 28 | Los Angeles | W 106–98 | Bob Love (27) | Chet Walker (12) | Bob Weiss (11) | Chicago Stadium10,101 | 1–2 |- | 4 | March 30 | Los Angeles | W 112–102 | Bob Love (36) | Jerry Sloan (12) | Bob Weiss (13) | Chicago Stadium18,650 | 2–2 |- | 5 | April 1 | @ Los Angeles | L 89–115 | Bob Love (21) | Jim Fox (11) | Weiss, King (7) | The Forum13,935 | 2–3 |- | 6 | April 4 | Los Angeles | W 113–99 | Bob Weiss (25) | Tom Boerwinkle (18) | Boerwinkle, Walker (6) | Chicago Stadium14,211 | 3–3 |- | 7 | April 6 | @ Los Angeles | L 98–109 | Sloan, Love (24) | Jim Fox (12) | Bob Weiss (8) | The Forum17,505 | 3–4 |- CHI yes 1971 Player statistics Regular season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Johnny Baum Tom Boerwinkle Jimmy Collins Jim Fox Matt Guokas Shaler Halimon A. W. Holt Jim King Bob Love Paul Ruffner Jerry Sloan Chet Walker Bob Weiss Playoffs PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG Johnny Baum Tom Boerwinkle Jimmy Collins Jim Fox Matt Guokas Jim King Bob Love Paul Ruffner Jerry Sloan Chet Walker Bob Weiss Awards and records Dick Motta, NBA Coach of the Year Award Bob Love, All-NBA Second Team Jerry Sloan, NBA All-Defensive Second Team Chet Walker, NBA All-Star Game Bob Love, NBA All-Star Game Transactions Free agents SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew teamEd ManningExpansion Draft May 11, 1970Portland Trail BlazersLoy PetersenExpansion Draft May 11, 1970Cleveland CavaliersWalt WesleyExpansion Draft May 11, 1970Cleveland Cavaliers References Chicago Category:Chicago Bulls seasons Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls Category:1970 in Chicago Category:1971 in Chicago