1970-71 Chicago Bulls Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 51-31
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 3-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 4-3
Coach: Dick Motta (51-31)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 414,857, Avg. 10,118 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Chicago Bulls Statistics
1970-71 Chicago Bulls Roster

The Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 51 wins and 31 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.

Chicago scored 9,070 points and allowed 8,640. Bob Love netted a team-leading 2,043 points for the Bulls, while Jerry Sloan and Chet Walker averaged 18 or more per game also. Tom Boerwinkle accounted for 1,133 rebounds. Tom Boerwinkle dished out 397 assists for the squad.

Dick Motta coached the team. The 1970-71 Chicago Bulls lost in the conference semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9070
Regular Season Points Against: 8640

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 13, 1970 San Diego Rockets 96 at Chicago Bulls 111 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 14, 1970 Chicago Bulls 107 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
October 16, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Chicago Bulls 102 L 1-1 0-1 1-2
October 17, 1970 Chicago Bulls 99 at New York Knicks 96 W 1-1 1-1 2-2
October 25, 1970 Chicago Bulls 131 at Portland Trail Blazers 116 W 1-1 2-1 3-2
October 28, 1970 Chicago Bulls 118 at Phoenix Suns 105 W 1-1 3-1 4-2
October 30, 1970 Chicago Bulls 101 at San Francisco Warriors 98 W 1-1 4-1 5-2
October 31, 1970 Chicago Bulls 119 at Seattle Supersonics 122 L 1-1 4-2 5-3
November 3, 1970 Seattle Supersonics 101 at Chicago Bulls 113 W 2-1 4-2 6-3
November 6, 1970 Phoenix Suns 105 at Chicago Bulls 102 L 2-2 4-2 6-4
November 7, 1970 Detroit Pistons 99 at Chicago Bulls 125 W 3-2 4-2 7-4
November 10, 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Chicago Bulls 118 W 4-2 4-2 8-4
November 13, 1970 New York Knicks 106 at Chicago Bulls 98 L 4-3 4-2 8-5
November 14, 1970 Chicago Bulls 120 at Atlanta Hawks 116 W 4-3 5-2 9-5
November 17, 1970 San Francisco Warriors 111 at Chicago Bulls 105 L 4-4 5-2 9-6
November 18, 1970 Chicago Bulls 128 at Cincinnati Royals 107 W 4-4 6-2 10-6
November 21, 1970 Boston Celtics 107 at Chicago Bulls 110 W 5-4 6-2 11-6
November 24, 1970 Milwaukee Bucks 117 at Chicago Bulls 108 L 5-5 6-2 11-7
November 27, 1970 Buffalo Braves 104 at Chicago Bulls 121 W 6-5 6-2 12-7
November 28, 1970 Chicago Bulls 91 at Baltimore Bullets 99 L 6-5 6-3 12-8
December 1, 1970 Philadelphia 76ers 91 at Chicago Bulls 107 W 7-5 6-3 13-8
December 3, 1970 Chicago Bulls 100 at Milwaukee Bucks 107 L 7-5 6-4 13-9
December 4, 1970 Chicago Bulls 103 at Detroit Pistons 107 L 7-5 6-5 13-10
December 5, 1970 Boston Celtics 101 at Chicago Bulls 97 L 7-6 6-5 13-11
December 8, 1970 San Francisco Warriors 87 at Chicago Bulls 98 W 8-6 6-5 14-11
December 10, 1970 Chicago Bulls 138 at Buffalo Braves 120 W 8-6 7-5 15-11 at Syracuse, NY
December 11, 1970 Atlanta Hawks 86 at Chicago Bulls 87 W 9-6 7-5 16-11
December 12, 1970 San Diego Rockets 98 at Chicago Bulls 103 W 10-6 7-5 17-11
December 15, 1970 Baltimore Bullets 97 at Chicago Bulls 115 W 11-6 7-5 18-11
December 18, 1970 Cincinnati Royals 122 at Chicago Bulls 137 W 12-6 7-5 19-11
December 19, 1970 Chicago Bulls 87 at New York Knicks 98 L 12-6 7-6 19-12
December 20, 1970 Chicago Bulls 116 at Cleveland Cavaliers 103 W 12-6 8-6 20-12
December 22, 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers 80 at Chicago Bulls 121 W 13-6 8-6 21-12
December 23, 1970 Chicago Bulls 104 at Buffalo Braves 103 W 13-6 9-6 22-12
December 25, 1970 Chicago Bulls 112 at Baltimore Bullets 128 L 13-6 9-7 22-13
December 26, 1970 Detroit Pistons 117 at Chicago Bulls 114 L 13-7 9-7 22-14
December 27, 1970 Chicago Bulls 110 at San Diego Rockets 101 W 13-7 10-7 23-14
December 29, 1970 Chicago Bulls 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 L 13-7 10-8 23-15
December 30, 1970 Chicago Bulls 109 at Seattle Supersonics 128 L 13-7 10-9 23-16
January 2, 1971 Chicago Bulls 136 at Portland Trail Blazers 113 W 13-7 11-9 24-16
January 5, 1971 San Diego Rockets 103 at Chicago Bulls 116 W 14-7 11-9 25-16
January 6, 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 119 at Chicago Bulls 106 L 14-8 11-9 25-17 at Madison, WI
January 8, 1971 Portland Trail Blazers 113 at Chicago Bulls 105 L 14-9 11-9 25-18
January 10, 1971 Buffalo Braves 113 at Chicago Bulls 141 W 15-9 11-9 26-18
January 14, 1971 Philadelphia 76ers 103 at Chicago Bulls 108 W 16-9 11-9 27-18
January 15, 1971 Chicago Bulls 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 99 L 16-9 11-10 27-19
January 16, 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 110 at Chicago Bulls 90 L 16-10 11-10 27-20
January 19, 1971 Portland Trail Blazers 111 at Chicago Bulls 123 W 17-10 11-10 28-20
January 20, 1971 New York Knicks 103 at Chicago Bulls 109 W 18-10 11-10 29-20
January 23, 1971 Chicago Bulls 87 at San Francisco Warriors 83 W 18-10 12-10 30-20
January 24, 1971 Chicago Bulls 112 at Phoenix Suns 113 L 18-10 12-11 30-21
January 26, 1971 Chicago Bulls 111 at Los Angeles Lakers 136 L 18-10 12-12 30-22
January 27, 1971 Chicago Bulls 111 at San Diego Rockets 106 W 18-10 13-12 31-22
January 31, 1971 Cincinnati Royals 99 at Chicago Bulls 131 W 19-10 13-12 32-22
February 2, 1971 Seattle Supersonics 101 at Chicago Bulls 118 W 20-10 13-12 33-22
February 3, 1971 Chicago Bulls 124 at Baltimore Bullets 102 W 20-10 14-12 34-22
February 5, 1971 Philadelphia 76ers 102 at Chicago Bulls 114 W 21-10 14-12 35-22
February 6, 1971 Chicago Bulls 109 at New York Knicks 102 W 21-10 15-12 36-22
February 7, 1971 Chicago Bulls 96 at Boston Celtics 104 L 21-10 15-13 36-23
February 9, 1971 Boston Celtics 90 at Chicago Bulls 88 L 21-11 15-13 36-24
February 12, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 88 at Chicago Bulls 107 W 22-11 15-13 37-24
February 13, 1971 Chicago Bulls 96 at Milwaukee Bucks 103 L 22-11 15-14 37-25
February 14, 1971 Cleveland Cavaliers 83 at Chicago Bulls 108 W 23-11 15-14 38-25
February 16, 1971 Atlanta Hawks 102 at Chicago Bulls 118 W 24-11 15-14 39-25
February 17, 1971 Chicago Bulls 109 at Cleveland Cavaliers 104 W 24-11 16-14 40-25
February 19, 1971 Detroit Pistons 114 at Chicago Bulls 115 W 25-11 16-14 41-25 OT
February 21, 1971 Chicago Bulls 125 at Detroit Pistons 112 W 25-11 17-14 42-25
February 27, 1971 Chicago Bulls 129 at Seattle Supersonics 114 W 25-11 18-14 43-25
March 1, 1971 Chicago Bulls 98 at Cincinnati Royals 94 W 25-11 19-14 44-25 at Las Cruces, NM
March 3, 1971 Chicago Bulls 90 at Phoenix Suns 115 L 25-11 19-15 44-26
March 5, 1971 Chicago Bulls 130 at San Francisco Warriors 103 W 25-11 20-15 45-26 at San Diego, CA
March 6, 1971 Chicago Bulls 105 at San Diego Rockets 99 W 25-11 21-15 46-26 at Oakland, CA
March 7, 1971 Chicago Bulls 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 L 25-11 21-16 46-27
March 9, 1971 Milwaukee Bucks 103 at Chicago Bulls 110 W 26-11 21-16 47-27 OT
March 12, 1971 Phoenix Suns 92 at Chicago Bulls 116 W 27-11 21-16 48-27
March 13, 1971 Phoenix Suns 99 at Chicago Bulls 111 W 28-11 21-16 49-27
March 14, 1971 Chicago Bulls 104 at Boston Celtics 117 L 28-11 21-17 49-28
March 16, 1971 Baltimore Bullets 99 at Chicago Bulls 113 W 29-11 21-17 50-28
March 18, 1971 San Francisco Warriors 91 at Chicago Bulls 85 L 29-12 21-17 50-29
March 19, 1971 Chicago Bulls 111 at Atlanta Hawks 112 L 29-12 21-18 50-30 OT
March 20, 1971 Atlanta Hawks 121 at Chicago Bulls 138 W 30-12 21-18 51-30
March 21, 1971 Chicago Bulls 111 at Detroit Pistons 116 L 30-12 21-19 51-31
March 24, 1971 Chicago Bulls 99 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
March 26, 1971 Chicago Bulls 95 at Los Angeles Lakers 105 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
March 28, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 98 at Chicago Bulls 106 W 1-0 0-2 1-2
March 30, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Chicago Bulls 112 W 2-0 0-2 2-2
April 1, 1971 Chicago Bulls 89 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 L 2-0 0-3 2-3
April 4, 1971 Los Angeles Lakers 99 at Chicago Bulls 113 W 3-0 0-3 3-3
April 6, 1971 Chicago Bulls 98 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 L 3-0 0-4 3-4


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