1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season

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]

1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachRolland Todd
General managerHarry Glickman
Owners
ArenaMemorial Coliseum
Results
Record29–53 (.354)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKPTV
RadioKOIN
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The Trail Blazers played a regular season home game at McArthur Court in Eugene, 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]

Offseason

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College Source
1 8 Geoff Petrie SG   United States Princeton
2 25 Walt Gilmore PF   United States Fort Valley State
3 42 Bill Cain F Iowa State [7]
4 59 Jim Penix F   United States Bowling Green [8]
5 76 Ron Knight PF   United States Cal State LA
6 93 George Janky C   United States Dayton [9][10]
7 110 Claude English F   United States Rhode Island
8 127 Doug Boyd F/C   United States TCU [11][12]
9 144 Billy Gaskins G   United States Oregon [13]
10 161 Israel Oliver F   United States Elizabeth City State [14]
11 176 Don McClemore F   United States Bowling Green [15]
12 188 Paul Adams F   United States Central Washington [16]
13 199 Alex Boyd F   United States 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   United States Southern Illinois [18]
19 239 Mark Gabriel Hanover
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Expansion draft

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Player Position Team
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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Roster

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1970–71 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 12 Adelman, Rick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946–06–16 Loyola Marymount
SG 33 Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1944–07–07 Oregon
C 25 Ellis, Leroy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940–03–10 St. John's
F 15 English, Claude 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1946–12–26 Rhode Island
PF 48 Gilmore, Walt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1947–02–27 Fort Valley State
PF 44 Gregor, Gary 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1945–08–13 South Carolina
SF 11 Halimon, Shaler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1945–03–30 Utah State
PF 38 Knight, Ron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1947–08–04 Cal State LA
PF 35 Manning, Ed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944–01–02 Jackson State
SF 40 McKenzie, Stan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944–10–06 NYU
SG 45 Petrie, Geoff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1948–04–17 Princeton
C 54 Schlueter, Dale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1945–11–12 Colorado State
F 34 Stricker, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1948–01–22 Pacific
Head coach

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured
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Pre-season

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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 University in Forest 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]

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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

Record vs. opponents

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1970–71 NBA Records
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

Game log

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1970–71 Game log
# 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
Footnotes

Transactions

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Media

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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]

Awards and honors

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References

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