1969–70 Chicago Bulls season

1969–70 Chicago Bulls season
Head coachDick Motta
General managerPat Williams
Owner(s)Dick Klein
ArenaChicago Stadium
Results
Record39–43 (.476)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishDivision semifinals
(lost to Hawks 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Vince Lloyd)
RadioWGN
(Vince Lloyd, Roy Leonard)
< 1968–69 1970–71 >

The 1969–70 NBA season was the Bulls' fourth season in the NBA.[1]

Offseason

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Draft picks

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Main article: 1969 NBA draft

Roster

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1969–70 Chicago Bulls roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 18 Boerwinkle, Tom 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1945-08-23 Tennessee
G 19 Halimon, Shaler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1945-03-30 Utah State
G 11 Haskins, Clem 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1943-07-11 Western Kentucky
F 6 Kauffman, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1946-07-13 Guilford
F 10 Love, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942-12-08 Southern
F 16 Manning, Ed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944-01-02 Jackson State
G 15 Petersen, Loy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1945-07-26 Oregon State
G/F 4 Sloan, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1942-03-28 Evansville
F 25 Walker, Chet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1940-02-22 Bradley
G 8 Weiss, Bob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1942-05-07 Penn State
C 20 Wesley, Walt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1945-01-25 Kansas
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 5, 1970

Regular season

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Season standings

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Western Division
 W L PCT GB
x-Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 –
x-Los Angeles Lakers 46 36 .561 2
x-Chicago Bulls 39 43 .476 9
x-Phoenix Suns 39 43 .476 9
Seattle SuperSonics 36 46 .439 12
San Francisco Warriors 30 52 .366 18
San Diego Rockets 27 55 .329 21

Record vs. opponents

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1969–70 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta — 2–4 6–0 5–2 3–3 3–3 4–3 3–3 4–2 3–3 2–4 4–2 5–2 4–2
Baltimore 4–2 — 5–2 5–1 4–3 5–2 4–2 3–3 1–5 3–4 3–3 6–0 2–4 5–1
Boston 0–6 2–5 — 3–3 3–3 4–3 2–4 1–6 4–3 2–4 2–4 4–2 5–1 2–4
Chicago 2–5 1–5 3–3 — 3–3 3–3 4–2 4–2 0–6 3–3 5–2 3–4 4–2 4–3
Cincinnati 3–3 3–4 3–3 3–3 — 4–2 2–4 2–5 2–5 4–3 3–3 4–2 2–4 1–5
Detroit 3–3 2–5 3–4 3–3 2–4 — 3–3 1–6 1–6 1–5 3–3 3–3 3–3 3–3
Los Angeles 3–4 2–4 4–2 2–4 4–2 3–3 — 3–3 2–4 4–2 3–4 5–2 5–2 6–0
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 6–1 2–4 5–2 6–1 3–3 — 2–4 5–2 6–0 6–0 4–2 5–1
New York 2–4 5–1 3–4 6–0 5–2 6–1 4–2 4–2 — 5–2 6–0 5–1 5–1 4–2
Philadelphia 3–3 4–3 4–2 3–3 3–4 5–1 2–4 2–5 2–5 — 4–2 4–2 6–0 0–6
Phoenix 4–2 3–3 4–2 2–5 3–3 3–3 4–3 0–6 0–6 2–4 — 7–0 3–3 4–3
San Diego 2–4 0–6 2–4 4–3 2–4 3–3 2–5 0–6 1–5 2–4 0–7 — 5–2 4–2
San Francisco 2–5 4–2 1–5 2–4 4–2 3–3 2–5 2–4 1–5 0–6 3–3 2–5 — 3–4
Seattle 2–4 1–5 4–2 3–4 5–1 3–3 0–6 1–5 2–4 6–0 3–4 2–4 4–3 —

Game log

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1969–70 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 15 @ Baltimore 93–98 Jerry Sloan (21) 0–1
2 October 17 New York 116–87 Chet Walker (27) 0–2
3 October 18 Seattle 126–131 (OT) Chet Walker (31) 1–2
4 October 24 @ Phoenix 116–115 (OT) Chet Walker (39) 2–2
5 October 26 @ Los Angeles 125–129 Jerry Sloan (25) 2–3
6 October 28 @ Seattle 116–114 Chet Walker (25) 3–3
7 October 29 @ San Francisco 101–87 Chet Walker (28) 4–3
8 October 31 N Baltimore 118–109 Clem Haskins (38) 5–3
9 November 4 N Philadelphia 113–109 Chet Walker (28) 5–4
10 November 6 Atlanta 142–137 (OT) Chet Walker (29) 5–5
11 November 8 Boston 87–103 Bob Love (27) 6–5
12 November 10 N Atlanta 132–133 Bob Love (32) 6–6
13 November 11 Seattle 100–106 Chet Walker (34) 7–6
14 November 13 @ New York 99–114 Chet Walker (25) 7–7
15 November 14 @ Milwaukee 100–122 Boerwinkle, Wesley (14) 7–8
16 November 15 San Francisco 105–124 Chet Walker (36) 8–8
17 November 18 Philadelphia 119–127 Chet Walker (32) 9–8
18 November 19 @ Boston 106–122 Clem Haskins (27) 9–9
19 November 21 @ Cincinnati 119–133 Clem Haskins (25) 9–10
20 November 22 Milwaukee 106–125 Clem Haskins (29) 10–10
21 November 25 N Detroit 104–103 Bob Love (29) 10–11
22 November 26 @ Detroit 129–109 Haskins, Sloan (28) 11–11
23 November 28 San Diego 119–126 Bob Love (33) 12–11
24 November 30 @ Los Angeles 116–114 (OT) Clem Haskins (36) 13–11
25 December 2 N Phoenix 121–110 Bob Love (34) 13–12
26 December 3 @ San Diego 131–146 Clem Haskins (27) 13–13
27 December 5 @ Phoenix 113–114 Clem Haskins (27) 13–14
28 December 6 Boston 114–116 (OT) Jerry Sloan (27) 14–14
29 December 8 N Baltimore 122–125 Jerry Sloan (23) 14–15
30 December 9 Phoenix 102–109 Bob Love (32) 15–15
31 December 11 N San Francisco 104–110 Chet Walker (31) 16–15
32 December 12 Baltimore 123–108 Clem Haskins (27) 16–16
33 December 14 @ Philadelphia 121–126 Chet Walker (24) 16–17
34 December 16 San Diego 110–101 Clem Haskins (26) 16–18
35 December 18 N Atlanta 114–112 Love, Sloan, Wesley (22) 17–18
36 December 19 New York 108–99 Al Tucker (24) 17–19
37 December 21 @ Atlanta 111–118 Chet Walker (25) 17–20
38 December 23 @ Boston 112–117 Bob Weiss (30) 17–21
39 December 30 @ New York 96–116 Chet Walker (19) 17–22
40 December 31 @ Philadelphia 109–129 Chet Walker (29) 17–23
41 January 1 @ Seattle 114–111 Chet Walker (28) 18–23
42 January 3 @ San Francisco 102–116 Bob Love (22) 18–24
43 January 4 @ San Diego 121–140 Bob Love (28) 18–25
44 January 6 N Los Angeles 100–105 Chet Walker (24) 19–25
45 January 8 Phoenix 123–152 Bob Love (34) 20–25
46 January 10 Los Angeles 112–116 (OT) Chet Walker (27) 21–25
47 January 12 Philadelphia 113–117 Clem Haskins (28) 22–25
48 January 15 Cincinnati 120–130 Clem Haskins (34) 23–25
49 January 16 N Seattle 119–103 Chet Walker (22) 23–26
50 January 17 @ Milwaukee 132–130 (OT) Clem Haskins (23) 24–26
51 January 18 @ Atlanta 107–125 Tom Boerwinkle (29) 24–27
52 January 23 New York 120–117 Bob Love (31) 24–28
53 January 24 @ Detroit 122–128 Clem Haskins (22) 24–29
54 January 25 Detroit 111–120 Clem Haskins (31) 25–29
55 January 26 N Cincinnati 116–115 Clem Haskins (27) 25–30
56 January 28 @ Baltimore 115–123 Clem Haskins (32) 25–31
57 January 30 Milwaukee 121–105 Bob Love (22) 25–32
58 January 31 @ New York 104–123 Chet Walker (21) 25–33
59 February 1 Cincinnati 108–115 Chet Walker (30) 26–33
60 February 3 N Boston 85–93 Chet Walker (23) 26–34
61 February 5 San Francisco 127–105 Bob Love (26) 26–35
62 February 6 @ Atlanta 93–104 Bob Love (22) 26–36
63 February 8 Atlanta 107–117 Bob Love (34) 27–36
64 February 12 Phoenix 121–122 Chet Walker (30) 28–36
65 February 14 Los Angeles 113–116 Bob Love (27) 29–36
66 February 15 @ Detroit 119–126 Clem Haskins (31) 29–37
67 February 20 Philadelphia 119–126 Chet Walker (32) 30–37
68 February 21 @ Cincinnati 119–127 Chet Walker (31) 30–38
69 February 23 N San Diego 125–127 Bob Love (28) 31–38
70 February 25 @ San Francisco 112–104 Bob Love (32) 32–38
71 February 27 @ Los Angeles 101–111 Chet Walker (26) 32–39
72 February 28 @ Seattle 104–140 Chet Walker (21) 32–40
73 March 1 @ San Diego 122–135 Tom Boerwinkle (26) 32–41
74 March 3 @ Phoenix 123–111 Clem Haskins (33) 33–41
75 March 10 San Diego 106–111 Clem Haskins (23) 34–41
76 March 13 @ Chicago 113–134 Jerry Sloan (29) 35–41
77 March 14 Detroit 96–111 Chet Walker (26) 36–41
78 March 15 N Milwaukee 107–130 Bob Love (47) 37–41
79 March 16 N Cincinnati 140–142 (OT) Chet Walker (44) 38–41
80 March 17 Seattle 109–102 Clem Haskins (33) 38–42
81 March 20 Baltimore 138–131 Chet Walker (25) 38–43
82 March 22 Milwaukee 115–129 Bob Love (31) 39–43

Playoffs

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1970 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 25 @ Atlanta L 111–129 Chet Walker (17) Tom Boerwinkle (11) Haskins, Weiss (6) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
6,427 		0–1
2 March 28 @ Atlanta L 104–124 Tom Boerwinkle (23) Tom Boerwinkle (12) Boerwinkle, Weiss (4) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
7,195 		0–2
3 March 31 Atlanta L 101–106 Shaler Halimon (22) Tom Boerwinkle (18) Shaler Halimon (6) Chicago Stadium
8,898 		0–3
4 April 3 Atlanta W 131–120 Chet Walker (39) Sloan, Boerwinkle (12) Clem Haskins (13) Chicago Stadium
7,584 		1–3
5 April 5 @ Atlanta L 107–113 Clem Haskins (22) Tom Boerwinkle (19) Clem Haskins (6) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
4,966 		1–4
1970 schedule

Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ 1969–70 Chicago Bulls
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