1970–71 Cincinnati Royals season

1970–71 Cincinnati Royals season
Head coachBob Cousy
General managerJoe Axelson
OwnersMax Jacobs
Jeremy Jacobs
ArenaCincinnati Gardens
Results
Record33–49 (.402)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWLWT
RadioWLW
< 1969–70 1971–72 >

The 1970–71 Cincinnati Royals season was the 23rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After trading Oscar Robertson, the Royals became a quick, young team. Some players included Norm Van Lier, a second-year guard who would lead the league in assists with 10.1 assists per game.[1] Draft picks Sam Lacey and Nate "Tiny" Archibald were new additions to the team. The Royals would continue its fast-breaking, high-scoring ways. During the season, they were held below 100 points only four times all season. The Royals also broke the 130 point mark an astounding 11 times.[1] The team's 116.0 scoring average was good for 3rd place in the NBA. Bob Cousy, the Royals coach was not defensive minded, and opposing teams racked up an average of 119.2 points per game. The Royals finished the season in 3rd place in the newly formed Central Division. The Royals would finish the season with a record of 33 wins, compared to 49 losses.

Draft picks

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Main article: 1970 NBA draft

Roster

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1970–71 Cincinnati Royals roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 10 Archibald, Nate 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1948-09-02 UTEP
SF 30 Arnzen, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1947-11-03 Notre Dame
G 19 Barr, Moe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944-06-19 Duquesne
PF 20 Green, Johnny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1933-12-08 Michigan State
C 22 Imhoff, Darrall Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1938-10-11 California
C 44 Lacey, Sam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948-03-28 New Mexico State
PF 18 Paulk, Charlie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1946-06-14 Northeastern State
SG 21 Robinson, Flynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1941-04-28 Wyoming
SF 5 Van Arsdale, Tom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 1943-02-22 Indiana
SG 23 Van Lier, Norm 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1947-04-01 Saint Francis (PA)
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Baltimore Bullets 42 40 .512 – 24–13 16–25 2–2 10–6
x-Atlanta Hawks 36 46 .439 6 21–20 14–26 1–0 9–7
Cincinnati Royals 33 49 .402 9 17–16 11–28 5–5 16–6
Cleveland Cavaliers 15 67 .183 27 11–30 2–37 2–0 1–13
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-New York Knicks 52 30 .634
2 y-Baltimore Bullets 42 40 .512
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 47 35 .573
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 36 46 .439
5 Boston Celtics 44 38 .537
6 Cincinnati Royals 33 49 .402
7 Buffalo Braves 22 60 .268
8 Cleveland Cavaliers 15 67 .183

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 —

Season Schedule

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1970–71 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 14 New York 128–104 Tom Van Arsdale (22) 0–1
2 October 17 Philadelphia 123–105 Tom Van Arsdale (29) 0–2
3 October 21 Baltimore 117–105 Norm Van Lier (17) 0–3
4 October 23 @ Boston 126–131 Tom Van Arsdale (26) 0–4
5 October 24 @ New York 103–115 Charlie Paulk (30) 0–5
6 October 26 Atlanta 107–126 Johnny Green (30) 1–5
7 October 28 Seattle 118–131 Norm Van Lier (23) 2–5
8 October 30 @ Cleveland 125–110 Norm Van Lier (23) 3–5
9 October 31 Milwaukee 121–100 Tom Van Arsdale (22) 3–6
10 November 3 @ Detroit 112–115 Flynn Robinson (23) 3–7
11 November 4 Phoenix 133–115 Johnny Green (21) 3–8
12 November 7 Boston 140–122 Johnny Green (28) 3–9
13 November 10 @ Portland 138–121 Tom Van Arsdale (28) 4–9
14 November 11 @ San Diego 120–127 Tom Van Arsdale (34) 4–10
15 November 12 @ San Francisco 121–107 Tom Van Arsdale (29) 5–10
16 November 13 @ Phoenix 109–115 Sam Lacey (20) 5–11
17 November 18 Chicago 128–107 Tom Van Arsdale (24) 5–12
18 November 19 @ New York 106–98 Archibald, Van Arsdale (22) 6–12
19 November 21 Detroit 102–114 Tom Van Arsdale (34) 7–12
20 November 25 San Diego 138–120 Archibald, Van Arsdale (21) 7–13
21 November 27 @ Philadelphia 113–109 Green, Van Arsdale (23) 8–13
22 November 28 Cleveland 86–105 Tom Van Arsdale (20) 9–13
23 December 2 Seattle 119–111 Norm Van Lier (22) 9–14
24 December 5 Philadelphia 131–106 Tom Van Arsdale (29) 9–15
25 December 6 @ Baltimore 118–126 Tom Van Arsdale (29) 9–16
26 December 7 N San Francisco 113–124 Tom Van Arsdale (36) 10–16
27 December 9 Atlanta 106–118 Johnny Green (31) 11–16
28 December 12 Cleveland 95–114 Norm Van Lier (26) 12–16
29 December 16 Los Angeles 118–102 Tom Van Arsdale (26) 12–17
30 December 18 @ Chicago 122–137 Norm Van Lier (31) 12–18
31 December 19 Milwaukee 110–119 Sam Lacey (23) 13–18
32 December 20 N Detroit 136–135 (2OT) Johnny Green (39) 13–19
33 December 23 Baltimore 115–120 Tom Van Arsdale (37) 14–19
34 December 25 Cleveland 100–117 Van Arsdale, Van Lier (23) 15–19
35 December 26 @ Atlanta 130–118 Norm Van Lier (29) 16–19
36 December 28 N Milwaukee 137–114 Flynn Robinson (22) 16–20
37 December 30 Detroit 119–115 Johnny Green (29) 16–21
38 January 2 @ Buffalo 115–103 Tom Van Arsdale (27) 17–21
39 January 5 N Los Angeles 112–146 Johnny Green (34) 18–21
40 January 6 Portland 128–133 (OT) Norm Van Lier (28) 19–21
41 January 8 @ Detroit 109–115 Sam Lacey (25) 19–22
42 January 9 Seattle 114–110 Sam Lacey (28) 19–23
43 January 14 N Los Angeles 126–120 Johnny Green (27) 19–24
44 January 15 @ Milwaukee 116–135 Sam Lacey (27) 19–25
45 January 16 Buffalo 113–114 Archibald, Green, Van Arsdale (23) 20–25
46 January 18 N Phoenix 118–99 Tom Van Arsdale (18) 20–26
47 January 19 @ San Francisco 108–116 Tom Van Arsdale (30) 20–27
48 January 20 @ Phoenix 126–114 Norm Van Lier (34) 21–27
49 January 22 @ Seattle 131–132 (OT) Tom Van Arsdale (39) 21–28
50 January 24 @ Los Angeles 131–142 Tom Van Arsdale (25) 21–29
51 January 27 Baltimore 113–115 Johnny Green (35) 22–29
52 January 29 @ Baltimore 118–145 Van Arsdale, Van Lier (22) 22–30
53 January 30 San Diego 110–116 Norm Van Lier (25) 23–30
54 January 31 @ Chicago 99–131 Flynn Robinson (20) 23–31
55 February 2 @ New York 108–115 Sam Lacey (27) 23–32
56 February 3 Boston 115–134 Tom Van Arsdale (34) 24–32
57 February 5 @ Boston 110–114 Tom Van Arsdale (27) 24–33
58 February 6 Philadelphia 118–109 Flynn Robinson (30) 24–34
59 February 7 @ Atlanta 118–121 Johnny Green (30) 24–35
60 February 11 @ Seattle 101–119 Tom Van Arsdale (22) 24–36
61 February 12 @ San Francisco 119–133 Tom Van Arsdale (40) 24–37
62 February 13 @ San Diego 116–120 Tom Van Arsdale (27) 24–38
63 February 14 @ Los Angeles 113–125 Norm Van Lier (24) 24–39
64 February 16 N Portland 102–109 Tom Van Arsdale (29) 25–39
65 February 17 @ Phoenix 117–133 Charlie Paulk (27) 25–40
66 February 19 @ Cleveland 109–125 Flynn Robinson (32) 25–41
67 February 20 Buffalo 94–120 Flynn Robinson (25) 26–41
68 February 24 New York 125–105 Flynn Robinson (29) 26–42
69 February 26 @ Milwaukee 111–135 Charlie Paulk (24) 26–43
70 February 28 @ Philadelphia 121–131 Tom Van Arsdale (24) 26–44
71 March 1 N Chicago 94–98 Tom Van Arsdale (22) 26–45
72 March 3 @ Baltimore 133–132 (OT) Lacey, Van Arsdale (23) 27–45
73 March 5 N Portland 111–117 Tom Van Arsdale (30) 28–45
74 March 7 @ Atlanta 112–122 Nate Archibald (26) 28–46
75 March 10 New York 118–120 (OT) Tom Van Arsdale (31) 29–46
76 March 12 N Boston 124–108 Tom Van Arsdale (31) 30–46
77 March 13 Atlanta 127–136 Nate Archibald (47) 31–46
78 March 14 @ Cleveland 115–103 Tom Van Arsdale (31) 32–46
79 March 16 @ Buffalo 113–102 Nate Archibald (25) 33–46
80 March 17 San Francisco 110–92 Sam Lacey (20) 33–47
81 March 19 @ Philadelphia 127–147 Johnny Green (18) 33–48
82 March 21 @ Boston 110–135 Tom Van Arsdale (22) 33–49

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b Cincinnati Royals (1957–1972)
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