The 1969–70 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 3rd season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA. After the resignation of Al Bianchi,[1] Lenny Wilkens took the role of player-coach and led the team to a 36–46 record, a six win improvement over their previous season and 3 games behind the Chicago Bulls, who got the last playoff spot in the Western Division. Wilkens led the league in assists with 9.1 apg.
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1969–70 Seattle SuperSonics roster
Players |
Coaches |
Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
DOB |
From |
G |
42 |
Allen, Lucius |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
175 lb (79 kg) |
1947–09–26 |
UCLA |
F |
20 |
Boozer, Bob |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
1937–04–26 |
Kansas State |
F |
43 |
Clemens, Barry |
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
1943–05–01 |
Ohio Wesleyan |
G |
25 |
Hairston, Al |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
1945–12–11 |
Bowling Green |
PF |
14 |
Meschery, Tom |
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
1938–10–26 |
Saint Mary's |
F/C |
41 |
Murrey, Dorie |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
1943–09–07 |
Detroit Mercy |
F/C |
45 |
Rule, Bob |
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
1944–06–29 |
Colorado State |
G/F |
10 |
Snyder, Dick |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
207 lb (94 kg) |
1944–02–01 |
West Virginia |
SG |
44 |
Thorn, Rod |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
1941–05–23 |
West Virginia |
G |
19 |
Wilkens, Lenny |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
1937–10–28 |
Providence |
G |
11 |
Winfield, Lee |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
174 lb (79 kg) |
1947–02–04 |
Providence |
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- Head coach
- Legend
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
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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 | 5–2 |
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 | 2–4 |
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 | 5–1 |
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 |
2–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — |
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More information 1969–70 game log Total: 36–46 (Home: 22–14; Road: 10–26; Neutral: 4–6), Game ...
1969–70 game log Total: 36–46 (Home: 22–14; Road: 10–26; Neutral: 4–6) |
October
: 1–6 (home: 1–2; road: 0–4)
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November
: 5–10 (home: 3–4; road: 2–6)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
8 |
November 2 |
@ Atlanta |
L 113–125 |
Bob Rule (22) |
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Alexander Memorial Coliseum 4,101 |
1–7 |
9 |
November 4 |
@ Detroit |
W 116–102 |
Bob Boozer (28) |
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Cobo Arena 2,076 |
2–7 |
10 |
November 7 |
@ Baltimore |
L 112–126 |
Bob Rule (29) |
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Baltimore Civic Center 4,459 |
2–8 |
11 |
November 8 |
@ Philadelphia |
W 125–117 |
Bob Rule (32) |
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The Spectrum 10,363 |
3–8 |
12 |
November 11 |
@ Chicago |
L 100–106 |
Lenny Wilkens (19) |
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Chicago Stadium 8,149 |
3–9 |
13 |
November 13 |
Detroit |
W 117–113 |
Bob Rule (28) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 4,106 |
4–9 |
14 |
November 14 |
@ San Diego |
L 112–148 |
Tom Meschery (26) |
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San Diego Sports Arena 4,838 |
4–10 |
15 |
November 15 |
Philadelphia |
W 146–136 |
Bob Rule (49) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 6,679 |
5–10 |
16 |
November 19 |
Atlanta |
L 116–137 |
Bob Boozer (24) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 5,583 |
5–11 |
17 |
November 21 |
Milwaukee |
L 115–117 |
Bob Rule (35) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 12,920 |
5–12 |
18 |
November 23 |
Boston |
L 116–125 |
Bob Rule (33) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 5,538 |
5–13 |
19 |
November 24 |
@ San Diego |
L 105–112 |
Lenny Wilkens (23) |
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San Diego Sports Arena 3,393 |
5–14 |
20 |
November 25 |
San Francisco |
L 106–114 |
Bob Rule (24) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 4,001 |
5–15 |
21 |
November 29 |
Phoenix |
W 130 129 |
Bob Rule (33) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 9,418 |
6–15 |
22 |
November 30 |
@ Phoenix |
L 108–116 |
John Tresvant (21) |
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Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 3,621 |
6–16 |
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December
: 8–10 (home: 6–3; road: 2–7)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
23 |
December 2 |
@ New York |
L 109–129 |
Bob Rule (25) |
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Madison Square Garden 14,627 |
6–17 |
24 |
December 3 |
@ Cincinnati |
W 118–117 |
Bob Rule (30) |
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Cincinnati Gardens 2,456 |
7–17 |
25 |
December 4 |
@ Atlanta |
L 111–119 |
Bob Rule (24) |
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Alexander Memorial Coliseum 2,931 |
7–18 |
26 |
December 5 |
@ Milwaukee |
L 98–131 |
Bob Boozer (19) |
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Milwaukee Arena 7,064 |
7–19 |
27 |
December 6 |
Baltimore |
W 132–129 (OT) |
Bob Rule (40) |
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Philadelphia, PA 8,128 |
8–19 |
28 |
December 9 |
Detroit |
W 109–104 |
Bob Rule (36) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 6,168 |
9–19 |
29 |
December 11 |
New York |
W 112–105 |
Bob Rule (28) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 10,029 |
10–19 |
30 |
December 12 |
Phoenix |
L 116–130 |
Tom Meschery (29) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 6,146 |
10–20 |
31 |
December 14 |
@ Los Angeles |
L 127–131 |
Bob Rule (45) |
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The Forum 8,729 |
10–21 |
32 |
December 16 |
@ San Francisco |
L 119–125 |
Bob Rule (33) |
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Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 3,889 |
10–22 |
33 |
December 17 |
Cincinnati |
W 117–104 |
Lucius Allen (23) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 4,472 |
11–22 |
34 |
December 19 |
Philadelphia |
W 123–116 |
Tom Meschery (26) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 6,210 |
12–22 |
35 |
December 21 |
San Diego |
W 112–96 |
Lucius Allen, Tom Meschery (18) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 6,021 |
13–22 |
36 |
December 23 |
@ San Francisco |
L 115–119 |
Lucius Allen (19) |
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Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 3,481 |
13–23 |
37 |
December 26 |
Boston |
L 112–122 |
Bob Rule (41) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 10,273 |
13–24 |
38 |
December 27 |
New York |
L 117–119 |
Bob Rule (25) |
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Vancouver, BC 4,206 |
13–25 |
39 |
December 30 |
Phoenix |
W 134–121 |
Tom Meschery (24) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 5,201 |
14–25 |
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January
: 6–10 (home: 3–5; road: 3–5)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
40 |
January 1 |
Chicago |
L 111–114 |
Bob Rule (36) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 5,149 |
14–26 |
41 |
January 3 |
Los Angeles |
L 109–126 |
Bob Rule (26) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 8,677 |
14–27 |
42 |
January 4 |
Detroit |
L 110–116 |
Dick Snyder (27) |
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Portland, OR 3,451 |
14–28 |
43 |
January 6 |
@ Atlanta |
L 97–101 |
Bob Boozer (21) |
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Alexander Memorial Coliseum 3,839 |
14–29 |
44 |
January 9 |
@ Philadelphia |
W 135–132 |
Lenny Wilkens (31) |
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The Spectrum 4,220 |
15–29 |
45 |
January 10 |
@ Detroit |
L 128–129 |
Tom Meschery (28) |
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Cobo Arena 2,346 |
15–30 |
46 |
January 13 |
Boston |
L 102–111 |
Lucius Allen (23) |
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Philadelphia, PA 5,678 |
15–31 |
47 |
January 14 |
Philadelphia |
W 122–110 |
Dick Snyder (26) |
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Boston, MA 4,614 |
16–31 |
48 |
January 16 |
Chicago |
W 119–103 |
Lenny Wilkens (23) |
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Kansas City, KS 3,713 |
17–31 |
49 |
January 17 |
@ Phoenix |
W 134–131 |
Lenny Wilkens (24) |
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Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 9,094 |
18–31 |
50 |
January 22 |
Phoenix |
L 120–129 |
Bob Rule (31) |
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Las Cruces, NM 2,805 |
18–32 |
51 |
January 23 |
@ Los Angeles |
L 100–128 |
Bob Rule (22) |
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The Forum 11,393 |
18–33 |
52 |
January 24 |
Los Angeles |
L 121–122 (OT) |
Bob Rule (22) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 9,697 |
18–34 |
53 |
January 28 |
Atlanta |
W 120–119 |
Dick Snyder (23) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 4,483 |
19–34 |
54 |
January 29 |
San Francisco |
W 105–101 |
Dick Snyder (24) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 4,010 |
20–34 |
55 |
January 30 |
@ San Diego |
L 117–119 (OT) |
Bob Boozer (33) |
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San Diego Sports Arena 4,941 |
20–35 |
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February
: 11–6 (home: 8–4; road: 3–2)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
56 |
February 1 |
Milwaukee |
W 118 116 |
Tom Meschery (27) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 12,660 |
21–35 |
57 |
February 3 |
@ Baltimore |
W 120–115 |
Bob Rule (29) |
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Baltimore Civic Center 4,418 |
22 35 |
58 |
February 4 |
@ Cincinnati |
W 121–115 |
Bob Rule (30) |
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Cincinnati Gardens 2,805 |
23 35 |
59 |
February 6 |
@ Boston |
L 117–127 |
Lenny Wilkens (29) |
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Boston Garden 6,109 |
23–36 |
60 |
February 7 |
@ Detroit |
L 109–113 |
Tom Meschery (21) |
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Cobo Arena 3,540 |
23–37 |
61 |
February 8 |
Philadelphia |
W 118–117 |
Bob Rule (29) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 8,050 |
24–37 |
62 |
February 11 |
Baltimore |
W 119–117 |
Bob Boozer (23) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 5,810 |
25–37 |
63 |
February 13 |
Baltimore |
W 141–138 |
Bob Rule (39) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 8,905 |
26–37 |
64 |
February 17 |
Phoenix |
L 118–129 |
Bob Rule (25) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 8,220 |
26–38 |
65 |
February 18 |
San Diego |
L 119–122 |
Bob Rule (42) |
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Eugene, OR 5,500 |
26–39 |
66 |
February 20 |
Boston |
L 125–127 |
Bob Rule (27) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 8,614 |
26–40 |
67 |
February 21 |
Milwaukee |
L 127–140 |
Bob Rule (33) |
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Portland, OR 11,139 |
26–41 |
68 |
February 22 |
San Francisco |
W 131–127 |
Bob Rule (30) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 11,564 |
27–41 |
69 |
February 24 |
San Francisco |
W 130–122 |
Bob Rule (29) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 4,802 |
28–41 |
70 |
February 25 |
Atlanta |
W 120–112 |
Bob Rule (27) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 5,685 |
29–41 |
71 |
February 27 |
@ San Francisco |
W 107–99 |
Lenny Wilkens (22) |
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Oakland, CA 4,604 |
30–41 |
72 |
February 28 |
Chicago |
W 140–104 |
Bob Rule (32) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 13,096 |
31–41 |
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March
: 5–5 (home: 3–1; road: 2–4)
Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location Attendance | Record |
73 |
March 3 |
San Diego |
W 126–114 |
Dick Snyder (26) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 9,915 |
32–41 |
74 |
March 6 |
Cincinnati |
W 126–122 |
Dick Snyder (33) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 13,102 |
33–41 |
75 |
March 8 |
Baltimore |
L 106–109 |
Bob Rule (28) |
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Seattle Center Coliseum 13,058 |
33–42 |
76 |
March 9 |
@ Milwaukee |
L 105–124 |
Bob Rule (19) |
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Milwaukee Arena 10,746 |
33–43 |
77 |
March 10 |
@ New York |
L 99–117 |
Bob Rule (24) |
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Madison Square Garden 18,212 |
33–44 |
78 |
March 13 |
New York |
W 115–103 |
Lenny Wilkens (28) |
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Portland, OR 11,035 |
34–44 |
79 |
March 15 |
@ Cincinnati |
L 113–116 |
Bob Rule (25) |
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Cincinnati Gardens 9,640 |
34–45 |
80 |
March 17 |
@ Chicago |
W 109–102 |
Three players (22) |
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Chicago Stadium 9,098 |
35–45 |
81 |
March 20 |
@ Boston |
W 123–119 |
Dick Snyder (20) |
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Boston Garden 10,393 |
36–45 |
82 |
March 22 |
@ Los Angeles |
L 118–121 |
Bob Rule (33) |
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The Forum 13,745 |
36–46 |
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