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The 1970–71 NBA season was the 25th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA Championship, beating the Baltimore Bullets 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. [1] Three new teams made their debut: the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Buffalo Braves.
The 1970 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1969–70 season.The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion New York Knicks defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.
The 1969–70 season saw the NBA into a new decade as well as a new era. The retirement of Bill Russell from the Boston Celtics at the end of the 1968–69 season effectively signaled the end of the Celtics dynasty that had dominated the NBA for the past decade. The New York Knicks were the top club in the league.
The 1971 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1970–71 season.The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Milwaukee Bucks defeating the Eastern Conference champion Baltimore Bullets four games to none in the NBA Finals.
Willis Reed was named the NBA Most Valuable Player, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player in 1970. NBA Most Valuable Player Award. Willis Reed (New York Knicks) NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player. Willis Reed (New York Knicks) NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award. Willis Reed (New York Knicks)
The 1970 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1970 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the 1969–70 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. The Eastern Division champion New York Knicks defeated the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers in seven games for their first NBA title.
The 1970–71 Milwaukee Bucks season was the third season for the Bucks. Milwaukee posted a 66–16 record in only its third year of existence, and its second since drafting Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). [1] A key part of this championship season was the acquisition of Oscar Robertson.
The 1970–71 New York Knicks season was the 25th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [1] New York entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1970 NBA Finals in seven games to win the first championship in franchise history. [2]