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1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season

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1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season
Head coachGene Shue
General managerJoe Sachs
OwnerAbe Pollin
ArenaBaltimore Civic Center
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision semifinals
(lost to Knicks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWBAL-TV
RadioWBAL

The 1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season was their ninth season in the NBA and seventh season in the city of Baltimore. The Bullets would get started on a strong note as they won 9 straight games in November. The Bullets would finish with a record of 50–32. In a competitive Eastern Division, the Bullets finished the season 3rd place.[1]

Offseason

NBA draft

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 3 Fred Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mount St. Mary's
G 13 Mike Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Virginia Union
C 23 Leroy Ellis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's
G 11 Brian Heaney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) September 3, 1946 Acadia University
F 25 Gus Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Idaho
G 22 Kevin Loughery 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) St. John's
PF 35 Ed Manning 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) January 2, 1944 Jackson State
F 24 Jack Marin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Duke
SG 15 Eddie Miles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) July 5, 1940 Seattle
G 10 Earl Monroe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Winston-Salem State
SF 15 Bob Quick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) March 5, 1946 Xavier
F 31 Ray Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Portland
SF 35 Al Tucker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oklahoma Baptist
F 41 Wes Unseld 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Louisville
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB
x-New York Knicks 6022.732–
x-Milwaukee Bucks 5626.6834
x-Baltimore Bullets 5032.61010
x-Philadelphia 76ers 4240.51218
Cincinnati Royals 3646.43924
Boston Celtics 3448.41526
Detroit Pistons 3151.37829

Game log

1969–70 game log
#DateOpponentScoreHigh pointsRecord
1October 15Chicago93–98Earl Monroe (26)1–0
2October 18Boston117–124Earl Monroe (34)2–0
3October 21Los Angeles142–137 (OT)Kevin Loughery (35)2–1
4October 24Cincinnati126–131 (OT)Gus Johnson (39)3–1
5October 25@ New York99–128Earl Monroe (22)3–2
6October 28@ Detroit125–110Kevin Loughery (33)4–2
7October 29Philadelphia129–105Mike Davis (24)4–3
8October 31N Chicago118–109Loughery, Marin (33)4–4
9November 1Atlanta140–137 (OT)Gus Johnson (37)4–5
10November 4San Francisco105–124Jack Marin (26)5–5
11November 5@ Philadelphia139–130Loughery, Monroe (25)6–5
12November 7Seattle112–126Earl Monroe (25)7–5
13November 8@ Cincinnati121–130Earl Monroe (27)7–6
14November 9@ Milwaukee116–105Kevin Loughery (27)8–6
15November 14@ Boston109–108Earl Monroe (33)9–6
16November 15Milwaukee120–129Kevin Loughery (43)10–6
17November 18San Diego138–142 (OT)Mike Davis (40)11–6
18November 19N Phoenix118–133Jack Marin (22)12–6
19November 21Phoenix116–126Marin, Unseld (26)13–6
20November 23@ Los Angeles129–97Earl Monroe (31)14–6
21November 25@ Phoenix134–124Davis, Monroe (29)15–6
22November 27@ San Francisco118–116Earl Monroe (29)16–6
23November 29Boston121–106Mike Davis (28)16–7
24December 2Cincinnati107–129Wes Unseld (30)17–7
25December 3@ Boston105–113Gus Johnson (26)17–8
26December 5New York116–107Earl Monroe (24)17–9
27December 6N Seattle132–129 (OT)Gus Johnson (34)17–10
28December 8N Chicago122–125Johnson, Monroe (29)18–10
29December 10Phoenix137–107Wes Unseld (20)18–11
30December 12@ Chicago123–108Gus Johnson (30)19–11
31December 13San Diego105–117Earl Monroe (31)20–11
32December 17@ Atlanta138–133Jack Marin (30)21–11
33December 19Detroit105–108Jack Marin (23)22–11
34December 20@ New York91–128Jackon, Marin, Unseld (14)22–12
35December 25Philadelphia113–121Jack Marin (31)23–12
36December 27San Francisco112–147Ellis, Johnson (22)24–12
37December 28@ Milwaukee124–133Kevin Loughery (27)24–13
38December 30Milwaukee126–124Earl Monroe (30)24–14
39December 31@ Atlanta111–122Jack Marin (22)24–15
40January 2Cincinnati116–118Earl Monroe (25)25–15
41January 4@ Cincinnati128–129Earl Monroe (28)25–16
42January 6New York129–99Wes Unseld (27)25–17
43January 7N Detroit116–121Earl Monroe (28)26–17
44January 9@ Boston142–130Wes Unseld (29)27–17
45January 10Atlanta109–130Kevin Loughery (27)28–17
46January 13@ San Diego144–126Kevin Loughery (35)29–17
47January 15@ Phoenix115–124Johnson, Loughery (26)29–18
48January 17@ San Diego131–115Jack Marin (26)30–18
49January 18@ Phoenix133–134Kevin Loughery (34)30–19
50January 22N Detroit115–119Monroe, Unseld (22)31–19
51January 23@ Philadelphia118–133Earl Monroe (23)31–20
52January 24Philadelphia111–112Gus Johnson (27)32–20
53January 25@ Cincinnati122–129Ray Scott (28)32–21
54January 28Chicago115–123Kevin Loughery (34)33–21
55January 30@ Detroit117–129Kevin Loughery (35)33–22
56January 31Boston117–120Earl Monroe (27)34–22
57February 1@ Atlanta133–124Kevin Loughery (29)35–22
58February 3Seattle120–115Loughery, Marin (26)35–23
59February 6Detroit148–153 (2OT)Earl Monroe (39)36–23
60February 8Milwaukee106–120Earl Monroe (23)37–23
61February 10@ Los Angeles111–106Earl Monroe (27)38–23
62February 11@ Seattle117–119Kevin Loughery (25)38–24
63February 13@ Seattle138–141Gus Johnson (26)38–25
64February 16N San Diego109–140Jack Marin (24)39–25
65February 18Los Angeles103–117Earl Monroe (24)40–25
66February 20Detroit122–119Kevin Loughery (28)40–26
67February 22New York104–110Earl Monroe (37)41–26
68February 24San Diego118–128Marin, Monroe (29)42–26
69February 25@ Milwaukee113–115Earl Monroe (27)42–27
70February 27Atlanta107–114Jack Marin (41)43–27
71February 28@ New York101–115Carter, Monroe (23)43–28
72March 1@ Philadelphia99–104Jack Marin (31)43–29
73March 2N Cincinnati110–118Marin, Monroe (30)44–29
74March 4Los Angeles94–91Jack Marin (23)44–30
75March 6@ Los Angeles105–100Earl Monroe (29)45–30
76March 8@ Seattle109–106Earl Monroe (31)46–30
77March 11@ San Francisco112–115 (2OT)Earl Monroe (31)46–31
78March 13@ San Francisco114–108Earl Monroe (30)47–31
79March 15@ Boston130–127Earl Monroe (35)48–31
80March 18Philadelphia119–113Earl Monroe (22)48–32
81March 20@ Chicago138–131Jack Marin (34)49–32
82March 21San Francisco123–127Earl Monroe (40)50–32

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

Playoffs

In the playoffs, the Bullets were matched up against the New York Knicks for the 2nd consecutive season.[1] After losing the first 2 games, the Bullets battled back to win the next 2 games. After the Knicks captured Game 5 in New York, the Bullets forced a 7th game with a 96–87 win at the Civic Center.[1] However, the Bullets would fall in Game 7. The Knicks would go on to win the NBA Championship.

1970 playoff game log
Division semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 26 @ New York L 117–120 Earl Monroe (39) Wes Unseld (31) Wes Unseld (5) Madison Square Garden
19,500		 0–1
2 March 27 New York L 99–106 Gus Johnson (28) Wes Unseld (21) Fred Carter (7) Baltimore Civic Center
12,289		 0–2
3 March 29 @ New York W 127–113 Earl Monroe (25) Wes Unseld (34) Earl Monroe (5) Madison Square Garden
19,500		 1–2
4 March 31 New York W 102–92 Earl Monroe (34) Wes Unseld (24) Fred Carter (7) Baltimore Civic Center
12,289		 2–2
5 April 2 @ New York L 80–101 Jack Marin (19) Wes Unseld (15) Jack Marin (6) Madison Square Garden
19,500		 2–3
6 April 5 New York W 96–87 Gus Johnson (31) Wes Unseld (24) Earl Monroe (5) Baltimore Civic Center
12,289		 3–3
7 April 6 @ New York L 114–127 Earl Monroe (32) Wes Unseld (16) Earl Monroe (6) Madison Square Garden
19,500		 3–4
1970 schedule

Awards and honors

References