1969–70 Denver Rockets season

1969–70 Denver Rockets season
Head coach John McLendon
Joe Belmont
Arena Denver Auditorium Arena
Results
Record 5133 (.607)
Place Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish Won ABA Western Division Semifinals (3-4) versus Washington Capitols
Lost ABA Western Division Finals (1-4) versus Los Angeles Stars

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1969-70 ABA season was the Rockets' third season. They ended up with a 51-33 record. Out of the 11 teams that played in the ABA that season the Rockets had the highest rating in simple rating system and offensive rating. This was their first playoff series win. They would not win another playoff series until 1975.

Roster

No. Player Position Height Weight Birth Date Experience (years) College
14 Cliff Anderson SG 6-2 200 September 7, 1944 2 Saint Joseph's University
40 Byron Beck C 6-9 225 January 25, 1945 2 University of Denver
23 Jeffrey Congdon PG 6-1 180 October 17, 1943 2 Brigham Young University
22 Julian Hammond SF 6-5 205 May 27, 1943 2 University of Tulsa
24 Spencer Haywood PF 6-8 225 April 22, 1949 R University of Detroit Mercy
32 Larry Jones SG 6-2 180 September 22, 1942 3 University of Toledo
52 Julius Keye C 6-10 200 September 5, 1946 R Alcorn State University
19 Lonnie Lynn SF 6-7 215 May 24, 1943 R Wilberforce University
34 Walter Piatkowski PF 6-8 220 June 11, 1945 1 Bowling Green State University
11 Floyd Theard PG 6-1 170 September 5, 1944 R Kentucky State University
50 Dwight Waller F 6-6 220 October 5, 1945 1 Tennessee State University
44 Ben Warley SF 6-5 200 September 4, 1936 7 Tennessee State University
54 Greg Wittman PF 6-8 210 May 10, 1947 R Western Carolina University
42 Lonnie Wright SG 6-2 205 January 23, 1944 2 Colorado State University

Season standings

Eastern Division

Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Indiana Pacers * 59 25 .702 -
Kentucky Colonels * 45 39 .536 14.0
Carolina Cougars * 42 42 .500 17.0
New York Nets * 39 45 .464 20.0
Pittsburgh Pipers 29 55 .345 30.0
Miami Floridians 23 61 .274 36.0

Western Division

Western Division W L PCT GB
Denver Rockets * 51 33 .607 -
Dallas Chaparrals * 45 39 .536 6.0
Washington Capitols * 44 40 .524 7.0
Los Angeles Stars * 43 41 .512 8.0
New Orleans Buccaneers 42 42 .500 9.0

Asterisk Denotes playoff team

Game log

Statistics

Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST TOV PF PTS
1 Spencer Haywood 20 84 45.3 11.7 23.8 .493 0.0 0.1 .000 11.7 23.7 .496 6.5 8.4 .776 6.3 13.1 19.5 2.3 3.0 2.6 30.0
2 Larry Jones 27 75 40.4 8.3 19.2 .434 0.5 2.2 .248 7.8 17.0 .458 7.7 9.8 .791 1.9 3.3 5.2 5.7 3.2 3.0 24.9
3 Byron Beck 25 79 31.1 5.6 10.6 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 5.6 10.6 .524 1.7 2.2 .787 3.2 6.5 9.7 1.4 1.7 3.7 12.9
4 Jeffrey Congdon 26 83 29.7 3.6 9.3 .386 0.8 2.1 .354 2.8 7.2 .395 1.8 2.3 .786 0.6 2.2 2.8 5.4 2.5 2.5 9.8
5 Lonnie Wright 26 79 28.3 5.0 12.1 .413 0.7 2.4 .280 4.3 9.6 .447 1.5 2.2 .691 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.9 1.2 3.5 12.2
6 Julian Hammond 26 69 26.8 4.8 9.6 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 4.8 9.6 .499 2.4 3.5 .695 3.0 3.9 6.8 1.6 2.3 2.7 12.0
7 Julius Keye 23 77 21.3 3.2 8.0 .396 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 7.9 .401 1.5 2.5 .601 2.4 4.4 6.9 0.6 1.3 2.7 7.9
8 Walter Piatkowski 24 74 17.6 2.9 7.2 .402 0.1 0.7 .220 2.8 6.6 .421 1.0 1.3 .768 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.6 1.0 2.4 7.0
9 Floyd Theard 25 25 16.2 1.6 4.5 .345 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 4.5 .348 0.7 1.1 .643 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.0 3.8
10 Dwight Waller 24 7 12.4 1.4 3.4 .417 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 3.3 .435 1.3 2.7 .474 2.3 3.1 5.4 0.6 2.3 1.7 4.1
11 Lonnie Lynn 26 12 11.7 1.7 3.8 .435 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.8 .435 0.7 1.0 .667 1.3 2.9 4.2 0.3 0.6 1.5 4.0
12 Ben Warley 33 42 11.3 1.4 4.0 .353 0.4 1.4 .259 1.1 2.7 .402 1.4 1.8 .763 0.6 2.0 2.6 0.7 0.9 2.3 4.6
13 Greg Wittman 22 50 9.1 1.6 4.1 .392 0.1 0.3 .235 1.5 3.7 .406 0.6 1.2 .542 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.3 0.7 1.7 3.9
14 Cliff Anderson 25 3 7.3 0.7 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.3 .500 0.7 2.0 .333 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 2.0

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Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals vs. Washington Capitals[2]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 17 Denver 130–111 1–0 9,822
2 April 18 Denver 143–133 2–0 9,889
3 April 19 Washington 120–125 2–1 1,748
4 April 22 Washington 114–131 2–2 5,497
5 April 23 Denver 132–110 3–2 7,141
6 April 25 Washington 111–116 3–3 3,186
7 April 28 Denver 143–119 4–3 9,893

Rockets win series, 4–3

Division Finals

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 30 Denver 123–113 (OT) 1–0 7,071
2 May 1 Denver 105–114 1–1 7,187
3 May 4 Los Angeles 113–119 1–2 4,468
4 May 5 Los Angeles 110–114 1–3 3,432
5 May 9 Denver 107–109 1–4 6,401

Rockets lose series, 4–1

Awards and records

References

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