1970-71 NBA season

Champion team: Milwaukee Bucks |
Season MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Scoring leader: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

1970-71 NBA season Finals, awards and best players

NBA Finals 1971

NBA Champion: Milwaukee Bucks

NBA Finals: Milwaukee Bucks (W) 4 Baltimore Bullets (E) 0

NBA Finals MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks)

Main players: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, Bob Dandridge (Milwaukee Bucks), Wes Unseld, Jack Marin, Earl Monroe (Baltimore Bullets).

Best players for the 1970-71 NBA season

Regular Season MVP: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks).

All-NBA first team: Jerry West (Los Angeles Lakers), Dave Bing (Detroit Pistons), John Havlicek (Boston Celtics), Billy Cunningham (Philadelphia 76ers), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks).

All-NBA second team: Walt Frazier (New York Knicks), Oscar Robertson (Milwaukee Bucks), Bob Love (Chicago Bulls), Gus Johnson (Baltimore Bullets), Willis Reed (New York Knicks).

SEASON STATS LEADERS

Category	Player	Pos.	Team	Value
Points	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	Milwaukee Bucks	31.7
Rebounds	Wilt Chamberlain	C	Los Angeles Lakers	18.2
Assists	Norm Van Lier	PG	Cincinnati Royals	10.2
Efficiency	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	Milwaukee Bucks	29.0

PLAYERS WITH THE BEST STATS IN THE 1970-71 REGULAR SEASON

PLAYER	GP	MP	FG	(%)	3P	(%)	FT	(%)	RB	AS	ST	TO	BK	PTS
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	82	0.5	12.96/22.48	57.7	--/--	--	5.73/8.30	69.0	0.2	0.0	--	--	--	0.4
Wilt Chamberlain	82	0.5	8.15/14.95	54.5	--/--	--	4.39/8.16	53.8	0.2	0.1	--	--	--	0.3
John Havlicek	81	0.6	11.01/24.47	45.0	--/--	--	6.84/8.36	81.8	0.1	0.1	--	--	--	0.4
Jerry Lucas	80	0.5	7.79/15.63	49.8	--/--	--	3.61/4.59	78.6	0.2	0.0	--	--	--	0.2
Elvin Hayes	82	0.5	11.56/27.01	42.8	--/--	--	5.54/8.24	67.2	0.2	0.0	--	--	--	0.3
Wes Unseld	74	0.5	5.73/11.43	50.1	--/--	--	2.69/4.09	65.8	0.2	0.1	--	--	--	0.2
Billy Cunningham	81	0.5	8.67/18.75	46.2	--/--	--	5.62/7.65	73.5	0.1	0.1	--	--	--	0.3
Willis Reed	73	0.5	8.41/18.22	46.2	--/--	--	4.10/5.22	78.5	0.2	0.0	--	--	--	0.3
Nate Thurmond	82	0.5	7.60/17.09	44.5	--/--	--	4.82/6.60	73.0	0.2	0.0	--	--	--	0.2
Walt Frazier	80	0.5	8.14/16.46	49.5	--/--	--	5.43/6.96	78.0	0.1	0.1	--	--	--	0.3

Best defensive players for the 1970-71 season

All-Defensive first team: Walt Frazier (New York Knicks), Jerry West (Los Angeles Lakers), Gus Johnson (Baltimore Bullets), Dave DeBusschere (New York Knicks), Nate Thurmond (San Francisco Warriors).

All-Defensive second team: Norm Van Lier (Cincinnati Royals), Jerry Sloan (Chicago Bulls), John Havlicek (Boston Celtics), Paul Silas (Phoenix Suns), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks).

Best rookies for the 1970-71 season

Rookie of the Year: Geoff Petrie (Portland Trail Blazers), Dave Cowens (Boston Celtics).

All-Rookies first team: Calvin Murphy (San Diego Rockets), Geoff Petrie (Portland Trail Blazers), Pete Maravich (Atlanta Hawks), Dave Cowens (Boston Celtics), Bob Lanier (Detroit Pistons).

1971 NBA All-Star Game players

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Player	Pos.	Team
Oscar Robertson	PG	Milwaukee Bucks
Lenny Wilkens	PG	Seattle SuperSonics
Jerry West	PG/SG	Los Angeles Lakers
Geoff Petrie	SG/PG	Portland Trail Blazers
Dave Bing	SG	Detroit Pistons
Dick Van Arsdale	G/F	Phoenix Suns
Jeff Mullins	G/F	San Francisco Warriors
Bob Love	SF	Chicago Bulls
Chet Walker	SF/PF	Chicago Bulls
Jerry Lucas	PF/C	San Francisco Warriors
Connie Hawkins	PF/C	Phoenix Suns
Elvin Hayes	C/PF	San Diego Rockets
Wilt Chamberlain	C	Los Angeles Lakers
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	Milwaukee Bucks

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Player	Pos.	Team
Earl Monroe	PG	Baltimore Bullets
Walt Frazier	PG	New York Knicks
Jo Jo White	PG/SG	Boston Celtics
Lou Hudson	G/F	Atlanta Hawks
Tom Van Arsdale	G/F	Cincinnati Royals
John Havlicek	F/G	Boston Celtics
John Johnson	SF	Cleveland Cavaliers
Johnny Green	SF	Cincinnati Royals
Gus Johnson	SF	Baltimore Bullets
Dave DeBusschere	PF	New York Knicks
Billy Cunningham	PF/C	Philadelphia 76ers
Bob Kauffman	PF/C	Buffalo Braves
Willis Reed	C/PF	New York Knicks
Wes Unseld	C/PF	Baltimore Bullets

All-Star Game MVP: Lenny Wilkens (Seattle SuperSonics).