1969–70 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1969–1970 Philadelphia 76ers Season 21st Franchise Season in the NBA

NBA professional basketball team season

1969–70 Philadelphia 76ers season

Head coach| Jack Ramsay
Arena| The Spectrum
Results
Record| 42-40 (.512)
Place| Division: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish| East Division Semifinals
(eliminated 1–4)

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Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television| WPHL-TV
Radio| WCAU
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The 1969–70 NBA season was the 76ers 21st Franchise season in the NBA and 7th season in Philadelphia. The season prior, Wilt Chamberlain was dealt to the Lakers. However, a more devastating trade was made before the 1969–70 season. Chet Walker, an all-star forward, was traded to the Chicago Bulls for Jim Washington, who played college ball in Philadelphia, and ended up having a journeyman career. Luke Jackson continued to be hobbled by a major injury sustained in the previous season & never played the same again. That, combined with a very poor draft, were factors in the team losing 13 more games than the previous campaign.[1]

## Draft picks

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Main article: 1969 NBA draft

This table only displays picks through the second round.

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1 | 13 | Bud Ogden | SF |  United States | Santa Clara
2 | 28 | Willie Taylor | PF/C |  United States | LeMoyne–Owen College

## Roster

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Philadelphia 76ers roster

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G | 21 | Clark, Archie | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  |  | Minnesota
F | 32 | Cunningham, Billy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  | North Carolina
G | 15 | Greer, Hal | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  |  | Marshall
SG | 14 | Guokas, Matt | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  |  | Saint Joseph's
F | 20 | Hetzel, Fred | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | Davidson
C | 18 | Imhoff, Darrall | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 220 lb (100 kg)  |  | California
F | 54 | Jackson, Luke | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)  | 240 lb (109 kg)  |  | Texas–Pan American
G | 24 | Jones, Wali | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  |  | Villanova
F | 28 | Ogden, Bud | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  |  | Santa Clara
F | 12 | Washington, Jim | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  |  | Villanova
C | 16 | Wilson, George | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)  | 225 lb (102 kg)  |  | Cincinnati

Head coach

* Jack Ramsay

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

## Regular season

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### Season standings

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Eastern Division

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x-New York Knicks | 60 | 22 | .732 | –
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4
x-Baltimore Bullets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 10
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18
Cincinnati Royals | 36 | 46 | .439 | 24
Boston Celtics | 34 | 48 | .415 | 26
Detroit Pistons | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29

### Record vs. opponents

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1969–70 NBA Records

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 | 4–2
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 | 5–1
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 | 2–4
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 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 6–0 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | —

### Game log

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1969–70 Game log

# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record
1 | October 17 | Los Angeles | 126–131 | Hal Greer (40) | 1–0
2 | October 18 | @ Cincinnati | 134–123 | Billy Cunningham (40) | 2–0
3 | October 22 | Phoenix | 119–122 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 3–0
4 | October 25 | Cincinnati | 109–98 | Billy Cunningham (21) | 3–1
5 | October 29 | @ Baltimore | 129–105 | Hal Greer (32) | 4–1
6 | October 31 | Milwaukee | 129–125 (OT) | Billy Cunningham (29) | 4–2
7 | November 1 | Boston | 131–123 | Archie Clark (29) | 4–3
8 | November 4 | N Chicago | 113–109 | Archie Clark (22) | 5–3
9 | November 5 | Baltimore | 139–130 | Billy Cunningham (37) | 5–4
10 | November 7 | @ Detroit | 128–134 | Clark, Cunningham, Greer (26) | 5–5
11 | November 8 | Seattle | 125–117 | Billy Cunningham (46) | 5–6
12 | November 11 | @ Atlanta | 107–124 | Billy Cunningham (37) | 5–7
13 | November 13 | @ Phoenix | 124–110 | Hal Greer (28) | 6–7
14 | November 15 | @ Seattle | 136–146 | Archie Clark (34) | 6–8
15 | November 16 | @ Los Angeles | 125–138 | Billy Cunningham (35) | 6–9
16 | November 18 | @ Chicago | 119–127 | Archie Clark (31) | 6–10
17 | November 19 | San Diego | 125–116 | Hal Greer (35) | 6–11
18 | November 21 | New York | 98–94 | Billy Cunningham (25) | 6–12
19 | November 22 | @ Atlanta | 132–116 | Hal Greer (29) | 7–12
20 | November 26 | @ Boston | 135–114 | Hal Greer (39) | 8–12
21 | November 28 | Detroit | 91–110 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 9–12
22 | November 29 | @ Milwaukee | 129–111 | Billy Cunningham (23) | 10–12
23 | November 30 | @ Cincinnati | 107–115 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 10–13
24 | December 2 | Milwaukee | 122–114 | Billy Cunningham (30) | 10–14
25 | December 5 | @ Boston | 105–104 | Hal Greer (39) | 11–14
26 | December 6 | Cincinnati | 102–120 | Billy Cunningham (31) | 12–14
27 | December 9 | Los Angeles | 99–123 | Archie Clark (30) | 13–14
28 | December 10 | @ Cincinnati | 121–122 | Billy Cunningham (34) | 13–15
29 | December 12 | Detroit | 111–125 | Hal Greer (23) | 14–15
30 | December 13 | @ New York | 100–93 | Hal Greer (27) | 15–15
31 | December 14 | Chicago | 121–126 | Billy Cunningham (32) | 16–15
32 | December 16 | @ Phoenix | 141–119 | Darrall Imhoff (28) | 17–15
33 | December 19 | @ Seattle | 116–123 | Billy Cunningham (35) | 17–16
34 | December 20 | @ San Francisco | 122–109 | Billy Cunningham (35) | 18–16
35 | December 21 | @ Los Angeles | 117–133 | Cunningham, Imhoff (24) | 18–17
36 | December 25 | @ Baltimore | 113–121 | Billy Cunningham (41) | 18–18
37 | December 26 | San Francisco | 121–141 | Billy Cunningham (20) | 19–18
38 | December 27 | @ Atlanta | 107–112 | Billy Cunningham (34) | 19–19
39 | December 28 | N San Francisco | 112–138 | Billy Cunningham (29) | 20–19
40 | December 31 | Chicago | 109–129 | Archie Clark (24) | 21–19
41 | January 2 | Atlanta | 117–121 | Billy Cunningham (25) | 22–19
42 | January 4 | Boston | 120–130 | Billy Cunningham (37) | 23–19
43 | January 9 | Seattle | 135–132 | Billy Cunningham (29) | 23–20
44 | January 10 | N Phoenix | 119–117 | Hal Greer (29) | 23–21
45 | January 12 | @ Chicago | 113–117 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 23–22
46 | January 13 | Atlanta | 105–136 | Archie Clark (29) | 24–22
47 | January 14 | N Seattle | 122–110 | Darrall Imhoff (25) | 24–23
48 | January 16 | San Francisco | 105–127 | Archie Clark (21) | 25–23
49 | January 18 | Cincinnati | 116–141 | Hal Greer (27) | 26–23
50 | January 23 | Baltimore | 118–133 | Billy Cunningham (29) | 27–23
51 | January 24 | @ Baltimore | 111–112 | Hal Greer (35) | 27–24
52 | January 25 | San Diego | 131–159 | Archie Clark (36) | 28–24
53 | January 26 | @ Milwaukee | 122–103 | Wali Jones (29) | 29–24
54 | January 28 | @ Boston | 100–112 | Archie Clark (30) | 29–25
55 | January 30 | New York | 104–100 | Archie Clark (22) | 29–26
56 | February 1 | Los Angeles | 113–112 | Billy Cunningham (28) | 29–27
57 | February 3 | @ Phoenix | 123–131 | Billy Cunningham (40) | 29–28
58 | February 6 | @ San Diego | 129–124 | Billy Cunningham (32) | 30–28
59 | February 7 | @ San Francisco | 115–111 | Hal Greer (36) | 31–28
60 | February 8 | @ Seattle | 117–118 | Billy Cunningham (22) | 31–29
61 | February 10 | Milwaukee | 139–131 | Cunningham, Greer (28) | 31–30
62 | February 13 | New York | 151–106 | Jim Washington (22) | 31–31
63 | February 14 | @ New York | 114–116 | Billy Cunningham (36) | 31–32
64 | February 15 | Phoenix | 125–159 | Jim Washington (34) | 32–32
65 | February 19 | N Detroit | 133–114 | Archie Clark (28) | 33–32
66 | February 20 | @ Chicago | 119–126 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 33–33
67 | February 21 | @ Detroit | 112–110 | Billy Cunningham (26) | 34–33
68 | February 22 | @ Cincinnati | 116–136 | Clark, Cunningham (32) | 34–34
69 | February 25 | Detroit | 105–122 | Hal Greer (29) | 35–34
70 | February 27 | San Diego | 111–125 | Clark, Greer (26) | 36–34
71 | March 1 | Baltimore | 99–104 | Hal Greer (38) | 37–34
72 | March 3 | @ Milwaukee | 116–127 | Hal Greer (28) | 37–35
73 | March 6 | Boston | 134–150 | Hal Greer (30) | 38–35
74 | March 7 | New York | 111–104 | Billy Cunningham (36) | 38–36
75 | March 8 | @ New York | 133–116 | Billy Cunningham (39) | 39–36
76 | March 9 | N San Diego | 112–131 | Hal Greer (38) | 40–36
77 | March 13 | @ Los Angeles | 117–128 | Darrall Imhoff (22) | 40–37
78 | March 15 | @ San Diego | 128–137 | Wali Jones (30) | 40–38
79 | March 17 | Atlanta | 128–125 | Wali Jones (34) | 40–39
80 | March 18 | @ Baltimore | 119–113 | Hal Greer (27) | 41–39
81 | March 20 | Milwaukee | 138–112 | Hal Greer (25) | 41–40
82 | March 22 | San Francisco | 112–132 | Fred Hetzel (25) | 42–40

## Playoffs

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1970 playoff game log

Division Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)

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1  | March 25  | @ Milwaukee | L 118–125 | Clark, Cunningham (21)  | Jim Washington (9)  | Greer, Jones (7)  | University of Wisconsin Field House
9,686  | 0–1
2  | March 27  | @ Milwaukee | W 112–105 | Billy Cunningham (37)  | Cunningham, Washington (10)  | Billy Cunningham (7)  | University of Wisconsin Field House
9,686  | 1–1
3  | March 30  | Milwaukee | L 120–156 | Archie Clark (20)  | Jim Washington (11)  | Bud Ogden (6)  | Spectrum
15,244  | 1–2
4  | April 1  | Milwaukee | L 111–118 | Billy Cunningham (50)  | Darrall Imhoff (16)  | Wali Jones (7)  | Spectrum
14,206  | 1–3
5  | April 3  | @ Milwaukee | L 106–115 | Billy Cunningham (28)  | Billy Cunningham (18)  | Hal Greer (6)  | University of Wisconsin Field House
12,868  | 1–4

1970 schedule

## Awards and records

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* Billy Cunningham, All-NBA First Team

## References

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1. ^ 1969–70 Philadelphia 76ers

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* 1969 NBA draft
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