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1970-71 NBA Pacific standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1970-71 NBA Pacific division race at 48-34, 7 games ahead of the San Francisco Warriors.
🏆How the 1970-71 playoffs went
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Pacific standings, 1970-71
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) | 48 | 34 | .585 | - | 3-7 | W1 |
| San Francisco Warriors (SFW) | 41 | 41 | .500 | 7 | 5-5 | L1 |
| San Diego Rockets (SDR) | 40 | 42 | .488 | 8 | 7-3 | W7 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) | 29 | 53 | .354 | 19 | 6-4 | W5 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 7 times.
- The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 1.5 games on October 23, 1970.
- The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on December 4, 1970.
- The Seattle SuperSonics led by 1 game as late as October 23, 1970.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 19-6 from January 21, 1971 to March 2, 1971, turning a lead of 1 game into a lead of 9.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 54 of the 137 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 152 of the season's 162 charted days in first place.