# 1970–71 Denver Rockets season

The 1970–71 ABA season was the fourth season of the Denver Rockets. They finished 30–54, but finished in a tie for the fourth and final playoff spot. However, they lost the tiebreaker 115–109 to the Texas Chaparrals.

## Eastern Division

| Eastern Division | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Virginia Squires | 55 | 29 | .655 | - |
| Kentucky Colonels | 44 | 40 | .524 | 11.0 |
| New York Nets | 40 | 44 | .476 | 15.0 |
| The Floridians | 37 | 47 | .440 | 18.0 |
| Pittsburgh Condors | 36 | 48 | .429 | 19.0 |
| Carolina Cougars | 34 | 50 | .405 | 21.0 |

## Western Division

| Western Division | W | L | PCT | GB |
| Indiana Pacers | 58 | 26 | .690 | - |
| Utah Stars | 57 | 27 | .679 | 1.0 |
| Memphis Pros | 41 | 43 | .488 | 17.0 |
| Texas Chaparrals | 30 | 54 | .357 | 28.0 |
| Denver Rockets | 30 | 54 | .357 | 28.0 |

## Game log

* 1970-71 Denver Rockets Schedule and Results | Basketball-Reference.com

## 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 | Julius Keye | 24 | 83 | 43.8 | 6.1 | 14.2 | .427 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 6.1 | 14.2 | .427 | 2.6 | 3.8 | .669 | 4.5 | 13.1 | 17.5 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 14.7 |
| 2 | Larry Cannon | 23 | 80 | 38.7 | 9.4 | 21.5 | .436 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .261 | 9.2 | 20.7 | .443 | 7.6 | 9.5 | .794 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 26.6 |
| 3 | Byron Beck | 26 | 84 | 33.9 | 5.8 | 12.3 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .286 | 5.8 | 12.1 | .477 | 1.9 | 2.2 | .868 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 13.6 |
| 4 | Donald Sidle | 24 | 54 | 30.1 | 6.3 | 12.9 | .488 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 6.3 | 12.8 | .492 | 3.6 | 4.8 | .747 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 16.1 |
| 5 | John Barnhill | 32 | 24 | 28.5 | 4.2 | 10.6 | .396 | 0.8 | 3.0 | .250 | 3.5 | 7.6 | .454 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .740 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 11.4 |
| 6 | Arthur Becker | 29 | 29 | 27.7 | 6.3 | 12.6 | .501 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .500 | 6.3 | 12.5 | .501 | 2.5 | 3.0 | .839 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 15.2 |
| 7 | Julian Hammond | 27 | 83 | 25.1 | 5.2 | 10.0 | .522 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 5.2 | 10.0 | .522 | 3.3 | 4.5 | .728 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 13.8 |
| 8 | Larry Brown | 30 | 34 | 23.9 | 2.5 | 6.9 | .360 | 0.1 | 0.6 | .263 | 2.4 | 6.4 | .369 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .824 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 8.4 |
| 9 | Ralph Simpson | 21 | 81 | 22.5 | 5.7 | 13.7 | .415 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .283 | 5.5 | 12.9 | .423 | 2.7 | 3.5 | .754 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 14.2 |
| 10 | Wayne Chapman | 25 | 47 | 22.3 | 3.9 | 10.3 | .380 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .229 | 3.7 | 9.3 | .397 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .690 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Lonnie Wright | 27 | 41 | 18.8 | 2.4 | 8.0 | .299 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .268 | 2.0 | 6.6 | .305 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .688 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 6.4 |
| 12 | Dan Hester | 22 | 35 | 13.2 | 2.3 | 5.9 | .382 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .455 | 2.1 | 5.6 | .378 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .824 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 5.9 |
| 13 | Tom Workman | 26 | 39 | 12.5 | 2.3 | 5.1 | .447 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .091 | 2.3 | 4.8 | .468 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .838 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 6.1 |
| 14 | Stephen Wilson | 22 | 39 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 3.4 | .394 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .242 | 1.1 | 2.5 | .444 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .537 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.4 |

## Awards and records

* ABA All-League Team: Larry Cannon