NBA 1970-71 Regular Season Standings
This page features the complete 1970-1971 NBA season standings, including conference and division ranks, wins, loses, percentage, games behind and teams that qualified for the playoffs
x = teams that made the playoffs are marked with an 'x'
NBA 1970-71 Conference Standings
Western Conference
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 66 | 16 | .805 | - | x |
| 2 | Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 | 15.0 | x |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns | 48 | 34 | .585 | 18.0 | |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 18.0 | x |
| 5 | Detroit Pistons | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21.0 | |
| 6 | San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25.0 | x |
| 7 | San Diego Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 26.0 | |
| 8 | Seattle Supersonics | 38 | 44 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| 9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37.0 |
Eastern Conference
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | x |
| 2 | Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5.0 | x |
| 3 | Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8.0 | |
| 4 | Baltimore Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 10.0 | x |
| 5 | Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 16.0 | x |
| 6 | Cincinnati Royals | 33 | 49 | .402 | 19.0 | |
| 7 | Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 30.0 | |
| 8 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 37.0 |
NBA 1970-71 Division Standings
Midwest Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 66 | 16 | .805 | - | x |
| 2 | Chicago Bulls | 51 | 31 | .622 | 15.0 | x |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns | 48 | 34 | .585 | 18.0 | |
| 4 | Detroit Pistons | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21.0 |
Pacific Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 48 | 34 | .585 | - | x |
| 2 | San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 7.0 | x |
| 3 | San Diego Rockets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 8.0 | |
| 4 | Seattle Supersonics | 38 | 44 | .463 | 10.0 | |
| 5 | Portland Trail Blazers | 29 | 53 | .354 | 19.0 |
Atlantic Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | New York Knicks | 52 | 30 | .634 | - | x |
| 2 | Philadelphia 76ers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 5.0 | x |
| 3 | Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 8.0 | |
| 4 | Buffalo Braves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 30.0 |
Central Division
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | ||
| 1 | Baltimore Bullets | 42 | 40 | .512 | - | x |
| 2 | Atlanta Hawks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 6.0 | x |
| 3 | Cincinnati Royals | 33 | 49 | .402 | 9.0 | |
| 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 27.0 |
Abbreviations: W = Wins / L = Losses / Pct = Winning Percentage / GB = Games behind