1970-71 Kentucky Colonels Schedule and Results

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Record: 44-40, Finished 2nd in ABA Eastern Division

Coach: Gene Rhodes (10-5), Alex Groza (2-0), Frank Ramsey (32-35)

PTS/G: 122.2 (2nd of 11) Opp PTS/G: 122.1 (9th of 11)

SRS: -0.17 (4th of 11) Pace: 113.5 (4th of 11)

Off Rtg: 107.5 (4th of 11) Def Rtg: 107.5 (10th of 11) Net Rtg: +0.0 (4th of 11)

Expected W-L: 42-42 (4th of 11)

Arena: Freedom Hall

ABA 1971 Playoffs:
Won ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-2) versus The Floridians (Series Stats)
Won ABA Eastern Division Finals (4-2) versus Virginia Squires (Series Stats)
Lost ABA Finals (3-4) versus Utah Stars (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

ABA box scores researched by Michael Hamel and used with permission.

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Oct 15, 1970	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		95	127	0	1	L 1	8,570
2	Sat, Oct 17, 1970	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		109	103	1	1	W 1	12,921
3	Sun, Oct 18, 1970	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		121	115	2	1	W 2	3,854		at Raleigh, NC
4	Tue, Oct 20, 1970	Box Score	@	The Floridians	L		115	120	2	2	L 1	2,224
5	Wed, Oct 21, 1970	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		97	112	2	3	L 2	4,127
6	Thu, Oct 22, 1970	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	L		99	109	2	4	L 3	1,228
7	Sat, Oct 24, 1970	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		138	120	3	4	W 1	6,793
8	Wed, Oct 28, 1970	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		104	102	4	4	W 2	4,249
9	Sat, Oct 31, 1970	Box Score		New York Nets	W		113	100	5	4	W 3	5,027
10	Sun, Nov 1, 1970	Box Score	@	The Floridians	W		112	109	6	4	W 4	4,216		at Tampa, FL
11	Wed, Nov 4, 1970	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		127	105	7	4	W 5	5,029
12	Fri, Nov 6, 1970	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		131	114	8	4	W 6	5,444
13	Sat, Nov 7, 1970	Box Score		Utah Stars	W		111	100	9	4	W 7	15,911
14	Mon, Nov 9, 1970	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		112	130	9	5	L 1	7,013
15	Wed, Nov 11, 1970	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		128	123	10	5	W 1	5,992
16	Fri, Nov 13, 1970	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W		130	123	11	5	W 2	4,352		at Norfolk, VA
17	Sat, Nov 14, 1970	Box Score		Texas Chaparrals	W		149	132	12	5	W 3	10,136
18	Wed, Nov 18, 1970	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		122	112	13	5	W 4	4,340		at Charlotte, NC
19	Fri, Nov 20, 1970	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		100	98	14	5	W 5	5,601		at Greensboro, NC
20	Sat, Nov 21, 1970	Box Score		New York Nets	W		114	92	15	5	W 6	13,361
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Nov 25, 1970	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		153	138	16	5	W 7	5,592
22	Fri, Nov 27, 1970	Box Score	@	Texas Chaparrals	W		122	121	17	5	W 8	4,194		at Dallas, TX
23	Sat, Nov 28, 1970	Box Score		Texas Chaparrals	L		119	142	17	6	L 1	5,733
24	Wed, Dec 2, 1970	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		139	127	18	6	W 1	4,863
25	Fri, Dec 4, 1970	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L	OT	128	129	18	7	L 1	7,665
26	Sun, Dec 6, 1970	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W		140	125	19	7	W 1	3,854
27	Fri, Dec 11, 1970	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		99	128	19	8	L 1	4,517
28	Sat, Dec 12, 1970	Box Score		The Floridians	L		117	122	19	9	L 2	10,213
29	Sun, Dec 13, 1970	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	L		125	130	19	10	L 3	3,384
30	Wed, Dec 16, 1970	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		125	110	20	10	W 1	5,733
31	Thu, Dec 17, 1970	Box Score	@	The Floridians	W		126	123	21	10	W 2	5,709
32	Fri, Dec 18, 1970	Box Score		The Floridians	W		115	112	22	10	W 3	4,451
33	Sat, Dec 19, 1970	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		104	113	22	11	L 1	6,412		at Hampton, VA
34	Mon, Dec 21, 1970	Box Score	N	The Floridians	L		119	125	22	12	L 2	7,991		at Indianapolis, IN
35	Tue, Dec 22, 1970	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		116	100	23	12	W 1	8,000
36	Sat, Dec 26, 1970	Box Score		Texas Chaparrals	W		126	122	24	12	W 2	9,000
37	Sun, Dec 27, 1970	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		108	114	24	13	L 1	4,874
38	Mon, Dec 28, 1970	Box Score		Memphis Pros	L		106	110	24	14	L 2	4,461
39	Wed, Dec 30, 1970	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	L		118	125	24	15	L 3	11,229
40	Sat, Jan 2, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		132	134	24	16	L 4	5,733
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 3, 1971	Box Score	@	The Floridians	W		124	119	25	16	W 1	4,103		at Jacksonville, FL
42	Wed, Jan 6, 1971	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		145	137	26	16	W 2	4,988
43	Fri, Jan 8, 1971	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		111	125	26	17	L 1	4,933
44	Sat, Jan 9, 1971	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		125	130	26	18	L 2	5,691
45	Mon, Jan 11, 1971	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	L		107	121	26	19	L 3	3,796		at Nashville, TN
46	Wed, Jan 13, 1971	Box Score		The Floridians	W		133	117	27	19	W 1	4,066
47	Thu, Jan 14, 1971	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	L		111	122	27	20	L 1	1,121
48	Sat, Jan 16, 1971	Box Score		New York Nets	L		116	117	27	21	L 2	5,733
49	Sun, Jan 17, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		124	137	27	22	L 3	8,473
50	Mon, Jan 18, 1971	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W		124	114	28	22	W 1	6,132		at Hampton, VA
51	Tue, Jan 19, 1971	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W		117	110	29	22	W 2	5,214
52	Sun, Jan 24, 1971	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		116	119	29	23	L 1	3,630
53	Tue, Jan 26, 1971	Box Score	@	Texas Chaparrals	W		125	122	30	23	W 1	3,417		at Dallas, TX
54	Fri, Jan 29, 1971	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		135	147	30	24	L 1	10,331
55	Sun, Jan 31, 1971	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		129	138	30	25	L 2	4,487
56	Tue, Feb 2, 1971	Box Score	@	Texas Chaparrals	W		122	116	31	25	W 1	3,691		at Fort Worth, TX
57	Thu, Feb 4, 1971	Box Score		New York Nets	W		106	99	32	25	W 2	9,411
58	Fri, Feb 5, 1971	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		139	156	32	26	L 1	6,713		at Greensboro, NC
59	Sat, Feb 6, 1971	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		132	139	32	27	L 2	6,003		at Raleigh, NC
60	Sun, Feb 7, 1971	Box Score		Utah Stars	W		130	118	33	27	W 1	9,982
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Feb 10, 1971	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		127	149	33	28	L 1	5,678
62	Fri, Feb 12, 1971	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W		142	138	34	28	W 1	4,508
63	Sat, Feb 13, 1971	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		123	128	34	29	L 1	6,412		at Hampton, VA
64	Sun, Feb 14, 1971	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		140	144	34	30	L 2	3,824		at Norfolk, VA
65	Fri, Feb 19, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		121	126	34	31	L 3	5,733
66	Sun, Feb 21, 1971	Box Score		New York Nets	W		125	121	35	31	W 1	6,481
67	Tue, Feb 23, 1971	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	L		130	133	35	32	L 1	3,024
68	Wed, Feb 24, 1971	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W		126	115	36	32	W 1	4,471
69	Sun, Feb 28, 1971	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		122	112	37	32	W 2	10,003		at Charlotte, NC
70	Wed, Mar 3, 1971	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		131	128	38	32	W 3	4,843
71	Thu, Mar 4, 1971	Box Score	@	The Floridians	W		128	119	39	32	W 4	5,126
72	Fri, Mar 5, 1971	Box Score		The Floridians	W		118	113	40	32	W 5	9,621
73	Sun, Mar 7, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		122	127	40	33	L 1	10,768
74	Sat, Mar 13, 1971	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		157	132	41	33	W 1	8,036
75	Sun, Mar 14, 1971	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		121	139	41	34	L 1	9,821
76	Tue, Mar 16, 1971	Box Score		New York Nets	W		122	104	42	34	W 1	11,828
77	Wed, Mar 17, 1971	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		120	122	42	35	L 1	10,828		at New York, NY
78	Fri, Mar 19, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		109	120	42	36	L 2	10,353
79	Sun, Mar 21, 1971	Box Score		Utah Stars	L		109	123	42	37	L 3	4,781
80	Wed, Mar 24, 1971	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	L		131	149	42	38	L 4	12,382
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 26, 1971	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		122	115	43	38	W 1	5,296
82	Sun, Mar 28, 1971	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		142	148	43	39	L 1	8,422
83	Mon, Mar 29, 1971	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	W		109	107	44	39	W 1	2,000
84	Tue, Mar 30, 1971	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	L		132	149	44	40	L 1	4,133

ABA box scores researched by Michael Hamel and used with permission.

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Apr 2, 1971	Box Score		The Floridians	W		116	112	1	0	W 1	3,182
2	Sun, Apr 4, 1971	Box Score		The Floridians	W		120	110	2	0	W 2	3,881
3	Tue, Apr 6, 1971	Box Score	@	The Floridians	L		102	120	2	1	L 1	4,126
4	Thu, Apr 8, 1971	Box Score	@	The Floridians	L		117	129	2	2	L 2	4,268
5	Sat, Apr 10, 1971	Box Score		The Floridians	W		118	101	3	2	W 1	4,996
6	Mon, Apr 12, 1971	Box Score	@	The Floridians	W		112	103	4	2	W 2	4,478
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
7	Thu, Apr 15, 1971	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W		136	132	5	2	W 3	4,250
8	Sat, Apr 17, 1971	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		122	142	5	3	L 1	5,000
9	Mon, Apr 19, 1971	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		137	150	5	4	L 2	4,777
10	Wed, Apr 21, 1971	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		128	110	6	4	W 1	5,221
11	Fri, Apr 23, 1971	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W		115	107	7	4	W 2	10,013
12	Sat, Apr 24, 1971	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		129	117	8	4	W 3	12,822
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
13	Mon, May 3, 1971	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		117	136	8	5	L 1	12,051
14	Wed, May 5, 1971	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		125	138	8	6	L 2	13,208
15	Fri, May 7, 1971	Box Score		Utah Stars	W		116	110	9	6	W 1	12,337
16	Sat, May 8, 1971	Box Score		Utah Stars	W	OT	129	125	10	6	W 2	9,863
17	Wed, May 12, 1971	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		127	137	10	7	L 1	13,250
18	Sat, May 15, 1971	Box Score		Utah Stars	W		105	102	11	7	W 1	11,793
19	Tue, May 18, 1971	Box Score	@	Utah Stars	L		121	131	11	8	L 1	13,260

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