1970-71 Utah Stars Schedule and Results

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Record: 57-27, Finished 2nd in ABA Western Division

Coach: Bill Sharman (57-27)

PTS/G: 119.0 (6th of 11) Opp PTS/G: 111.9 (3rd of 11)

SRS: 6.59 (1st of 11) Pace: 108.9 (8th of 11)

Off Rtg: 108.7 (2nd of 11) Def Rtg: 102.2 (2nd of 11) Net Rtg: +6.5 (1st of 11)

Expected W-L: 59-25 (1st of 11)

Arena: Salt Palace

ABA 1971 Playoffs:
Won ABA Western Division Semifinals (4-0) versus Texas Chaparrals (Series Stats)
Won ABA Western Division Finals (4-3) versus Indiana Pacers (Series Stats)
Won ABA Finals (4-3) versus Kentucky Colonels (Series Stats)

ABA Champions

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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	Wed, Oct 14, 1970	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		134	99	1	0	W 1	9,185
2	Wed, Oct 21, 1970	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		140	108	2	0	W 2	4,876
3	Sat, Oct 24, 1970	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		124	118	3	0	W 3	11,162
4	Thu, Oct 29, 1970	Box Score		New York Nets	W		114	105	4	0	W 4	6,776
5	Sat, Oct 31, 1970	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		122	113	5	0	W 5	1,573
6	Sun, Nov 1, 1970	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W		117	111	6	0	W 6	4,347
7	Mon, Nov 2, 1970	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	W		119	100	7	0	W 7	6,791
8	Wed, Nov 4, 1970	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		102	99	8	0	W 8	10,511
9	Sat, Nov 7, 1970	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		100	111	8	1	L 1	15,911
10	Sun, Nov 8, 1970	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		111	103	9	1	W 1	9,059
11	Tue, Nov 10, 1970	Box Score		Texas Chaparrals	W		146	127	10	1	W 2	6,055
12	Thu, Nov 12, 1970	Box Score		The Floridians	W		125	115	11	1	W 3	5,473
13	Sat, Nov 14, 1970	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		106	102	12	1	W 4	4,265		at Ogden, UT
14	Sun, Nov 15, 1970	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		107	110	12	2	L 1	4,341
15	Tue, Nov 17, 1970	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	OT	122	125	12	3	L 2	9,367
16	Thu, Nov 19, 1970	Box Score		Texas Chaparrals	W		130	115	13	3	W 1	4,832
17	Sat, Nov 21, 1970	Box Score		Memphis Pros	L		106	119	13	4	L 1	8,147
18	Tue, Nov 24, 1970	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W		115	102	14	4	W 1	3,765
19	Wed, Nov 25, 1970	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		94	95	14	5	L 1	4,990		at Greensboro, NC
20	Fri, Nov 27, 1970	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		115	102	15	5	W 1	5,240		at Raleigh, NC
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Nov 28, 1970	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		111	112	15	6	L 1	4,722		at Richmond, VA
22	Sun, Nov 29, 1970	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	L		92	114	15	7	L 2	2,908
23	Wed, Dec 2, 1970	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		122	115	16	7	W 1	5,465
24	Fri, Dec 4, 1970	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W	OT	129	128	17	7	W 2	7,665
25	Sun, Dec 6, 1970	Box Score	@	The Floridians	L		115	118	17	8	L 1	2,614		at Jacksonville, FL
26	Tue, Dec 8, 1970	Box Score	N	Memphis Pros	W		125	106	18	8	W 1	1,490		at Jackson, MS
27	Fri, Dec 11, 1970	Box Score		Pittsburgh Condors	W		129	100	19	8	W 2	5,126
28	Sun, Dec 13, 1970	Box Score		Virginia Squires	L		109	112	19	9	L 1	3,526
29	Wed, Dec 16, 1970	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W		145	101	20	9	W 1	3,405
30	Fri, Dec 18, 1970	Box Score	@	Texas Chaparrals	W		123	104	21	9	W 2	1,895		at Lubbock, TX
31	Sat, Dec 19, 1970	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	W		117	102	22	9	W 3	1,763		at Jackson, TN
32	Sun, Dec 20, 1970	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		129	108	23	9	W 4	3,461
33	Wed, Dec 23, 1970	Box Score		Memphis Pros	L		104	105	23	10	L 1	4,868
34	Fri, Dec 25, 1970	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	L		102	107	23	11	L 2	3,150
35	Sun, Dec 27, 1970	Box Score		Virginia Squires	W		135	119	24	11	W 1	6,123
36	Tue, Dec 29, 1970	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		110	113	24	12	L 1	7,181
37	Sat, Jan 2, 1971	Box Score		Texas Chaparrals	W		134	109	25	12	W 1	3,754		at Logan, UT
38	Tue, Jan 5, 1971	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W		114	99	26	12	W 2	3,511
39	Wed, Jan 6, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		106	111	26	13	L 1	8,772
40	Thu, Jan 7, 1971	Box Score		Texas Chaparrals	W		114	107	27	13	W 1	3,878
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 10, 1971	Box Score		The Floridians	W		129	116	28	13	W 2	4,365
42	Mon, Jan 11, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		101	111	28	14	L 1	9,513
43	Tue, Jan 12, 1971	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		131	120	29	14	W 1	3,465
44	Thu, Jan 14, 1971	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W		116	102	30	14	W 2	5,565
45	Fri, Jan 15, 1971	Box Score	@	Texas Chaparrals	L		104	125	30	15	L 1	4,827		at Dallas, TX
46	Sat, Jan 16, 1971	Box Score	@	The Floridians	L	OT	119	123	30	16	L 2	3,110
47	Sun, Jan 17, 1971	Box Score	@	Memphis Pros	L		116	117	30	17	L 3	6,198
48	Tue, Jan 19, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		116	106	31	17	W 1	8,865
49	Sun, Jan 24, 1971	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L	OT	107	108	31	18	L 1	5,741
50	Tue, Jan 26, 1971	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	W		145	127	32	18	W 1	1,104
51	Wed, Jan 27, 1971	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		111	105	33	18	W 2	4,621
52	Fri, Jan 29, 1971	Box Score	@	Texas Chaparrals	W		128	123	34	18	W 3	4,521		at Dallas, TX
53	Sun, Jan 31, 1971	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		138	129	35	18	W 4	4,487
54	Wed, Feb 3, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		120	111	36	18	W 5	11,123
55	Fri, Feb 5, 1971	Box Score		Texas Chaparrals	W		138	117	37	18	W 6	7,367
56	Sat, Feb 6, 1971	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	W		127	122	38	18	W 7	4,019		at Norfolk, VA
57	Sun, Feb 7, 1971	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		118	130	38	19	L 1	9,982
58	Wed, Feb 10, 1971	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		149	127	39	19	W 1	5,678
59	Fri, Feb 12, 1971	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W		113	102	40	19	W 2	5,575
60	Sat, Feb 13, 1971	Box Score	@	Texas Chaparrals	W		121	114	41	19	W 3	4,054		at Dallas, TX
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 14, 1971	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	W		128	118	42	19	W 4	1,246
62	Mon, Feb 15, 1971	Box Score		New York Nets	L		89	98	42	20	L 1	9,863
63	Fri, Feb 19, 1971	Box Score	@	Texas Chaparrals	W		126	114	43	20	W 1	1,400		at Fort Worth, TX
64	Sun, Feb 21, 1971	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W		120	107	44	20	W 2	4,493
65	Tue, Feb 23, 1971	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		133	103	45	20	W 3	3,628
66	Thu, Feb 25, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		112	109	46	20	W 4	10,286
67	Sun, Feb 28, 1971	Box Score	@	Texas Chaparrals	W		125	123	47	20	W 5	1,552		at Dallas, TX
68	Wed, Mar 3, 1971	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		139	106	48	20	W 6	4,468
69	Fri, Mar 5, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		97	98	48	21	L 1	12,478
70	Sun, Mar 7, 1971	Box Score		Memphis Pros	W		108	106	49	21	W 1	3,865
71	Tue, Mar 9, 1971	Box Score		The Floridians	W		122	112	50	21	W 2	4,684
72	Fri, Mar 12, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		95	106	50	22	L 1	10,702
73	Sun, Mar 14, 1971	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		126	103	51	22	W 1	3,903		at Greensboro, NC
74	Wed, Mar 17, 1971	Box Score	N	The Floridians	L		116	120	51	23	L 1	10,828		at New York, NY
75	Thu, Mar 18, 1971	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	W		124	123	52	23	W 1	3,575
76	Fri, Mar 19, 1971	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		115	104	53	23	W 2	5,623
77	Sun, Mar 21, 1971	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	W		123	109	54	23	W 3	4,781
78	Mon, Mar 22, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		106	110	54	24	L 1	9,872
79	Tue, Mar 23, 1971	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		124	117	55	24	W 1	6,846
80	Thu, Mar 25, 1971	Box Score		Texas Chaparrals	W		138	122	56	24	W 2	6,954
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Mar 26, 1971	Box Score	@	Virginia Squires	L		112	130	56	25	L 1	4,364		at Hampton, VA
82	Sat, Mar 27, 1971	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Condors	L		120	128	56	26	L 2	7,104
83	Sun, Mar 28, 1971	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		120	133	56	27	L 3	5,334
84	Tue, Mar 30, 1971	Box Score		New York Nets	W		115	97	57	27	W 1	8,455

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		Texas Chaparrals	W		125	115	1	0	W 1	4,375
2	Sat, Apr 3, 1971	Box Score		Texas Chaparrals	W		137	107	2	0	W 2	6,061
3	Sun, Apr 4, 1971	Box Score	@	Texas Chaparrals	W		113	101	3	0	W 3	4,675
4	Tue, Apr 6, 1971	Box Score	@	Texas Chaparrals	W		128	107	4	0	W 4	3,666
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
5	Mon, Apr 12, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		120	118	5	0	W 5	7,734
6	Wed, Apr 14, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		107	120	5	1	L 1	9,458
7	Sat, Apr 17, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		121	108	6	1	W 1	12,711
8	Tue, Apr 20, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		126	99	7	1	W 2	12,761
9	Thu, Apr 22, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		109	127	7	2	L 1	8,279
10	Sat, Apr 24, 1971	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		102	105	7	3	L 2	13,208
11	Wed, Apr 28, 1971	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		108	101	8	3	W 1	11,202
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
12	Mon, May 3, 1971	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		136	117	9	3	W 2	12,051
13	Wed, May 5, 1971	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		138	125	10	3	W 3	13,208
14	Fri, May 7, 1971	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		110	116	10	4	L 1	12,337
15	Sat, May 8, 1971	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L	OT	125	129	10	5	L 2	9,863
16	Wed, May 12, 1971	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		137	127	11	5	W 1	13,250
17	Sat, May 15, 1971	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		102	105	11	6	L 1	11,793
18	Tue, May 18, 1971	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		131	121	12	6	W 1	13,260

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