1969-70 Washington Capitols Schedule and Results

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Record: 44-40, Finished 3rd in ABA Western Division

Coach: Al Bianchi (44-40)

PTS/G: 118.2 (2nd of 11) Opp PTS/G: 118.8 (11th of 11)

SRS: -0.29 (7th of 11) Pace: 115.1 (1st of 11)

Off Rtg: 102.3 (6th of 11) Def Rtg: 102.9 (7th of 11) Net Rtg: -0.6 (8th of 11)

Expected W-L: 40-44 (8th of 11)

Arena: Washington Coliseum

ABA 1970 Playoffs:
Lost ABA Western Division Semifinals (3-4) versus Denver Rockets (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	Sat, Oct 18, 1969	Box Score		New Orleans Buccaneers	W		110	104	1	0	W 1	3,362
2	Tue, Oct 21, 1969	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		115	127	1	1	L 1	3,145
3	Wed, Oct 22, 1969	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		91	122	1	2	L 2	5,410		at Charlotte, NC
4	Thu, Oct 23, 1969	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	W		102	92	2	2	W 1	1,321
5	Sat, Oct 25, 1969	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		99	82	3	2	W 2	1,779
6	Sun, Oct 26, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	L		91	92	3	3	L 1	1,483
7	Thu, Oct 30, 1969	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	OT	121	123	3	4	L 2	1,951
8	Fri, Oct 31, 1969	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		106	116	3	5	L 3	3,386
9	Sat, Nov 1, 1969	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		101	97	4	5	W 1	2,643
10	Mon, Nov 3, 1969	Box Score	@	New Orleans Buccaneers	L		115	125	4	6	L 1	1,856
11	Tue, Nov 4, 1969	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		117	107	5	6	W 1	2,553
12	Sat, Nov 8, 1969	Box Score		Miami Floridians	W		120	109	6	6	W 2	2,821
13	Tue, Nov 11, 1969	Box Score		New York Nets	W		102	101	7	6	W 3	3,442
14	Wed, Nov 12, 1969	Box Score	N	Dallas Chaparrals	L		104	122	7	7	L 1	1,640		at Los Angeles, CA
15	Fri, Nov 14, 1969	Box Score	N	New Orleans Buccaneers	W		101	99	8	7	W 1	4,090		at Memphis, TN
16	Sun, Nov 16, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		121	117	9	7	W 2	3,242
17	Mon, Nov 17, 1969	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		120	137	9	8	L 1	2,478
18	Wed, Nov 19, 1969	Box Score	@	New Orleans Buccaneers	L		115	122	9	9	L 2	1,568
19	Fri, Nov 21, 1969	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	L		112	122	9	10	L 3	6,487		at Greensboro, NC
20	Sun, Nov 23, 1969	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		117	121	9	11	L 4	2,365
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Nov 25, 1969	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	W		106	102	10	11	W 1	1,582
22	Thu, Nov 27, 1969	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	W		117	114	11	11	W 2	1,642
23	Sat, Nov 29, 1969	Box Score		Kentucky Colonels	W		125	97	12	11	W 3	2,939
24	Wed, Dec 3, 1969	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		99	87	13	11	W 4	1,678
25	Sat, Dec 6, 1969	Box Score		Denver Rockets	L		97	108	13	12	L 1	2,217
26	Sun, Dec 7, 1969	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	L		92	143	13	13	L 2	411
27	Thu, Dec 11, 1969	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		126	113	14	13	W 1	4,996
28	Fri, Dec 12, 1969	Box Score		Pittsburgh Pipers	W		121	111	15	13	W 2	1,243
29	Sun, Dec 14, 1969	Box Score		New Orleans Buccaneers	L		94	104	15	14	L 1	1,588
30	Tue, Dec 16, 1969	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	W		135	114	16	14	W 1	2,867
31	Wed, Dec 17, 1969	Box Score	N	Kentucky Colonels	L		117	124	16	15	L 1	780		at Los Angeles, CA
32	Fri, Dec 19, 1969	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	L		109	119	16	16	L 2	1,117
33	Sun, Dec 21, 1969	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	W		120	108	17	16	W 1	1,479
34	Thu, Dec 25, 1969	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Pipers	W		131	112	18	16	W 2	1,216
35	Fri, Dec 26, 1969	Box Score	@	New York Nets	W		124	113	19	16	W 3	3,116
36	Sat, Dec 27, 1969	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		113	118	19	17	L 1	9,480
37	Tue, Dec 30, 1969	Box Score	N	Kentucky Colonels	L		127	139	19	18	L 2	9,804		at Denver, CO
38	Fri, Jan 2, 1970	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		113	129	19	19	L 3	7,163
39	Tue, Jan 6, 1970	Box Score	N	Dallas Chaparrals	L		120	138	19	20	L 4	3,200		at Fresno, CA
40	Wed, Jan 7, 1970	Box Score	N	Denver Rockets	L		118	129	19	21	L 5	1,409		at Los Angeles, CA
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Fri, Jan 9, 1970	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		125	124	20	21	W 1	6,194
42	Sat, Jan 10, 1970	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	L		106	118	20	22	L 1	6,484
43	Tue, Jan 13, 1970	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	W		122	121	21	22	W 1	2,109
44	Wed, Jan 14, 1970	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	W		134	117	22	22	W 2	628
45	Fri, Jan 16, 1970	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	L		119	126	22	23	L 1	1,752
46	Thu, Jan 22, 1970	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		121	130	22	24	L 2	7,041
47	Sun, Jan 25, 1970	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	W		113	106	23	24	W 1	4,037
48	Mon, Feb 2, 1970	Box Score	N	New Orleans Buccaneers	L		108	111	23	25	L 1	4,346		at Wichita, KS
49	Tue, Feb 3, 1970	Box Score	N	Denver Rockets	W		142	125	24	25	W 1	5,611		at Albuquerque, NM
50	Fri, Feb 6, 1970	Box Score	@	New York Nets	L		110	114	24	26	L 1	4,263
51	Sat, Feb 7, 1970	Box Score	@	Carolina Cougars	W		118	117	25	26	W 1	8,319		at Raleigh, NC
52	Sun, Feb 8, 1970	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Pipers	W		132	124	26	26	W 2	7,099
53	Tue, Feb 10, 1970	Box Score		Los Angeles Stars	W		137	123	27	26	W 3	3,986
54	Wed, Feb 11, 1970	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		132	142	27	27	L 1	7,998
55	Thu, Feb 12, 1970	Box Score	@	Miami Floridians	W		138	122	28	27	W 1	3,202
56	Fri, Feb 13, 1970	Box Score	@	New Orleans Buccaneers	W		111	101	29	27	W 2	4,554
57	Sun, Feb 15, 1970	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		120	111	30	27	W 3	4,685
58	Mon, Feb 16, 1970	Box Score	N	New York Nets	L		114	117	30	28	L 1	4,438		at Cullohee, NC
59	Tue, Feb 17, 1970	Box Score		Miami Floridians	W		134	118	31	28	W 1	1,747
60	Fri, Feb 20, 1970	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	W		123	118	32	28	W 2	1,355
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Feb 22, 1970	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	W		135	128	33	28	W 3	1,381
62	Tue, Feb 24, 1970	Box Score		Dallas Chaparrals	L		115	130	33	29	L 1	4,026
63	Wed, Feb 25, 1970	Box Score	N	New Orleans Buccaneers	W		113	107	34	29	W 1	795		at Los Angeles, CA
64	Sat, Feb 28, 1970	Box Score		New York Nets	W		119	116	35	29	W 2	3,549
65	Sun, Mar 1, 1970	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		128	137	35	30	L 1	7,086
66	Tue, Mar 3, 1970	Box Score		Pittsburgh Pipers	W		117	115	36	30	W 1	3,894
67	Thu, Mar 5, 1970	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		110	123	36	31	L 1	5,624
68	Sat, Mar 7, 1970	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W		144	128	37	31	W 1	4,346
69	Wed, Mar 11, 1970	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L		106	126	37	32	L 1	7,146
70	Fri, Mar 13, 1970	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W	2OT	162	158	38	32	W 1	6,938
71	Sun, Mar 15, 1970	Box Score	@	New Orleans Buccaneers	W		124	122	39	32	W 2	3,250
72	Tue, Mar 17, 1970	Box Score	N	New Orleans Buccaneers	L		104	110	39	33	L 1	2,500		at Fresno, CA
73	Wed, Mar 18, 1970	Box Score	N	Pittsburgh Pipers	W		135	129	40	33	W 1	1,244		at Los Angeles, CA
74	Fri, Mar 20, 1970	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	W		157	155	41	33	W 2	4,206
75	Wed, Mar 25, 1970	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	W		135	130	42	33	W 3	1,595
76	Fri, Mar 27, 1970	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Stars	L		111	124	42	34	L 1	2,404
77	Thu, Apr 2, 1970	Box Score	@	New Orleans Buccaneers	L		104	115	42	35	L 2	2,752
78	Fri, Apr 3, 1970	Box Score	@	Dallas Chaparrals	L		144	149	42	36	L 3	7,140
79	Tue, Apr 7, 1970	Box Score		New Orleans Buccaneers	W		115	111	43	36	W 1	4,018
80	Wed, Apr 8, 1970	Box Score	N	Miami Floridians	W		141	137	44	36	W 2	1,792		at Los Angeles, CA
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 10, 1970	Box Score	@	Pittsburgh Pipers	L		124	132	44	37	L 1	1,148
82	Sat, Apr 11, 1970	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		119	125	44	38	L 2	7,688
83	Sun, Apr 12, 1970	Box Score	@	Kentucky Colonels	L		126	128	44	39	L 3	3,028
84	Tue, Apr 14, 1970	Box Score		Carolina Cougars	L		98	104	44	40	L 4	4,146

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

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.
1	Fri, Apr 17, 1970	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L	111	130	0	1	L 1	9,822
2	Sat, Apr 18, 1970	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L	133	143	0	2	L 2	9,889
3	Sun, Apr 19, 1970	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W	125	120	1	2	W 1	1,748
4	Wed, Apr 22, 1970	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W	131	114	2	2	W 2	5,497
5	Thu, Apr 23, 1970	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L	110	132	2	3	L 1	7,141
6	Sat, Apr 25, 1970	Box Score		Denver Rockets	W	116	111	3	3	W 1	3,186
7	Tue, Apr 28, 1970	Box Score	@	Denver Rockets	L	119	143	3	4	L 1	9,893

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