1970-71 Phoenix Suns Statistics
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 48-34
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (48-34)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 332,945, Avg. 8,121 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Phoenix Suns RosterTeam Record: 48-34
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Cotton Fitzsimmons (48-34)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 332,945, Avg. 8,121 in 41 home dates
1970-71 Phoenix Suns Results
The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 48 wins and 34 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
Phoenix scored 9,333 points and conceded 9,177. Dick Van Arsdale netted a team-leading 1,771 points for the Suns, while Connie Hawkins averaged 18 or more per game also. Paul Silas contributed 1,015 rebounds. Clem Haskins dished out 383 assists for the squad.
Cotton Fitzsimmons coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Van Arsdale | G-F | 81 | 3157 | 1346 | 609 | 682 | 553 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 1771 | ||
| Connie Hawkins | F-C | 71 | 2662 | 1181 | 512 | 560 | 457 | 0 | 0 | 643 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 1481 | ||
| Clem Haskins | G | 82 | 2764 | 1277 | 562 | 431 | 338 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 1462 | ||
| Neal Walk | C | 82 | 2033 | 945 | 426 | 268 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 674 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 1057 | ||
| Paul Silas | F-C | 81 | 2944 | 789 | 338 | 416 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 1015 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 961 | ||
| Mel Counts | C-F | 80 | 1669 | 799 | 365 | 198 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 879 | ||
| Art Harris | G | 56 | 952 | 484 | 199 | 113 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 467 | ||
| Lamar Green | F-C | 68 | 1326 | 369 | 167 | 106 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 466 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 398 | ||
| John Wetzel | G-F | 70 | 1091 | 288 | 124 | 101 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 331 | ||
| Fred Taylor | G-F | 54 | 552 | 284 | 110 | 125 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 298 | ||
| Greg Howard | F-C | 44 | 426 | 173 | 68 | 58 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 173 | ||
| Joe Thomas | F | 39 | 204 | 86 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 55 | ||
| Totals | 808 | 19780 | 8021 | 3503 | 0 | 0 | 3078 | 2327 | 0 | 0 | 4442 | 1927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2132 | 9333 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Van Arsdale | G-F | 81 | 39.0 | 45.2 | 81.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 21.9 | |
| Connie Hawkins | F-C | 71 | 37.5 | 43.4 | 81.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 20.9 | |
| Clem Haskins | G | 82 | 33.7 | 44.0 | 78.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 17.8 | |
| Neal Walk | C | 82 | 24.8 | 45.1 | 76.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 12.9 | |
| Paul Silas | F-C | 81 | 36.3 | 42.8 | 68.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 11.9 | |
| Mel Counts | C-F | 80 | 20.9 | 45.7 | 75.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 11.0 | |
| Art Harris | G | 56 | 17.0 | 41.1 | 61.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 8.3 | |
| Lamar Green | F-C | 68 | 19.5 | 45.3 | 60.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 5.9 | |
| John Wetzel | G-F | 70 | 15.6 | 43.1 | 82.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.7 | |
| Fred Taylor | G-F | 54 | 10.2 | 38.7 | 62.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 5.5 | |
| Greg Howard | F-C | 44 | 9.7 | 39.3 | 63.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.9 | |
| Joe Thomas | F | 39 | 5.2 | 26.7 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | |
| Averages | 808 | 24.5 | 43.7 | 75.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 11.6 |
