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1970–71 NBA season The 1970–71 NBA season was the 25th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA Championship, beating the Baltimore Bullets 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. Three new teams made their ...

was the Celtics' 25th season in the

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. They missed the playoffs for the second straight season.1970–71 Boston Celtics
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Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

:z = clinched division title :y = clinched division title :x = clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Awards and records

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*John Havlicek,

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1st Team

References

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