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1970–71 NBA ELO rankings

NBA team ratings for the 1970–71 season, reconstructed through the latest rated game available and including every franchise active in the selected period.

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Rankings as of Jul 31, 1971 Using the latest rated game available before that date: Apr 30, 1971.

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Showing the latest 120 of 737 matching completed games, newest first. ELO is shown as pre-rating → post-rating (change).

Date Competition Match Score ELO pre → post
Apr 30, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks 106–118
H 1587 → 1579 -9
A 1797 → 1806 +9
Apr 28, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Milwaukee Bucks vs Washington Wizards 107–99
H 1794 → 1797 +3
A 1590 → 1587 -3
Apr 25, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Washington Wizards vs Milwaukee Bucks 83–102
H 1600 → 1590 -10
A 1784 → 1794 +10
Apr 21, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Milwaukee Bucks vs Washington Wizards 98–88
H 1779 → 1784 +5
A 1605 → 1600 -5
Apr 19, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 91–93
H 1642 → 1623 -19
A 1586 → 1605 +19
Apr 18, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers 116–98
H 1773 → 1779 +6
A 1609 → 1603 -6
Apr 18, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks 113–96
H 1570 → 1586 +16
A 1657 → 1642 -16
Apr 16, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 89–84
H 1651 → 1657 +6
A 1576 → 1570 -6
Apr 16, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks 94–117
H 1622 → 1609 -12
A 1761 → 1773 +12
Apr 14, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks 101–80
H 1560 → 1576 +17
A 1668 → 1651 -17
Apr 14, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs Milwaukee Bucks 118–107
H 1602 → 1622 +20
A 1781 → 1761 -20
Apr 11, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers 91–73
H 1775 → 1781 +6
A 1608 → 1602 -6
Apr 11, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Washington Wizards vs New York Knicks 114–88
H 1541 → 1560 +18
A 1686 → 1668 -18
Apr 9, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Milwaukee Bucks vs Los Angeles Lakers 106–85
H 1768 → 1775 +6
A 1614 → 1608 -6
Apr 9, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 107–88
H 1679 → 1686 +7
A 1549 → 1541 -7
Apr 6, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls 109–98
H 1600 → 1614 +14
A 1652 → 1638 -14
Apr 6, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards 112–111
H 1676 → 1679 +4
A 1552 → 1549 -4
Apr 4, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers 113–99
H 1642 → 1652 +11
A 1611 → 1600 -11
Apr 4, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Milwaukee Bucks vs Golden State Warriors 136–86
H 1763 → 1768 +5
A 1554 → 1549 -5
Apr 4, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers 128–120
H 1539 → 1552 +13
A 1586 → 1573 -13
Apr 3, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards 98–94
H 1579 → 1586 +8
A 1546 → 1539 -8
Apr 1, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls 115–89
H 1597 → 1611 +15
A 1656 → 1642 -15
Apr 1, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 111–107
H 1670 → 1676 +6
A 1604 → 1598 -6
Apr 1, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers 103–104
H 1562 → 1546 -16
A 1563 → 1579 +16
Apr 1, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Golden State Warriors vs Milwaukee Bucks 106–104
H 1532 → 1554 +21
A 1785 → 1763 -21
Mar 30, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Milwaukee Bucks vs Golden State Warriors 114–102
H 1782 → 1785 +3
A 1535 → 1532 -3
Mar 30, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers 112–102
H 1647 → 1656 +10
A 1606 → 1597 -10
Mar 30, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks 107–113
H 1619 → 1604 -16
A 1654 → 1670 +16
Mar 30, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards 105–120
H 1583 → 1563 -20
A 1542 → 1562 +20
Mar 29, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Milwaukee Bucks vs Golden State Warriors 104–90
H 1778 → 1782 +4
A 1539 → 1535 -4
Mar 28, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Chicago Bulls vs Los Angeles Lakers 106–98
H 1636 → 1647 +10
A 1616 → 1606 -10
Mar 28, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers 111–103
H 1528 → 1542 +14
A 1597 → 1583 -14
Mar 28, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks 95–110
H 1637 → 1619 -18
A 1636 → 1654 +18
Mar 27, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 104–113
H 1656 → 1636 -20
A 1618 → 1637 +20
Mar 27, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Golden State Warriors vs Milwaukee Bucks 96–107
H 1547 → 1539 -8
A 1770 → 1778 +8
Mar 26, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls 105–95
H 1603 → 1616 +14
A 1650 → 1636 -14
Mar 26, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards 107–119
H 1619 → 1597 -22
A 1506 → 1528 +22
Mar 25, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks 112–101
H 1645 → 1656 +11
A 1629 → 1618 -11
Mar 24, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers 112–126
H 1520 → 1506 -14
A 1605 → 1619 +14
Mar 24, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls 100–99
H 1591 → 1603 +11
A 1662 → 1650 -11
Mar 23, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Portland Trail Blazers 112–114
H 1344 → 1335 -10
A 1452 → 1462 +10
Mar 21, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks 101–98
H 1578 → 1591 +13
A 1658 → 1645 -13
Mar 21, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings 135–110
H 1598 → 1607 +9
A 1513 → 1504 -9
Mar 21, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns 132–114
H 1598 → 1612 +15
A 1662 → 1647 -15
Mar 21, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Golden State Warriors 119–106
H 1551 → 1563 +12
A 1560 → 1547 -12
Mar 21, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Portland Trail Blazers 110–113
H 1356 → 1344 -12
A 1440 → 1452 +12
Mar 21, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Detroit Pistons vs Chicago Bulls 116–111
H 1486 → 1505 +20
A 1681 → 1662 -20
Mar 21, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards 120–108
H 1596 → 1605 +9
A 1529 → 1520 -9
Mar 20, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Clippers vs Portland Trail Blazers 129–132
H 1367 → 1354 -13
A 1426 → 1440 +13
Mar 20, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons 114–103
H 1337 → 1356 +19
A 1505 → 1486 -19
Mar 20, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Phoenix Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder 114–107
H 1655 → 1662 +6
A 1557 → 1551 -6
Mar 20, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers 124–112
H 1513 → 1529 +16
A 1612 → 1596 -16
Mar 20, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Chicago Bulls vs Atlanta Hawks 138–121
H 1671 → 1681 +11
A 1640 → 1629 -11
Mar 19, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Houston Rockets vs Milwaukee Bucks 111–99
H 1577 → 1598 +21
A 1791 → 1770 -21
Mar 19, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Portland Trail Blazers vs Oklahoma City Thunder 135–128
H 1407 → 1426 +19
A 1576 → 1557 -19
Mar 19, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Philadelphia 76ers vs Sacramento Kings 147–127
H 1604 → 1612 +9
A 1522 → 1513 -9
Mar 19, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs Phoenix Suns 106–111
H 1592 → 1578 -15
A 1641 → 1655 +15
Mar 19, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Detroit Pistons vs Los Angeles Clippers 111–105
H 1500 → 1505 +4
A 1371 → 1367 -4
Mar 19, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Boston Celtics vs Washington Wizards 125–117
H 1590 → 1598 +8
A 1521 → 1513 -8
Mar 19, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls 112–111
H 1630 → 1640 +10
A 1681 → 1671 -10
Mar 18, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Milwaukee Bucks 122–121
H 1555 → 1576 +21
A 1812 → 1791 -21
Mar 18, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Chicago Bulls vs Golden State Warriors 85–91
H 1705 → 1681 -24
A 1536 → 1560 +24
Mar 18, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Phoenix Suns vs New York Knicks 123–131
H 1659 → 1641 -19
A 1639 → 1658 +19
Mar 17, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors 92–110
H 1541 → 1522 -19
A 1517 → 1536 +19
Mar 17, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers 112–104
H 1578 → 1590 +12
A 1605 → 1592 -12
Mar 17, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Houston Rockets vs Detroit Pistons 106–99
H 1569 → 1577 +8
A 1508 → 1500 -8
Mar 17, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Washington Wizards vs Cleveland Cavaliers 113–109
H 1518 → 1521 +3
A 1340 → 1337 -3
Mar 16, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors 108–103
H 1319 → 1340 +21
A 1537 → 1517 -21
Mar 16, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Clippers vs Sacramento Kings 102–113
H 1383 → 1371 -11
A 1529 → 1541 +11
Mar 16, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks 125–130
H 1621 → 1604 -18
A 1612 → 1630 +18
Mar 16, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 New York Knicks vs Los Angeles Lakers 115–82
H 1628 → 1639 +12
A 1616 → 1605 -12
Mar 16, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Chicago Bulls vs Washington Wizards 113–99
H 1699 → 1705 +5
A 1523 → 1518 -5
Mar 16, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Phoenix Suns vs Milwaukee Bucks 111–119
H 1671 → 1659 -11
A 1801 → 1812 +11
Mar 14, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls 117–104
H 1559 → 1578 +19
A 1718 → 1699 -19
Mar 14, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Milwaukee Bucks vs Phoenix Suns 113–125
H 1825 → 1801 -24
A 1647 → 1671 +24
Mar 14, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Sacramento Kings 103–115
H 1329 → 1319 -10
A 1520 → 1529 +10
Mar 14, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs Detroit Pistons 110–100
H 1609 → 1616 +7
A 1516 → 1508 -7
Mar 14, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Washington Wizards 124–121
H 1548 → 1555 +7
A 1530 → 1523 -7
Mar 14, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Atlanta Hawks vs Philadelphia 76ers 108–101
H 1600 → 1612 +12
A 1633 → 1621 -12
Mar 14, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers 122–112
H 1396 → 1407 +11
A 1394 → 1383 -11
Mar 13, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Houston Rockets vs Washington Wizards 121–115
H 1559 → 1569 +9
A 1540 → 1530 -9
Mar 13, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks 136–127
H 1503 → 1520 +17
A 1616 → 1600 -17
Mar 13, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 New York Knicks vs Milwaukee Bucks 108–103
H 1606 → 1628 +22
A 1847 → 1825 -22
Mar 13, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Chicago Bulls vs Phoenix Suns 111–99
H 1708 → 1718 +9
A 1656 → 1647 -9
Mar 13, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Golden State Warriors vs Detroit Pistons 116–107
H 1526 → 1537 +11
A 1527 → 1516 -11
Mar 12, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Boston Celtics vs Sacramento Kings 108–124
H 1581 → 1559 -22
A 1481 → 1503 +22
Mar 12, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks 107–119
H 1335 → 1329 -6
A 1610 → 1616 +6
Mar 12, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Golden State Warriors vs Oklahoma City Thunder 111–98
H 1512 → 1526 +14
A 1562 → 1548 -14
Mar 12, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Chicago Bulls vs Phoenix Suns 116–92
H 1698 → 1708 +11
A 1667 → 1656 -11
Mar 12, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Portland Trail Blazers vs Detroit Pistons 129–133
H 1407 → 1396 -11
A 1516 → 1527 +11
Mar 12, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs Los Angeles Clippers 109–116
H 1635 → 1609 -26
A 1368 → 1394 +26
Mar 11, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Detroit Pistons 130–97
H 1551 → 1562 +11
A 1527 → 1516 -11
Mar 11, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Houston Rockets vs Boston Celtics 115–91
H 1545 → 1559 +14
A 1595 → 1581 -14
Mar 11, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Portland Trail Blazers vs Washington Wizards 136–118
H 1388 → 1407 +19
A 1559 → 1540 -19
Mar 10, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Atlanta Hawks vs Phoenix Suns 139–98
H 1594 → 1610 +16
A 1683 → 1667 -16
Mar 10, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks 120–118
H 1464 → 1481 +17
A 1623 → 1606 -17
Mar 9, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 New York Knicks vs Oklahoma City Thunder 99–114
H 1646 → 1623 -22
A 1528 → 1551 +22
Mar 9, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Houston Rockets vs Los Angeles Clippers 106–96
H 1541 → 1545 +5
A 1372 → 1368 -5
Mar 9, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs Washington Wizards 95–107
H 1658 → 1635 -23
A 1537 → 1559 +23
Mar 9, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Golden State Warriors vs Boston Celtics 112–134
H 1528 → 1512 -16
A 1579 → 1595 +16
Mar 9, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Philadelphia 76ers 113–124
H 1341 → 1335 -6
A 1628 → 1633 +6
Mar 9, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Chicago Bulls vs Milwaukee Bucks 110–103
H 1678 → 1698 +20
A 1867 → 1847 -20
Mar 9, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Detroit Pistons vs Phoenix Suns 108–114
H 1538 → 1527 -11
A 1672 → 1683 +11
Mar 8, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers 98–114
H 1408 → 1388 -20
A 1352 → 1372 +20
Mar 8, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Milwaukee Bucks vs Oklahoma City Thunder 104–99
H 1865 → 1867 +1
A 1530 → 1528 -1
Mar 7, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs Chicago Bulls 117–108
H 1644 → 1658 +13
A 1691 → 1678 -13
Mar 7, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings 122–112
H 1588 → 1594 +7
A 1471 → 1464 -7
Mar 7, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards 108–117
H 1696 → 1672 -24
A 1512 → 1537 +24
Mar 7, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Houston Rockets vs Portland Trail Blazers 135–121
H 1533 → 1541 +7
A 1415 → 1408 -7
Mar 7, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Detroit Pistons vs Cleveland Cavaliers 100–104
H 1564 → 1538 -26
A 1315 → 1341 +26
Mar 7, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks 110–116
H 1595 → 1579 -16
A 1630 → 1646 +16
Mar 6, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 New York Knicks vs Boston Celtics 112–104
H 1620 → 1630 +10
A 1605 → 1595 -10
Mar 6, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Chicago Bulls vs Houston Rockets 105–99
H 1688 → 1691 +4
A 1537 → 1533 -4
Mar 6, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Los Angeles Lakers 121–109
H 1511 → 1530 +18
A 1663 → 1644 -18
Mar 6, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Clippers vs Cleveland Cavaliers 120–109
H 1341 → 1352 +11
A 1326 → 1315 -11
Mar 6, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Golden State Warriors vs Washington Wizards 109–103
H 1517 → 1528 +11
A 1523 → 1512 -11
Mar 6, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Philadelphia 76ers vs Detroit Pistons 121–115
H 1620 → 1628 +8
A 1572 → 1564 -8
Mar 5, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Chicago Bulls vs Golden State Warriors 130–103
H 1681 → 1688 +6
A 1524 → 1517 -6
Mar 5, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks 104–105
H 1684 → 1663 -21
A 1566 → 1588 +21
Mar 5, 1971 NBAUnited States · 1970-1971 Detroit Pistons vs Milwaukee Bucks 95–108
H 1578 → 1572 -6
A 1859 → 1865 +6

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