1970–71 Los Angeles Lakers season

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Head coach Joe Mullaney Arena The Forum		Owner(s) Jack Kent Cooke Record 48–34 (.585)
Place Division: 1st (Pacific)Conference: 2nd (Western) Playoff finish Conference Finals(Eliminated by Bucks 1–4)

The 1970-71 NBA season was the Lakers' 23rd season in the NBA and 11th season in Los Angeles.

The Lakers would be eliminated by the eventual champions, the Milwaukee Bucks, in five games in the Western Conference Finals.

The team's season roster is featured in the video games NBA 2K16 and NBA 2K17.

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West Conference Semifinals

(P1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (M2) Chicago Bulls: Lakers win series 4-3

Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 100, Chicago 99

Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 105, Chicago 95

Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 106, Los Angeles 98

Game 4 @ Chicago: Chicago 112, Los Angeles 102

Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 115, Chicago 89

Game 6 @ Chicago: Chicago 113, Los Angeles 99

Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 109, Chicago 98

(M1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (P1) Los Angeles Lakers: Bucks win series 4-1

Game 1 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 106, Los Angeles 85

Game 2 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 91, Los Angeles 73

Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Milwaukee 107

Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Milwaukee 117, Los Angeles 94

Game 5 @ Milwaukee: Milwaukee 116, Los Angeles 98

Jerry West, All-NBA First Team

Jerry West, NBA All-Defensive First Team

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