NBA
1969-70 Season
Champions: New York Knicks (4-3)
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The 1969-70 NBA season comprises 614 recorded games in the archive. New York Knicks won the championship, defeating Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 in the Finals. Willis Reed was named Finals MVP; Willis Reed took the regular-season MVP award.
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Jerry West LAL 31.2 PPG
- 2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 28.8 PPG
- 3 Elvin Hayes SDR 27.5 PPG
- 4 Billy Cunningham PHI 26.1 PPG
- 5 Lou Hudson ATL 25.4 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Elvin Hayes SDR 16.9 RPG
- 2 Wes Unseld BAL 16.7 RPG
- 3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 14.5 RPG
- 4 Bill Bridges ATL 14.4 RPG
- 5 Jerry Lucas TOT 14.2 RPG
Assists
- 1 Lenny Wilkens SEA 9.1 APG
- 2 Walt Frazier NYK 8.2 APG
- 3 Oscar Robertson CIN 8.1 APG
- 4 Clem Haskins CHI 7.6 APG
- 5 Jerry West LAL 7.5 APG
1969 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee Bucks
- #2 Neal Walk Phoenix Suns
- #3 Lucius Allen Seattle SuperSonics