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1971–72 Phoenix Suns season

January 01, 1970

The 1971–72 Phoenix Suns season was the fourth season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. With a 49–33 record, the Suns hold the NBA record as the team with the best winning percentage to not make the playoffs. The team broke the record they set the previous year with a 48–34 finish. Head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons led the Suns in their debut season as members of the Pacific division. All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

1971–72 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachCotton Fitzsimmons
General managerJerry Colangelo
OwnersKarl Eller, Don Pitt, Don Diamond, Bhavik Darji, Marvin Meyer, Richard L. Bloch
ArenaArizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record49–33 (.598)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTAR-TV
RadioKTAR

Paul Silas again led the team in rebounds, averaging 11.9 per game, while also leading the Suns in assists with a 4.3 average. Connie Hawkins's 21 points a game led the club, while Dick Van Arsdale was second with his 19.7 average. Silas averaged 17.5 for the season, while both Clem Haskins and Neal Walk averaged 15.7.

Draft picks edit

Main article: 1971 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 14 John Roche Guard   United States South Carolina
3 48 Dennis "Mo" Layton Guard   United States USC
4 65 Walt Szczerbiak Forward   United States George Washington
5 82 Ken Gardner Forward   United States Utah
5 84 Bob Kissane Center   United States Holy Cross
6 99 William Graham Forward   United States Kentucky State
7 116 Ralph Brateris Forward   United States Trenton State
8 133 Vernell Ellzy Forward   United States Florida State
9 149 Mike Johnson Guard   United States Kansas State
10 165 Tom Newell Guard   United States Hawaii
11 179 Paul Leitz Forward   United States Western Carolina
12 192 Floyd Mason Forward   United States Alcorn A&M
13 204 Ron Dorsey Guard   United States Tennessee State
14 213 Ken Booker Guard   United States UCLA
15 222 Curtis Carter Forward   United States Bishop

Roster edit

Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (Y-M-D) From
C 31 Counts, Mel 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1941-10-16 Oregon State
F 16 Green, Lamar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1947-03-22 Morehead State
G 23 Harris, Art 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1947-01-13 Stanford
G 11 Haskins, Clem 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1943-07-11 Western Kentucky
F/C 42 Hawkins, Connie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1942-07-17 Iowa
G 1 Layton, Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1948-12-24 USC
F/C 34 Moore, Otto 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1946-08-27 Texas–Pan American
G 33 Scott, Charlie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1948-12-15 North Carolina
F 29 Silas, Paul 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1943-07-12 Creighton
G/F 5 Van Arsdale, Dick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1943-02-22 Indiana
C 41 Walk, Neal 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948-07-29 Florida
G 10 Webb, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1948-07-06 Kansas State
G/F 25 Wetzel, John   6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1944-10-22 Virginia Tech
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Regular season edit

Standings edit

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 63 19 .768 – 31–5 27–12 5–2 13–5
x-Chicago Bulls 57 25 .695 6 29–12 26–12 2–1 12–6
Phoenix Suns 49 33 .598 14 30–11 19–20 0–2 7–11
Detroit Pistons 26 56 .317 37 16–25 9–30 1–1 4–14
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 69 13 .841
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 63 19 .768
3 x-Chicago Bulls 57 25 .695
4 x-Golden State Warriors 51 31 .622
5 Phoenix Suns 49 33 .598
6 Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 .573
7 Houston Rockets 34 48 .415
8 Detroit Pistons 26 56 .317
9 Portland Trail Blazers 18 64 .220

Record vs. opponents edit

1971–72 NBA records
Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET GSW HOU LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA
Atlanta — 2–4 0–4 4–2 0–5 3–3 4–2 3–2 3–2 1–4 0–5 2–3 3–1 3–3 3–2 4–0 1–4
Baltimore 4–2 — 2–2 3–3 1–4 4–2 1–5 3–2 1–4 3–2 1–4 0–5 2–4 4–0 4–1 3–1 2–3
Boston 4–0 2–2 — 6–0 3–2 4–2 5–1 5–0 2–3 5–0 1–4 2–3 3–3 6–0 2–3 4–0 2–3
Buffalo 2–4 3–3 0–6 — 1–3 3–3 4–2 2–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–5 3–3 0–4 2–4 0–4
Chicago 5–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 — 3–1 4–0 5–1 3–3 5–1 1–3 2–4 3–2 4–1 5–1 6–0 2–3
Cincinnati 3–3 2–4 2–4 3–3 1–3 — 6–2 2–3 2–3 0–4 1–4 0–5 2–2 2–2 2–3 2–2 0–5
Cleveland 2–4 5–1 1–5 2–4 0–4 2–6 — 1–3 0–4 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–5 2–4 0–4 4–2 0–4
Detroit 2–3 2–3 0–5 4–2 1–5 3–2 3–1 — 0–5 3–3 1–4 1–5 1–4 1–4 2–4 2–2 0–4
Golden State 2–3 4–1 3–2 3–1 3–3 3–2 4–0 5–0 — 5–1 1–5 2–2 2–3 4–1 2–3 4–2 4–2
Houston 4–1 2–3 0–5 4–0 1–5 4–0 2–2 3–3 1–5 — 1–5 0–5 0–5 4–1 1–3 4–2 3–3
Los Angeles 5–0 4–1 4–1 4–0 3–1 4–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 5–1 — 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–2 6–0 5–1
Milwaukee 3–2 5–0 3–2 4–0 4–2 5–0 4–0 5–1 2–2 5–0 1–4 — 2–3 4–1 4–2 6–0 6–0
New York 1–3 4–2 3–3 5–1 2–3 2–2 5–1 4–1 3–2 5–0 1–4 3–2 — 3–3 1–4 3–1 3–2
Philadelphia 3–3 0–4 0–6 3–3 1–4 2–2 4–2 4–1 1–4 1–4 0–5 1–4 3–3 — 1–4 2–2 4–1
Phoenix 2–3 1–4 3–2 4–0 1–5 3–2 4–0 4–2 3–2 3–1 2–4 2–4 4–1 4–1 — 6–0 3–2
Portland 0–4 1–3 0–4 4–2 0–6 2–2 2–4 2–2 2–4 2–4 0–6 0–6 1–3 2–2 0–6 — 0–6
Seattle 4–1 3–2 3–2 4–0 3–2 5–0 4–0 4–0 2–4 3–3 1–5 0–6 2–3 1–4 2–3 6–0 —

Game log edit

1971–72 game log
Total: 49–33 (home: 30–11; road: 19–22)
October: 3–4 (home: 2–3; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record Streak
1 October 14 Milwaukee L 97–110 Connie Hawkins (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,174 		0–1 L 1
2 October 16 Houston W 128–108 Paul Silas (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,572 		1–1 W 1
3 October 22 Detroit L 109–116 Connie Hawkins (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,337 		1–2 L 1
4 October 24 Chicago L 104–105 Paul Silas (21) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,970 		1–3 L 2
5 October 26 Cincinnati W 126–99 Paul Silas (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,901 		2–3 W 1
6 October 29 @ Philadelphia W 137–135 (2OT) Dick Van Arsdale (28) The Spectrum
6,128 		3–3 W 2
7 October 30 @ Baltimore L 94–101 Dick Van Arsdale (29) Baltimore Civic Center
6,839 		3–4 L 1
November: 8–7 (home: 4–0; road: 4–7)
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record Streak
8 November 2 @ Chicago L 101–108 Clem Haskins (22) Chicago Stadium
5,843 		3–5 L 2
9 November 3 @ Buffalo W 100–98 Dick Van Arsdale (31) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
5,417 		4–5 W 1
10 November 5 @ Cleveland W 107–87 Clem Haskins (24) Cleveland Arena
3,307 		5–5 W 2
11 November 6 @ Cincinnati L 95–110 Clem Haskins (22) Cincinnati Gardens
3,076 		5–6 L 1
12 November 9 @ Milwaukee L 113–118 Connie Hawkins (28) Milwaukee Arena
10,039 		5–7 L 2
13 November 12 Boston W 128–119 Connie Hawkins (33) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,470 		6–7 W 1
14 November 14 Cleveland W 119–105 Dick Van Arsdale (21) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
5,336 		7–7 W 2
15 November 16 @ New York L 111–112 Dick Van Arsdale (26) Madison Square Garden
18,344 		7–8 L 1
16 November 17 @ Boston L 121–140 Connie Hawkins (35) Boston Garden
9,440 		7–9 L 2
17 November 18 @ Detroit L 126–128 Neal Walk (30) Cobo Arena
3,418 		7–10 L 3
18 November 20 @ Atlanta L 109–115 Paul Silas (24) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
5,702 		7–11 L 4
19 November 23 Philadelphia W 128–107 Mo Layton (27) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,678 		8–11 W 1
20 November 25 Detroit W 122–103 Mo Layton (21) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,846 		9–11 W 2
21 November 28 @ Houston W 116–110 Mo Layton (25) Hofheinz Pavilion
3,643 		10–11 W 3
22 November 30 @ Portland W 121–111 (OT) Dick Van Arsdale (23) Memorial Coliseum
7,704 		11–11 W 4
December: 11–5 (home: 7–3; road: 4–2)
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record Streak
23 December 1 Portland W 139–103 Paul Silas (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,040 		12–11 W 5
24 December 4 @ Golden State W 128–92 Clem Haskins (27) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
5,491 		13–11 W 6
25 December 5 Golden State W 120–87 Connie Hawkins (21) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,886 		14–11 W 7
26 December 9 Atlanta W 135–115 Connie Hawkins (30) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,524 		15–11 W 8
27 December 10 @ Los Angeles L 117–126 (OT) Dick Van Arsdale (31) The Forum
17,505 		15–12 L 1
28 December 11 Houston L 110–111 Hawkins, Silas (23) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,695 		15–13 L 2
29 December 14 @ New York W 110–100 Neal Walk (24) Madison Square Garden
19,253 		16–13 W 1
30 December 15 @ Cincinnati W 127–108 Dick Van Arsdale (31) Cincinnati Gardens
2,038 		17–13 W 2
31 December 17 Detroit W 123–102 Dick Van Arsdale (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,808 		18–13 W 3
32 December 18 Los Angeles L 106–132 Neal Walk (31) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,534 		18–14 L 1
33 December 19 @ Seattle L 127–130 (OT) Paul Silas (29) Seattle Center Coliseum
9,189 		18–15 L 2
34 December 21 Philadelphia W 124–119 Paul Silas (29) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,272 		19–15 W 1
35 December 23 Chicago L 108–117 (OT) Dick Van Arsdale (28) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,289 		19–16 L 1
36 December 25 Seattle W 116–86 Connie Hawkins (31) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,026 		20–16 W 1
37 December 29 @ Houston W 124–106 Clem Haskins,
Dick Van Arsdale (27) 		Hofheinz Pavilion
5,389 		21–16 W 2
38 December 30 Buffalo W 123–102 Mel Counts,
Paul Silas,
Dick Van Arsdale (19) 		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
7,272 		22–16 W 3
January: 9–8 (home: 5–3; road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record Streak
39 January 1 Boston W 114–104 Connie Hawkins (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,056 		23–16 W 4
40 January 2 Atlanta L 111–116 Clem Haskins (29) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,670 		23–17 L 1
41 January 4 @ Chicago W 112–108 Clem Haskins (23) Chicago Stadium
9,009 		24–17 W 1
42 January 7 @ Buffalo W 123–110 Connie Hawkins (32) Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
10,247 		25–17 W 2
43 January 8 @ Philadelphia L 119–130 Otto Moore (21) The Spectrum
7,833 		25–18 L 1
44 January 9 @ Baltimore L 103–109 Connie Hawkins,
Dick Van Arsdale (22) 		College Park, MD
7,235 		25–19 L 2
45 January 11 @ Milwaukee W 115–114 Neal Walk (42) Milwaukee Arena
10,111 		26–19 W 1
46 January 14 Cleveland W 117–107 Neal Walk (24) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,279 		27–19 W 2
47 January 15 @ Seattle L 110–118 Mel Counts,
Paul Silas,
Dick Van Arsdale (18) 		Seattle Center Coliseum
12,693 		27–20 L 1
48 January 16 Baltimore L 104–107 Dick Van Arsdale (25) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,385 		27–21 L 2
All-Star Break
49 January 20 New York W 130–109 Connie Hawkins (40) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,006 		28–21 W 1
50 January 21 @ Seattle W 128–113 Connie Hawkins (29) Seattle Center Coliseum
12,751 		29–21 W 2
51 January 22 Los Angeles W 116–102 Dick Van Arsdale (32) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,534 		30–21 W 3
52 January 25 @ Los Angeles L 119–129 Paul Silas (24) The Forum
17,505 		30–22 L 1
53 January 28 Chicago L 102–116 Paul Silas (29) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,245 		30–23 L 2
54 January 29 @ Golden State L 110–111 Paul Silas (28) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
6,488 		30–24 L 3
55 January 30 Atlanta W 105–103 Clem Haskins,
Connie Hawkins,
Neal Walk (21) 		Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,839 		31–24 W 1
February: 11–5 (home: 7–1; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record Streak
56 February 1 @ Portland W 129–117 Dick Van Arsdale (24) Memorial Coliseum
4,961 		32–24 W 2
57 February 2 Milwaukee L 103–106 Connie Hawkins (37) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,365 		32–25 L 1
58 February 4 Golden State W 113–105 Dick Van Arsdale (27) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,486 		33–25 W 1
59 February 5 @ Portland W 118–117 (OT) Dick Van Arsdale (28) Memorial Coliseum
6,401 		34–25 W 2
60 February 6 Portland W 107–94 Paul Silas (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,160 		35–25 W 3
61 February 8 Philadelphia W 120–108 Connie Hawkins (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,532 		36–25 W 4
62 February 10 Baltimore W 131–98 Dick Van Arsdale (27) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,794 		37–25 W 5
63 February 12 Cincinnati W 117–95 Dick Van Arsdale (31) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,766 		38–25 W 6
64 February 16 Los Angeles W 110–109 Neal Walk (30) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,534 		39–25 W 7
65 February 18 Boston W 126–115 Dick Van Arsdale (32) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12,005 		40–25 W 8
66 February 20 @ Detroit W 121–107 Dick Van Arsdale (25) Cobo Arena
4,898 		41–25 W 9
67 February 22 @ Boston L 103–114 Connie Hawkins (30) Boston Garden
8,106 		41–26 L 1
68 February 23 @ Atlanta L 118–120 Paul Silas (26) Alexander Memorial Coliseum
5,073 		41–27 L 2
69 February 25 @ Chicago L 107–115 Connie Hawkins (25) Chicago Stadium
9,720 		41–28 L 3
70 February 26 @ Milwaukee L 117–119 (OT) Neal Walk (28) Madison, WI
9,371 		41–29 L 4
71 February 27 @ Cleveland W 127–125 Mo Layton (37) Cleveland Arena
6,889 		42–29 W 1
March: 7–4 (home: 5–1; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points Location
Attendance		 Record Streak
72 March 1 Baltimore L 90–95 Paul Silas (16) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
9,002 		42–30 L 1
73 March 5 Buffalo W 131–103 Neal Walk (26) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
6,729 		43–30 W 1
74 March 7 @ Detroit W 129–121 Connie Hawkins (28) Cobo Arena
2,014 		44–30 W 2
75 March 8 @ Cincinnati L 105–122 Neal Walk (18) Cincinnati Gardens
2,387 		44–31 L 1
76 March 11 @ New York W 110–106 Dick Van Arsdale (25) Madison Square Garden
19,588 		45–31 W 1
77 March 15 Milwaukee W 110–106 Connie Hawkins (27) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
11,090 		46–31 W 2
78 March 17 New York W 111–106 Charlie Scott (23) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,571 		47–31 W 3
79 March 18 @ Golden State L 116–134 Connie Hawkins (25) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
9,399 		47–32 L 1
80 March 21 Portland W 160–128 Clem Haskins (28) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
8,045 		48–32 W 1
81 March 24 @ Los Angeles L 110–112 Charlie Scott (21) The Forum
17,505 		48–33 L 1
82 March 25 Seattle W 118–99 Charlie Scott (21) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
10,189 		49–33 W 1
1971–72 schedule

Team-by-team results edit

Opponent Home Road Total All-time record Suns leading scorer Opp. leading scorer
Atlanta Hawks 2–1 0–2 2–3 10–12 (.455%) Connie Hawkins (21.2) Lou Hudson (26.8)
Baltimore Bullets 1–2 0–2 1–4 6–16 (.273%) Dick Van Arsdale (23.6) Archie Clark (24.6)
Boston Celtics 3–0 0–2 3–2 10–12 (.455%) Connie Hawkins (28.2) John Havlicek (27.2)
Buffalo Braves 2–0 2–0 4–0 7–1 (.875%) Connie Hawkins (20.3) Walt Hazzard (19.3)
Chicago Bulls 0–3 1–2 1–5 8–17 (.320%) Paul Silas (19.8) Bob Love (26.7)
Cincinnati Royals 2–0 1–2 3–2 12–10 (.545%) Dick Van Arsdale (23.6) Tom Van Arsdale (23.4)
Cleveland Cavaliers 2–0 2–0 4–0 8–0 (1.000%) Dick Van Arsdale (21.0) John Johnson (17.3)
Detroit Pistons 2–1 2–1 4–2 13–11 (.542%) Connie Hawkins (20.3) Bob Lanier (25.7)
Golden State Warriors 2–0 1–2 3–2 11–11 (.500%) Clem Haskins (18.6) Nate Thurmond (23.6)
Houston Rockets 1–1 2–0 3–1 13–12 (.520%) Dick Van Arsdale (19.8) Elvin Hayes (24.0)
Los Angeles Lakers 2–1 0–3 2–4 10–15 (.400%) Dick Van Arsdale (21.2) Gail Goodrich (28.3)
Milwaukee Bucks 1–2 1–2 2–4 6–20 (.231%) Connie Hawkins (28.2) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (37.8)
New York Knicks 2–0 2–1 4–1 6–16 (.273%) Connie Hawkins (24.6) Walt Frazier (23.4)
Philadelphia 76ers 3–0 1–1 4–1 9–13 (.409%) Connie Hawkins (22.0) Bob Rule (21.7)
Portland Trail Blazers 3–0 3–0 6–0 10–0 (1.000%) Connie Hawkins (22.2) Sidney Wicks (25.8)
Seattle SuperSonics 2–0 1–2 3–2 13–10 (.565%) Connie Hawkins (23.4) Spencer Haywood (29.8)

Awards and honors edit

All-Star edit

  • Connie Hawkins was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his third consecutive All-Star selection.
  • Paul Silas was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. It was his first All-Star selection.

Season edit

Player statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game
 PPG  Points per game

Season edit

Player GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG PPG
Mel Counts 76 11.9 .427 .721 3.4 1.3 5.2
Lamar Green 67 14.8 .446 .733 5.2 0.7 5.0
Art Harris 21 6.9 .329 .429 0.6 0.9 2.6
Clem Haskins 79 31.1 .483 .853^ 3.4 3.7 15.7
Connie Hawkins 76 36.8 .459 .807 8.3 3.9 21.0
Mo Layton 80 23.1 .424 .739 2.1 3.1 9.1
Otto Moore 81 20.0 .436 .603 6.7 1.1 7.6
Charlie Scott* 6 29.5 .425 .810 3.8 4.3 18.8
Paul Silas 80 38.5 .470 .773 11.9 4.3 17.5
Fred Taylor* 13 5.3 .222 .308 1.3 0.5 1.2
Dick Van Arsdale 82 37.8 .463 .845^ 4.1 3.6 19.7
Neal Walk 81 26.4 .479 .744 8.2 1.9 15.7
Jeff Webb* 27 4.8 .477 .500 0.6 0.6 2.5
John Wetzel 51 8.2 .378 .800 1.3 1.1 1.7

* – Stats with the Suns.
^ – Minimum 350 free throw attempts.

Transactions edit

Trades edit

April 2, 1971 To Detroit Pistons
1972 first-round draft pick (  Bob Nash) 		To Phoenix Suns
  Otto Moore
August 13, 1971 To Cleveland Cavaliers
  Greg Howard 		To Phoenix Suns
1972 third-round draft pick (  Scott English)
Future third-round draft pick
December 27, 1971 To Cincinnati Royals
  Fred Taylor 		To Phoenix Suns
1973 third-round draft pick (  Joe Reaves)
March 14, 1971 To Boston Celtics
Future considerations
Cash considerations
(  Paul Silas was sent to Boston in September to complete trade)
 To Phoenix Suns
Rights to   Charlie Scott

Free agents edit

Additions edit

Date Player Contract Former Team
January 4, 1972 Jeff Webb Undisclosed Milwaukee Bucks

Subtractions edit

Date Player Reason Left New Team
September 21, 1971 Joe Thomas Waived n/a

References edit

  • Standings on Basketball Reference

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The 1971 72 Phoenix Suns season was the fourth season for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association With a 49 33 record the Suns hold the NBA record as the team with the best winning percentage to not make the playoffs The team broke the record they set the previous year with a 48 34 finish Head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons led the Suns in their debut season as members of the Pacific division All home games were played at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1971 72 Phoenix Suns seasonHead coachCotton FitzsimmonsGeneral managerJerry ColangeloOwnersKarl Eller Don Pitt Don Diamond Bhavik Darji Marvin Meyer Richard L BlochArenaArizona Veterans Memorial ColiseumResultsRecord49 33 598 PlaceDivision 3rd Midwest Conference 5th Western Playoff finishDid not qualifyStats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionKTAR TVRadioKTAR lt 1970 71 1972 73 gt Paul Silas again led the team in rebounds averaging 11 9 per game while also leading the Suns in assists with a 4 3 average Connie Hawkins s 21 points a game led the club while Dick Van Arsdale was second with his 19 7 average Silas averaged 17 5 for the season while both Clem Haskins and Neal Walk averaged 15 7 Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 3 3 Game log 3 4 Team by team results 4 Awards and honors 4 1 All Star 4 2 Season 5 Player statistics 5 1 Season 6 Transactions 6 1 Trades 6 2 Free agents 6 2 1 Additions 6 2 2 Subtractions 7 ReferencesDraft picks editMain article 1971 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 14 John Roche Guard nbsp United States South Carolina 3 48 Dennis Mo Layton Guard nbsp United States USC 4 65 Walt Szczerbiak Forward nbsp United States George Washington 5 82 Ken Gardner Forward nbsp United States Utah 5 84 Bob Kissane Center nbsp United States Holy Cross 6 99 William Graham Forward nbsp United States Kentucky State 7 116 Ralph Brateris Forward nbsp United States Trenton State 8 133 Vernell Ellzy Forward nbsp United States Florida State 9 149 Mike Johnson Guard nbsp United States Kansas State 10 165 Tom Newell Guard nbsp United States Hawaii 11 179 Paul Leitz Forward nbsp United States Western Carolina 12 192 Floyd Mason Forward nbsp United States Alcorn A amp M 13 204 Ron Dorsey Guard nbsp United States Tennessee State 14 213 Ken Booker Guard nbsp United States UCLA 15 222 Curtis Carter Forward nbsp United States BishopRoster editPhoenix Suns roster Players Coaches Pos Name Height Weight DOB Y M D From C 31 Counts Mel 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 230 lb 104 kg 1941 10 16 Oregon State F 16 Green Lamar 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 210 lb 95 kg 1947 03 22 Morehead State G 23 Harris Art 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 185 lb 84 kg 1947 01 13 Stanford G 11 Haskins Clem 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 195 lb 88 kg 1943 07 11 Western Kentucky F C 42 Hawkins Connie 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 210 lb 95 kg 1942 07 17 Iowa G 1 Layton Dennis 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 180 lb 82 kg 1948 12 24 USC F C 34 Moore Otto 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 205 lb 93 kg 1946 08 27 Texas Pan American G 33 Scott Charlie 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 175 lb 79 kg 1948 12 15 North Carolina F 29 Silas Paul 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 220 lb 100 kg 1943 07 12 Creighton G F 5 Van Arsdale Dick 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg 1943 02 22 Indiana C 41 Walk Neal 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 220 lb 100 kg 1948 07 29 Florida G 10 Webb Jeff 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 170 lb 77 kg 1948 07 06 Kansas State G F 25 Wetzel John nbsp 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 190 lb 86 kg 1944 10 22 Virginia Tech Head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons Midwestern State Legend DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp InjuredRegular season editStandings edit Midwest Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div y Milwaukee Bucks 63 19 768 31 5 27 12 5 2 13 5 x Chicago Bulls 57 25 695 6 29 12 26 12 2 1 12 6 Phoenix Suns 49 33 598 14 30 11 19 20 0 2 7 11 Detroit Pistons 26 56 317 37 16 25 9 30 1 1 4 14 Western Conferencevte Team W L PCT 1 z Los Angeles Lakers 69 13 841 2 y Milwaukee Bucks 63 19 768 3 x Chicago Bulls 57 25 695 4 x Golden State Warriors 51 31 622 5 Phoenix Suns 49 33 598 6 Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 573 7 Houston Rockets 34 48 415 8 Detroit Pistons 26 56 317 9 Portland Trail Blazers 18 64 220 Record vs opponents edit 1971 72 NBA records Team ATL BAL BOS BUF CHI CIN CLE DET GSW HOU LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO POR SEA Atlanta 2 4 0 4 4 2 0 5 3 3 4 2 3 2 3 2 1 4 0 5 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 4 0 1 4 Baltimore 4 2 2 2 3 3 1 4 4 2 1 5 3 2 1 4 3 2 1 4 0 5 2 4 4 0 4 1 3 1 2 3 Boston 4 0 2 2 6 0 3 2 4 2 5 1 5 0 2 3 5 0 1 4 2 3 3 3 6 0 2 3 4 0 2 3 Buffalo 2 4 3 3 0 6 1 3 3 3 4 2 2 4 1 3 0 4 0 4 0 4 1 5 3 3 0 4 2 4 0 4 Chicago 5 0 4 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 4 0 5 1 3 3 5 1 1 3 2 4 3 2 4 1 5 1 6 0 2 3 Cincinnati 3 3 2 4 2 4 3 3 1 3 6 2 2 3 2 3 0 4 1 4 0 5 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 0 5 Cleveland 2 4 5 1 1 5 2 4 0 4 2 6 1 3 0 4 2 2 1 3 0 4 1 5 2 4 0 4 4 2 0 4 Detroit 2 3 2 3 0 5 4 2 1 5 3 2 3 1 0 5 3 3 1 4 1 5 1 4 1 4 2 4 2 2 0 4 Golden State 2 3 4 1 3 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 4 0 5 0 5 1 1 5 2 2 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 2 4 2 Houston 4 1 2 3 0 5 4 0 1 5 4 0 2 2 3 3 1 5 1 5 0 5 0 5 4 1 1 3 4 2 3 3 Los Angeles 5 0 4 1 4 1 4 0 3 1 4 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 5 1 4 1 4 1 5 0 4 2 6 0 5 1 Milwaukee 3 2 5 0 3 2 4 0 4 2 5 0 4 0 5 1 2 2 5 0 1 4 2 3 4 1 4 2 6 0 6 0 New York 1 3 4 2 3 3 5 1 2 3 2 2 5 1 4 1 3 2 5 0 1 4 3 2 3 3 1 4 3 1 3 2 Philadelphia 3 3 0 4 0 6 3 3 1 4 2 2 4 2 4 1 1 4 1 4 0 5 1 4 3 3 1 4 2 2 4 1 Phoenix 2 3 1 4 3 2 4 0 1 5 3 2 4 0 4 2 3 2 3 1 2 4 2 4 4 1 4 1 6 0 3 2 Portland 0 4 1 3 0 4 4 2 0 6 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 4 0 6 0 6 1 3 2 2 0 6 0 6 Seattle 4 1 3 2 3 2 4 0 3 2 5 0 4 0 4 0 2 4 3 3 1 5 0 6 2 3 1 4 2 3 6 0 Game log edit 1971 72 game logTotal 49 33 home 30 11 road 19 22 October 3 4 home 2 3 road 1 1 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 1 October 14 Milwaukee L 97 110 Connie Hawkins 25 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9 174 0 1 L 1 2 October 16 Houston W 128 108 Paul Silas 26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 572 1 1 W 1 3 October 22 Detroit L 109 116 Connie Hawkins 25 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 337 1 2 L 1 4 October 24 Chicago L 104 105 Paul Silas 21 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 970 1 3 L 2 5 October 26 Cincinnati W 126 99 Paul Silas 26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 901 2 3 W 1 6 October 29 Philadelphia W 137 135 2OT Dick Van Arsdale 28 The Spectrum6 128 3 3 W 2 7 October 30 Baltimore L 94 101 Dick Van Arsdale 29 Baltimore Civic Center6 839 3 4 L 1 November 8 7 home 4 0 road 4 7 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 8 November 2 Chicago L 101 108 Clem Haskins 22 Chicago Stadium5 843 3 5 L 2 9 November 3 Buffalo W 100 98 Dick Van Arsdale 31 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium5 417 4 5 W 1 10 November 5 Cleveland W 107 87 Clem Haskins 24 Cleveland Arena3 307 5 5 W 2 11 November 6 Cincinnati L 95 110 Clem Haskins 22 Cincinnati Gardens3 076 5 6 L 1 12 November 9 Milwaukee L 113 118 Connie Hawkins 28 Milwaukee Arena10 039 5 7 L 2 13 November 12 Boston W 128 119 Connie Hawkins 33 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9 470 6 7 W 1 14 November 14 Cleveland W 119 105 Dick Van Arsdale 21 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum5 336 7 7 W 2 15 November 16 New York L 111 112 Dick Van Arsdale 26 Madison Square Garden18 344 7 8 L 1 16 November 17 Boston L 121 140 Connie Hawkins 35 Boston Garden9 440 7 9 L 2 17 November 18 Detroit L 126 128 Neal Walk 30 Cobo Arena3 418 7 10 L 3 18 November 20 Atlanta L 109 115 Paul Silas 24 Alexander Memorial Coliseum5 702 7 11 L 4 19 November 23 Philadelphia W 128 107 Mo Layton 27 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 678 8 11 W 1 20 November 25 Detroit W 122 103 Mo Layton 21 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 846 9 11 W 2 21 November 28 Houston W 116 110 Mo Layton 25 Hofheinz Pavilion3 643 10 11 W 3 22 November 30 Portland W 121 111 OT Dick Van Arsdale 23 Memorial Coliseum7 704 11 11 W 4 December 11 5 home 7 3 road 4 2 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 23 December 1 Portland W 139 103 Paul Silas 25 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 040 12 11 W 5 24 December 4 Golden State W 128 92 Clem Haskins 27 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena5 491 13 11 W 6 25 December 5 Golden State W 120 87 Connie Hawkins 21 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 886 14 11 W 7 26 December 9 Atlanta W 135 115 Connie Hawkins 30 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 524 15 11 W 8 27 December 10 Los Angeles L 117 126 OT Dick Van Arsdale 31 The Forum17 505 15 12 L 1 28 December 11 Houston L 110 111 Hawkins Silas 23 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 695 15 13 L 2 29 December 14 New York W 110 100 Neal Walk 24 Madison Square Garden19 253 16 13 W 1 30 December 15 Cincinnati W 127 108 Dick Van Arsdale 31 Cincinnati Gardens2 038 17 13 W 2 31 December 17 Detroit W 123 102 Dick Van Arsdale 26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 808 18 13 W 3 32 December 18 Los Angeles L 106 132 Neal Walk 31 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12 534 18 14 L 1 33 December 19 Seattle L 127 130 OT Paul Silas 29 Seattle Center Coliseum9 189 18 15 L 2 34 December 21 Philadelphia W 124 119 Paul Silas 29 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 272 19 15 W 1 35 December 23 Chicago L 108 117 OT Dick Van Arsdale 28 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9 289 19 16 L 1 36 December 25 Seattle W 116 86 Connie Hawkins 31 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 026 20 16 W 1 37 December 29 Houston W 124 106 Clem Haskins Dick Van Arsdale 27 Hofheinz Pavilion5 389 21 16 W 2 38 December 30 Buffalo W 123 102 Mel Counts Paul Silas Dick Van Arsdale 19 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7 272 22 16 W 3 January 9 8 home 5 3 road 4 5 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 39 January 1 Boston W 114 104 Connie Hawkins 25 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 056 23 16 W 4 40 January 2 Atlanta L 111 116 Clem Haskins 29 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 670 23 17 L 1 41 January 4 Chicago W 112 108 Clem Haskins 23 Chicago Stadium9 009 24 17 W 1 42 January 7 Buffalo W 123 110 Connie Hawkins 32 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium10 247 25 17 W 2 43 January 8 Philadelphia L 119 130 Otto Moore 21 The Spectrum7 833 25 18 L 1 44 January 9 Baltimore L 103 109 Connie Hawkins Dick Van Arsdale 22 College Park MD7 235 25 19 L 2 45 January 11 Milwaukee W 115 114 Neal Walk 42 Milwaukee Arena10 111 26 19 W 1 46 January 14 Cleveland W 117 107 Neal Walk 24 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 279 27 19 W 2 47 January 15 Seattle L 110 118 Mel Counts Paul Silas Dick Van Arsdale 18 Seattle Center Coliseum12 693 27 20 L 1 48 January 16 Baltimore L 104 107 Dick Van Arsdale 25 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 385 27 21 L 2 All Star Break 49 January 20 New York W 130 109 Connie Hawkins 40 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 006 28 21 W 1 50 January 21 Seattle W 128 113 Connie Hawkins 29 Seattle Center Coliseum12 751 29 21 W 2 51 January 22 Los Angeles W 116 102 Dick Van Arsdale 32 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12 534 30 21 W 3 52 January 25 Los Angeles L 119 129 Paul Silas 24 The Forum17 505 30 22 L 1 53 January 28 Chicago L 102 116 Paul Silas 29 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9 245 30 23 L 2 54 January 29 Golden State L 110 111 Paul Silas 28 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena6 488 30 24 L 3 55 January 30 Atlanta W 105 103 Clem Haskins Connie Hawkins Neal Walk 21 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 839 31 24 W 1 February 11 5 home 7 1 road 4 4 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 56 February 1 Portland W 129 117 Dick Van Arsdale 24 Memorial Coliseum4 961 32 24 W 2 57 February 2 Milwaukee L 103 106 Connie Hawkins 37 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9 365 32 25 L 1 58 February 4 Golden State W 113 105 Dick Van Arsdale 27 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 486 33 25 W 1 59 February 5 Portland W 118 117 OT Dick Van Arsdale 28 Memorial Coliseum6 401 34 25 W 2 60 February 6 Portland W 107 94 Paul Silas 26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 160 35 25 W 3 61 February 8 Philadelphia W 120 108 Connie Hawkins 26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 532 36 25 W 4 62 February 10 Baltimore W 131 98 Dick Van Arsdale 27 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 794 37 25 W 5 63 February 12 Cincinnati W 117 95 Dick Van Arsdale 31 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10 766 38 25 W 6 64 February 16 Los Angeles W 110 109 Neal Walk 30 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12 534 39 25 W 7 65 February 18 Boston W 126 115 Dick Van Arsdale 32 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12 005 40 25 W 8 66 February 20 Detroit W 121 107 Dick Van Arsdale 25 Cobo Arena4 898 41 25 W 9 67 February 22 Boston L 103 114 Connie Hawkins 30 Boston Garden8 106 41 26 L 1 68 February 23 Atlanta L 118 120 Paul Silas 26 Alexander Memorial Coliseum5 073 41 27 L 2 69 February 25 Chicago L 107 115 Connie Hawkins 25 Chicago Stadium9 720 41 28 L 3 70 February 26 Milwaukee L 117 119 OT Neal Walk 28 Madison WI9 371 41 29 L 4 71 February 27 Cleveland W 127 125 Mo Layton 37 Cleveland Arena6 889 42 29 W 1 March 7 4 home 5 1 road 2 3 Game Date Team Score High points LocationAttendance Record Streak 72 March 1 Baltimore L 90 95 Paul Silas 16 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum9 002 42 30 L 1 73 March 5 Buffalo W 131 103 Neal Walk 26 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum6 729 43 30 W 1 74 March 7 Detroit W 129 121 Connie Hawkins 28 Cobo Arena2 014 44 30 W 2 75 March 8 Cincinnati L 105 122 Neal Walk 18 Cincinnati Gardens2 387 44 31 L 1 76 March 11 New York W 110 106 Dick Van Arsdale 25 Madison Square Garden19 588 45 31 W 1 77 March 15 Milwaukee W 110 106 Connie Hawkins 27 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11 090 46 31 W 2 78 March 17 New York W 111 106 Charlie Scott 23 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10 571 47 31 W 3 79 March 18 Golden State L 116 134 Connie Hawkins 25 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Arena9 399 47 32 L 1 80 March 21 Portland W 160 128 Clem Haskins 28 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum8 045 48 32 W 1 81 March 24 Los Angeles L 110 112 Charlie Scott 21 The Forum17 505 48 33 L 1 82 March 25 Seattle W 118 99 Charlie Scott 21 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum10 189 49 33 W 1 1971 72 schedule Team by team results edit Opponent Home Road Total All time record Suns leading scorer Opp leading scorer Atlanta Hawks 2 1 0 2 2 3 10 12 455 Connie Hawkins 21 2 Lou Hudson 26 8 Baltimore Bullets 1 2 0 2 1 4 6 16 273 Dick Van Arsdale 23 6 Archie Clark 24 6 Boston Celtics 3 0 0 2 3 2 10 12 455 Connie Hawkins 28 2 John Havlicek 27 2 Buffalo Braves 2 0 2 0 4 0 7 1 875 Connie Hawkins 20 3 Walt Hazzard 19 3 Chicago Bulls 0 3 1 2 1 5 8 17 320 Paul Silas 19 8 Bob Love 26 7 Cincinnati Royals 2 0 1 2 3 2 12 10 545 Dick Van Arsdale 23 6 Tom Van Arsdale 23 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 2 0 2 0 4 0 8 0 1 000 Dick Van Arsdale 21 0 John Johnson 17 3 Detroit Pistons 2 1 2 1 4 2 13 11 542 Connie Hawkins 20 3 Bob Lanier 25 7 Golden State Warriors 2 0 1 2 3 2 11 11 500 Clem Haskins 18 6 Nate Thurmond 23 6 Houston Rockets 1 1 2 0 3 1 13 12 520 Dick Van Arsdale 19 8 Elvin Hayes 24 0 Los Angeles Lakers 2 1 0 3 2 4 10 15 400 Dick Van Arsdale 21 2 Gail Goodrich 28 3 Milwaukee Bucks 1 2 1 2 2 4 6 20 231 Connie Hawkins 28 2 Kareem Abdul Jabbar 37 8 New York Knicks 2 0 2 1 4 1 6 16 273 Connie Hawkins 24 6 Walt Frazier 23 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 0 1 1 4 1 9 13 409 Connie Hawkins 22 0 Bob Rule 21 7 Portland Trail Blazers 3 0 3 0 6 0 10 0 1 000 Connie Hawkins 22 2 Sidney Wicks 25 8 Seattle SuperSonics 2 0 1 2 3 2 13 10 565 Connie Hawkins 23 4 Spencer Haywood 29 8 Awards and honors editAll Star edit Connie Hawkins was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All Star Game It was his third consecutive All Star selection Paul Silas was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the All Star Game It was his first All Star selection Season edit Paul Silas was named to the NBA All Defensive Second Team Player statistics editLegend GP Games played MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game PPG Points per game Season edit Player GP MPG FG FT RPG APG PPG Mel Counts 76 11 9 427 721 3 4 1 3 5 2 Lamar Green 67 14 8 446 733 5 2 0 7 5 0 Art Harris 21 6 9 329 429 0 6 0 9 2 6 Clem Haskins 79 31 1 483 853 3 4 3 7 15 7 Connie Hawkins 76 36 8 459 807 8 3 3 9 21 0 Mo Layton 80 23 1 424 739 2 1 3 1 9 1 Otto Moore 81 20 0 436 603 6 7 1 1 7 6 Charlie Scott 6 29 5 425 810 3 8 4 3 18 8 Paul Silas 80 38 5 470 773 11 9 4 3 17 5 Fred Taylor 13 5 3 222 308 1 3 0 5 1 2 Dick Van Arsdale 82 37 8 463 845 4 1 3 6 19 7 Neal Walk 81 26 4 479 744 8 2 1 9 15 7 Jeff Webb 27 4 8 477 500 0 6 0 6 2 5 John Wetzel 51 8 2 378 800 1 3 1 1 1 7 Stats with the Suns Minimum 350 free throw attempts Transactions editTrades edit April 2 1971 To Detroit Pistons 1972 first round draft pick nbsp Bob Nash To Phoenix Suns nbsp Otto Moore August 13 1971 To Cleveland Cavaliers nbsp Greg Howard To Phoenix Suns 1972 third round draft pick nbsp Scott English Future third round draft pick December 27 1971 To Cincinnati Royals nbsp Fred Taylor To Phoenix Suns 1973 third round draft pick nbsp Joe Reaves March 14 1971 To Boston Celtics Future considerations Cash considerations nbsp Paul Silas was sent to Boston in September to complete trade To Phoenix Suns Rights to nbsp Charlie Scott Free agents edit Additions edit Date Player Contract Former Team January 4 1972 Jeff Webb Undisclosed Milwaukee Bucks Subtractions edit Date Player Reason Left New Team September 21 1971 Joe Thomas Waived n aReferences editStandings on Basketball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1971 72 Phoenix Suns season amp oldid 1220362110, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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