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Line 1: {{Short description\|~~NBA~~Professional ~~team~~basketball season}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox NBA season \| team = Phoenix Suns Line 11 ⟶ 12: * [[Jerry Colangelo]] (interim) \| gm = [[Jerry Colangelo]] \| owners = [[Karl Eller]], Don Pitt, Don Diamond, Bhavik Darji, Marvin Meyer, [[Richard L. Bloch]] \| arena = [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] \| playoffs = [[1970 NBA playoffs#Bracket\|Division ~~Semifinals~~semifinals]]<br /><small>(~~Lost~~lost to [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season\|Lakers]] 3–4)</small> \| bbr_team = PHO \| television = [[KPNX\|KTAR-TV]] \| radio = [[KTAR (AM)\|KTAR]] }} Line 22 ⟶ 23: Hawkins led the Suns in scoring with 24.6 [[point (basketball)\|points]] per game, which was also sixth in the league. He teamed with [[Dick Van Arsdale]]'s 21.3 points to create the highest-scoring season for a Suns duo until the [[1977–78 Phoenix Suns season\|1977–78 Suns season]], when [[Paul Westphal]] and [[Walter Davis (basketball)\|Walter Davis]] combined for 49.4 points. After a 16–66 finish in [[1968–69 Phoenix Suns season\|1968–69]], Hawkins and the Suns made a 23-game improvement to 39–43, making their first playoff appearance in only their second season. Facing off against [[Wilt Chamberlain]], [[Jerry West]], [[Elgin Baylor]] and the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] in the Western Division ~~Semifinals~~semifinals, the Suns took an improbable 3–1 lead, before falling to the Lakers in seven games. The Suns wouldn't return to the playoffs again until their cinderella run to the NBA Finals in [[1976 NBA Finals\|1976]]. ==Offseason== Line 192 ⟶ 193: \|} Prior to the inception of the [[NBA ~~Draft~~draft ~~Lottery~~lottery]], the first pick in the draft was decided by a [[coin flipping\|coin flip]] between the teams with the worst record in the league's two divisions. The NBA's two expansion teams from 1968, the Suns (16–66) and the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] (27–55), finished last in the Western Division and Eastern Division, respectively. Prior to the flip, Suns [[general manager (basketball)\|general manager]] [[Jerry Colangelo]] chose "heads", losing the first pick to the Bucks when the coin landed "tails".<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.aolnews.com/2009/08/19/tip-off-timer-69-coin-flip-cursed-the-suns/ \|title=Tip-Off Timer: How '69 Coin Flip Cursed The Phoenix Suns \|accessdate=January 19, 2012 \|publisher=AOLnews.com \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305191633/http://www.aolnews.com/2009/08/19/tip-off-timer-69-coin-flip-cursed-the-suns/ \|archivedate=March 5, 2012 }}</ref> According to Jerry Colangelo, the coin flip originally landed on heads from what he heard on the phone, but then-commissioner [[J. Walter Kennedy]] flip the coin onto his hand to showcase tails instead.<ref>~~http~~{{Cite AV media \|url=https://~~nba~~www.~~cdn.turner~~youtube.com/~~nba/big/teams/suns/2017/11/27/1762882/caption/1511807131090-~~watch?v=72d3762ro_w&list=PLQBWe2olOmEEBfgTnAiBK9cSPRyM09RnC&index=19 \|title=Phoenix Suns Since-- '68~~---~~: The- Coin- Flip \|date=2018-107-~~-1762882_1280x720.mp4~~19 ~~{{Bare~~\|type=Television ~~URL~~production ~~inline~~\|~~date~~language=~~November 2021~~en}}</ref> The Bucks would select prized [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball\|UCLA]] center [[Lew Alcindor]] (later [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]]) with the first pick. Alcindor, in three years at UCLA, led the Bruins to three national championships and an 88–2 record. Considered by many to be the greatest college basketball player of all-time,<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7185970/view/full/chuck-klosterman-lew-alcindor-pete-maravich-bill-walton-50-greatest-basketball-players-college-basketball-history \|title=Chuck Klosterman on Lew Alcindor, Pete Maravich, Bill Walton, and the 50 greatest basketball players in college basketball history \|accessdate=January 19, 2012 \|publisher=Grantland.com \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305191635/http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7185970/view/full/chuck-klosterman-lew-alcindor-pete-maravich-bill-walton-50-greatest-basketball-players-college-basketball-history \|archive-date=2012-03-05 \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bleacherreport.com/articles/752191-100-best-players-in-college-basketball-history/page/101 \|title=100 Best Players in College Basketball History \|accessdate=January 19, 2012 \|publisher=BleacherReport.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3230172 \|title=25 Greatest Players In College Basketball \|date=8 March 2008 \|accessdate=January 19, 2012 \|publisher=ESPN.go.com }}</ref> Abdul-Jabbar would lead the Bucks to a championship in just his [[1970–71 NBA season\|second season]], and would eventually win six [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award\|Most Valuable Player]] awards, six [[List of NBA champions\|NBA Championships]], and retire as the NBA's all-time leading scorer. The Suns would use the second pick to select center [[Neal Walk]] from [[Florida Gators men's basketball\|Florida]]. Walk averaged 25.2 points and 18.4 rebounds per game in his final two seasons with the Gators.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131 \|title=Neal Walk \|accessdate=January 19, 2012 \|publisher=TheDraftReview.com }}</ref> Walk would play five seasons with the Suns before being traded to the [[New Orleans Jazz (NBA team)\|New Orleans Jazz]] in 1974. While overshadowed by Abdul-Jabbar, Walk was productive for the Suns, averaging a [[double-double]] in two consecutive seasons (20.2 points and 12.4 rebounds in [[1972–73 Phoenix Suns season\|1972–73]] and 16.8 points and 10.2 rebounds in [[1973–74 Phoenix Suns season\|1973–74]]).<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/walkne01.html \|title=Neal Walk NBA & ABA Statistics \|accessdate=January 19, 2012 \|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com }}</ref> The only other draft pick who played for the franchise was [[Lamar Green]], who, like Walk, would play five seasons with the Suns before being drafted by the Jazz in the [[1974 NBA Expansion Draft\|1974 Expansion Draft]]. "Leapin' Lamar" was known for his vertical leap and rebounding ability,<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1ewtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zTUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7374,740297&dq=leapin+lamar+green&hl=en \|title=Green leaping into spotlight \|accessdate=January 19, 2012 \|work=Rome News-Tribune \|date= January 7, 1973 }}</ref> averaging a career high 9.3 rebounds per game in [[1972–73 Phoenix Suns season\|1972–73]] while playing 25.6 minutes a game.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/greenla01.html \|title=Lamar Green NBA & ABA Statistics \|accessdate=January 19, 2012 \|publisher=Basketball-Reference.com }}</ref> In the fifteenth round, the Suns selected [[Bob Beamon]], a famous [[track and field]] athlete who broke [[Jesse Owens]]' 25-year world record in the [[long jump]] at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.nba.com/draft2003/draft_oddities_030619.html \|title=NBA.com: Draft Oddities \|accessdate=January 19, 2012 \|work=NBA.com \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701165853/http://www.nba.com/draft2003/draft_oddities_030619.html \|archive-date=July 1, 2010 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Line 211 ⟶ 212: \| valign="top" \| {\| class="sortable" style="background:transparent; margin:0px; width:100%;" ! Pos. !! # ~~!! Nat.~~ !! Name !! Height !! Weight !! DOB (Y-M-D) !! From \|- <!-- begin player list --> {{ player2 \| num = 44 \| first = Jerry \| last = Chambers \| pos = F \| ft = 6 \| in = 5 \| lbs = 185 \| DOB = 1943-07-18 \| college = Utah ~~\| nat = USA~~ }} {{ player2 \| num = 31 \| first = Jim \| last = Fox \| dab = basketball, born 1943 \| pos = C \| ft = 6 \| in = 10 \| lbs = 230 \| DOB = 1943-04-07 \| college = South Carolina ~~\| nat = USA~~ }} {{ player2 \| num = 25 \| first = Gail \| last = Goodrich \| pos = G \| ft = 6 \| in = 1 \| lbs = 170 \| DOB = 1943-04-23 \| college = UCLA ~~\| nat = USA~~ }} {{ player2 \| num = 16 \| first = Lamar \| last = Green \| pos = F \| ft = 6 \| in = 7 \| lbs = 210 \| DOB = 1947-03-22 \| college = [[Morehead State ~~University\|Morehead State]] \| nat = USA~~ }} {{ player2 \| num = 23 \| first = Art \| last = Harris \| pos = G \| ft = 6 \| in = 4 \| lbs = 185 \| DOB = 1947-01-13 \| college = Stanford ~~\| nat = USA~~ }} {{ player2 \| num = 42 \| first = Connie \| last = Hawkins \| pos = F \| ft = 6 \| in = 8 \| lbs = 210 \| DOB = 1942-07-17 \| college = Iowa ~~\| nat = USA~~ }} {{ player2 \| num = 11 \| first = Neil \| last = Johnson \| dab = basketball \| pos = F \| ft = 6 \| in = 7 \| lbs = 220 \| DOB = 1943-04-17 \| college = Creighton ~~\| nat = USA~~ }} {{ player2 \| num = 40 \| first = Stan \| last = McKenzie\|dab=basketball \| pos = G/F \| ft = 6 \| in = 5 \| lbs = 195 \| DOB = 1944-10-06 \| college = ~~[[New York University\|~~NYU~~]] \| nat = USA~~ }} {{ player2 \| num = 29 \| first = Paul \| last = Silas \| pos = F \| ft = 6 \| in = 7 \| lbs = 220 \| DOB = 1943-07-12 \| college = Creighton ~~\| nat = USA~~ }} {{ player2 \| num = 5 \| first = Dick \| last = Van Arsdale \| pos = G/F \| ft = 6 \| in = 5 \| lbs = 210 \| DOB = 1943-02-22 \| college = Indiana ~~\| nat = USA~~ }} {{ player2 \| num = 41 \| first = Neal \| last = Walk \| pos = C \| ft = 6 \| in = 10 \| lbs = 220 \| DOB = 1948-07-29 \| college = Florida ~~\| nat = USA~~ }} <!-- end player list --> {{NBA roster footer \| head_coach = * ~~{{player\|\|USA\|~~[[Jerry Colangelo]]}} ({{college\|Illinois}}) \| ath_train = * ~~{{player\|\|USA\|~~[[Joe Proski]]}} ({{college\|Montana State}}) }} Line 245 ⟶ 246: !width=100\|Team !style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|ATL !style="background:#F15110;color:#~~FFFFFF~~000000;width=35"\|BAL !style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"\|BOS !style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"\|CHI Line 303 ⟶ 304: ===Game log=== {{NBA game log start\|Phoenix Suns\|end_year=1970\|record=Total: 39–43 (~~Home~~home: 25–16; ~~Road~~road: 14–27)}} {{NBA game log section\|Phoenix Suns\|October\|first=yes\|show= \| home_wins = 2 Line 318 ⟶ 319: \| [[Paul Silas]] (15) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,053 \| 1–0 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 328 ⟶ 329: \| [[Paul Silas]] (23) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (7) \| [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]]<br />3,742 \| 1–1 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 338 ⟶ 339: \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]] (12) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (8) \| [[Madison Square Garden]]<br />15,116 \| 1–2 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 348 ⟶ 349: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (16) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (19) \| [[Spectrum (arena)\|The Spectrum]]<br />7,215 \| 1–3 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 358 ⟶ 359: \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]] (14) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (10) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />4,576 \| 1–4 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 368 ⟶ 369: \| [[Paul Silas]] (16) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (13) \| [[San Diego Sports Arena]]<br />5,269 \| 2–4 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 378 ⟶ 379: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (14) \| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (5) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,149 \| 2–5 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 388 ⟶ 389: \| [[Neal Walk]] (13) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (7) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,699 \| 3–5 {{NBA game log section\|Phoenix Suns\|November\|show= Line 403 ⟶ 404: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (39) \| [[Paul Silas]] (9) \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Connie Hawkins]] (4) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />10,552 \| 3–6 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 414 ⟶ 415: \| [[Paul Silas]] (14) \| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (7) \| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)\|The Forum]]<br />10,557 \| 4–6 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 424 ⟶ 425: \| [[Paul Silas]] (14) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,500 \| 5–6 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 434 ⟶ 435: \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]] (14) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (7) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,440 \| 5–7 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 444 ⟶ 445: \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]] (23) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (7) \| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)\|The Forum]]<br />8,902 \| 5–8 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 454 ⟶ 455: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (18) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (6) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,318 \| 6–8 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 463 ⟶ 464: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (29) \| [[Paul Silas]] (15) \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Connie Hawkins]] (8) \| [[The Pit (arena)\|University Arena]]<br />5,094 \| 7–8 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 473 ⟶ 474: \| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (32) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (17) \| [[Connie Hawkins]],<br />[[Dick Van Arsdale]] (6) \| [[Baltimore Civic Center]]<br />6,028 \| 7–9 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 484 ⟶ 485: \| [[Lamar Green]] (16) \| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (11) \| [[Spectrum (arena)\|The Spectrum]]<br />9,287 \| 7–10 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 493 ⟶ 494: \| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (26) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (18) \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Connie Hawkins]],<br />[[Dick Van Arsdale]] (5) \| [[Baltimore Civic Center]]<br />5,215 \| 7–11 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 504 ⟶ 505: \| [[Paul Silas]] (10) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12) \| [[Madison Square Garden]]<br />19,401 \| 7–12 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 514 ⟶ 515: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9) \| [[Cincinnati Gardens]]<br />2,866 \| 7–13 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 524 ⟶ 525: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (16) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,776 \| 7–14 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 534 ⟶ 535: \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]] (13) \| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (9) \| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br />9,418 \| 7–15 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 544 ⟶ 545: \| [[Paul Silas]] (13) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (5) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />3,621 \| 8–15 {{NBA game log section\|Phoenix Suns\|December\|show= Line 560 ⟶ 561: \| [[Paul Silas]] (16) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9) \| [[Salt Palace (arena)\|Salt Palace]]<br />3,220 \| 9–15 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 570 ⟶ 571: \| [[Paul Silas]] (10) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,165 \| 10–15 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 580 ⟶ 581: \| [[Neal Walk]] (16) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,021 \| 11–15 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 590 ⟶ 591: \| [[Paul Silas]] (14) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />4,335 \| 11–16 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 600 ⟶ 601: \| [[Paul Silas]] (14) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (8) \| [[Chicago Stadium]]<br />10,833 \| 11–17 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 610 ⟶ 611: \| [[Paul Silas]] (16) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (7) \| [[Baltimore Civic Center]]<br />2,842 \| 12–17 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 620 ⟶ 621: \| [[Lamar Green]] (7) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (11) \| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br />6,146 \| 13–17 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 630 ⟶ 631: \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]] (12) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,786 \| 14–17 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 640 ⟶ 641: \| [[Paul Silas]] (13) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (18) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />7,075 \| 14–18 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 648 ⟶ 649: \| L 119–141 \| [[Jerry Chambers]] (23) \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]],<br />[[Paul Silas]] (10) \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Art Harris]] (8) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,268 \| 14–19 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 660 ⟶ 661: \| [[Paul Silas]] (12) \| [[Paul Silas]] (6) \| [[Cobo Arena]]<br />5,021 \| 14–20 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 670 ⟶ 671: \| [[Paul Silas]] (16) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12) \| [[Milwaukee Arena]]<br />10,201 \| 14–21 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 680 ⟶ 681: \| [[Paul Silas]] (18) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (14) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />10,137 \| 15–21 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 690 ⟶ 691: \| [[Paul Silas]] (12) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (11) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />11,286 \| 15–22 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 700 ⟶ 701: \| [[Lamar Green]] (13) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (5) \| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br />5,201 \| 15–23 {{NBA game log section\|Phoenix Suns\|January\|show= Line 716 ⟶ 717: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (13) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />4,875 \| 16–23 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 726 ⟶ 727: \| [[Paul Silas]] (11) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,551 \| 17–23 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 736 ⟶ 737: \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]] (14) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (6) \| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)\|The Forum]]<br />11,055 \| 17–24 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 746 ⟶ 747: \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10) \| [[Cincinnati Gardens]]<br />3,426 \| 17–25 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 756 ⟶ 757: \| [[Paul Silas]] (8) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10) \| [[Chicago Stadium]]<br />5,086 \| 17–26 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 765 ⟶ 766: \| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (26) \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]] (9) \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Art Harris]],<br />[[Connie Hawkins]] (5) \| [[Milwaukee Arena]]<br />7,237 \| 17–27 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 776 ⟶ 777: \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]] (15) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (11) \| [[Baltimore Civic Center]]<br />7,423 \| 18–27 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 786 ⟶ 787: \| [[Paul Silas]] (14) \| [[Art Harris]] (4) \| [[Omaha Civic Auditorium]]<br />6,129 \| 19–27 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 793 ⟶ 794: \| [[New York Knicks\|New York]] \| L 114–130 \| [[Connie Hawkins]],<br />[[Dick Van Arsdale]] (26) \| [[Connie Hawkins]],<br />[[Paul Silas]] (13) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (6) \| [[Salt Palace (arena)\|Salt Palace]]<br />12,384 \| 19–28 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 803 ⟶ 804: \| [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)\|Baltimore]] \| W 124–115 \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Connie Hawkins]] (29) \| [[Lamar Green]] (12) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (8) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,636 \| 20–28 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 816 ⟶ 817: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (11) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,094 \| 20–29 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 826 ⟶ 827: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (11) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (8) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,009 \| 21–29 \|- align="center" Line 837 ⟶ 838: \| [[Art Harris]] (23) \| [[Lamar Green]] (12) \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Art Harris]] (9) \| [[Pan American Center]]<br />2,805 \| 22–29 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 848 ⟶ 849: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (11) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />12,024 \| 22–30 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 857 ⟶ 858: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (25) \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]] (15) \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Connie Hawkins]] (5) \| [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena]]<br />6,466 \| 23–30 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 868 ⟶ 869: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (10) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (10) \| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)\|The Forum]]<br />11,483 \| 23–31 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 878 ⟶ 879: \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]] (10) \| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (6) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,658 \| 24–31 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 885 ⟶ 886: \| @ [[San Francisco Warriors\|San Francisco]] \| L 116–125 \| [[Connie Hawkins]],<br />[[Dick Van Arsdale]] (28) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (11) \| [[Art Harris]],<br />[[Stan McKenzie (basketball)]] (5) \| [[Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena]]<br />6,308 \| 24–32 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 898 ⟶ 899: \| [[Paul Silas]] (20) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (6) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />11,814 \| 24–33 {{NBA game log section\|Phoenix Suns\|February\|show= Line 912 ⟶ 913: \| W 105–103 \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (24) \| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)\|Jim Fox]],<br />[[Connie Hawkins]] (12) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (7) \| [[San Diego Sports Arena]]<br />4,582 \| 25–33 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 921 ⟶ 922: \| [[Philadelphia 76ers\|Philadelphia]] \| W 131–123 \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Connie Hawkins]] (28) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (13) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,543 \| 26–33 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 934 ⟶ 935: \| [[Paul Silas]] (13) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (6) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,599 \| 27–33 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 943 ⟶ 944: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (37) \| [[Paul Silas]] (13) \| [[Art Harris]],<br />[[Connie Hawkins]] (6) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />10,459 \| 28–33 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 954 ⟶ 955: \| [[Paul Silas]] (21) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (8) \| [[Boston Garden]]<br />4,761 \| 29–33 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 964 ⟶ 965: \| [[Paul Silas]] (11) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (6) \| [[Milwaukee Arena]]<br />10,746 \| 29–34 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 972 ⟶ 973: \| L 121–122 \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (37) \| [[Connie Hawkins]],<br />[[Paul Silas]] (10) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9) \| [[Chicago Stadium]]<br />11,190 \| 29–35 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 982 ⟶ 983: \| L 120–132 \| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (27) \| [[Connie Hawkins]],<br />[[Paul Silas]] (10) \| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (6) \| [[Cobo Arena]]<br />3,029 \| 29–36 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 994 ⟶ 995: \| [[Paul Silas]] (15) \| [[Art Harris]] (4) \| [[Spectrum (arena)\|The Spectrum]]<br />8,163 \| 29–37 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 1,004 ⟶ 1,005: \| [[Paul Silas]] (13) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10) \| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br />8,220 \| 30–37 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 1,014 ⟶ 1,015: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (14) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,818 \| 30–38 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 1,024 ⟶ 1,025: \| [[Paul Silas]] (15) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,136 \| 31–38 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 1,033 ⟶ 1,034: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (25) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (14) \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Dick Van Arsdale]] (5) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />11,541 \| 31–39 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 1,044 ⟶ 1,045: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (21) \| [[Art Harris]] (8) \| [[Madison Square Garden]]<br />19,011 \| 31–40 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 1,054 ⟶ 1,055: \| [[Paul Silas]] (15) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (7) \| [[Cobo Arena]]<br />2,552 \| 32–40 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 1,063 ⟶ 1,064: \| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (37) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (10) \| [[Connie Hawkins]],<br />[[Paul Silas]] (6) \| [[Boston Garden]]<br />8,933 \| 33–40 {{NBA game log section\|Phoenix Suns\|March\|show= Line 1,080 ⟶ 1,081: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (17) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (6) \| [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,735 \| 34–40 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 1,089 ⟶ 1,090: \| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (25) \| [[Paul Silas]] (15) \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Dick Van Arsdale]] (7) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,699 \| 34–41 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 1,100 ⟶ 1,101: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (15) \| [[Paul Silas]] (4) \| [[Oracle Arena\|Oakland-Alameda Coliseum Arena]]<br />4,316 \| 34–42 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 1,110 ⟶ 1,111: \| [[Paul Silas]] (17) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,526 \| 35–42 \|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 1,119 ⟶ 1,120: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (30) \| [[Paul Silas]] (19) \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Connie Hawkins]] (5) \| [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,066 \| 35–43 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 1,129 ⟶ 1,130: \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (36) \| [[Paul Silas]] (17) \| [[Connie Hawkins]],<br />[[Dick Van Arsdale]] (7) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,486 \| 36–43 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 1,140 ⟶ 1,141: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (14) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,570 \| 37–43 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 1,150 ⟶ 1,151: \| [[Paul Silas]] (12) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (8) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,026 \| 38–43 \|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 1,159 ⟶ 1,160: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (44) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (20) \| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Connie Hawkins]] (8) \| [[San Diego Sports Arena]]<br />4,558 \| 39–43 {{Game log section end}} ~~\|}</div></div>~~ \|- ! colspan=2 style="color:#FF8800" \| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/1970_games.html 1969–70 season schedule] Line 1,168 ⟶ 1,169: ===Team-by-team results=== {\| class="wikitable ~~unsortable~~" ! style="{{NBA color cell\|Phoenix Suns}}" width="20%"\| Opponent ! style="{{NBA color cell\|Phoenix Suns}}" width="8%"\| Home Line 1,287 ⟶ 1,288: {{main\|1970 NBA playoffs}} {{NBA game log start\|Phoenix Suns\|playoffs=yes\|end_year=1970}} {{NBA game log section\|Phoenix Suns\|Division ~~Semifinals~~semifinals\|playoffs=yes\|first=yes\|show=no\| \| home_wins = 2 \| home_losses = 1 Line 1,301 ⟶ 1,302: \| [[Paul Silas]] (18) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (6) \| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)\|The Forum]]<br />15,046 \| 0–1 \|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 1,311 ⟶ 1,312: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (20) \| [[Connie Hawkins\|Hawkins]], [[Dick Van Arsdale\|Van Arsdale]] (7) \| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)\|The Forum]]<br />17,501 \| 1–1 \|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 1,321 ⟶ 1,322: \| [[Paul Silas]] (16) \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />12,324 \| 2–1 \|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" Line 1,331 ⟶ 1,332: \| [[Paul Silas]] (16) \| [[Gail Goodrich]] (11) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />12,356 \| 3–1 \|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 1,341 ⟶ 1,342: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (19) \| three players tied (5) \| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)\|The Forum]]<br />17,475 \| 3–2 \|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 1,351 ⟶ 1,352: \| [[Paul Silas]] (21) \| [[Gail Goodrich\|Goodrich]], [[Dick Van Arsdale\|Van Arsdale]] (4) \| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />12,386 \| 3–3 \|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" Line 1,361 ⟶ 1,362: \| [[Connie Hawkins]] (15) \| [[Connie Hawkins\|Hawkins]], [[Paul Silas\|Silas]] (4) \| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)\|The Forum]]<br />17,519 \| 3–4 \|- Line 1,437 ⟶ 1,438: \| {{sort\|Walk, Neal\|[[Neal Walk]]}} \|\| style="background:#FF8800;color:#423189;" \| 82 \|\| 17.0 \|\| .470 \|\| .640 \|\| 5.5 \|\| 1.0 \|\| 8.2 \|} <small>* – Stats with the Suns.</small><br /> <small>^ – Minimum 70 games played.</small> Line 1,483 ⟶ 1,484: \|- bgcolor="eeeeee" \| style="width:12%" \| May 8, 1969 \| style="width:30%" valign="top"\| To '''[[Atlanta Hawks]]'''~~----~~ ---- {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Gary Gregor]] \| style="width:30%" valign="top"\| To '''[[Phoenix Suns]]'''~~----~~ ---- {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Paul Silas]] \|- \|- bgcolor="eeeeee" \| style="width:12%" \| September 13, 1969 \| style="width:30%" valign="top"\| To '''[[Philadelphia 76ers]]'''~~----~~ ---- {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Bill Melchionni]] \| style="width:30%" valign="top"\| To '''[[Phoenix Suns]]'''~~----~~ ---- [[1970 NBA draft\|1970 second-round draft pick]] ({{flagicon\|USA}} Joe DePre) \|- \|- bgcolor="eeeeee" \| style="width:12%" \| September 20, 1969 \| style="width:30%" valign="top"\| To '''[[Atlanta Hawks]]'''~~----~~ ---- {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Bumper Tormohlen]] \| style="width:30%" valign="top"\| To '''[[Phoenix Suns]]'''~~----~~ ---- [[1970 NBA draft\|1970 third-round draft pick]] ({{flagicon\|USA}} [[Vann Williford]]) \|- \|- bgcolor="eeeeee" \| style="width:12%" \| October 26, 1969 \| style="width:30%" valign="top"\| To '''[[Seattle SuperSonics]]'''~~----~~ ---- {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Dick Snyder]] \| style="width:30%" valign="top"\| To '''[[Phoenix Suns]]'''~~----~~ ---- {{flagicon\|USA}} [[Art Harris]] \|- \|} ===Free agents=== ~~{{col-start}}{{col-break\|width=52%}}~~ ====Additions====