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{{Short description|Professional basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NBA season
| team = Phoenix Suns
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| losses = 43
| division = Western
| division_place = 34
| coach =
* [[Red Kerr|Johnny "Red" Kerr]],<br> (fired)
* [[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|ConferenceDivision Semifinalssemifinals]]<br /><small>(Lostlost to [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Lakers]] 3–4)</small>
| bbr_team = PHO
| television = [[KPNX|KTAR-TV]]
| radio = [[KTAR (AM)|KTAR]]
}}
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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 Semifinalssemifinals, 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==
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{{main|1969 NBA draft}}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%"| Round
! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="10%"| Pick
! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="20%"| Player
! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="15%"| Position
! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="15%"| Nationality
! style="{{NBA color cell|Phoenix Suns}}" width="20%"| College
|- style="text-align: center"
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|}
 
Prior to the inception of the [[NBA Draftdraft Lotterylottery]], 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://nbawww.cdn.turneryoutube.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.mp419 |type=Television production |language=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 |publisherwork=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>
 
===Free agency===
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| 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}})
}}
 
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===Record vs. opponents===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=15|1969–70 NBA records
|-
!width=100|Team
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|ATL
!style="background:#F15110;color:#FFFFFF000000;width=35"|BAL
!style="background:#006400;color:#FFFFFF;width=35"|BOS
!style="background:#FF0000;color:#000000;width=35"|CHI
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!style="background:#005831;color:#FFC322;width=35"|SEA
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta]]
|| — || 2–4 || 6–0 || 5–2 || 3–3 || 3–3 || 4–3 || 3–3 || 4–2 || 3–3 || 2–4 || 4–2 || 5–2 || 4–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 Baltimore Bullets season|Baltimore]]
|| 4–2 || — || 5–2 || 5–1 || 4–3 || 5–2 || 4–2 || 3–3 || 1–5 || 3–4 || 3–3 || 6–0 || 2–4 || 5–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 Boston Celtics season|Boston]]
|| 0–6 || 2–5 || — || 3–3 || 3–3 || 4–3 || 2–4 || 1–6 || 4–3 || 2–4 || 2–4 || 4–2 || 5–1 || 2–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 Chicago Bulls season|Chicago]]
|| 2–5 || 1–5 || 3–3 || — || 3–3 || 3–3 || 4–2 || 4–2 || 0–6 || 3–3 || 5–2 || 3–4 || 4–2 || 4–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 Cincinnati Royals season|Cincinnati]]
|| 3–3 || 3–4 || 3–3 || 3–3 || — || 4–2 || 2–4 || 2–5 || 2–5 || 4–3 || 3–3 || 4–2 || 2–4 || 1–5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 Detroit Pistons season|Detroit]]
|| 3–3 || 2–5 || 3–4 || 3–3 || 2–4 || — || 3–3 || 1–6 || 1–6 || 1–5 || 3–3 || 3–3 || 3–3 || 3–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
|| 3–4 || 2–4 || 4–2 || 2–4 || 4–2 || 3–3 || — || 3–3 || 2–4 || 4–2 || 3–4 || 5–2 || 5–2 || 6–0
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 Milwaukee Bucks season|Milwaukee]]
|| 3–3 || 3–3 || 6–1 || 2–4 || 5–2 || 6–1 || 3–3 || — || 2–4 || 5–2 || 6–0 || 6–0 || 4–2 || 5–1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 New York Knicks season|New York]]
|| 2–4 || 5–1 || 3–4 || 6–0 || 5–2 || 6–1 || 4–2 || 4–2 || — || 5–2 || 6–0 || 5–1 || 5–1 || 4–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 Philadelphia 76ers season|Philadelphia]]
|| 3–3 || 4–3 || 4–2 || 3–3 || 3–4 || 5–1 || 2–4 || 2–5 || 2–5 || — || 4–2 || 4–2 || 6–0 || 0–6
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | Phoenix
|| 4–2 || 3–3 || 4–2 || 2–5 || 3–3 || 3–3 || 4–3 || 0–6 || 0–6 || 2–4 || — || 7–0 || 3–3 || 4–3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 San Diego Rockets season|San Diego]]
|| 2–4 || 0–6 || 2–4 || 4–3 || 2–4 || 3–3 || 2–5 || 0–6 || 1–5 || 2–4 || 0–7 || — || 5–2 || 4–2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco]]
|| 2–5 || 4–2 || 1–5 || 2–4 || 4–2 || 3–3 || 2–5 || 2–4 || 1–5 || 0–6 || 3–3 || 2–5 || — || 3–4
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[1969–70 Seattle SuperSonics season|Seattle]]
|| 2–4 || 1–5 || 4–2 || 3–4 || 5–1 || 3–3 || 0–6 || 1–5 || 2–4 || 6–0 || 3–4 || 2–4 || 4–3 || —
|}
 
===Game log===
{{NBA game log start|Phoenix Suns|end_year=1970|record=Total: 39–43 (Homehome: 25–16; Roadroad: 14–27)}}
{{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|October|first=yes|show=
| home_wins = 2
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| [[Paul Silas]] (15)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,053
| 1–0
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
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| [[Paul Silas]] (23)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (7)
| [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]]<br />3,742
| 1–1
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
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| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)|Jim Fox]] (12)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (8)
| [[Madison Square Garden]]<br />15,116
| 1–2
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
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| [[Connie Hawkins]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (19)
| [[Spectrum (arena)|The Spectrum]]<br />7,215
| 1–3
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
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| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)|Jim Fox]] (14)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />4,576
| 1–4
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
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| [[Paul Silas]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (13)
| [[San Diego Sports Arena]]<br />5,269
| 2–4
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 375 ⟶ 379:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (14)
| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (5)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,149
| 2–5
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
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| [[Neal Walk]] (13)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (7)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,699
| 3–5
{{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|November|show=
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| [[Connie Hawkins]] (39)
| [[Paul Silas]] (9)
| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Connie Hawkins]] (4)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />10,552
| 3–6
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
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| [[Paul Silas]] (14)
| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (7)
| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br />10,557
| 4–6
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 421 ⟶ 425:
| [[Paul Silas]] (14)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,500
| 5–6
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 431 ⟶ 435:
| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)|Jim Fox]] (14)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (7)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,440
| 5–7
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 441 ⟶ 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 451 ⟶ 455:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (18)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (6)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,318
| 6–8
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 460 ⟶ 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 470 ⟶ 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 481 ⟶ 485:
| [[Lamar Green]] (16)
| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (11)
| [[Spectrum (arena)|The Spectrum]]<br />9,287
| 7–10
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 490 ⟶ 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 501 ⟶ 505:
| [[Paul Silas]] (10)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12)
| [[Madison Square Garden]]<br />19,401
| 7–12
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 511 ⟶ 515:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9)
| [[Cincinnati Gardens]]<br />2,866
| 7–13
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 521 ⟶ 525:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,776
| 7–14
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 531 ⟶ 535:
| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)|Jim Fox]] (13)
| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (9)
| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br />9,418
| 7–15
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 541 ⟶ 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 557 ⟶ 561:
| [[Paul Silas]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9)
| [[Salt Palace (arena)|Salt Palace]]<br />3,220
| 9–15
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 567 ⟶ 571:
| [[Paul Silas]] (10)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,165
| 10–15
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 577 ⟶ 581:
| [[Neal Walk]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,021
| 11–15
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 587 ⟶ 591:
| [[Paul Silas]] (14)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />4,335
| 11–16
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 597 ⟶ 601:
| [[Paul Silas]] (14)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (8)
| [[Chicago Stadium]]<br />10,833
| 11–17
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 607 ⟶ 611:
| [[Paul Silas]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (7)
| [[Baltimore Civic Center]]<br />2,842
| 12–17
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 617 ⟶ 621:
| [[Lamar Green]] (7)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (11)
| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br />6,146
| 13–17
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 627 ⟶ 631:
| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)|Jim Fox]] (12)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,786
| 14–17
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 637 ⟶ 641:
| [[Paul Silas]] (13)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (18)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />7,075
| 14–18
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 645 ⟶ 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 657 ⟶ 661:
| [[Paul Silas]] (12)
| [[Paul Silas]] (6)
| [[Cobo Arena]]<br />5,021
| 14–20
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 667 ⟶ 671:
| [[Paul Silas]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12)
| [[Milwaukee Arena]]<br />10,201
| 14–21
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 677 ⟶ 681:
| [[Paul Silas]] (18)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (14)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />10,137
| 15–21
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 687 ⟶ 691:
| [[Paul Silas]] (12)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (11)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />11,286
| 15–22
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 697 ⟶ 701:
| [[Lamar Green]] (13)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (5)
| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br />5,201
| 15–23
{{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|January|show=
Line 713 ⟶ 717:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (13)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />4,875
| 16–23
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 723 ⟶ 727:
| [[Paul Silas]] (11)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,551
| 17–23
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 733 ⟶ 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 743 ⟶ 747:
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Cincinnati Gardens]]<br />3,426
| 17–25
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 753 ⟶ 757:
| [[Paul Silas]] (8)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Chicago Stadium]]<br />5,086
| 17–26
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 762 ⟶ 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 773 ⟶ 777:
| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)|Jim Fox]] (15)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (11)
| [[Baltimore Civic Center]]<br />7,423
| 18–27
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 783 ⟶ 787:
| [[Paul Silas]] (14)
| [[Art Harris]] (4)
| [[Omaha Civic Auditorium]]<br />6,129
| 19–27
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 790 ⟶ 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 800 ⟶ 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 813 ⟶ 817:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (11)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,094
| 20–29
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 823 ⟶ 827:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (11)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (8)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,009
| 21–29
|- align="center"
Line 834 ⟶ 838:
| [[Art Harris]] (23)
| [[Lamar Green]] (12)
| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Art Harris]] (9)
| [[Pan American Center]]<br />2,805
| 22–29
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 845 ⟶ 849:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (11)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />12,024
| 22–30
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 854 ⟶ 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 865 ⟶ 869:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (10)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (10)
| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br />11,483
| 23–31
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 875 ⟶ 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 882 ⟶ 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 895 ⟶ 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 909 ⟶ 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 918 ⟶ 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 931 ⟶ 935:
| [[Paul Silas]] (13)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (6)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,599
| 27–33
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 940 ⟶ 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 951 ⟶ 955:
| [[Paul Silas]] (21)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (8)
| [[Boston Garden]]<br />4,761
| 29–33
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 961 ⟶ 965:
| [[Paul Silas]] (11)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (6)
| [[Milwaukee Arena]]<br />10,746
| 29–34
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 969 ⟶ 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 979 ⟶ 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 991 ⟶ 995:
| [[Paul Silas]] (15)
| [[Art Harris]] (4)
| [[Spectrum (arena)|The Spectrum]]<br />8,163
| 29–37
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,001 ⟶ 1,005:
| [[Paul Silas]] (13)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br />8,220
| 30–37
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 1,011 ⟶ 1,015:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (14)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,818
| 30–38
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,021 ⟶ 1,025:
| [[Paul Silas]] (15)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,136
| 31–38
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 1,030 ⟶ 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 1,041 ⟶ 1,045:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (21)
| [[Art Harris]] (8)
| [[Madison Square Garden]]<br />19,011
| 31–40
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,051 ⟶ 1,055:
| [[Paul Silas]] (15)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (7)
| [[Cobo Arena]]<br />2,552
| 32–40
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,060 ⟶ 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 1,077 ⟶ 1,081:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (17)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (6)
| [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,735
| 34–40
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 1,086 ⟶ 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 1,097 ⟶ 1,101:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (15)
| [[Paul Silas]] (4)
| [[Oracle Arena|Oakland-Alameda Coliseum Arena]]<br />4,316
| 34–42
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,107 ⟶ 1,111:
| [[Paul Silas]] (17)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,526
| 35–42
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 1,116 ⟶ 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 1,126 ⟶ 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 1,137 ⟶ 1,141:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (14)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,570
| 37–43
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,147 ⟶ 1,151:
| [[Paul Silas]] (12)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (8)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,026
| 38–43
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,156 ⟶ 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 1,165 ⟶ 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 1,284 ⟶ 1,288:
{{main|1970 NBA playoffs}}
{{NBA game log start|Phoenix Suns|playoffs=yes|end_year=1970}}
{{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|Division Semifinalssemifinals|playoffs=yes|first=yes|show=no|
| home_wins = 2
| home_losses = 1
Line 1,298 ⟶ 1,302:
| [[Paul Silas]] (18)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (6)
| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br />15,046
| 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,308 ⟶ 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 1,318 ⟶ 1,322:
| [[Paul Silas]] (16)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />12,324
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,328 ⟶ 1,332:
| [[Paul Silas]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (11)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />12,356
| 3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 1,338 ⟶ 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 1,348 ⟶ 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 1,358 ⟶ 1,362:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (15)
| [[Connie Hawkins|Hawkins]], [[Paul Silas|Silas]] (4)
| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br />17,519
| 3–4
|-
Line 1,366 ⟶ 1,370:
 
===All-Star===
* [[Connie Hawkins]] was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the [[1970 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]. Hawkins led all Western Conference forwards in voting. It was his first All-Star selection in the NBA.
* [[Dick Van Arsdale]] was selected as a reserve for the Western Conference in the [[1970 NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]. It was his second consecutive All-Star selection.
 
===Season===
* [[Connie Hawkins]] was named to the [[All-NBA First Team]]. Hawkins also finished fifth in [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] voting.
 
==Player statistics==
Line 1,434 ⟶ 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 1,479 ⟶ 1,483:
|-
|- bgcolor="eeeeee"
| style="width:12%" | May 8, 1969<br>
| 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<br>
| 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<br>
| 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<br>
| 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===
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====Additions====
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