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{{Infobox NBA season
| team = Phoenix Suns
| logo = PhoenixSunsMainLogo.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| end_year = 1970
| wins = 39
| losses = 43
| division = westernWestern
| division_place = 3rd4
| 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|Division semifinals]]<br /><small>(lost to [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Lakers]] 3–4)</small>
| television = ▼
| radio = [[KTAR (AM)|KTAR]]▼
| playoffs = [[1970 NBA Playoffs|Lost in Semifinals to Los Angeles]] <small>(3–4)</small>
| bbr_team = PHO
▲| television = [[KPNX|KTAR-TV]]
▲| radio = [[KTAR (AM)|KTAR]]
}}
The '''[[1969–70 NBA season|1969–70]] [[Phoenix Suns]] season''' was the second season of the Phoenix Suns in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). It was the first season, however, for eventual Hall of Famer [[Connie Hawkins]], who was a star in the [[American Basketball Association|ABA]] before switching to the NBA to join the Suns. [[Head coach]] [[Red Kerr|Johnny "Red" Kerr]] was replaced by [[general manager (basketball)|general manager]] [[Jerry Colangelo]] after the Suns started 15–23. All home games were played at [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]].
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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"
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| [[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 423 ⟶ 425:
| [[Paul Silas]] (14)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,500
| 5–6
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 433 ⟶ 435:
| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)|Jim Fox]] (14)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (7)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,440
| 5–7
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
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| [[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 453 ⟶ 455:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (18)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (6)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,318
| 6–8
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 462 ⟶ 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"
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| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (32)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (17)
| [[Connie Hawkins]],<br />[[Dick Van Arsdale]] (6)
| [[Baltimore Civic Center]]<br />6,028
| 7–9
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
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| [[Lamar Green]] (16)
| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (11)
| [[Spectrum (arena)|The Spectrum]]<br />9,287
| 7–10
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 492 ⟶ 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"
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| [[Paul Silas]] (10)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12)
| [[Madison Square Garden]]<br />19,401
| 7–12
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 513 ⟶ 515:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9)
| [[Cincinnati Gardens]]<br />2,866
| 7–13
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 523 ⟶ 525:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,776
| 7–14
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
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| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)|Jim Fox]] (13)
| [[Dick Van Arsdale]] (9)
| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br />9,418
| 7–15
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
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| [[Paul Silas]] (13)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (5)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />3,621
| 8–15
{{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|December|show=
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| [[Paul Silas]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9)
| [[Salt Palace (arena)|Salt Palace]]<br />3,220
| 9–15
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
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| [[Paul Silas]] (10)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,165
| 10–15
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 579 ⟶ 581:
| [[Neal Walk]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,021
| 11–15
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 589 ⟶ 591:
| [[Paul Silas]] (14)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />4,335
| 11–16
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
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| [[Paul Silas]] (14)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (8)
| [[Chicago Stadium]]<br />10,833
| 11–17
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 609 ⟶ 611:
| [[Paul Silas]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (7)
| [[Baltimore Civic Center]]<br />2,842
| 12–17
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 619 ⟶ 621:
| [[Lamar Green]] (7)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (11)
| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br />6,146
| 13–17
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 629 ⟶ 631:
| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)|Jim Fox]] (12)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,786
| 14–17
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 639 ⟶ 641:
| [[Paul Silas]] (13)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (18)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />7,075
| 14–18
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 647 ⟶ 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 659 ⟶ 661:
| [[Paul Silas]] (12)
| [[Paul Silas]] (6)
| [[Cobo Arena]]<br />5,021
| 14–20
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 669 ⟶ 671:
| [[Paul Silas]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12)
| [[Milwaukee Arena]]<br />10,201
| 14–21
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 679 ⟶ 681:
| [[Paul Silas]] (18)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (14)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />10,137
| 15–21
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 689 ⟶ 691:
| [[Paul Silas]] (12)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (11)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />11,286
| 15–22
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 699 ⟶ 701:
| [[Lamar Green]] (13)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (5)
| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br />5,201
| 15–23
{{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|January|show=
Line 715 ⟶ 717:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (13)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />4,875
| 16–23
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 725 ⟶ 727:
| [[Paul Silas]] (11)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,551
| 17–23
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 735 ⟶ 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 745 ⟶ 747:
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Cincinnati Gardens]]<br />3,426
| 17–25
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
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| [[Paul Silas]] (8)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Chicago Stadium]]<br />5,086
| 17–26
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 764 ⟶ 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"
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| [[Jim Fox (basketball, born 1943)|Jim Fox]] (15)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (11)
| [[Baltimore Civic Center]]<br />7,423
| 18–27
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 785 ⟶ 787:
| [[Paul Silas]] (14)
| [[Art Harris]] (4)
| [[Omaha Civic Auditorium]]<br />6,129
| 19–27
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 792 ⟶ 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 802 ⟶ 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 815 ⟶ 817:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (11)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,094
| 20–29
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 825 ⟶ 827:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (11)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (8)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,009
| 21–29
|- align="center"
Line 836 ⟶ 838:
| [[Art Harris]] (23)
| [[Lamar Green]] (12)
| [[Gail Goodrich]],<br />[[Art Harris]] (9)
| [[Pan American Center]]<br />2,805
| 22–29
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 847 ⟶ 849:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (11)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />12,024
| 22–30
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 856 ⟶ 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 867 ⟶ 869:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (10)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (10)
| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br />11,483
| 23–31
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 877 ⟶ 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 884 ⟶ 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 897 ⟶ 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 911 ⟶ 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 920 ⟶ 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 933 ⟶ 935:
| [[Paul Silas]] (13)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (6)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,599
| 27–33
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 942 ⟶ 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 953 ⟶ 955:
| [[Paul Silas]] (21)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (8)
| [[Boston Garden]]<br />4,761
| 29–33
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 963 ⟶ 965:
| [[Paul Silas]] (11)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (6)
| [[Milwaukee Arena]]<br />10,746
| 29–34
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 971 ⟶ 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 981 ⟶ 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 993 ⟶ 995:
| [[Paul Silas]] (15)
| [[Art Harris]] (4)
| [[Spectrum (arena)|The Spectrum]]<br />8,163
| 29–37
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,003 ⟶ 1,005:
| [[Paul Silas]] (13)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (10)
| [[Seattle Center Coliseum]]<br />8,220
| 30–37
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 1,013 ⟶ 1,015:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (14)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,818
| 30–38
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,023 ⟶ 1,025:
| [[Paul Silas]] (15)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (12)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />6,136
| 31–38
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 1,032 ⟶ 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 1,043 ⟶ 1,045:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (21)
| [[Art Harris]] (8)
| [[Madison Square Garden]]<br />19,011
| 31–40
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,053 ⟶ 1,055:
| [[Paul Silas]] (15)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (7)
| [[Cobo Arena]]<br />2,552
| 32–40
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,062 ⟶ 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 1,079 ⟶ 1,081:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (17)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (6)
| [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]]<br />5,735
| 34–40
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 1,088 ⟶ 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 1,099 ⟶ 1,101:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (15)
| [[Paul Silas]] (4)
| [[Oracle Arena|Oakland-Alameda Coliseum Arena]]<br />4,316
| 34–42
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,109 ⟶ 1,111:
| [[Paul Silas]] (17)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,526
| 35–42
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"
Line 1,118 ⟶ 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 1,128 ⟶ 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 1,139 ⟶ 1,141:
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (14)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,570
| 37–43
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,149 ⟶ 1,151:
| [[Paul Silas]] (12)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (8)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />9,026
| 38–43
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc"
Line 1,158 ⟶ 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]
|}▼
|}</div></div>
 
===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 ⟶ 1,286:
 
===Game log===
{{main|1970 NBA playoffs}}
{{NBA game log start|Phoenix Suns|playoffs=yes|end_year=1970}}
{{NBA game log section|Phoenix Suns|Division semifinals|playoffs=yes|first=yes|show=no|
|- valign="top"
| home_wins = 2
|<div class="NavFrame">
| home_losses = 1
<div class="NavHead" style="background:#FF8800; color:#423189">Division Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)</div>
| road_wins = 1
<div class="NavContent" style="text-align:center; display:none;">
| road_losses = 3
{| class="wikitable"
}}
|-
! width="3%" | Game
! width="7%" | Date
! width="8%" | Team
! width="8%" | Score
! width="11%" | High points
! width="11%" | High rebounds
! width="11%" | High assists
! width="12%" | Location<br>Attendance
! width="4%" | Series
|-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 1
| March 25
| @ [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197003250LAL.html L 112–128]
| L 112–128
| [[Paul Silas]] (26)
| [[Paul Silas]] (18)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (6)
| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br />15,046
| 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2
| March 29
| @ [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197003290LAL.html W 114–101]
| W 114–101
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (34)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (20)
| [[Connie Hawkins|Hawkins]],<br> [[Dick Van Arsdale|Van Arsdale]] (7)
| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br />17,501
| 1–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 3
| April 2
| [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197004020PHO.html W 112–98]
| W 112–98
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (29)
| [[Paul Silas]] (16)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (9)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />12,324
| 2–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 4
| April 4
| [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197004040PHO.html W 112–102]
| W 112–102
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (34)
| [[Paul Silas]] (16)
| [[Gail Goodrich]] (11)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />12,356
| 3–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 5
| April 5
| @ [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197004050LAL.html L 121–138]
| L 121–138
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (28)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (19)
| three players tied (5)
| [[Connie Hawkins]],<br>[[Paul Silas]],<br>[[Dick Van Arsdale]] (5)
| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br />17,475
| 3–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 6
| April 7
| [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197004070PHO.html L 93–104]
| L 93–104
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (24)
| [[Paul Silas]] (21)
| [[Gail Goodrich|Goodrich]],<br> [[Dick Van Arsdale|Van Arsdale]] (4)
| [[Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]<br />12,386
| 3–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 7
| April 9
| @ [[1969–70 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles]]
| [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/197004090LAL.html L 94–129]
| L 94–129
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (25)
| [[Connie Hawkins]] (15)
| [[Connie Hawkins|Hawkins]],<br> [[Paul Silas|Silas]] (4)
| [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)|The Forum]]<br />17,519
| 3–4
|-
{{NBA game log end|bbr_team=PHO|end_year=1970|playoffs=yes}}
|}</div></div>
|-
! colspan=2 style="color:#FF8800" | [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHO/1970_games.html 1970 playoff schedule]
▲|}
 
==Awards and honors==
 
===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 1,448 ⟶ 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 1,493 ⟶ 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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