1969-70 NBA Season
As originally posted by Tony Miller:
For the first time in four years, there was no NBA expansion in the summer of ’69. There was some house expansion going on: my grandparents put another two rooms on their 55-year-old farmhouse. They left the original tin roof on the rest of the house, and it’s still there today. I don’t think they had a TV at the time, so Dad wasn’t watching the NBA on KCRG.
Anyway, the 1969-1970 schedule…
Data taken from ”The NBA on ABC 1964-65 to 1972-73”. Additional listings and significant clarifications on which games have been confirmed came from jtgrace1 and Jeff79.
October
Saturday 10/18:
Pistons-Bucks, 2:00, ABC. Jerry Gross, Jack Twyman
December
Thursday 12/25:
Celtics-Suns, 2:30, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
January
Sunday 1/18:
Knicks-Celtics, 1:55, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
Tuesday 1/20:
NBA All-Star Game at Philadelphia
West-East, 8:30, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
Sunday 1/25:
Knicks-Celtics, 1:55, ABC regional. Jerry Gross, color unknown
Bucks-Hawks, 1:55, ABC regional. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
February
Sunday 2/1:
Knicks-Pistons, 1:55, ABC. Jerry Gross, Jack Twyman
Sunday 2/8:
Bucks-Bullets, 1:55, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
Sunday 2/15:
Lakers-Bucks, 1:55, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
Sunday 2/22:
Knicks-Bullets, 1:55, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
March
Sunday 3/1:
Lakers-Celtics, 1:55, ABC. Chris Schenkel
Sunday 3/8:
76ers-Knicks, 1:55, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
Sunday 3/15:
Suns-Hawks, 1:55, ABC regional. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
Rockets-76ers, 1:55, ABC regional. Jim Karvellas, color unknown
Sunday 3/22:
Knicks-Celtics, 1:55, ABC. Jerry Gross, Jack Twyman
Sunday 3/29:
East semis, g3: Bullets-Knicks, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
April
Sunday 4/5:
East semis, g6: Knicks-Bullets, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
Sunday 4/12:
West finals, g1: Lakers-Hawks, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
Sunday 4/19:
East finals, g4: Knicks-Bucks, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
May
Friday 5/1:
NBA Finals, g4: Knicks-Lakers, 10:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
Wednesday 5/6:
NBA Finals, g6: Knicks-Lakers, 10:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman
Friday 5/8:
NBA Finals, g7: Lakers-Knicks, 7:30, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman, Howard Cosell
(Note: 5/8 was the game where Willis Reed, with a torn thigh muscle, walked onto the court during warmups to thunderous applause.)