The 1970–71 New York Nets season was the fourth season of the franchise. On January 6, 1971, during a game versus the Memphis Pros, referee Andy Hershock suffered a heart attack, later dying in the medical office at Island Garden. The game was later restarted, with the Nets winning 110–101. Two months later, they played the Kentucky Colonels in a doubleheader benefit game for Hershock.
| Player | G | MP | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ard | 73 | 1027 | 174 | 0.46 | 79 | 0.60 | 112 | 225 | 337 | 40 | 108 | 119 | 427 | ||
| Rick Barry | 59 | 2502 | 632 | 0.47 | 451 | 0.89 | 105 | 296 | 401 | 294 | 202 | 205 | 1734 | ||
| Bill Bunting | 39 | 687 | 65 | 0.43 | 60 | 0.87 | 64 | 78 | 142 | 34 | 51 | 94 | 190 | ||
| Jeff Congdon | 42 | 579 | 62 | 0.41 | 32 | 0.87 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 97 | 51 | 50 | 160 | ||
| Billy DeAngelis | 8 | 47 | 3 | 0.50 | 4 | 0.67 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 10 | ||
| Joe DePre | 72 | 1707 | 250 | 0.51 | 132 | 0.77 | 55 | 120 | 175 | 138 | 137 | 262 | 632 | ||
| Sonny Dove | 83 | 2280 | 467 | 0.46 | 186 | 0.68 | 264 | 412 | 676 | 88 | 224 | 304 | 1124 | ||
| Luther Green | 26 | 164 | 40 | 0.46 | 18 | 0.41 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 98 | ||
| Jim Hayes | 47 | 494 | 46 | 0.42 | 52 | 0.78 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 47 | 45 | 73 | 144 | ||
| Les Hunter | 5 | 110 | 14 | 0.36 | 4 | 0.50 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 32 | ||
| Ed Johnson | 26 | 592 | 97 | 0.45 | 74 | 0.67 | 83 | 139 | 222 | 26 | 66 | 80 | 268 | ||
| Manny Leaks | 40 | 1427 | 274 | 0.50 | 130 | 0.73 | 136 | 249 | 385 | 49 | 100 | 108 | 678 | ||
| Bill Melchionni | 81 | 3284 | 561 | 0.45 | 301 | 0.81 | 49 | 188 | 237 | 672 | 300 | 273 | 1425 | ||
| Billy Paultz | 83 | 2758 | 510 | 0.52 | 201 | 0.75 | 239 | 701 | 940 | 160 | 206 | 274 | 1221 | ||
| Levern Tart | 27 | 985 | 192 | 0.42 | 102 | 0.77 | 52 | 54 | 106 | 73 | 87 | 84 | 490 | ||
| Ollie Taylor | 80 | 1617 | 251 | 0.51 | 187 | 0.68 | 111 | 196 | 307 | 146 | 162 | 231 | 694 |
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