1969-70 ABA Season Summary

1968-69 Season Summary 1970-71 Season Summary

League Champion: Indiana Pacers

Most Valuable Player: Spencer Haywood (30.0/19.5/2.3)

Rookie of the Year: Spencer Haywood (30.0/19.5/2.3)

PPG Leader: Spencer Haywood (30.0)

RPG Leader: Spencer Haywood (19.5)

APG Leader: Larry Brown (7.1)

WS Leader: Spencer Haywood (17.1)

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Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Eastern Division
Indiana Pacers*	59	25	.702	—	113.2	109.8	2.67
Kentucky Colonels*	45	39	.536	14.0	113.5	112.5	0.50
Carolina Cougars*	42	42	.500	17.0	106.8	107.0	-0.41
New York Nets*	39	45	.464	20.0	108.9	109.8	-1.02
Pittsburgh Pipers	29	55	.345	30.0	112.4	117.0	-4.37
Miami Floridians	23	61	.274	36.0	113.2	118.3	-4.92
Western Division
Denver Rockets*	51	33	.607	—	115.4	111.0	4.32
Dallas Chaparrals*	45	39	.536	6.0	120.0	118.1	2.13
Washington Capitols*	44	40	.524	7.0	118.2	118.8	-0.29
Los Angeles Stars*	43	41	.512	8.0	113.7	113.9	0.28
New Orleans Buccaneers	42	42	.500	9.0	107.9	107.1	1.16

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Team

Opponent

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Dallas Chaparrals*	84	241.8	44.9	98.4	.457	2.2	7.0	.320	42.7	91.4	.467	27.9	35.3	.788	17.6	37.5	55.2	19.4	20.3	25.5	120.0
2	Washington Capitols*	84	240.9	44.2	95.1	.464	1.3	4.2	.307	42.9	90.9	.472	28.6	37.8	.756	18.2	36.9	55.1	23.3	23.7	27.7	118.2
3	Denver Rockets*	84	242.4	44.6	99.8	.447	2.2	8.1	.275	42.3	91.6	.462	24.1	32.3	.746	19.3	38.4	57.7	19.3	16.7	24.6	115.4
4	Los Angeles Stars*	84	243.0	42.6	96.7	.440	1.6	5.8	.268	41.0	90.8	.451	27.0	36.0	.750	17.8	36.9	54.7	21.1	19.0	26.6	113.7
5	Kentucky Colonels*	84	242.4	42.8	99.7	.429	3.9	11.0	.358	38.8	88.8	.438	24.0	32.5	.739	20.4	35.9	56.3	21.0	19.5	28.7	113.5
6	Indiana Pacers*	84	241.5	42.8	94.0	.455	2.6	9.3	.274	40.2	84.7	.475	25.1	33.9	.741	17.8	35.0	52.8	21.7	17.7	25.3	113.2
7	Miami Floridians	84	240.3	42.8	99.3	.431	1.0	4.1	.257	41.8	95.3	.439	26.5	35.6	.744	20.1	33.4	53.5	15.3	18.7	27.0	113.2
8	Pittsburgh Pipers	84	242.1	44.3	99.6	.445	1.5	5.7	.268	42.8	94.0	.455	22.3	31.8	.701	19.8	36.4	56.2	19.4	21.0	26.0	112.4
9	New York Nets*	84	242.1	42.2	93.5	.451	0.8	3.4	.248	41.3	90.1	.459	23.7	33.6	.704	19.2	30.3	49.5	21.0	20.4	28.3	108.9
10	New Orleans Buccaneers	84	243.3	41.2	95.0	.434	2.0	7.1	.282	39.2	87.9	.446	23.5	30.1	.778	16.0	36.9	52.9	19.5	18.2	24.9	107.9
11	Carolina Cougars*	84	241.2	41.3	93.6	.442	1.1	3.9	.271	40.3	89.6	.449	23.1	31.7	.730	17.5	33.8	51.3	20.8	19.3	26.7	106.8
	League Average	84	241.9	43.1	96.8	.445	1.8	6.3	.291	41.2	90.5	.456	25.1	33.7	.744	18.5	35.6	54.1	20.2	19.5	26.5	113.0

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Carolina Cougars*	84	241.2	40.1	91.1	.440	1.7	5.7	.293	38.4	85.3	.450	25.2	34.7	.725			52.2	18.9	19.9	25.3	107.0
2	New Orleans Buccaneers	84	243.3	40.8	93.8	.435	1.9	6.9	.268	38.9	86.9	.448	23.7	31.4	.755			53.6	18.4	18.6	24.7	107.1
3	Indiana Pacers*	84	241.5	42.5	97.4	.436	1.5	6.0	.247	41.0	91.4	.449	23.3	32.5	.717			54.4	20.5	18.0	26.5	109.8
4	New York Nets*	84	242.1	40.4	87.7	.461	1.9	5.8	.320	38.6	81.8	.471	27.0	36.1	.748			51.4	21.2	22.8	26.2	109.8
5	Denver Rockets*	84	242.4	43.1	98.6	.437	1.9	6.4	.301	41.2	92.3	.446	22.9	30.6	.750			52.9	19.1	17.6	25.3	111.0
6	Kentucky Colonels*	84	242.4	41.7	93.9	.444	1.5	5.8	.262	40.2	88.1	.456	27.5	37.2	.740			54.3	19.7	20.3	27.1	112.5
7	Los Angeles Stars*	84	243.0	43.5	98.6	.441	2.1	7.5	.285	41.3	91.1	.454	24.8	32.7	.760			56.1	20.9	18.9	28.5	113.9
8	Pittsburgh Pipers	84	242.1	44.5	99.0	.450	1.8	5.7	.314	42.8	93.3	.458	26.1	34.7	.751			58.0	20.8	20.2	26.0	117.0
9	Dallas Chaparrals*	84	241.8	46.0	105.5	.436	2.3	7.6	.296	43.8	97.9	.447	23.8	31.7	.751			55.4	19.9	18.3	27.6	118.1
10	Miami Floridians	84	240.3	44.9	96.3	.466	1.9	6.2	.313	43.0	90.2	.477	26.6	35.0	.760			52.3	20.5	19.9	26.4	118.3
11	Washington Capitols*	84	240.9	46.1	102.8	.448	1.8	5.8	.310	44.3	97.0	.457	24.8	34.2	.727			54.5	21.9	20.0	27.6	118.8
	League Average	84	241.9	43.1	96.8	.445	1.8	6.3	.291	41.2	90.5	.456	25.1	33.7	.744	18.5	35.6	54.1	20.2	19.5	26.5	113.0

Total Stats

Team

Opponent

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Dallas Chaparrals*	84	20310	3775	8265	.457	187	584	.320	3588	7681	.467	2340	2968	.788	1482	3154	4636	1633	1709	2138	10077
2	Washington Capitols*	84	20235	3709	7988	.464	108	352	.307	3601	7636	.472	2403	3177	.756	1526	3103	4629	1961	1991	2329	9929
3	Denver Rockets*	84	20360	3743	8381	.447	188	684	.275	3555	7697	.462	2023	2713	.746	1621	3224	4845	1621	1404	2064	9697
4	Los Angeles Stars*	84	20410	3575	8120	.440	131	489	.268	3444	7631	.451	2266	3022	.750	1498	3099	4597	1772	1593	2234	9547
5	Kentucky Colonels*	84	20360	3593	8378	.429	330	923	.358	3263	7455	.438	2020	2733	.739	1714	3019	4733	1765	1637	2409	9536
6	Indiana Pacers*	84	20285	3593	7896	.455	215	784	.274	3378	7112	.475	2110	2846	.741	1496	2937	4433	1826	1485	2125	9511
7	Miami Floridians	84	20185	3598	8345	.431	88	342	.257	3510	8003	.439	2225	2991	.744	1685	2806	4491	1281	1569	2264	9509
8	Pittsburgh Pipers	84	20335	3721	8370	.445	128	477	.268	3593	7893	.455	1875	2673	.701	1661	3059	4720	1629	1760	2184	9445
9	New York Nets*	84	20335	3543	7854	.451	70	282	.248	3473	7572	.459	1990	2826	.704	1609	2547	4156	1762	1714	2381	9146
10	New Orleans Buccaneers	84	20435	3463	7982	.434	168	596	.282	3295	7386	.446	1970	2531	.778	1342	3100	4442	1638	1526	2091	9064
11	Carolina Cougars*	84	20260	3470	7859	.442	89	329	.271	3381	7530	.449	1942	2662	.730	1470	2839	4309	1746	1621	2243	8971
	League Average	84	20319	3617	8131	.445	155	531	.291	3462	7600	.456	2106	2831	.744	1555	2990	4545	1694	1637	2224	9494

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Carolina Cougars*	84	20260	3367	7650	.440	141	482	.293	3226	7168	.450	2113	2913	.725			4384	1588	1671	2123	8988
2	New Orleans Buccaneers	84	20435	3427	7878	.435	156	582	.268	3271	7296	.448	1989	2636	.755			4504	1547	1563	2077	8999
3	New York Nets*	84	20335	3397	7363	.461	157	491	.320	3240	6872	.471	2268	3034	.748			4317	1781	1911	2203	9219
4	Indiana Pacers*	84	20285	3568	8181	.436	125	507	.247	3443	7674	.449	1959	2731	.717			4572	1726	1516	2224	9220
5	Denver Rockets*	84	20360	3619	8286	.437	161	534	.301	3458	7752	.446	1927	2571	.750			4442	1602	1479	2124	9326
6	Kentucky Colonels*	84	20360	3505	7887	.444	127	484	.262	3378	7403	.456	2311	3122	.740			4562	1657	1705	2276	9448
7	Los Angeles Stars*	84	20410	3650	8281	.441	180	632	.285	3470	7649	.454	2087	2747	.760			4710	1753	1585	2390	9567
8	Pittsburgh Pipers	84	20335	3741	8319	.450	150	478	.314	3591	7841	.458	2192	2918	.751			4870	1749	1696	2187	9824
9	Dallas Chaparrals*	84	20310	3865	8861	.436	190	641	.296	3675	8220	.447	1998	2660	.751			4655	1670	1534	2319	9918
10	Miami Floridians	84	20185	3772	8093	.466	163	520	.313	3609	7573	.477	2233	2940	.760			4393	1719	1669	2218	9940
11	Washington Capitols*	84	20235	3872	8639	.448	152	491	.310	3720	8148	.457	2087	2870	.727			4582	1842	1680	2321	9983
	League Average	84	20319	3617	8131	.445	155	531	.291	3462	7600	.456	2106	2831	.744	1555	2990	4545	1694	1637	2224	9494

Advanced Stats

Team

Advanced Stats Table
																	Offense Four Factors				Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA	Arena	Attend.	Attend./G
1	Denver Rockets*	24.5	51	33	53	31	4.42	-0.07	4.32	106.2	102.2	+4.0	107.6	.324	.082	.506	.458	12.8		.241	.446	13.6		.233	Denver Auditorium Arena		6,312
2	Indiana Pacers*	26.8	59	25	51	33	3.46	-0.79	2.67	105.4	102.2	+3.2	106.7	.360	.099	.520	.469	14.0		.267	.444	13.9		.239	Indiana State Fair Coliseum		7,823
3	Dallas Chaparrals*	24.5	45	39	47	37	1.89	0.24	2.13	105.3	103.6	+1.7	113.1	.359	.071	.526	.468	15.2		.283	.447	13.3		.225	Moody Coliseum		3,761
4	Kentucky Colonels*	25.7	45	39	45	39	1.05	-0.45	0.50	102.6	101.7	+0.9	109.6	.326	.110	.498	.449	14.6		.241	.452	15.5		.293	Louisville Convention Center		3,995
5	New Orleans Buccaneers	26.3	42	42	44	40	0.77	0.38	1.16	102.2	101.5	+0.7	104.1	.317	.075	.498	.444	14.4		.247	.445	14.7		.252	Tulane Gym		2,540
6	Carolina Cougars*	25.9	42	42	41	43	-0.20	-0.42	-0.41	100.5	100.7	-0.2	105.8	.339	.042	.497	.447	15.2		.247	.449	15.8		.276	Greensboro Coliseum		6,029
7	Los Angeles Stars*	24.0	43	41	41	43	-0.24	0.51	0.28	103.1	103.3	-0.2	108.9	.372	.060	.505	.448	14.4		.279	.452	14.3		.252	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena		1,509
8	Washington Capitols*	25.8	44	40	40	44	-0.64	0.59	-0.29	102.3	102.9	-0.6	115.1	.398	.044	.529	.471	17.5		.301	.457	14.5		.242	Washington Coliseum		2,826
9	New York Nets*	25.9	39	45	40	44	-0.87	-0.26	-1.02	100.7	101.5	-0.8	107.2	.360	.036	.503	.456	15.9		.253	.472	18.0		.308	Island Garden		3,398
10	Pittsburgh Pipers	24.2	29	55	31	53	-4.51	0.14	-4.37	99.4	103.4	-4.0	112.1	.319	.057	.495	.452	15.6		.224	.459	15.0		.263	Pittsburgh Civic Arena		2,015
11	Miami Floridians	24.2	23	61	29	55	-5.13	0.19	-4.92	101.6	106.2	-4.6	111.3	.358	.041	.492	.436	14.0		.267	.476	15.1		.276	Miami Beach Auditorium
	League Average	25.2			42	42	0.00	0.00	0.00	102.7	102.7		109.2	.348	.065	.506	.454	14.9		.259	.454	14.9		.259			2,425