1970 ABA Playoffs

The 1970 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association's 1969-1970 season.This same feat was accomplished by the Oakland Oaks during the prior season and by the Pittsburgh Pipers in the year before that.Brown averaged 28.5 points, 3rd best among all postseason players to go along with playing 46.2 minutes per game (2nd) while going 151-of-318 in field goal attempts (3rd best in each category).Champion: Los Angeles Stars Division Semifinals (1) Denver Rockets vs. (3) Washington Caps: Rockets win series 4-3 (2) Dallas Chaparrals vs. (4) Los Angeles Stars: Stars win series 4-2 Division Finals (1) Denver Rockets vs. (4) Los Angeles Stars: Stars win series 4-1 Champion: Indiana Pacers Division Semifinals (1) Indiana Pacers vs. (3) Carolina Cougars: Pacers win series 4-0 (2) Kentucky Colonels vs. (4) New York Nets: Colonels win series 4-3 Division Finals (1) Indiana Pacers vs. (2) Kentucky Colonels: Pacers win series 4-1 On June 11, less than a month after Game 6, the Stars (sold to Bill Daniels) elected to move to Utah.[1] Two members of the Pacers eventually made the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame: Mel Daniels (2012) and Roger Brown (2013), while both head coaches from the series in Bill Sharman (2004) and Bobby Leonard (2014) also were later inducted.
1969–70Indiana PacersLos Angeles StarsKentucky ColonelsDenver RocketsAmerican Basketball Association1969-1970 seasonEastern DivisionWestern DivisionABA FinalsOakland OaksPittsburgh PipersWashington CapsRoger BrownDallas ChaparralsCarolina CougarsNew York NetsBob WarrenCraig RaymondMack CalvinFreddie LewisBob NetolickyBilly KellerIndiana State Fair ColiseumIndianapolis, IndianaGeorge StoneWillie WiseTrooper WashingtonMel DanielsMerv JacksonAnaheim Convention CenterAnaheim, CaliforniaThackerAndrew AndersonTom ThackerLos Angeles Memorial Sports ArenaLos Angeles, CaliforniaBill DanielsNaismith Basketball Hall of FameBill SharmanBobby LeonardPointsSpencer HaywoodRick BarryReboundsAssistsLarry Brown1967–681968–691970–711971–721972–731973–741974–751975–76All-Star GamesChampionsAwards and honorsBroadcastersABA–NBA merger1976 ABA dispersal draftKellerBarnhillNetolickyMillerDardenDanielsPlayoffs MVPBeckerLeonardRegular season