1969–70 Indiana Pacers season

1969–70 Indiana Pacers season
Division Champions
ABA Champions
Head coach	Bobby Leonard
Arena	Market Square Arena
Results
Record	59–25 (.702)
Place	Division: 1st Conference: 1st
Playoff finish	ABA Champions (Won 4-2)

The 1969–70 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's 3rd season in the ABA and 3rd as a team. The Pacers finished first in the Eastern Division and won their first ABA title.

In the Eastern Division semifinals, the Pacers swept the Carolina Cougars in four games. In the Eastern Division finals, the Pacers eliminated their archrival, the Kentucky Colonels, in five games. The Western Division champion Los Angeles Stars appeared in the ABA Championships for the first time and were defeated by the Pacers in six games.

Offseason

ABA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Pacers points	Opponents	Record
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Season standings

**1969–70 ABA Eastern Standings**
Western Division	W	L	PCT.	GB
Indiana Pacers	59	25	.702	–
Kentucky Colonels	45	39	.536	14
Carolina Cougars	42	42	.500	17
New York Nets	39	45	.464	20
Pittsburgh Pipers	29	55	.345	30
Miami Floridians	23	61	.274	36

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Awards, records, and honors

1970 ABA All-Star Game
- Roger Brown
- Mel Daniels
- Freddie Lewis
- Bob Netolicky

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player	GP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	AVG

Playoffs

Eastern Division Semifinals vs Carolina Cougars^[3]

Game	Date	Location	Result	Record	Attendance
1	April 18	Indiana	123–105	1–0	6,123
2	April 19	Indiana	103–98	2–0	6,341
3	April 22	Carolina	103–98	3–0	3,381
4	April 24	Carolina	110–106	4–0	5,211

Pacers win series, 4–0

Eastern Division Finals vs Kentucky Colonels

Game	Date	Location	Result	Record	Attendance
1	May 1	Indiana	114–110	1–0	5,939
2	May 2	Indiana	110–121	1–1	7,007
3	May 3	Kentucky	114–110	2–1	3,024
4	May 5	Kentucky	111–103	3–1	3,476
5	May 6	Indiana	117–103	4–1	5,453

Pacers win series, 4–1

ABA Finals vs Los Angeles Stars

Game	Date	Location	Result	Record	Attendance
1	May 15	Indiana	109–93	1–0	7,881
2	May 17	Indiana	114–111	2–0	9,014
3	May 18	Los Angeles	106–109	2–1	5,780
4	May 19	Los Angles	142–120	3–1	7,027
5	May 23	Indiana	113–117	3–2	10,548
6	May 25	Los Angeles	111–107	4–2	8,233

Pacers win series 4–2

References

Pacers on Basketball Reference

External links

RememberTheABA.com 1969–70 regular season and playoff results

Indiana Pacers seasons

1960s

1967–68

1968–69

1970s

1969–70

1970–71

1971–72

1972–73

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates ABA Championship victory

Indiana Pacers 1969–70 ABA Champions

11 Billy Keller 12 John Barnhill 14 Freddie Lewis 24 Bob Netolicky 32 Jay Miller 33 Ollie Darden 34 Mel Daniels 35 Roger Brown (Playoffs MVP) 43 Art Becker 44 Tom Thacker Head Coach Bobby Leonard

Regular season Playoffs

American Basketball Association champions

1967–68 Pittsburgh Pipers 1968–69 Oakland Oaks 1969–70 Indiana Pacers 1970–71 Utah Stars 1971–72 Indiana Pacers 1972–73 Indiana Pacers 1973–74 New York Nets 1974–75 Kentucky Colonels 1975–76 New York Nets

1969–70 ABA season by team

Eastern Division	Carolina Cougars Indiana Pacers Kentucky Colonels Miami Floridians New York Nets Pittsburgh Pipers

Western Division	Dallas Chaparrals Denver Rockets Los Angeles Stars New Orleans Buccaneers Washington Caps

Other	1970 ABA Draft 1970 ABA Playoffs

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