1969–70 Indiana Pacers season

1969–70 Indiana Pacers season
1969–70 Indiana Pacers season
Division champions
Head coach	Bobby Leonard
Arena	Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Results
Record	59–25 (.702)
Place	Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	ABA Champions; (Defeated Stars 4–2)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1968–69	1970–71 >

The 1969–70 Indiana Pacers season was Indiana's third season in the ABA and third 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
1
2

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Roster

Roger Brown, F (Starter)
Bob Netolicky, F (Starter)
Mel Daniels, C (Starter)
Freddie Lewis, G (Starter)
John Barnhill, G (Starter)
Arthur Becker, F
Bill Keller, G
Barry Orms, G
Tom Thacker, G
Stephen Chubin, G
Ollie Darden, F
John Fairchild, F
Jay Miller, F
Bobby Edmonds, F
Dick Grubar, G
Jerry McKee, G

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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

Transactions

Playoffs

Eastern Division Semifinals vs Carolina Cougars^[4]

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 Angeles	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