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1969–70 Indiana Pacers season

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Head coach
  
Bobby Leonard

Record
  
59–25 (.702)

Arena
  
Market Square Arena

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.

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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.

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

    Playoffs

    Eastern Division Semifinals vs Carolina Cougars

    Pacers win series, 4–0

    Eastern Division Finals vs Kentucky Colonels

    Pacers win series, 4–1

    ABA Finals vs Los Angeles Stars

    Pacers win series 4–2

    References

    1969–70 Indiana Pacers season Wikipedia


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