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League Standings

Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ Click column headers to sort
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Denver Nuggets* 60 24 .714 — 121.9 115.9 5.36
New York Nets* 55 29 .655 5.0 111.8 108.8 2.56
San Antonio Spurs* 50 34 .595 10.0 115.6 111.5 3.83
Kentucky Colonels* 46 38 .548 14.0 111.0 110.2 0.51
Indiana Pacers* 39 45 .464 21.0 112.6 112.9 0.30
Spirits of St. Louis 35 49 .417 25.0 108.8 112.0 -2.98
San Diego Sails 3 8 .273 20.5 98.8 103.5 -5.32
Utah Stars 4 12 .250 22.0 114.9 116.6 -1.95
Virginia Squires 15 68 .181 44.5 106.9 116.6 -8.61

League Playoffs

Finals (4-2):New York Nets over Denver Nuggets
 
Semifinals (4-3):Denver Nuggets over Kentucky Colonels
Semifinals (4-3):New York Nets over San Antonio Spurs
 
First Round (2-1):Kentucky Colonels over Indiana Pacers

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Denver Nuggets* 84 20310 4059 8036 .505 41 178 .230 2078 2667 .779 1311 2776 4087 2442 891 539 1755 1988 10237 121.9
2 San Antonio Spurs* 84 20310 3888 7945 .489 26 130 .200 1905 2342 .813 1305 2927 4232 2146 759 583 1576 2032 9707 115.6
3 Indiana Pacers* 84 20335 3735 8525 .438 250 771 .324 1740 2253 .772 1612 2740 4352 2087 941 459 1452 1981 9460 112.6
4 New York Nets* 84 20385 3752 8148 .460 111 372 .298 1775 2333 .761 1493 2750 4243 1817 913 522 1529 2209 9390 111.8
5 Kentucky Colonels* 84 20435 3756 8000 .470 111 331 .335 1703 2313 .736 1465 2897 4362 2068 664 526 1695 2257 9326 111.0
6 Spirits of St. Louis 84 20460 3790 8177 .463 66 243 .272 1490 1985 .751 1477 2811 4288 1987 911 541 1667 2147 9136 108.8
7 Virginia Squires 83 20120 3431 7844 .437 72 274 .263 1939 2533 .765 1465 2455 3920 1724 830 361 1756 2142 8873 106.9
8 Utah Stars 16 3915 715 1498 .477 23 72 .319 386 467 .827 265 516 781 378 112 39 292 468 1839 114.9
9 San Diego Sails 11 2640 432 1020 .424 6 24 .250 217 278 .781 202 348 550 215 72 66 196 253 1087 98.8
League Average 68 16546 3062 6577 .466 78 266 .295 1470 1908 .771 1177 2247 3424 1652 677 404 1324 1720 7673 112.5

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 San Diego Sails 11 2640 446 997 .447 12 31 .387 234 305 .767 176 360 536 255 107 53 185 273 1138 103.5
2 Utah Stars 16 3915 740 1520 .487 20 63 .317 366 478 .766 261 481 742 429 100 86 270 461 1866 116.6
3 New York Nets* 84 20385 3552 7837 .453 108 362 .298 1930 2515 .767 1434 2853 4287 1986 826 533 1716 2032 9142 108.8
4 Kentucky Colonels* 84 20435 3581 8022 .446 87 287 .303 2004 2581 .776 1449 2719 4168 1901 791 423 1522 2132 9253 110.2
5 San Antonio Spurs* 84 20310 3760 8111 .464 122 419 .291 1720 2254 .763 1307 2628 3935 2036 822 457 1475 2141 9362 111.5
6 Spirits of St. Louis 84 20460 3714 7986 .465 89 329 .271 1889 2384 .792 1403 2749 4152 1971 834 502 1603 1888 9406 112.0
7 Indiana Pacers* 84 20335 3869 8132 .476 63 224 .281 1679 2156 .779 1501 3103 4604 2139 744 494 1740 2060 9480 112.9
8 Virginia Squires 83 20120 3869 7905 .489 92 262 .351 1844 2437 .757 1402 2749 4151 2014 917 603 1644 2203 9674 116.6
9 Denver Nuggets* 84 20310 4027 8683 .464 113 418 .270 1567 2061 .760 1662 2578 4240 2133 952 485 1763 2287 9734 115.9
League Average 68 16546 3062 6577 .466 78 266 .295 1470 1908 .771 1177 2247 3424 1652 677 404 1324 1720 7673 112.5

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*) ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team W Pyth L Pyth SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Denver Nuggets* 56.2 27.8 5.36 108.7 103.4 111.2 .508 .160 .337 .259 .470 .155 .626 .180 McNichols Sports Arena
2 New York Nets* 49.8 34.2 2.56 104.4 101.7 105.9 .467 .143 .344 .218 .460 .161 .657 .246 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
3 San Antonio Spurs* 52.4 31.6 3.83 107.5 103.6 106.8 .491 .149 .332 .240 .471 .139 .691 .212 HemisFair Arena
4 Kentucky Colonels* 44.3 39.7 0.51 103.5 102.7 105.8 .476 .158 .350 .213 .452 .143 .667 .250 Freedom Hall
5 Indiana Pacers* 41.4 42.6 0.30 103.7 103.9 107.7 .453 .132 .342 .204 .480 .161 .646 .206 Market Square Arena
6 Spirits of St. Louis 33.6 50.4 -2.98 101.4 104.4 105.7 .468 .156 .350 .182 .471 .151 .667 .237 St. Louis Arena
7 Virginia Squires 19.1 63.9 -8.61 99.0 107.9 106.9 .442 .164 .348 .247 .495 .155 .637 .233 Norfolk Scope
8 Utah Stars 7.2 8.8 -1.95 108.8 110.4 103.6 .485 .146 .355 .258 .493 .135 .664 .241 Salt Palace
9 San Diego Sails 3.8 7.2 -5.32 98.5 103.1 100.3 .426 .146 .359 .213 .453 .141 .664 .235 San Diego Sports Arena
League Average 34.1 34.1 0.00 104.1 104.1 106.9 .472 .152 .344 .224 .472 .152 .656 .224

League Awards

Most Valuable Player:Julius Erving
Rookie of the Year:David Thompson

League Leaders

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Minutes Played

1.Don Buse-INA3380
2.Artis Gilmore-KEN3286
3.Julius Erving*-NYA3244
4.Ralph Simpson-DNA3121
5.James Silas-SAA3112

Field Goals

1.Julius Erving*-NYA949
2.David Thompson*-DNA807
3.Billy Knight-INA774
4.Artis Gilmore-KEN773
5.Dan Issel*-DNA752

Field Goal Attempts

1.Julius Erving*-NYA1873
2.Billy Knight-INA1567
 David Thompson*-DNA1567
4.Dan Issel*-DNA1472
5.Ron Boone-TOT1467

Field Goal Pct

1.Bobby Jones-DNA.568
2.Artis Gilmore-KEN.552
3.Kim Hughes-NYA.530
4.James Silas-SAA.519
5.Byron Beck-DNA.517

3-Pt Field Goals

1.Bill Keller-INA123
2.Don Buse-INA72
3.Johnny Neumann-TOT71
4.Bird Averitt-KEN40
5.Julius Erving*-NYA34

3-Pt Field Goal Attempts

1.Bill Keller-INA349
2.Don Buse-INA208
 Johnny Neumann-TOT208
4.Bird Averitt-KEN128
5.Freddie Lewis-SSL106

3-Pt Field Goal Pct

1.Brian Taylor-NYA.421
2.Louie Dampier-KEN.368
3.Bill Keller-INA.352
4.Don Buse-INA.346
5.Johnny Neumann-TOT.341

Free Throws

1.James Silas-SAA564
2.David Thompson*-DNA541
3.Julius Erving*-NYA530
4.Artis Gilmore-KEN521
5.Dan Issel*-DNA425

Free Throw Attempts

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN764
2.David Thompson*-DNA681
3.Julius Erving*-NYA662
4.James Silas-SAA647
5.Dan Issel*-DNA521

Free Throw Pct

1.Mack Calvin-VIR.888
2.James Silas-SAA.872
3.Ron Boone-TOT.871
4.George Gervin*-SAA.857
5.Dave Robisch-TOT.850

Offensive Rebounds

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN402
2.Kim Hughes-NYA341
3.Julius Erving*-NYA337
4.Dan Issel*-DNA303
5.Maurice Lucas-TOT297

Defensive Rebounds

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN901
2.Maurice Lucas-TOT673
3.Billy Paultz-SAA652
4.Dan Issel*-DNA620
5.Larry Kenon-SAA610

Total Rebounds

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN1303
2.Maurice Lucas-TOT970
3.Julius Erving*-NYA925
4.Dan Issel*-DNA923
5.Larry Kenon-SAA897

Assists

1.Don Buse-INA689
2.Ralph Simpson-DNA597
3.Louie Dampier-KEN467
4.James Silas-SAA452
5.Julius Erving*-NYA423

Steals

1.Don Buse-INA346
2.Julius Erving*-NYA207
3.Fatty Taylor-VIR206
4.Bobby Jones-DNA170
5.James Silas-SAA155

Blocks

1.Billy Paultz-SAA253
2.Caldwell Jones-TOT218
3.Artis Gilmore-KEN205
4.Bobby Jones-DNA184
5.Len Elmore-INA178

Turnovers

1.Ralph Simpson-DNA360
2.Julius Erving*-NYA307
3.Billy Knight-INA299
4.Maurice Lucas-TOT298
5.Artis Gilmore-KEN295

Personal Fouls

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN341
2.Maurice Lucas-TOT332
3.Wil Jones-KEN326
4.Caldwell Jones-TOT321
5.Len Elmore-INA310

Points

1.Julius Erving*-NYA2462
2.David Thompson*-DNA2158
3.Artis Gilmore-KEN2067
4.James Silas-SAA2000
5.Billy Knight-INA1969

Minutes Per Game

1.Don Buse-INA40.2
2.Billy Knight-INA39.6
3.Artis Gilmore-KEN39.1
4.Julius Erving*-NYA38.6
5.Ron Boone-TOT38.0

Points Per Game

1.Julius Erving*-NYA29.3
2.Billy Knight-INA28.1
3.David Thompson*-DNA26.0
4.Artis Gilmore-KEN24.6
5.Marvin Barnes-SSL24.1

Rebounds Per Game

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN15.5
2.Maurice Lucas-TOT11.3
3.Caldwell Jones-TOT11.2
4.Larry Kenon-SAA11.1
5.Julius Erving*-NYA11.0

Assists Per Game

1.Don Buse-INA8.2
2.Ralph Simpson-DNA7.1
3.Mack Calvin-VIR6.0
4.Louie Dampier-KEN5.7
5.James Silas-SAA5.4

Steals Per Game

1.Don Buse-INA4.1
2.Fatty Taylor-VIR2.7
3.Julius Erving*-NYA2.5
4.Brian Taylor-NYA2.3
5.Bobby Jones-DNA2.0

Blocks Per Game

1.Billy Paultz-SAA3.0
2.Caldwell Jones-TOT2.9
3.Artis Gilmore-KEN2.4
4.Len Elmore-INA2.3
5.Bobby Jones-DNA2.2

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Julius Erving*-NYA28.7
2.Artis Gilmore-KEN23.5
3.Dan Issel*-DNA21.8
4.Marvin Barnes-SSL21.6
5.James Silas-SAA21.2

True Shooting Pct

1.James Silas-SAA.599
2.Bobby Jones-DNA.598
3.Artis Gilmore-KEN.595
4.David Thompson*-DNA.578
5.Julius Erving*-NYA.569

Effective Field Goal Pct

1.Bobby Jones-DNA.568
2.Artis Gilmore-KEN.552
3.Kim Hughes-NYA.530
4.Byron Beck-DNA.521
5.James Silas-SAA.519

Offensive Rebound Pct

1.Kim Hughes-NYA14.8
2.Artis Gilmore-KEN12.0
3.Dan Issel*-DNA11.1
4.Mel Bennett-VIR10.8
5.Marvin Barnes-SSL10.2

Defensive Rebound Pct

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN25.8
2.Maurice Lucas-TOT22.5
3.Caldwell Jones-TOT22.1
4.Len Elmore-INA21.4
5.Billy Paultz-SAA21.1

Total Rebound Pct

1.Artis Gilmore-KEN19.0
2.Kim Hughes-NYA17.1
3.Maurice Lucas-TOT16.3
4.Dan Issel*-DNA15.8
5.Caldwell Jones-TOT15.4

Assist Pct

1.Don Buse-INA25.5
2.Ralph Simpson-DNA23.9
3.Louie Dampier-KEN21.7
4.Fatty Taylor-VIR21.4
5.Julius Erving*-NYA20.8

Steal Pct

1.Don Buse-INA4.6
2.Fatty Taylor-VIR3.7
3.Ted McClain-TOT3.2
4.Julius Erving*-NYA2.9
5.M.L. Carr-SSL2.7

Block Pct

1.Billy Paultz-SAA4.5
2.Caldwell Jones-TOT4.4
3.Len Elmore-INA3.5
4.Artis Gilmore-KEN3.3
5.Bobby Jones-DNA3.2

Turnover Pct

1.Dave Robisch-TOT8.6
2.Dan Issel*-DNA10.5
3.Rich Jones-NYA11.1
4.Ticky Burden-VIR11.4
5.David Thompson*-DNA11.8

Usage Pct

1.Julius Erving*-NYA29.0
2.Billy Knight-INA27.9
3.Bird Averitt-KEN27.7
4.Ticky Burden-VIR27.4
5.Marvin Barnes-SSL26.6

Offensive Rating

1.James Silas-SAA118.8
2.Don Buse-INA116.7
3.Dan Issel*-DNA116.4
4.David Thompson*-DNA116.0
5.Julius Erving*-NYA115.8

Defensive Rating

1.Julius Erving*-NYA97.5
2.Artis Gilmore-KEN98.0
3.Kim Hughes-NYA98.1
4.Len Elmore-INA98.6
5.Bobby Jones-DNA98.9

Offensive Win Shares

1.Julius Erving*-NYA11.6
2.James Silas-SAA10.5
3.David Thompson*-DNA9.9
4.Artis Gilmore-KEN9.1
5.Dan Issel*-DNA9.0

Defensive Win Shares

1.Julius Erving*-NYA5.9
2.Artis Gilmore-KEN5.8
3.Bobby Jones-DNA5.0
4.Don Buse-INA4.6
5.Len Elmore-INA4.5

Win Shares

1.Julius Erving*-NYA17.5
2.Artis Gilmore-KEN14.9
3.James Silas-SAA13.1
4.Dan Issel*-DNA13.0
5.David Thompson*-DNA13.0
      

All-ABA Teams

1st Team
Julius Erving
Artis Gilmore
Billy Knight
James Silas
Ralph Simpson
 2nd Team
Don Buse
George Gervin
Dan Issel
Bobby Jones
David Thompson

All-Defensive Teams

1st Team
Don Buse
Julius Erving
Artis Gilmore
Bobby Jones
Brian Taylor

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
Ticky Burden
M.L. Carr
Kim Hughes
Mark Olberding
David Thompson

All-Star Teams

Players who played in game are marked with an asterisk (*)
All Stars
Marvin Barnes*
Ron Boone*
Don Buse*
Julius Erving*
George Gervin*
Artis Gilmore*
Larry Kenon*
Billy Knight*
Maurice Lucas*
Billy Paultz*
James Silas*
Brian Taylor*
 Denver
Byron Beck*
Roger Brown*
James Foster*
Gus Gerard*
Dan Issel*
Bobby Jones*
Ralph Simpson*
Claude Terry*
David Thompson*
Monte Towe*
Chuck Williams*