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1973-74 New York Nets

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55-29, Finished 1st in ABA Eastern Division (Game Results)
ABA Season Summary

1973-74 ABA Champions

Scored 109.4 points per game, Allowed 104.0 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 56-28)
Coached by Kevin Loughery (55-29)

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum / Attendance: NA

SRS: 4.80 (1st of 10) / Pace Factor: 105.0 (2nd of 10)
Offensive Rating: 103.5 (3rd of 10) / Defensive Rating: 98.4 (1st of 10)

Playoffs:
Won ABA Finals (4-1) versus Utah Stars
Won ABA Eastern Division Finals (4-0) versus Kentucky Colonels
Won ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-1) versus Virginia Squires

1973-74 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 84 20285 3855 8038 .480 81 256 .316 1397 1852 .754 1334 2772 4106 2025 828 568 1612 1979 9188 109.4
Opponent 84 20285 3476 7809 .445 110 387 .284 1677 2261 .742 1418 2698 4116 1858 739 329 1701 1839 8739 104.0

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Julius Erving F-G 6-6 200 23 84 3398 914 1785 .512 17 43 .395 454 593 .766 263 636 899 434 190 204 341 270 2299
2 Larry Kenon F 6-9 205 21 84 2908 589 1274 .462 0 1 .000 156 222 .703 375 587 962 112 79 19 250 251 1334
3 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 25 77 2596 519 1051 .494 0 1 .000 222 308 .721 211 571 782 167 60 147 175 238 1260
4 John Williamson G 6-2 185 22 77 2264 482 982 .491 2 11 .182 150 190 .789 68 145 213 243 86 27 208 254 1116
5 Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 22 75 2505 363 762 .476 8 29 .276 100 143 .699 92 122 214 341 154 22 164 192 834
6 John Roche G 6-3 170 24 50 1254 224 460 .487 26 68 .382 96 114 .842 16 43 59 208 41 6 106 86 570
7 Willard Sojourner C-F 6-8 225 25 82 1316 202 419 .482 0 3 .000 54 64 .844 110 225 335 54 24 88 85 205 458
8 Billy Schaeffer F 6-5 200 22 59 871 171 344 .497 2 9 .222 41 54 .759 49 92 141 37 24 9 53 140 385
9 Bill Melchionni G 6-1 165 29 56 1146 116 276 .420 5 23 .217 59 71 .831 13 64 77 207 51 5 86 94 296
10 Mike Gale G 6-4 185 23 32 904 114 266 .429 0 6 .000 29 36 .806 50 102 152 124 60 34 53 84 257
11 Wendell Ladner F 6-5 220 25 30 637 90 252 .357 18 53 .340 5 12 .417 39 122 161 65 46 3 62 98 203
12 Gary Gregor F-C 6-7 225 28 25 313 40 85 .471 2 3 .667 9 11 .818 22 49 71 15 4 1 10 48 91
13 Jim O'Brien F 6-7 200 22 11 54 15 37 .405 0 4 .000 9 15 .600 13 4 17 6 3 3 8 5 39
14 Oliver Taylor G-F 6-2 194 26 8 76 9 24 .375 1 1 1.000 9 15 .600 5 9 14 10 3 0 9 9 28
15 Rich Rinaldi G 6-3 195 24 5 28 4 14 .286 0 1 .000 4 4 1.000 5 0 5 1 2 0 1 3 12
16 Bob Lackey G-F 6-5 200 24 3 15 3 7 .429 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 6

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Julius Erving F-G 6-6 200 23 84 40.5 10.9 21.3 .512 0.2 0.5 .395 5.4 7.1 .766 3.1 7.6 10.7 5.2 2.3 2.4 4.1 3.2 27.4
2 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 25 77 33.7 6.7 13.6 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.0 .721 2.7 7.4 10.2 2.2 0.8 1.9 2.3 3.1 16.4
3 Larry Kenon F 6-9 205 21 84 34.6 7.0 15.2 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.6 .703 4.5 7.0 11.5 1.3 0.9 0.2 3.0 3.0 15.9
4 John Williamson G 6-2 185 22 77 29.4 6.3 12.8 .491 0.0 0.1 .182 1.9 2.5 .789 0.9 1.9 2.8 3.2 1.1 0.4 2.7 3.3 14.5
5 John Roche G 6-3 170 24 50 25.1 4.5 9.2 .487 0.5 1.4 .382 1.9 2.3 .842 0.3 0.9 1.2 4.2 0.8 0.1 2.1 1.7 11.4
6 Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 22 75 33.4 4.8 10.2 .476 0.1 0.4 .276 1.3 1.9 .699 1.2 1.6 2.9 4.5 2.1 0.3 2.2 2.6 11.1
7 Mike Gale G 6-4 185 23 32 28.3 3.6 8.3 .429 0.0 0.2 .000 0.9 1.1 .806 1.6 3.2 4.8 3.9 1.9 1.1 1.7 2.6 8.0
8 Wendell Ladner F 6-5 220 25 30 21.2 3.0 8.4 .357 0.6 1.8 .340 0.2 0.4 .417 1.3 4.1 5.4 2.2 1.5 0.1 2.1 3.3 6.8
9 Billy Schaeffer F 6-5 200 22 59 14.8 2.9 5.8 .497 0.0 0.2 .222 0.7 0.9 .759 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.4 6.5
10 Willard Sojourner C-F 6-8 225 25 82 16.0 2.5 5.1 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.8 .844 1.3 2.7 4.1 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.0 2.5 5.6
11 Bill Melchionni G 6-1 165 29 56 20.5 2.1 4.9 .420 0.1 0.4 .217 1.1 1.3 .831 0.2 1.1 1.4 3.7 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.7 5.3
12 Gary Gregor F-C 6-7 225 28 25 12.5 1.6 3.4 .471 0.1 0.1 .667 0.4 0.4 .818 0.9 2.0 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.9 3.6
13 Oliver Taylor G-F 6-2 194 26 8 9.5 1.1 3.0 .375 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.1 1.9 .600 0.6 1.1 1.8 1.3 0.4 0.0 1.1 1.1 3.5
14 Jim O'Brien F 6-7 200 22 11 4.9 1.4 3.4 .405 0.0 0.4 .000 0.8 1.4 .600 1.2 0.4 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.5 3.5
15 Rich Rinaldi G 6-3 195 24 5 5.6 0.8 2.8 .286 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 0.8 1.000 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.6 2.4
16 Bob Lackey G-F 6-5 200 24 3 5.0 1.0 2.3 .429 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 2.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Jim O'Brien F 6-7 200 22 11 54 10.0 24.7 .405 0.0 2.7 .000 6.0 10.0 .600 8.7 2.7 11.3 4.0 2.0 2.0 5.3 3.3 26.0
2 Julius Erving F-G 6-6 200 23 84 3398 9.7 18.9 .512 0.2 0.5 .395 4.8 6.3 .766 2.8 6.7 9.5 4.6 2.0 2.2 3.6 2.9 24.4
3 John Williamson G 6-2 185 22 77 2264 7.7 15.6 .491 0.0 0.2 .182 2.4 3.0 .789 1.1 2.3 3.4 3.9 1.4 0.4 3.3 4.0 17.7
4 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 25 77 2596 7.2 14.6 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.3 .721 2.9 7.9 10.8 2.3 0.8 2.0 2.4 3.3 17.5
5 Larry Kenon F 6-9 205 21 84 2908 7.3 15.8 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.7 .703 4.6 7.3 11.9 1.4 1.0 0.2 3.1 3.1 16.5
6 John Roche G 6-3 170 24 50 1254 6.4 13.2 .487 0.7 2.0 .382 2.8 3.3 .842 0.5 1.2 1.7 6.0 1.2 0.2 3.0 2.5 16.4
7 Billy Schaeffer F 6-5 200 22 59 871 7.1 14.2 .497 0.1 0.4 .222 1.7 2.2 .759 2.0 3.8 5.8 1.5 1.0 0.4 2.2 5.8 15.9
8 Rich Rinaldi G 6-3 195 24 5 28 5.1 18.0 .286 0.0 1.3 .000 5.1 5.1 1.000 6.4 0.0 6.4 1.3 2.6 0.0 1.3 3.9 15.4
9 Bob Lackey G-F 6-5 200 24 3 15 7.2 16.8 .429 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 2.4 9.6 2.4 2.4 0.0 2.4 4.8 14.4
10 Oliver Taylor G-F 6-2 194 26 8 76 4.3 11.4 .375 0.5 0.5 1.000 4.3 7.1 .600 2.4 4.3 6.6 4.7 1.4 0.0 4.3 4.3 13.3
11 Willard Sojourner C-F 6-8 225 25 82 1316 5.5 11.5 .482 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 1.8 .844 3.0 6.2 9.2 1.5 0.7 2.4 2.3 5.6 12.5
12 Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 22 75 2505 5.2 11.0 .476 0.1 0.4 .276 1.4 2.1 .699 1.3 1.8 3.1 4.9 2.2 0.3 2.4 2.8 12.0
13 Wendell Ladner F 6-5 220 25 30 637 5.1 14.2 .357 1.0 3.0 .340 0.3 0.7 .417 2.2 6.9 9.1 3.7 2.6 0.2 3.5 5.5 11.5
14 Gary Gregor F-C 6-7 225 28 25 313 4.6 9.8 .471 0.2 0.3 .667 1.0 1.3 .818 2.5 5.6 8.2 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.2 5.5 10.5
15 Mike Gale G 6-4 185 23 32 904 4.5 10.6 .429 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.4 .806 2.0 4.1 6.1 4.9 2.4 1.4 2.1 3.3 10.2
16 Bill Melchionni G 6-1 165 29 56 1146 3.6 8.7 .420 0.2 0.7 .217 1.9 2.2 .831 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.5 1.6 0.2 2.7 3.0 9.3

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Julius Erving F-G 6-6 200 23 84 3398 25.7 .562 .517 7.8 18.1 13.1 18.7 2.6 3.3 14.3 27.2 111 94 27.3 22.0 49 1 24.0
2 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 25 77 2596 18.2 .531 .494 8.2 21.3 14.9 8.6 1.1 3.1 12.9 20.3 107 96 11.8 14.9 27 5 11.0
3 Larry Kenon F 6-9 205 21 84 2908 14.6 .486 .462 13.0 19.5 16.3 5.2 1.2 0.4 15.4 21.6 98 98 3.3 14.4 18 19 -0.5
4 Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 22 75 2505 12.7 .506 .482 3.7 4.7 4.2 16.9 2.8 0.5 16.6 15.3 103 101 5.8 10.2 16 11 2.5
5 John Williamson G 6-2 185 22 77 2264 13.5 .524 .492 3.0 6.2 4.6 14.6 1.7 0.7 16.3 21.8 100 102 4.7 8.0 13 16 -1.5
6 John Roche G 6-3 170 24 50 1254 14.6 .559 .515 1.3 3.3 2.3 21.5 1.5 0.3 17.2 19.0 108 104 6.0 3.5 10 6 2.0
7 Willard Sojourner C-F 6-8 225 25 82 1316 12.3 .512 .482 8.4 16.6 12.6 5.2 0.8 3.7 16.0 15.7 101 98 2.3 6.7 9 5 2.0
8 Mike Gale G 6-4 185 23 32 904 13.4 .456 .429 5.6 10.9 8.3 16.6 3.0 2.1 15.8 14.4 100 97 1.2 5.0 6 3 1.5
9 Billy Schaeffer F 6-5 200 22 59 871 11.8 .523 .500 5.7 10.2 8.0 5.6 1.3 0.6 12.6 18.7 103 101 2.4 3.3 6 4 1.0
10 Bill Melchionni G 6-1 165 29 56 1146 9.9 .482 .429 1.1 5.4 3.3 21.3 2.0 0.2 21.9 13.3 98 102 0.9 4.0 5 7 -1.0
11 Wendell Ladner F 6-5 220 25 30 637 9.1 .395 .393 6.2 18.5 12.5 12.6 3.3 0.3 19.4 19.4 81 94 0.0 4.1 4 7 -1.5
12 Gary Gregor F-C 6-7 225 28 25 313 9.7 .506 .482 7.1 15.2 11.2 5.8 0.6 0.2 10.0 12.4 110 101 1.1 1.2 2 1 0.5
13 Bob Lackey G-F 6-5 200 24 3 15 14.3 .429 .429 20.1 6.5 13.2 8.9 3.0 0.0 12.5 20.7 98 100 0.0 0.1 0 0 0.0
14 Oliver Taylor G-F 6-2 194 26 8 76 9.7 .458 .396 6.6 11.5 9.1 15.8 1.8 0.0 22.7 20.2 89 100 0.0 0.3 0 1 -0.5
15 Rich Rinaldi G 6-3 195 24 5 28 12.6 .381 .286 18.0 0.0 8.8 4.4 3.3 0.0 6.0 23.2 98 102 0.0 0.1 0 0 0.0
16 Jim O'Brien F 6-7 200 22 11 54 22.0 .447 .405 24.2 7.2 15.5 16.5 2.5 3.0 15.5 37.0 95 98 0.0 0.3 0 1 -0.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Julius Erving F-G 6-6 200 23 14 579 161 305 5 11 63 85 43 135 67 22 19 51 40 390 .528 .455 .741 41.4 27.9 9.6 4.8
2 Larry Kenon F 6-9 205 21 14 470 101 204 0 0 19 31 67 163 25 15 2 38 33 221 .495 .613 33.6 15.8 11.6 1.8
3 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 25 14 520 81 169 0 0 45 57 27 132 28 10 20 25 49 207 .479 .789 37.1 14.8 9.4 2.0
4 Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 22 14 507 86 166 2 3 23 30 32 61 62 33 4 32 45 197 .518 .667 .767 36.2 14.1 4.4 4.4
5 John Williamson G 6-2 185 22 14 425 72 160 0 3 22 27 17 46 40 10 6 33 44 166 .450 .000 .815 30.4 11.9 3.3 2.9
6 Mike Gale G 6-4 185 23 14 367 48 110 1 1 19 20 10 58 57 19 18 24 34 116 .436 1.000 .950 26.2 8.3 4.1 4.1
7 Wendell Ladner F 6-5 220 25 14 271 52 122 6 24 5 11 15 70 34 25 0 19 49 115 .426 .250 .455 19.4 8.2 5.0 2.4
8 Willard Sojourner C-F 6-8 225 25 14 154 17 41 0 0 5 9 16 34 8 2 12 12 26 39 .415 .556 11.0 2.8 2.4 0.6
9 Billy Schaeffer F 6-5 200 22 5 23 8 16 0 0 3 4 6 9 3 0 0 1 3 19 .500 .750 4.6 3.8 1.8 0.6
10 Bill Melchionni G 6-1 165 29 6 60 8 16 0 0 2 2 2 9 16 1 0 4 5 18 .500 1.000 10.0 3.0 1.5 2.7
11 Jim O'Brien F 6-7 200 22 4 9 4 10 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 8 .400 2.3 2.0 0.5 0.8