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1973-74 ABA Season Summary

1972-73 Season Summary 1974-75 Season Summary

League Champion: New York Nets

Most Valuable Player: Julius Erving (27.4/10.7/5.2)

Rookie of the Year: Swen Nater (14.1/12.6/1.6)

PPG Leader: Julius Erving (27.4)

RPG Leader: Artis Gilmore (18.3)

APG Leader: Al Smith (8.1)

WS Leader: Julius Erving (16.5)

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Eastern Division
New York Nets*	55	29	.655	—	109.4	104.0	4.80
Kentucky Colonels*	53	31	.631	2.0	107.4	103.3	3.71
Carolina Cougars*	47	37	.560	8.0	110.5	107.0	3.10
Virginia Squires*	28	56	.333	27.0	106.3	111.3	-4.38
Memphis Tams	21	63	.250	34.0	101.2	108.2	-6.17
Western Division
Utah Stars*	51	33	.607	—	105.1	104.7	0.28
Indiana Pacers*	46	38	.548	5.0	105.8	105.0	0.68
San Antonio Spurs*	45	39	.536	6.0	97.6	96.7	0.74
San Diego Conquistadors*	37	47	.440	14.0	113.2	115.7	-2.28
Denver Rockets*	37	47	.440	14.0	107.0	107.5	-0.49

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	San Diego Conquistadors*	84	241.5	46.5	105.1	.443	2.6	8.8	.293	43.9	96.3	.456	17.6	23.3	.753	17.0	32.6	49.6	23.6	8.3	6.1	15.7	19.5	113.2
2	Carolina Cougars*	84	242.4	44.2	91.2	.485	0.3	1.7	.179	43.9	89.5	.491	21.7	29.1	.746	16.2	29.3	45.6	24.1	12.0	3.8	19.6	27.1	110.5
3	New York Nets*	84	241.5	45.9	95.7	.480	1.0	3.0	.316	44.9	92.6	.485	16.6	22.0	.754	15.9	33.0	48.9	24.1	9.9	6.8	19.2	23.6	109.4
4	Kentucky Colonels*	84	240.9	43.8	96.1	.456	1.2	4.2	.278	42.7	92.0	.464	18.6	24.9	.748	17.7	34.9	52.6	25.0	7.7	5.6	17.5	21.1	107.4
5	Denver Rockets*	84	241.5	42.3	95.7	.442	1.3	3.9	.329	41.0	91.9	.447	21.1	27.0	.782	17.3	32.1	49.4	23.9	7.1	4.9	17.6	24.8	107.0
6	Virginia Squires*	84	241.2	40.8	90.3	.452	0.9	3.4	.262	39.9	86.9	.459	23.9	31.1	.768	16.0	31.2	47.2	19.8	8.4	4.5	20.4	25.8	106.3
7	Indiana Pacers*	84	242.4	42.2	93.9	.450	2.0	6.5	.315	40.2	87.4	.460	19.3	26.7	.725	17.5	34.5	52.0	21.7	8.8	5.5	18.5	22.9	105.8
8	Utah Stars*	84	241.8	42.7	88.4	.483	1.1	4.1	.272	41.5	84.2	.493	18.6	23.6	.789	13.7	31.4	45.2	22.3	8.4	4.2	17.0	23.1	105.1
9	Memphis Tams	84	241.2	41.0	89.4	.459	0.9	3.5	.269	40.1	85.9	.467	18.2	24.1	.757	16.7	31.2	47.9	22.9	7.4	4.1	17.9	24.8	101.2
10	San Antonio Spurs*	84	242.4	39.8	87.5	.455	0.6	2.9	.212	39.2	84.6	.463	17.4	22.4	.778	14.7	31.5	46.2	21.5	7.1	2.7	15.8	26.2	97.6
	League Average	84	241.7	42.9	93.3	.460	1.2	4.2	.283	41.7	89.1	.468	19.3	25.4	.760	16.3	32.2	48.5	22.9	8.5	4.8	17.9	23.9	106.4

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	San Antonio Spurs*	84	242.4	37.5	82.9	.452	1.3	4.4	.288	36.2	78.5	.461	20.5	27.0	.759	12.5	30.4	43.0	21.0	7.2	4.9	16.5	23.5	96.7
2	Kentucky Colonels*	84	240.9	42.6	95.3	.447	1.2	4.2	.294	41.3	91.1	.454	16.9	22.4	.755	16.8	33.3	50.0	20.7	8.4	3.8	17.4	23.4	103.3
3	New York Nets*	84	241.5	41.4	93.0	.445	1.3	4.6	.284	40.1	88.4	.454	20.0	26.9	.742	16.9	32.1	49.0	22.1	8.8	3.9	20.3	21.9	104.0
4	Utah Stars*	84	241.8	42.6	92.3	.461	1.7	5.3	.312	40.9	87.0	.471	17.9	23.2	.770	17.0	30.9	48.0	21.9	7.5	3.2	16.3	22.8	104.7
5	Indiana Pacers*	84	242.4	42.9	96.1	.447	1.0	4.0	.241	42.0	92.1	.456	18.1	24.2	.750	17.5	33.2	50.7	22.1	7.8	5.3	17.5	24.2	105.0
6	Carolina Cougars*	84	242.4	42.3	89.6	.472	1.0	4.0	.257	41.3	85.7	.482	21.3	27.8	.764	16.2	29.9	46.2	21.6	9.0	5.0	21.8	25.1	107.0
7	Denver Rockets*	84	241.5	43.7	93.4	.468	1.3	4.3	.290	42.4	89.0	.477	18.9	24.9	.758	14.7	32.4	47.1	27.6	9.0	6.5	16.9	24.7	107.5
8	Memphis Tams	84	241.2	42.8	90.3	.475	0.9	3.1	.291	41.9	87.2	.481	21.7	28.5	.761	15.0	30.1	45.0	23.2	9.5	4.8	16.5	23.8	108.2
9	Virginia Squires*	84	241.2	44.3	95.4	.465	1.2	3.7	.323	43.1	91.7	.471	21.5	27.9	.769	17.2	31.9	49.1	22.4	9.1	5.7	18.3	26.2	111.3
10	San Diego Conquistadors*	84	241.5	49.1	105.0	.467	1.0	4.2	.249	48.0	100.8	.476	16.5	21.5	.770	19.0	37.5	56.5	26.4	8.6	4.9	17.7	23.2	115.7
	League Average	84	241.7	42.9	93.3	.460	1.2	4.2	.283	41.7	89.1	.468	19.3	25.4	.760	16.3	32.2	48.5	22.9	8.5	4.8	17.9	23.9	106.4

Total Stats

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	San Diego Conquistadors*	84	20285	3907	8829	.443	216	736	.293	3691	8093	.456	1476	1960	.753	1432	2738	4170	1984	697	516	1320	1642	9506
2	Carolina Cougars*	84	20360	3714	7659	.485	25	140	.179	3689	7519	.491	1825	2447	.746	1362	2465	3827	2027	1005	317	1644	2275	9278
3	New York Nets*	84	20285	3855	8038	.480	81	256	.316	3774	7782	.485	1397	1852	.754	1334	2772	4106	2025	828	568	1612	1979	9188
4	Kentucky Colonels*	84	20235	3681	8075	.456	97	349	.278	3584	7726	.464	1565	2092	.748	1483	2934	4417	2104	644	470	1474	1771	9024
5	Denver Rockets*	84	20285	3553	8042	.442	107	325	.329	3446	7717	.447	1776	2271	.782	1455	2697	4152	2004	595	408	1477	2079	8989
6	Virginia Squires*	84	20260	3426	7581	.452	74	282	.262	3352	7299	.459	2007	2612	.768	1343	2621	3964	1665	704	375	1713	2167	8933
7	Indiana Pacers*	84	20360	3546	7886	.450	171	543	.315	3375	7343	.460	1625	2242	.725	1474	2896	4370	1825	735	459	1554	1926	8888
8	Utah Stars*	84	20310	3584	7422	.483	94	346	.272	3490	7076	.493	1566	1985	.789	1153	2641	3794	1870	705	352	1428	1940	8828
9	Memphis Tams	84	20260	3446	7507	.459	79	294	.269	3367	7213	.467	1532	2023	.757	1403	2621	4024	1920	623	341	1507	2082	8503
10	San Antonio Spurs*	84	20360	3343	7347	.455	51	241	.212	3292	7106	.463	1462	1878	.778	1236	2645	3881	1808	600	225	1326	2197	8199
	League Average	84	20300	3606	7839	.460	100	351	.283	3506	7487	.468	1623	2136	.760	1368	2703	4071	1923	714	403	1506	2006	8934

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	San Antonio Spurs*	84	20360	3149	6964	.452	107	372	.288	3042	6592	.461	1721	2268	.759	1054	2557	3611	1764	601	409	1383	1970	8126
2	Kentucky Colonels*	84	20235	3576	8003	.447	104	354	.294	3472	7649	.454	1419	1879	.755	1407	2797	4204	1742	709	317	1462	1967	8675
3	New York Nets*	84	20285	3476	7809	.445	110	387	.284	3366	7422	.454	1677	2261	.742	1418	2698	4116	1858	739	329	1701	1839	8739
4	Utah Stars*	84	20310	3578	7756	.461	140	449	.312	3438	7307	.471	1502	1951	.770	1432	2599	4031	1836	634	267	1373	1918	8798
5	Indiana Pacers*	84	20360	3606	8069	.447	80	332	.241	3526	7737	.456	1524	2031	.750	1468	2788	4256	1853	652	447	1473	2036	8816
6	Carolina Cougars*	84	20360	3557	7529	.472	86	334	.257	3471	7195	.482	1787	2338	.764	1363	2514	3877	1811	752	424	1829	2110	8987
7	Denver Rockets*	84	20285	3670	7842	.468	105	362	.290	3565	7480	.477	1587	2094	.758	1237	2718	3955	2321	760	548	1417	2072	9032
8	Memphis Tams	84	20260	3598	7581	.475	75	258	.291	3523	7323	.481	1821	2392	.761	1256	2527	3783	1949	799	403	1390	2000	9092
9	Virginia Squires*	84	20260	3724	8010	.465	100	310	.323	3624	7700	.471	1804	2345	.769	1444	2678	4122	1881	766	475	1537	2197	9352
10	San Diego Conquistadors*	84	20285	4121	8823	.467	88	354	.249	4033	8469	.476	1389	1803	.770	1596	3154	4750	2217	724	412	1490	1949	9719
	League Average	84	20300	3606	7839	.460	100	351	.283	3506	7487	.468	1623	2136	.760	1368	2703	4071	1923	714	403	1506	2006	8934

Per 100 Poss Stats

Per 100 Poss Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Carolina Cougars*	84	20360	42.3	87.1	.485	0.3	1.6	.179	42.0	85.5	.491	20.8	27.8	.746	15.5	28.0	43.5	23.1	11.4	3.6	18.7	25.9	105.6
2	Utah Stars*	84	20310	42.9	88.8	.483	1.1	4.1	.272	41.7	84.6	.493	18.7	23.7	.789	13.8	31.6	45.4	22.4	8.4	4.2	17.1	23.2	105.6
3	Kentucky Colonels*	84	20235	42.2	92.6	.456	1.1	4.0	.278	41.1	88.6	.464	17.9	24.0	.748	17.0	33.7	50.7	24.1	7.4	5.4	16.9	20.3	103.5
4	New York Nets*	84	20285	43.4	90.5	.480	0.9	2.9	.316	42.5	87.7	.485	15.7	20.9	.754	15.0	31.2	46.3	22.8	9.3	6.4	18.2	22.3	103.5
5	Denver Rockets*	84	20285	40.7	92.2	.442	1.2	3.7	.329	39.5	88.5	.447	20.4	26.0	.782	16.7	30.9	47.6	23.0	6.8	4.7	16.9	23.8	103.1
6	San Diego Conquistadors*	84	20285	42.3	95.6	.443	2.3	8.0	.293	40.0	87.6	.456	16.0	21.2	.753	15.5	29.6	45.2	21.5	7.5	5.6	14.3	17.8	102.9
7	Indiana Pacers*	84	20360	40.6	90.2	.450	2.0	6.2	.315	38.6	84.0	.460	18.6	25.7	.725	16.9	33.1	50.0	20.9	8.4	5.3	17.8	22.0	101.7
8	San Antonio Spurs*	84	20360	41.5	91.2	.455	0.6	3.0	.212	40.8	88.2	.463	18.1	23.3	.778	15.3	32.8	48.2	22.4	7.4	2.8	16.5	27.3	101.7
9	Memphis Tams	84	20260	41.0	89.3	.459	0.9	3.5	.269	40.0	85.8	.467	18.2	24.1	.757	16.7	31.2	47.9	22.8	7.4	4.1	17.9	24.8	101.1
10	Virginia Squires*	84	20260	38.7	85.6	.452	0.8	3.2	.262	37.9	82.4	.459	22.7	29.5	.768	15.2	29.6	44.8	18.8	8.0	4.2	19.3	24.5	100.9

Per 100 Poss Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	New York Nets*	84	20285	39.2	88.0	.445	1.2	4.4	.284	37.9	83.6	.454	18.9	25.5	.742	16.0	30.4	46.4	20.9	8.3	3.7	19.2	20.7	98.4
2	Kentucky Colonels*	84	20235	41.0	91.8	.447	1.2	4.1	.294	39.8	87.7	.454	16.3	21.6	.755	16.1	32.1	48.2	20.0	8.1	3.6	16.8	22.6	99.5
3	San Antonio Spurs*	84	20360	39.1	86.4	.452	1.3	4.6	.288	37.7	81.8	.461	21.4	28.1	.759	13.1	31.7	44.8	21.9	7.5	5.1	17.2	24.4	100.8
4	Indiana Pacers*	84	20360	41.3	92.3	.447	0.9	3.8	.241	40.3	88.5	.456	17.4	23.2	.750	16.8	31.9	48.7	21.2	7.5	5.1	16.9	23.3	100.9
5	Carolina Cougars*	84	20360	40.5	85.7	.472	1.0	3.8	.257	39.5	81.9	.482	20.3	26.6	.764	15.5	28.6	44.1	20.6	8.6	4.8	20.8	24.0	102.3
6	Denver Rockets*	84	20285	42.1	89.9	.468	1.2	4.2	.290	40.9	85.8	.477	18.2	24.0	.758	14.2	31.2	45.3	26.6	8.7	6.3	16.2	23.8	103.5
7	San Diego Conquistadors*	84	20285	44.6	95.5	.467	1.0	3.8	.249	43.7	91.7	.476	15.0	19.5	.770	17.3	34.2	51.4	24.0	7.8	4.5	16.1	21.1	105.2
8	Utah Stars*	84	20310	42.8	92.8	.461	1.7	5.4	.312	41.1	87.4	.471	18.0	23.3	.770	17.1	31.1	48.2	22.0	7.6	3.2	16.4	22.9	105.2
9	Virginia Squires*	84	20260	42.1	90.5	.465	1.1	3.5	.323	40.9	87.0	.471	20.4	26.5	.769	16.3	30.2	46.6	21.2	8.7	5.4	17.4	24.8	105.6
10	Memphis Tams	84	20260	42.8	90.1	.475	0.9	3.1	.291	41.9	87.1	.481	21.7	28.4	.761	14.9	30.0	45.0	23.2	9.5	4.8	16.5	23.8	108.1

Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats Table
																		Offense Four Factors					Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%		eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA		eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA		Arena	Attend.	Attend./G
1	New York Nets*	23.4	55	29	56	28	5.35	-0.59	4.80	103.5	98.4	+5.1	105.0	.230	.032	.519		.485	15.4	33.1	.174		.452	16.2	66.2	.215		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum		8,923
2	Kentucky Colonels*	25.6	53	31	53	31	4.15	-0.45	3.71	103.5	99.5	+4.0	103.4	.259	.043	.502		.462	14.1	34.6	.194		.453	14.2	67.6	.177		Freedom Hall		9,813
3	Carolina Cougars*	27.5	47	37	51	33	3.46	-0.37	3.10	105.6	102.3	+3.3	103.6	.319	.018	.531		.487	15.8	35.1	.238		.478	17.6	64.4	.237		Greensboro Coliseum		6,747
4	San Antonio Spurs*	24.6	45	39	45	39	0.87	-0.13	0.74	101.7	100.8	+0.9	95.0	.256	.033	.502		.458	14.0	32.6	.199		.460	14.8	71.5	.247		HemisFair Arena		6,234
5	Indiana Pacers*	26.8	46	38	44	40	0.86	-0.13	0.68	101.7	100.9	+0.8	103.0	.284	.069	.501		.460	14.9	34.6	.206		.452	14.1	66.4	.189		Indiana State Fair Coliseum		7,352
6	Utah Stars*	27.8	51	33	43	41	0.36	-0.08	0.28	105.6	105.2	+0.4	98.8	.267	.047	.532		.489	14.7	30.7	.211		.470	13.7	64.8	.194		Salt Palace		6,820
7	Denver Rockets*	25.5	37	47	41	43	-0.51	0.03	-0.49	103.1	103.5	-0.4	103.2	.282	.040	.497		.448	14.0	34.9	.221		.475	13.9	68.6	.202		Denver Auditorium Arena		4,110
8	San Diego Conquistadors*	25.1	37	47	36	48	-2.54	0.26	-2.28	102.9	105.2	-2.3	109.3	.222	.083	.490		.455	12.0	31.2	.167		.472	13.4	63.2	.157		Golden Hall		2,273
9	Virginia Squires*	26.4	28	56	29	55	-4.99	0.61	-4.38	100.9	105.6	-4.7	104.9	.345	.037	.512		.457	16.4	33.4	.265		.471	14.5	64.5	.225		Norfolk Scope		3,230
10	Memphis Tams	25.0	21	63	24	60	-7.01	0.85	-6.17	101.1	108.1	-7.0	99.6	.269	.039	.506		.464	15.2	35.7	.204		.480	13.9	67.6	.240		Mid-South Coliseum		2,331
	League Average	25.7			42	42	0.00	0.00	0.00	103.0	103.0		102.6	.273	.045	.509		.466	14.6	33.6	.207		.466	14.6	66.4	.207				5,676

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