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1974 ABA Playoffs Summary

1973 Playoffs Summary 1975 Playoffs Summary

League Champion: New York Nets

Playoffs MVP: Julius Erving

1974 Playoff Leaders:

PTS: Willie Wise (420)

TRB: Gerald Govan (246)

AST: Ron Boone (109)

WS: Julius Erving (3.0)

Playoff Series

Playoff Series Table

New York Nets over Utah Stars (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, April 30	Utah Stars	85	@ New York Nets	89
Game 2	Sat, May 4	Utah Stars	94	@ New York Nets	118
Game 3	Mon, May 6	New York Nets	103	@ Utah Stars	100
Game 4	Wed, May 8	New York Nets	89	@ Utah Stars	97
Game 5	Fri, May 10	Utah Stars	100	@ New York Nets	111

New York Nets over Kentucky Colonels (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sat, April 13	Kentucky Colonels	106	@ New York Nets	119
Game 2	Mon, April 15	Kentucky Colonels	80	@ New York Nets	99
Game 3	Wed, April 17	New York Nets	89	@ Kentucky Colonels	87
Game 4	Sat, April 20	New York Nets	103	@ Kentucky Colonels	90

Utah Stars over Indiana Pacers (4-3)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sat, April 13	Indiana Pacers	96	@ Utah Stars	105
Game 2	Mon, April 15	Indiana Pacers	102	@ Utah Stars	106
Game 3	Wed, April 17	Utah Stars	99	@ Indiana Pacers	90
Game 4	Thu, April 18	Utah Stars	107	@ Indiana Pacers	118
Game 5	Mon, April 22	Indiana Pacers	110	@ Utah Stars	101
Game 6	Thu, April 25	Utah Stars	89	@ Indiana Pacers	91
Game 7	Sat, April 27	Indiana Pacers	87	@ Utah Stars	109

Kentucky Colonels over Carolina Cougars (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Mon, April 1	Carolina Cougars	102	@ Kentucky Colonels	118
Game 2	Fri, April 5	Carolina Cougars	96	@ Kentucky Colonels	99
Game 3	Sat, April 6	Kentucky Colonels	120	@ Carolina Cougars	110
Game 4	Mon, April 8	Kentucky Colonels	128	@ Carolina Cougars	119

New York Nets over Virginia Squires (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, March 29	Virginia Squires	96	@ New York Nets	108
Game 2	Mon, April 1	Virginia Squires	110	@ New York Nets	129
Game 3	Thu, April 4	New York Nets	115	@ Virginia Squires	116
Game 4	Sun, April 7	New York Nets	116	@ Virginia Squires	88
Game 5	Mon, April 8	Virginia Squires	96	@ New York Nets	108

Indiana Pacers over San Antonio Spurs (4-3)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sat, March 30	San Antonio Spurs	113	@ Indiana Pacers	109
Game 2	Mon, April 1	San Antonio Spurs	101	@ Indiana Pacers	128
Game 3	Wed, April 3	Indiana Pacers	96	@ San Antonio Spurs	115
Game 4	Thu, April 4	Indiana Pacers	91	@ San Antonio Spurs	89
Game 5	Sat, April 6	San Antonio Spurs	100	@ Indiana Pacers	105
Game 6	Wed, April 10	Indiana Pacers	86	@ San Antonio Spurs	102
Game 7	Fri, April 12	San Antonio Spurs	79	@ Indiana Pacers	86

Utah Stars over San Diego Conquistadors (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sat, March 30	San Diego Conquistadors	99	@ Utah Stars	114
Game 2	Mon, April 1	San Diego Conquistadors	105	@ Utah Stars	119
Game 3	Wed, April 3	Utah Stars	96	@ San Diego Conquistadors	97
Game 4	Thu, April 4	Utah Stars	98	@ San Diego Conquistadors	100
Game 5	Sat, April 6	San Diego Conquistadors	93	@ Utah Stars	110
Game 6	Mon, April 8	Utah Stars	110	@ San Diego Conquistadors	99

San Diego Conquistadors over Denver Rockets (1-0)

Series Stats

Game 1

Fri, March 29

Denver Rockets

111

@ San Diego Conquistadors

131

Per Game Stats

Team

Opponent

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	New York Nets	14	241.8	45.6	94.2	.484	1.0	3.0	.333	44.6	91.2	.489	14.7	19.7	.746	16.9	34.5	51.4	24.5	9.8	5.8	17.1	23.5	106.9
2	Carolina Cougars	4	240.0	43.8	101.3	.432	1.8	5.3	.333	42.0	96.0	.438	17.5	25.0	.700	17.5	26.3	43.8	19.5	9.3	1.5	13.5	30.0	106.8
3	Kentucky Colonels	8	240.0	40.9	88.5	.462	2.5	5.6	.444	38.4	82.9	.463	19.3	26.8	.720	16.1	36.8	52.9	23.8	5.9	7.0	20.3	18.5	103.5
4	Utah Stars	18	241.4	43.6	93.3	.467	0.6	3.1	.196	42.9	90.2	.476	14.4	18.6	.778	14.9	33.7	48.6	22.3	7.6	3.9	14.3	20.3	102.2
5	Virginia Squires	5	240.0	41.0	94.8	.432	0.8	5.8	.138	40.2	89.0	.452	18.4	23.0	.800	19.4	27.4	46.8	18.2	8.2	3.6	21.4	25.2	101.2
6	San Antonio Spurs	7	240.0	40.6	83.7	.485	0.3	1.9	.154	40.3	81.9	.492	18.4	23.7	.777	15.1	32.6	47.7	19.4	6.0	4.3	15.1	26.6	99.9
7	Indiana Pacers	14	240.0	37.6	84.9	.444	2.9	8.8	.333	34.7	76.1	.456	21.4	28.4	.754	15.9	30.2	46.1	19.9	8.1	3.9	13.7	21.6	99.6
8	San Diego Conquistadors	6	240.0	42.8	100.3	.427	3.5	9.3	.375	39.3	91.0	.432	9.7	13.2	.734	17.7	31.8	49.5	21.3	6.7	5.2	14.5	16.7	98.8
	League Average	10	240.7	42.1	91.6	.459	1.6	5.1	.312	40.5	86.5	.468	16.7	22.1	.754	16.2	32.5	48.7	21.7	7.8	4.6	15.8	22.1	102.4

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	New York Nets	14	241.8	39.1	91.9	.426	1.1	4.9	.232	38.0	87.0	.437	16.6	21.9	.761	16.0	31.5	47.5	19.2	7.2	4.8	17.7	19.6	96.1
2	Utah Stars	18	241.4	41.4	92.8	.447	2.2	6.5	.333	39.3	86.3	.455	14.8	20.2	.733	17.3	32.9	50.3	20.9	7.5	4.1	15.2	20.1	99.8
3	San Antonio Spurs	7	240.0	37.1	85.1	.436	3.9	10.9	.355	33.3	74.3	.448	22.0	28.6	.770	15.1	28.9	44.0	20.4	8.1	4.7	12.3	23.7	100.1
4	Indiana Pacers	14	240.0	42.1	87.6	.481	0.6	2.6	.243	41.5	84.9	.489	16.1	21.1	.764	16.1	32.2	48.4	20.9	6.9	3.7	14.5	24.2	101.1
5	Kentucky Colonels	8	240.0	44.6	99.8	.447	1.6	4.3	.382	43.0	95.5	.450	13.8	18.8	.733	17.0	30.9	47.9	21.5	9.5	2.9	14.3	25.6	104.6
6	San Diego Conquistadors	6	240.0	47.0	97.8	.480	0.3	3.0	.111	46.7	94.8	.492	13.5	16.3	.827	14.2	36.5	50.7	25.5	8.0	4.3	14.8	18.7	107.8
7	Virginia Squires	5	240.0	46.8	90.0	.520	0.8	3.0	.267	46.0	87.0	.529	20.8	28.0	.743	16.0	32.0	48.0	26.8	12.0	8.4	19.8	25.6	115.2
8	Carolina Cougars	4	240.0	45.0	86.8	.519	2.5	4.8	.526	42.5	82.0	.518	23.8	32.3	.736	16.3	38.8	55.0	26.8	5.3	7.5	23.0	22.5	116.3
	League Average	10	240.7	42.1	91.6	.459	1.6	5.1	.312	40.5	86.5	.468	16.7	22.1	.754	16.2	32.5	48.7	21.7	7.8	4.6	15.8	22.1	102.4

Total Stats

Team

Opponent

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	Utah Stars	18	4345	784	1679	.467	11	56	.196	773	1623	.476	260	334	.778	268	607	875	402	137	71	257	366	1839
2	New York Nets	14	3385	638	1319	.484	14	42	.333	624	1277	.489	206	276	.746	236	483	719	343	137	81	239	329	1496
3	Indiana Pacers	14	3360	527	1188	.444	41	123	.333	486	1065	.456	300	398	.754	222	423	645	279	114	54	192	302	1395
4	Kentucky Colonels	8	1920	327	708	.462	20	45	.444	307	663	.463	154	214	.720	129	294	423	190	47	56	162	148	828
5	San Antonio Spurs	7	1680	284	586	.485	2	13	.154	282	573	.492	129	166	.777	106	228	334	136	42	30	106	186	699
6	San Diego Conquistadors	6	1440	257	602	.427	21	56	.375	236	546	.432	58	79	.734	106	191	297	128	40	31	87	100	593
7	Virginia Squires	5	1200	205	474	.432	4	29	.138	201	445	.452	92	115	.800	97	137	234	91	41	18	107	126	506
8	Carolina Cougars	4	960	175	405	.432	7	21	.333	168	384	.438	70	100	.700	70	105	175	78	37	6	54	120	427
	League Average	10	2286	400	870	.459	15	48	.312	385	822	.468	159	210	.754	154	309	463	206	74	43	151	210	973

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	Carolina Cougars	4	960	180	347	.519	10	19	.526	170	328	.518	95	129	.736	65	155	220	107	21	30	92	90	465
2	Virginia Squires	5	1200	234	450	.520	4	15	.267	230	435	.529	104	140	.743	80	160	240	134	60	42	99	128	576
3	San Diego Conquistadors	6	1440	282	587	.480	2	18	.111	280	569	.492	81	98	.827	85	219	304	153	48	26	89	112	647
4	San Antonio Spurs	7	1680	260	596	.436	27	76	.355	233	520	.448	154	200	.770	106	202	308	143	57	33	86	166	701
5	Kentucky Colonels	8	1920	357	798	.447	13	34	.382	344	764	.450	110	150	.733	136	247	383	172	76	23	114	205	837
6	New York Nets	14	3385	548	1287	.426	16	69	.232	532	1218	.437	233	306	.761	224	441	665	269	101	67	248	275	1345
7	Indiana Pacers	14	3360	590	1226	.481	9	37	.243	581	1189	.489	226	296	.764	226	451	677	292	97	52	203	339	1415
8	Utah Stars	18	4345	746	1670	.447	39	117	.333	707	1553	.455	266	363	.733	312	593	905	377	135	74	273	362	1797
	League Average	10	2286	400	870	.459	15	48	.312	385	822	.468	159	210	.754	154	309	463	206	74	43	151	210	973

Advanced Stats

Team

Advanced Stats Table
															Offense Four Factors				Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	W/L%	PW	PL	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%	eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA	eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA
1	New York Nets	23.1	12	2	.857	11	3	106.1	95.3	+10.8	100.0	.209	.032	.519	.489	14.2	34.9	.156	.432	14.9	68.3	.181
2	Utah Stars	28.1	9	9	.500	10	8	104.4	102.0	+2.4	97.3	.199	.033	.504	.470	12.3	31.1	.155	.458	13.0	66.1	.159
3	San Antonio Spurs	24.0	3	4	.429	3	4	107.9	108.3	-0.4	92.5	.283	.022	.530	.486	13.9	34.4	.220	.459	11.2	68.3	.258
4	Kentucky Colonels	25.6	4	4	.500	4	4	101.1	102.2	-1.1	102.4	.302	.064	.516	.476	16.8	34.3	.218	.456	11.7	68.4	.138
5	Indiana Pacers	26.8	7	7	.500	6	8	106.6	108.2	-1.6	93.4	.335	.104	.512	.461	12.3	33.0	.253	.485	13.0	65.2	.184
6	San Diego Conquistadors	23.8	2	4	.333	1	5	97.6	106.5	-8.9	101.2	.131	.093	.466	.444	12.0	32.6	.096	.482	12.4	69.2	.138
7	Carolina Cougars	27.2	0	4	.000	1	3	101.1	110.1	-9.0	105.6	.247	.052	.476	.441	10.7	31.1	.173	.533	18.6	61.8	.274
8	Virginia Squires	26.9	1	4	.200	1	4	97.5	111.0	-13.5	103.8	.243	.061	.482	.437	16.9	37.7	.194	.524	16.2	63.1	.231
	League Average	25.8				5	5	103.8	103.8		98.4	.242	.055	.505	.468	13.5	33.3	.182	.468	13.5	66.7	.182