Index
ABA Finals
| 1970 |
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| BOXSCORE | Indiana Pacers | Los Angeles Stars |
| GAME1 | 4 | 2 |
| GAME2 | ||
| GAME3 | ABA FINALS STATS | ABA FINALS STATS |
| GAME4 | ||
| GAME5 | ||
| GAME6 | ||
| GAME7 | ||
Game #1 5/15/70 @Indiana
The Pacers broke open a close game in the 4th quarter behind Mel Daniels (16 points in the 4th) and Billy Keller (8 points in the 4th).
| LOS ANGELES | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS TO PF PTS |
| Stone | 38 7-21 2-2 5 7 12 1 1 3 16 |
| Warren | 40 8-18 2-4 5 4 9 4 3 3 20 |
| Raymond | 40 7-14 2-3 4 19 23 0 8 2 16 |
| Jackson | 36 5-16 2-3 1 2 3 2 2 4 14 |
| Calvin | 46 6-20 4-5 1 2 3 5 2 4 16 |
| Washington | 13 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 0 1 2 2 |
| Anderson | 14 3-5 1-1 0 1 1 0 2 3 7 |
| Wise | 9 0-2 0-0 0 4 4 1 2 2 0 |
| Workman | 4 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 |
| TOTALS 240 38-103 13-18 16 42 58 13 22 23 93 | |
| 3-PT: Warren 2-6, Jackson 2-3, Stone 0-3 | |
| INDIANA | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS TO PF PTS |
| R. Brown | 39 8-17 3-4 1 8 9 5 6 5 19 |
| Netolicky | 39 9-23 1-1 5 9 14 1 2 2 19 |
| Daniels | 23 9-17 0-4 7 6 13 1 4 4 18 |
| Lewis | 37 9-24 4-5 5 2 7 3 4 3 22 |
| Keller | 47 4-14 2-2 0 5 5 10 2 2 12 |
| Thacker | 23 3-4 0-0 4 9 13 6 3 5 6 |
| Becker | 18 4-7 3-3 1 8 9 0 0 1 11 |
| Barnhill | 12 0-1 2-3 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 |
| Darden | 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
| TOTALS 240 46-107 15-22 23 48 71 27 22 25 109 | |
| 3-PT: Keller 2-5, Brown 0-3, Lewis 0-1 | |
| Los Angeles | 24 20 27 22 93 |
| Indiana | 21 28 24 36 109 |
| A- 7,881 | |
Game #2 5/17/70 @Indiana
The Stars jumped to the early lead paced by Merv Jackson’s 19 1st half points. The Pacers closed late in the 3rd period and eventually tied the game at 94 on a Bob Netolicky 15-foot jumper. The teams then traded leads 8 times before Roger Brown put Indiana on top for good with a hoop that made it 111-109. Freddie Lewis hit a free throw to make it 112-109. The Stars closed the gap to 112-111 on a Netolicky goaltend with 0:34 left. Netolicky then came up with a key offensive rebound and drew a foul with 0:06 left. He made both free throws to make it 114-111. Mack Calvin missed a trey at the buzzer that would’ve sent it to overtime.
| LOS ANGELES | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS TO PF PTS |
| Stone | 44 12-25 5-5 4 4 8 2 1 2 29 |
| Warren | 40 9-17 1-1 4 3 7 2 2 4 20 |
| Raymond | 22 3-8 2-3 1 4 5 2 2 5 8 |
| Jackson | 46 12-20 2-3 0 2 2 3 5 4 28 |
| Calvin | 27 3-9 3-6 0 3 3 2 4 5 9 |
| Wise | 32 5-10 1-4 4 7 11 4 5 5 11 |
| Washington | 29 3-6 0-1 2 6 8 5 0 4 6 |
| TOTALS 240 47-95 14-23 15 29 44 20 19 29 111 | |
| 3-PT: Jackson 2-2, Warren 1-4, Stone 0-4, Calvin 0-1 | |
| INDIANA | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS TO PF PTS |
| Brown | 45 8-23 7-7 2 6 8 7 4 4 23 |
| Netolicky | 41 14-22 4-4 8 7 15 2 3 4 32 |
| Daniels | 44 11-19 9-15 9 18 27 1 2 4 31 |
| Lewis | 32 0-10 0-1 2 1 3 0 2 3 0 |
| Keller | 42 8-19 6-6 3 3 6 8 4 4 22 |
| Barnhill | 19 1-4 2-2 1 0 1 2 1 4 4 |
| Becker | 13 0-1 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 |
| Thacker | 3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
| Darden | 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| TOTALS 240 42-99 30-37 25 36 61 20 16 24 114 | |
| 3-PT: Brown 0-4, Keller 0-2, Barnhill 0-2 | |
| Los Angeles | 27 31 26 27 111 |
| Indiana | 21 31 30 32 114 |
| A- 9,014 | |
Game #3 5/18/70 @Los Angeles
The Pacers built a 21-point 1st quarter lead and looked a sure bet to go up 3-0. The Stars came back behind 25 2nd half points by George Stone. With Indiana leading 88-78 at the start of the 4th, L.A. outscored the Pacers 25-3 in the first 10 minutes of the period to take a 103-91 lead.
| INDIANA | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS TO PF PTS |
| Brown | 44 7-19 3-3 2 8 10 6 2 3 17 |
| Netolicky | 46 7-19 4-7 4 10 14 2 1 4 18 |
| Daniels | 35 8-15 4-4 9 11 20 1 3 4 20 |
| Lewis | 45 8-24 5-8 1 1 2 5 3 5 24 |
| Keller | 44 9-17 4-4 3 1 4 2 0 3 22 |
| Thacker | 10 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 |
| Barnhill | 7 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 |
| Becker | 7 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 |
| Darden | 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 |
| TOTALS 240 41-103 20-26 19 32 51 16 11 26 106 | |
| 3-PT: Lewis 3-8, Barnhill 1-3, Brown 0-2, Keller 0-1 | |
| LOS ANGELES | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS TO PF PTS |
| Stoen | 46 14-27 6-7 4 8 12 2 3 2 34 |
| Warren | 25 3-11 7-8 6 1 7 2 2 3 13 |
| Raymond | 41 4-11 3-5 3 15 18 7 6 4 11 |
| Jackson | 43 6-15 3-3 0 5 5 8 4 4 15 |
| Calvin | 19 2-6 0-0 1 1 2 3 0 0 4 |
| Anderson | 19 5-7 2-2 0 1 1 4 1 3 12 |
| Washington | 35 6-6 0-5 4 10 14 4 1 3 12 |
| Wise | 12 4-6 0-2 1 4 5 0 1 2 8 |
| TOTALS 240 44-89 21-32 19 45 64 30 18 21 109 | |
| 3-PT: Jackson 0-2, Stone 0-1, Warren 0-1 | |
| Indiana | 38 22 28 18 106 |
| Los Angeles | 17 30 31 31 109 |
| A- 5,780 | |
Game #4 5/19/70 @Los Angeles
Roger Brown scored an ABA playoff record 53 points in the game as Indiana broke open a very close games. There were 11 lead changes in the games first 31 minutes. Indiana led 85-83 with 4:50 left in the 3rd period when Roger Brown swished a 26-foot 3-pointer. That shot sparked a 23-11 Indiana run that closed the period. The Pacers stretched the lead to as many as 25 points in the final period.
| INDIANA | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS TO PF PTS |
| Brown | 47 18-29 14-16 5 8 13 6 3 3 53 |
| Netolicky | 31 9-15 0-0 2 0 2 0 2 2 18 |
| Daniels | 32 3-10 8-9 3 9 12 1 2 1 14 |
| Lewis | 36 6-13 4-4 2 4 6 5 2 4 17 |
| Keller | 39 6-16 4-4 3 3 6 5 2 5 16 |
| Thacker | 27 2-2 1-1 0 3 3 6 2 3 7 |
| Becker | 14 4-6 3-3 2 2 4 1 1 1 11 |
| Barnhill | 12 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 2 4 |
| Darden | 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Miller | 1 1-4 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 |
| TOTALS 240 51-100 34-37 19 30 49 24 15 23 142 | |
| 3-PT: Brown 3-8, Thacker 2-2, Lewis 1-3, Barnhill 0-2, Keller 0-1 | |
| LOS ANGELES | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS TO PF PTS |
| Stone | 38 7-18 4-4 4 10 14 3 4 4 19 |
| Warren | 25 3-10 4-5 3 1 4 3 3 3 10 |
| Raymond | 31 8-12 3-4 2 8 10 2 7 4 19 |
| Calvin | 23 5-12 3-5 1 1 2 4 3 2 14 |
| Jackson | 38 6-14 1-1 0 3 3 4 0 5 14 |
| Wise | 25 5-7 2-3 2 3 5 5 2 2 12 |
| Washington | 26 4-4 0-0 3 4 7 8 5 3 8 |
| Anderson | 30 7-15 6-7 4 0 4 1 2 3 20 |
| Workman | 4 2-3 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 0 4 |
| 3-PT: Stone 1-3, Jackson 1-2, Calvin 1-1 | |
| Indiana | 35 28 45 34 142 |
| Los Angeles | 25 37 32 26 120 |
| A- 7,027 | |
Game #5 5/23/70 @Indiana
Broadcast on national TV, the game saw 15 ties & 19 lead changes. Indiana led by 11 in the 2nd quarter, but L.A. rallied to tie the game at 67 midway through the 3rd period. Indiana then pushed back out by 8 points in the 4th but the Stars rallied to send the game into overtime. In the OT, Indiana managed only 1 field goal. Netolicky scored 3 straight points to put Indiana up 110-109. Mack Calvin answered on a drive to put L.A. in front to stay. The Stars led 115-112 when they intentionally fouled Roger Brown rather than allow him to get off a game-tying 3-point attempt. With 4 seconds left, Brown made the 1st and then missed the 2nd intentionally. Calvin grabbed the board & converted 2 free throws to seal the win.
| LOS ANGELES | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS TO PF PTS |
| Stone | 48 8-24 3-5 3 12 15 3 2 1 22 |
| Warren | 27 0-6 3-3 1 5 6 2 4 5 3 |
| Raymond | 47 9-17 5-6 3 9 12 1 3 6 23 |
| Jackson | 45 7-12 2-3 3 7 10 1 4 5 17 |
| Calvin | 47 12-22 9-12 1 7 8 7 3 5 33 |
| Wise | 28 7-13 1-2 1 2 3 2 1 6 15 |
| Washington | 9 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 |
| Anderson | 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 |
| Peterson | 6 2-3 0-1 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 |
| Workman | 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
| TOTALS 265 45-98 23-32 15 44 59 16 19 30 117 | |
| 3-PT: Stone 3-5, Jackson 1-2, Wise 0-2 | |
| INDIANA | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS TO PF PTS |
| Brown | 53 14-23 9-12 7 6 13 8 5 6 39 |
| Netolicky | 44 7-22 7-7 5 13 18 1 3 3 21 |
| Daniels | 32 10-22 0-0 4 12 16 1 5 5 20 |
| Lewis | 39 6-21 6-6 3 4 7 4 0 6 19 |
| Keller | 48 4-12 3-3 3 2 5 7 2 3 12 |
| Thacker | 20 0-5 1-1 2 1 3 1 2 2 1 |
| Barnhill | 19 0-3 1-6 1 4 5 1 1 3 1 |
| Becker | 10 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |
| TOTALS 265 41-109 27-35 25 42 67 23 18 29 113 | |
| 3-PT: Brown 2-5, Keller 1-3, Lewis 1-2, Thacker 0-3, Barnhill 0-2 | |
| Los Angeles | 27 22 29 29 10 117 |
| Indiana | 27 30 27 23 6 113 |
| A- 10,548 | |
Game #6 5/25/70 @Los Angeles
The Pacers clinched the title as Roger Brown hit a playoff record 7 3-pointers. It was a 25-foot trey by Brown that gave Indiana the lead for good in the 4th period.
| INDIANA | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS TO PF PTS |
| Brown | 48 14-27 10-12 2 9 11 1 2 2 45 |
| Netolicky | 42 6-18 2-4 7 6 13 1 3 2 14 |
| Daniels | 43 5-17 7-9 11 16 27 2 3 4 17 |
| Lewis | 48 7-17 3-7 3 0 3 4 1 4 18 |
| Keller | 16 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 2 4 |
| Thacker | 33 3-12 4-5 6 4 10 7 2 5 11 |
| Becker | 10 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 4 2 |
| TOTALS 240 38-108 26-37 29 40 69 15 12 23 111 | |
| 3-PT: Brown 7-12, Lewis 1-4, Thacker 1-3, Keller 0-1 | |
| LOS ANGELES | MN FG-FGA FT-FTA OR DR RB AS TO PF PTS |
| Stone | 44 12-24 1-3 0 3 3 3 1 5 28 |
| Warren | 17 2-4 1-1 0 2 2 0 2 3 7 |
| Raymond | 27 2-8 4-4 1 12 13 0 1 4 8 |
| Calvin | 35 7-16 5-6 0 2 2 9 5 3 19 |
| Jackson | 46 5-18 8-8 1 5 6 3 3 4 18 |
| Wise | 36 9-15 0-0 5 3 8 5 1 5 18 |
| Anderson | 9 1-7 1-1 2 1 3 4 0 2 3 |
| Peterson | 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 |
| TOTALS 240 41-95 20-23 14 39 53 25 14 28 107 | |
| 3-PT: Stone 3-7, Warren 2-3, Jackson 0-2 | |
| Indiana | 34 20 24 33 111 |
| Los Angeles | 27 26 27 27 107 |
| A- 8,233 | |
| COMPOSITE BOX SCORE | |
| INDIANA | G MIN FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA OR DR REB AS TO PF PTS |
| Brown | 7 276 69-138 12-34 46-54 19 45 64 33 22 23 196 |
| Netolicky | 7 244 52-119 0-0 18-23 31 45 76 7 14 17 122 |
| Daniels | 7 209 46-100 0-0 28-41 43 72 115 7 19 22 120 |
| Lewis | 7 237 36-109 6-18 22-31 16 12 28 21 12 24 100 |
| Keller | 7 246 33-82 3-13 19-19 14 16 30 32 11 19 88 |
| Thacker | 7 116 9-26 3-8 6-7 12 17 29 20 10 19 27 |
| Becker | 7 72 9-20 0-0 8-8 3 15 18 1 1 9 26 |
| Barnhill | 6 69 4-18 1-9 5-11 2 6 8 4 4 12 14 |
| Darden | 4 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 |
| Miller | 1 1 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 1 2 |
| LOS ANGELES G MIN FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA OR DR REB AS TO PF PTS | |
| Stone | 7 258 60-139 7-23 21-26 20 44 64 14 12 17 148 |
| Warren | 7 174 25-66 5-15 18-22 19 16 35 13 16 21 73 |
| Raymond | 7 208 33-70 0-0 19-25 14 67 81 12 27 25 85 |
| Jackson | 7 254 41-95 6-13 18-21 5 24 29 21 18 26 106 |
| Calvin | 7 197 35-85 1-2 24-34 4 16 20 30 17 19 95 |
| Wise | 7 142 30-53 0-2 4-11 13 23 36 17 12 22 64 |
| Washington | 7 137 17-22 0-0 0-6 16 34 50 18 9 15 34 |
| Anderson | 6 79 16-34 0-0 10-11 6 3 9 9 6 11 42 |
| Workman | 3 8 3-7 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 0 2 1 6 |
| Peterson | 2 7 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 2 3 0 0 1 4 |