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1970–71 ABA season
League American Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
DurationOctober 14, 1970 – May 18, 1971
Number of games84
Number of teams11
Regular season
Top seed Indiana Pacers
Season MVP Mel Daniels ( Indiana)
Top scorer Dan Issel ( Kentucky)
Finals
Champions Utah Stars
  Runners-up Kentucky Colonels
ABA seasons

The 1970–71 ABA season was the fourth season of the American Basketball Association.

Notable franchise moves from the previous season included:

The Utah Stars, led by Zelmo Beaty and Willie Wise, won the ABA championship, defeating the Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3, in the ABA Finals.

Final standings

Eastern Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Virginia Squires * 55 29 .655
Kentucky Colonels * 44 40 .524 11.0
New York Nets * 40 44 .476 15.0
The Floridians * 37 47 .440 18.0
Pittsburgh Condors 36 48 .429 19.0
Carolina Cougars 34 50 .405 21.0

Western Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Indiana Pacers * 58 26 .690
Utah Stars * 57 27 .679 1.0
Memphis Pros * 41 43 .488 17.0
Texas Chaparrals * 30 54 .357 28.0
Denver Rockets * 30 54 .357 28.0

Asterisk (*) denotes playoff team (the Rockets and the Chaparrals played a one-game playoff to settle the tie for the final playoff spot, which the Chaparrals won)

Bold – ABA champions

Playoffs

Awards and honors

Zelmo Beaty ( Utah) was named Playoffs MVP
Dan Issel ( Kentucky) won the 1970–71 scoring title

References

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