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{{short description|ABA professional basketball team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{NBA season
| team = Indiana Pacers
| DivisionWin = yes
| league = ABA
| end_year = 1970
| wins = 59
| losses = 25
| division = Eastern
| division_place = 1
| coach = [[Bobby Leonard]]
| arena = [[Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum]]
| playoffs = [[1970 ABA Finals|'''ABA Champions''']]<br><small>(Defeated [[1969–70 Los Angeles Stars season|Stars]] 4–2)</small>
| bbr_team = IND
| television =
| radio =
}}
The '''[[1969–70 ABA season|1969–70]] [[Indiana Pacers]] season''' was Indiana's third season in the [[American Basketball Association|ABA]] and third as a team. The Pacers finished first in the Eastern Division and won their [[1970 ABA Playoffs|first ABA title]].
In the Eastern Division semifinals, the Pacers swept the [[Carolina Cougars]] in four games. In the Eastern Division finals, the Pacers eliminated their archrival, the [[Kentucky Colonels]], in five games. The Western Division champion [[Los Angeles Stars]] appeared in the ABA Championships for the first time and were defeated by the Pacers in six games.
==Offseason==
===ABA Draft===
{{Main|1969 ABA Draft}}
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="7%"| Round
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="7%"| Pick
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="20%"| Player
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="15%"| Position
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="15%"| Nationality
! style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;" width="20%"| School/Club Team
|-
|}
==Regular season==
===Schedule===
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|- align="center"  style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;"
| '''Game''' || '''Date''' || '''Opponent''' || '''Result''' || '''Pacers points''' || '''Opponents''' || '''Record'''
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1 || ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 2 || ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
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|} <ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/IND/1970_games.html 1969–70 Indiana Pacers Games – Basketball-Reference.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
===Roster===
* Roger Brown, F (Starter)
* Bob Netolicky, F (Starter)
* Mel Daniels, C (Starter)
* Freddie Lewis, G (Starter)
* John Barnhill, G (Starter)
* Arthur Becker, F
* Bill Keller, G
* Barry Orms, G
* Tom Thacker, G
* Stephen Chubin, G
* Ollie Darden, F
* John Fairchild, F
* Jay Miller, F
* Bobby Edmonds, F
* Dick Grubar, G
* Jerry McKee, G
<ref>1969-70 Indiana Pacers Roster, Basketball-Reference.com</ref>
===Season standings===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ '''1969–70 ABA Eastern Standings'''
! Western Division !! W !! L !! PCT. !! GB
|-
| align="left" | Indiana Pacers || 59 || 25 || .702|| –
|-
| align="left" | [[Kentucky Colonels]] || 45|| 39 || .536 || 14
|-
| align="left" | [[Carolina Cougars]] || 42 || 42 || .500 || 17
|-
| align="left" | [[New York Nets]] || 39|| 45 || .464 || 20
|-
| align="left" | [[Pittsburgh Pipers]] || 29 || 55 || .345 || 30
|-
| align="left" | [[Miami Floridians]] || 23 || 61 || .274 || 36
|-
|}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/ABA_1970.html|title = 1969-70 ABA Season Summary}}</ref>
==Awards, records, and honors==
* [[1970 ABA All-Star Game]]
** Roger Brown
** Mel Daniels
** Freddie Lewis
** Bob Netolicky
==Player stats==
''Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average''
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|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="16%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | GP
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | REB
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AST
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | STL
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | BLK
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | PTS
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="9%" | AVG
|- align="center"
|-
|}
==Transactions==
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}
==Playoffs==
'''Eastern Division Semifinals vs [[Carolina Cougars]]'''<ref name="remembertheaba.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1970Playoffs.html|title=Remember the ABA: 1969-70 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- align="center"  style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;"
| '''Game''' || '''Date''' || '''Location''' || '''Result''' || '''Record'''|| '''Attendance'''
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1 ||April 18 ||  Indiana || 123–105 ||1–0 || 6,123
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 2 || April 19|| Indiana || 103–98|| 2–0 || 6,341
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 3 || April 22|| Carolina || 103–98  || 3–0 ||3,381
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 4 || April 24|| Carolina || 110–106 || 4–0 ||5,211
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|}
''Pacers win series, 4–0''
'''Eastern Division Finals vs [[Kentucky Colonels]]'''
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|- align="center"  style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;"
| '''Game''' || '''Date''' || '''Location''' || '''Result''' || '''Record''' || '''Attendance'''
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1 ||May 1 || Indiana || 114–110  ||1–0 || 5,939
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 2 || May 2|| Indiana || 110–121 || 1–1 || 7,007
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 3 || May 3|| Kentucky || 114–110 || 2–1 ||3,024
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 4 || May 5|| Kentucky || 111–103 || 3–1|| 3,476
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 5 || May 6|| Indiana || 117–103  || 4–1|| 5,453
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|}
''Pacers win series, 4–1''
'''ABA Finals vs [[Los Angeles Stars]]'''
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- align="center"  style="background:#14345B;color:#ffc322;"
| '''Game''' || '''Date''' || '''Location''' || '''Result''' || '''Record''' || '''Attendance'''
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 1 ||May 15 || Indiana || 109–93  ||1–0 || 7,881
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 2 || May 17|| Indiana || 114–111 || 2–0 || 9,014
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 3 || May 18|| Los Angeles || 106–109 || 2–1 || 5,780
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 4 || May 19|| Los Angeles|| 142–120 || 3–1 || 7,027
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 5 || May 23|| Indiana || 113–117 || 3–2 || 10,548
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 6 || May 25|| Los Angeles || 111–107 || 4–2 || 8,233
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|}
''Pacers win series 4–2''
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/INA/1970.html Pacers on Basketball Reference]
==External links==
* [http://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1970Playoffs.html RememberTheABA.com 1969–70 regular season and playoff results]
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