1970–71 ABA season

The ABA 1970/71 season was the fourth season of the American Basketball Association. The season started on 14 October 1970. At Play operating participated 11 teams. Each team completed 84 games. The four best of each division qualified for the playoffs. On May 18, 1971, the season ended with the ABA Championship. The Utah Stars defeated in the finals of the Kentucky Colonels and were for the first time master of the ABA.

• 4.1 ABA Finals 1971

Season notes

• The Dallas Chaparrals were a regional team and called themselves now Texas Chaparrals.
• Originally, the New Orleans Buccaneers should as a regional Louisiana Buccaneers contest the season, but moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where they became the Memphis Pros. The name was chosen because the jerseys already purchased were to change with little effort.
• Because of the negotiations with the NBA regarding the merger of the two leagues, the Washington Caps were relocated to Virginia, where she served as Virginia Squires continued to play. The franchise moved in exchange for the Indiana Pacers of the Western Division in the Eastern Division.
• The Los Angeles Stars moved to Utah, where she competed as the Utah Stars.
• After a change of ownership, the Pittsburgh Pipers were renamed in Pittsburgh Condors.
• The Miami Floridians were taken to a regional team and only still called The Floridians.
• The ABA All-Star Game was held in Greensboro, North Carolina on January 23, 1971.
• Rookie Dan Issel of the Kentucky Colonels made ​​the most points per game in the season. ( 29.9 )
• In a playoff for the final playoff place the Texas Chaparrals defeated the Denver Rockets with 115:109.

Awards

• ABA Most Valuable Player: Mel Daniels ( Indiana)
• ABA Rookie of the Year: Charlie Scott ( Virginia) and Dan Issel (Kentucky)
• ABA Coach of the Year: Al Bianchi (Virginia)
• ABA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player: Mel Daniels ( Indiana)

ABA All- League Team

End figures

W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = percentage share of victory, P = behind Division leaders

In parentheses are the rankings in the seedings of the respective division playoffs are listed.

Playoffs in 1971

The play-off rounds were played in best- of-seven format.

ABA Finals 1971

• Zelmo Beaty of the Utah Stars was named Most Valuable Player of the ABA Finals.