The 1969–70 Los Angeles Stars season was the second and final season of the franchise in Los Angeles in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Late in February of the season, the team was 25-34 (9 games under .500), but by April 1, they were 40-38, with two 6 game winning streaks in that span. The Stars qualified for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Western Division by one game. The team soon went on a miracle run, beating the Chaparrals and Rockets, in 6 and 5 games respectively, to advance to the ABA Finals. The dream ended there, however, as the Indiana Pacers beat them in 6 games. The team ended up playing some of their playoff games in Anaheim and Long Beach due to no one expecting (or booking days to play) the team to go that far in the playoffs. However, owner Jim Kirst had decided to cut his losses and sell the team to Colorado businessman Bill Daniels on March 5, 1970 (over a month before the playoffs) for $850,000, who moved the team to Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 11 to become the Utah Stars. The next season, the team won the ABA Finals.
^"Remember the ABA: 1969-70 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results".
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1969, angeles, stars, season, second, final, season, franchise, angeles, american, basketball, association, late, february, season, team, games, under, april, they, were, with, game, winning, streaks, that, span, stars, qualified, fourth, final, playoff, spot,. The 1969 70 Los Angeles Stars season was the second and final season of the franchise in Los Angeles in the American Basketball Association ABA Late in February of the season the team was 25 34 9 games under 500 but by April 1 they were 40 38 with two 6 game winning streaks in that span The Stars qualified for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Western Division by one game The team soon went on a miracle run beating the Chaparrals and Rockets in 6 and 5 games respectively to advance to the ABA Finals The dream ended there however as the Indiana Pacers beat them in 6 games The team ended up playing some of their playoff games in Anaheim and Long Beach due to no one expecting or booking days to play the team to go that far in the playoffs However owner Jim Kirst had decided to cut his losses and sell the team to Colorado businessman Bill Daniels on March 5 1970 over a month before the playoffs for 850 000 who moved the team to Salt Lake City Utah on June 11 to become the Utah Stars The next season the team won the ABA Finals 1969 70 Los Angeles Stars seasonHead coachBill SharmanArenaLos Angeles Sports ArenaResultsRecord43 41 512 PlaceDivision 4th ABA Playoff finishLost in ABA Finals lt 1968 69 Contents 1 Roster 2 Final standings 2 1 Western Division 3 Playoffs 4 References 5 External linksRoster edit40 Andrew Anderson Shooting guard 20 Mack Calvin Point guard 55 Warren Davis Power forward 35 Wayne Hightower Power forward 54 Simmie Hill Small forward 10 Mervin Jackson Point guard 12 George Lehmann Point guard 14 Bill McGill Center 44 Larry Miller Shooting guard 44 Mel Peterson Guard Forward 12 54 Craig Raymond Center 22 Lester Selvage Point guard 33 George Stone Small forward 32 Bob Warlick Shooting guard 21 Bob Warren Shooting guard 14 Trooper Washington Power forward 42 Willie Wise Power forward 22 55 Tom Workman Forward CenterFinal standings editWestern Division edit Western Division W L PCT GBDenver Rockets 51 33 607 Dallas Chaparrals 45 39 536 6 0Washington Caps 44 40 524 7 0Los Angeles Stars 43 41 512 8 0New Orleans Buccaneers 42 42 500 9 0Asterisk Denotes playoff berthPlayoffs editWestern Division Semifinals 1 Game Date Location Score Record Attendance1 April 17 Dallas 103 115 0 1 4 5132 April 18 Dallas 129 121 1 1 4 7643 April 20 Los Angeles 104 116 1 2 9714 April 22 Los Angeles 144 138 2 2 2 9215 April 24 Dallas 146 139 3 2 5 1286 April 26 Los Angeles 124 123 4 2 2 083Division Finals Game Date Location Score Record Attendance1 April 30 Denver 113 123 OT 0 1 7 0712 May 1 Denver 114 105 1 1 7 1873 May 4 Los Angeles 119 113 2 1 4 4684 May 5 Los Angeles 114 110 3 1 3 4325 May 9 Denver 109 107 4 1 6 401ABA Finals Game Date Location Result Record Attendance1 May 15 Indiana 93 109 0 1 7 8812 May 17 Indiana 111 114 0 2 9 0143 May 18 Los Angeles 109 106 1 2 5 7804 May 19 Los Angeles 120 142 1 3 7 0275 May 23 Indiana 117 113 2 3 10 5486 May 25 Los Angeles 107 111 2 4 8 233References edit Remember the ABA 1969 70 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results External links editRememberTheABA com 1969 70 regular season and playoff results Los Angeles page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1969 70 Los Angeles Stars season amp oldid 1172532694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
