1974 ABA playoffs

Basketball competition August 2023 ABA playoffs 1974 1973–74 March 29 – May 10, 1974 8 New York Nets 1 Utah Stars Kentucky Colonels Indiana Pacers 1973 1975 The 1974 ABA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association's 1973–74 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion New York Nets defeating the Western Division champion Utah Stars, four games to one in the ABA Finals. Notable events A one-game playoff was held to determine the fourth-place finisher in the Western Division because the San Diego Conquistadors and Denver Rockets had both tied for fourth place during the regular season. The game was played on March 29, 1974, with the Conquistadors posting a 131–111 win at Denver. The Carolina Cougars played their final game on April 8, 1974, losing at home to the Kentucky Colonels 128–119 in the last game of their Eastern Division semifinal series, which the Colonels swept 4 games to none. The Cougars played in the remaining two seasons of the ABA as the Spirits of St. Louis and were one of only two teams (the Colonels being the other) remaining during the ABA-NBA merger to not enter the NBA. The New York Nets and Utah Stars won the Eastern Division and Western Division, respectively, in both the regular season and the playoffs.Remember the ABA: 1973-74 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results The New York Nets became the first team since the 1969-1970 Indiana Pacers to win the ABA championship after posting the league's best regular season record. Julius Erving of the New York Nets was the Most Valuable Player of the ABA playoffs. He won that distinction again in 1976 and became the only player in ABA history to repeat as the MVP of the league playoffs. Bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals ABA Finals Western Division Eastern Division 1 Utah Stars 4 4 San Diego Conquistadors 2 3 San Antonio Spurs 3 2 Indiana Pacers 4 1 New York Nets 4 4 Virginia Squires 1 3 Carolina Cougars 0 2 Kentucky Colonels 4 1 Utah Stars 4 2 Indiana Pacers 3 1 New York Nets 4 2 Kentucky Colonels 0 W1 Utah Stars 1 E1 New York Nets 4 Western Division Tiebreaker Game #eee March 29 Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado San Diego Conquistadors 131 Denver Rockets 111 Box score 37–29 30–19 33–33 31–30 Bo Lamar 40 Beck, Robisch 18 each Tim Bassett 12 Beck, Green 8 each Jimmy O'Brien 12 Al Smith 20 3,305 San Diego wins tiebreaker With a barrage of shots that saw San Diego shoot 60% from the field and rookie Bo Lamar score 40 points, the Conquistadors vanquished the Rockets to get the fourth spot. They connected from 15 of their first 20 shots to get a 37-29 lead after one quarter and never looked back, as Denver could only narrow it to eight points in the second quarter before San Diego rolled to a 19-point lead at halftime, with Lamar scoring 17 points in the first half to go with Stu Johnson's 22 (with six more in the second half). Denver had the dubious distinction of having lost both ABA Tiebreaker Games ever played on the court to determine a playoff team.https://newspaperarchive.com/colorado-springs-gazette-mar-30-1974-p-22/ Hot San Diego in, Denver Out in ABA West Playoffs Colorado Springs Gazette Associated Press March 30, 1974 Division Semifinals Western Division Semifinals (1) Utah Stars vs. (4) San Diego Conquistadors #eee March 30 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah San Diego Conquistadors 99 Utah Stars 114 Box score 30–33 23–29 27–22 19–30 Bo Lamar 23 Zelmo Beaty 27 Tim Bassett 17 Gerald Govan 21 Tim Bassett 7 Ron Boone 9 5,558 Utah leads series, 1–0 April 1 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah San Diego Conquistadors 105 Utah Stars 119 Box score 25–35 17–24 28–26 35–34 Bo Lamar 41 Willie Wise 23 Tim Bassett 19 Gerald Govan 25 Lamar, O'Brien, Shepherd 5 each Ron Boone 11 6,242 Utah leads series, 2–0 #eee April 3 Golden Hall, San Diego, California Utah Stars 96 San Diego Conquistadors 97 Box score 20–35 25–21 27–17 24–24 Willie Wise 29 Bo Lamar 22 Gerald Govan 17 Caldwell Jones 18 Ron Boone 12 Jones, Bassett, Johnson, O'Brien 5 each 2,295 Utah leads series, 2–1 April 4 Golden Hall, San Diego, California Utah Stars 98 San Diego Conquistadors 100 Box score 35–19 28–23 21–30 14–28 Willie Wise 30 Bo Lamar 32 Gerald Govan 18 Jones, Bassett 13 each Gerald Govan 7 Jim O'Brien 5 2,089 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 6 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah San Diego Conquistadors 93 Utah Stars 110 Box score 20–19 29–29 19–31 25–31 Tim Bassett 26 Willie Wise 30 Tim Bassett 19 Gerald Govan 19 O'Brien, Shepherd 4 each Jimmy Jones 8 6,648 Utah leads series, 3–2 April 8 Golden Hall, San Diego, California Utah Stars 110 San Diego Conquistadors 99 Box score 34–20 21–36 24–16 31–27 Wise, Jones 21 each Bo Lamar 33 Zelmo Beaty 12 Caldwell Jones 22 Jimmy Jones 7 Bo Lamar 7 3,140 Utah wins series, 4–2 (2) Indiana Pacers vs. (3) San Antonio Spurs #eee March 30 Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana San Antonio Spurs 113 Indiana Pacers 109 Box score 27–28 33–20 23–27 30–34 Rich Jones 27 Lewis, Daniels 19 each Gervin, Nater 10 each Mel Daniels 11 Gervi, Silas 4 each Roger Brown 7 7,438 San Antonio leads series, 1–0 April 1 Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana San Antonio Spurs 101 Indiana Pacers 128 Box score 18–25 20–35 32–30 31–38 Rich Jones 26 Billy Keller 39 Swen Nater 12 Darnell Hillman 10 6 players tied with 2 Freddie Lewis 10 6,988 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 3 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas Indiana Pacers 96 San Antonio Spurs 115 Box score 19–31 24–24 25–27 28–33 George McGinnis 25 Swen Nater 27 McGinnis, Daniels 10 each Swen Nater 15 Roger Brown 6 George Karl 11 10,693 San Antonio leads series, 2–1 April 4 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas Indiana Pacers 91 San Antonio Spurs 89 Box score 33–21 17–23 17–28 24–17 Roger Brown 29 Rich Jones 28 George McGinnis 8 Rich Jones 8 Roger Brown 8 James Silas 5 12,079 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 6 Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana San Antonio Spurs 100 Indiana Pacers 105 Box score 22–25 24–24 23–24 31–32 James Silas 28 Freddie Lewis 35 Swen Nater 12 Mel Daniels 14 James Silas 7 Billy Keller 5 10,079 Indiana leads series, 3–2 April 10 HemisFair Arena, San Antonio, Texas Indiana Pacers 86 San Antonio Spurs 102 Box score 23–28 19–24 25–24 19–26 Roger Brown 26 Bird Averitt 19 Mel Daniels 14 Swen Nater 13 Roger Brown 6 James Silas 7 12,304 Series tied, 3–3 #eee April 12 Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana San Antonio Spurs 79 Indiana Pacers 86 Box score 12–14 30–15 22–30 15–27 James Silas 27 Roger Brown 28 Swen Nater 13 George McGinnis 17 Swen Nater 6 Brown, Lewis 3 each 10,079 Indiana wins series, 4–3 The Pacers trailed 42-29 at halftime, earning a record for least points in a half that they did with 8-of-33 shooting. Late in the third quarter, George McGinnis scored ten points to go along with 12 by Roger Brown to get the Pacers close as the final quarter loomed. The two teams were tied at 64 with 9:47 to go in a tight defensive battle that saw Indiana outshot in total field goals (27-of-78 to San Antonio's 31-of-74). With the score 72-69 and under six minutes to go, Brown sunk a three-pointer to give the Pacers a six-point lead that they managed to pull away for the remaining minutes. The Pacers received plenty of free throws, scoring 30 from 43 shots while San Antonio went 17-of-25.https://newspaperarchive.com/anderson-herald-bulletin-apr-13-1974-p-8/ Mike Chappell Pacers survive miserable first half to down Spurs Anderson Herald Bulletin April 13, 1974 April 7, 2025 Eastern Division Semifinals (1) New York Nets vs. (4) Virginia Squires #eee March 29 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Virginia Squires 96 New York Nets 108 Box score 27–28 19–26 26–27 24–27 Cincy Powell 22 Julius Erving 24 Cincy Powell 15 Larry Kenon 12 Mike Barr 7 Julius Erving 12 9,784 New York leads series, 1–0 April 1 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Virginia Squires 110 New York Nets 129 Box score 28–33 20–39 28–24 34–33 George Carter 27 Julius Erving 35 Carter, Eakins 7 each Larry Kenon 12 Fatty Taylor 6 Gale, Taylor 7 each 10,747 New York leads series, 2–0 #eee April 4 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia New York Nets 115 Virginia Squires 116 Box score 29–21 26–31 24–32 36–32 Julius Erving 29 Jim Eakins 31 Julius Erving 12 Fatty Taylor 9 Brian Taylor 7 Fatty Taylor 5 2,544 New York leads series, 2–1 April 7 Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia New York Nets 116 Virginia Squires 88 Box score 30–29 30–15 24–27 32–17 Larry Kenon 25 Cincy Powell 22 Larry Kenon 11 Cincy Powell 10 Erving, Gale 5 each Fatty Taylor 8 4,220 New York leads series, 3–1 #eee April 8 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Virginia Squires 96 New York Nets 108 Box score 16–20 26–23 27–29 27–36 Jim Eakins 36 Larry Kenon 22 Jim Eakins 21 Billy Paultz 9 Fatty Taylor 4 Erving, Taylor 5 each 11,903 New York wins series, 4–1 (2) Kentucky Colonels vs. (3) Carolina Cougars #eee April 1 Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Carolina Cougars 102 Kentucky Colonels 118 Box score 24–29 24–28 21–26 33–35 Mack Calvin 21 Artis Gilmore 33 Jim Chones 7 Artis Gilmore 19 Gene Littles 6 Chuck Williams 7 6,749 Kentucky leads series, 1–0 With high winds blowing outside Freedom Hall, the Colonels beat the Cougars handily.https://newspaperarchive.com/corbin-times-tribune-apr-02-1974-p-2/ Bob Watson Associated Press The Corbin Times Tribune April 2, 1974 Colonels Roll Over Carolina Cougars April 23, 2025 April 5 Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina Kentucky Colonels 99 Carolina Cougars 96 Box score 18–21 23–25 27–23 31–27 Artis Gilmore 34 Calvin, McClain 20 each Artis Gilmore 20 Joe Caldwell 13 Artis Gilmore 4 Mack Calvin 5 8,638 Kentucky leads series, 2–0 Game 2 was delayed from the original date of April 3 due to a tornado that had caused damage to Freedom Hall that meant that the two teams had to play in Greensboro rather than in Kentucky. Billy Cunningham played for seventeen minutes despite having recently undergone a kidney operation. Carolina was outrebounded (58-43) and out fouled (committing 33 to Kentucky's 24, with team coach Larry Brown even garnering a technical foul). With six minutes remaining, Louie Dampier hit a bank shot to give Kentucky an 85-84 lead with 6:23 remaining. The Colonels led by five with 1:32 to go, but the Cougars managed to get it down to one with layups by Marv Roberts with 0:19 remaining. Dampier was quickly fouled and only made one free throw while Carolina managed to get a chance to inbound for the potential tie/win with 15 seconds to go. But on the play, it fell to Jim Chones to have to take a shot from 12 feet out that missed for Kentucky to recover and then add another free throw to ice the game.https://newspaperarchive.com/statesville-record-and-landmark-apr-04-1974-p-25/ Playoff Contest Delayed Associated Press Statesville Record & Landmark April 4, 1974 April 23, 2025https://newspaperarchive.com/burlington-daily-times-news-apr-06-1974-p-17/ Nightmarish Night - Defeat For Cougars Bill Hunter Burlington Daily Times April 6, 1974 April 23, 2025 #eee April 6 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina Kentucky Colonels 120 Carolina Cougars 110 Box score 26–14 26–22 38–31 30–43 Artis Gilmore 19 Mack Calvin 25 Artis Gilmore 15 Jim Chones 9 Chuck Williams 8 Caldwell, Littles 3 each 3,724 Kentucky leads series, 3–0 April 8 Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Carolina Cougars 119 Kentucky Colonels 128 Box score 31–28 25–35 24–30 39–35 Mack Calvin 31 Artis Gilmore 33 McClain, Cunningham, Caldwell 7 each Artis Gilmore 20 Gene Littles 7 Louie Dampier 8 5,243 Kentucky wins series, 4–0 Division Finals Western Division Finals (1) Utah Stars vs. (2) Indiana Pacers #eee April 13 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah Indiana Pacers 96 Utah Stars 105 Box score 24–31 19–22 29–21 24–31 George McGinnis 39 Willie Wise 34 George McGinnis 14 Gerald Govan 17 Freddie Lewis 5 Govan, Jones 6 each 7,557 Utah leads series, 1–0 April 15 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah Indiana Pacers 102 Utah Stars 106 Box score 18–24 26–32 26–26 32–24 George McGinnis 30 Ron Boone 20 George McGinnis 17 Zelmo Beaty 13 George McGinnis 5 Ron Boone 8 7,143 Utah leads series, 2–0 #eee April 17 Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Utah Stars 99 Indiana Pacers 90 Box score 20–26 32–19 17–23 30–22 Ron Boone 24 George McGinnis 27 Zelmo Beaty 20 George McGinnis 13 Govan, Boone 5 each Don Buse 6 6,337 Utah leads series, 3–0 April 18 Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Utah Stars 107 Indiana Pacers 118 Box score 23–24 37–26 27–42 20–26 Willie Wise 22 Freddie Lewis 40 Zelmo Beaty 9 Mel Daniels 14 Ron Boone 6 Freddie Lewis 6 6,265 Utah leads series, 3–1 Zelmo Beaty suffered an injury during the game that knocked him out for the rest of the series. #eee April 22 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah Indiana Pacers 110 Utah Stars 101 Box score 19–20 37–26 25–36 29–19 Daniels, McGinnis 29 each Willie Wise 27 Daniels, McGinnis 14 each Gerald Govan 13 George McGinnis 10 Jimmy Jones 7 10,248 Utah leads series, 3–2 April 25 Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Utah Stars 89 Indiana Pacers 91 Box score 15–27 25–21 22–20 27–23 Willie Wise 24 George McGinnis 23 Willie Wise 10 McGinnis, Hillman 16 each Ron Boone 6 Don Buse 6 9,482 Series tied, 3–3 #eee April 27 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah Indiana Pacers 87 Utah Stars 109 Box score 20–36 23–28 17–16 27–29 Roger Brown 21 Jimmy Jones 29 George McGinnis 13 Govan, Wise 10 each McGinnis, Lewis, Keller 3 each Jimmy Jones 9 12,191 Utah wins series, 4–3 Without Beaty for the third straight game, Willie Wise limited George McGinnis to 14 points as the Stars staved off the Pacers and their attempt to come back from being down 3–0.Newspaper Archive https://newspaperarchive.com/other-clipping-apr-30-1974-5740812/?utm_source=newspaperarchive&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_content=newspaper_clipping/ April 30, 1974 June 9, 2026 The Montana Standard Archives, Tue, Apr 30, 1974, p.13 Eastern Division Finals (1) New York Nets vs. (2) Kentucky Colonels #eee April 13 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Kentucky Colonels 106 New York Nets 119 Box score 30–26 21–26 24–38 31–29 Dan Issel 22 Julius Erving 35 Artis Gilmore 10 Larry Kenon 15 Chuck Williams 7 Brian Taylor 7 12,817 New York leads series, 1–0 April 15 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Kentucky Colonels 80 New York Nets 99 Box score 22–21 13–18 26–30 19–30 Louie Dampier 16 Artis Gilmore 18 Artis Gilmore 4 Julius Erving 27 Wendell Ladner 14 Wendell Ladner 5 13,726 New York leads series, 2–0 #eee April 17 Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky New York Nets 89 Kentucky Colonels 87 Box score 18–31 27–23 24–19 20–14 Julius Erving 30 Dan Issel 26 Julius Erving 14 Artis Gilmore 27 Gale, Williamson 4 each Louie Dampier 8 13,797 New York leads series, 3–0 Kentucky led for most of the game, even leading at nine at halftime and four to start the final quarter before Larry Kenon made a shot to give New York an 87-85 lead late in the game on the cusp of a 20-12 run. Jim Bradley then sunk a shot in to tie the game at 87 before Julius Erving went up with the ball, moved around Artis Gilmore at the top of the key before moving to the foul line to shoot a one-handed 15-foot shot as the buzzer sounded. It is believed to be the first ABA buzzer-beater playoff shot in history.Game-Winning Buzzer-Beaters https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/buzzer-beaters-aba.html Basketball-Reference.com April 7, 2025https://newspaperarchive.com/sports-clipping-apr-18-1974-5043588/?utm_source=newspaperarchive&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_content=newspaper_clipping/ Dr. J Buzzes Colonels Associated Press Red Bank Register April 18, 1974 April 23, 2025 April 20 Memorial Coliseum, Louisville, Kentucky New York Nets 103 Kentucky Colonels 90 Box score 31–27 33–22 20–23 19–18 Julius Erving 27 Artis Gilmore 20 Billy Paultz 12 Artis Gilmore 20 Brian Taylor 6 John Roche 7 7,800 New York wins series, 4–0 ABA Finals: (E1) New York Nets vs. (W1) Utah Stars #eee April 30 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Utah Stars 85 New York Nets 89 Box score 14–22 26–20 25–25 20–22 Jimmy Jones 25 Julius Erving 47 Wise, Gerald Govan 12 each Larry Kenon 20 Jones, Wise, Govan, Bruce Seals 2 each John Williamson 5 13,740 New York leads series, 1–0 Julius Erving scored 47 points (26 in the first half) but the Stars were leading late even with injuries. Nursing a 75–69 lead with eight minutes to go, Larry Kenon would come back into the game as the Nets went on a 15–6 run.https://newspaperarchive.com/other-clipping-may-01-1974-5740813/?utm_source=newspaperarchive&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=share_link&utm_content=newspaper_clipping/ May 1, 1974 Nets Come Back To Stop Stars June 9, 2026 Associated Press Washington Daily News Kenon and Julius Erving combined for 65 points Utah was outshot and outrebounded while Gerald Govan tweaked his knee late in the game.https://newspaperarchive.com/salt-lake-tribune-may-01-1974-p-27/ Steve Rudman Dr. J Masterminds Net Win Over Stars Salt Lake Tribune May 1, 1974 April 9, 2025https://newspaperarchive.com/the-times-herald-record-may-01-1974-p-56/ Erving tosses in 47 to lead Nets, 89-85 UPI The Times Herald Record May 1, 1974 April 9, 2025 May 4 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Utah Stars 94 New York Nets 118 Box score 19–28 18–33 30–20 27–37 Jones, Wise 19 each Julius Erving 32 Wise, Govan 12 each Larry Kenon 13 Ron Boone 8 Bill Melchionni 7 15,934 New York leads series, 2–0 A battered Utah team with no Beaty and a diminished Govan shot under 30 percent in the first half and could not recover from there as Julius Erving scored 32 points to give the Nets their eight straight playoff win.https://newspaperarchive.com/salt-lake-tribune-may-05-1974-p-63/ Steve Rudman Nets blister Utah Stars, 118-94 Salt Lake Tribune May 5, 1974 April 9, 2025https://newspaperarchive.com/the-times-herald-record-may-05-1974-p-62/ Nets trounce Stars, 118-94, to take 2-0 lead UPI The Times Herald Record May 5, 1974 April 9, 2025 #eee May 6 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah New York Nets 103 Utah Stars 100 Box score 17–25 26–18 31–19 20–32 9–6 Julius Erving 24 Jimmy Jones 28 Julius Erving 13 Zelmo Beaty 16 Mike Gale 8 Jimmy Jones 6 10,743 New York leads series, 3–0 Utah (now with Beaty playing) had managed to overcome a 15-point deficit to pull ahead late 94-91 with under 15 seconds to go. Wendell Ladner missed the shot but rebounded it and passed it to Brian Taylor, who successfully made it from the three-line to send the game into overtime. The Nets took control from there and won the game to get one win away from a sweep.https://newspaperarchive.com/salt-lake-tribune-may-07-1974-p-27/ Steve Rudman Time Running Out-Stars Fall, 103-100 Salt Lake Tribune May 7, 1974 April 9, 2025https://newspaperarchive.com/kingston-daily-freeman-may-07-1974-p-15/ Associated Press Nets Three-Point Stars Kingston Daily Freeman May 7, 1974 April 9, 2025 May 8 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah New York Nets 89 Utah Stars 97 Box score 18–26 24–24 34–24 13–23 Julius Erving 18 Jimmy Jones 24 Larry Kenon 15 Gerald Govan 23 Julius Erving 7 Ron Boone 10 10,743 New York leads series, 3–1 New York managed to lead by two after the third quarter, but the Stars took control with tough defense that allowed just 13 points in the fourth quarter while Jimmy Jones scored 24 points.https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-post-standard-may-09-1974-p-12/ Associated Press Nets Fail To Sweep Series Syracuse Post Standard May 9, 1974 April 9, 2025https://newspaperarchive.com/salt-lake-tribune-may-09-1974-p-42/ Steve Rudman Stars Finally Cut Down Nets Salt Lake Tribune May 9, 1974 April 9, 2025 #eee May 10 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Utah Stars 100 New York Nets 111 Box score 27–28 21–22 29–30 23–31 Willie Wise 34 Larry Kenon 23 Gerald Govan 10 Julius Erving 16 Willie Wise 6 Williamson, Gale 5 each 15,934 New York wins series, 4–1 The Nets completed their dominant run (winning 12 of their 14 playoff games, a record for most dominant run for an ABA champion) with 23 points by Larry Kenon.https://newspaperarchive.com/auburn-citizen-advertiser-may-11-1974-p-13/ Erving, Kenon pace New York to victory Auburn Citizen Advertiser Associated Press May 11, 1974 April 7, 2025 https://www.nba.com/nets/news/history/2019/07/22/1974-aba-champions 1974 ABA Champions NBA.com Tom Dowd July 22, 2019 April 7, 2025 https://newspaperarchive.com/syracuse-post-standard-may-11-1974-p-14/ UPI Nets Whip Utah To Take Title Syracuse Post Standard May 11, 1974 April 9, 2025 Statistical leaders Category Total AveragePlayer Team Total Player Team Avg. Games played Points Willie Wise Utah Stars 420 Julius Erving New York Nets 27.9 14 Rebounds Gerald Govan Utah Stars 246 Artis Gilmore Kentucky Colonels 18.6 8 Assists Ron Boone Utah Stars 109 Ron Boone Utah Stars 6.1 18 Steals Brian Taylor New York Nets 33 Mike Barr Virginia Squires 2.4 5 Blocks Artis Gilmore Kentucky Colonels 30 Artis Gilmore Kentucky Colonels 3.8 8 Total leaders Points Willie Wise - 420 Julius Erving - 390 Jimmy Jones - 374 George McGinnis - 336 Ron Boone - 308 Rebounds Gerald Govan - 246 George McGinnis - 166 Larry Kenon - 163 Mel Daniels - 160 Willie Wise - 149 Artis Gilmore - 149 Assists Ron Boone - 109 Jimmy Jones - 98 Gerald Govan - 73 Julius Erving - 67 Freddie Lewis - 62 Brian Taylor - 62 Minutes Willie Wise - 792 Ron Boone - 747 Jimmy Jones - 742 Gerald Govan - 714 George McGinnis - 585 References Sports External links RememberTheABA.com page on 1974 ABA playoffs Basketball-Reference.com's 1974 ABA Playoffs page Playoffs Category:American Basketball Association playoffs