1969–70 Los Angeles Stars season


The 1969–70 Los Angeles Stars season was the second and final season of the franchise in Los Angeles in the American Basketball Association. Late in February of the season, the team was 25-34, but by April 1st, 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 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 for $850,000, who moved the team to Salt Lake City, Utah on June 11th to become the Utah Stars. The next season, the team won the ABA Finals.

Roster

Western Division

Asterisk Denotes playoff berth

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals
GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 17Dallas103–1150–14,513
2April 18Dallas129-1211–14,764
3April 20Los Angeles104–1161–2971
4April 22Los Angeles144–1382–22,921
5April 24Dallas146–1393–25,128
6April 26Los Angeles124–1234–22,083

Division Finals
GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 30Denver113–123 0–17,071
2May 1Denver114–1051–17,187
3May 4Los Angeles119–1132–14,468
4May 5Los Angeles114–1103–13,432
5May 9Denver109–1074–16,401

ABA Finals
GameDateLocationResultRecordAttendance
1May 15Indiana93–1090–17,881
2May 17Indiana111–1140–29,014
3May 18Los Angeles109–1061–25,780
4May 19Los Angeles120–1421–37,027
5May 23Indiana117–1132–310,548
6May 25Los Angeles107–1112–48,233