1973 ABA Playoffs
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The 1973 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association's 1972-1973 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Division champion Indiana Pacers defeating the Eastern Division champion Kentucky Colonels, four games to three in the ABA Finals.
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | ABA Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Utah | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | San Diego | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Utah | 2 | |||||||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Indiana | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Denver | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Indiana | 4 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Indiana | 4 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Kentucky | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | New York | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Virginia | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky | 4 | |||||||||||
[edit] Trivia
The teams with the three best records in the ABA that year failed to win the championship. The Carolina Cougars had the league's best record at 57-27 (.679), one game ahead of the Kentucky Colonels (56-28, .667) in the Eastern Division. The Utah Stars won the Western Division with a record of 55-29 (.655), four games ahead of the Indiana Pacers, who won the league championship after posting a regular season record of 51-33 (.607).[1]
The Pacers became the first team to win a third ABA championship.
The Colonels became the first team to lose two separate ABA championship series.
The Pacers' George McGinnis was the Most Valuable Player of the ABA finals.
