# 1972 ABA Playoffs

The 1972 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association's 1971–1972 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Division champion Indiana Pacers defeating the Eastern Division champion New York Nets, four games to two in the 1972 ABA Finals.

## Notable events

The Kentucky Colonels, despite finishing the season with the best record in the history of the ABA (68–16, .810), winning 8 of 11 regular season games against the New York Nets and finishing 24 games ahead of the Nets in the regular season standings, lost their first round series to the Nets.
The Floridians played their final game on April 6, 1972, losing at home in their Eastern Division semifinal series to the Virginia Squires 115–106. The Squires swept the series 4 games to none behind rookie Julius Erving who grabbed at least seventeen rebounds in three of those four games. On June 13, 1972, the league bought the Floridians and disbanded the team.
The Indiana Pacers became the first team to win a second ABA championship.
Freddie Lewis of the Pacers was the Most Valuable Player of the ABA playoffs.
This was the first season in which two future NBA teams met for the ABA Championship. This only happened one other time in the league's history, during its final year in 1976 when the Denver Nuggets edged past the Colonels 4–3 to meet the Nets in the ABA championship series.
Five of the seven playoff series ended in final games in which the home team lost.

## Bracket

| Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | ABA Finals | ABA Finals | ABA Finals |
| 1 | Utah Stars | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Dallas Chaparrals | 0 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Dallas Chaparrals | 0 | 1 | Utah Stars | 3 | | | |
| Western Division | Western Division | Western Division | 1 | Utah Stars | 3 | | | |
| Western Division | Western Division | Western Division | 2 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Denver Rockets | 3 | 2 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | | | |
| 2 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Indiana Pacers | 4 | | | | W2 | Indiana Pacers | 4 |
| | | | | | | E3 | New York Nets | 2 |
| 1 | Kentucky Colonels | 2 | | | | | | | E3 | New York Nets | 2 |
| 3 | New York Nets | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | New York Nets | 4 | 3 | New York Nets | 4 | | | |
| Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | 3 | New York Nets | 4 | | | |
| Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | 2 | Virginia Squires | 3 | | | |
| 4 | The Floridians | 0 | 2 | Virginia Squires | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Virginia Squires | 4 | | | | | | |

## Division Semifinals
### Western Division Semifinals
#### (1) Utah Stars vs. (3) Dallas Chaparrals

* April 1
* Box score
Dallas Chaparrals 96, Utah Stars 106 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 21–28, 21–32, 28–26 |||
| Pts: Steve "Snapper" Jones 22 Rebs: George Johnson 11 Asts: George Johnson 5 | Pts: Jimmy Jones 27 Rebs: Zelmo Beaty 17 Asts: Jones, Combs 5 each |
| Utah leads series, 1–0 |||
* Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 8,783
* April 3
* Box score
Dallas Chaparrals 107, Utah Stars 113 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 36–26, 30–30, 17–29 |||
| Pts: Donnie Freeman 36 Rebs: Collis Jones 12 Asts: Joe Hamilton 5 | Pts: Willie Wise 36 Rebs: Zelmo Beaty 14 Asts: Jimmy Jones 9 |
| Utah leads series, 2–0 |||
* Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 9,121
* April 5
* Box score
Utah Stars 96, Dallas Chaparrals 89 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 24–24, 20–23, 26–25 |||
| Pts: Willie Wise 25 Rebs: Willie Wise 16 Asts: Willie Wise 4 | Pts: Donnie Freeman 21 Rebs: Rich Jones 12 Asts: Rich Jones 5 |
| Utah leads series, 3–0 |||
* Moody Coliseum, University Park, Texas Attendance: 4,076
* April 7
* Box score
Utah Stars 103, Dallas Chaparrals 99 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 29–29, 25–18, 23–27 |||
| Pts: Ron Boone 21 Rebs: Willie Wise 16 Asts: Jimmy Jones 4 | Pts: Donnie Freeman30 Rebs: S. Jones, R. Jones 7 each Asts: Joe Hamilton 5 |
| Utah wins series, 4–0 |||
* Moody Coliseum, University Park, Texas Attendance: 3,918

#### (2) Indiana Pacers vs. (4) Denver Rockets

* March 31
* Box score
Denver Rockets 96, Indiana Pacers 102 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 24–26, 23–30, 24–26 |||
| Pts: Ralph Simpson 26 Rebs: Dave Robisch 17 Asts: Larry Brown 4 | Pts: Roger Brown 28 Rebs: Mel Daniels 18 Asts: Brown, Lewis 4 each |
| Indiana leads series, 1–0 |||
* Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 6,103
* April 1
* Box score
Denver Rockets 106, Indiana Pacers 105 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 30–33, 23–31, 26–19 |||
| Pts: Ralph Simpson 32 Rebs: Byron Beck 13 Asts: Ralph Simpson 4 | Pts: Billy Keller 31 Rebs: George McGinnis 15 Asts: George McGinnis 8 |
| Series tied 1–1 |||
* Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 6,521
* April 4
* Box score
Indiana Pacers 122, Denver Rockets 120 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 35–23, 26–36, 23–25, Overtime: 12–10 |||
| Pts: Roger Brown 30 Rebs: Mel Daniels 19 Asts: Freddie Lewis 7 | Pts: Ralph Simpson 33 Rebs: Julius Keye 19 Asts: Ralph Simpson 6 |
| Indiana leads series, 2–1 |||
* Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 5,304
* April 6
* Box score
Indiana Pacers 96, Denver Rockets 112 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–30, 24–25, 22–24, 26–33 |||
| Pts: Freddie Lewis 33 Rebs: George McGinnis 16 Asts: Freddie Lewis 5 | Pts: Simpson, Beck 28 each Rebs: Julius Keye 20 Asts: Larry Brown 7 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 6,109
* April 8
* Box score
Denver Rockets 79, Indiana Pacers 91 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 15–16, 22–30, 23–31 |||
| Pts: Ralph Simpson 19 Rebs: Julius Keye 17 Asts: Simpson, Keye 2 each | Pts: Billy Keller 25 Rebs: Mel Daniels 20 Asts: Roger Brown 5 |
| Indiana leads series, 3–2 |||
* Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 9,428
* April 9
* Box score
Indiana Pacers 99, Denver Rockets 106 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 27–27, 25–30, 29–25 |||
| Pts: Mel Daniels 26 Rebs: Mel Daniels 23 Asts: Freddie Lewis 9 | Pts: Byron Beck 24 Rebs: Julius Keye 18 Asts: Larry Brown 8 |
| Series tied, 3–3 |||
* Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 5,815
* April 13
* Box score
Denver Rockets 89, Indiana Pacers 91 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 25–22, 20–31, 23–16 |||
| Pts: Ralph Simpson 30 Rebs: Julius Keye 18 Asts: Larry Brown 7 | Pts: Brown, Lewis 20 each Rebs: Mel Daniels 20 Asts: Roger Brown 7 |
| Indiana wins series, 4–3 |||
* Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 8,643

### Eastern Division Semifinals
#### (1) Kentucky Colonels vs. (3) New York Nets

* April 1
* Box score
New York Nets 122, Kentucky Colonels 108 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 31–29, 36–24, 32–32 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 50 Rebs: Billy Paultz 16 Asts: John Roche 8 | Pts: Artis Gilmore 30 Rebs: Artis Gilmore 18 Asts: Louie Dampier 8 |
| New York leads series, 1–0 |||
* Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 4,772
* April 4
* Box score
New York Nets 105, Kentucky Colonels 90 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 26–17, 28–29, 25–27 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 35 Rebs: Billy Paultz 16 Asts: Washington, Roche 7 each | Pts: Dan Issel 22 Rebs: Artis Gilmore 16 Asts: Gilmore, Dampier 5 each |
| New York leads series, 2–0 |||
* Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 8,212
* April 5
* Box score
Kentucky Colonels 105, New York Nets 99 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 30–19, 33–26, 19–23 |||
| Pts: Gilmore, Simon 25 Rebs: Artis Gilmore 22 Asts: Louie Dampier 6 | Pts: Rick Barry 39 Rebs: Billy Paultz 14 Asts: John Roche 6 |
| New York leads series, 2–1 |||
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Attendance: 14,056
* April 7
* Box score
Kentucky Colonels 92, New York Nets 100 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 28–16, 23–25, 19–29 |||
| Pts: Dan Issel 28 Rebs: Artis Gilmore 13 Asts: Louie Dampier 6 | Pts: John Roche 38 Rebs: Billy Paultz 17 Asts: Washington, Roche 5 each |
| New York leads series, 3–1 |||
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Attendance: 14,091
* April 8
* Box score
New York Nets 93, Kentucky Colonels 109 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 20–22, 27–33, 29–32 |||
| Pts: John Roche 26 Rebs: Billy Paultz 11 Asts: John Roche 9 | Pts: Dan Issel 24 Rebs: Artis Gilmore 19 Asts: Louie Dampier 16 |
| New York leads series, 3–2 |||
* Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 7,949
* April 10
* Box score
Kentucky Colonels 96, New York Nets 101 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 24–31, 28–23, 20–21 |||
| Pts: Artis Gilmore 24 Rebs: Artis Gilmore 18 Asts: Louie Dampier 4 | Pts: John Roche 32 Rebs: Billy Paultz 19 Asts: Ollie Taylor 8 |
| New York wins series, 4–2 |||
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Attendance: 11,533

#### (2) Virginia Squires vs. (4) The Floridians

* March 31
* Box score
The Floridians 107, Virginia Squires 114 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 29–26, 20–23, 26–24, Overtime: 8–15 |||
| Pts: Jabali, Long 22 each Rebs: Jabali, Long 17 each Asts: Warren Jabali 7 | Pts: Julius Erving 32 Rebs: Julius Erving 19 Asts: Julius Erving 8 |
| Virginia leads series, 1–0 |||
* Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia Attendance: 3,770
* April 1
* Box score
The Floridians 100, Virginia Squires 125 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 25–33, 30–36, 26–30 |||
| Pts: Willie Long 22 Rebs: Warren Jabali 13 Asts: Long, Tucker, Calvin 3 each | Pts: Julius Erving 27 Rebs: Julius Erving 17 Asts: Julius Erving 7 |
| Virginia leads series, 2–0 |||
* Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia Attendance: 2,921
* April 4
* Box score
Virginia Squires 118, The Floridians 113 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–34, 30–29, 30–25, 27–25 |||
| Pts: Julius Erving 53 Rebs: Julius Erving 14 Asts: Julius Erving 6 | Pts: Mack Calvin 27 Rebs: Jabali, Raymond 12 each Asts: Jabali, Calvin 8 each |
| Virginia leads series, 3–0 |||
* Miami-Dade Junior College North, Miami, Florida Attendance: 2,965
Due to prior bookings, the Floridians played their playoff games at the north campus of Miami-Dade Junior College.
* April 6
* Box score
Virginia Squires 115, The Floridians 106 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 29–21, 29–21, 29–33 |||
| Pts: Julius Erving 39 Rebs: Julius Erving 27 Asts: Erving, Taylor 5 each | Pts: Mack Calvin 23 Rebs: Ron Franz 11 Asts: Mack Calvin 10 |
| Virginia wins series, 4–0 |||
* Miami-Dade Junior College North, Miami, Florida Attendance: 3,117
This was the last game played by The Floridians, as the team elected to fold in the offseason rather than relocate or play further.

## Division Finals
### Western Division Finals
#### (1) Utah Stars vs. (2) Indiana Pacers

* April 15
* Box score
Indiana Pacers 100, Utah Stars 108 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 28–35, 25–24, 19–26 |||
| Pts: George McGinnis 31 Rebs: Mel Daniels 17 Asts: George McGinnis 6 | Pts: Jimmy Jones 25 Rebs: Red Robbins 16 Asts: Jimmy Jones 8 |
| Utah leads series, 1–0 |||
* Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 9,854
* April 17
* Box score
Indiana Pacers 109, Utah Stars 117 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 28–29, 24–34, 30–29 |||
| Pts: George McGinnis 28 Rebs: George McGinnis 20 Asts: McGinnis, Brown 7 each | Pts: Willie Wise 30 Rebs: Zelmo Beaty 25 Asts: Jimmy Jones 10 |
| Utah leads series, 2–0 |||
* Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 11,780
* April 19
* Box score
Utah Stars 111, Indiana Pacers 116 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–28, 26–23, 26–32, 35–33 |||
| Pts: Willie Wise 19 Rebs: Zelmo Beaty 12 Asts: Boone, Jackson 5 each | Pts: Roger Brown 30 Rebs: Mel Daniels 19 Asts: Brown, Lewis 5 each |
| Utah leads series, 2–1 |||
* Anderson High School Wigwam, Anderson, Indiana Attendance: 7,489
* April 22
* Box score
Utah Stars 108, Indiana Pacers 118 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 29–30, 31–36, 22–28 |||
| Pts: Jimmy Jones 26 Rebs: Willie Wise 15 Asts: Jimmy Jones 6 | Pts: Roger Brown 27 Rebs: McGinnis, Daniels 13 each Asts: Billy Keller 8 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana Attendance: 13,007
* April 24
* Box score
Indiana Pacers 130, Utah Stars 139 :
| Scoring by quarter: 33–40, 28–38, 28–36, 41–25 |||
| Pts: Mel Daniels 29 Rebs: Mel Daniels 17 Asts: Billy Keller 11 | Pts: Willie Wise 34 Rebs: Willie Wise 13 Asts: Jimmy Jones 11 |
| Utah leads series, 3–2 |||
* Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 12,526
* April 26
* Box score
Utah Stars 99, Indiana Pacers 105 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 24–27, 23–27, 21–25 |||
| Pts: Willie Wise 30 Rebs: Zelmo Beaty 13 Asts: Jimmy Jones 7 | Pts: Mel Daniels 20 Rebs: Mel Daniels 18 Asts: Roger Brown 4 |
| Series tied, 3–3 |||
* Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana Attendance: 8,103
* May 1
* Box score
Indiana Pacers 117, Utah Stars 113 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 29–26, 32–30, 26–28 |||
| Pts: Roger Brown 27 Rebs: Mel Daniels 15 Asts: Freddie Lewis 6 | Pts: Willie Wise 26 Rebs: Wise, Beaty 11 each Asts: Willie Wise 7 |
| Indiana wins series, 4–3 |||
* Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 12,724

### Eastern Division Finals
#### (2) Virginia Squires vs. (3) New York Nets

* April 13
* Box score
New York Nets 91, Virginia Squires 138 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 13–34, 24–42, 32–34 |||
| Pts: John Roche 26 Rebs: Billy Paultz 15 Asts: John Roche 3 | Pts: Julius Erving 26 Rebs: Julius Erving 20 Asts: Julius Erving 15 |
| Virginia leads series, 1–0 |||
* Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, Virginia Attendance: 5,526
* April 15
* Box score
New York Nets 106, Virginia Squires 115 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 25–31, 26–30, 25–26 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 29 Rebs: Billy Paultz 14 Asts: Ollie Taylor 7 | Pts: Julius Erving 38 Rebs: Julius Erving 20 Asts: Julius Erving 7 |
| Virginia leads series, 2–0 |||
* Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia Attendance: 10,410
* April 24
* Box score
Virginia Squires 117, New York Nets 119 :
| Scoring by quarter: 33–37, 34–31, 26–27, 24–24 |||
| Pts: Julius Erving 31 Rebs: Julius Erving 22 Asts: Erving, Eakins, Moe 5 each | Pts: Roche, Barry 25 each Rebs: Billy Paultz 14 Asts: Barry, Melchionni, Roche 5 each |
| Virginia leads series, 2–1 |||
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Attendance: 11,893
Game 3 occurred nine days after Game 2 due to the Coliseum being booked for several days (the ABA refused to have the games played at the Island Garden).
* April 26
* Box score
Virginia Squires 107, New York Nets 118 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 30–32, 25–29, 30–26 |||
| Pts: Julius Erving 27 Rebs: Julius Erving 23 Asts: Fatty Taylor 5 | Pts: Rick Barry 33 Rebs: Billy Paultz 12 Asts: Bill Melchionni 8 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Attendance: 11,164
* April 29
* Box score
New York Nets 107, Virginia Squires 116 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 23–33, 26–29, 30–28 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 34 Rebs: Billy Paultz 16 Asts: Bill Melchionni 5 | Pts: Ray Scott 26 Rebs: Julius Erving 32 Asts: Julius Erving 8 |
| Virginia leads series, 3–2 |||
* Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia Attendance: 6,309
* May 1
* Box score
Virginia Squires 146, New York Nets 136 :
| Scoring by quarter: 32–36, 27–37, 31–28, 46–45 |||
| Pts: Julius Erving 34 Rebs: Julius Erving 10 Asts: Julius Erving 7 | Pts: Rick Barry 43 Rebs: Billy Paultz 14 Asts: Bill Melchionni 9 |
| Series tied, 3–3 |||
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Attendance: 11,152
* May 4
* Box score
New York Nets 94, Virginia Squires 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 25–23, 27–27, 19–17 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 27 Rebs: Billy Paultz 24 Asts: Bill Melchionni 7 | Pts: Julius Erving 35 Rebs: Julius Erving 20 Asts: Fatty Taylor 5 |
| New York wins series, 4–3 |||
* Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, Virginia Attendance: 10,410

## ABA Finals: (E3) New York Nets vs. (W2) Indiana Pacers

* May 6
* Box score
New York Nets 103, Indiana Pacers 124 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 31–22, 22–35, 25–36 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 34 Rebs: Billy Paultz 13 Asts: Melchionni, Roche 5 each | Pts: Freddie Lewis 33 Rebs: George McGinnis 22 Asts: Billy Keller 4 |
| Indiana leads series, 1–0 |||
* Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 7,483
* May 9
* Box score
New York Nets 117, Indiana Pacers 115 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 32–28, 34–28, 24–32 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 29 Rebs: Billy Paultz 15 Asts: Bill Melchionni 7 | Pts: McGinnis, Brown 22 each Rebs: George McGinnis 11 Asts: Billy Keller 6 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 10,079
* May 12
* Box score
Indiana Pacers 114, New York Nets 108 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–29, 25–23, 36–32, 24–24 |||
| Pts: George McGinnis 30 Rebs: George McGinnis 20 Asts: Freddie Lewis 7 | Pts: Rick Barry 44 Rebs: Trooper Washington 15 Asts: Bill Melchionni 7 |
| Indiana leads series, 2–1 |||
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Attendance: 15,241
* May 15
* Box score
Indiana Pacers 105, New York Nets 110 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–31, 35–23, 25–24, 21–32 |||
| Pts: Freddie Lewis 22 Rebs: George McGinnis 16 Asts: Freddie Lewis 7 | Pts: Billy Paultz 30 Rebs: Billy Paultz 18 Asts: Rick Barry 9 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Attendance: 15,870
* May 18
* Box score
New York Nets 99, Indiana Pacers 100 :
| Scoring by quarter: 33–15, 19–22, 20–34, 27–29 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 33 Rebs: Billy Paultz 15 Asts: John Roche 5 | Pts: Lewis, Keller 22 each Rebs: George McGinnis 14 Asts: Billy Keller 8 |
| Indiana leads series, 3–2 |||
* Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 10,079
* May 20
* Box score
Indiana Pacers 108, New York Nets 105 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 28–28, 32–24, 20–25 |||
| Pts: Roger Brown 32 Rebs: Mel Daniels 12 Asts: Billy Keller 7 | Pts: Melchionni, Barry 23 each Rebs: Billy Paultz 14 Asts: Melchionni, Barry 7 each |
| Indiana wins series, 4–2 |||
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York Attendance: 10,434
Less than a month later, a series of events led to Rick Barry never playing for the Nets again. On June 23, 1972, a United States District Court judge issued a preliminary injunction to prohibit Barry from playing for any team other than the Golden State Warriors after his contract with the Nets ended, due to a 5-year contract signed in 1969. On October 6, 1972, the Nets released Barry and he returned to the Warriors.
Three members of the Pacers eventually made the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame: Mel Daniels (2012), Roger Brown (2013), George McGinnis (2017), to go along with Rick Barry for the Nets (1987) while both head coaches from the series in Lou Carnesecca (1992) and Bobby Leonard (2014) also were later inducted.
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## Statistical leaders

| Category | Total | Total | Total | Average | Average | Average | Average |
| Category | Player | Team | Total | Player | Team | Avg. | Games played |
| Points | Rick Barry | New York Nets | 554 | Julius Erving | Virginia Squires | 33.3 | 11 |
| Rebounds | Mel Daniels | Indiana Pacers | 302 | Julius Erving | Virginia Squires | 20.4 | 11 |
| Assists | Freddie Lewis | Indiana Pacers | 87 | Louie Dampier | Kentucky Colonels | 7.5 | 6 |