1973–74 Utah Stars season

The 1973–74 Utah Stars season was the 4th season of the Stars in Utah and 7th overall in the American Basketball Association. The Stars were 8th in points scored at 105.1 per game and 4th in points allowed at 104.7 per game. From January 21 to February 18, they won 14 straight games. A week later, they began a 5 game losing streak, but the team finished 18 games above .500. In the playoffs, the Stars went all the way to the ABA Finals for the 2nd time in four seasons. However, they lost to the New York Nets in five games.[1]

1973–74 Utah Stars season
Division champions
Head coachJoe Mullaney
ArenaSalt Palace
Results
Record51–33 (.607)
PlaceDivision: 1st (ABA)
Playoff finishLost in ABA Finals

Roster

Final standings

Western Division
TeamWL %GB
Utah Stars5133.607-
Indiana Pacers4638.5485
San Antonio Spurs4539.5366
Denver Rockets3747.44014
San Diego Conquistadors3747.44014

Playoffs

Western Division Semifinals[2]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1March 30Utah114–991–05,558
2April 1Utah119–1052–06,242
3April 3San Diego96–972–12,295
4April 4San Diego98–1002–22,089
5April 6Utah100–933–26,648
6April 8San Diego110–994–23,140

Stars win series, 4–2

Western Division Finals vs Indiana Pacers

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 13Utah105–961–07,557
2April 15Utah106–1022–07,143
3April 17Indiana99–903–06,337
4April 18Indiana107–1183–16,265
5April 22Utah101–1103–210,248
6April 25Indiana89–913–39,482
7April 27Utah109–874–312,191

Stars win series, 4–3

ABA Finals vs. New York Nets

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 30New York85–890–113,740
2May 4New York94–1180–215,934
3May 6Utah100–1030–310,743
4May 8Utah97–891–310,254
5May 10New York100–1111–415,934

Stars lose series, 4–1

Awards and honors

1974 ABA All-Star Game selections (game played on January 30, 1974)

References
  1. "1973-74 Utah Stars Roster and Stats".
  2. "1973-74 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
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