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Originally Posted by Lov2fish
I saw them win an ABA title as a kid when my grandfather took me to the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum to watch them play. I would love to see an NBA title before I exit this dirt ball.
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Those Pacers teams were great, as they won 3 ABA championships in 4 years between 1970 and 1973 ...... but similarly to the AFL champions in football between 1960 and 1965, they never got a shot at the NBA champions in any of those seasons. I don't think they would have beaten the 1971-72 Lakers, as they were one of the greatest teams of all time. That Lakers team went 69-13, and had what is still a record 33-game winning streak. But I do think that they would have given the Knicks a run for their money in 1970 and 1973.
The Pacers actually went to the ABA Finals 4 times in 5 years between 1969 and 1973, but they lost to Rick Barry's Oakland Oaks in 1969.
The ABA beat the NBA 79 times to 76 times in the 155 exhibition games that they played against each other ...... and unlike the Pro Bowl in the NFL, they played those games like they cared, and like it meant something to them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjCd8anskXo
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