1968 ABA Playoffs
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The 1968 ABA Playoffs were the inaugural postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association, featuring its top teams competing for the league’s first championship.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1968 ABA Finals | 3 |
| 1968 ABA Playoffs canonical | 2 |
| 1968 ABA Championship | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Basketball Association postseason
ⓘ
basketball playoff tournament ⓘ |
| champion | Pittsburgh Pipers ⓘ |
| championCoach | Vince Cazzetta ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| divisionFinalsMatchup |
New Orleans Buccaneers vs Dallas Chaparrals
ⓘ
Minnesota Muskies (ABA) ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Pipers vs Minnesota Muskies
|
| divisionSemifinalsMatchup |
Houston Mavericks
ⓘ
surface form:
Houston Mavericks vs Indiana Pacers
Kentucky Colonels ⓘ
surface form:
Minnesota Muskies vs Kentucky Colonels
New Orleans Buccaneers vs Denver Rockets ⓘ Pittsburgh Pipers vs New Jersey Americans ⓘ |
| endDate | 1968-05-04 ⓘ |
| featuredConference |
Eastern Division
ⓘ
Western Division ⓘ |
| finals |
1968 ABA Playoffs
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
1968 ABA Finals
|
| finalsMatchup |
Pittsburgh Pipers
ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburgh Pipers vs New Orleans Buccaneers
|
| finalsMVP | Connie Hawkins ⓘ |
| finalsSeriesResult | Pittsburgh Pipers defeated New Orleans Buccaneers 4–3 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
1969 ABA Championship
ⓘ
surface form:
1969 ABA Playoffs
|
| format |
best-of-five division semifinals
ⓘ
best-of-seven ABA Finals ⓘ best-of-seven division finals ⓘ |
| includedTeam |
Denver Nuggets (ABA)
ⓘ
surface form:
Denver Rockets
Houston Mavericks ⓘ Indiana Pacers (ABA) ⓘ
surface form:
Indiana Pacers
Kentucky Colonels ⓘ Minnesota Muskies ⓘ New Jersey Americans ⓘ New Orleans Buccaneers ⓘ Pittsburgh Pipers ⓘ |
| isInauguralPostseason | true ⓘ |
| league | American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Charlie Williams
ⓘ
Connie Hawkins ⓘ Doug Moe ⓘ Larry Brown ⓘ |
| notes | First championship tournament in ABA history ⓘ |
| numberOfLeagues | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfRounds | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 8 ⓘ |
| precededBy | none ⓘ |
| runnerUp | New Orleans Buccaneers ⓘ |
| runnerUpCoach | Larry Brown ⓘ |
| season | 1967–68 ABA season ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1968-03-23 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1968 ABA Finals
this entity surface form:
1968 ABA Finals
this entity surface form:
1968 ABA Finals
this entity surface form:
1968 ABA Championship