ABA playoffs
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The ABA playoffs were the postseason championship tournament of the American Basketball Association, determining the league’s champion each season before its merger with the NBA.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ABA Finals | 2 |
| ABA Playoffs | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball playoff series
ⓘ
postseason basketball tournament ⓘ sports competition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | American Basketball Association playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | elimination tournament ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| determineTitle | ABA champion ⓘ |
| endedBecauseOf | ABA–NBA merger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| finalChampion | New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalChampionSeason | 1975–76 ⓘ |
| finalRound | ABA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalSeriesName | ABA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSeason | 1967–68 ABA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | offseason ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | predecessor to NBA playoff participation by former ABA teams ⓘ |
| lastSeason | 1975–76 ABA playoffs ⓘ |
| league | American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| level | professional ⓘ |
| mergerYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| mostChampionshipsNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| mostChampionshipsTeam | Indiana Pacers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Artis Gilmore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Gervin NERFINISHED ⓘ George McGinnis NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Erving NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeam |
Indiana Pacers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kentucky Colonels NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 9 ⓘ |
| organizer | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | ABA regular season ⓘ |
| purpose | determine ABA champion ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| relatedTo | NBA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| successorCompetition | NBA playoffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamSport | yes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ABA Playoffs
this entity surface form:
ABA Finals
this entity surface form:
ABA Finals