1976 ABA Championship
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The 1976 ABA Championship was the final playoff series of the American Basketball Association, determining the league’s last champion before its merger with the NBA.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ABA Finals
ⓘ
basketball championship series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1976 ABA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestOfFormat | best-of-seven series ⓘ |
| champion | New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championCoach | Kevin Loughery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context | played shortly before ABA–NBA merger ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decidingGameNumber | Game 6 ⓘ |
| decidingGameVenue | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidingGameWinner | New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| determined | last champion of the American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| endDate | 1976-05-13 ⓘ |
| finalsMVP | Julius Erving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalsTeam |
Denver Nuggets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1977 NBA Finals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameCount | 6 ⓘ |
| gameLocation |
Denver, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uniondale, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | American Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked the end of the ABA as an independent league ⓘ |
| homeArenaTeam1 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArenaTeam2 | McNichols Sports Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFinalEditionOf | ABA Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| mergedInto | National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Brian Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan Issel NERFINISHED ⓘ David Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Williamson NERFINISHED ⓘ Julius Erving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffRound | league finals ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1975 ABA Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Denver Nuggets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUpCoach | Larry Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1975–76 ABA season ⓘ |
| seriesResult | New York Nets won 4–2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortDescription | final playoff series of the American Basketball Association ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1976-05-02 ⓘ |
| team1Franchise | New York Nets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| team2Franchise | Denver Nuggets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | United States national television (regional and syndication packages) ⓘ |
| year | 1976 ⓘ |
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