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Seven coaches received votes from at least one of the 50 panelists; having claimed 34 of the available votes, Bobby "Slick" Leonard was the clear winner of the all-time best head coach award. Larry Brown , having received 16 votes for the players team, also received six votes in view of his coaching.
Won ABA Finals 4–3 [14] George McGinnis [15] 1973–74: ABA — — Western 2nd 46 38 .548 5 Won Division semifinals 4–3 Lost Division finals 4–3 [16] 1974–75: ABA — — Western 3rd 45 39 .536 20 Won Division semifinals 4–2 Won Division finals 4–3 Lost ABA Finals 4–1 [17] George McGinnis [7] 1975–76: ABA — — — [d] 5th 39 ...
The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a men's professional basketball major league from 1967 to 1976. The ABA merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976, resulting in four ABA teams joining the NBA and the introduction of the NBA 3-point shot in 1979.
The ABA was formed in the fall of 1967, and the first ABA Finals were played at the end of the league's first season in the spring of 1968. [1] [2] The league ceased operations in 1976 with the ABA–NBA merger and four teams from the ABA continued play in the National Basketball Association. [3]
Hall of Famer Julius Erving was a three-time ABA MVP, two-time ABA Playoffs MVP, and four-time All-ABA First Team. The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league that operated from the 1967–68 season until it ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. The ABA presented a variety of annual awards and ...
The team had great success on the court, posting the league's best record during the regular season (54–24, .692) and winning the league's first ABA Championship. The Pipers were led by their star player, ABA MVP and future Hall-of-Famer Connie Hawkins, who led the ABA in scoring at 26.8 ppg.
On February 14, 1975, Julius Erving of the New York Nets scored a team-record 63 points against the San Diego Conquistadors in a four overtime game, the longest game in league history at three hours. [2] The 8th ABA All-Star Game was played on January 28, 1975, in San Antonio, Texas. 10,449 attended.
ABA regular season record (1967–1976) 374 370 .503 NBA regular season record (1976–present) 1,654 2,214 .428 All-time regular season record (1967–present) 2,028 2,584 .440 ABA postseason record (1967–1976) 37 32 .536 NBA postseason record (1976–present) 70 101 .409 All-time postseason record (1967–present) 107 133 .446