The ABA 1967/68 season was the first season of the American Basketball Association (ABA) , after which the Pittsburgh Pipers club became the champion . 11 teams took part in the regular championship , which were divided equally into two divisions, and each of them played 78 games in the tournament.
| ABA in the 1967/1968 season |
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| Regular season |
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| The best team: | Pittsburgh Pipers |
| MVP of the season : | Connie Hawkins ( Pipers ) |
| Best on points: | Connie Hawkins ( Pipers ) |
| Playoffs |
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| Champion of the West | New Orleans Bakaniers |
| Finalist of the West | Dallas Cheperrels |
| Champion of the East | Pittsburgh Pipers |
| Finalist of the East | Minnesota Maskis |
| The final |
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| Champion: | Pittsburgh Pipers |
| Finalist: | New Orleans Bakaniers |
| MVP playoffs : | Connie Hawkins ( Pipers ) |
| ABA Seasons |
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| 1968/1969 → |
The regular season started on October 13, 1967 with a match between the Oakland Oaks and Anaheim Amigos teams, in which the Oaks won with a score of 134: 129. January 9, 1968 at the Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis , the ABA All-Star Game took place, in which the East team beat the West team with a score of 126: 120, and the MVP of this game was named the New Orleans Bakaniers defender Larry Brown , who is 22 minutes spent on the site, collected a collection of 17 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists for the team of the West. This year's regular tournament ended March 24, whose MVP was recognized by Pittsburgh Pipers forward, Connie Hawkins . Pittsburgh Pipers' mentor, Vince Kazzetta , was recognized as the coach of the year , and Minnesota Mascis center team, Mel Daniels , as the rookie of the year . The season ended officially on May 4, when the Pittsburgh Pipers beat the New Orleans Bakaniers in the seventh decisive match of the final series, and Connie Hawkins, the Pipers forward, recognized the MVP playoffs .
In the Eastern Division, the Kentucky Colonels and New Jersey Americans finished the regular championship with the same numbers in the winning and losing graph (36 wins with 42 defeats), therefore, to determine the winner of the fourth place, we had to consider additional indicators, according to which the the Colonels made their way off, although the Americans were the leaders in personal meetings (7-4). A similar situation occurred in the 1970/1971 season , when the Texas Cheperrels and Denver Rockets clubs also completed the championship with absolutely equal rates (30-54), but then an additional game was organized to determine the owner of the fourth place, which was also considered playoff match.
- I = Games, B = Wins, P = Losses, P% = Percentage of matches won, OLP = Lag behind the leader in victories
| East Division | | # | Team | AND | AT | P | P% | OLP |
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| one | Pittsburgh Pipers | 78 | 54 | 24 | 69.2 | - | | 2 | Minnesota Maskis | 78 | 50 | 28 | 64.1 | four | | 3 | Indiana Pacers | 78 | 38 | 40 | 48.7 | sixteen | | four | Kentucky Colonels | 78 | 36 | 42 | 46.2 | 18 | | five | New Jersey Americans | 78 | 36 | 42 | 46.2 | 18 |
| | | Western division | | # | Team | AND | AT | P | P% | OLP |
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| one | New Orleans Bakaniers | 78 | 48 | thirty | 61.5 | - | | 2 | Dallas Cheperrels | 78 | 46 | 32 | 59.0 | 2 | | 3 | Denver Rockets | 78 | 45 | 33 | 57.7 | 3 | | four | Houston mavericks | 78 | 29th | 49 | 37,2 | nineteen | | five | Anaheim Amigos | 78 | 25 | 53 | 32.1 | 23 | | 6 | Auckland Oaks | 78 | 22 | 56 | 28,2 | 26 |
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