The Kentucky Colonels won 22 of their final 25 regular season games to catch the New York Nets for a share of first place in the Eastern Division. The Colonels won their last ten regular season games. They also went 13–3 in the ABA playoffs.
Because the Colonels and Nets tied for first place in the Eastern Division, a special one game playoff was played to determine the conference champion. The Colonels hosted the game and defeated the Nets 108–99 on April 4, 1975.[1][2]
The Memphis Sounds' Eastern Division 111–99 semifinal loss on the road to the Kentucky Colonels on April 13, 1975, was the final game played by the Sounds. After the season they moved to Maryland and became the Baltimore Claws.
The first round win by the Spirits of St. Louis over the New York Nets was the biggest upset of the playoffs. Not only had the Spirits finished 26 games behind the Nets in the regular season, they had also lost all 11 regular season matchups to the Nets, and by an average of 17.3 points per game. But after losing the opener of the series to stretch the losing streak to 12, the Spirits rolled off four wins in a row to claim the series.
The 1975 ABA Finals marked the second time in three years that the Kentucky Colonels and Indiana Pacers met in the ABA championship series. The Pacers edged the Colonels 4 games to 3 at the end of the 1973 ABA Playoffs.
16,622 fans attended the final playoff game of the season in Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky, as the Kentucky Colonels defeated the Indiana Pacers 110–105 to win the ABA Championship.
Game 1 (May 13) @ Louisville: Kentucky 120, Indiana 94
Game 2 (May 15) @ Louisville: Kentucky 95, Indiana 93
Game 3 (May 18) @ Indianapolis: Kentucky 109, Indiana 101
Game 4 (May 19) @ Indianapolis: Indiana 94, Kentucky 86
Game 5 (May 22) @ Louisville: Kentucky 110, Indiana 105
Referencesedit
^"Playoff For Nets, Colonels". The New York Times. April 4, 1975. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
^"New York Nets at Kentucky Colonels Box Score, April 4, 1975". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
External linksedit
Basketball-Reference.com's 1975 ABA Playoffs page
RememberTheABA.com page on 1975 ABA playoff series between the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers
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The 1975 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association s 1974 75 season The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Kentucky Colonels defeating the Western Division champion Indiana Pacers four games to one in the ABA Finals The Kentucky Colonels won 22 of their final 25 regular season games to catch the New York Nets for a share of first place in the Eastern Division The Colonels won their last ten regular season games They also went 13 3 in the ABA playoffs Because the Colonels and Nets tied for first place in the Eastern Division a special one game playoff was played to determine the conference champion The Colonels hosted the game and defeated the Nets 108 99 on April 4 1975 1 2 The Memphis Sounds Eastern Division 111 99 semifinal loss on the road to the Kentucky Colonels on April 13 1975 was the final game played by the Sounds After the season they moved to Maryland and became the Baltimore Claws The first round win by the Spirits of St Louis over the New York Nets was the biggest upset of the playoffs Not only had the Spirits finished 26 games behind the Nets in the regular season they had also lost all 11 regular season matchups to the Nets and by an average of 17 3 points per game But after losing the opener of the series to stretch the losing streak to 12 the Spirits rolled off four wins in a row to claim the series The 1975 ABA Finals marked the second time in three years that the Kentucky Colonels and Indiana Pacers met in the ABA championship series The Pacers edged the Colonels 4 games to 3 at the end of the 1973 ABA Playoffs 16 622 fans attended the final playoff game of the season in Freedom Hall in Louisville Kentucky as the Kentucky Colonels defeated the Indiana Pacers 110 105 to win the ABA Championship Artis Gilmore was named Most Valuable Player of the 1975 ABA Playoffs Gilmore scored 28 points and grabbed 31 rebounds in the final game of the Finals and in Game 3 in Indianapolis Gilmore scored 41 points and nabbed 28 rebounds The 1975 Kentucky Colonels were the final team to win an ABA Championship but not move on to the NBA later Contents 1 Bracket 2 Western Division 3 Eastern Division 4 ABA Finals 5 References 6 External linksBracket editDivision SemifinalsDivision FinalsABA Finals 1Denver Nuggets44Utah Stars21Denver Nuggets3Western Division3Indiana Pacers43Indiana Pacers42San Antonio Spurs2W3Indiana Pacers1E1Kentucky Colonels41Kentucky Colonels44Memphis Sounds11Kentucky Colonels4Eastern Division3Spirits of St Louis13Spirits of St Louis42New York Nets1Western Division editChampion Indiana Pacers Division Semifinals 1 Denver Nuggets vs 4 Utah Stars Nuggets win series 4 2 Game 1 Denver Denver 122 Utah 107 Game 2 Denver Denver 126 Utah 120 Game 3 Utah Utah 122 Denver 108 Game 4 Utah Utah 132 Denver 110 Game 5 Denver Denver 130 Utah 119 Game 6 Utah Denver 115 Utah 113 2 San Antonio Spurs vs 3 Indiana Pacers Pacers win series 4 2 Game 1 San Antonio Indiana 122 San Antonio 119 OT Game 2 San Antonio Indiana 98 San Antonio 93 Game 3 Indiana Indiana 113 San Antonio 103 OT Game 4 Indiana San Antonio 110 Indiana 109 Game 5 San Antonio San Antonio 123 Indiana 117 Game 6 Indiana Indiana 115 San Antonio 100 Division Finals 1 Denver Nuggets vs 3 Indiana Pacers Pacers win series 4 3 Game 1 Denver Denver 131 Indiana 128 Game 2 Denver Indiana 131 Denver 124 Game 3 Indiana Indiana 118 Denver 112 Game 4 Indiana Denver 126 Indiana 109 Game 5 Denver Indiana 109 Denver 90 Game 6 Indiana Denver 104 Indiana 99 Game 7 Denver Indiana 104 Denver 96Eastern Division editChampion Kentucky Colonels Division Semifinals 1 Kentucky Colonels vs 4 Memphis Sounds Colonels win series 4 1 Game 1 Kentucky Kentucky 98 Memphis 91 Game 2 Kentucky Kentucky 119 Memphis 105 Game 3 Memphis Kentucky 101 Memphis 80 Game 4 Memphis Memphis 107 Kentucky 93 Game 5 Kentucky Kentucky 111 Memphis 99 2 New York Nets vs 3 Spirits of St Louis Spirits win series 4 1 Game 1 New York New York 111 St Louis 105 Game 2 New York St Louis 115 New York 97 Game 3 St Louis St Louis 113 New York 108 Game 4 St Louis St Louis 100 New York 89 Game 5 New York St Louis 108 New York 107 Division Finals 1 Kentucky Colonels vs 3 Spirits of St Louis Colonels win series 4 1 Game 1 Kentucky Kentucky 112 St Louis 109 Game 2 Kentucky Kentucky 108 St Louis 103 Game 3 St Louis St Louis 103 Kentucky 97 Game 4 St Louis Kentucky 117 St Louis 98 Game 5 Kentucky Kentucky 123 St Louis 103ABA Finals edit 1 Kentucky Colonels VS 3 Indiana Pacers Colonels win series 4 1 Game 1 May 13 Louisville Kentucky 120 Indiana 94 Game 2 May 15 Louisville Kentucky 95 Indiana 93 Game 3 May 18 Indianapolis Kentucky 109 Indiana 101 Game 4 May 19 Indianapolis Indiana 94 Kentucky 86 Game 5 May 22 Louisville Kentucky 110 Indiana 105References edit Playoff For Nets Colonels The New York Times April 4 1975 Retrieved December 6 2018 New York Nets at Kentucky Colonels Box Score April 4 1975 Basketball Reference com Retrieved December 6 2018 External links editRememberTheABA com page on 1975 ABA playoffs Basketball Reference com s 1975 ABA Playoffs page RememberTheABA com page on 1975 ABA playoff series between the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1975 ABA Playoffs amp oldid 1172533743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
