1975 ABA Playoffs
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The 1975 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association's 1974-1975 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.
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | ABA Finals | |||||||||||
| 1 | Denver | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Utah | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Denver | 3 | |||||||||||
| Western Division | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Indiana | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | San Antonio | 2 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Indiana | 1 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Kentucky | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Memphis | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Kentucky | 4 | |||||||||||
| Eastern Division | |||||||||||||
| 3 | St. Louis | 1 | |||||||||||
| 3 | St. Louis | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | New York | 1 | |||||||||||
[edit] Trivia
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 of the regular season. 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.
The Memphis Sounds' Eastern Division 111-99 semifinal loss on the road to the Kentucky Colonels on April 13, 1975 was the final game ever played by the Sounds. After the season they moved to Maryland and became the Baltimore Claws.
16,622 fans attended the 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.
The 1975 Kentucky Colonels were the final team to win an ABA Championship but not move on to the NBA later.
