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[4] [5] They won in the ABA Finals again in 1972, their first after moving to the Western Division, against the New York Nets and won their final ABA championship against the Kentucky Colonels in 1973. [6] [7] The New York Nets won their first championship in 1974 against the Utah Stars, and their second against the Denver Nuggets in 1976. [8] [9]
Game 5 of the 1970 ABA Finals (Indiana vs. Los Angeles) was nationally televised by CBS [11] on Saturday, May 23 at 3 p.m Eastern Time. The broadcast was however, blacked out in Indiana. After that league's 1972-73 season, CBS lost its TV airing rights as they started airing National Basketball Association (NBA) games in its 1973-74 season onward.
8th in ABA Did not qualify 2022–23 19 6 1st in Mid-West: Won quarter-finals 121–107 (Aliens) Won semi-finals 80–77 (Clutch) Won ABA Championship: 2023–24 17 2 1st in Red Central: Won division semi-finals 111–103 (Aces) Won division finals 100–79 (Kings) Won region semi-finals 122–117 (Pitbulls) Lost region finals 80–102 (Fury)
The post Two-time ABA champion and Indiana Mr. Basketball winner George McGinnis dies at 73 appeared first on TheGrio. ... Leonard also made the winning free throw in 1953 NCAA championship game ...
McGinnis’ best season came in 1974-75 when he won the ABA scoring title (29.8 points per game), finished second in steals (2.6), third in assists (6.3) and fifth in rebounds (14.3).
Prior to the season the Colonels and the ABA's commissioner, Dave DeBusschere, challenged the NBA to have its champion, the Golden State Warriors, face the Colonels in a championship series, the winner of which would get $1 million. The NBA declined. Interest in ABA vs. NBA play extended beyond the two leagues' management.
Georgia and Alabama will square off once again in the SEC championship game, with plenty on the line for both teams. Here's how to watch:
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 ...