# 1968 ABA Playoffs

The 1968 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament following the American Basketball Association's inaugural 1967-1968 season, starting on March 23 and ending on May 4. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Pittsburgh Pipers defeating the Western Division champion New Orleans Buccaneers, four games to three in the ABA Finals.

## Notable events

This was the first ABA championship.
The Pittsburgh Pipers won the ABA championship in the playoffs after posting the league's best record during the regular season (54–24, .692). The Minnesota Muskies had the league's second best record, but they played in the Eastern Division with the Pipers.
None of the four teams that made it to the Division finals (and ABA finals) remained as they were during this season throughout the league's entire existence. The Pittsburgh Pipers spent the following season as the Minnesota Pipers, returned to play as the Pittsburgh Pipers the year after that, and then played two seasons as the Pittsburgh Condors before folding in 1972. After three seasons the New Orleans Buccaneers left town and became the Memphis Pros in 1970. The Minnesota Muskies spent the next two seasons as the Miami Floridians and then spent two seasons after that as The Floridians before folding in 1972. The Dallas Chaparrals eventually became the San Antonio Spurs, continuing to this day in the NBA.
The Kentucky Colonels won the last Eastern Division playoff berth in a one-game playoff over the New Jersey Americans by forfeit when the venue chosen by the Americans, Commack Arena, had an unplayable floor.
Connie Hawkins of the Pittsburgh Pipers was the Most Valuable Player of the ABA playoffs.

## Bracket

| Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | ABA Finals | ABA Finals | ABA Finals |
| 1 | New Orleans Buccaneers* | 3 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Denver Rockets | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Denver Rockets | 2 | 1 | New Orleans Bucs* | 4 | | | |
| Western Division | Western Division | Western Division | 1 | New Orleans Bucs* | 4 | | | |
| Western Division | Western Division | Western Division | 2 | Dallas Chaparrals | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Houston Mavericks | 0 | 2 | Dallas Chaparrals | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Dallas Chaparrals | 3 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Dallas Chaparrals | 3 | | | | W1 | New Orleans Bucs* | 3 |
| | | | | | | E1 | Pittsburgh Pipers* | 4 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Pipers* | 3 | | | | | | | E1 | Pittsburgh Pipers* | 4 |
| 3 | Indiana Pacers | 0 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Indiana Pacers | 0 | 1 | Pittsburgh Pipers* | 4 | | | |
| Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | 1 | Pittsburgh Pipers* | 4 | | | |
| Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | 2 | Minnesota Muskies | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Kentucky Colonels | 2 | 2 | Minnesota Muskies | 1 | | | |
| 2 | Minnesota Muskies | 3 | | | | | | |
* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage

## Division Semifinals
### Eastern Division Semifinals
#### (1) Pittsburgh Pipers vs. (3) Indiana Pacers

* March 25
* Boxscore
Indiana Pacers 127, Pittsburgh Pipers 146 :
| Pts: Roger Brown 32 Rebs: Roger Brown 12 | Pts: Connie Hawkins 38 Rebs: Trooper Washington 20 |
| Pittsburgh leads series, 1–0 |||
* Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 2,189
* March 26
* Boxscore
Indiana Pacers 108, Pittsburgh Pipers 121 :
| Pts: Freddie Lewis 21 Rebs: Ollie Darden 16 | Pts: Art Heyman 32 Rebs: Trooper Washington 15 |
| Pittsburgh leads series, 2–0 |||
* Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 3,684
* March 27
* Boxscore
Pittsburgh Pipers 133, Indiana Pacers 114 :
| Pts: Charlie Williams 34 Rebs: Connie Hawkins 15 | Pts: Freddie Lewis 32 Rebs: George Peeples 20 |
| Pittsburgh wins series, 3–0 |||
* Indiana State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 3,141
Pittsburgh won 6–4 in the regular-season series :
November 7, 1967
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Indiana Pacers 100, Pittsburgh Pipers  83
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
November 16, 1967
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Pittsburgh Pipers 116, Indiana Pacers  90
Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis
December 3, 1967
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Indiana Pacers 100, Pittsburgh Pipers 103
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
December 16, 1967
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Pittsburgh Pipers 122, Indiana Pacers 117
Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis
December 31, 1967
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Indiana Pacers 106, Pittsburgh Pipers 121
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
January 11, 1968
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Indiana Pacers 115, Pittsburgh Pipers 138
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
January 13, 1968
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Pittsburgh Pipers 99, Indiana Pacers 113
Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis
January 17, 1968
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Pittsburgh Pipers 137, Indiana Pacers 101
Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis
January 31, 1968
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Pittsburgh Pipers 113, Indiana Pacers 119
Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis
February 6, 1968
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Indiana Pacers 113, Pittsburgh Pipers 100
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh :
This was the first playoff meeting between the Pipers and the Pacers.

#### (2) Minnesota Muskies vs. (4) Kentucky Colonels

* March 24
* Boxscore
Kentucky Colonels 102, Minnesota Muskies 115 :
| Pts: Darel Carrier 29 Rebs: Carrier, Ligon, Rhine 8 each | Pts: Mel Daniels 44 Rebs: Mel Daniels 15 |
| Minnesota leads series, 1–0 |||
* Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota Attendance: 661
* March 26
* Boxscore
Kentucky Colonels 100, Minnesota Muskies 95 :
| Pts: Louie Dampier 24 Rebs: Jim Caldwell 21 | Pts: Donnie Freeman 30 Rebs: Daniels, Freeman, Hunter, Smith 8 each |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota Attendance: 3,874
* March 27
* Boxscore
Minnesota Muskies 116, Kentucky Colonels 107 :
| Pts: Les Hunter 38 Rebs: Les Hunter 21 | Pts: Louie Dampier 32 Rebs: Jim Caldwell 9 |
| Minnesota leads series, 2–1 |||
* Louisville Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 1,458
* March 29
* Boxscore
Minnesota Muskies 86, Kentucky Colonels 94 :
| Pts: Daniels, Smith 22 each Rebs: Mel Daniels 22 | Pts: Darel Carrier 29 Rebs: Jim Ligon 21 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Louisville Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky Attendance: 4,472
* March 30
* Boxscore
Kentucky Colonels 108, Minnesota Muskies 114 :
| Pts: Louie Dampier 33 Rebs: Jim Caldwell 11 | Pts: Ervin Inniger 33 Rebs: Mel Daniels 19 |
| Minnesota wins series, 3–2 |||
* Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota Attendance: 879
Tied 5–5 in the regular-season series :
October 22, 1967
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Kentucky Colonels 104, Minnesota Muskies  96
Met Center, Bloomington
October 29, 1967
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Kentucky Colonels 81, Minnesota Muskies  94
Met Center, Bloomington
November 8, 1967
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Minnesota Muskies 106, Kentucky Colonels  92
Louisville Convention Center, Louisville
November 14, 1967
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Kentucky Colonels 75, Minnesota Muskies 125
Met Center, Bloomington
December 12, 1967
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Minnesota Muskies 94, Kentucky Colonels 113
Louisville Convention Center, Louisville
January 8, 1968
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Minnesota Muskies 103, Kentucky Colonels 107
Louisville Convention Center, Louisville
January 23, 1968
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Kentucky Colonels 97, Minnesota Muskies 120
Met Center, Bloomington
February 2, 1968
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Minnesota Muskies 84, Kentucky Colonels 120
Louisville Convention Center, Louisville
February 5, 1968
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Minnesota Muskies 86, Kentucky Colonels  95
Louisville Convention Center, Louisville
February 27, 1968
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Kentucky Colonels 93, Minnesota Muskies 102
Met Center, Bloomington :
This was the first playoff meeting between the Muskies and the Colonels.

### Western Division Semifinals
#### (1) New Orleans Buccaneers vs. (3) Denver Rockets

* March 26
* Boxscore
Denver Rockets 104, New Orleans Buccaneers 130 :
| Pts: Larry Jones 29 | Pts: Larry Brown 31 |
| New Orleans leads series, 1–0 |||
* Loyola Field House, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 3,111
* March 27
* Boxscore
Denver Rockets 93, New Orleans Buccaneers 105 :
| Pts: Willie Murrell 21 | Pts: Jimmy Jones 22 |
| New Orleans leads series, 2–0 |||
* Loyola Field House, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 3,622
* March 30
* Boxscore
New Orleans Buccaneers 98, Denver Rockets 105 :
| Pts: Doug Moe 22 | Pts: Wayne Hightower 28 |
| New Orleans leads series, 2–1 |||
* Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 13,359
* March 31
* Boxscore
New Orleans Buccaneers 100, Denver Rockets 108 :
| Pts: Doug Moe 27 | Pts: Willie Murrell 28 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 3,485
* April 3
* Boxscore
Denver Rockets 97, New Orleans Buccaneers 102 :
| Pts: Willie Murrell 26 | Pts: Larry Brown 24 |
| New Orleans wins series, 3–2 |||
* Loyola Field House, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 6,500
Tied 5–5 in the regular-season series :
November 11, 1967
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Denver Rockets 107, New Orleans Buccaneers 131
Loyola Field House, New Orleans
November 21, 1967
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Denver Rockets 90, New Orleans Buccaneers 107
Loyola Field House, New Orleans
December 15, 1967
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New Orleans Buccaneers 100, Denver Rockets  93
Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver
January 4, 1968
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New Orleans Buccaneers 107, Denver Rockets 122
Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver
January 18, 1968
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New Orleans Buccaneers 97, Denver Rockets 126
Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver
January 26, 1968
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Denver Rockets 104, New Orleans Buccaneers  97
Loyola Field House, New Orleans
February 4, 1968
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New Orleans Buccaneers 105, Denver Rockets 100
Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver
February 11, 1968
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Denver Rockets 90, New Orleans Buccaneers  98
Loyola Field House, New Orleans
February 23, 1968
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Denver Rockets 108, New Orleans Buccaneers 102
Loyola Field House, New Orleans
March 18, 1968
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New Orleans Buccaneers 101, Denver Rockets 108
Denver Auditorium Arena, Denver :
This was the first playoff meeting between the Buccaneers and the Rockets.

#### (2) Dallas Chaparrals vs. (4) Houston Mavericks

* March 23
* Boxscore
Houston Mavericks 110, Dallas Chaparrals 111 :
| Pts: Willie Somerset 42 Rebs: Willie Somerset 11 | Pts: John Beasley 28 Rebs: John Beasley 18 |
| Dallas leads series, 1–0 |||
* Moody Coliseum, University Park, Texas Attendance: 1,857
* March 25
* Boxscore
Houston Mavericks 97, Dallas Chaparrals 115 :
| Pts: Willie Somerset 40 | Pts: Charlie Beasley 27 |
| Dallas leads series, 2–0 |||
* Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas Attendance: 891
* March 26
* Boxscore
Dallas Chaparrals 116, Houston Mavericks 103 :
| Pts: John Beasley 31 Rebs: Elton McGriff 14 | Pts: Art Becker 26 Rebs: Art Becker 10 |
| Dallas wins series, 3–0 |||
* Moody Coliseum, University Park, Texas Attendance: 3,117
Dallas won 8–2 in the regular-season series :
October 23, 1967
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Dallas Chaparrals 100, Houston Mavericks  83
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston
November 17, 1967
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Houston Mavericks 107, Dallas Chaparrals 116
Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
November 19, 1967
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Dallas Chaparrals 100, Houston Mavericks  94
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston
January 12, 1968
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Houston Mavericks 99, Dallas Chaparrals 107
Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
January 19, 1968
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Houston Mavericks 92, Dallas Chaparrals 102
Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
January 26, 1968
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Houston Mavericks 96, Dallas Chaparrals 122
Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
February 18, 1968
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Dallas Chaparrals 93, Houston Mavericks 110
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston
February 21, 1968
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Dallas Chaparrals 122, Houston Mavericks 119
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston
February 29, 1968
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Dallas Chaparrals 100, Houston Mavericks 101
Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston
March 8, 1968
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Houston Mavericks 116, Dallas Chaparrals 117
Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas :
This was the first playoff meeting between the Chaparrals and the Mavericks.

## Division Finals
### Eastern Division Finals
#### (1) Pittsburgh Pipers vs. (2) Minnesota Muskies

* April 4
* Boxscore
Minnesota Muskies 117, Pittsburgh Pipers 125 :
| Pts: Mel Daniels 28 Rebs: Mel Daniels 18 | Pts: Art Heyman 34 Rebs: Connie Hawkins 15 |
| Pittsburgh leads series, 1–0 |||
* Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 3,159
* April 6
* Boxscore
Minnesota Muskies 137, Pittsburgh Pipers 123 :
| Pts: Hunter, Daniels 38 each Rebs: Mel Daniels 27 | Pts: Williams, Hawkins 27 each Rebs: Trooper Washington 35 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 2,123
* April 10
* Boxscore
Pittsburgh Pipers 107, Minnesota Muskies 99 :
| Pts: Connie Hawkins 32 | Pts: Les Hunter 27 |
| Pittsburgh leads series, 2–1 |||
* Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota Attendance: 8,357
* April 13
* Boxscore
Pittsburgh Pipers 117, Minnesota Muskies 108 :
| Pts: Connie Hawkins 38 | Pts: Skip Thoren 22 |
| Pittsburgh leads series, 3–1 |||
* Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, Minnesota Attendance: 3,787
* April 14
* Boxscore
Minnesota Muskies 105, Pittsburgh Pipers 114 :
| Pts: Donnie Freeman 23 Rebs: Skip Thoren 13 Asts: Donnie Freeman 11 | Pts: Connie Hawkins 24 Rebs: Leroy Wright 17 |
| Pittsburgh wins series, 4–1 |||
* Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 3,350
Pittsburgh won 7–4 in the regular-season series :
October 24, 1967
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Minnesota Muskies 104, Pittsburgh Pipers  86
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
November 9, 1967
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Minnesota Muskies 86, Pittsburgh Pipers  97
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
November 23, 1967
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Pittsburgh Pipers 75, Minnesota Muskies 101
Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
December 10, 1967
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Pittsburgh Pipers 114, Minnesota Muskies  99
Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
December 17, 1967
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Pittsburgh Pipers 121, Minnesota Muskies 116 (OT)
Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
January 12, 1968
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Pittsburgh Pipers 103, Minnesota Muskies 120
Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
January 26, 1968
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Minnesota Muskies 107, Pittsburgh Pipers 115
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
January 30, 1968
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Minnesota Muskies 112, Pittsburgh Pipers 121
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
February 4, 1968
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Pittsburgh Pipers 95, Minnesota Muskies 114
Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
February 19, 1968
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Pittsburgh Pipers 120, Minnesota Muskies 115
Met Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
February 23, 1968
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Minnesota Muskies 102, Pittsburgh Pipers 110
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh :
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

### Western Division Finals
#### (1) New Orleans Buccaneers vs. (2) Dallas Chaparrals

* April 5
* Boxscore
Dallas Chaparrals 99, New Orleans Buccaneers 104 :
| Pts: John Beasley 27 Rebs: Powell, McGriff 15 each | Pts: Moe, Jones 28 each Rebs: Moe Robbins, Moreland 16 each |
| New Orleans leads series, 1–0 |||
* Loyola Field House, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 3,332
* April 9
* Boxscore
Dallas Chaparrals 112, New Orleans Buccaneers 109 :
| Pts: Charlie Beasley 31 Rebs: John Beasley 16 | Pts: Doug Moe 30 Rebs: Moreland, Govan 10 each |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Loyola Field House, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 5,287
* April 10
* Boxscore
New Orleans Buccaneers 110, Dallas Chaparrals 107 :
| Pts: Larry Brown 25 Rebs: Gerald Govan 15 | Pts: Cincy Powell 33 Rebs: John Beasley 13 |
| New Orleans leads series, 2–1 |||
* Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 4,825
* April 11
* Boxscore
New Orleans Buccaneers 119, Dallas Chaparrals 103 :
| Pts: Jesse Branson 26 Rebs: Jesse Branson 13 | Pts: Maurice McHartley 26 Rebs: Cincy Powell 11 |
| New Orleans leads series, 3–1 |||
* Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, Texas Attendance: 3,623
* April 13
* Boxscore
Dallas Chaparrals 107, New Orleans Buccaneers 108 :
| Pts: Cincy Powell 27 Rebs: Cincy Powell 14 | Pts: Larry Brown 26 Rebs: Jones, Robbins 13 each |
| New Orleans wins series, 4–1 |||
* Loyola Field House, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 4,614
New Orleans won 6–4 in the regular-season series :
October 27, 1967
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Dallas Chaparrals 97, New Orleans Buccaneers 101
Loyola Field House, New Orleans
December 10, 1967
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Dallas Chaparrals 110, New Orleans Buccaneers 125
Loyola Field House, New Orleans
December 12, 1967
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New Orleans Buccaneers 109, Dallas Chaparrals 105
Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
December 19, 1967
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New Orleans Buccaneers 96, Dallas Chaparrals  93
Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
January 7, 1968
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New Orleans Buccaneers 101, Dallas Chaparrals 113
Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
January 23, 1968
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Dallas Chaparrals 104, New Orleans Buccaneers 112
Loyola Field House, New Orleans
January 24, 1968
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Dallas Chaparrals 94, New Orleans Buccaneers 112
Loyola Field House, New Orleans
January 25, 1968
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Dallas Chaparrals 102, New Orleans Buccaneers 101
Loyola Field House, New Orleans
February 15, 1968
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New Orleans Buccaneers 113, Dallas Chaparrals 121 (OT)
Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas
March 14, 1968
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New Orleans Buccaneers 87, Dallas Chaparrals  90
Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas :
This was the first playoff meeting between the Buccaneers and the Chaparrals.

## ABA Finals: (W1) New Orleans Buccaneers vs. (E1) Pittsburgh Pipers
### Series summary

| Game | Date | Away team | Result | Home team |
| Game 1 | April 18 | New Orleans Buccaneers | 112–120 (0–1) | Pittsburgh Pipers |
| Game 2 | April 20 | New Orleans Buccaneers | 109–100 (1–1) | Pittsburgh Pipers |
| Game 3 | April 24 | Pittsburgh Pipers | 101–109 (1–2) | New Orleans Buccaneers |
| Game 4 | April 25 | Pittsburgh Pipers | 106–105 (OT) (2–2) | New Orleans Buccaneers |
| Game 5 | April 27 | New Orleans Buccaneers | 111–108 (3–2) | Pittsburgh Pipers |
| Game 6 | May 1 | Pittsburgh Pipers | 118–112 (3–3) | New Orleans Buccaneers |
| Game 7 | May 4 | New Orleans Buccaneers | 113–122 (3–4) | Pittsburgh Pipers |

### Series results

* April 18
* Boxscore
New Orleans Buccaneers 112, Pittsburgh Pipers 120 :
| Pts: Red Robbins 41 Rebs: Red Robbins 23 | Pts: Connie Hawkins 39 Rebs: Washington, Wright 11 each |
| Pittsburgh leads series, 1–0 |||
* Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 2,665
* April 20
* Boxscore
New Orleans Buccaneers 109, Pittsburgh Pipers 100 :
| Pts: Larry Brown 28 Rebs: Red Robbins 23 | Pts: Chico Vaughn 27 Rebs: Trooper Washington 17 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 3,877
* April 24
* Boxscore
Pittsburgh Pipers 101, New Orleans Buccaneers 109 :
| Pts: Chico Vaughn 27 Rebs: Trooper Washington 14 | Pts: Red Robbins 30 Rebs: Red Robbins 22 |
| New Orleans leads series, 2–1 |||
* Loyola Field House, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 6,310
* April 25
* Boxscore
Pittsburgh Pipers 106, New Orleans Buccaneers 105 (OT) :
| Pts: Connie Hawkins 47 Rebs: Trooper Washington 25 | Pts: Jimmy Jones 23 Rebs: Red Robbins 10 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Loyola Field House, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 7,000
* April 27
* Boxscore
New Orleans Buccaneers 111, Pittsburgh Pipers 108 :
| Pts: Doug Moe 31 | Pts: Williams, Hawkins 29 each |
| New Orleans leads series, 3–2 |||
* Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 3,347
* May 1
* Boxscore
Pittsburgh Pipers 118, New Orleans Buccaneers 112 :
| Pts: Connie Hawkins 41 Rebs: Trooper Washington 16 | Pts: Doug Moe 25 Rebs: Red Robbins 11 |
| Series tied, 3–3 |||
* Loyola Field House, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance: 7,200
* May 4
* Boxscore
New Orleans Buccaneers 113, Pittsburgh Pipers 122 :
| Pts: Doug Moe 28 Rebs: Red Robbins 13 | Pts: Williams, Hawkins 35 each Rebs: Trooper Washington 14 |
| Pittsburgh wins series, 4–3 |||
* Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Attendance: 11,457
This is the only professional basketball championship for the city of Pittsburgh. It is also the closest the city of New Orleans came to a pro championship until Super Bowl XLIV.
Connie Hawkins and Larry Brown would later join the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
Tied 3–3 in the regular-season series :
October 30, 1967
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New Orleans Buccaneers 128, Pittsburgh Pipers  99
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
November 17, 1967
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New Orleans Buccaneers 94, Pittsburgh Pipers 95
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
November 28, 1967
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Pittsburgh Pipers 99, New Orleans Buccaneers 106
Loyola Field House, New Orleans
January 19, 1968
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New Orleans Buccaneers 126, Pittsburgh Pipers 132
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
February 17, 1968
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New Orleans Buccaneers 121, Pittsburgh Pipers 129
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
March 8, 1968
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Pittsburgh Pipers 114, New Orleans Buccaneers 116
Loyola Field House, New Orleans :
* Sports portal

## Statistical leaders

| Category | Total | Total | Total | Average | Average | Average | Average |
| Category | Player | Team | Total | Player | Team | Avg. | Games played |
| Points | Connie Hawkins | Pittsburgh Pipers | 419 | Connie Hawkins | Pittsburgh Pipers | 29.9 | 14 |
| Rebounds | Trooper Washington | Pittsburgh Pipers | 261 | Trooper Washington | Pittsburgh Pipers | 17.4 | 15 |
| Assists | Larry Brown | New Orleans Buccaneers | 129 | Larry Brown | New Orleans Buccaneers | 7.6 | 17 |