The 1974 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association's 1973-1974 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion New York Nets defeating the Western Division champion Utah Stars, four games to one in the ABA Finals. For the league that began in 1999, see American Basketball Association (2000-). The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged, in part, with the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The New Jersey Nets are a National Basketball Association team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... The Utah Stars was an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. // The Anaheim Amigos, based in Anaheim, California, began play in the fall of 1967, in the Anaheim Convention Center. ...

Trivia

A one game playoff was held to determine the fourth place finisher in the Western Division because the San Diego Conquistadors and Denver Rockets had both tied for fourth place during the regular season. The game was played on March 29, 1974 with the Conquistadors posting a 131-111 win at Denver. The San Diego Conquistadors, nicknamed the Qs, were an American Basketball Association team based in San Diego, California. ... The Denver Nuggets are a National Basketball Association team based in Denver, Colorado. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (89th in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

The Carolina Cougars played their final game on April 8, 1974, losing at home to the Kentucky Colonels 128-119 in the last game of their Eastern Division semifinal series, which the Colonels swept 4 games to none. The Cougars played in the remaining two seasons of the ABA as the Spirits of St. Louis and were one of only two teams (the Colonels being the other) remaining during the ABA-NBA merger to not enter the NBA. Carolina Cougars was a basketball franchise in the former American Basketball Association that existed from late 1969 through 1974. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Kentucky Colonels Logo This article is about a professional basketball team. ... The Spirits of St. ...

The New York Nets and Utah Stars won the Eastern Division and Western Division, respectively, in both the regular season and the playoffs.^[1] The New Jersey Nets are a National Basketball Association team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... The Utah Stars was an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. // The Anaheim Amigos, based in Anaheim, California, began play in the fall of 1967, in the Anaheim Convention Center. ...

The New York Nets became the first team since the 1969-1970 Indiana Pacers to win the ABA championship after posting the league's best regular season record. For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

Julius Erving of the New York Nets was the Most Valuable Player of the ABA finals. He won that distinction again in 1976 and became the only player in ABA history to repeat as the MVP of the league finals. Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950 in Roosevelt, New York), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a former American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim. ... The New Jersey Nets are a National Basketball Association team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...

External Links

• Basketball-Reference.com's 1974 ABA Playoffs page