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. 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). ... Kentucky Colonels Logo This article is about a professional basketball team. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

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. Kentucky Colonels Logo This article is about a professional basketball team. ...

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. April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

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. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... The Baltimore Claws was an American Basketball Association team. ...

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. Freedom Hall is a multipurpose arena in Louisville, Kentucky on the grounds of the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, which is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. ... “Louisville” redirects here. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

Artis Gilmore was named Most Valuable Player of the 1975 ABA Playoffs. Artis Gilmore (born September 21, 1948, in Chipley, Florida) is a former professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). ...

The 1975 Kentucky Colonels were the final team to win an ABA Championship but not move on to the NBA later.

External Links

• Basketball-Reference.com's 1975 ABA Playoffs page