1967β68 New Orleans Buccaneers season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Babe McCarthy |
Arena | Loyola Field House |
Results | |
Record | 48–30 (.615) |
Place | Division: 1st |
Playoff finish | Lost in ABA Finals |
The 1967β68 New Orleans Buccaneers season was the 1st season of the ABA and of the Buccaneers. The Pipers finished first in the Western Division, going all the way to the ABA Finals. [1]
In the Western Division semifinals, the Bucs beat the Denver Rockets in five games. In the Division Finals, they won three straight over the Dallas Chaparrals to win the series in five games. In the ABA Finals, the Bucs and the Pittsburgh Pipers split the six games of the series (with a Game 6 loss at home) that set up a pivotal Game 7 in Pittsburgh. The Pipers won the game and the Finals 122β113.
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Orleans Buccaneers | 48 | 30 | .615 | β |
Dallas Chaparrals | 46 | 32 | .590 | 2 |
Denver Rockets | 45 | 33 | .577 | 3 |
Houston Mavericks | 29 | 49 | .372 | 19 |
Anaheim Amigos | 25 | 53 | .321 | 23 |
Oakland Oaks | 22 | 56 | .282 | 26 |
1967-68 ABA Records | |||||||||||
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Team | ANA | DAL | DEN | HOU | IND | KEN | MIN | NJA | NOB | OAK | PIT |
Anaheim | β | 2β8 | 3β7 | 6β3 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 2β7 | 6β4 | 1β5 |
Dallas | 8β2 | β | 4β5 | 8β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 4β6 | 7β2 | 2β4 |
Denver | 7β3 | 5β4 | β | 6β3 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 5β5 | 7β3 | 2β4 |
Houston | 3β6 | 2β8 | 3β6 | β | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 0β10 | 7β3 | 2β4 |
Indiana | 4β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 3β3 | β | 6β5 | 3β8 | 6β4 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β6 |
Kentucky | 6β0 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 5β6 | β | 5β5 | 4β7 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β7 |
Minnesota | 5β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 8β3 | 5β5 | β | 7β3 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 4β7 |
New Jersey | 4β2 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 4β6 | 7β4 | 3β7 | β | 3β3 | 5β1 | 3β8 |
New Orleans | 7β2 | 6β4 | 5β5 | 10β0 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | β | 6β3 | 3β3 |
Oakland | 4β6 | 2β7 | 3β7 | 3β7 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 3β6 | β | 0β6 |
Pittsburgh | 5β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 6β4 | 7β3 | 7β4 | 8β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | β |
Western Division Semifinals [2]
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | March 26 | New Orleans | 130β104 | 1β0 | 3,111 |
2 | March 27 | New Orleans | 105β93 | 2β0 | 3,622 |
3 | March 30 | Denver | 98β105 | 1β2 | 3,678 |
4 | March 31 | Denver | 100β108 | 2β2 | 3,485 |
5 | April 3 | New Orleans | 102β97 | 3β2 | 4,500 |
Western Division Finals
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 5 | New Orleans | 104β99 | 1β0 | 3,332 |
2 | April 9 | New Orleans | 109β112 | 1β1 | 5,287 |
3 | April 10 | Dallas | 110β107 | 2β1 | 4,825 |
4 | April 11 | Dallas | 119β103 | 3β1 | 3,623 |
5 | April 13 | New Orleans | 108β107 | 4β1 | 4,614 |
ABA Finals [2]
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 18 | Pittsburgh | 112β120 | 0β1 | 2,665 |
2 | April 20 | Pittsburgh | 109β100 | 1β1 | 3,877 |
3 | April 24 | New Orleans | 109β101 | 2β1 | 6,300 |
4 | April 25 | New Orleans | 105β106 (OT) | 2β2 | 7,000 |
5 | April 27 | Pittsburgh | 111β108 | 3β2 | 3,347 |
6 | May 1 | New Orleans | 112β118 | 3β3 | 7,200 |
7 | May 4 | Pittsburgh | 113β122 | 3β4 | 11,457 |
Bucs lose series, 4β3
1968 ABA All-Star Game played on January 9, 1968
Brown (7-of-9 for 17 points) was named AllβStar MVP.
1967β68 New Orleans Buccaneers season | |
---|---|
Division champions | |
Head coach | Babe McCarthy |
Arena | Loyola Field House |
Results | |
Record | 48–30 (.615) |
Place | Division: 1st |
Playoff finish | Lost in ABA Finals |
The 1967β68 New Orleans Buccaneers season was the 1st season of the ABA and of the Buccaneers. The Pipers finished first in the Western Division, going all the way to the ABA Finals. [1]
In the Western Division semifinals, the Bucs beat the Denver Rockets in five games. In the Division Finals, they won three straight over the Dallas Chaparrals to win the series in five games. In the ABA Finals, the Bucs and the Pittsburgh Pipers split the six games of the series (with a Game 6 loss at home) that set up a pivotal Game 7 in Pittsburgh. The Pipers won the game and the Finals 122β113.
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Orleans Buccaneers | 48 | 30 | .615 | β |
Dallas Chaparrals | 46 | 32 | .590 | 2 |
Denver Rockets | 45 | 33 | .577 | 3 |
Houston Mavericks | 29 | 49 | .372 | 19 |
Anaheim Amigos | 25 | 53 | .321 | 23 |
Oakland Oaks | 22 | 56 | .282 | 26 |
1967-68 ABA Records | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | ANA | DAL | DEN | HOU | IND | KEN | MIN | NJA | NOB | OAK | PIT |
Anaheim | β | 2β8 | 3β7 | 6β3 | 2β4 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 2β7 | 6β4 | 1β5 |
Dallas | 8β2 | β | 4β5 | 8β2 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 4β6 | 7β2 | 2β4 |
Denver | 7β3 | 5β4 | β | 6β3 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 5β1 | 5β5 | 7β3 | 2β4 |
Houston | 3β6 | 2β8 | 3β6 | β | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 0β10 | 7β3 | 2β4 |
Indiana | 4β2 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 3β3 | β | 6β5 | 3β8 | 6β4 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β6 |
Kentucky | 6β0 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 5β6 | β | 5β5 | 4β7 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 3β7 |
Minnesota | 5β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 8β3 | 5β5 | β | 7β3 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 4β7 |
New Jersey | 4β2 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 4β6 | 7β4 | 3β7 | β | 3β3 | 5β1 | 3β8 |
New Orleans | 7β2 | 6β4 | 5β5 | 10β0 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 3β3 | β | 6β3 | 3β3 |
Oakland | 4β6 | 2β7 | 3β7 | 3β7 | 2β4 | 3β3 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 3β6 | β | 0β6 |
Pittsburgh | 5β1 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 6β4 | 7β3 | 7β4 | 8β3 | 3β3 | 6β0 | β |
Western Division Semifinals [2]
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | March 26 | New Orleans | 130β104 | 1β0 | 3,111 |
2 | March 27 | New Orleans | 105β93 | 2β0 | 3,622 |
3 | March 30 | Denver | 98β105 | 1β2 | 3,678 |
4 | March 31 | Denver | 100β108 | 2β2 | 3,485 |
5 | April 3 | New Orleans | 102β97 | 3β2 | 4,500 |
Western Division Finals
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 5 | New Orleans | 104β99 | 1β0 | 3,332 |
2 | April 9 | New Orleans | 109β112 | 1β1 | 5,287 |
3 | April 10 | Dallas | 110β107 | 2β1 | 4,825 |
4 | April 11 | Dallas | 119β103 | 3β1 | 3,623 |
5 | April 13 | New Orleans | 108β107 | 4β1 | 4,614 |
ABA Finals [2]
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 18 | Pittsburgh | 112β120 | 0β1 | 2,665 |
2 | April 20 | Pittsburgh | 109β100 | 1β1 | 3,877 |
3 | April 24 | New Orleans | 109β101 | 2β1 | 6,300 |
4 | April 25 | New Orleans | 105β106 (OT) | 2β2 | 7,000 |
5 | April 27 | Pittsburgh | 111β108 | 3β2 | 3,347 |
6 | May 1 | New Orleans | 112β118 | 3β3 | 7,200 |
7 | May 4 | Pittsburgh | 113β122 | 3β4 | 11,457 |
Bucs lose series, 4β3
1968 ABA All-Star Game played on January 9, 1968
Brown (7-of-9 for 17 points) was named AllβStar MVP.