1975 ABA Playoffs

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.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 first round win by the Spirits of St. Louis over the New York Nets was the biggest upset of the playoffs.Ted McClain had fifteen steals and Artis Gilmore had 31 rebounds, each being league records for a postseason game.[3][4] Along with both head coaches (Hubie Brown and Bobby Leonard), five players in the series have since been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame: Louie Dampier, Dan Issel, Artis Gilmore, Roger Brown, and George McGinnis.
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