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was estimated to be worth $ 500,000 and would make him one of basketball's highest-paid players. The agreement included 15 percent ownership in the franchise, which led Barry to remark, "The offer Oakland made me was one I simply couldn't turn down." In August, however, a superior court judge upheld
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of the Western Division, and each won their respective division titles and won both divisional playoff rounds to advance to the league championship. In the seventh and deciding game, the Pipers defeated the Buccaneers by a score of 122–113 to take the first
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finished the season tied for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Division, with identical 36–42 records. The teams were supposed to play a one-game playoff to determine who would advance to the postseason, which was supposed to be played at the
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the reserve clause in Barry's contract and ruled that he was obligated to play for the Warriors or sit out for the entire season. Barry ultimately chose to sit out for the year, rather than play for San Francisco.
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of the Buccaneers was chosen as the game's Most Valuable Player. The nationally televised game was played in front of 10,872 fans, the largest attendance for any ABA game in Indianapolis as of that date.
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Mikan unveiled the league's distinctive red, white and blue official ball in August, calling it "a patriotic ball" and saying that it would be more appealing visually on television.
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to sign with Oakland, making him the seventh player and the first superstar to defect to the upstart league. The landmark three-year contract offer from singer and team owner
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By April 1967, the league announced that they would begin play for the 1967–68 season with 11 teams in two divisions. The Eastern Division would include teams representing
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The American Basketball Association (ABA) was founded in 1967 by Dennis Murphy, former mayor of Buena Park, California, and
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and hoped to avoid creating a bidding war for talent that would make player salaries unaffordable. Despite that,
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and ended up playing his entire career in the NBA. Among its picks, New Orleans selected
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With the first pick in the league's inaugural draft in April 1967, Indianapolis chose
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scoring a game high 35 points to lead the hometown Pipers in front of 11,475 fans.
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The top seeds in each division during the regular season were the Eastern Division
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by a score of 134–129 in the league's inaugural game in front of 4,828 fans at the
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on October 13, 1967. Oakland's Andy Anderson was high scorer with 33 points and
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led the East to a 126–120 win over the West team coached by
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Accessed September 1, 2010. 279:, who had been a collegiate All-American at 2066: 2052: 1822: 1808: 1793:, May 5, 1968. Accessed September 1, 2010. 1756: 1754: 2200:1967–68 in American basketball by league 1308: 885: 199:star best known for his career with the 330:1967-68 American Basketball Association 2187: 1751: 956:At the end of the regular season, the 2047: 1803: 1740:East Tops West In First ABA All-Star" 1704:1967–68 ABA Game by Game Log-- Part 1 629:Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 1304: 1149: 1020: 13: 1295:Asterisk (*) denotes playoff team 1015: 821: 767: 14: 2211: 1702:Grasso, John; and Pfander, Dick. 881: 803: 713: 301:In June 1967, NBA leading scorer 1766:"N.J. 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Index

American Basketball Association
Basketball
Pittsburgh Pipers
MVP
Connie Hawkins
Pittsburgh
Doug Moe
New Orleans
Finals
Pittsburgh Pipers
New Orleans Buccaneers
1968–69 →
American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
three-point shot
Gary Davidson
George Mikan
National Basketball Association
Minneapolis Lakers
reserve clause
The New York Times
Oscar Robertson
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia 76ers
New Jersey Americans
Indianapolis, Indiana
Louisville, Kentucky
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Anaheim, California

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