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1968 ABA Playoffs Summary

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League Champion: Pittsburgh Pipers

Playoffs MVP: Connie Hawkins

PTS Leader: Connie Hawkins (419)
TRB Leader: Trooper Washington (261)
AST Leader: Larry Brown (129)
WS Leader: Connie Hawkins (4.0)

League Playoffs

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Finals (4-3): Pittsburgh Pipers over New Orleans Buccaneers
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-1): Pittsburgh Pipers over Minnesota Muskies
Western Division Finals (4-1): New Orleans Buccaneers over Dallas Chaparrals
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (3-2): Minnesota Muskies over Kentucky Colonels
Eastern Division Semifinals (3-0): Pittsburgh Pipers over Indiana Pacers
Western Division Semifinals (3-0): Dallas Chaparrals over Houston Mavericks
Western Division Semifinals (3-2): New Orleans Buccaneers over Denver Rockets

Team Stats

Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Pittsburgh Pipers 15 3625 646 1400 .461 46 175 .263 423 614 .689 836 278 273 396 1761 117.4
2 Indiana Pacers 3 720 135 295 .458 5 29 .172 74 98 .755 170 65 54 93 349 116.3
3 Minnesota Muskies 10 2400 407 1015 .401 3 25 .120 275 411 .669 596 178 171 271 1092 109.2
4 New Orleans Buccaneers 17 4105 674 1591 .424 10 48 .208 498 675 .738 938 343 315 428 1856 109.2
5 Dallas Chaparrals 8 1920 321 738 .435 3 11 .273 225 299 .753 427 118 161 217 870 108.8
6 Houston Mavericks 3 720 116 285 .407 8 24 .333 70 98 .714 129 33 36 80 310 103.3
7 Kentucky Colonels 5 1200 177 434 .408 23 60 .383 134 183 .732 248 74 94 140 511 102.2
8 Denver Rockets 5 1200 188 441 .426 3 16 .188 128 173 .740 246 71 90 149 507 101.4
League Average 8 1986 333 775 .430 13 49 .260 228 319 .716 449 145 149 222 907 109.9

Opponent Stats

Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Kentucky Colonels 5 1200 193 487 .396 1 7 .143 139 207 .671 282 77 83 127 526 105.2
2 New Orleans Buccaneers 17 4105 678 1598 .424 22 114 .193 432 606 .713 929 267 334 476 1810 106.5
3 Denver Rockets 5 1200 184 414 .444 0 9 .000 167 217 .770 233 96 76 122 535 107.0
4 Dallas Chaparrals 8 1920 313 768 .408 12 39 .308 222 303 .733 423 132 127 207 860 107.5
5 Minnesota Muskies 10 2400 385 875 .440 41 110 .373 286 400 .715 508 158 188 275 1097 109.7
6 Pittsburgh Pipers 15 3625 642 1517 .423 13 71 .183 389 555 .701 895 314 290 416 1686 112.4
7 Houston Mavericks 3 720 120 251 .478 3 5 .600 99 123 .805 156 49 53 72 342 114.0
8 Indiana Pacers 3 720 149 289 .516 9 33 .273 93 140 .664 164 67 43 79 400 133.3
League Average 8 1986 333 775 .430 13 49 .260 228 319 .716 449 145 149 222 907 109.9

Miscellaneous Stats

Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team G W L W-L% PW PL ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA
1 Pittsburgh Pipers 15 11 4 .733 9.7 5.3 .478 .140 .302 .427 .141 .256
2 New Orleans Buccaneers 17 10 7 .588 10.0 7.0 .427 .143 .313 .431 .152 .270
3 Dallas Chaparrals 8 4 4 .500 4.3 3.7 .437 .156 .305 .415 .124 .289
4 Minnesota Muskies 10 4 6 .400 4.8 5.2 .402 .125 .271 .463 .152 .327
5 Denver Rockets 5 2 3 .400 1.6 3.4 .430 .148 .290 .444 .130 .403
6 Kentucky Colonels 5 2 3 .400 2.0 3.0 .434 .154 .309 .397 .126 .285
7 Houston Mavericks 3 0 3 .000 0.6 2.4 .421 .099 .246 .484 .148 .394
8 Indiana Pacers 3 0 3 .000 0.4 2.6 .466 .138 .251 .531 .109 .322
League Average 8.3 4.1 4.1 .500 4.2 4.1 .438 .140 .295 .438 .140 .295

Playoff Leaders

Minutes Played
1. Jimmy Jones-NOB 785
2. Doug Moe-NOB 715
3. Larry Brown-NOB 696
4. Charles Williams-PTP 626
5. Red Robbins-NOB 621
Field Goals
1. Charles Williams-PTP 145
  Connie Hawkins*-PTP 145
3. Doug Moe-NOB 144
  Jimmy Jones-NOB 144
5. Red Robbins-NOB 115
Field Goal Attempts
1. Doug Moe-NOB 346
2. Charles Williams-PTP 336
3. Jimmy Jones-NOB 315
4. Chico Vaughn-PTP 256
5. Red Robbins-NOB 252
3-Pt Field Goals
1. Chico Vaughn-PTP 24
2. Louie Dampier-KEN 15
3. Art Heyman-PTP 14
4. Darel Carrier-KEN 8
5. Charles Williams-PTP 6
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1. Chico Vaughn-PTP 93
2. Art Heyman-PTP 37
  Louie Dampier-KEN 37
4. Charles Williams-PTP 35
5. Darel Carrier-KEN 21
Free Throws
1. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 129
2. Doug Moe-NOB 107
3. Larry Brown-NOB 100
4. Art Heyman-PTP 94
5. Jimmy Jones-NOB 87
Free Throw Attempts
1. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 177
2. Doug Moe-NOB 149
3. Art Heyman-PTP 139
4. Larry Brown-NOB 122
5. Jimmy Jones-NOB 118
Total Rebounds
1. Trooper Washington-PTP 261
2. Red Robbins-NOB 234
3. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 172
4. Doug Moe-NOB 169
5. Mel Daniels*-MNM 161
Assists
1. Larry Brown-NOB 129
2. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 64
3. Art Heyman-PTP 58
4. Donnie Freeman-MNM 56
  Jimmy Jones-NOB 56
Turnovers
1. Larry Brown-NOB 77
2. Charles Williams-PTP 56
3. Doug Moe-NOB 54
4. Art Heyman-PTP 53
5. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 48
Personal Fouls
1. Jackie Moreland-NOB 74
2. Doug Moe-NOB 71
3. Jesse Branson-NOB 62
4. Charles Williams-PTP 61
5. Trooper Washington-PTP 60
Points
1. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 419
2. Doug Moe-NOB 399
3. Jimmy Jones-NOB 375
4. Charles Williams-PTP 356
5. Red Robbins-NOB 296
  Art Heyman-PTP 296
Field Goal Pct
1. Connie Hawkins*-PTP .594
2. Julian Hammond-DNR .579
3. Bob Netolicky-INA .569
4. Trooper Washington-PTP .531
5. Willie Murrell-DNR .511
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1. Louie Dampier-KEN .405
2. Darel Carrier-KEN .381
3. Art Heyman-PTP .378
4. Chico Vaughn-PTP .258
5. Charles Williams-PTP .171
Free Throw Pct
1. Dennis Holman-DLC 1.000
2. Freddie Lewis-INA .966
3. Darel Carrier-KEN .861
4. Willie Murrell-DNR .846
5. John Beasley-DLC .843
Minutes Per Game
1. Jimmy Jones-NOB 46.2
2. Louie Dampier-KEN 44.8
3. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 44.0
4. Charles Beasley-DLC 43.1
5. Darel Carrier-KEN 42.2
Points Per Game
1. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 29.9
2. Louie Dampier-KEN 26.6
3. Mel Daniels*-MNM 25.3
4. Charles Williams-PTP 23.7
5. Doug Moe-NOB 23.5
Rebounds Per Game
1. Trooper Washington-PTP 17.4
2. Mel Daniels*-MNM 16.1
3. Red Robbins-NOB 13.8
4. John Beasley-DLC 12.6
5. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 12.3
Assists Per Game
1. Larry Brown-NOB 7.6
2. Donnie Freeman-MNM 5.6
3. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 4.6
4. Art Heyman-PTP 3.9
5. Maurice McHartley-DLC 3.5
  Ervin Inniger-MNM 3.5
  Charles Beasley-DLC 3.5
Player Efficiency Rating
1. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 30.0
2. Willie Murrell-DNR 23.7
3. John Beasley-DLC 22.9
4. Mel Daniels*-MNM 22.1
5. Louie Dampier-KEN 21.9
True Shooting Pct
1. Connie Hawkins*-PTP .651
2. Art Heyman-PTP .580
3. Bob Netolicky-INA .577
4. Freddie Lewis-INA .567
5. Louie Dampier-KEN .565
Effective Field Goal Pct
1. Connie Hawkins*-PTP .594
2. Julian Hammond-DNR .579
3. Bob Netolicky-INA .569
4. Trooper Washington-PTP .531
5. Art Heyman-PTP .521
Total Rebound Pct
1. Trooper Washington-PTP 17.9
2. Gerald Govan-NOB 17.6
3. Willie Porter-PTP 17.3
4. Byron Beck-DNR 17.2
5. Mel Daniels*-MNM 17.1
Assist Pct
1. Larry Brown-NOB 26.8
2. Donnie Freeman-MNM 22.1
3. Louie Dampier-KEN 19.3
4. Maurice McHartley-DLC 16.1
5. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 15.8
Turnover Pct
1. Willie Murrell-DNR 7.4
2. Sam Smith-MNM 8.4
3. Darel Carrier-KEN 8.7
4. John Beasley-DLC 8.8
5. Ervin Inniger-MNM 8.9
Usage Pct
1. Wayne Hightower-DNR 27.6
2. Mel Daniels*-MNM 25.8
3. Charles Williams-PTP 25.5
4. Maurice McHartley-DLC 25.5
5. Doug Moe-NOB 24.3
Offensive Win Shares
1. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 3.4
2. Art Heyman-PTP 1.7
3. Larry Brown-NOB 1.3
4. Jimmy Jones-NOB 1.2
5. Trooper Washington-PTP 0.9
Defensive Win Shares
1. Red Robbins-NOB 1.1
2. Mel Daniels*-MNM 1.1
3. Larry Brown-NOB 1.0
4. Doug Moe-NOB 1.0
5. Jimmy Jones-NOB 0.9
Win Shares
1. Connie Hawkins*-PTP 4.0
2. Larry Brown-NOB 2.3
3. Art Heyman-PTP 2.2
4. Jimmy Jones-NOB 2.1
5. Red Robbins-NOB 1.9
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
1. Connie Hawkins*-PTP .310
2. Louie Dampier-KEN .195
3. Art Heyman-PTP .185
4. Willie Murrell-DNR .174
5. John Beasley-DLC .170