The 1967–68 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.
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 122–113.
Roster
Final standings Western Division + Team W L PCT. GB New Orleans Buccaneers 48 30 .615 – 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
ABA Playoffs ABA Western Division Semifinals Game Date Opponent Score Record Attendance 1 March 26 Denver W 130–104 1–0 3,111 2 March 27 Denver W 105–93 2–0 3,622 3 March 30 @ Denver L 98–105 1–2 3,678 4 March 31 @ Denver L 100–108 2–2 3,485 5 April 3 Denver W 102–97 3–2 4,500 Buccaneers win series, 3–2
ABA Western Division Finals Game Date Opponent Score Record Attendance 1 April 5 Dallas W 104–99 1–0 3,332 2 April 9 Dallas L 109–112 1–1 5,287 3 April 10 @ Dallas W 110–107 2–1 4,825 4 April 11 @ Dallas W 119–103 3–1 3,623 5 April 13 Dallas W 108–107 4–1 4,614 Buccaneers win series, 4–1
ABA Finals Game Date Opponent Score Record Attendance 1 April 18 @ Pittsburgh L 112–120 0–1 2,665 2 April 20 @ Pittsburgh W 109–100 1–1 3,877 3 April 24 Pittsburgh W 109–101 2–1 6,300 4 April 25 Pittsburgh L 105–106 (OT) 2–2 7,000 5 April 27 @ Pittsburgh W 111–108 3–2 3,347 6 May 1 Pittsburgh L 112–118 3–3 7,200 7 May 4 @ Pittsburgh L 113–122 3–4 11,457 Buccaneers lose series, 4–3
Awards, records, and honors 1968 ABA All-Star Game played on January 9, 1968 Doug Moe Larry Brown Jimmy Jones Red Robbins
Brown (7-of-9 for 17 points) was named the ABA All–Star MVP.
References
Buccaneers on Basketball Reference