Several ABA teams entered the NBA as expansion teams under the terms of the NBA-ABA merger
First Round
Semi-Finals
Conf. Finals
Finals
First RoundBest of 3-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
4/12 | vs Detroit (5) | L | 90-95 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
4/14 | at Detroit (5) | W | 138-108 | 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
4/17 | vs Detroit (5) | W | 109-101 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
Conference SemifinalsBest of 7-game series | |||||||||||||||||||
Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
4/20 | at LA Lakers (1) | L | 106-115 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
4/22 | at LA Lakers (1) | L | 86-95 | 0-2 | |||||||||||||||
4/24 | vs LA Lakers (1) | W | 109-105 | 1-2 | |||||||||||||||
4/26 | vs LA Lakers (1) | W | 114-103 | 2-2 | |||||||||||||||
4/29 | at LA Lakers (1) | L | 105-112 | 2-3 | |||||||||||||||
5/1 | vs LA Lakers (1) | W | 115-106 | 3-3 | |||||||||||||||
5/4 | at LA Lakers (1) | L | 84-97 | 3-4 |