1968–69 Miami Floridians season


The 1968–69 Miami Floridians season was the first season of the Floridians in the American Basketball Association. The team had moved from Minnesota after one season as the Muskies. The Floridians finished one game behind the Pacers, for a second place finish. They faced the replacement for them in Minnesota, the Pipers. They beat them in a close 7 game series to set up a chance to go to the ABA Finals. In the Eastern Division Finals, they lost to the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 1.

Roster

Eastern Division

Playoffs

Eastern Division Semifinals vs. Minnesota Pipers
GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 7Miami119–1101–04,103
2April 9Miami99–1061–11,688
3April 10Minnesota93–1091–21,520
4April 12Minnesota116–1092–22,532
5April 13Miami122–1073–24,206
6April 15Minnesota100–1053–31,345
7April 19Miami137–1284–35,702

Floridians win series, 4–3
Eastern Division Finals vs Indiana Pacers
GameDateLocationResultRecordAttendance
1April 20Indiana110–1260–18,721
2April 22Indiana116–1310–27,243
3April 23Miami105–1190–32,112
4April 25Miami114–1101–32,846
4April 26Indiana105–1271–43,528

Floridians lose series, 4–1

Awards and honors

1969 ABA All-Star Game selections