In a League of His Own

May 13, 1976

On May 13, 1976, in an astonishing comeback from a 22-point deficit with only 17 minutes left in the game, the New York Nets defeated the Denver Nuggets, 112 - 106 and won the championship of the American Basketball Association for the second time in three seasons.

This was the last game played under the A.B.A. when there would be a merger with the National Basketball Association. Julius Erving helped the Nets capture the two championships in three years before his contract was sold the Philadelphia 76ers. Dr. J. had 31 points and 5 steals during the Nets' surge against the Nuggets.