The Pittsburgh Condors were a professional basketball team in the original American Basketball Association (ABA). Originally called the Pittsburgh Pipers, they were a charter franchise of the ABA and captured the first league title. The team played their home games in Pittsburgh's Civic Arena. Franchise history Pittsburgh Pipers - First ABA Champions (1967–1968) The Pipers were one of the ABA's inaugural franchises in 1967. The team had great success on the court, posting the league's best record during the regular season (54-24, .692) and winning the league's first ABA Championship. The Pipers were led by their star player, ABA MVP and future Hall-of-Famer Connie Hawkins, who led the ABA in scoring at 26.8 ppg. The Pipers swept through the 1968 ABA Playoffs and defeated the New Orleans Buccaneers 4 games to 3 to take the title, with Hawkins earning Finals MVP honors. The ABA title remains Pittsburgh's only pro basketball championship. Coupled with the Philadelphia 76ers' NBA championship one year earlier, Pennsylvania had two pro basketball champions in as many years. Playoff Results Division Semifinals (1) Pittsburgh Pipers vs. (3) Indiana Pacers: Pipers win series 3-0 Game 1 @ Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh 146, Indiana 127 Game 2 @ Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh 121, Indiana 108 Game 3 @ Indiana: Pittsburgh 133, Indiana 114 Division Finals (1) Pittsburgh Pipers vs. (2) Minnesota Muskies: Pipers win series 4-1 Game 1 @ Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh 125, Minnesota 117 Game 2 @ Pittsburgh: Minnesota 137, Pittsburgh 123 Game 3 @ Minnesota: Pittsburgh 107, Minnesota 99 Game 4 @ Minnesota: Pittsburgh 117, Minnesota 108 Game 5 @ Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh 114, Minnesota 105 ABA Finals (1) Pittsburgh Pipers VS. (1) New Orleans Buccaneers: Pipers win Series 4-3 Game 1 @ Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh 120, New Orleans 112 Game 2 @ Pittsburgh: New Orleans 109, Pittsburgh 100 Game 3 @ New Orleans: New Orleans 109, Pittsburgh 101 Game 4 @ New Orleans: Pittsburgh 106, New Orleans 105 Game 5 @ Pittsburgh: New Orleans 111, Pittsburgh 108 Game 6 @ New Orleans: Pittsburgh 118, New Orleans 112 Game 7 @ Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh 122, New Orleans 113 The Pipers shared the Pittsburgh Civic Arena with the city's expansion National Hockey League team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pipers attracted fairly respectable gates by ABA standards, averaging 3,200 fans per game. Minnesota Pipers (1968–1969) Despite the championship and strong attendance figures in Pittsburgh, the Pipers franchise left Pittsburgh after their 1968 ABA Championship and moved to