s . ▁ ▁Notable ▁events ▁ ▁The ▁Oak land ▁O aks ▁won ▁the ▁A BA ▁championship ▁after ▁finishing ▁with ▁the ▁league ' s ▁best ▁record ▁during ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁( 6 0 - 1 8 , ▁. 7 6 9 ). ▁ ▁The ▁Pitts burgh ▁P ip ers ▁had ▁accomplished ▁the ▁same ▁fe at ▁the ▁year ▁prior . ▁ ▁Rick ▁Barry , ▁now ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁O aks ▁after ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁sit ▁out ▁the ▁previous ▁season , ▁aver aged ▁ 3 4 . 0 ▁points ▁during ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁ ▁However , ▁Barry ▁only ▁played ▁ 3 5 ▁regular ▁season ▁games ▁before ▁inj uring ▁a ▁kne e ▁and ▁missing ▁the ▁play offs . ▁ ▁The ▁O aks , ▁like ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁P ip ers ▁before ▁them , ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁as ▁the ▁same ▁team . ▁ ▁The ▁Oak land ▁O aks ▁became ▁the ▁Washington ▁C aps ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 - 1 9 7 0 ▁A BA ▁season ; ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁P ip ers ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁P ip ers ▁after ▁winning ▁the ▁A BA ▁championship ▁the ▁prior ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁O aks ' ▁ 6 0 - 1 8 ▁(. 7 6 9 ) ▁record ▁in ▁this ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁in ▁A BA ▁history ▁until ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Col on els ▁finished ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 - 1 9 7 2 ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 6 8 - 1 6 ▁(.