2013-2014 ABA season (Colony Crisis Averted)

The 2013–14 ABA season was the 68th season of the American Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season began on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 with the Indiana Pacers hosting a game against the Orlando Magic followed by the 2012–13 NBA champions Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the Chicago Bulls followed by the New Liverpool Lakers hosting a game against the New Liverpool Clippers. The 2014 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 16, 2014, at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. New York's Kyrie Irving won the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award. The regular season ended on April 16, 2014, and the playoffs began on Saturday, April 19, 2014 and ended on June 15, 2014 with the Cleveland Cavaliers defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games to win the 2014 NBA Finals.