1967-68 NBA season

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1968 NBA Playoffs 1968 NBA Finals 1968 NBA Draft 1968 in basketball Basketball National Basketball Association College basketball American Basketball Association National Basketball League Women's National Basketball Association 1968 in sports
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The 1967-68 NBA Season was the 22nd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

Contents 1 Notable Occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Division 2.2 Western Division 3 NBA awards 4 See also

[edit] Notable Occurrences

• The Seattle SuperSonics and the San Diego Rockets begin play as the league expands to 12 teams.
• The NBA expands its regular season from 81 games per team to 82 games, where it still stands to this date.
• The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, with the East beating the West 144-124. Hal Greer of the Philadelphia 76ers wins the game's MVP award.
• The American Basketball Association begins play as a rival league to the NBA.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Philadelphia 76ers	62	20	.756	-
Boston Celtics C	54	28	.659	8
New York Knicks	43	39	.524	19
Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	22
Cincinnati Royals	39	43	.476	23
Baltimore Bullets	36	46	.439	26

[edit] Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
St. Louis Hawks	56	26	.683	-
Los Angeles Lakers	52	30	.634	4
San Francisco Warriors	43	39	.524	13
Chicago Bulls	29	53	.354	27
Seattle SuperSonics	23	59	.280	33
San Diego Rockets	15	67	.183	41

C - NBA Champions

[edit] NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers
• Rookie of the Year: Earl Monroe, Baltimore Bullets
• Coach of the Year: Richie Guerin, St. Louis Hawks

• All-NBA First Team:
  • Dave Bing, Detroit Pistons
  • Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
  • Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia 76ers
  • Jerry Lucas, Cincinnati Royals
  • Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Lakers

• All-NBA Rookie Team:
  • Al Tucker, Seattle SuperSonics
  • Walt Frazier, New York Knicks
  • Phil Jackson, New York Knicks
  • Bob Rule, Seattle SuperSonics
  • Earl Monroe, Baltimore Bullets

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

• 1968 NBA Playoffs
• 1968 NBA Finals
• 1968 NBA Draft

Preceded by 1966-67 NBA season

NBA seasons 1967-68

Succeeded by 1968-69 NBA season