1967–68 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1967–68 season of the Philadelphia 76ers was their 15th season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and their 5th season since moving from Syracuse (as well as their 1st season at their new home in South Philadelphia, The Spectrum). The 76ers finished the regular season with a record of 62–20 & for the 2nd straight year, had the best record in the entire NBA.

1967–68 Philadelphia 76ers season
Division champions
Head coachAlex Hannum
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record62–20 (.756)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishEast Finals
(Eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWPHL-TV
RadioWCAU

In the playoffs, they eliminated the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, 4 games to 2. The series win proved costly, as Billy Cunningham, their sixth man, injured his non-shooting wrist and was out for the remainder of the playoffs.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Sixers became the first team in NBA history to blow a 3–1 series lead and lost to the Boston Celtics in 7 games. What was so damaging about this series loss was that Games 5 and 7 were at the Spectrum, & although Cunningham was not available, the team had the services of forward Johnny Green, a 4 time NBA All-Star in the 1960s and 1970s, to replace #32.

After the season, head coach Alex Hannum resigned to take a position in the ABA, and Wilt Chamberlain was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers for guard Archie Clark, center Darrall Imhoff, and forward Jerry Chambers (who never played with the team).[1] Philadelphia would win only a single home playoff game from 1969 to 1971 (game 6, 1971 playoffs vs. Baltimore, going 0–7 for the remaining home games from 1969 to 1971). It would be 9 seasons until they won a single post-season series.[2]

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia 76ers 6220.756–27–826–129–029–11
x-Boston Celtics 5428.659828–921–165–324–16
x-New York Knicks 4339.5241920–1721–162–619–21
x-Detroit Pistons 4042.4882221–1112–237–815–25
Cincinnati Royals 3943.4762318–1213–238–818–22
Baltimore Bullets 3646.4392617–1912–237–415–25

Record vs. opponents
1967-68 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SDR SFW SEA STL
Baltimore —3–52–55–34–43–43–50–87–02–55–22–5
Boston 5–3—5–23–56–24–36–24–47–04–36–14–3
Chicago 5–22–5—5–23–41–72–51–64–42–63–51–7
Cincinnati 3–55–32–5—4–41–63–53–57–04–36–11–6
Detroit 4–42–64–34–4—2–54–41–75–24–36–14–3
Los Angeles 4–33–47–16–15–2—4–32–57–14–44–46–2
New York 5–32–65–25–34–43–4—3–56–15–24–31–6
Philadelphia 8–04–46–15–37–15–25–3—6–14–37–05–2
San Diego 0–70–74–40–72–51–71–61–6—2–63–51–7
San Francisco 5–23–46–23–43–44–42–53–46–2—7–11–7
Seattle 2–51–65–31–61–64–43–40–75–31–7—0–8
St. Louis 5–23–47–16–13–42–66–12–57–17–18–0—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (3) New York Knicks: 76ers win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 118, New York 110
  • Game 2 @ New York: New York 128, Philadelphia 117
  • Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 138, New York 132 (2OT)
  • Game 4 @ New York: New York 107, Philadelphia 98
  • Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 123, New York 105
  • Game 6 @ New York: Philadelphia 113, New York 97

East Division Finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Boston Celtics: Celtics win series 4-3

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Boston 127, Philadelphia 118
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Philadelphia 115, Boston 106
  • Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 122, Boston 114
  • Game 4 @ Boston: Philadelphia 110, Boston 105
  • Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Boston 122, Philadelphia 104
  • Game 6 @ Boston: Boston 114, Philadelphia 106
  • Game 7 @ Philadelphia: Boston 100, Philadelphia 96

Awards and honors

References
  1. Goldaper, Sam (July 10, 1968). "76ers, Citing Star's Demands, Confirm Chamberlain Trade". The New York Times.
  2. Numbelivable!, p.20, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
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