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1967-68 NBA Season Summary

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1967-68 NBA:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Eastern Division              
Philadelphia 76ers* 62 20 .756 — 122.6 114.0 7.96
Boston Celtics* 54 28 .659 8.0 116.1 112.0 3.87
New York Knickerbockers* 43 39 .524 19.0 116.1 114.3 1.78
Detroit Pistons* 40 42 .488 22.0 118.6 120.6 -1.70
Cincinnati Royals 39 43 .476 23.0 116.6 117.5 -0.64
Baltimore Bullets 36 46 .439 26.0 117.4 117.8 -0.23
Western Division              
St. Louis Hawks* 56 26 .683 — 113.0 110.3 2.37
Los Angeles Lakers* 52 30 .634 4.0 121.2 115.6 4.99
San Francisco Warriors* 43 39 .524 13.0 117.0 117.6 -0.67
Chicago Bulls* 29 53 .354 27.0 109.5 113.5 -3.77
Seattle Supersonics 23 59 .280 33.0 118.7 125.1 -6.00
San Diego Rockets 15 67 .183 41.0 112.4 121.0 -7.94

League Playoffs

Finals (4-2): Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-3): Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers
Western Division Finals (4-0): Los Angeles Lakers over San Francisco Warriors
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (4-2): Boston Celtics over Detroit Pistons
Eastern Division Semifinals (4-2): Philadelphia 76ers over New York Knickerbockers
Western Division Semifinals (4-1): Los Angeles Lakers over Chicago Bulls
Western Division Semifinals (4-2): San Francisco Warriors over St. Louis Hawks

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19780 3965 8414 .471 2121 3338 .635 5914 2197 1851 10051 122.6
2 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19865 3827 8031 .477 2283 3143 .726 5225 1983 2152 9937 121.2
3 Seattle Supersonics 82 19755 3772 8593 .439 2188 3042 .719 5338 1998 2372 9732 118.7
4 Detroit Pistons* 82 19780 3755 8386 .448 2215 3129 .708 5452 1700 2240 9725 118.6
5 Baltimore Bullets 82 19755 3691 8428 .438 2245 2994 .750 5431 1534 2127 9627 117.4
6 San Francisco Warriors* 82 19805 3632 8587 .423 2334 3153 .740 6029 1901 2265 9598 117.0
7 Cincinnati Royals 82 19805 3679 7864 .468 2204 2892 .762 5129 2048 2016 9562 116.6
8 New York Knickerbockers* 82 19880 3682 8070 .456 2159 3042 .710 5122 1967 2364 9523 116.1
9 Boston Celtics* 82 19705 3686 8371 .440 2151 2983 .721 5666 1798 2147 9523 116.1
10 St. Louis Hawks* 82 19880 3504 7765 .451 2258 3111 .726 5325 1988 2046 9266 113.0
11 San Diego Rockets 82 19755 3566 8547 .417 2083 2929 .711 5418 1837 2188 9215 112.4
12 Chicago Bulls* 82 19805 3488 8138 .429 2006 2718 .738 5117 1527 2130 8982 109.5
League Average 82 19798 3687 8266 .446 2187 3040 .720 5431 1873 2158 9562 116.6

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 St. Louis Hawks* 82 19880 9042 110.3
2 Boston Celtics* 82 19705 9186 112.0
3 Chicago Bulls* 82 19805 9310 113.5
4 Philadelphia 76ers* 82 19780 9346 114.0
5 New York Knickerbockers* 82 19880 9374 114.3
6 Los Angeles Lakers* 82 19865 9477 115.6
7 Cincinnati Royals 82 19805 9631 117.5
8 San Francisco Warriors* 82 19805 9647 117.6
9 Baltimore Bullets 82 19755 9659 117.8
10 Detroit Pistons* 82 19780 9889 120.6
11 San Diego Rockets 82 19755 9919 121.0
12 Seattle Supersonics 82 19755 10261 125.1
League Average 82 19798 9562 116.6

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team W Pyth L Pyth SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Philadelphia 76ers* 60.2 21.8 7.96 .471 .252 The Spectrum 304,631
2 St. Louis Hawks* 48.0 34.0 2.37 .451 .291 Kiel Auditorium 201,215
3 Boston Celtics* 51.1 30.9 3.87 .440 .257 Boston Garden 320,788
4 Los Angeles Lakers* 54.1 27.9 4.99 .477 .284 The Forum 421,326
5 San Francisco Warriors* 39.5 42.5 -0.67 .423 .272 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 185,322
6 New York Knickerbockers* 45.5 36.5 1.78 .456 .268 Madison Square Garden (III) 534,568
7 Detroit Pistons* 36.2 45.8 -1.70 .448 .264 Cobo Arena 224,164
8 Cincinnati Royals 38.9 43.1 -0.64 .468 .280 Cincinnati Gardens 124,668
9 Baltimore Bullets 40.0 42.0 -0.23 .438 .266 Baltimore Civic Center 171,146
10 Chicago Bulls* 30.9 51.1 -3.77 .429 .246 Chicago Stadium 131,165
11 Seattle Supersonics 26.5 55.5 -6.00 .439 .255 Seattle Center Coliseum 202,263
12 San Diego Rockets 21.6 60.4 -7.94 .417 .244 San Diego Sports Arena 188,865
League Average 41.0 41.0 0.00 .446 .265 250,843

League Awards

Most Valuable Player: Wilt Chamberlain*
Rookie of the Year: Earl Monroe*

League Leaders

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Minutes Played

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 3836
2. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 3619
3. Hal Greer*-PHI 3263
4. Dave Bing*-DET 3209
5. Bill Bridges-STL 3197

Field Goals

1. Dave Bing*-DET 835
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 819
3. Hal Greer*-PHI 777
4. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 757
5. Earl Monroe*-BAL 742

Field Goal Attempts

1. Dave Bing*-DET 1893
2. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 1709
3. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-SEA 1662
4. Earl Monroe*-BAL 1637
5. Hal Greer*-PHI 1626

Field Goal Pct

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI .595
2. Walt Bellamy*-NYK .541
3. Jerry Lucas*-CIN .519
4. Jerry West*-LAL .514
5. Len Chappell-TOT .513

Free Throws

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 576
2. Lenny Wilkens*-STL 546
3. Rudy LaRusso-SFW 522
4. Earl Monroe*-BAL 507
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 488

Free Throw Attempts

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 932
2. Lenny Wilkens*-STL 711
3. Dave Bing*-DET 668
4. Rudy LaRusso-SFW 661
5. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 660

Free Throw Pct

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN .873
2. Larry Siegfried-BOS .868
3. Dave Gambee-SDR .847
4. Fred Hetzel-SFW .833
5. Adrian Smith-CIN .829

Total Rebounds

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 1952
2. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 1560
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 1451
4. Clyde Lee-SFW 1141
5. Nate Thurmond*-SFW 1121

Assists

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 702
2. Lenny Wilkens*-STL 679
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 633
4. Dave Bing*-DET 509
5. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-SEA 493

Personal Fouls

1. Bill Bridges-STL 366
2. John Tresvant-TOT 344
3. Willis Reed*-NYK 343
4. Rudy LaRusso-SFW 337
5. Clyde Lee-SFW 331

Points

1. Dave Bing*-DET 2142
2. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 2002
3. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 1992
4. Earl Monroe*-BAL 1991
5. Hal Greer*-PHI 1976

Minutes Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 46.8
2. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 44.1
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 42.5
4. Dave Bing*-DET 40.6
5. Hal Greer*-PHI 39.8

Points Per Game

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 29.2
2. Dave Bing*-DET 27.1
3. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 26.0
4. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 24.3
5. Earl Monroe*-BAL 24.3

Rebounds Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 23.8
2. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 19.0
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 18.6
4. Clyde Lee-SFW 13.9
5. Ray Scott-BAL 13.7

Assists Per Game

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 9.7
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 8.6
3. Lenny Wilkens*-STL 8.3
4. Dave Bing*-DET 6.4
5. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-SEA 6.2

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 24.7
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 24.6
3. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 21.0
4. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 19.8
5. Willis Reed*-NYK 19.5

True Shooting Pct

1. Jerry West*-LAL .590
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN .588
3. Walt Bellamy*-NYK .583
4. Jerry Lucas*-CIN .565
5. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI .557

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI .595
2. Walt Bellamy*-NYK .541
3. Jerry Lucas*-CIN .519
4. Jerry West*-LAL .514
5. Len Chappell-TOT .513

Assist Pct

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 33.2
2. Lenny Wilkens*-STL 30.2
3. Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-SEA 27.2
4. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 23.2
5. Dave Bing*-DET 23.0

Offensive Win Shares

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 11.5
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 9.7
3. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 8.8
4. Zelmo Beaty-STL 8.2
5. Jerry West*-LAL 8.0

Defensive Win Shares

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 10.7
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 7.8
3. John Havlicek*-BOS 4.9
4. Nate Thurmond*-SFW 4.7
5. Clyde Lee-SFW 4.6

Win Shares

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI 20.4
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 12.3
3. Zelmo Beaty-STL 11.8
4. Hal Greer*-PHI 11.2
5. Walt Bellamy*-NYK 11.1
   

All-NBA Teams

1st Team
Elgin Baylor*
Dave Bing*
Wilt Chamberlain*
Jerry Lucas*
Oscar Robertson*
 2nd Team
Hal Greer*
John Havlicek*
Willis Reed*
Bill Russell*
Jerry West*

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
Walt Frazier*
Phil Jackson*
Earl Monroe*
Bob Rule
Al Tucker

All-Star Game Rosters

East
Dick Barnett
Dave Bing*
Wilt Chamberlain*
Dave DeBusschere*
Hal Greer*
John Havlicek*
Gus Johnson
Sam Jones*
Jerry Lucas*
Willis Reed*
Oscar Robertson*
Bill Russell*
 West
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman
Elgin Baylor*
Zelmo Beaty
Bob Boozer
Bill Bridges
Archie Clark
Jim King
Don Kojis
Rudy LaRusso
Clyde Lee
Nate Thurmond*
Jerry West*
Lenny Wilkens*