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1969 NBA Playoff Summary

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1969 NBA Playoffs:

Series Results

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Finals (4-3): Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-2): Boston Celtics over New York Knickerbockers
Western Division Finals (4-1): Los Angeles Lakers over Atlanta Hawks
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (4-1): Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers
Eastern Division Semifinals (4-0): New York Knickerbockers over Baltimore Bullets
Western Division Semifinals (4-2): Atlanta Hawks over San Diego Rockets
Western Division Semifinals (4-2): Los Angeles Lakers over San Francisco Warriors

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 Boston Celtics 18 4320 755 1704 .443 431 570 .756 987 383 485 1941 107.8
2 New York Knickerbockers 10 2400 422 964 .438 221 301 .734 555 227 240 1065 106.5
3 San Diego Rockets 6 1440 246 531 .463 145 212 .684 296 113 154 637 106.2
4 Philadelphia 76ers 5 1200 204 481 .424 122 171 .713 277 103 143 530 106.0
5 Baltimore Bullets 4 960 168 393 .427 80 111 .721 209 62 94 416 104.0
6 Los Angeles Lakers 18 4320 712 1640 .434 443 679 .652 1078 419 420 1867 103.7
7 Atlanta Hawks 11 2640 446 1040 .429 235 363 .647 594 219 289 1127 102.5
8 San Francisco Warriors 6 1440 218 601 .363 132 196 .673 385 129 156 568 94.7
League Average 10 2340 396 919 .431 226 325 .695 548 207 248 1019 104.5

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
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 Los Angeles Lakers 18 4320 1784 99.1
2 Atlanta Hawks 11 2640 1126 102.4
3 New York Knickerbockers 10 2400 1034 103.4
4 Boston Celtics 18 4320 1885 104.7
5 San Francisco Warriors 6 1440 634 105.7
6 San Diego Rockets 6 1440 652 108.7
7 Baltimore Bullets 4 960 454 113.5
8 Philadelphia 76ers 5 1200 582 116.4
League Average 10 2340 1019 104.5

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team G W L W-L% W Pyth L Pyth ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA
1 Boston Celtics 18 12 6 .667 10.8 7.2 .443 .253
2 Los Angeles Lakers 18 11 7 .611 11.8 6.2 .434 .270
3 New York Knickerbockers 10 6 4 .600 6.0 4.0 .438 .229
4 Atlanta Hawks 11 5 6 .455 5.5 5.5 .429 .226
5 San Diego Rockets 6 2 4 .333 2.5 3.5 .463 .273
6 San Francisco Warriors 6 2 4 .333 1.1 4.9 .363 .220
7 Philadelphia 76ers 5 1 4 .200 1.1 3.9 .424 .254
8 Baltimore Bullets 4 0 4 .000 0.9 3.1 .427 .204
League Average 9.8 4.9 4.9 .500 4.9 4.9 .431 .246

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played

1. John Havlicek*-BOS 850
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 832
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 829
4. Jerry West*-LAL 757
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 640

Field Goals

1. Jerry West*-LAL 196
2. John Havlicek*-BOS 170
3. Sam Jones*-BOS 124
4. Bailey Howell*-BOS 112
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 107

Field Goal Attempts

1. Jerry West*-LAL 423
2. John Havlicek*-BOS 382
3. Sam Jones*-BOS 296
4. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 278
5. Zelmo Beaty-ATL 236

Field Goal Pct

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL .545
2. Chet Walker-PHI .535
3. John Block-SDR .533
4. Elvin Hayes*-SDR .526
  Wes Unseld*-BAL .526

Free Throws

1. Jerry West*-LAL 164
2. John Havlicek*-BOS 118
3. Johnny Egan-LAL 63
  Elgin Baylor*-LAL 63
5. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 58

Free Throw Attempts

1. Jerry West*-LAL 204
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 148
3. John Havlicek*-BOS 138
4. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 100
5. Bill Russell*-BOS 81

Free Throw Pct

1. Archie Clark-PHI .895
2. John Havlicek*-BOS .855
3. Don Nelson-BOS .833
4. Dave DeBusschere*-NYK .820
5. Earl Monroe*-BAL .806
  Don Kojis-SDR .806

Total Rebounds

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 444
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 369
3. John Havlicek*-BOS 179
4. Bill Bridges-ATL 178
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 166

Assists

1. Jerry West*-LAL 135
2. John Havlicek*-BOS 100
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 98
4. Walt Frazier*-NYK 91
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 74

Personal Fouls

1. Bailey Howell*-BOS 84
2. Em Bryant-BOS 75
3. Mel Counts-LAL 67
4. Bill Russell*-BOS 65
5. Keith Erickson-LAL 64

Points

1. Jerry West*-LAL 556
2. John Havlicek*-BOS 458
3. Sam Jones*-BOS 303
4. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 277
5. Bailey Howell*-BOS 270

Minutes Per Game

1. John Havlicek*-BOS 47.2
2. Elvin Hayes*-SDR 46.3
3. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 46.2
4. Bill Russell*-BOS 46.1
5. Nate Thurmond*-SFW 43.8

Points Per Game

1. Jerry West*-LAL 30.9
2. Earl Monroe*-BAL 28.2
3. Elvin Hayes*-SDR 25.8
4. Willis Reed*-NYK 25.7
5. John Havlicek*-BOS 25.4

Rebounds Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 24.7
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 20.5
3. Nate Thurmond*-SFW 19.5
4. Wes Unseld*-BAL 18.5
5. Darrall Imhoff-PHI 16.4

Assists Per Game

1. Walt Frazier*-NYK 9.1
2. Jerry West*-LAL 7.5
3. John Havlicek*-BOS 5.6
4. Bill Russell*-BOS 5.4
5. Art Williams-SDR 5.3

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Jerry West*-LAL 25.2
2. Willis Reed*-NYK 22.0
3. Don Nelson-BOS 21.6
4. Walt Frazier*-NYK 21.3
5. Wes Unseld*-BAL 20.7

True Shooting Pct

1. John Block-SDR .586
2. Don Nelson-BOS .576
3. Wes Unseld*-BAL .574
4. Archie Clark-PHI .568
5. Mike Riordan-NYK .565

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL .545
2. Chet Walker-PHI .535
3. John Block-SDR .533
4. Wes Unseld*-BAL .526
  Elvin Hayes*-SDR .526

Assist Pct

1. Art Williams-SDR 42.6
2. Walt Frazier*-NYK 33.0
3. Jerry West*-LAL 31.6
4. Rick Adelman-SDR 21.4
5. Johnny Egan-LAL 18.6

Offensive Win Shares

1. Jerry West*-LAL 3.2
2. John Havlicek*-BOS 2.0
3. Willis Reed*-NYK 1.6
4. Don Nelson-BOS 1.5
5. Bailey Howell*-BOS 1.2

Defensive Win Shares

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 1.9
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 1.2
3. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 1.1
4. Jerry West*-LAL 1.1
5. John Havlicek*-BOS 0.8

Win Shares

1. Jerry West*-LAL 4.3
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-LAL 3.1
3. John Havlicek*-BOS 2.8
4. Willis Reed*-NYK 2.2
5. Don Nelson-BOS 1.8