1967 NBA Finals

1967 NBA Finals

Team Coach Wins Philadelphia 76ers Alex Hannum 4 San Francisco Warriors Bill Sharman 2
Dates	April 14–24
Hall of Famers	76ers: Wilt Chamberlain (1979) Billy Cunningham (1986) Hal Greer (1982) Chet Walker (2012) Warriors: Rick Barry (1987) Nate Thurmond (1985) Coaches: Bill Sharman (2004) Alex Hannum (1998) Officials: Mendy Rudolph (2007) Earl Strom (1995)
Eastern finals	76ers defeated Celtics, 4–1
Western finals	Warriors defeated Hawks, 4–2

The 1967 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1966–67 National Basketball Association (NBA) season, and was the conclusion of the 1967 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion San Francisco Warriors and the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers. This was the first championship series in 11 years without the Boston Celtics, who were defeated in the Division Finals by Philadelphia, the first time since 1958 and the only time in the 1960s that the Boston Celtics did not win the NBA Finals.

Despite dominating the regular season with a 68–13 record (the most regular season wins in NBA history at the time) the 76ers did not have an easy time of it against the Warriors. Ultimately, the 76ers won the series over the Warriors, 4–2.

Series summary

Game	Date	Home team	Result	Road team
Game 1	April 14	Philadelphia 76ers	141–135* (1–0)	San Francisco Warriors
Game 2	April 16	Philadelphia 76ers	126–95 (2–0)	San Francisco Warriors
Game 3	April 18	San Francisco Warriors	130–124 (1–2)	Philadelphia 76ers
Game 4	April 20	San Francisco Warriors	108–122 (1–3)	Philadelphia 76ers
Game 5	April 23	Philadelphia 76ers	109–117 (3–2)	San Francisco Warriors
Game 6	April 24	San Francisco Warriors	122–125 (2–4)	Philadelphia 76ers

76ers win series 4–2
* denotes overtime

Team rosters

San Francisco Warriors

San Francisco Warriors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F 24 Barry, Rick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Miami G 16 Attles, Al 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina A&T F 31 Ellis, Joe 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) San Francisco F 44 Hetzel, Fred 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Davidson G 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Tulsa F 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dartmouth F 47 Lattin, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UTEP F/C 43 Lee, Clyde 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Vanderbilt G/F 9 Lee, George 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan G 23 Mullins, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Duke F/C 42 Thurmond, Nate 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Bowling Green

Head coach Bill Sharman (USC) Assistant coach(es) George Lee (Michigan) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

See also

• 1967 NBA Playoffs
• 1966–67 NBA season

External links

• Sachare, Alex (2008). "NBA Encyclopedia Playoff Edition: The Best Team Ever". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
• NBA History