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| coach = [[Butch Van Breda Kolff]] |
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| arena = [[The Forum (Inglewood)|The Forum]] |
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| television = [[KTLA]]<br><small>([[Chick Hearn]], [[Hot Rod Hundley]])</small> |
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| playoffs = [[1968 NBA Playoffs#Bracket|NBA Finals]]<br><small>(Lost 2–4)</small> |
| playoffs = [[1968 NBA Playoffs#Bracket|NBA Finals]]<br><small>(Lost 2–4)</small> |
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Revision as of 10:19, 12 January 2018
| 1967–68 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Butch Van Breda Kolff |
| Arena | The Forum |
| Results | |
| Record | 52–30 (.634) |
| Place | Division: 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | NBA Finals (Lost 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | KTLA (Chick Hearn, Hot Rod Hundley) |
| Radio | KNX (Chick Hearn, Hot Rod Hundley) |
The 1967-68 NBA season was the Lakers' 20th season in the NBA and eighth season in Los Angeles.[1] This was the first season the Lakers uniforms featured what would become the signature gold and purple colors.
Regular season
Record vs. opponents
| 1967-68 NBA Records | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | BAL | BOS | CHI | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SDR | SFW | SEA | STL |
| Baltimore | — | 3–5 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–5 | 0–8 | 7–0 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–5 |
| Boston | 5–3 | — | 5–2 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 4–3 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–3 |
| Chicago | 5–2 | 2–5 | — | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–7 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 3–5 | 1–7 |
| Cincinnati | 3–5 | 5–3 | 2–5 | — | 4–4 | 1–6 | 3–5 | 3–5 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 1–6 |
| Detroit | 4–4 | 2–6 | 4–3 | 4–4 | — | 2–5 | 4–4 | 1–7 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–3 |
| Los Angeles | 4–3 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 6–1 | 5–2 | — | 4–3 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 6–2 |
| New York | 5–3 | 2–6 | 5–2 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | — | 3–5 | 6–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–6 |
| Philadelphia | 8–0 | 4–4 | 6–1 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 5–2 | 5–3 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 5–2 |
| San Diego | 0–7 | 0–7 | 4–4 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 1–7 | 1–6 | 1–6 | — | 2–6 | 3–5 | 1–7 |
| San Francisco | 5–2 | 3–4 | 6–2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 6–2 | — | 7–1 | 1–7 |
| Seattle | 2–5 | 1–6 | 5–3 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 5–3 | 1–7 | — | 0–8 |
| St. Louis | 5–2 | 3–4 | 7–1 | 6–1 | 3–4 | 2–6 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 7–1 | 7–1 | 8–0 | — |
Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Chicago Bulls: Lakers win series 4-1
- Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 109, Chicago 101
- Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 113, Chicago 106
- Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 104, Los Angeles 98
- Game 4 @ Chicago: Los Angeles 93, Chicago 87
- Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 122, Chicago 99
West Division Finals
(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) San Francisco Warriors: Lakers win series 4-0
- Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 133, San Francisco 105
- Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 115, San Francisco 112
- Game 3 @ San Francisco: Los Angeles 128, San Francisco 124
- Game 4 @ San Francisco: Los Angeles 106, San Francisco 100
NBA Finals
(E2) Boston Celtics vs. (W2) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4-2
- Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 107, Los Angeles 101
- Game 2 @ Boston: Los Angeles 123, Boston 113
- Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Boston 127, Los Angeles 119
- Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Boston 105
- Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 120, Los Angeles 117 (OT)
- Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Boston 124, Los Angeles 109
Awards and records
- Elgin Baylor, All-NBA First Team
- Jerry West, All-NBA Second Team
- Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game
- Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
- Archie Clark, NBA All-Star Game