1968 NBA Finals

1968 NBA Finals

Team Coach Wins Boston Celtics Bill Russell 4 Los Angeles Lakers Butch van Breda Kolff 2
Dates	April 21–May 2
Hall of Famers	Celtics: Sam Jones (1984) John Havlicek (1984) Bill Russell (1975) Bailey Howell (1997) Lakers: Elgin Baylor (1977) Gail Goodrich (1996) Jerry West (1980) Officials: Mendy Rudolph (2007) Earl Strom (1995)
Eastern finals	Celtics defeat 76ers, 4–3
Western finals	Lakers defeat Warriors, 4–0

The 1968 NBA World Championship Series pitted the Boston Celtics from the East, against the Los Angeles Lakers from the West, for the sixth time in ten years. The Celtics won their tenth NBA Championship in twelve seasons, by defeating the Lakers in six games. Significantly, Game 6 of the 1968 NBA Finals marked the first time that any NBA competition had taken place during the month of May.

Series summary

Game	Date	Home Team	Result	Road Team
Game 1	April 21	Boston Celtics	107–101 (1–0)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 2	April 24	Boston Celtics	113–123 (1–1)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 3	April 26	Los Angeles Lakers	119–127 (1–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 4	April 28	Los Angeles Lakers	119–105 (2–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 5	April 30	Boston Celtics	120–117 (OT) (3–2)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 6	May 2	Los Angeles Lakers	109–124 (2–4)	Boston Celtics

Celtics win series 4–2

See also

• 1968 NBA Playoffs
• 1967–68 NBA season

External links

• Sports Illustrated (April 29, 1968) Celtics LA Showdown | Elgin Baylor and Jerry West
• Sports Illustrated (May 13, 1968) This Was One Worth Shouting About
• NBA History