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1967–68 San Francisco Warriors season

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1967–68 San Francisco Warriors season
Head coachBill Sharman
ArenaCow Palace
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Finals
(eliminated 0–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKRON-TV
RadioKSFO
< 1966–67 1968–69 >

The 1967–68 NBA season was the Warriors' 22nd season in the NBA and 6th in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Warriors entered the season hoping to improve upon their previous season output of 44–37.[1] They failed to do so, finishing the season with a 43–39 record, but they still made the playoffs.[2]

Roster

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Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
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 15 Lewis, Bobby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina
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
F 22 Turner, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Akron
G 11 Warlick, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-St. Louis Hawks 56 26 .683 25–7 22–13 9–6 31–9
x-Los Angeles Lakers 52 30 .634 4 30–11 18–19 4–0 28–12
x-San Francisco Warriors 43 39 .524 13 27–14 16–23 0–2 24–16
x-Chicago Bulls 29 53 .354 27 11–22 12–24 6–7 11–29
Seattle SuperSonics 23 59 .280 33 10–21 7–24 6–14 15–25
San Diego Rockets 15 67 .183 41 8–33 4–26 3–8 11–29
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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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

Game log

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1967–68 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 13 Seattle 116–144 Fred Hetzel (24) 1–0
2 October 15 St. Louis 107–102 Nate Thurmond (21) 1–1
3 October 17 @ New York 122–124 Hetzel, Mullins (22) 1–2
4 October 18 @ Cincinnati 118–122 Jim King (35) 1–3
5 October 19 @ Chicago 116–106 Fred Hetzel (29) 2–3
6 October 21 @ St. Louis 110–115 Jim King (22) 2–4
7 October 22 San Diego 126–137 Nate Thurmond (37) 3–4
8 October 24 Cincinnati 106–116 Jim King (37) 4–4
9 October 27 Baltimore 111–124 Nate Thurmond (25) 5–4
10 October 29 Chicago 105–125 Jim King (26) 6–4
11 October 31 New York 103–108 Nate Thurmond (26) 7–4
12 November 1 @ Detroit 137–132 Jim King (32) 8–4
13 November 4 @ Philadelphia 110–117 Jim King (23) 8–5
14 November 7 Seattle 112–126 Fred Hetzel (25) 9–5
15 November 10 Philadelphia 104–123 Jeff Mullins (22) 10–5
16 November 11 @ St. Louis 93–94 Nate Thurmond (24) 10–6
17 November 14 @ Baltimore 129–123 Nate Thurmond (26) 11–6
18 November 15 @ Boston 110–113 Rudy LaRusso (30) 11–7
19 November 17 Chicago 109–111 Nate Thurmond (28) 12–7
20 November 18 @ San Diego 142–124 Rudy LaRusso (29) 13–7
21 November 21 Detroit 98–124 Fred Hetzel (23) 14–7
22 November 24 Los Angeles 121–122 (OT) Fred Hetzel (29) 15–7
23 November 25 @ Los Angeles 131–112 Jim King (30) 16–7
24 November 28 @ Baltimore 117–110 Nate Thurmond (28) 17–7
25 November 29 @ Philadelphia 113–95 Jeff Mullins (22) 18–7
26 December 1 St. Louis 101–124 Nate Thurmond (33) 19–7
27 December 2 @ San Diego 103–127 Hetzel, LaRusso (22) 19–8
28 December 5 Seattle 121–133 Jeff Mullins (29) 20–8
29 December 8 San Diego 137–107 LaRusso, Mullins (16) 20–9
30 December 9 Chicago 112–119 Hetzel, Mullins (27) 21–9
31 December 13 Chicago 109–104 Fred Hetzel (26) 21–10
32 December 15 @ Baltimore 110–97 Rudy LaRusso (26) 22–10
33 December 16 @ St. Louis 110–117 Jeff Mullins (23) 22–11
34 December 17 N St. Louis 97–79 Nate Thurmond (16) 22–12
35 December 20 Detroit 109–113 Jeff Mullins (28) 23–12
36 December 22 San Diego 97–103 Rudy LaRusso (26) 24–12
37 December 23 Seattle 124–131 Jeff Mullins (26) 25–12
38 December 24 @ Seattle 127–113 Jeff Mullins (31) 26–12
39 December 26 @ Boston 117–104 Jeff Mullins (32) 27–12
40 December 28 N Cincinnati 122–126 Rudy LaRusso (37) 27–13
41 December 29 @ Chicago 100–107 Nate Thurmond (26) 27–14
42 December 31 @ Seattle 126–124 Nate Thurmond (34) 28–14
43 January 2 Los Angeles 118–119 Fred Hetzel (27) 29–14
44 January 4 St. Louis 106–98 Jeff Mullins (31) 29–15
45 January 6 Boston 101–107 Rudy LaRusso (32) 30–15
46 January 9 Detroit 118–102 Rudy LaRusso (28) 30–16
47 January 12 New York 117–127 Rudy LaRusso (26) 31–16
48 January 15 @ Boston 102–111 Rudy LaRusso (27) 31–17
49 January 16 @ Cincinnati 121–148 Fred Hetzel (27) 31–18
50 January 17 @ Detroit 109–117 Nate Thurmond (32) 31–19
51 January 19 Philadelphia 120–131 Jim King (26) 32–19
52 January 20 @ Los Angeles 122–151 Fred Hetzel (36) 32–20
53 January 26 Baltimore 125–110 Rudy LaRusso (27) 32–21
54 January 28 @ New York 130–133 Rudy LaRusso (31) 32–22
55 January 30 @ Chicago 123–119 LaRusso, Mullins (30) 33–22
56 February 1 @ San Diego 128–114 Rudy LaRusso (40) 34–22
57 February 2 San Diego 121–127 Rudy LaRusso (29) 35–22
58 February 4 @ Philadelphia 117–141 Rudy LaRusso (25) 35–23
59 February 6 @ Chicago 126–124 (OT) Fred Hetzel (39) 36–23
60 February 8 Cincinnati 109–126 King, Mullins (27) 37–23
61 February 9 @ Los Angeles 104–122 Fred Hetzel (29) 37–24
62 February 11 @ Seattle 118–146 Clyde Lee (23) 37–25
63 February 13 Philadelphia 112–105 Fred Hetzel (27) 37–26
64 February 15 @ San Diego 134–114 Fred Hetzel (33) 38–26
65 February 16 Los Angeles 116–118 Hetzel, LaRusso (32) 39–26
66 February 18 @ Detroit 104–123 Fred Hetzel (22) 39–27
67 February 20 @ New York 112–115 (OT) Jeff Mullins (25) 39–28
68 February 21 @ Baltimore 117–126 Jeff Mullins (29) 39–29
69 February 23 Boston 122–127 Clyde Lee (33) 40–29
70 February 24 Cincinnati 114–127 Jeff Mullins (27) 41–29
71 February 27 @ Philadelphia 107–127 Fred Hetzel (30) 41–30
72 February 28 @ Boston 110–135 Jeff Mullins (26) 41–31
73 March 1 Cincinnati 122–101 Rudy LaRusso (20) 41–32
74 March 2 Baltimore 109–117 Rudy LaRusso (30) 42–32
75 March 5 St. Louis 134–117 Rudy LaRusso (29) 42–33
76 March 9 Los Angeles 137–132 (OT) Rudy LaRusso (34) 42–34
77 March 10 @ Seattle 118–112 Rudy LaRusso (25) 43–34
78 March 12 Boston 124–121 (OT) Jeff Mullins (28) 43–35
79 March 13 @ Los Angeles 106–142 Rudy LaRusso (19) 43–36
80 March 15 Detroit 122–118 Jeff Mullins (29) 43–37
81 March 17 New York 130–104 Rudy LaRusso (28) 43–38
82 March 18 New York 123–118 Rudy LaRusso (29) 43–39

Playoffs

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1968 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 March 22 @ St. Louis W 111–106 Jeff Mullins (29) Rudy LaRusso (17) Al Attles (7) Kiel Auditorium
5,018
1–0
2 March 23 @ St. Louis L 103–111 Jeff Mullins (33) Clyde Lee (10) Al Attles (7) Kiel Auditorium
5,810
1–1
3 March 26 St. Louis W 124–109 Jeff Mullins (33) Clyde Lee (22) Al Attles (7) Cow Palace
5,136
2–1
4 March 29 St. Louis W 108–107 Jeff Mullins (35) Clyde Lee (12) Al Attles (12) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
12,325
3–1
5 March 31 @ St. Louis L 103–129 Bob Warlick (21) Fred Hetzel (9) Jim King (6) Kiel Auditorium
4,118
3–2
6 April 2 St. Louis W 111–106 Rudy LaRusso (30) Rudy LaRusso (13) Al Attles (9) Cow Palace
12,905
4–2
Division Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 5 @ Los Angeles L 105–133 Jeff Mullins (29) Clyde Lee (18) Jeff Mullins (5) The Forum
10,319
0–1
2 April 10 @ Los Angeles L 112–115 Fred Hetzel (36) Rudy LaRusso (15) Al Attles (9) The Forum
11,270
0–2
3 April 11 Los Angeles L 124–128 Fred Hetzel (27) Rudy LaRusso (13) Jeff Mullins (7) Cow Palace
9,232
0–3
4 April 13 Los Angeles L 100–106 Fred Hetzel (27) Clyde Lee (17) Jeff Mullins (6) Cow Palace
9,623
0–4
1968 schedule

Awards and records

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References

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