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1968–69 San Diego Rockets season

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1968–69 San Diego Rockets season
Head coachJack McMahon
ArenaSan Diego Sports Arena
Results
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Semifinals
(Lost to Hawks 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKFMB-TV
RadioKFMB
< 1967–68 1969–70 >

The 1968–69 NBA season was the Rockets' 2nd season in the NBA.[1]

In the playoffs, the Rockets lost to the Atlanta Hawks in six games in the Semifinals.

Roster

San Diego Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 12 Adelman, Rick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Loyola Marymount
G 33 Barnett, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oregon
F 34 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) USC
C 17 Finkel, Hank 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Dayton
C 11 Hayes, Elvin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Houston
F 7 Kimball, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Connecticut
F 44 Kojis, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Marquette
G 22 Lantz, Stu 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nebraska
G 42 Riley, Pat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Kentucky
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers 55 27 .671 – 32–9 21–18 2–0 30–10
x-Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 7 28–12 18–21 2–1 26–14
x-San Francisco Warriors 41 41 .500 14 22–19 18–21 1–1 20–20
x-San Diego Rockets 37 45 .451 18 25–16 8–25 4–4 20–20
Chicago Bulls 33 49 .402 22 19–21 12–25 2–3 19–21
Seattle SuperSonics 30 52 .366 25 18–18 6–29 6–5 15–23
Phoenix Suns 16 66 .195 39 11–26 4–28 1–12 8–30
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1968-69 NBA Records
Team ATL BAL BOS CHI CIN DET LAL MIL NYK PHI PHO SDR SFW SEA
Atlanta — 2–4 3–3 6–1 4–2 6–0 3–4 4–2 2–4 1–5 6–0 3–4 4–3 4–2
Baltimore 4–2 — 5–2 6–0 4–3 7–0 3–3 5–1 3–4 2–4 6–0 5–1 3–3 4–2
Boston 3–3 2–5 — 4–2 5–2 5–1 2–4 5–1 1–6 5–2 6–0 4–2 3–3 3–3
Chicago 1–6 0–6 2–4 — 1–5 3–3 3–4 5–1 2–4 1–5 4–2 3–3 4–3 4–3
Cincinnati 2–4 3–4 2–5 5–1 — 3–4 2–4 5–1 4–2 3–4 4–2 2–4 3–3 3–3
Detroit 0–6 0–7 1–5 3–3 4–3 — 3–3 2–4 3–4 3–4 4–2 3–3 2–4 4–2
Los Angeles 4–3 3–3 4–2 4–3 4–2 3–3 — 5–1 5–1 1–5 6–0 7–0 4–3 5–1
Milwaukee 2–4 1–5 1–5 1–5 1–5 4–2 1–5 — 0–6 0–6 6–2 4–2 3–3 3–5
New York 4–2 4–3 6–1 4–2 2–4 4–3 1–5 6–0 — 4–3 5–1 3–3 5–1 6–0
Philadelphia 5–1 4–2 2–5 5–1 4–3 4–3 5–1 6–0 3–4 — 5–1 4–2 2–4 6–0
Phoenix 0–6 0–6 0–6 2–4 2–4 2–4 0–6 2–6 1–5 1–5 — 1–7 2–4 3–3
San Diego 4–3 1–5 2–4 3–3 4–2 3–3 0–7 2–4 3–3 2–4 7–1 — 3–3 3–3
San Francisco 3–4 3–3 3–3 3–4 3–3 4–2 3–4 3–3 1–5 4–2 4–2 3–3 — 4–3
Seattle 2–4 2–4 3–3 3–4 3–3 2–4 1–5 5–3 0–6 0–6 3–3 3–3 3–4 —

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) Atlanta Hawks vs. (4) San Diego Rockets: Hawks win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Atlanta: Atlanta 107, San Diego 98
  • Game 2 @ Atlanta: Atlanta 116, San Diego 114
  • Game 3 @ San Diego: San Diego 104, Atlanta 97
  • Game 4 @ San Diego: San Diego 114, Atlanta 112
  • Game 5 @ Atlanta: Atlanta 112, San Diego 101
  • Game 6 @ San Diego: Atlanta 108, San Diego 106

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ 1968–69 San Diego Rockets
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