1968 - 69 NBA (NBA) Season Review

1968 - 69 NBA Season Review

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1968 - 69 Regular Season Standings

NBA 1968 - 69 Season

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Eastern Division
Baltimore Bullets	57	25	0.695		116.4	112.1
Philadelphia 76ers	55	27	0.671	2	118.9	113.8
New York Knicks	54	28	0.659	3	110.8	105.1
Boston Celtics	48	34	0.585	9	111.0	105.4
Cincinnati Royals	41	41	0.500	16	114.5	115.6
Detroit Pistons	32	50	0.390	25	114.1	117.3
Milwaukee Bucks	27	55	0.329	30	110.2	115.4
Western Division
Los Angeles Lakers	55	27	0.671		112.2	108.1
Atlanta Hawks	48	34	0.585	7	111.3	109.0
San Francisco Warriors	41	41	0.500	14	109.1	110.7
San Diego Rockets	37	45	0.451	18	115.3	115.5
Chicago Bulls	33	49	0.402	22	104.7	107.0
Seattle SuperSonics	30	52	0.366	25	112.1	116.9
Phoenix Suns	16	66	0.195	39	111.7	120.5

1968 - 69 NBA Playoffs

Finals Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers (4-3) Wed, April 23 - Boston Celtics 118 @ Los Angeles Lakers 120 Fri, April 25 - Boston Celtics 112 @ Los Angeles Lakers 118 Sun, April 27 - Los Angeles Lakers 105 @ Boston Celtics 111 Tue, April 29 - Los Angeles Lakers 88 @ Boston Celtics 89 Thu, May 1 - Boston Celtics 104 @ Los Angeles Lakers 117 Sat, May 3 - Los Angeles Lakers 90 @ Boston Celtics 99 Mon, May 5 - Boston Celtics 108 @ Los Angeles Lakers 106
Eastern Division Finals Boston Celtics over New York Knicks (4-2) Sun, April 6 - Boston Celtics 108 @ New York Knicks 100 Wed, April 9 - New York Knicks 97 @ Boston Celtics 112 Thu, April 10 - Boston Celtics 91 @ New York Knicks 101 Sun, April 13 - New York Knicks 96 @ Boston Celtics 97 Mon, April 14 - Boston Celtics 104 @ New York Knicks 112 Fri, April 18 - New York Knicks 105 @ Boston Celtics 106	Western Division Finals Los Angeles Lakers over Atlanta Hawks (4-1) Fri, April 11 - Atlanta Hawks 93 @ Los Angeles Lakers 95 Sun, April 13 - Atlanta Hawks 102 @ Los Angeles Lakers 104 Tue, April 15 - Los Angeles Lakers 86 @ Atlanta Hawks 99 Thu, April 17 - Los Angeles Lakers 100 @ Atlanta Hawks 85 Sun, April 20 - Atlanta Hawks 96 @ Los Angeles Lakers 104
Eastern Division Semifinals Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers (4-1) Wed, March 26 - Boston Celtics 114 @ Philadelphia 76ers 100 Fri, March 28 - Philadelphia 76ers 103 @ Boston Celtics 134 Sun, March 30 - Boston Celtics 125 @ Philadelphia 76ers 118 Tue, April 1 - Philadelphia 76ers 119 @ Boston Celtics 116 Fri, April 4 - Boston Celtics 93 @ Philadelphia 76ers 90	Western Division Semifinals Atlanta Hawks over San Diego Rockets (4-2) Thu, March 27 - San Diego Rockets 98 @ Atlanta Hawks 107 Sat, March 29 - San Diego Rockets 114 @ Atlanta Hawks 116 Tue, April 1 - Atlanta Hawks 97 @ San Diego Rockets 104 Fri, April 4 - Atlanta Hawks 112 @ San Diego Rockets 114 Sun, April 6 - San Diego Rockets 101 @ Atlanta Hawks 112 Mon, April 7 - Atlanta Hawks 108 @ San Diego Rockets 106
Eastern Division Semifinals New York Knicks over Baltimore Bullets (4-0) Thu, March 27 - New York Knicks 113 @ Baltimore Bullets 101 Sat, March 29 - Baltimore Bullets 91 @ New York Knicks 107 Sun, March 30 - New York Knicks 119 @ Baltimore Bullets 116 Wed, April 2 - Baltimore Bullets 108 @ New York Knicks 115	Western Division Semifinals Los Angeles Lakers over San Francisco Warriors (4-2) Wed, March 26 - San Francisco Warriors 99 @ Los Angeles Lakers 94 Fri, March 28 - San Francisco Warriors 107 @ Los Angeles Lakers 101 Mon, March 31 - Los Angeles Lakers 115 @ San Francisco Warriors 98 Wed, April 2 - Los Angeles Lakers 103 @ San Francisco Warriors 88 Fri, April 4 - San Francisco Warriors 98 @ Los Angeles Lakers 103 Sat, April 5 - Los Angeles Lakers 118 @ San Francisco Warriors 78

1968-69 National Basketball Association (NBA) Awards

Player	Team	Award
Wes Unseld	Baltimore Bullets	Rookie of the Year Award
Wes Unseld	Baltimore Bullets	Most Valuable Player (Season)
Jerry West	Los Angeles Lakers	Finals Most Valuable Player
Gene Shue	Baltimore Bullets	Coach of the Year
Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	All Star Most Valuable Player
Gary Gregor	Phoenix Suns	1st All Rookie Team
Wes Unseld	Baltimore Bullets	1st All Rookie Team
Bill Hewitt	Los Angeles Lakers	1st All Rookie Team
Elvin Hayes	San Diego Rockets	1st All Rookie Team
Art Harris	Seattle SuperSonics	1st All Rookie Team
Hal Greer	Philadelphia 76ers	2nd All Star Team
Jerry West	Los Angeles Lakers	2nd All Star Team
Willis Reed	New York Knicks	2nd All Star Team
Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	1st All Star Team
Earl Monroe	Baltimore Bullets	1st All Star Team
Billy Cunningham	Philadelphia 76ers	1st All Star Team
Elgin Baylor	Los Angeles Lakers	1st All Star Team
Wes Unseld	Baltimore Bullets	1st All Star Team
John Havlicek	Boston Celtics	2nd All Star Team
Jerry West	Los Angeles Lakers	2nd All Defensive Team
Tom Sanders	Boston Celtics	2nd All Defensive Team
Rudy LaRusso	San Francisco Warriors	2nd All Defensive Team
John Havlicek	Boston Celtics	2nd All Defensive Team
Bill Bridges	Atlanta Hawks	2nd All Defensive Team
Nate Thurmond	San Francisco Warriors	1st All Defensive Team
Jerry Sloan	Chicago Bulls	1st All Defensive Team
Bill Russell	Boston Celtics	1st All Defensive Team
Walt Frazier	New York Knicks	1st All Defensive Team
Dave DeBusschere	New York Knicks	1st All Defensive Team

NBA - 1968 - 69 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player	Conference	Team	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Wilt Chamberlain	East	Philadelphia 76ers	25:00	7	7	6
Willis Reed	East	New York Knicks	25:00	16	8	1
Dave DeBusschere	East	Detroit Pistons	12:00	0	4	0
Sam Jones	East	Boston Celtics	15:00	5	2	4
Gus Johnson	East	Baltimore Bullets	16:00	7	6	1
Hal Greer	East	Philadelphia 76ers	17:00	21	3	3
Dick Barnett	East	New York Knicks	22:00	15	1	0
John Havlicek	East	Boston Celtics	22:00	26	5	4
Bill Russell	East	Boston Celtics	23:00	4	9	8
Dave Bing	East	Detroit Pistons	20:00	9	2	4
Jerry Lucas	East	Cincinnati Royals	21:00	16	5	4
Oscar Robertson	East	Cincinnati Royals	22:00	18	1	5
Jim King	West	San Francisco Warriors	7:00	4	1	2
Don Kojis	West	San Diego Rockets	10:00	4	2	1
Archie Clark	West	Los Angeles Lakers	15:00	17	0	3
Clyde Lee	West	San Francisco Warriors	18:00	6	11	2
Rudy LaRusso	West	San Francisco Warriors	19:00	6	7	0
Walt Hazzard	West	Seattle SuperSonics	20:00	9	3	3
Bill Bridges	West	St. Louis Hawks	21:00	15	7	1
Bob Boozer	West	Chicago Bulls	19:00	4	5	0
Lenny Wilkens	West	St. Louis Hawks	22:00	14	3	3
Elgin Baylor	West	Los Angeles Lakers	27:00	22	6	1
Zelmo Beaty	West	St. Louis Hawks	30:00	6	10	1
Jerry West	West	Los Angeles Lakers	32:00	17	6	6

NBA - 1968 - 69 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Elvin Hayes	1968-1969	San Diego Rockets	2327
Earl Monroe	1968-1969	Baltimore Bullets	2065
Billy Cunningham	1968-1969	Philadelphia 76ers	2034
Bob Rule	1968-1969	Seattle SuperSonics	1965
Oscar Robertson	1968-1969	Cincinnati Royals	1955
Gail Goodrich	1968-1969	Phoenix Suns	1931
Hal Greer	1968-1969	Philadelphia 76ers	1896
Elgin Baylor	1968-1969	Los Angeles Lakers	1881
Lenny Wilkens	1968-1969	Seattle SuperSonics	1835
Don Kojis	1968-1969	San Diego Rockets	1820
Kevin Loughery	1968-1969	Baltimore Bullets	1806

//Assist Leader Section

NBA - 1968 - 69 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Oscar Robertson	1968-1969	Cincinnati Royals	772
Lenny Wilkens	1968-1969	Seattle SuperSonics	674
Walt Frazier	1968-1969	New York Knicks	635
Guy Rodgers	1968-1969	Milwaukee Bucks	561
Dave Bing	1968-1969	Detroit Pistons	546
Art Williams	1968-1969	San Diego Rockets	524
Gail Goodrich	1968-1969	Phoenix Suns	518
John Havlicek	1968-1969	Boston Celtics	441
Jerry West	1968-1969	Los Angeles Lakers	423
Hal Greer	1968-1969	Philadelphia 76ers	414
Elgin Baylor	1968-1969	Los Angeles Lakers	408

..Foul Leaders Section

1968 - 69 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Billy Cunningham	1968-1969	Philadelphia 76ers	329
Art Harris	1968-1969	Seattle SuperSonics	326
Bob Rule	1968-1969	Seattle SuperSonics	322
Tom Boerwinkle	1968-1969	Chicago Bulls	317
Willis Reed	1968-1969	New York Knicks	314
Jerry Sloan	1968-1969	Chicago Bulls	313
Darrall Imhoff	1968-1969	Philadelphia 76ers	310
Connie Dierking	1968-1969	Cincinnati Royals	305
Tom Meschery	1968-1969	Seattle SuperSonics	304
Don Kojis	1968-1969	San Diego Rockets	303
Wayne Embry	1968-1969	Milwaukee Bucks	302

//Field Goal Percetage Section

NBA - 1968 - 69 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Wilt Chamberlain	1968-1969	Los Angeles Lakers	1712
Wes Unseld	1968-1969	Baltimore Bullets	1491
Bill Russell	1968-1969	Boston Celtics	1484
Elvin Hayes	1968-1969	San Diego Rockets	1406
Nate Thurmond	1968-1969	San Francisco Warriors	1402
Jerry Lucas	1968-1969	Cincinnati Royals	1360
Willis Reed	1968-1969	New York Knicks	1191
Bill Bridges	1968-1969	Atlanta Hawks	1132
Billy Cunningham	1968-1969	Philadelphia 76ers	1050
Happy Hairston	1968-1969	Detroit Pistons	959
Bob Rule	1968-1969	Seattle SuperSonics	941

1968 - 69 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Joe Caldwell	1968-1969	Atlanta Hawks	1106	561	0.507
Walt Frazier	1968-1969	New York Knicks	1052	531	0.505
Neil Johnson	1968-1969	Phoenix Suns	368	177	0.481
Wes Unseld	1968-1969	Baltimore Bullets	897	427	0.476
Al Tucker	1968-1969	Cincinnati Royals	265	126	0.475
Zelmo Beaty	1968-1969	Atlanta Hawks	1251	588	0.470
Gus Johnson	1968-1969	Baltimore Bullets	782	359	0.459
Len Chappell	1968-1969	Milwaukee Bucks	1011	459	0.454
Ed Manning	1968-1969	Baltimore Bullets	288	129	0.448
Elvin Hayes	1968-1969	San Diego Rockets	2082	930	0.447
Earl Monroe	1968-1969	Baltimore Bullets	1837	809	0.440

1968 - 69 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Wilt Chamberlain	1968-1969	Los Angeles Lakers	1099	641	0.583
Jerry Lucas	1968-1969	Cincinnati Royals	1007	555	0.551
Willis Reed	1968-1969	New York Knicks	1351	704	0.521
Johnny Green	1968-1969	Philadelphia 76ers	282	146	0.518
Terry Dischinger	1968-1969	Detroit Pistons	513	264	0.515
Walt Bellamy	1968-1969	Detroit Pistons	701	359	0.512
Walt Bellamy	1968-1969	New York Knicks	402	204	0.507
Joe Caldwell	1968-1969	Atlanta Hawks	1106	561	0.507
Walt Frazier	1968-1969	New York Knicks	1052	531	0.505
Tom Hawkins	1968-1969	Los Angeles Lakers	461	230	0.499
Lou Hudson	1968-1969	Atlanta Hawks	1455	716	0.492