1967 NBA playoffs
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 21–April 24, 1967 |
| Season | 1966–67 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Philadelphia 76ers (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | San Francisco Warriors |
| Semifinalists | |
The 1967 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the
San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals
.
It was the 76ers' second NBA title in franchise history; their first had come in
Syracuse Nationals
.
The Boston Celtics were denied the chance to win their ninth straight championship, though they would win the title the following two seasons.
The expansion Chicago Bulls made the playoffs in their debut season, and the New York Knicks returned to the postseason for the first time since 1959. It is the longest gap in Knicks franchise history, a record they matched when they missed the playoffs starting in 2004 and ending in 2011.
The 1967 NBA playoffs marked a change in the league's playoff format; every tournament since 1955 had given the top-ranked team in each division a first-round bye, but starting this season, the NBA upped the number of playoff teams to eight, thereby eliminating a first-round bye for the regular-season division champions.
Bracket
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Philadelphia* | 3 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Cincinnati | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Boston | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | New York | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Boston | 3 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | San Francisco* | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | San Francisco* | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Los Angeles | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | San Francisco* | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | St. Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | St. Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
- Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals
Division Semifinals
Eastern Division Semifinals
(1) Cincinnati Royals
March 21
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Cincinnati Royals 120, Philadelphia 76ers 116
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| Scoring by quarter: 33–31, 30–26, 33–28, 24–31 | ||
| 16 | Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 41 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 22 Asts: Chamberlain, Greer 5 each | |
| Cincinnati leads series, 1–0 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 5,097 |
March 22
|
Cincinnati Royals 102
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–22, 23–27, 33–26, 32–27 | ||
| 11 | Pts: Oscar Robertson 29 Rebs: Connie Dierking 17 Asts: Oscar Robertson 9 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
March 24
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Cincinnati Royals 106, Philadelphia 76ers 121
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| Scoring by quarter: 26–39, 23–25, 22–23, 35–34 | ||
| 13 | Pts: Hal Greer 33 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 30 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain 19 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 8,987 |
March 25
|
Cincinnati Royals 94
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| Scoring by quarter: 31–29, 34–27, 23–25, 24–13 | ||
| 9 | Pts: Happy Hairston 26 Rebs: Jerry Lucas 25 Asts: Oscar Robertson 7 | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 3–1 | ||
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning two of the first three meetings.
| Cincinnati leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series |
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(2) Boston Celtics vs. (4) New York Knicks
March 21
|
| New York Knicks 110, Boston Celtics 140 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–34, 23–37, 30–32, 29–37 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Sam Jones 38 Rebs: Bill Russell 23 Asts: Bill Russell 8 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
March 25
|
| Boston Celtics 115, New York Knicks 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 36–28, 37–28, 27–27 | ||
| 18 | Pts: Willis Reed 30 Rebs: Willis Reed 21 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–0 | ||
March 26
|
| New York Knicks 123, Boston Celtics 112 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 34–25, 38–26, 24–35 | ||
| 5 | Pts: John Havlicek 29 Rebs: Bill Russell 24 Asts: K. C. Jones 5 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | ||
March 28
|
| Boston Celtics 118, New York Knicks 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 29–35, 30–22, 28–30 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Freddie Crawford 26 Rebs: Walt Bellamy 20 Asts: Freddie Crawford 6 | |
| Boston wins series, 3–1 | ||
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning three of the first five meetings.
| New York leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Division Semifinals
(1) San Francisco Warriors vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers
March 21
|
San Francisco Warriors 124
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–33, 20–32, 22–29, 41–30 | ||
| 4 each | Pts: Jim King 22 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 20 Asts: King, Barry 6 each | |
| San Francisco leads series, 1–0 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 11,106 |
March 23
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San Francisco Warriors 113, Los Angeles Lakers 102
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| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 29–18, 33–28, 29–32 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Archie Clark 24 Rebs: Darrall Imhoff 10 Asts: three players 5 each | |
| San Francisco leads series, 2–0 | ||
March 26
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San Francisco Warriors 122
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–36, 24–26, 40–30, 25–30 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Rick Barry 37 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 21 Asts: Rick Barry 7 | |
| San Francisco wins series, 3–0 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[3] This was also the first postseason matchup between two California-based professional sports teams among the four major North American sports leagues.
(2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (4) Chicago Bulls
March 21
|
St. Louis Hawks 114
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 29–29, 28–31, 22–27 | ||
| 2 each | Pts: Lou Hudson 26 Rebs: Bridges, Silas 14 each Asts: Lenny Wilkens 6 | |
| St. Louis leads series, 1–0 | ||
March 23
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St. Louis Hawks 113, Chicago Bulls 107
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| Scoring by quarter: 35–26, 25–27, 19–34, 34–20 | ||
| 6 | Pts: Bob Boozer 25 Rebs: Kojis, Boozer 11 each Asts: Guy Rodgers 11 | |
| St. Louis leads series, 2–0 | ||
March 25
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St. Louis Hawks 119
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| Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 32–35, 21–24, 25–30 | ||
| 5 | Pts: Lenny Wilkens 27 Rebs: Bill Bridges 28 Asts: Lenny Wilkens 8 | |
| St. Louis wins series, 3–0 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[4]
Division Finals
Eastern Division Finals
(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Boston Celtics
March 31
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| Boston Celtics 113, Philadelphia 76ers 127 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 23–34, 31–28, 33–33 | ||
| 12 | Pts: Hal Greer 39 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 32 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain 13 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 9,239 |
- Wilt Chamberlain's unofficial quadruple-double with 24 points, 32 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 unofficially counted blocks.
April 2
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| Philadelphia 76ers 107, Boston Celtics 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 34–37, 29–17, 23–27 | ||
| 5 each | Pts: John Havlicek 26 Rebs: Bill Russell 24 Asts: K. C. Jones 7 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 5
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| Boston Celtics 104, Philadelphia 76ers 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 26–35, 29–25, 23–31 | ||
| 9 | Pts: Hal Greer 30 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 41 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain 9 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–0 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 13,007 |
- Wilt Chamberlain's 41 rebounds sets a playoff record for an individual rebounder in a game.
April 9
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| Philadelphia 76ers 117, Boston Celtics 121 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–34, 28–32, 28–25, 29–30 | ||
| 10 | Pts: Sam Jones 32 Rebs: Bill Russell 28 Asts: Larry Siegfried 11 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 | ||
April 11
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| Boston Celtics 116, Philadelphia 76ers 140 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 37–26, 33–39, 24–35, 22–40 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Hal Greer 32 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 36 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain 13 | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 4–1 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 13,007 |
- K.C. Jones's final NBA game.
- Sixers snap Boston's NBA record playoff series winning streak at 18, and their championship reign at eight years.
This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning six of the first 10 meetings.
| Boston leads 6–4 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Division Finals
(1) St. Louis Hawks
March 30
|
San Francisco Warriors 117
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–40, 30–27, 28–32, 32–18 | ||
| 6 | Pts: Rick Barry 38 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 14 Asts: Jeff Mullins 7 | |
| San Francisco leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 1
|
San Francisco Warriors 143
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–38, 33–27, 38–44, 33–34 | ||
Pts: Bill Bridges 26 |
Pts: Rick Barry 47 | |
| San Francisco leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 5
|
St. Louis Hawks 115
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 31–30, 28–42, 23–20 | ||
| 6 | Pts: Bill Bridges 25 Rebs: Bill Bridges 32 Asts: Lenny Wilkens 7 | |
| San Francisco leads series, 2–1 | ||
April 8
|
St. Louis Hawks 109
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–30, 33–28, 21–27, 21–24 | ||
| 4 | Pts: Joe Caldwell 24 Rebs: Bill Bridges 17 Asts: Lenny Wilkens 11 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
April 10
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San Francisco Warriors 123
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| Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 23–30, 30–27, 27–34 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Rick Barry 25 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 27 Asts: Fred Hetzel 6 | |
| San Francisco leads series, 3–2 | ||
April 12
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St. Louis Hawks 107
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| Scoring by quarter: 21–39, 30–21, 34–20, 27–27 | ||
| 5 | Pts: Zelmo Beaty 28 Rebs: Zelmo Beaty 16 Asts: Lenny Wilkens 6 | |
| San Francisco wins series, 4–2 | ||
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the first meeting.
| San Francisco leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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NBA Finals: (E1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (W1) San Francisco Warriors
April 14
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San Francisco Warriors 135, Philadelphia 76ers 141 (OT)
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| Scoring by quarter: 30–43, 35–30, 28–34, 35–21, Overtime: 7–13 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Hal Greer 32 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 33 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain 10 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 9,283 |
April 16
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San Francisco Warriors 95, Philadelphia 76ers 126
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| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 29–31, 23–28, 26–41 | ||
| 6 | Pts: Hal Greer 30 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 38 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain 10 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 9,426 |
April 18
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San Francisco Warriors 130
| ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–32, 28–37, 29–29, 32–32 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Rick Barry 55 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 25 Asts: Jim King 6 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 | ||
April 20
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San Francisco Warriors 108
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| Scoring by quarter: 34–27, 26–22, 31–29, 31–30 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Rick Barry 43 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 25 Asts: Nate Thurmond 5 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 | ||
April 23
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San Francisco Warriors 117, Philadelphia 76ers 109
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| Scoring by quarter: 31–32, 30–32, 23–32, 33–13 | ||
| 6 | Pts: Chet Walker 25 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 24 Asts: Hal Greer 7 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 10,229 |
April 24
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San Francisco Warriors 122
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| Scoring by quarter: 43–41, 25–31, 28–30, 29–20 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Rick Barry 44 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 22 Asts: Jim King 7 | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 4–2 | ||
This was the 10th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers/Nationals winning five of the first nine meetings while based in Syracuse and the Warriors were the original NBA franchise based in Philadelphia.
| Philadelphia 76ers/ Syracuse Nationals leads 5–4 in all-time playoff series |
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See also
- 1967 NBA Finals
- 1966-67 NBA season
- NBA records
References
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- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus New York Knicks (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Chicago Bulls (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.