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
Western Finals	Lakers defeated Warriors, 4–0
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The 1968 NBA World Championship Series pitted the

was introduced the following year.

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

Team rosters

Boston Celtics

1967–68 Boston Celtics roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 28 Embry, Wayne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1937-03-26 Miami (OH) PG 11 Graham, Mal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1945-02-23 NYU G/F 17 Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1940-04-08 Ohio State SF 18 Howell, Bailey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1937-01-20 Mississippi State PF 27 Jones, Johnny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1933-03-12 Cal State LA SG 24 Jones, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1933-06-24 North Carolina Central F 19 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-05-15 Iowa C 6 Russell, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1934-02-12 San Francisco SF 16 Sanders, Satch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1938-11-08 NYU C/G 20 Siegfried, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1939-10-14 Ohio State G/F 12 Thacker, Tom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1939-11-02 Cincinnati PG 26 Weitzman, Rick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-04-30 Northeastern	Head coach Bill Russell Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Los Angeles Lakers

1967–68 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SG 30 Anderson, Cliff 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1944-09-07 Saint Joseph's PF 23 Barnes, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1941-04-13 UTEP SF 22 Baylor, Elgin (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle SG 21 Clark, Archie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941-07-15 Minnesota C 31 Counts, Mel 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1941-10-16 Oregon State SG 12 Crawford, Freddie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1941-12-33 St. Bonaventure SG 11 Goodrich, Gail 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1943-04-23 UCLA PF 52 Hamilton, Dennis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944-05-08 Notre Dame SF 33 Hawkins, Tom 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1936-12-22 Notre Dame C 14 Imhoff, Darrall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1938-10-11 California C 34 Mueller, Erwin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1944-03-12 San Francisco PG 44 West, Jerry (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-05-28 West Virginia SF 24 Wetzel, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1944-10-22 Virginia Tech	Head coach Butch van Breda Kolff Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

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