# 1967–68 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1967–68 season of the Philadelphia 76ers was the team's fifteenth season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and its fifth season since moving from Syracuse, as well as its first season at its new home in South Philadelphia, the Spectrum. The 76ers finished the regular season with a record of 62–20, and for the third straight year had the best record in the entire NBA.

## Background

During the playoffs, the Sixers eliminated the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, 4 games to 2. The series win proved costly, as Billy Cunningham, their sixth man, injured his non-shooting wrist and was out for the remainder of the playoffs.
In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Sixers became the first team in NBA history to blow a 3–1 series lead as the team lost to the Boston Celtics in 7 games. What was so damaging about this series loss was that Games five and seven were at the Spectrum and Cunningham was not available. Instead, the team had the services of forward Johnny Green, who had been a four-time NBA All-Star during the 1960s and 1970s.
After the season, head coach Alex Hannum resigned to take a position in the ABA, and Wilt Chamberlain was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for guard Archie Clark, center Darrall Imhoff, and forward Jerry Chambers (who never played with the team).
Philadelphia subsequently won only a single home playoff game from 1969 to 1971 (game six, 1971 playoffs vs. Baltimore), going 0–7 for the remaining home games from 1969 to 1971. It would be nine seasons before the team won a single post-season series.

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Eastern Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 27–8 | 26–12 | 9–0 | 29–11 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 54 | 28 | .659 | 8 | 28–9 | 21–16 | 5–3 | 24–16 |
| x-New York Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19 | 20–17 | 21–16 | 2–6 | 19–21 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 | 21–11 | 12–23 | 7–8 | 15–25 |
| Cincinnati Royals | 39 | 43 | .476 | 23 | 18–12 | 13–23 | 8–8 | 18–22 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26 | 17–19 | 12–23 | 7–4 | 15–25 |

### Record vs. opponents

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
## Playoffs

1968 playoff game log :
Division Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 22
New York
W 118–110
Wilt Chamberlain (37)
Wilt Chamberlain (29)
Wilt Chamberlain (7)
Spectrum 5,093
1–0
2
March 23
@ New York
L 117–128
Chamberlain, Greer (24)
Wilt Chamberlain (17)
Wilt Chamberlain (8)
Madison Square Garden III 15,911
1–1
3
March 27
New York
W 138–132 (2OT)
Chet Walker (32)
Wilt Chamberlain (24)
Wilt Chamberlain (8)
Spectrum 6,951
2–1
4
March 30
@ New York
L 98–107
Wilt Chamberlain (23)
Wilt Chamberlain (27)
Hal Greer (6)
Madison Square Garden III 18,262
2–2
5
March 31
New York
W 123–105
Hal Greer (38)
Wilt Chamberlain (21)
Chamberlain, Greer (7)
Spectrum 6,979
3–2
6
April 1
@ New York
W 113–97
Hal Greer (35)
Wilt Chamberlain (27)
Hal Greer (4)
Madison Square Garden III 18,014
4–2 :
Division Finals: 3–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 5
Boston
L 118–127
Wilt Chamberlain (33)
Wilt Chamberlain (25)
Chamberlain, Jones (5)
Spectrum 14,412
0–1
2
April 10
@ Boston
W 115–106
Wali Jones (24)
Wilt Chamberlain (19)
Wilt Chamberlain (8)
Boston Garden 14,780
1–1
3
April 11
Boston
W 122–114
Hal Greer (31)
Wilt Chamberlain (25)
Hal Greer (9)
Spectrum 15,102
2–1
4
April 14
@ Boston
W 110–105
Hal Greer (28)
Wilt Chamberlain (16)
Wilt Chamberlain (8)
Boston Garden 10,503
3–1
5
April 15
Boston
L 104–122
Wilt Chamberlain (28)
Wilt Chamberlain (30)
Wilt Chamberlain (7)
Spectrum 15,202
3–2
6
April 17
@ Boston
L 106–114
Hal Greer (40)
Wilt Chamberlain (27)
Wilt Chamberlain (8)
Boston Garden 14,780
3–3
7
April 19
Boston
L 96–100
Hal Greer (22)
Wilt Chamberlain (34)
Chamberlain, Greer (5)
Spectrum 15,202
3–4 :
1968 schedule :

## Awards and honors

* Wilt Chamberlain, NBA leader, Assists
* Wilt Chamberlain, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
* Wilt Chamberlain, All-NBA First Team
* Hal Greer, All-NBA Second Team