# 1967 NBA playoffs

The 1967 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1966-67 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Philadelphia 76ers defeating the Western Division champion 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 1955 as the 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 Semifinals | Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | NBA Finals | NBA Finals |
| E1 | Philadelphia* | 3 | | | | | | |
| E3 | Cincinnati | 1 | | | | | | |
| E3 | Cincinnati | 1 | E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | | | |
| Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | | | |
| Eastern Division | Eastern Division | Eastern Division | E2 | Boston | 1 | | | |
| E4 | New York | 1 | E2 | Boston | 1 | | | |
| E2 | Boston | 3 | | | | | | |
| E2 | Boston | 3 | | | | E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 |
| | | | | | | W1 | San Francisco* | 2 |
| W1 | San Francisco* | 3 | | | | | | | W1 | San Francisco* | 2 |
| W3 | Los Angeles | 0 | | | | | | |
| W3 | Los Angeles | 0 | W1 | San Francisco* | 4 | | | |
| Western Division | Western Division | Western Division | W1 | San Francisco* | 4 | | | |
| Western Division | Western Division | Western Division | W2 | St. Louis | 2 | | | |
| W4 | Chicago | 0 | W2 | St. Louis | 2 | | | |
| W2 | St. Louis | 3 | | | | | | |
* * Division winner
* Bold Series winner
* Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals

## Division Semifinals
### Eastern Division Semifinals
#### (1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (3) Cincinnati Royals

* March 21
* Boxscore
Cincinnati Royals 120, Philadelphia 76ers 116 :
| Scoring by quarter: 33–31, 30–26, 33–28, 24–31 |||
| Pts: Oscar Robertson 33 Rebs: Dierking, Lucas 18 each Asts: Oscar Robertson 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
* Boxscore
Philadelphia 76ers 123, Cincinnati Royals 102 :
| Scoring by quarter: 35–22, 23–27, 33–26, 32–27 |||
| Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 37 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 27 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain 11 | Pts: Oscar Robertson 29 Rebs: Connie Dierking 17 Asts: Oscar Robertson 9 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio Attendance: 5,276
* March 24
* Boxscore
Cincinnati Royals 106, Philadelphia 76ers 121 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–39, 23–25, 22–23, 35–34 |||
| Pts: Oscar Robertson 25 Rebs: Jerry Lucas 23 Asts: Oscar Robertson 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
* Boxscore
Philadelphia 76ers 112, Cincinnati Royals 94 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–29, 34–27, 23–25, 24–13 |||
| Pts: Hal Greer 30 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 27 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain 9 | Pts: Happy Hairston 26 Rebs: Jerry Lucas 25 Asts: Oscar Robertson 7 |
| Philadelphia wins series, 3–1 |||
* Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio Attendance: 2,624
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 :
1963
Syracuse Nationals 2, Cincinnati Royals 3
1963 Eastern Division Semifinals
1964
Philadelphia 76ers 2, Cincinnati Royals 3
1964 Eastern Division Semifinals
1965
Philadelphia 76ers 3, Cincinnati Royals 1
1965 Eastern Division Semifinals :

#### (2) Boston Celtics vs. (4) New York Knicks

* March 21
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 110, Boston Celtics 140 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–34, 23–37, 30–32, 29–37 |||
| Pts: Willis Reed 23 Rebs: Walt Bellamy 10 Asts: Dick Van Arsdale 8 | Pts: Sam Jones 38 Rebs: Bill Russell 23 Asts: Bill Russell 8 |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 |||
* Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 8,632
* March 25
* Boxscore
Boston Celtics 115, New York Knicks 108 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 36–28, 37–28, 27–27 |||
| Pts: Sam Jones 26 Rebs: Bill Russell 18 | Pts: Willis Reed 30 Rebs: Willis Reed 21 |
| Boston leads series, 2–0 |||
* Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan, New York Attendance: 10,009
* March 26
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 123, Boston Celtics 112 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 34–25, 38–26, 24–35 |||
| Pts: Willis Reed 38 Rebs: Bellamy, Reed 16 each Asts: Howard Komives 5 | Pts: John Havlicek 29 Rebs: Bill Russell 24 Asts: K. C. Jones 5 |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 |||
* Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 10,738
* March 28
* Boxscore
Boston Celtics 118, New York Knicks 109 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 29–35, 30–22, 28–30 |||
| Pts: Sam Jones 51 Rebs: Bill Russell 16 Asts: K. C. Jones 7 | Pts: Freddie Crawford 26 Rebs: Walt Bellamy 20 Asts: Freddie Crawford 6 |
| Boston wins series, 3–1 |||
* Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan, New York Attendance: 17,173
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 :
1951
Boston Celtics 0, New York Knicks 2
1951 Eastern Division Semifinals
1952
Boston Celtics 1, New York Knicks 2
1952 Eastern Division Semifinals
1953
Boston Celtics 1, New York Knicks 3
1953 Eastern Division Finals
1954
Boston Celtics 2, New York Knicks 0
1954 Eastern Division Round Robin Semifinals
1955
Boston Celtics 2, New York Knicks 1
1955 Eastern Division Semifinals :

### Western Division Semifinals
#### (1) San Francisco Warriors vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers

* March 21
* Boxscore
Los Angeles Lakers 108, San Francisco Warriors 124 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–33, 20–32, 22–29, 41–30 |||
| Pts: Archie Clark 26 Rebs: Elgin Baylor 12 Asts: Clark, Imhoff 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
* Boxscore
San Francisco Warriors 113, Los Angeles Lakers 102 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 29–18, 33–28, 29–32 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 26 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 24 Asts: Nate Thurmond 7 | Pts: Archie Clark 24 Rebs: Darrall Imhoff 10 Asts: three players 5 each |
| San Francisco leads series, 2–0 |||
* Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 11,335
* March 26
* Boxscore
Los Angeles Lakers 115, San Francisco Warriors 122 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–36, 24–26, 40–30, 25–30 |||
| Pts: Elgin Baylor 37 Rebs: Elgin Baylor 18 Asts: Walt Hazzard 8 | Pts: Rick Barry 37 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 21 Asts: Rick Barry 7 |
| San Francisco wins series, 3–0 |||
* Cow Palace, Daly City, California Attendance: 5,845
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was also the first postseason matchup between two California-based professional sports teams among the four major North American sports leagues.
To date, this remains the Warriors’ only playoff victory over the Lakers.

#### (2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (4) Chicago Bulls

* March 21
* Boxscore
Chicago Bulls 100, St. Louis Hawks 114 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 29–29, 28–31, 22–27 |||
| Pts: Kojis, Boozer 18 each Rebs: Bob Boozer 13 Asts: Rodgers, Clemens 2 each | Pts: Lou Hudson 26 Rebs: Bridges, Silas 14 each Asts: Lenny Wilkens 6 |
| St. Louis leads series, 1–0 |||
* Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 4,704
* March 23
* Boxscore
St. Louis Hawks 113, Chicago Bulls 107 :
| Scoring by quarter: 35–26, 25–27, 19–34, 34–20 |||
| Pts: Lou Hudson 29 Rebs: Bill Bridges 12 Asts: Richie Guerin 6 | Pts: Bob Boozer 25 Rebs: Kojis, Boozer 11 each Asts: Guy Rodgers 11 |
| St. Louis leads series, 2–0 |||
* Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 3,739
* March 25
* Boxscore
Chicago Bulls 106, St. Louis Hawks 119 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 32–35, 21–24, 25–30 |||
| Pts: McCoy McLemore 18 Rebs: Bob Boozer 11 Asts: Guy Rodgers 5 | Pts: Lenny Wilkens 27 Rebs: Bill Bridges 28 Asts: Lenny Wilkens 8 |
| St. Louis wins series, 3–0 |||
* Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 7,018
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

## Division Finals
### Eastern Division Finals
#### (1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Boston Celtics

* March 31
* Boxscore
Boston Celtics 113, Philadelphia 76ers 127 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 23–34, 31–28, 33–33 |||
| Pts: Sam Jones 24 Rebs: Bill Russell 15 Asts: Sam Jones 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
* Boxscore
Philadelphia 76ers 107, Boston Celtics 102 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 34–37, 29–17, 23–27 |||
| Pts: Chet Walker 23 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 29 Asts: Chamberlain, Greer 5 each | Pts: John Havlicek 26 Rebs: Bill Russell 24 Asts: K. C. Jones 7 |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 |||
* Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 13,909
* April 5
* Boxscore
Boston Celtics 104, Philadelphia 76ers 115 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 26–35, 29–25, 23–31 |||
| Pts: John Havlicek 33 Rebs: Bill Russell 29 Asts: Bill Russell 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
* Boxscore
Philadelphia 76ers 117, Boston Celtics 121 :
| Scoring by quarter: 32–34, 28–32, 28–25, 29–30 |||
| Pts: Luke Jackson 29 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 22 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain 10 | Pts: Sam Jones 32 Rebs: Bill Russell 28 Asts: Larry Siegfried 11 |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 |||
* Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 13,909
* April 11
* Boxscore
Boston Celtics 116, Philadelphia 76ers 140 :
| Scoring by quarter: 37–26, 33–39, 24–35, 22–40 |||
| Pts: John Havlicek 38 Rebs: Bill Russell 21 Asts: Larry Siegfried 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 :
1953
Boston Celtics 2, Syracuse Nationals 0
1953 Eastern Division Semifinals
1954
Boston Celtics 0, Syracuse Nationals 2
1954 Eastern Division Round Robin Semifinals
1954
Boston Celtics 0, Syracuse Nationals 2
1954 Eastern Division Finals
1955
Boston Celtics 1, Syracuse Nationals 3
1955 Eastern Division Finals
1956
Boston Celtics 1, Syracuse Nationals 2
1956 Eastern Division Semifinals
1957
Boston Celtics 3, Syracuse Nationals 0
1957 Eastern Division Finals
1959
Boston Celtics 4, Syracuse Nationals 3
1959 Eastern Division Finals
1961
Boston Celtics 4, Syracuse Nationals 1
1961 Eastern Division Finals
1965
Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 3
1965 Eastern Division Finals
1966
Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 1
1966 Eastern Division Finals :

### Western Division Finals
#### (1) San Francisco Warriors vs. (2) St. Louis Hawks

* March 30
* Boxscore
St. Louis Hawks 115, San Francisco Warriors 117 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–40, 30–27, 28–32, 32–18 |||
| Pts: Lou Hudson 36 Rebs: Bill Bridges 21 Asts: Lenny Wilkens 6 | Pts: Rick Barry 38 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 14 Asts: Jeff Mullins 7 |
| San Francisco leads series, 1–0 |||
* Cow Palace, Daly City, California Attendance: 7,813
* April 1
* Boxscore
St. Louis Hawks 136, 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 |||
* Cow Palace, Daly City, California Attendance: 12,337
* April 5
* Boxscore
San Francisco Warriors 109, St. Louis Hawks 115 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 31–30, 28–42, 23–20 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 31 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 21 Asts: Jeff Mullins 6 | Pts: Bill Bridges 25 Rebs: Bill Bridges 32 Asts: Lenny Wilkens 7 |
| San Francisco leads series, 2–1 |||
* Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 8,042
* April 8
* Boxscore
San Francisco Warriors 104, St. Louis Hawks 109 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–30, 33–28, 21–27, 21–24 |||
| Pts: Jeff Mullins 40 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 21 Asts: Jeff Mullins 4 | Pts: Joe Caldwell 24 Rebs: Bill Bridges 17 Asts: Lenny Wilkens 11 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 10,016
* April 10
* Boxscore
St. Louis Hawks 102, San Francisco Warriors 123 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 23–30, 30–27, 27–34 |||
| Pts: Richie Guerin 19 Rebs: Bill Bridges 17 Asts: Lenny Wilkens 7 | Pts: Rick Barry 25 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 27 Asts: Fred Hetzel 6 |
| San Francisco leads series, 3–2 |||
* Cow Palace, Daly City, California Attendance: 10,311
* April 12
* Boxscore
San Francisco Warriors 112, St. Louis Hawks 107 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–39, 30–21, 34–20, 27–27 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 41 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 21 Asts: Rick Barry 5 | Pts: Zelmo Beaty 28 Rebs: Zelmo Beaty 16 Asts: Lenny Wilkens 6 |
| San Francisco wins series, 4–2 |||
* Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 8,004
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 :
1964
St. Louis Hawks 3, San Francisco Warriors 4
1964 Western Division Finals :

## NBA Finals: (E1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (W1) San Francisco Warriors

* April 14
* Boxscore
San Francisco Warriors 135, Philadelphia 76ers 141 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–43, 35–30, 28–34, 35–21, Overtime: 7–13 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 37 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 31 Asts: Rick Barry 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
* Boxscore
San Francisco Warriors 95, Philadelphia 76ers 126 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 29–31, 23–28, 26–41 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 30 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 29 Asts: Jim King 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
* Boxscore
Philadelphia 76ers 124, San Francisco Warriors 130 :
| Scoring by quarter: 35–32, 28–37, 29–29, 32–32 |||
| Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 26 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 26 Asts: Wali Jones 7 | Pts: Rick Barry 55 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 25 Asts: Jim King 6 |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 |||
* Cow Palace, Daly City, California Attendance: 14,773
* April 20
* Boxscore
Philadelphia 76ers 122, San Francisco Warriors 108 :
| Scoring by quarter: 34–27, 26–22, 31–29, 31–30 |||
| Pts: Hal Greer 38 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 27 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain 8 | Pts: Rick Barry 43 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 25 Asts: Nate Thurmond 5 |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 |||
* Cow Palace, Daly City, California Attendance: 15,117
* April 23
* Boxscore
San Francisco Warriors 117, Philadelphia 76ers 109 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–32, 30–32, 23–32, 33–13 |||
| Pts: Rick Barry 36 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 28 Asts: Al Attles 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
* Boxscore
Philadelphia 76ers 125, San Francisco Warriors 122 :
| Scoring by quarter: 43–41, 25–31, 28–30, 29–20 |||
| Pts: Wali Jones 27 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 23 Asts: Hal Greer 7 | Pts: Rick Barry 44 Rebs: Nate Thurmond 22 Asts: Jim King 7 |
| Philadelphia wins series, 4–2 |||
* Cow Palace, Daly City, California Attendance: 15,612
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 :
1950
Philadelphia Warriors 0, Syracuse Nationals 2
1950 Eastern Division Semifinals
1951
Philadelphia Warriors 0, Syracuse Nationals 2
1951 Eastern Division Semifinals
1952
Philadelphia Warriors 1, Syracuse Nationals 2
1952 Eastern Division Semifinals
1956
Philadelphia Warriors 3, Syracuse Nationals 2
1956 Eastern Division Finals
1957
Philadelphia Warriors 0, Syracuse Nationals 2
1957 Eastern Division Semifinals
1958
Philadelphia Warriors 2, Syracuse Nationals 1
1958 Eastern Division Semifinals
1960
Philadelphia Warriors 2, Syracuse Nationals 1
1960 Eastern Division Semifinals
1961
Philadelphia Warriors 0, Syracuse Nationals 3
1961 Eastern Division Semifinals
1962
Philadelphia Warriors 3, Syracuse Nationals 2
1962 Eastern Division Semifinals :