# Temporada 1968-69 de los San Diego Rockets

La temporada 1968-69 fue la segunda de los San Diego Rockets en la NBA. La temporada regular acabó con 37 victorias y 45 derrotas, ocupando el cuarto puesto de la división Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las finales de división ante Atlanta Hawks.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 1 | Elvin Hayes | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Houston |
| 2 | 15 | John Trapp | Alero | Estados Unidos | UNLV |
| 3 | 23 | Stu Lantz | Base/Escolta | Estados Unidos | Nebraska |
| 4 | 37 | Harry Barnes | Alero | Estados Unidos | Northeastern |
| 7 | 79 | Rick Adelman | Base | Estados Unidos | Loyola Marymount |

## Temporada regular

División Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 32–9 | 21–18 | 2–0 | 30–10 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 7 | 28–12 | 18–21 | 2–1 | 26–14 |
| x-San Francisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 14 | 22–19 | 18–21 | 1–1 | 20–20 |
| x-San Diego Rockets | 37 | 45 | .451 | 18 | 25–16 | 8–25 | 4–4 | 20–20 |
| Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 22 | 19–21 | 12–25 | 2–3 | 19–21 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 30 | 52 | .366 | 25 | 18–18 | 6–29 | 6–5 | 15–23 |
| Phoenix Suns | 16 | 66 | .195 | 39 | 11–26 | 4–28 | 1–12 | 8–30 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Atlanta Hawks vs. San Diego Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 27 de marzo | Atlanta Hawks 107, San Diego Rockets 98 | Atlanta |
| 29 de marzo | Atlanta Hawks 116, San Diego Rockets 114 | Atlanta |
| 1 de abril | San Diego Rockets 104, Atlanta Hawks 97 | San Diego |
| 4 de abril | San Diego Rockets 114, Atlanta Hawks 112 | San Diego |
| 6 de abril | Atlanta Hawks 112, San Diego Rockets 101 | Atlanta |
| 7 de abril | San Diego Rockets 106, Atlanta Hawks 108 | San Diego |
| | Atlanta Hawks gana las series 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | TL | TLI | %TL | RB | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Elvin Hayes | 23 | 82 | 45.1 | 11.3 | 25.4 | .447 | 5.7 | 9.1 | .626 | 17.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 28.4 |
| 2 | Don Kojis | 30 | 81 | 38.6 | 8.5 | 19.5 | .434 | 5.5 | 7.4 | .748 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 22.5 |
| 3 | John Block | 24 | 78 | 31.9 | 5.7 | 13.6 | .422 | 3.8 | 5.1 | .748 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 15.3 |
| 4 | Jim Barnett | 24 | 80 | 29.3 | 5.8 | 13.7 | .425 | 2.9 | 3.9 | .752 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 14.5 |
| 5 | Art Williams | 29 | 79 | 25.2 | 2.9 | 7.5 | .383 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .705 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 7.1 |
| 6 | Toby Kimball | 26 | 76 | 22.1 | 3.1 | 7.1 | .445 | 1.5 | 3.3 | .468 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 7.8 |
| 7 | Stu Lantz | 22 | 73 | 18.9 | 3.0 | 6.6 | .456 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .772 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Rick Adelman | 22 | 77 | 18.8 | 2.3 | 5.8 | .394 | 1.7 | 2.6 | .642 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 6.3 |
| 9 | Pat Riley | 23 | 56 | 18.3 | 3.6 | 8.9 | .406 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .672 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Hank Finkel | 26 | 35 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 3.2 | .441 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .756 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| 11 | Harry Barnes | 23 | 22 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 2.9 | .281 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .538 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
| 12 | John Trapp | 23 | 25 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 3.2 | .363 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .655 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Elvin Hayes | Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA Líder de anotación de la NBA All-Star |
| Don Kojis | All-Star |