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Line 20: \| conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA) \| conf2_champ =[[Los Angeles Lakers]] \| conf2_runner-up =[[~~Golden State Warriors\|~~San Francisco Warriors]] \| finals =Finals \| finals_link =1968 NBA Finals Line 35: == Notable occurrences == * The [[Seattle SuperSonics]] and the [[~~Houston Rockets\|~~San Diego Rockets]] begin play as the league expands to 12 teams. * The NBA expands its regular season from 81 games per team to 82 games, where it still stands to this date. * The [[1968 NBA All-Star Game]] was played at the [[Madison Square Garden (1925)\|Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]], with the East beating the West 144–124. [[Hal Greer]] of the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] wins the game's MVP award. * The [[American Basketball Association]] begins play as a rival league to the NBA. * The Philadelphia 76ers play their inaugural season at the [[Spectrum (arena)\|Spectrum]] and the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] play their inaugural season at the [[The Forum (Inglewood, California)\|The Forum]]. * The [[Atlanta Hawks\|Hawks]] play their final season in [[~~St. Louis, Missouri\|~~St. Louis]] before relocating to [[~~Atlanta, Georgia\|~~Atlanta]] the following season. * In February, the [[New York Knicks]] left the [[Madison Square Garden (1925)\|old Madison Square Garden]] for the new [[Madison Square Garden]]. * The [[Detroit Pistons]] move from the West Division to the East Division. Line 50: Chamberlain cut his scoring back again to 24.3 per game, but still had one of his best seasons. Typically, he again led the league in rebounds, minutes played, and field goal accuracy at 59.5%. His 932 free throw tries, another NBA high, helped offset his poor shooting there also. Chamberlain also led the entire NBA in assists. His 702 passes for scores were more than even [[Oscar Robertson]] that year. Chamberlain's penchant for passing even produced a rare event—a triple-20. 20 points, 20 rebounds and 20 assists all in the same NBA game on February 2, 1968. Chamberlain alleges he also blocked 12 shots in that game. If so, it could be one of possibly 15 quadruple-double games or more that marked his playing days as a Philadelphia 76er. Blocked shots were not then an official NBA statistic. So the truth about this will never be truly verified. Three other NBA teams won 50 or more games this year, getting some easy ones at the expense of the new clubs in Seattle and San Diego. The St. Louis Hawks, now fully recovered from the retirement of [[Bob Pettit]], posted 56 wins to win the NBA's West Division. Rich Guerin's club got strong rebounding from their front line and got 20-point scoring from All-Pro point guard [[Lenny Wilkens]] and center [[Zelmo Beaty]]. The Hawks did have seven scorers over ten points per game, but lost [[Lou Hudson]] to military service for 35 games, which slowed them down. The Hawks again also had the league's top-rated defense. Following the season, the Hawks would relocate to [[~~Atlanta, Georgia\|~~Atlanta]]. The [[Boston Celtics]] faced surprising criticism this year, but won 54 games in [[Bill Russell]]'s second season as player/coach. The 6' 10 225-pound 33-year-old led his team again from his center spot, ranking third in rebounds and shots blocked and quietly finishing tenth in NBA in assists just behind teammate [[John Havlicek]]. Havlicek played more guard than forward this year and was an all-star with his strong all-around game. He was one of three 20-point scorers along with Sam Jones and Bailey Howell. Seven Celtics averaged ten points. Line 88: ==NBA awards== '''[[NBA Most Valuable Player Award\|Most Valuable Player]]:''' [[Wilt Chamberlain]], [[Philadelphia 76ers]] '''[[NBA Rookie of the Year Award\|Rookie of the Year]]:''' [[Earl Monroe]], [[~~Washington~~Baltimore ~~Wizards~~Bullets (1963–73)\|Baltimore Bullets]] '''[[NBA Coach of the Year Award\|Coach of the Year]]:''' [[Richie Guerin]], [[~~Atlanta Hawks\|~~St. Louis Hawks]] {{col-start}}{{col-2}} '''[[All-NBA Team\|All-NBA First Team]]:''' [[Dave Bing]], [[Detroit Pistons]] [[Oscar Robertson]], [[~~Sacramento Kings\|~~Cincinnati Royals]] [[Wilt Chamberlain]], [[Philadelphia 76ers]] [[Jerry Lucas]], [[~~Sacramento Kings\|~~Cincinnati Royals]] [[Elgin Baylor]], [[Los Angeles Lakers]] {{col-2}} Line 112: [[Phil Jackson]], [[New York Knicks]] [[Bob Rule]], [[Seattle SuperSonics]] [[Earl Monroe]], [[~~Washington~~Baltimore ~~Wizards~~Bullets (1963–73)\|Baltimore Bullets]] ==See also== [[1968 NBA Finals]]▼ ~~[[1967-68~~1967–68 NBA season]]▼ ==References== Line 118 ⟶ 122: {{Reflist}} ==~~See~~External ~~Also~~links== ▲[[1968 NBA Finals]] ▲[[1967-68 NBA season]] ~~==External Links==~~ [http://www.si.com/vault/issue/40847/1/1?cover_view=1 Sports Illustrated (March 18, 1968 New York's Bill Bradley \| How Good?] [http://www.si.com/vault/issue/43029/40/2 Sports Illustrated (April 15, 1968) Push Comes to Shove] Line 129: {{NBA seasons\|1968}} {{~~1967-68~~1967–68 NBA season by team}} {{DEFAULTSORT:~~1967-68~~1967–68 NBA season}} [[Category:1967–68 NBA season\| ]]

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