1968-69 National Basketball Association season: Difference between revisions
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| 1967-68 | 1968-69 | 1969-70 |
Teams and Alignment
| Division | Team | Primary Venue | Municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Baltimore Bullets | CFG Bank Arena | Baltimore |
| Boston Celtics | Boston Garden | Boston | |
| Cincinnati Royals | Cincinnati Gardens | Cincinnati | |
| Detroit Pistons | Cobo Arena at Cobo Center | Detroit | |
| Milwaukee Bucks | UWM Panther Arena | Milwaukee | |
| New York Knickerbockers | Madison Square Garden | Manhattan, New York | |
| Philadelphia 76ers | The Spectrum | Philadelphia | |
| Western Division | Atlanta Hawks | McCamish Pavilion | Atlanta |
| Chicago Bulls | Chicago Stadium | Chicago | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Kia Forum | Inglewood, California | |
| Phoenix Suns | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Phoenix | |
| San Diego Rockets | Pechanga Arena San Diego | San Diego | |
| San Francisco Warriors | Cow Palace | Daly City, California | |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Climate Pledge Arena | Seattle |
Changes
- Milwaukee Bucks enfranchised in Eastern Division, playing at UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee.
- Phoenix Suns enfranchised in Western Division, playing at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix.
- St. Louis Hawks relocate from Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis to McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta and renamed Atlanta Hawks.
- After New York Knickerbockers relocate during 1967-68 season from Madison Square Garden (1925) to Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Garden becomes primary venue in 1968-69.
Regular Season Results
| Division | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | Baltimore Bullets | 57 | 25 | |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 55 | 27 | 2 | |
| New York Knickerbockers | 54 | 28 | 3 | |
| Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | 9 | |
| Cincinnati Royals | 41 | 41 | 16 | |
| Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | 25 | |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 27 | 55 | 30 | |
| Western Division | Los Angeles Lakers | 55 | 27 | |
| Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | 7 | |
| San Franscisco Warriors | 41 | 41 | 14 | |
| San Diego Rockets | 37 | 45 | 18 | |
| Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | 22 | |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 30 | 52 | 35 | |
| Phoenix Suns | 16 | 66 | 39 |
Postseason Results
| Team (Best-of-Seven) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Team (Best-of-Seven) | Champions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Bullets | 0 | New York Knickerbockers | 2 | Boston Celtics | 4 | Boston Celtics |
| New York Knickerbockers | 4 | |||||
| Philadelphia 76ers | 1 | Boston Celtics | 4 | |||
| Boston Celtics | 4 | |||||
| Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | 3 | |
| San Francisco Warriors | 2 | |||||
| Atlanta Hawks | 4 | Atlanta Hawks | 1 | |||
| San Diego Rockets | 2 | |||||
Special Event Results
| Event | Away | Score | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBA All-Star Game | Western Conference | 112-123 | Eastern Conference |
Markets and Venues
| Combined Statistical Area | Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area | Metropolitan Division | County / Equivalent | Municipality | Venue | Team / Event | Regular | Postseason | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metropolitan Division | Fulton County, Georgia | Atlanta | McCamish Pavilion | Atlanta Hawks | 40 | Five | 45 |
| Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area | Boston, MA Metropolitan Division | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Boston | Boston Garden | Boston Celtics | 36 | Eight | 44 |
| New York Knickerbockers | Two | Two | |||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers | Two | Two | |||||||
| Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, IL Combined Statistical Area | Carbondale, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area | Jackson County, Illinois | Carbondale, Illinois | Banterra Center | Chicago Bulls | One | One | ||
| Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division | Cook County, Illinois | Chicago | Chicago Stadium | Chicago Bulls | 40 | 40 | |
| Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area | Hamilton County, Ohio | Cincinnati | Cincinnati Gardens | Cincinnati Royals | 28 | 28 | ||
| Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area | Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area | Cuyahoga County, Ohio | Cleveland | Cleveland Arena | Cincinnati Royals | 11 | 11 | ||
| Columbia-Sumter-Orangeburg, SC Combined Statistical Area | Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area | Richland County, South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | Carolina Coliseum | Atlanta Hawks | One | One | ||
| Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area | Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division | Wayne County, Michigan | Detroit | Cobo Arena at Cobo Center | Detroit Pistons | 38 | 38 | |
| Baltimore Bullets | Two | Two | |||||||
| Green Bay-Shawano, WI Combined Statistical Area | Green Bay, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | Brown County, Wisconsin | Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena | Milwaukee Bucks | Two | Two | ||
| Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area | Harris County, Texas | Houston | Reliant Astrodome | Boston Celtics | One | One | ||
| Detroit Pistons | One | One | |||||||
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division | Los Angeles County, California | Inglewood, California | Kia Forum | Los Angeles Lakers | 41 | 10 | 51 |
| Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI Combined Statistical Area | Madison, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | Dane County, Wisconsin | Madison, Wisconsin | Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center | Milwaukee Bucks | Four | Four | ||
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI Combined Statistical Area | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area | Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | Milwaukee | UWM Panther Arena | Milwaukee Bucks | 34 | 34 | ||
| Baltimore Bullets | One | One | |||||||
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area | New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | New York County, New York | Manhattan, New York | Madison Square Garden | New York Knickerbockers | 37 | Five | 42 |
| Boston Celtics | Two | Two | |||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers | Two | Two | |||||||
| Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA Combined Statistical Area | Omaha, NE-IA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Douglas County, Nebraska | Omaha, Nebraska | Omaha Civic Auditorium | Cincinnati Royals | Two | Two | ||
| Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division | Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | Philadelphia 76ers | 34 | Three | 37 |
| Boston Celtics | Two | Two | |||||||
| New York Knickerbockers | Two | Two | |||||||
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area | Maricopa County, Arizona | Phoenix | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Phoenix Suns | 37 | 37 | ||
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | San Diego County, California | San Diego | Pechanga Arena San Diego | San Diego Rockets | 41 | Three | 44 | ||
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division | Alameda County, California | Oakland, California | Oakland Arena | San Francisco Warriors | 11 | One | 12 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | San Francisco County, California | San Francisco | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | San Francisco Warriors | Nine | Nine | |||
| San Mateo County, California | Daly City, California | Cow Palace | San Francisco Warriors | 21 | Two | 23 | |||
| Seattle-Tacoma, WA Combined Statistical Area | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Metropolitan Statistical Area | Seattle-Bellevue-Kent, WA Metropolitan Division | King County, Washington | Seattle | Climate Pledge Arena | Seattle SuperSonics | 36 | 36 | |
| Tacoma-Lakewood, WA Metropolitan Division | Pierce County, Washington | Tacoma, Washington | Memorial Fieldhouse | Seattle SuperSonics | One | One | |||
| Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area | Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area | Onondaga County, New York | Syracuse, New York | Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial | Philadelphia 76ers | Three | Three | ||
| Tucson-Nogales, AZ Combined Statistical Area | Tucson, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area | Pima County, Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | Hines Gym | Phoenix Suns | Four | Four | ||
| Vancouver Census Metropolitan Area | Vancouver, British Columbia | Pacific Coliseum | Seattle SuperSonics | Four | Four | ||||
| Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area | Baltimore | CFG Bank Arena | Baltimore Bullets | 38 | Two | 40 | ||
| Detroit Pistons | Two | Two | |||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks | One | One | |||||||
| NBA All-Star Game | One | ||||||||
| Total | 574 | 39 | 614 | ||||||
