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| Dates | March 21–April 24, 1967 |
| Season | 1966–67 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Philadelphia 76ers (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | San Francisco Warriors |
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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.
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Philadelphia* | 3 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Cincinnati | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | Boston | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E4 | New York | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Boston | 3 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | San Francisco* | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | San Francisco* | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Los Angeles | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | San Francisco* | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| W2 | St. Louis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| W4 | Chicago | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | St. Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||
March 21 |
| Cincinnati Royals 120, Philadelphia 76ers 116 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–31, 30–26, 33–28, 24–31 | ||
| Pts: Oscar Robertson33 Rebs: Dierking, Lucas 18 each Asts: Oscar Robertson16 |
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain41 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain22 Asts: Chamberlain, Greer 5 each | |
| Cincinnati leads series, 1–0 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
March 22 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 123, Cincinnati Royals 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–22, 23–27, 33–26, 32–27 | ||
| Pts: Wilt Chamberlain37 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain27 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain11 |
Pts: Oscar Robertson29 Rebs: Connie Dierking17 Asts: Oscar Robertson9 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio |
March 24 |
| Cincinnati Royals 106, Philadelphia 76ers 121 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–39, 23–25, 22–23, 35–34 | ||
| Pts: Oscar Robertson25 Rebs: Jerry Lucas23 Asts: Oscar Robertson13 |
Pts: Hal Greer33 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain30 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain19 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
March 25 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 112, Cincinnati Royals94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–29, 34–27, 23–25, 24–13 | ||
| Pts: Hal Greer30 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain27 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain9 |
Pts: Happy Hairston26 Rebs: Jerry Lucas25 Asts: Oscar Robertson7 | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 3–1 | ||
Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio |
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning two of the first three meetings.
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March 21 |
| New York Knicks 110, Boston Celtics 140 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–34, 23–37, 30–32, 29–37 | ||
| Pts: Willis Reed23 Rebs: Walt Bellamy10 Asts: Dick Van Arsdale8 |
Pts: Sam Jones38 Rebs: Bill Russell23 Asts: Bill Russell8 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
March 25 |
| Boston Celtics 115, New York Knicks 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 36–28, 37–28, 27–27 | ||
| Pts: Sam Jones26 Rebs: Bill Russell18 |
Pts: Willis Reed30 Rebs: Willis Reed21 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–0 | ||
Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan, New York |
March 26 |
| New York Knicks 123, Boston Celtics 112 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 34–25, 38–26, 24–35 | ||
| Pts: Willis Reed38 Rebs: Bellamy, Reed 16 each Asts: Howard Komives5 |
Pts: John Havlicek29 Rebs: Bill Russell24 Asts: K. C. Jones5 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
March 28 |
| Boston Celtics 118, New York Knicks 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 29–35, 30–22, 28–30 | ||
| Pts: Sam Jones51 Rebs: Bill Russell16 Asts: K. C. Jones7 |
Pts: Freddie Crawford26 Rebs: Walt Bellamy20 Asts: Freddie Crawford6 | |
| Boston wins series, 3–1 | ||
Madison Square Garden III, Manhattan, New York |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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March 21 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 108, San Francisco Warriors 124 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–33, 20–32, 22–29, 41–30 | ||
| Pts: Archie Clark26 Rebs: Elgin Baylor12 Asts: Clark, Imhoff 4 each |
Pts: Jim King22 Rebs: Nate Thurmond20 Asts: King, Barry 6 each | |
| San Francisco leads series, 1–0 | ||
Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California |
March 23 |
| San Francisco Warriors 113, Los Angeles Lakers 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 29–18, 33–28, 29–32 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry26 Rebs: Nate Thurmond24 Asts: Nate Thurmond7 |
Pts: Archie Clark24 Rebs: Darrall Imhoff10 Asts: three players 5 each | |
| San Francisco leads series, 2–0 | ||
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California |
March 26 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 115, San Francisco Warriors 122 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–36, 24–26, 40–30, 25–30 | ||
| Pts: Elgin Baylor37 Rebs: Elgin Baylor18 Asts: Walt Hazzard8 |
Pts: Rick Barry37 Rebs: Nate Thurmond21 Asts: Rick Barry7 | |
| San Francisco wins series, 3–0 | ||
Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[3] This was also the first postseason matchup between two California-based professional sports teams among the four major North American sports leagues.
March 21 |
| 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 Boozer13 Asts: Rodgers, Clemens 2 each |
Pts: Lou Hudson26 Rebs: Bridges, Silas 14 each Asts: Lenny Wilkens6 | |
| St. Louis leads series, 1–0 | ||
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri |
March 23 |
| St. Louis Hawks 113, Chicago Bulls 107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–26, 25–27, 19–34, 34–20 | ||
| Pts: Lou Hudson29 Rebs: Bill Bridges12 Asts: Richie Guerin6 |
Pts: Bob Boozer25 Rebs: Kojis, Boozer 11 each Asts: Guy Rodgers11 | |
| St. Louis leads series, 2–0 | ||
Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois |
March 25 |
| Chicago Bulls 106, St. Louis Hawks 119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 32–35, 21–24, 25–30 | ||
| Pts: McCoy McLemore18 Rebs: Bob Boozer11 Asts: Guy Rodgers5 |
Pts: Lenny Wilkens27 Rebs: Bill Bridges28 Asts: Lenny Wilkens8 | |
| St. Louis wins series, 3–0 | ||
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[4]
March 31 |
| Boston Celtics 113, Philadelphia 76ers 127 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 23–34, 31–28, 33–33 | ||
| Pts: Sam Jones24 Rebs: Bill Russell15 Asts: Sam Jones12 |
Pts: Hal Greer39 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain32 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain13 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 2 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 107, Boston Celtics 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 34–37, 29–17, 23–27 | ||
| Pts: Chet Walker23 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain29 Asts: Chamberlain, Greer 5 each |
Pts: John Havlicek26 Rebs: Bill Russell24 Asts: K. C. Jones7 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 5 |
| Boston Celtics 104, Philadelphia 76ers 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 26–35, 29–25, 23–31 | ||
| Pts: John Havlicek33 Rebs: Bill Russell29 Asts: Bill Russell9 |
Pts: Hal Greer30 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain41 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain9 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–0 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 9 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 117, Boston Celtics 121 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–34, 28–32, 28–25, 29–30 | ||
| Pts: Luke Jackson29 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain22 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain10 |
Pts: Sam Jones32 Rebs: Bill Russell28 Asts: Larry Siegfried11 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 | ||
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 11 |
| Boston Celtics 116, Philadelphia 76ers 140 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 37–26, 33–39, 24–35, 22–40 | ||
| Pts: John Havlicek38 Rebs: Bill Russell21 Asts: Larry Siegfried8 |
Pts: Hal Greer32 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain36 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain13 | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 4–1 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning six of the first 10 meetings.
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March 30 |
| St. Louis Hawks 115, San Francisco Warriors 117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–40, 30–27, 28–32, 32–18 | ||
| Pts: Lou Hudson36 Rebs: Bill Bridges21 Asts: Lenny Wilkens6 |
Pts: Rick Barry38 Rebs: Nate Thurmond14 Asts: Jeff Mullins7 | |
| San Francisco leads series, 1–0 | ||
Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
April 1 |
| St. Louis Hawks 136, San Francisco Warriors 143 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–38, 33–27, 38–44, 33–34 | ||
| Pts: Bill Bridges26 | Pts: Rick Barry47 | |
| San Francisco leads series, 2–0 | ||
Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
April 5 |
| San Francisco Warriors 109, St. Louis Hawks 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 31–30, 28–42, 23–20 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry31 Rebs: Nate Thurmond21 Asts: Jeff Mullins6 |
Pts: Bill Bridges25 Rebs: Bill Bridges32 Asts: Lenny Wilkens7 | |
| San Francisco leads series, 2–1 | ||
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri |
April 8 |
| San Francisco Warriors 104, St. Louis Hawks 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–30, 33–28, 21–27, 21–24 | ||
| Pts: Jeff Mullins40 Rebs: Nate Thurmond21 Asts: Jeff Mullins4 |
Pts: Joe Caldwell24 Rebs: Bill Bridges17 Asts: Lenny Wilkens11 | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri |
April 10 |
| St. Louis Hawks 102, San Francisco Warriors 123 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 23–30, 30–27, 27–34 | ||
| Pts: Richie Guerin19 Rebs: Bill Bridges17 Asts: Lenny Wilkens7 |
Pts: Rick Barry25 Rebs: Nate Thurmond27 Asts: Fred Hetzel6 | |
| San Francisco leads series, 3–2 | ||
Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
April 12 |
| San Francisco Warriors 112, St. Louis Hawks 107 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–39, 30–21, 34–20, 27–27 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry41 Rebs: Nate Thurmond21 Asts: Rick Barry5 |
Pts: Zelmo Beaty28 Rebs: Zelmo Beaty16 Asts: Lenny Wilkens6 | |
| San Francisco wins series, 4–2 | ||
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri |
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the first meeting.
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April 14 |
| San Francisco Warriors 135, Philadelphia 76ers 141 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–43, 35–30, 28–34, 35–21, Overtime: 7–13 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry37 Rebs: Nate Thurmond31 Asts: Rick Barry7 |
Pts: Hal Greer32 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain33 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain10 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 16 |
| San Francisco Warriors 95, Philadelphia 76ers 126 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 29–31, 23–28, 26–41 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry30 Rebs: Nate Thurmond29 Asts: Jim King6 |
Pts: Hal Greer30 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain38 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain10 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–0 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 18 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 124, San Francisco Warriors 130 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–32, 28–37, 29–29, 32–32 | ||
| Pts: Wilt Chamberlain26 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain26 Asts: Wali Jones7 |
Pts: Rick Barry55 Rebs: Nate Thurmond25 Asts: Jim King6 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 | ||
Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
April 20 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 122, San Francisco Warriors 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–27, 26–22, 31–29, 31–30 | ||
| Pts: Hal Greer38 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain27 Asts: Wilt Chamberlain8 |
Pts: Rick Barry43 Rebs: Nate Thurmond25 Asts: Nate Thurmond5 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–1 | ||
Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
April 23 |
| San Francisco Warriors 117, Philadelphia 76ers 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–32, 30–32, 23–32, 33–13 | ||
| Pts: Rick Barry36 Rebs: Nate Thurmond28 Asts: Al Attles6 |
Pts: Chet Walker25 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain24 Asts: Hal Greer7 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 | ||
Philadelphia Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 24 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 125, San Francisco Warriors 122 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 43–41, 25–31, 28–30, 29–20 | ||
| Pts: Wali Jones27 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain23 Asts: Hal Greer7 |
Pts: Rick Barry44 Rebs: Nate Thurmond22 Asts: Jim King7 | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 4–2 | ||
Cow Palace, Daly City, California |
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.
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