The 1967–68 NBA season was the Warriors' 22nd season in the NBA and 6th in the San Francisco Bay Area . The Warriors entered the season hoping to improve upon their previous season output of 44–37.[ 1] They failed to do so, finishing the season with a 43–39 record, but they still made the playoffs.[ 2]
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
16
Attles, Al
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
North Carolina A&T
F
31
Ellis, Joe
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
San Francisco
F
44
Hetzel, Fred
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Davidson
G
21
King, Jim
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Tulsa
F
35
LaRusso, Rudy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Dartmouth
F
47
Lattin, Dave
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
UTEP
F/C
43
Lee, Clyde
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Vanderbilt
G/F
9
Lee, George
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Michigan
G
15
Lewis, Bobby
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
North Carolina
G
23
Mullins, Jeff
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Duke
F/C
42
Thurmond, Nate
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Bowling Green
F
22
Turner, Bill
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Akron
G
11
Warlick, Bob
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Pepperdine
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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1967-68 NBA Records
Team
BAL
BOS
CHI
CIN
DET
LAL
NYK
PHI
SDR
SFW
SEA
STL
Baltimore
—
3–5
2–5
5–3
4–4
3–4
3–5
0–8
7–0
2–5
5–2
2–5
Boston
5–3
—
5–2
3–5
6–2
4–3
6–2
4–4
7–0
4–3
6–1
4–3
Chicago
5–2
2–5
—
5–2
3–4
1–7
2–5
1–6
4–4
2–6
3–5
1–7
Cincinnati
3–5
5–3
2–5
—
4–4
1–6
3–5
3–5
7–0
4–3
6–1
1–6
Detroit
4–4
2–6
4–3
4–4
—
2–5
4–4
1–7
5–2
4–3
6–1
4–3
Los Angeles
4–3
3–4
7–1
6–1
5–2
—
4–3
2–5
7–1
4–4
4–4
6–2
New York
5–3
2–6
5–2
5–3
4–4
3–4
—
3–5
6–1
5–2
4–3
1–6
Philadelphia
8–0
4–4
6–1
5–3
7–1
5–2
5–3
—
6–1
4–3
7–0
5–2
San Diego
0–7
0–7
4–4
0–7
2–5
1–7
1–6
1–6
—
2–6
3–5
1–7
San Francisco
5–2
3–4
6–2
3–4
3–4
4–4
2–5
3–4
6–2
—
7–1
1–7
Seattle
2–5
1–6
5–3
1–6
1–6
4–4
3–4
0–7
5–3
1–7
—
0–8
St. Louis
5–2
3–4
7–1
6–1
3–4
2–6
6–1
2–5
7–1
7–1
8–0
—
1967–68 Game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 13
Seattle
116–144
Fred Hetzel (24)
1–0
2
October 15
St. Louis
107–102
Nate Thurmond (21)
1–1
3
October 17
@ New York
122–124
Hetzel, Mullins (22)
1–2
4
October 18
@ Cincinnati
118–122
Jim King (35)
1–3
5
October 19
@ Chicago
116–106
Fred Hetzel (29)
2–3
6
October 21
@ St. Louis
110–115
Jim King (22)
2–4
7
October 22
San Diego
126–137
Nate Thurmond (37)
3–4
8
October 24
Cincinnati
106–116
Jim King (37)
4–4
9
October 27
Baltimore
111–124
Nate Thurmond (25)
5–4
10
October 29
Chicago
105–125
Jim King (26)
6–4
11
October 31
New York
103–108
Nate Thurmond (26)
7–4
12
November 1
@ Detroit
137–132
Jim King (32)
8–4
13
November 4
@ Philadelphia
110–117
Jim King (23)
8–5
14
November 7
Seattle
112–126
Fred Hetzel (25)
9–5
15
November 10
Philadelphia
104–123
Jeff Mullins (22)
10–5
16
November 11
@ St. Louis
93–94
Nate Thurmond (24)
10–6
17
November 14
@ Baltimore
129–123
Nate Thurmond (26)
11–6
18
November 15
@ Boston
110–113
Rudy LaRusso (30)
11–7
19
November 17
Chicago
109–111
Nate Thurmond (28)
12–7
20
November 18
@ San Diego
142–124
Rudy LaRusso (29)
13–7
21
November 21
Detroit
98–124
Fred Hetzel (23)
14–7
22
November 24
Los Angeles
121–122 (OT)
Fred Hetzel (29)
15–7
23
November 25
@ Los Angeles
131–112
Jim King (30)
16–7
24
November 28
@ Baltimore
117–110
Nate Thurmond (28)
17–7
25
November 29
@ Philadelphia
113–95
Jeff Mullins (22)
18–7
26
December 1
St. Louis
101–124
Nate Thurmond (33)
19–7
27
December 2
@ San Diego
103–127
Hetzel, LaRusso (22)
19–8
28
December 5
Seattle
121–133
Jeff Mullins (29)
20–8
29
December 8
San Diego
137–107
LaRusso, Mullins (16)
20–9
30
December 9
Chicago
112–119
Hetzel, Mullins (27)
21–9
31
December 13
Chicago
109–104
Fred Hetzel (26)
21–10
32
December 15
@ Baltimore
110–97
Rudy LaRusso (26)
22–10
33
December 16
@ St. Louis
110–117
Jeff Mullins (23)
22–11
34
December 17
N St. Louis
97–79
Nate Thurmond (16)
22–12
35
December 20
Detroit
109–113
Jeff Mullins (28)
23–12
36
December 22
San Diego
97–103
Rudy LaRusso (26)
24–12
37
December 23
Seattle
124–131
Jeff Mullins (26)
25–12
38
December 24
@ Seattle
127–113
Jeff Mullins (31)
26–12
39
December 26
@ Boston
117–104
Jeff Mullins (32)
27–12
40
December 28
N Cincinnati
122–126
Rudy LaRusso (37)
27–13
41
December 29
@ Chicago
100–107
Nate Thurmond (26)
27–14
42
December 31
@ Seattle
126–124
Nate Thurmond (34)
28–14
43
January 2
Los Angeles
118–119
Fred Hetzel (27)
29–14
44
January 4
St. Louis
106–98
Jeff Mullins (31)
29–15
45
January 6
Boston
101–107
Rudy LaRusso (32)
30–15
46
January 9
Detroit
118–102
Rudy LaRusso (28)
30–16
47
January 12
New York
117–127
Rudy LaRusso (26)
31–16
48
January 15
@ Boston
102–111
Rudy LaRusso (27)
31–17
49
January 16
@ Cincinnati
121–148
Fred Hetzel (27)
31–18
50
January 17
@ Detroit
109–117
Nate Thurmond (32)
31–19
51
January 19
Philadelphia
120–131
Jim King (26)
32–19
52
January 20
@ Los Angeles
122–151
Fred Hetzel (36)
32–20
53
January 26
Baltimore
125–110
Rudy LaRusso (27)
32–21
54
January 28
@ New York
130–133
Rudy LaRusso (31)
32–22
55
January 30
@ Chicago
123–119
LaRusso, Mullins (30)
33–22
56
February 1
@ San Diego
128–114
Rudy LaRusso (40)
34–22
57
February 2
San Diego
121–127
Rudy LaRusso (29)
35–22
58
February 4
@ Philadelphia
117–141
Rudy LaRusso (25)
35–23
59
February 6
@ Chicago
126–124 (OT)
Fred Hetzel (39)
36–23
60
February 8
Cincinnati
109–126
King, Mullins (27)
37–23
61
February 9
@ Los Angeles
104–122
Fred Hetzel (29)
37–24
62
February 11
@ Seattle
118–146
Clyde Lee (23)
37–25
63
February 13
Philadelphia
112–105
Fred Hetzel (27)
37–26
64
February 15
@ San Diego
134–114
Fred Hetzel (33)
38–26
65
February 16
Los Angeles
116–118
Hetzel, LaRusso (32)
39–26
66
February 18
@ Detroit
104–123
Fred Hetzel (22)
39–27
67
February 20
@ New York
112–115 (OT)
Jeff Mullins (25)
39–28
68
February 21
@ Baltimore
117–126
Jeff Mullins (29)
39–29
69
February 23
Boston
122–127
Clyde Lee (33)
40–29
70
February 24
Cincinnati
114–127
Jeff Mullins (27)
41–29
71
February 27
@ Philadelphia
107–127
Fred Hetzel (30)
41–30
72
February 28
@ Boston
110–135
Jeff Mullins (26)
41–31
73
March 1
Cincinnati
122–101
Rudy LaRusso (20)
41–32
74
March 2
Baltimore
109–117
Rudy LaRusso (30)
42–32
75
March 5
St. Louis
134–117
Rudy LaRusso (29)
42–33
76
March 9
Los Angeles
137–132 (OT)
Rudy LaRusso (34)
42–34
77
March 10
@ Seattle
118–112
Rudy LaRusso (25)
43–34
78
March 12
Boston
124–121 (OT)
Jeff Mullins (28)
43–35
79
March 13
@ Los Angeles
106–142
Rudy LaRusso (19)
43–36
80
March 15
Detroit
122–118
Jeff Mullins (29)
43–37
81
March 17
New York
130–104
Rudy LaRusso (28)
43–38
82
March 18
New York
123–118
Rudy LaRusso (29)
43–39
1968 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Division Finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
1968 schedule