The 1967 NBA Playoffs

NBA Playoffs

The National Basketball Association Playoffs is a best-of-seven elimination tournament among sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference , ultimately deciding the final four teams who will play in the NBA Conference Finals.-Format:Following the NBA regular season, eight teams in...

was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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's 1966-1967 season

1966-67 NBA season

The 1966–67 NBA Season was the 21st season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia 76ers winning the NBA Championship, beating the San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals, ending the Boston Celtics' record title run at 8.- Notable occurrences :*...

. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

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 defeating the Western Division champion San Francisco Warriors, four games to two in the NBA Finals

1967 NBA Finals

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It was the 76ers' second NBA championship in franchise history; their first title had come in 1955

1955 NBA Playoffs

The 1955 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1954-1955 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Nationals defeating the Western Conference champion Fort Wayne Pistons, four games to three in the NBA Finals.This...

 as the Syracuse Nationals

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The Boston Celtics

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 were denied the chance to win their ninth consecutive championship, though they would win the title in the following two seasons.

The expansion Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

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 made the playoffs in their debut season, and the New York Knicks

New York Knicks

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 returned to the postseason for the first time since 1959

1959 NBA Playoffs

The 1959 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1958-1959 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Minneapolis Lakers, four games to none in the NBA Finals...

. It is the longest gap in Knicks franchise history, a record they matched when they missed the playoffs starting in 2004

2004 NBA Playoffs

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 and ending with the Knicks' participation in 2011

2011 NBA Playoffs

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The 1967 NBA playoffs marked a change in playoff format for the league; every tournament since 1955

1955 NBA Playoffs

The 1955 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1954-1955 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Nationals defeating the Western Conference champion Fort Wayne Pistons, four games to three in the NBA Finals.This...

 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 from six to eight and removed the bye privilege from the regular-season division champion.

Western Division

Champion: San Francisco Warriors

Division Semifinals

(1) San Francisco Warriors vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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Warriors win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ San Francisco: San Francisco 124, Los Angeles 108
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: San Francisco 113, Los Angeles 102
• Game 3 @ San Francisco: San Francisco 122, Los Angeles 115

(2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (4) Chicago Bulls

Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...

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Hawks win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 114, Chicago 100
• Game 2 @ Chicago: St. Louis 113, Chicago 107
• Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 119, Chicago 106

Division Finals

(1) San Francisco Warriors vs. (2) St. Louis Hawks:
Warriors win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ San Francisco: San Francisco 117, St. Louis 115
• Game 2 @ San Francisco: San Francisco 143, St. Louis 136
• Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 115, San Francisco 109
• Game 4 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 109, San Francisco 104
• Game 5 @ San Francisco: San Francisco 123, St. Louis 102
• Game 6 @ St. Louis: San Francisco 112, St. Louis 107

Eastern Division

Champion: Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

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Division Semifinals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

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vs. (3) Cincinnati Royals:
76ers win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Cincinnati 120, Philadelphia 116
• Game 2 @ Cincinnati: Philadelphia 123, Cincinnati 102
• Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 121, Cincinnati 106
• Game 4 @ Cincinnati: Philadelphia 112, Cincinnati 94

(2) Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

vs. (4) New York Knicks

New York Knicks

The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

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Celtics win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 140, New York 110
• Game 2 @ New York: Boston 115, New York 108
• Game 3 @ Boston: New York 123, Boston 112
• Game 4 @ New York: Boston 118, New York 109

Division Finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...

vs. (2) Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

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76ers win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 127, Boston 113
• Game 2 @ Boston: Philadelphia 107, Boston 102 (OT)
• Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 115, Boston 104 (Wilt Chamberlain
  Wilt Chamberlain
  Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers; he also played for the Harlem Globetrotters prior to playing in the NBA...
  
   grabs NBA playoff record 41 rebounds)
• Game 4 @ Boston: Boston 121, Philadelphia 117
• Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 140, Boston 116

NBA finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA...

VS. (1) San Francisco Warriors:
76ers win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 141, San Francisco 135 (OT)
• Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 126, San Francisco 95
• Game 3 @ San Francisco : San Francisco 130, Philadelphia 124
• Game 4 @ San Francisco : Philadelphia 122, San Francisco 108
• Game 5 @ Philadelphia: San Francisco 117, Philadelphia 109
• Game 6 @ San Francisco: Philadelphia 125, San Francisco 122

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com's 1967 NBA Playoffs page