Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1968–69 NBA season was the 76ers' 20th season in the NBA and 6th season in Philadelphia . The team posted a record of 55–27. In the opening round of the playoffs, they lost to the Boston Celtics 4–1, with 3 of the losses coming at the Spectrum . Without Wilt Chamberlain , the 76ers turned to Lucious Jackson to play center in a more up-tempo, fast-breaking style to be run by new head coach Jack Ramsey, but Jackson suffered a major injury during the season and was never the same player.[ 1]
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
21
Clark, Archie
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Minnesota
F
32
Cunningham, Billy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
North Carolina
PF
12
Green, Johnny
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Michigan State
G
15
Greer, Hal
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Marshall
SG
14
Guokas, Matt
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Saint Joseph's
PF
26
Halimon, Shaler
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
199 lb (90 kg)
Utah State
C
18
Imhoff, Darrall
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
California
F
54
Jackson, Luke
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Texas–Pan American
G
24
Jones, Wali
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Villanova
C
20
Raymond, Craig
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
BYU
F
25
Walker, Chet
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
Bradley
C
16
Wilson, George
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Cincinnati
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1968-69 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BAL
BOS
CHI
CIN
DET
LAL
MIL
NYK
PHI
PHO
SDR
SFW
SEA
Atlanta
—
2–4
3–3
6–1
4–2
6–0
3–4
4–2
2–4
1–5
6–0
3–4
4–3
4–2
Baltimore
4–2
—
5–2
6–0
4–3
7–0
3–3
5–1
3–4
2–4
6–0
5–1
3–3
4–2
Boston
3–3
2–5
—
4–2
5–2
5–1
2–4
5–1
1–6
5–2
6–0
4–2
3–3
3–3
Chicago
1–6
0–6
2–4
—
1–5
3–3
3–4
5–1
2–4
1–5
4–2
3–3
4–3
4–3
Cincinnati
2–4
3–4
2–5
5–1
—
3–4
2–4
5–1
4–2
3–4
4–2
2–4
3–3
3–3
Detroit
0–6
0–7
1–5
3–3
4–3
—
3–3
2–4
3–4
3–4
4–2
3–3
2–4
4–2
Los Angeles
4–3
3–3
4–2
4–3
4–2
3–3
—
5–1
5–1
1–5
6–0
7–0
4–3
5–1
Milwaukee
2–4
1–5
1–5
1–5
1–5
4–2
1–5
—
0–6
0–6
6–2
4–2
3–3
3–5
New York
4–2
4–3
6–1
4–2
2–4
4–3
1–5
6–0
—
4–3
5–1
3–3
5–1
6–0
Philadelphia
5–1
4–2
2–5
5–1
4–3
4–3
5–1
6–0
3–4
—
5–1
4–2
2–4
6–0
Phoenix
0–6
0–6
0–6
2–4
2–4
2–4
0–6
2–6
1–5
1–5
—
1–7
2–4
3–3
San Diego
4–3
1–5
2–4
3–3
4–2
3–3
0–7
2–4
3–3
2–4
7–1
—
3–3
3–3
San Francisco
3–4
3–3
3–3
3–4
3–3
4–2
3–4
3–3
1–5
4–2
4–2
3–3
—
4–3
Seattle
2–4
2–4
3–3
3–4
3–3
2–4
1–5
5–3
0–6
0–6
3–3
3–3
3–4
—
Game log
1968–69 Game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 18
Los Angeles
96–114
Hal Greer (35)
1–0
2
October 19
@ Baltimore
124–121
Clark , Cunningham , Greer (26)
2–0
3
October 22
@ New York
114–117
Chet Walker (21)
2–1
4
October 25
@ Detroit
122–132
Hal Greer (30)
2–2
5
October 26
Chicago
118–122
Billy Cunningham (34)
3–2
6
November 1
@ Boston
99–118
Billy Cunningham (23)
3–3
7
November 2
Cincinnati
119–113
Billy Cunningham (25)
3–4
8
November 9
Seattle
94–114
Billy Cunningham (22)
4–4
9
November 11
N Seattle
117–127
Hal Greer (34)
5–4
10
November 15
@ Atlanta
116–115
Billy Cunningham (27)
6–4
11
November 16
Milwaukee
92–136
Billy Cunningham (29)
7–4
12
November 19
N Phoenix
110–126
Billy Cunningham (27)
8–4
13
November 22
Baltimore
110–121
Billy Cunningham (29)
9–4
14
November 23
@ Cincinnati
120–105
Billy Cunningham (31)
10–4
15
November 24
@ San Diego
128–135 (OT)
Billy Cunningham (31)
10–5
16
November 26
@ Phoenix
126–119
Wali Jones (34)
11–5
17
November 28
Los Angeles
107–122
Billy Cunningham (28)
12–5
18
November 30
Boston
117–113 (OT)
Lucious Jackson (23)
12–6
19
December 4
San Diego
99–110
Hal Greer (28)
13–6
20
December 5
@ Chicago
109–92
Billy Cunningham (23)
14–6
21
December 6
@ Milwaukee
121–112
Hal Greer (28)
15–6
22
December 7
Detroit
106–140
Shaler Halimon (23)
16–6
23
December 8
N Milwaukee
122–117
Billy Cunningham (35)
17–6
24
December 10
N San Diego
132–120
Hal Greer (25)
17–7
25
December 11
Phoenix
123–143
Billy Cunningham (25)
18–7
26
December 14
San Francisco
91–137
Greer, Imhoff (21)
19–7
27
December 15
New York
104–110
Billy Cunningham (36)
20–7
28
December 17
@ Phoenix
145–128
Billy Cunningham (32)
21–7
29
December 18
@ Seattle
115–111
Chet Walker (30)
22–7
30
December 20
@ San Diego
116–109
Hal Greer (30)
23–7
31
December 21
@ San Francisco
94–109
Billy Cunningham (24)
23–8
32
December 22
@ Los Angeles
99–102
Chet Walker (27)
23–9
33
December 25
@ New York
109–110
Hal Greer (34)
23–10
34
December 26
Baltimore
120–125
Chet Walker (34)
24–10
35
December 28
@ Cincinnati
128–123
Billy Cunningham (37)
25–10
36
December 31
@ Milwaukee
128–107
Cunningham, Walker (24)
26–10
37
January 3
Los Angeles
101–130
Billy Cunningham (27)
27–10
38
January 4
@ Baltimore
112–117
Hal Greer (33)
27–11
39
January 5
Detroit
119–126
Cunningham, Greer (30)
28–11
40
January 7
@ Detroit
114–117
Billy Cunningham (25)
28–12
41
January 8
Atlanta
111–112
Billy Cunningham (29)
29–12
42
January 11
Boston
111–101
Chet Walker (27)
29–13
43
January 17
San Diego
124–129
Hal Greer (29)
30–13
44
January 19
San Francisco
98–97
Hal Greer (23)
30–14
45
January 22
New York
137–140 (2OT)
Billy Cunningham (44)
31–14
46
January 24
@ Boston
120–111
Billy Cunningham (27)
32–14
47
January 25
Detroit
106–124
Hal Greer (22)
33–14
48
January 26
@ Atlanta
119–115
Hal Greer (31)
34–14
49
January 28
@ New York
88–121
Archie Clark (20)
34–15
50
January 29
Atlanta
96–119
Billy Cunningham (24)
35–15
51
January 30
N Cincinnati
115–116
Billy Cunningham (36)
35–16
52
January 31
Baltimore
108–105
Wali Jones (22)
35–17
53
February 2
Chicago
104–112
Wali Jones (27)
36–17
54
February 4
@ Phoenix
116–125
Billy Cunningham (36)
36–18
55
February 5
@ Seattle
119–115
Hal Greer (48)
37–18
56
February 7
@ Los Angeles
109–106
Hal Greer (28)
38–18
57
February 9
@ Boston
117–122 (OT)
Billy Cunningham (37)
38–19
58
February 11
N Cincinnati
129–112
Billy Cunningham (31)
39–19
59
February 14
San Francisco
127–111
Hal Greer (31)
39–20
60
February 16
Boston
102–127
Hal Greer (29)
40–20
61
February 18
@ San Diego
125–113
Hal Greer (30)
41–20
62
February 19
@ San Francisco
117–134
Chet Walker (32)
41–21
63
February 21
@ Seattle
115–109
Hal Greer (37)
42–21
64
February 22
@ San Francisco
129–122
Billy Cunningham (41)
43–21
65
February 23
@ Los Angeles
125–121
Hal Greer (26)
44–21
66
February 25
@ Cincinnati
120–119
Hal Greer (32)
45–21
67
February 26
Phoenix
97–104
Hal Greer (26)
46–21
68
February 27
N Detroit
123–126
Hal Greer (28)
46–22
69
February 28
N Milwaukee
123–102
Billy Cunningham (38)
47–22
70
March 2
@ Detroit
126–112
Hal Greer (39)
48–22
71
March 3
@ Milwaukee
143–132
Chet Walker (37)
49–22
72
March 4
@ Chicago
113–114
Cunningham, Greer (24)
49–23
73
March 6
@ Atlanta
99–138
Billy Cunningham (18)
49–24
74
March 7
Chicago
113–131
Hal Greer (29)
50–24
75
March 9
New York
101–110
Cunningham, Jones (25)
51–24
76
March 11
@ New York
101–121
Billy Cunningham (23)
51–25
77
March 12
Boston
126–117
Chet Walker (26)
51–26
78
March 13
@ Chicago
113–106
Billy Cunningham (28)
52–26
79
March 15
Atlanta
120–122
Billy Cunningham (39)
53–26
80
March 19
Seattle
115–136
Hal Greer (34)
54–26
81
March 22
@ Baltimore
116–108
Chet Walker (25)
55–26
82
March 24
Cincinnati
125–119
Chet Walker (28)
55–27
Playoffs
1969 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1)
1969 schedule
Awards and records
References
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