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1967–68 Los Angeles Lakers season

NBA professional basketball team season

Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (through December 22, 1967)
The Forum (starting December 31, 1967) (lost to Celtics 2–4)

The 1967–68 Los Angeles Lakers season was the Lakers' 20th season in the NBA and eighth season in Los Angeles. This was the first season the Lakers uniforms featured what would become the signature gold and purple colors. This was also the first season the team played at The Forum in Inglewood, where the Lakers would achieve fame in the immediate future, and played 31 seasons at this venue.

The Lakers won the Western Division and faced the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals for the sixth time in 10 years, falling to them once again, 4–2.

Roster

Butch van Breda Kolff

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

1967–68 game log
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Playoffs

1–0
2
March 25
Chicago
W 111–106
Jerry West (35)
Elgin Baylor (16)
Jerry West (8)
The Forum
8,158
2–0
-
3
March 27
@ Chicago
L 98–104
Jerry West (32)
Darrall Imhoff (15)
Elgin Baylor (5)
Chicago Stadium
3,456
2–1
-
4
March 29
@ Chicago
W 93–87
Elgin Baylor (27)
Darrall Imhoff (21)
Elgin Baylor (5)
Chicago Stadium
5,678
3–1
-
5
March 31
Chicago
W 122–99
Elgin Baylor (37)
Elgin Baylor (12)
Archie Clark (10)
The Forum
12,108
4–1
-
-
1
April 5
San Francisco
W 133–105
Elgin Baylor (29)
Elgin Baylor (16)
Archie Clark (5)
The Forum
10,319
1–0
-
2
April 10
San Francisco
W 115–112
Baylor, West (36)
Elgin Baylor (19)
Jerry West (5)
The Forum
11,270
2–0
-
3
April 11
@ San Francisco
W 128–124
Jerry West (40)
Elgin Baylor (12)
Jerry West (8)
Cow Palace
9,232
3–0
-
4
April 13
@ San Francisco
W 106–100
Jerry West (29)
Elgin Baylor (20)
Archie Clark (5)
Cow Palace
9,623
4–0
-
-
1
April 21
@ Boston
L 101–107
Jerry West (25)
Darrall Imhoff (14)
Archie Clark (5)
Boston Garden
9,546
0–1
-
2
April 24
@ Boston
W 123–113
Jerry West (35)
Darrall Imhoff (11)
Erwin Mueller (7)
Boston Garden
14,780
1–1
-
3
April 26
Boston
L 119–127
Jerry West (33)
Elgin Baylor (18)
Jerry West (9)
The Forum
17,011
1–2
-
4
April 28
Boston
W 118–105
Jerry West (38)
Darrall Imhoff (20)
Darrall Imhoff (6)
The Forum
17,147
2–2
-
5
April 30
@ Boston
L 117–120 (OT)
Jerry West (35)
Elgin Baylor (15)
Baylor, West (6)
Boston Garden
14,780
2–3
-
6
May 2
Boston
L 109–124
Elgin Baylor (28)
Mel Counts (25)
Elgin Baylor (6)
The Forum
17,392
2–4
-

Awards and records

Elgin Baylor, All-NBA First Team
Jerry West, All-NBA Second Team
Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game
Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
Archie Clark, NBA All-Star Game

References

[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/1968.html 1967–68 Los Angeles Lakers]

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