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1967 NBA playoffs
Postseason tournament
Postseason tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | NBA playoffs |
| year | 1967 |
| season | [1966–67](1966-67-nba-season) |
| dates | March 21–April 24, 1967 |
| num_teams | 8 |
| winners | Philadelphia 76ers |
| count | 2 |
| second | San Francisco Warriors |
| semifinal1 | St. Louis Hawks |
| semifinal2 | Boston Celtics |
| prev_season | [1966](1966-nba-playoffs) |
| next_season | [1968](1968-nba-playoffs) |
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.
Bracket
| RD1-group1=Eastern Division | RD1-group2=Western Division
| RD1-seed1=E1 | RD1-team1=Philadelphia* | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2=E3 | RD1-team2=Cincinnati | RD1-score2=1
| RD1-seed3=E4 | RD1-team3=New York | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4=E2 | RD1-team4=Boston | RD1-score4=3
| RD1-seed5=W1 | RD1-team5=San Francisco* | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6=W3 | RD1-team6=Los Angeles | RD1-score6=0
| RD1-seed7=W4 | RD1-team7=Chicago | RD1-score7=0 | RD1-seed8=W2 | RD1-team8=St. Louis | RD1-score8=3
| RD2-seed1=E1 | RD2-team1=Philadelphia* | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=E2 | RD2-team2=Boston | RD2-score2=1
| RD2-seed3=W1 | RD2-team3=San Francisco* | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4=W2 | RD2-team4=St. Louis | RD2-score4=2
| RD3-seed1=E1 | RD3-team1=Philadelphia* | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2=San Francisco* | RD3-score2=2 |* Division winner |Bold Series winner |Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals}}
Division Semifinals
Eastern Division Semifinals
(1) [[Philadelphia 76ers]] vs. (3) [[Cincinnati Royals]]
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning two of the first three meetings.
| Cincinnati leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series |
|---|
(2) [[Boston Celtics]] vs. (4) [[New York Knicks]]
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 |
|---|
Western Division Semifinals
(1) [[San Francisco Warriors]] vs. (3) [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams. This was also the first postseason matchup between two California-based professional sports teams among the four major North American sports leagues.
To date, this remains the Warriors’ only playoff victory over the Lakers.
(2) [[St. Louis Hawks]] vs. (4) [[Chicago Bulls]]
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
Division Finals
Eastern Division Finals
(1) [[Philadelphia 76ers]] vs. (2) [[Boston Celtics]]
- Wilt Chamberlain's unofficial quadruple-double with 24 points, 32 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 unofficially counted blocks.
- Wilt Chamberlain's 41 rebounds sets a playoff record for an individual rebounder in a game.
- K.C. Jones's final NBA game.
- Sixers snap Boston's NBA record playoff series winning streak at 18, and their championship reign at eight years.
This was the 11th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning six of the first 10 meetings.
| Boston leads 6–4 in all-time playoff series |
|---|
Western Division Finals
(1) [[San Francisco Warriors]] vs. (2) [[St. Louis Hawks]]
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the first meeting.
| San Francisco leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
|---|
NBA Finals: (E1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (W1) San Francisco Warriors
Main article: 1967 NBA Finals
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.
| Philadelphia 76ers/ Syracuse Nationals leads 5–4 in all-time playoff series |
|---|
References
References
- "Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
- "Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus New York Knicks (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
- "Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
- "Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Chicago Bulls (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
- "Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
- "Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
- "Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
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