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1968 NBA Finals

1968 basketball championship series

Sam Jones (1984) John Havlicek (1984) Bailey Howell (1997) Don Nelson (2012, coach) Bill Russell (1975) Satch Sanders (2011, contributor) Wayne Embry (1999) Lakers: Elgin Baylor (1977) Gail Goodrich (1996) Jerry West (1980) Coaches: Bill Russell (2021) Officials: Mendy Rudolph (2007) Earl Strom (1995)

The 1968 NBA World Championship Series pitted the Boston Celtics from the East, against the Los Angeles Lakers from the West, for the sixth time in ten years. The Celtics won their tenth NBA Championship in twelve seasons, by defeating the Lakers in six games. Significantly, Game 6 marked the first time that any NBA competition had taken place during the month of May. This was the last NBA Finals without a Finals MVP named as the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award was introduced the following year.

Series summary

Game	Date	Home team	Result	Road team
Game 1	April 21	Boston Celtics	107–101 (1–0)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 2	April 24	Boston Celtics	113–123 (1–1)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 3	April 26	Los Angeles Lakers	119–127 (1–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 4	April 28	Los Angeles Lakers	119–105 (2–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 5	April 30	Boston Celtics	120–117 (OT) (3–2)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 6	May 2	Los Angeles Lakers	109–124 (2–4)	Boston Celtics

Celtics win series 4–2

Team rosters

Boston Celtics

Bill Russell

Los Angeles Lakers

Butch van Breda Kolff

Game summaries

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