1967–68 Los Angeles Lakers season

1967–68 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division Champions
Head coach	Butch Van Breda Kolff
Arena	The Forum
Results
Record	52–30 (.634)
Place	Division: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (eliminated 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1967-68 NBA season was the Lakers' 20th season in the NBA and eighth season in Los Angeles.^[1] This was the first season the Lakers uniforms featured what would become the signature gold and purple colors.

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Chicago Bulls: Lakers win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 109, Chicago 101
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 113, Chicago 106
• Game 3 @ Chicago: Chicago 104, Los Angeles 98
• Game 4 @ Chicago: Los Angeles 93, Chicago 87
• Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 122, Chicago 99

West Division Finals

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) San Francisco Warriors: Lakers win series 4-0

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 133, San Francisco 105
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 115, San Francisco 112
• Game 3 @ San Francisco: Los Angeles 128, San Francisco 124
• Game 4 @ San Francisco: Los Angeles 106, San Francisco 100

NBA Finals

(E2) Boston Celtics vs. (W2) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 107, Los Angeles 101
• Game 2 @ Boston: Los Angeles 123, Boston 113
• Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Boston 127, Los Angeles 119
• Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Boston 105
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 120, Los Angeles 117 (OT)
• Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Boston 124, Los Angeles 109

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

1. 1967–68 Los Angeles Lakers