1968–69 Philadelphia 76ers season

1968–69 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Jack Ramsay
Arena	The Spectrum
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East Division Semifinals (eliminated 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1968-69 NBA season was the 76ers 20th season in the NBA and 6th season in Philadelphia. The team would post a record of 55–27. In the opening round of the playoffs they lost to the Boston Celtics 4-1, with three of the losses coming at the Spectrum. Without Wilt Chamberlain, the 76ers turned to Lucious Jackson to be the center on a more up tempo, fast breaking syle 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]

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Baltimore Bullets	57	25	.695	–	29–9	24–15	4–1	26–14
x-Philadelphia 76ers	55	27	.671	2	26–8	24–16	5–3	23–17
x-New York Knicks	54	28	.659	3	30–7	19–20	5–1	26–14
x-Boston Celtics	48	34	.585	9	24–12	21–19	3–3	23–17
Cincinnati Royals	41	41	.500	16	15-13	16–21	10–7	20–20
Detroit Pistons	32	50	.390	25	21–17	7–30	4–3	13–27
Milwaukee Bucks	27	55	.329	30	15–19	8–27	4–9	7–29

x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (4) Boston Celtics: Celtics win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Boston 114, Philadelphia 100
• Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 134, Philadelphia 103
• Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Boston 125, Philadelphia 118
• Game 4 @ Boston: Philadelphia 119, Boston 116
• Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Boston 93, Philadelphia 90

Awards and records

• Billy Cunningham, All-NBA First Team
• Hal Greer, All-NBA Second Team

References

1. 1968–69 Philadelphia 76ers