1968 NBA Finals

1968 NBA Finals

Team Coach Wins Boston Celtics Bill Russell 4 Los Angeles Lakers Butch van Breda Kolff 2
Dates	April 21 – May 2
Referees
Game 1: Norm Drucker and Earl Strom Game 2: Mendy Rudolph and Joe Gushue Game 3: Norm Drucker and Earl Strom Game 4: Mendy Rudolph and Joe Gushue Game 5: Mendy Rudolph and Earl Strom Game 6: Norm Drucker and Earl Strom
Hall of Famers	Boston Celtics Wayne Embry Sam Jones (basketball) John Havlicek Don Nelson (as a coach) Satch Sanders Bill Russell Bailey Howell Los Angeles Lakers Jerry West Gail Goodrich Elgin Baylor

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 of the 1968 NBA Finals marked the first time that any NBA competition had taken place during the month of May.

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

See also

• 1968 NBA Playoffs

External links

• NBA History