NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1966–67 NBA season was the Warriors' 21st in the NBA , fifth in the San Francisco Bay Area and among the most wildly successful in franchise history. They entered the season on the heels of a 35–45 record that barely failed to make the postseason cut. Led by All-Stars Rick Barry and Nate Thurmond , they surprised the basketball world with a Western Division title on the strength of a 44-37 record. They advanced to the NBA Finals , losing to the heavily favored Philadelphia 76ers in six games.[1]
Offseason
In the 1966 offseason, the Warriors made three transactions, the first being made on June 7, when the team signed center Bill McGill . The veteran would not be on the team's final roster.
On September 1, the Warriors purchased swingman Bob Warlick from the Detroit Pistons . Warlick would spend two seasons with the team, averaging 8 points per game during his tenure.[2]
On September 7, the Warriors pulled off one of the most fruitful in their history, sending guard Guy Rodgers to the expansion Chicago Bulls in return for guards Jim King and Jeff Mullins plus cash.[3] The trade marked the end of Rodgers' eight-year tenure with the Warriors. After the trade, he would play for the Bulls, the Cincinnati Royals , and the Milwaukee Bucks .[4] King would play with the Warriors for three complete seasons before being traded in the beginning of the season to the Cincinnati Royals.[5] Mullins would stay with the team for ten seasons, retiring in 1976.[6]
Draft picks
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
16
Attles, Al
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
North Carolina A&T
F
24
Barry, Rick
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Miami (FL)
F
31
Ellis, Joe
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
San Francisco
F
44
Hetzel, Fred
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Davidson
G
21
King, Jim
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Tulsa
F
35
LaRusso, Rudy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Dartmouth
F
47
Lattin, Dave
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
UTEP
F/C
43
Lee, Clyde
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Vanderbilt
G/F
9
Lee, George
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Michigan
G
23
Mullins, Jeff
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Duke
F/C
42
Thurmond, Nate
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Bowling Green
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1966–67 NBA records
Team
BAL
BOS
CHI
CIN
DET
LAL
NYK
PHI
SFW
STL
Baltimore
—
1–8
3–6
3–6
2–7
2–7
2–7
1–8
2–7
4–5
Boston
8–1
—
8–1
8–1
6–3
5–4
9–0
5–4
6–3
5–4
Chicago
6–3
1–8
—
5–4
4–5
6–3
3–6
1–8
3–6
4–5
Cincinnati
6–3
1–8
4–5
—
7–2
3–6
6–3
1–8
5–4
6–3
Detroit
7–2
3–6
5–4
2–7
—
5–4
4–5
0–9
2–7
2–7
Los Angeles
7–2
4–5
3–6
6–3
4–5
—
4–5
1–8
3–6
4–5
New York
7–2
0–9
6–3
3–6
5–4
5–4
—
1–8
5–4
4–5
Philadelphia
8–1
4–5
8–1
8–1
9–0
8–1
8–1
—
7–2
8–1
San Francisco
7–2
3–6
6–3
4–5
7–2
6–3
4–5
2–7
—
5–4
St. Louis
5–4
4–5
5–4
3–6
7–2
5–4
5–4
1–8
4–5
—
Game log
1966–67 Game log
#
Date
Opponent
Score
High points
Record
1
October 15
@ Boston
113–121
Rick Barry (41)
0–1
2
October 18
@ Chicago
116–119
Rick Barry (32)
0–2
3
October 20
N Chicago
121–111
Rick Barry (43)
1–2
4
October 21
Detroit
119–136
Rick Barry (37)
2–2
5
October 23
N Detroit
110–119
Rick Barry (36)
2–3
6
October 28
@ Baltimore
105–104
Rick Barry (28)
3–3
7
October 29
@ Cincinnati
127–115
Rick Barry (57)
4–3
8
November 1
@ Chicago
137–121
Rick Barry (29)
5–3
9
November 3
@ New York
108–123
Rick Barry (32)
5–4
10
November 4
@ Philadelphia
129–134
Rick Barry (46)
5–5
11
November 5
@ St. Louis
120–122
Rick Barry (31)
5–6
12
November 6
Baltimore
117–120
Rick Barry (43)
6–6
13
November 9
Baltimore
122–128
Rick Barry (47)
7–6
14
November 11
Los Angeles
93–132
Rick Barry (27)
8–6
15
November 13
Detroit
96–135
Rick Barry (45)
9–6
16
November 14
Detroit
104–115
Rick Barry (44)
10–6
17
November 19
@ Los Angeles
144–109
Rick Barry (45)
11–6
18
November 21
N St. Louis
117–134
Rick Barry (42)
12–6
19
November 22
N Baltimore
117–125
Nate Thurmond (29)
12–7
20
November 23
N Baltimore
120–110
Rick Barry (40)
13–7
21
November 24
@ Philadelphia
123–140
Rick Barry (36)
13–8
22
November 26
Chicago
129–131
Rick Barry (37)
14–8
23
November 29
N Chicago
108–101
Rick Barry (40)
15–8
24
December 3
St. Louis
111–123
Rick Barry (45)
16–8
25
December 6
@ New York
126–116
Rick Barry (47)
17–8
26
December 7
@ Baltimore
106–116
Nate Thurmond (30)
17–9
27
December 8
N St. Louis
106–124
Rick Barry (50)
18–9
28
December 9
@ Los Angeles
119–118
Rick Barry (49)
19–9
29
December 10
Cincinnati
120–123 (OT)
Rick Barry (36)
20–9
30
December 13
Cincinnati
126–112
Rick Barry (33)
20–10
31
December 17
Boston
118–110
Rick Barry (33)
20–11
32
December 20
Los Angeles
107–130
Nate Thurmond (23)
21–11
33
December 22
Philadelphia
116–114
Rick Barry (30)
21–12
34
December 25
@ Cincinnati
124–112
Rick Barry (50)
22–12
35
December 26
N St. Louis
120–111
Rick Barry (32)
22–13
36
December 28
@ Baltimore
138–115
Paul Neumann (30)
23–13
37
December 30
N Cincinnati
107–102
Paul Neumann (26)
24–13
38
January 3
Boston
126–121 (OT)
Rick Barry (31)
24–14
39
January 5
N Los Angeles
122–91
Nate Thurmond (24)
25–14
40
January 6
St. Louis
118–129
Nate Thurmond (30)
26–14
41
January 7
Boston
108–110
Nate Thurmond (34)
27–14
42
January 11
@ Los Angeles
126–141
Rick Barry (32)
27–15
43
January 12
New York
123–127
Rick Barry (41)
28–15
44
January 13
N New York
117–119
Jeff Mullins (28)
28–16
45
January 14
@ Detroit
136–121
Rick Barry (50)
29–16
46
January 15
@ St. Louis
112–114
Rick Barry (48)
29–17
47
January 18
N Chicago
107–111
Nate Thurmond (27)
29–18
48
January 19
N New York
123–102
Tom Meschery (28)
30–18
49
January 20
St. Louis
115–142
Rick Barry (27)
31–18
50
January 24
Baltimore
125–146
Rick Barry (35)
32–18
51
January 27
Baltimore
116–143
Rick Barry (39)
33–18
52
January 29
@ Cincinnati
118–121
Rick Barry (37)
33–19
53
January 30
N Boston
108–121
Rick Barry (32)
33–20
54
January 31
N Detroit
108–106
Nate Thurmond (23)
34–20
55
February 2
N Philadelphia
137–120
Rick Barry (49)
35–20
56
February 3
@ Los Angeles
80–129
Rick Barry (17)
35–21
57
February 4
N Philadelphia
127–140
Fred Hetzel (34)
35–22
58
February 5
@ Chicago
142–141 (OT)
Rick Barry (48)
36–22
59
February 7
N Philadelphia
123–126
Rick Barry (41)
36–23
60
February 10
@ Boston
136–137 (2OT)
Rick Barry (43)
36–24
61
February 11
@ New York
122–125 (OT)
Rick Barry (36)
36–25
62
February 12
@ Detroit
127–134
Rick Barry (49)
36–26
63
February 14
N Boston
128–122
Rick Barry (50)
37–26
64
February 16
N Chicago
125–124
Rick Barry (52)
38–26
65
February 18
N Boston
130–124
Rick Barry (29)
39–26
66
February 21
N Los Angeles
136–133
Rick Barry (34)
40–26
67
February 24
Cincinnati
137–122
Rick Barry (46)
40–27
68
February 25
Cincinnati
129–116
Rick Barry (35)
40–28
69
February 28
@ New York
123–127
Rick Barry (36)
40–29
70
March 1
@ Boston
125–137
Rick Barry (33)
40–30
71
March 2
@ Philadelphia
128–136
Rick Barry (37)
40–31
72
March 4
N New York
111–102
Rick Barry (34)
41–31
73
March 5
New York
115–103
Jim King (25)
41–32
74
March 10
St. Louis
111–105
Rick Barry (38)
41–33
75
March 11
Los Angeles
125–120
Rick Barry (29)
41–34
76
March 13
Detroit
109–135
Rick Barry (29)
42–34
77
March 14
Philadelphia
139–110
Rick Barry (23)
42–35
78
March 16
Philadelphia
131–145
Jeff Mullins (31)
43–35
79
March 17
@ Chicago
117–120
Rick Barry (26)
43–36
80
March 18
@ Cincinnati
112–127
Rick Barry (22)
43–37
81
March 19
@ Detroit
135–127
Rick Barry (39)
44–37
Playoffs
1967 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
Division Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
1967 schedule
Awards and records
References
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