NBA
1968-69 Season
Champions: Boston Celtics (4-3)
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The 1968-69 NBA season featured 14 teams across 613 recorded games. Baltimore Bullets posted the league's best record at 57-25. Boston Celtics won the championship, defeating Los Angeles Lakers 4-3 in the Finals. Jerry West was named Finals MVP; Wes Unseld took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
East Division
- Baltimore Bullets 57-25 0.695
- Philadelphia 76ers 55-27 0.671
- New York Knicks 54-28 0.659
- Boston Celtics 🏆 48-34 0.585
- Cincinnati Royals 41-41 0.500
- Detroit Pistons 32-50 0.390
- Milwaukee Bucks 27-55 0.329
West Division
- Los Angeles Lakers 55-27 0.671
- Atlanta Hawks 48-34 0.585
- San Francisco Warriors 41-41 0.500
- San Diego Rockets 37-45 0.451
- Chicago Bulls 33-49 0.402
- Seattle SuperSonics 30-52 0.366
- Phoenix Suns 16-66 0.195
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Elvin Hayes SDR 28.4 PPG
- 2 Jerry West LAL 25.9 PPG
- 3 Earl Monroe BAL 25.8 PPG
- 4 Billy Cunningham PHI 24.8 PPG
- 5 Elgin Baylor LAL 24.8 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain LAL 21.1 RPG
- 2 Nate Thurmond SFW 19.7 RPG
- 3 Bill Russell BOS 19.3 RPG
- 4 Jerry Lucas CIN 18.4 RPG
- 5 Wes Unseld BAL 18.2 RPG
Assists
- 1 Oscar Robertson CIN 9.8 APG
- 2 Lenny Wilkens SEA 8.2 APG
- 3 Walt Frazier NYK 7.9 APG
- 4 Dave Bing DET 7.1 APG
- 5 Jerry West LAL 6.9 APG
1968 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Elvin Hayes San Diego Rockets
- #2 Wes Unseld Baltimore Bullets
- #3 Bob Kauffman Seattle SuperSonics