best nba team record in a season in the 1960s

Between the 1959-60 and 1968-69 seasons, the Philadelphia 76ers had the best record by a team in a season, with a record of 68-13 in 1966-67.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	PF
1	76ers	68-13	1966-67	.840	81	240.9	125.2	70.4	26.4	48.3	100.0	48.3	28.6	42.1	68.0	52.8	19,515	10,143	5,701	2,138	1,906
2	Celtics	59-16	1959-60	.787	75	241.0	124.5	80.2	24.7	49.9	119.6	41.7	24.7	33.6	73.4	46.3	18,075	9,337	6,014	1,849	1,856
3	Celtics	62-18	1964-65	.775	80	240.9	112.8	71.9	22.2	44.6	107.6	41.4	23.6	32.3	73.1	46.3	19,275	9,024	5,748	1,772	2,065
4	76ers	62-20	1967-68	.756	82	241.2	122.6	72.1	26.8	48.4	102.6	47.1	25.9	40.7	63.5	50.9	19,780	10,051	5,914	2,197	1,851
5	Celtics	60-20	1961-62	.750	80	240.9	121.1	76.0	25.6	48.2	113.9	42.3	24.7	33.9	72.8	47.0	19,275	9,687	6,080	2,049	1,909
6	Celtics	60-21	1966-67	.741	81	242.2	119.3	70.4	24.2	46.0	102.8	44.7	27.4	36.6	74.8	50.2	19,615	9,664	5,703	1,962	2,138
7	Celtics	59-21	1963-64	.738	80	240.9	113.0	71.7	22.0	45.2	109.6	41.3	22.6	31.1	72.5	45.8	19,275	9,042	5,736	1,760	2,125
8	Celtics	58-22	1962-63	.725	80	240.9	118.8	72.7	24.5	46.8	109.7	42.7	25.2	34.7	72.5	47.5	19,275	9,504	5,818	1,960	2,090
9	Celtics	57-22	1960-61	.722	79	241.3	119.7	77.6	23.7	46.8	117.7	39.8	26.1	35.6	73.3	44.9	19,060	9,460	6,131	1,872	2,032
10	Bullets	57-25	1968-69	.695	82	240.9	116.4	60.5	20.5	46.0	104.5	44.0	24.4	33.3	73.2	48.8	19,755	9,542	4,963	1,682	2,038
11	76ers	55-25	1965-66	.688	80	240.6	117.3	70.7	23.8	45.6	102.4	44.6	26.1	39.3	66.4	49.0	19,250	9,387	5,652	1,905	2,094
12	Royals	55-25	1963-64	.688	80	240.3	114.7	67.5	24.0	44.0	97.0	45.3	26.8	35.4	75.9	51.0	19,225	9,178	5,400	1,916	2,139
13	Hawks	56-26	1967-68	.683	82	242.4	113.0	64.9	24.2	42.7	94.7	45.1	27.5	37.9	72.6	50.7	19,880	9,266	5,325	1,988	2,046
14	Celtics	54-26	1965-66	.675	80	240.3	112.7	69.9	22.4	43.6	104.6	41.7	25.5	34.5	73.9	47.0	19,225	9,014	5,591	1,795	2,012
15	Lakers	54-26	1961-62	.675	80	242.8	118.5	70.0	23.5	44.4	103.9	42.7	29.7	40.5	73.4	48.7	19,425	9,482	5,600	1,878	2,057
16	Lakers	55-27	1968-69	.671	82	242.7	112.2	57.9	25.2	43.6	92.9	46.9	25.1	38.5	65.0	51.1	19,905	9,204	4,749	2,068	1,773
17	76ers	55-27	1968-69	.671	82	241.5	118.9	55.0	23.3	45.8	100.9	45.4	27.3	37.6	72.5	50.6	19,805	9,746	4,513	1,914	2,145
18	Lakers	53-27	1962-63	.663	80	241.9	115.5	66.0	21.7	43.8	99.4	44.1	27.9	36.6	76.1	50.0	19,350	9,242	5,282	1,739	1,775
19	Knicks	54-28	1968-69	.659	82	240.6	110.8	51.8	25.3	43.8	95.3	45.9	23.3	31.7	73.6	50.7	19,730	9,087	4,246	2,071	2,175
20	Celtics	54-28	1967-68	.659	82	240.3	116.1	69.1	21.9	45.0	102.1	44.0	26.2	36.4	72.1	49.2	19,705	9,523	5,666	1,798	2,147
21	Warriors	49-26	1959-60	.653	75	240.7	118.6	78.9	23.9	47.3	115.7	40.9	24.0	35.8	66.9	45.1	18,050	8,895	5,916	1,796	1,715
22	Hawks	51-28	1960-61	.646	79	241.3	118.8	75.9	27.0	45.8	111.3	41.1	27.2	37.0	73.5	46.5	19,060	9,383	5,994	2,136	2,135
23	Lakers	52-30	1967-68	.634	82	242.1	121.2	63.7	24.2	46.7	97.9	47.7	27.8	38.3	72.6	52.8	19,855	9,937	5,225	1,983	2,152
24	Hawks	46-29	1959-60	.613	75	241.0	113.4	71.2	25.1	42.4	101.1	41.9	28.6	38.5	74.5	48.1	18,075	8,506	5,343	1,881	1,995
25	Lakers	49-31	1964-65	.613	80	241.9	111.9	65.4	20.0	41.7	95.4	43.7	28.5	37.3	76.3	50.0	19,350	8,948	5,231	1,601	1,998

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2	Pistons	6	1	.857	0.5
3	Celtics	5	2	.714	1.5
4	Wizards	4	3	.571	2.5
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