Lakers 101-107 Celtics (Apr 20, 1968)

LAL

BOS

1

28

29

2

33

19

3

24

33

4

16

26

101

107

Top Performers

Points

25

West

LAL

Rebounds

25

Russell

BOS

Assists

8

Havlicek

BOS

LAL

Team Stats

BOS

39-106 (36.8%)

FG%

39-86 (45.3%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

23-31 (74.2%)

FTM

29-43 (67.4%)

53

Rebounds

63

15

Assists

20

Turnovers

1967-68 Western Standings

LALBOS

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Hawks - y	56	26	.683
2	Lakers - x	52	30	.634	4.0
3	Warriors - x	43	39	.524	13.0
4	Bulls - x	29	53	.354	27.0
5	SuperSonics - e	23	59	.280	33.0
6	Rockets - e	15	67	.183	41.0

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers - y	62	20	.756
2	Celtics - x	54	28	.659	8.0
3	Knicks - x	43	39	.524	19.0
4	Pistons - x	40	42	.488	22.0
5	Royals - e	39	43	.476	23.0
6	Bullets - e	36	46	.439	26.0

Game Summary

The Boston Celtics emerged victorious over the Los Angeles Lakers, 107 to 101, in Game 1 of the 1968 NBA Finals on April 21, 1968.

Game Info

April 20, 1968

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Jerry West J. West #44	43	25	3 (0)	3	4	7-24	11-13	42.1
Elgin Baylor E. Baylor #22	42	24	12 (0)	0	3	11-31	2-2	37.6
Tom Hawkins T. Hawkins #33	36	8	7 (0)	0	2	4-11	0-0	36.4
Darrall Imhoff D. Imhoff #14	36	12	14 (0)	2	5	4-7	4-7	59.5
Archie Clark A. Clark #21	29	14	6 (0)	5	1	5-15	4-6	39.7
Freddie Crawford F. Crawford #12	25	8	4 (0)	3	5	4-10	0-0	40.0
Erwin Mueller E. Mueller #14	17	7	6 (0)	1	4	3-6	1-1	54.3
Mel Counts M. Counts #31	12	3	1 (0)	1	4	1-2	1-2	52.1

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	LAL		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Bill Russell B. Russell #6	48	19	25 (0)	3	4	5-16	9-14	42.9
John Havlicek J. Havlicek #17	47	19	9 (0)	8	6	7-17	5-5	49.5
Sam Jones S. Jones #24	38	19	7 (0)	3	2	9-20	1-1	46.5
Bailey Howell B. Howell #18	34	20	8 (0)	1	4	8-15	4-6	56.7
Larry Siegfried L. Siegfried #20	29	14	0 (0)	4	3	5-10	4-6	55.4
Don Nelson D. Nelson #19	27	12	7 (0)	0	3	3-4	6-9	75.4
Wayne Embry W. Embry #15	13	4	6 (0)	0	2	2-4	0-2	41.0
Tom Thacker T. Thacker #25	4	0	1 (0)	1	1	0-0	0-0