1966–67 San Francisco Warriors season

1966–67 San Francisco Warriors season
1966–67 San Francisco Warriors season
Division champions
Head coach	Bill Sharman
Arena	Civic Auditorium, Cow Palace
Results
Record	44–37 (.543)
Place	Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals; (eliminated 2–4)
	Stats at Basketball Reference
< 1965–66	1967–68 >

The 1966–67 San Francisco Warriors season was the 21st for the Warriors in the NBA, fifth in the San Francisco Bay Area and one of the most successful in franchise history. On the heels of a 35–45 record and fourth-place finish the previous season, new head coach Bill Sharman quickly put his imprint on the team in training camp. True to his Boston Celtics roots, he placed an emphasis on physical condition and the fast break, which allowed his team to get a jump on the rest of the league. Led by All-Stars Rick Barry and Nate Thurmond, the Warriors shot out to a 12-6 start that put it at the top of the division for the rest of the season. Included was a seven-game win streak, the longest since their move from Philadelphia four years earlier. The Warriors went on to capture the Western Division title with a 44–37 mark, third best in the league. Barry led the league with a 35.7-points-per-game average, while Thurmond (21.3) ranked second in rebounds.

Head coachBill Sharman

ArenaCivic Auditorium, Cow Palace

Record44–37 (.543)

PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)

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On Jan. 10, the Warriors hosted the NBA All-Star Game for the first time since their move from Philadelphia. In front of a sellout crowd of 13,972 fans and national television audience, the West squad upset the East by a 135-120 score at the Cow Palace. Barry captured Most Valuable Player honors with 38 points, the second most in league history.

Fatigue and assorted health issues slowed the Warriors down the stretch, but they were able to regroup in time for the playoffs. In the first two rounds, they swept the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers in three games then dispatched the St. Louis Hawks in six. In the NBA Finals, the Warriors fell to the heavily favored Philadelphia 76ers in six games, but not before Barry averaged 40.3 points to set the league record for a championship series.^[1]

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Clyde Lee	C/F	United States	Vanderbilt
2	13	Joe Ellis	F	United States	San Francisco
3	23	Stephen Chubin	G	United States	Rhode Island
4	33	Stephen Vacendak	G	United States	Duke
5	43	Tom Kerwin	F	United States	Centenary
6	53	Jim Pitts		United States	Northwestern
7	62	Lon Hughey		United States	Fresno State
8	71	Ken Washington	G	United States	UCLA

Western Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-San Francisco Warriors	44	37	.543	–	18–10	11–19	15–8	24–12
x-St. Louis Hawks	39	42	.481	5	18–11	12–21	9–10	21–15
x-Los Angeles Lakers	36	45	.444	8	21–18	12–20	3–7	14–22
x-Chicago Bulls	33	48	.407	11	17–19	9–17	7–12	17–19
Detroit Pistons	30	51	.370	14	12–18	9–19	9–14	14–22

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

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