1966–67 St. Louis Hawks season

1966–67 St. Louis Hawks season
Head coachRichie Guerin
ArenaKiel Auditorium
Results
Record39–42 (.481)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Finals
(Eliminated 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1965–66 1967–68 >

The 1966–67 NBA season was the Hawks' 18th season in the NBA as well as the 12th and penultimate season in St. Louis.[1]

Regular season

After the Hawks extended the Western Division champions Los Angeles Lakers to seven games in the 1966 playoffs, they entered the new season with reason for optimism. But on Nov. 8, in the ninth game of the season, All-Star center Zelmo Beaty was injured early in a 135–121 victory against the Knicks in New York and sat out nine weeks as a result. When Beaty returned in mid-January, the team had an 18–21 record and little if any hope to catch the upstart San Francisco Warriors in the division race. The Hawks swept the expansion Chicago Bulls in three games in the first round of the playoffs before they were ousted by the Warriors in six games in the finals.

Season standings

Western Division
 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
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 Chicago 104–97 Richie Guerin (25) 0–1
2 October 20 @ Detroit 113–105 Zelmo Beaty (31) 1–1
3 October 21 @ Philadelphia 110–119 Richie Guerin (28) 1–2
4 October 22 Cincinnati 123–133 (OT) Lenny Wilkens (31) 2–2
5 October 27 @ Cincinnati 118–121 Lenny Wilkens (22) 2–3
6 October 29 Los Angeles 109–110 Bill Bridges (27) 3–3
7 November 3 N Philadelphia 108–120 Zelmo Beaty (32) 3–4
8 November 5 San Francisco 120–122 Zelmo Beaty (25) 4–4
9 November 6 @ Chicago 102–134 Lou Hudson (21) 4–5
10 November 8 @ New York 135–121 Bill Bridges (29) 5–5
11 November 12 Boston 92–115 Bill Bridges (25) 6–5
12 November 15 Chicago 99–107 Lenny Wilkens (30) 7–5
13 November 16 @ Detroit 104–101 Bill Bridges (22) 8–5
14 November 19 Detroit 87–105 Lou Hudson (26) 9–5
15 November 21 N San Francisco 117–134 Guerin, Wilkens (21) 9–6
16 November 23 @ Boston 103–123 Bridges, Wilkens (21) 9–7
17 November 24 Boston 101–78 Lou Hudson (20) 9–8
18 November 26 Los Angeles 133–126 Joe Caldwell (31) 9–9
19 November 29 @ Philadelphia 116–137 Bumper Tormohlen (27) 9–10
20 December 2 New York 107–109 Joe Caldwell (23) 10–10
21 December 3 @ San Francisco 111–123 Joe Caldwell (27) 10–11
22 December 4 @ Los Angeles 123–118 Richie Guerin (33) 11–11
23 December 7 @ Los Angeles 128–130 (OT) Joe Caldwell (29) 11–12
24 December 8 N San Francisco 106–124 Bill Bridges (26) 11–13
25 December 10 Philadelphia 133–123 Bill Bridges (35) 11–14
26 December 15 N Boston 116–114 Lenny Wilkens (32) 12–14
27 December 16 @ Philadelphia 113–124 Lou Hudson (27) 12–15
28 December 17 @ New York 114–116 Bill Bridges (31) 12–16
29 December 19 N Chicago 97–102 Lou Hudson (34) 12–17
30 December 21 N Baltimore 118–109 Joe Caldwell (22) 13–17
31 December 23 @ Boston 103–114 Bumper Tormohlen (21) 13–18
32 December 26 N San Francisco 120–111 Lou Hudson (33) 14–18
33 December 27 Baltimore 111–113 Bill Bridges (30) 15–18
34 December 29 Boston 112–110 Lou Hudson (22) 15–19
35 January 1 New York 105–128 Bill Bridges (31) 16–19
36 January 2 N Detroit 122–120 Richie Guerin (41) 17–19
37 January 4 @ Los Angeles 101–122 Joe Caldwell (30) 17–20
38 January 6 @ San Francisco 118–129 Guerin, Thorn (22) 17–21
39 January 8 Detroit 115–117 Richie Guerin (25) 18–21
40 January 12 @ Baltimore 116–137 Lou Hudson (30) 18–22
41 January 13 @ Philadelphia 107–125 Beaty, Hudson (25) 18–23
42 January 14 @ Cincinnati 105–116 Zelmo Beaty (25) 18–24
43 January 15 San Francisco 112–114 Zelmo Beaty (26) 19–24
44 January 16 N Baltimore 98–100 Joe Caldwell (26) 19–25
45 January 18 @ Los Angeles 123–121 (OT) Zelmo Beaty (32) 20–25
46 January 20 @ San Francisco 115–142 Hudson, Thorn (22) 20–26
47 January 21 New York 124–114 Bill Bridges (17) 20–27
48 January 22 New York 101–104 Bridges, Guerin, Hudson, Wilkens (18) 21–27
49 January 23 N Philadelphia 105–112 Joe Caldwell (22) 21–28
50 January 25 @ Chicago 103–102 Beaty, Wilkens (21) 22–28
51 January 28 @ Cincinnati 112–113 Lenny Wilkens (23) 22–29
52 January 29 Philadelphia 108–114 Richie Guerin (29) 23–29
53 January 30 N Los Angeles 106–99 Lenny Wilkens (28) 24–29
54 January 31 @ New York 120–139 Lou Hudson (31) 24–30
55 February 3 @ Boston 131–113 Richie Guerin (41) 25–30
56 February 4 Chicago 111–119 Lou Hudson (29) 26–30
57 February 5 @ Detroit 104–114 Lenny Wilkens (23) 26–31
58 February 6 N Baltimore 98–107 Lenny Wilkens (25) 26–32
59 February 7 N Baltimore 109–96 Richie Guerin (25) 27–32
60 February 11 @ Chicago 104–98 Richie Guerin (28) 28–32
61 February 12 Cincinnati 115–118 Lenny Wilkens (28) 29–32
62 February 13 N New York 139–109 Zelmo Beaty (25) 30–32
63 February 16 @ New York 120–121 Richie Guerin (30) 30–33
64 February 17 @ Baltimore 133–132 Hudson, Wilkens (25) 31–33
65 February 19 Philadelphia 123–122 Lou Hudson (38) 31–34
66 February 20 N Cincinnati 104–112 Zelmo Beaty (26) 31–35
67 February 21 Detroit 112–109 Bridges, Hudson (24) 31–36
68 February 25 Los Angeles 134–133 (OT) Lenny Wilkens (34) 31–37
69 February 26 Boston 130–119 Zelmo Beaty (34) 31–38
70 February 27 N Detroit 105–94 Richie Guerin (25) 32–38
71 March 1 @ Baltimore 112–122 Zelmo Beaty (24) 32–39
72 March 4 Chicago 125–122 Rod Thorn (26) 32–40
73 March 5 Baltimore 103–132 Zelmo Beaty (38) 33–40
74 March 6 N Cincinnati 122–129 Lou Hudson (41) 33–41
75 March 8 @ Los Angeles 106–104 Lenny Wilkens (37) 34–41
76 March 10 @ San Francisco 111–105 Richie Guerin (29) 35–41
77 March 12 Cincinnati 119–120 Lou Hudson (38) 36–41
78 March 13 N Boston 123–122 Lou Hudson (24) 37–41
79 March 14 @ Chicago 111–98 Bill Bridges (30) 38–41
80 March 16 N Cincinnati 111–114 Paul Silas (26) 38–42
81 March 18 Detroit 99–102 Lou Hudson (22) 39–42

Playoffs

1967 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 21 Chicago W 114–100 Lou Hudson (26) Bridges, Silas (14) Lenny Wilkens (6) Kiel Auditorium
4,704 		1–0
2 March 23 @ Chicago W 113–107 Lou Hudson (29) Bill Bridges (12) Richie Guerin (6) International Amphitheatre
3,739 		2–0
3 March 25 Chicago W 119–106 Lenny Wilkens (27) Bill Bridges (28) Lenny Wilkens (8) Kiel Auditorium
7,018 		3–0
Division Finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 30 @ San Francisco L 115–117 Lou Hudson (36) Bill Bridges (21) Lenny Wilkens (6) Cow Palace
7,813 		0–1
2 April 1 @ San Francisco L 136–143 Bill Bridges (26) Bill Bridges (22) Lenny Wilkens (9) Cow Palace
12,337 		0–2
3 April 5 San Francisco W 115–109 Bill Bridges (25) Bill Bridges (32) Lenny Wilkens (7) Kiel Auditorium
8,042 		1–2
4 April 8 San Francisco W 109–104 Joe Caldwell (24) Bill Bridges (17) Lenny Wilkens (11) Kiel Auditorium
10,016 		2–2
5 April 10 @ San Francisco L 102–123 Richie Guerin (19) Bill Bridges (17) Lenny Wilkens (7) Cow Palace
10,311 		2–3
6 April 12 San Francisco L 107–112 Zelmo Beaty (28) Zelmo Beaty (16) Lenny Wilkens (6) Kiel Auditorium
8,004 		2–4
1967 schedule

References

  1. ^ 1966–67 St. Louis Hawks