1967-68 Denver Rockets Game-by-Game Results
American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 45-33
Finishing 3rd in the ABA's Western Division
Postseason: 2-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to New Orleans Buccaneers 3-2
Coach: Bob Bass (45-33)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 161,007, Avg. 4,128 in 39 home dates
1967-68 Denver Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 45-33
Finishing 3rd in the ABA's Western Division
Postseason: 2-3 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to New Orleans Buccaneers 3-2
Coach: Bob Bass (45-33)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 161,007, Avg. 4,128 in 39 home dates
1967-68 Denver Rockets Roster
The Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association ended the 1967-68 season with a record of 45 wins and 33 losses, finishing third in the ABA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.
The Rockets led the league with just 7,914 points allowed. Denver tossed in 8,244 points. Larry Jones scored a team-best 1,742 points for the team, while Wayne Hightower netted 17 or more per game also. Willie Murrell accounted for 637 boards. Larry Jones dished out 270 assists for the squad.
Bob Bass coached the team. The 1967-68 Denver Rockets lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 8244
Regular Season Points Against: 7914
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15, 1967 | Anaheim Amigos 105 at Denver Rockets 110 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 17, 1967 | Houston Mavericks 102 at Denver Rockets 85 | L | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | ||
| October 19, 1967 | Denver Rockets 104 at Oakland Oaks 91 | W | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | ||
| October 20, 1967 | Denver Rockets 102 at Oakland Oaks 112 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | at San Jose, CA | |
| October 27, 1967 | Denver Rockets 77 at Pittsburgh Pipers 91 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| October 28, 1967 | Denver Rockets 126 at New Jersey Americans 109 | W | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 | ||
| November 1, 1967 | Pittsburgh Pipers 112 at Denver Rockets 103 | L | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-4 | OT | |
| November 6, 1967 | Anaheim Amigos 100 at Denver Rockets 121 | W | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4-4 | ||
| November 8, 1967 | Oakland Oaks 97 at Denver Rockets 118 | W | 3-2 | 2-2 | 5-4 | ||
| November 10, 1967 | Houston Mavericks 86 at Denver Rockets 88 | W | 4-2 | 2-2 | 6-4 | OT | |
| November 11, 1967 | Denver Rockets 107 at New Orleans Buccaneers 131 | L | 4-2 | 2-3 | 6-5 | ||
| November 12, 1967 | Indiana Pacers 103 at Denver Rockets 110 | W | 5-2 | 2-3 | 7-5 | ||
| November 16, 1967 | Denver Rockets 106 at Minnesota Muskies 124 | L | 5-2 | 2-4 | 7-6 | ||
| November 17, 1967 | Denver Rockets 120 at New Jersey Americans 104 | W | 5-2 | 3-4 | 8-6 | ||
| November 19, 1967 | Minnesota Muskies 97 at Denver Rockets 96 | L | 5-3 | 3-4 | 8-7 | ||
| November 21, 1967 | Denver Rockets 90 at New Orleans Buccaneers 107 | L | 5-3 | 3-5 | 8-8 | ||
| November 22, 1967 | Denver Rockets 100 at Houston Mavericks 106 | L | 5-3 | 3-6 | 8-9 | ||
| November 24, 1967 | Oakland Oaks 113 at Denver Rockets 90 | L | 5-4 | 3-6 | 8-10 | ||
| November 25, 1967 | Pittsburgh Pipers 99 at Denver Rockets 119 | W | 6-4 | 3-6 | 9-10 | ||
| November 26, 1967 | Pittsburgh Pipers 99 at Denver Rockets 112 | W | 7-4 | 3-6 | 10-10 | ||
| November 28, 1967 | Oakland Oaks 108 at Denver Rockets 126 | W | 8-4 | 3-6 | 11-10 | ||
| November 30, 1967 | Denver Rockets 98 at Houston Mavericks 92 | W | 8-4 | 4-6 | 12-10 | ||
| December 3, 1967 | Anaheim Amigos 87 at Denver Rockets 100 | W | 9-4 | 4-6 | 13-10 | ||
| December 4, 1967 | Denver Rockets 85 at Kentucky Colonels 107 | L | 9-4 | 4-7 | 13-11 | ||
| December 5, 1967 | Denver Rockets 98 at Pittsburgh Pipers 101 | L | 9-4 | 4-8 | 13-12 | ||
| December 7, 1967 | Denver Rockets 99 at Indiana Pacers 110 | L | 9-4 | 4-9 | 13-13 | ||
| December 9, 1967 | Anaheim Amigos 96 at Denver Rockets 116 | W | 10-4 | 4-9 | 14-13 | ||
| December 13, 1967 | New Jersey Americans 92 at Denver Rockets 111 | W | 11-4 | 4-9 | 15-13 | ||
| December 14, 1967 | Denver Rockets 93 at Anaheim Amigos 96 | L | 11-4 | 4-10 | 15-14 | at Fresno, CA | |
| December 15, 1967 | New Orleans Buccaneers 100 at Denver Rockets 93 | L | 11-5 | 4-10 | 15-15 | ||
| December 18, 1967 | Indiana Pacers 104 at Denver Rockets 126 | W | 12-5 | 4-10 | 16-15 | ||
| December 21, 1967 | Denver Rockets 94 at Oakland Oaks 116 | L | 12-5 | 4-11 | 16-16 | ||
| December 22, 1967 | Denver Rockets 102 at Anaheim Amigos 108 | L | 12-5 | 4-12 | 16-17 | at Fullerton, CA | |
| December 26, 1967 | Oakland Oaks 95 at Denver Rockets 102 | W | 13-5 | 4-12 | 17-17 | ||
| December 27, 1967 | Denver Rockets 108 at Houston Mavericks 82 | W | 13-5 | 5-12 | 18-17 | ||
| December 28, 1967 | New Jersey Americans 102 at Denver Rockets 119 | W | 14-5 | 5-12 | 19-17 | ||
| December 30, 1967 | Houston Mavericks 80 at Denver Rockets 96 | W | 15-5 | 5-12 | 20-17 | ||
| January 2, 1968 | Indiana Pacers 80 at Denver Rockets 98 | W | 16-5 | 5-12 | 21-17 | ||
| January 3, 1968 | Denver Rockets 83 at Houston Mavericks 89 | L | 16-5 | 5-13 | 21-18 | ||
| January 4, 1968 | New Orleans Buccaneers 107 at Denver Rockets 122 | W | 17-5 | 5-13 | 22-18 | ||
| January 10, 1968 | Kentucky Colonels 83 at Denver Rockets 99 | W | 18-5 | 5-13 | 23-18 | ||
| January 11, 1968 | Denver Rockets 100 at Houston Mavericks 93 | W | 18-5 | 6-13 | 24-18 | ||
| January 16, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 94 at Denver Rockets 111 | W | 19-5 | 6-13 | 25-18 | ||
| January 18, 1968 | New Orleans Buccaneers 97 at Denver Rockets 126 | W | 20-5 | 6-13 | 26-18 | ||
| January 19, 1968 | Denver Rockets 117 at Anaheim Amigos 110 | W | 20-5 | 7-13 | 27-18 | ||
| January 21, 1968 | Denver Rockets 112 at Anaheim Amigos 85 | W | 20-5 | 8-13 | 28-18 | ||
| January 24, 1968 | Kentucky Colonels 101 at Denver Rockets 100 | L | 20-6 | 8-13 | 28-19 | ||
| January 26, 1968 | Denver Rockets 104 at New Orleans Buccaneers 97 | W | 20-6 | 9-13 | 29-19 | ||
| January 27, 1968 | Denver Rockets 112 at Dallas Chaparrals 101 | W | 20-6 | 10-13 | 30-19 | ||
| January 29, 1968 | Dallas Chaparrals 110 at Denver Rockets 107 | L | 20-7 | 10-13 | 30-20 | OT | |
| January 30, 1968 | Denver Rockets 137 at Oakland Oaks 113 | W | 20-7 | 11-13 | 31-20 | ||
| January 31, 1968 | Denver Rockets 105 at Anaheim Amigos 112 | L | 20-7 | 11-14 | 31-21 | ||
| February 4, 1968 | New Orleans Buccaneers 105 at Denver Rockets 100 | L | 20-8 | 11-14 | 31-22 | ||
| February 7, 1968 | Dallas Chaparrals 87 at Denver Rockets 97 | W | 21-8 | 11-14 | 32-22 | ||
| February 8, 1968 | Denver Rockets 98 at Indiana Pacers 91 | W | 21-8 | 12-14 | 33-22 | at Kokomo, IN | |
| February 9, 1968 | Denver Rockets 99 at Kentucky Colonels 106 | L | 21-8 | 12-15 | 33-23 | OT | |
| February 11, 1968 | Denver Rockets 90 at New Orleans Buccaneers 98 | L | 21-8 | 12-16 | 33-24 | ||
| February 12, 1968 | Denver Rockets 101 at Dallas Chaparrals 114 | L | 21-8 | 12-17 | 33-25 | ||
| February 15, 1968 | Anaheim Amigos 108 at Denver Rockets 142 | W | 22-8 | 12-17 | 34-25 | ||
| February 16, 1968 | Denver Rockets 112 at Dallas Chaparrals 116 | L | 22-8 | 12-18 | 34-26 | ||
| February 17, 1968 | Kentucky Colonels 106 at Denver Rockets 116 | W | 23-8 | 12-18 | 35-26 | ||
| February 18, 1968 | Denver Rockets 92 at Pittsburgh Pipers 103 | L | 23-8 | 12-19 | 35-27 | ||
| February 20, 1968 | Denver Rockets 117 at Minnesota Muskies 119 | L | 23-8 | 12-20 | 35-28 | ||
| February 21, 1968 | Denver Rockets 110 at Indiana Pacers 123 | L | 23-8 | 12-21 | 35-29 | ||
| February 23, 1968 | Denver Rockets 108 at New Orleans Buccaneers 102 | W | 23-8 | 13-21 | 36-29 | ||
| February 24, 1968 | New Jersey Americans 108 at Denver Rockets 110 | W | 24-8 | 13-21 | 37-29 | ||
| February 26, 1968 | Houston Mavericks 92 at Denver Rockets 115 | W | 25-8 | 13-21 | 38-29 | ||
| March 3, 1968 | Denver Rockets 115 at Oakland Oaks 95 | W | 25-8 | 14-21 | 39-29 | ||
| March 4, 1968 | Dallas Chaparrals 98 at Denver Rockets 108 | W | 26-8 | 14-21 | 40-29 | ||
| March 6, 1968 | Minnesota Muskies 100 at Denver Rockets 102 | W | 27-8 | 14-21 | 41-29 | ||
| March 9, 1968 | Denver Rockets 102 at Kentucky Colonels 107 | L | 27-8 | 14-22 | 41-30 | ||
| March 11, 1968 | Dallas Chaparrals 105 at Denver Rockets 119 | W | 28-8 | 14-22 | 42-30 | ||
| March 12, 1968 | Oakland Oaks 92 at Denver Rockets 112 | W | 29-8 | 14-22 | 43-30 | ||
| March 13, 1968 | Denver Rockets 87 at New Jersey Americans 96 | L | 29-8 | 14-23 | 43-31 | ||
| March 15, 1968 | Denver Rockets 95 at Minnesota Muskies 106 | L | 29-8 | 14-24 | 43-32 | ||
| March 16, 1968 | Denver Rockets 96 at Dallas Chaparrals 108 | L | 29-8 | 14-25 | 43-33 | ||
| March 18, 1968 | New Orleans Buccaneers 101 at Denver Rockets 108 | W | 30-8 | 14-25 | 44-33 | ||
| March 22, 1968 | Dallas Chaparrals 92 at Denver Rockets 110 | W | 31-8 | 14-25 | 45-33 | ||
| March 26, 1968 | Denver Rockets 104 at New Orleans Buccaneers 130 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| March 27, 1968 | Denver Rockets 93 at New Orleans Buccaneers 105 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| March 30, 1968 | New Orleans Buccaneers 98 at Denver Rockets 105 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| March 31, 1968 | New Orleans Buccaneers 100 at Denver Rockets 108 | W | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 3, 1968 | Denver Rockets 97 at New Orleans Buccaneers 102 | L | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 |
