1968-69 San Diego Rockets Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 37-45
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 2-4 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Atlanta Hawks 4-2
Coach: Jack McMahon (37-45)
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 248,217, Avg. 6,054 in 41 home dates
1968-69 San Diego Rockets StatisticsTeam Record: 37-45
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 2-4 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Atlanta Hawks 4-2
Coach: Jack McMahon (37-45)
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 248,217, Avg. 6,054 in 41 home dates
1968-69 San Diego Rockets Roster
The San Diego Rockets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 37 wins and 45 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.
San Diego racked up 9,456 points and allowed 9,472. Elvin Hayes scored a team-best 2,327 points for the Rockets, and Don Kojis contributed 18 or more per game as well. Elvin Hayes accounted for 1,406 rebounds. Art Williams dished out 524 assists for the squad.
Jack McMahon coached the team. The 1968-69 San Diego Rockets lost in the division semifinals.
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Regular Season Points For: 9456
Regular Season Points Against: 9472
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17, 1968 | Seattle Supersonics 110 at San Diego Rockets 128 | W | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | ||
| October 18, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 123 at San Francisco Warriors 108 | W | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | ||
| October 23, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 117 at Seattle Supersonics 118 | L | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | ||
| October 24, 1968 | Baltimore Bullets 119 at San Diego Rockets 115 | L | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | ||
| October 27, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 152 | L | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-3 | ||
| October 30, 1968 | Atlanta Hawks 116 at San Diego Rockets 127 | W | 2-1 | 1-2 | 3-3 | ||
| November 3, 1968 | Chicago Bulls 107 at San Diego Rockets 121 | W | 3-1 | 1-2 | 4-3 | ||
| November 5, 1968 | New York Knicks 109 at San Diego Rockets 113 | W | 4-1 | 1-2 | 5-3 | ||
| November 8, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 101 at Atlanta Hawks 114 | L | 4-1 | 1-3 | 5-4 | ||
| November 9, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 107 at Baltimore Bullets 109 | L | 4-1 | 1-4 | 5-5 | ||
| November 11, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 113 at Boston Celtics 134 | L | 4-1 | 1-5 | 5-6 | ||
| November 12, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 108 at Chicago Bulls 115 | L | 4-1 | 1-6 | 5-7 | ||
| November 13, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 120 at San Diego Rockets 122 | W | 5-1 | 1-6 | 6-7 | ||
| November 15, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 119 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 | L | 5-1 | 1-7 | 6-8 | ||
| November 16, 1968 | Boston Celtics 120 at San Diego Rockets 112 | L | 5-2 | 1-7 | 6-9 | ||
| November 19, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 113 at New York Knicks 107 | W | 5-2 | 2-7 | 7-9 | ||
| November 20, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 110 at Baltimore Bullets 114 | L | 5-2 | 2-8 | 7-10 | ||
| November 22, 1968 | Seattle Supersonics 111 at San Diego Rockets 126 | W | 6-2 | 2-8 | 8-10 | ||
| November 24, 1968 | Philadelphia 76ers 128 at San Diego Rockets 135 | W | 7-2 | 2-8 | 9-10 | OT | |
| November 26, 1968 | Detroit Pistons 134 at San Diego Rockets 120 | L | 7-3 | 2-8 | 9-11 | at Baltimore, MD | |
| November 27, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 123 at Baltimore Bullets 107 | W | 7-3 | 3-8 | 10-11 | at Detroit, MI | |
| November 29, 1968 | Chicago Bulls 110 at San Diego Rockets 89 | L | 7-4 | 3-8 | 10-12 | ||
| December 1, 1968 | San Francisco Warriors 105 at San Diego Rockets 116 | W | 8-4 | 3-8 | 11-12 | ||
| December 3, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 108 at Chicago Bulls 103 | W | 8-4 | 4-8 | 12-12 | ||
| December 4, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 99 at Philadelphia 76ers 110 | L | 8-4 | 4-9 | 12-13 | ||
| December 6, 1968 | Phoenix Suns 106 at San Diego Rockets 117 | W | 9-4 | 4-9 | 13-13 | ||
| December 8, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 | L | 9-4 | 4-10 | 13-14 | ||
| December 10, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 132 at Philadelphia 76ers 120 | W | 9-4 | 5-10 | 14-14 | at New York, NY | |
| December 11, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 110 at Cincinnati Royals 116 | L | 9-4 | 5-11 | 14-15 | ||
| December 13, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 96 at Milwaukee Bucks 101 | L | 9-4 | 5-12 | 14-16 | ||
| December 14, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 105 at New York Knicks 112 | L | 9-4 | 5-13 | 14-17 | ||
| December 18, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 112 at Detroit Pistons 124 | L | 9-4 | 5-14 | 14-18 | ||
| December 20, 1968 | Philadelphia 76ers 116 at San Diego Rockets 109 | L | 9-5 | 5-14 | 14-19 | ||
| December 21, 1968 | Cincinnati Royals 124 at San Diego Rockets 132 | W | 10-5 | 5-14 | 15-19 | ||
| December 23, 1968 | San Francisco Warriors 125 at San Diego Rockets 95 | L | 10-6 | 5-14 | 15-20 | ||
| December 27, 1968 | New York Knicks 111 at San Diego Rockets 109 | L | 10-7 | 5-14 | 15-21 | ||
| December 28, 1968 | San Diego Rockets 136 at Phoenix Suns 126 | W | 10-7 | 6-14 | 16-21 | ||
| December 30, 1968 | Los Angeles Lakers 131 at San Diego Rockets 126 | L | 10-8 | 6-14 | 16-22 | OT | |
| January 2, 1969 | Boston Celtics 107 at San Diego Rockets 95 | L | 10-9 | 6-14 | 16-23 | ||
| January 4, 1969 | Seattle Supersonics 105 at San Diego Rockets 122 | W | 11-9 | 6-14 | 17-23 | ||
| January 7, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 113 at San Francisco Warriors 108 | W | 11-9 | 7-14 | 18-23 | ||
| January 8, 1969 | Baltimore Bullets 108 at San Diego Rockets 107 | L | 11-10 | 7-14 | 18-24 | ||
| January 10, 1969 | Baltimore Bullets 106 at San Diego Rockets 104 | L | 11-11 | 7-14 | 18-25 | ||
| January 12, 1969 | New York Knicks 105 at San Diego Rockets 102 | L | 11-12 | 7-14 | 18-26 | ||
| January 16, 1969 | Cincinnati Royals 120 at San Diego Rockets 109 | L | 11-13 | 7-14 | 18-27 | at Cleveland, OH | |
| January 17, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 124 at Philadelphia 76ers 129 | L | 11-13 | 7-15 | 18-28 | ||
| January 18, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 102 at Chicago Bulls 107 | L | 11-13 | 7-16 | 18-29 | OT | |
| January 19, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 136 at Phoenix Suns 118 | W | 11-13 | 8-16 | 19-29 | ||
| January 21, 1969 | Atlanta Hawks 113 at San Diego Rockets 124 | W | 12-13 | 8-16 | 20-29 | ||
| January 24, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 107 at San Francisco Warriors 114 | L | 12-13 | 8-17 | 20-30 | ||
| January 25, 1969 | Phoenix Suns 120 at San Diego Rockets 133 | W | 13-13 | 8-17 | 21-30 | ||
| January 26, 1969 | Chicago Bulls 95 at San Diego Rockets 111 | W | 14-13 | 8-17 | 22-30 | ||
| January 29, 1969 | Los Angeles Lakers 122 at San Diego Rockets 120 | L | 14-14 | 8-17 | 22-31 | ||
| February 1, 1969 | Milwaukee Bucks 95 at San Diego Rockets 101 | W | 15-14 | 8-17 | 23-31 | ||
| February 2, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 103 at Atlanta Hawks 115 | L | 15-14 | 8-18 | 23-32 | ||
| February 4, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 135 at Boston Celtics 126 | W | 15-14 | 9-18 | 24-32 | at Houston, TX | |
| February 5, 1969 | Cincinnati Royals 93 at San Diego Rockets 110 | W | 16-14 | 9-18 | 25-32 | ||
| February 7, 1969 | Phoenix Suns 119 at San Diego Rockets 130 | W | 17-14 | 9-18 | 26-32 | ||
| February 8, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 119 at Detroit Pistons 123 | L | 17-14 | 9-19 | 26-33 | OT | |
| February 9, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 109 at Milwaukee Bucks 117 | L | 17-14 | 9-20 | 26-34 | ||
| February 12, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 118 at Cincinnati Royals 114 | W | 17-14 | 10-20 | 27-34 | ||
| February 14, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 109 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 | L | 17-14 | 10-21 | 27-35 | ||
| February 18, 1969 | Philadelphia 76ers 125 at San Diego Rockets 113 | L | 17-15 | 10-21 | 27-36 | ||
| February 20, 1969 | San Francisco Warriors 128 at San Diego Rockets 118 | L | 17-16 | 10-21 | 27-37 | ||
| February 22, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 108 at New York Knicks 104 | W | 17-16 | 11-21 | 28-37 | ||
| February 23, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 92 at Atlanta Hawks 124 | L | 17-16 | 11-22 | 28-38 | ||
| February 25, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 112 at Milwaukee Bucks 114 | L | 17-16 | 11-23 | 28-39 | ||
| February 27, 1969 | Cincinnati Royals 112 at San Diego Rockets 127 | W | 18-16 | 11-23 | 29-39 | ||
| March 1, 1969 | Los Angeles Lakers 119 at San Diego Rockets 113 | L | 18-17 | 11-23 | 29-40 | ||
| March 4, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 116 at Seattle Supersonics 130 | L | 18-17 | 11-24 | 29-41 | ||
| March 6, 1969 | Boston Celtics 97 at San Diego Rockets 110 | W | 19-17 | 11-24 | 30-41 | ||
| March 9, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 133 at Phoenix Suns 146 | L | 19-17 | 11-25 | 30-42 | ||
| March 11, 1969 | Phoenix Suns 106 at San Diego Rockets 116 | W | 20-17 | 11-25 | 31-42 | ||
| March 12, 1969 | Seattle Supersonics 125 at San Diego Rockets 112 | L | 20-18 | 11-25 | 31-43 | at Vancouver, BC | |
| March 13, 1969 | Detroit Pistons 105 at San Diego Rockets 120 | W | 21-18 | 11-25 | 32-43 | ||
| March 15, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 141 at Phoenix Suns 124 | W | 21-18 | 12-25 | 33-43 | at Tucson, AZ | |
| March 16, 1969 | Detroit Pistons 111 at San Diego Rockets 120 | W | 22-18 | 12-25 | 34-43 | ||
| March 18, 1969 | Milwaukee Bucks 108 at San Diego Rockets 128 | W | 23-18 | 12-25 | 35-43 | ||
| March 20, 1969 | Atlanta Hawks 97 at San Diego Rockets 115 | W | 24-18 | 12-25 | 36-43 | ||
| March 22, 1969 | Milwaukee Bucks 120 at San Diego Rockets 106 | L | 24-19 | 12-25 | 36-44 | ||
| March 23, 1969 | Atlanta Hawks 121 at San Diego Rockets 128 | W | 25-19 | 12-25 | 37-44 | ||
| March 24, 1969 | Boston Celtics 111 at San Diego Rockets 107 | L | 25-20 | 12-25 | 37-45 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| March 27, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 98 at Atlanta Hawks 107 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| March 29, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 114 at Atlanta Hawks 116 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| April 1, 1969 | Atlanta Hawks 97 at San Diego Rockets 104 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 4, 1969 | Atlanta Hawks 112 at San Diego Rockets 114 | W | 2-0 | 0-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 6, 1969 | San Diego Rockets 101 at Atlanta Hawks 112 | L | 2-0 | 0-3 | 2-3 | ||
| April 7, 1969 | Atlanta Hawks 108 at San Diego Rockets 106 | L | 2-1 | 0-3 | 2-4 |
