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 Statistics
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


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