1966-67 NBA Season

As originally posted by Tony Miller:

For 1966-1967, the expansion bug bit the NBA again. The Chicago Bulls began playing in the International Amphitheatre: they joined the Western Division, moving Baltimore to the East and restoring geographic order to the divisions. Since the Amphitheatre was 6.5 miles from Indiana, the Bulls usurped the title of “Indiana’s Closest NBA Neighbor” from the Royals – and the Bulls’ ten-year run with that honor would be the longest of any team not located in the Hoosier state.

Across the continent, the Warriors moved again, abandoning the USF/Civic Auditorium split for the Cow Palace in Daly City. And the playoffs expanded from six teams to eight, so the fourth-place Bulls made the playoffs at 33-48. They got swept.

Data taken from ”The NBA on ABC 1964-65 to 1972-73”. Additional listings and significant clarifications on which games have been confirmed came from jtgrace1 and Jeff79.

JANUARY

Sunday 1/1:

Celtics-Lakers, 4:30, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman

Sunday 1/8:

Royals-Bullets, 4:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman

Tuesday 1/10:

NBA All-Star Game at Daly City, Calif. (San Francisco)

East-West, 11:00, SNI. Jerry Gross, Bill Sharman

Sunday 1/15:

76ers-Celtics, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman, Bob Cousy

Sunday 1/22:

Lakers-Celtics, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman

Sunday 1/29:

Warriors-Royals, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman, Bob Cousy

FEBRUARY

Sunday 2/5:

Royals-Celtics, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman, Bob Cousy

Sunday 2/12:

76ers-Celtics, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman

Sunday 2/19:

76ers-Hawks, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman, Bob Cousy

Sunday 2/26:

Celtics-Hawks, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman

MARCH

Sunday 3/5:

Lakers-Celtics, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman, Bob Cousy

Sunday 3/12:

76ers-Knicks, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman, Bob Cousy

Sunday 3/19:

76ers-Bullets, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman

Sunday 3/26:

West semis, g3: Lakers-Warriors, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman

APRIL

Sunday 4/2:

East finals, g2: 76ers-Celtics, 2:00, ABC. Chet Forte, John Kerr

Sunday 4/9:

East finals, g4: 76ers-Celtics, 2:00, ABC. Chet Forte, Chuck Howard

Sunday 4/16:

NBA Finals, g2: Warriors-76ers, 2:00, ABC. Bill Flemming, Jack Twyman

Sunday 4/23:

NBA Finals, g5: Warriors-76ers, 2:00, ABC. Chris Schenkel, Jack Twyman

(From Jeff79, source thread: “Chet Forte (of later fame as director of Monday Night Football) called pxp during the AFTRA strike.”)