No game in our box scores falls on September 16. The nearest date before it · September 15, 2020: the Denver Nuggets visited the Los Angeles Clippers, in the playoffs. Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 89. WWikipedia↗

From the vault · March 30, 2019 · 2019 NCAA tournament, Elite Eight: The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Purdue Boilermakers 80–75 in overtime in the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA tournament.

1968-69 NBA season

14 teams · standings, playoff series and the league's published leaders; no box scores for this season

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, no three-point line

NBACollege

◀ 1967-68 1969-70 ▶

NBA champion

Boston Celtics
Finals 4–3 over Los Angeles Lakers

Best record

Baltimore Bullets 57–25

Standings

Eastern Division

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Postseason
1	Bullets	57	25	.695	–	29–9	24–15	Lost Division Semifinals 0–4
2	76ers	55	27	.671	2	26–8	24–16	Lost Division Semifinals 1–4
3	Knicks	54	28	.659	3	30–7	19–20	Lost Division Finals 2–4
4	Celtics	48	34	.585	9	24–12	21–19	NBA champion
5	Royals	41	41	.500	16	15–13	16–21
6	Pistons	32	50	.390	25	21–17	7–30
7	Bucks	27	55	.329	30	15–19	8–27

Western Division

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Postseason
1	Lakers	55	27	.671	–	32–9	21–18	Lost NBA Finals 3–4
2	Hawks	48	34	.585	7	28–12	18–21	Lost Division Finals 1–4
3	Warriors	41	41	.500	14	22–19	18–21	Lost Division Semifinals 2–4
4	Rockets	37	45	.451	18	25–16	8–25	Lost Division Semifinals 2–4
5	Bulls	33	49	.402	22	19–21	12–25
6	SuperSonics	30	52	.366	25	18–18	6–29
7	Suns	16	66	.195	39	11–26	4–28

Playoffs

Round	Conf	Result
NBA Finals		Celtics 4–3 Lakers
Division Finals	East	Celtics 4–2 Knicks
Division Finals	West	Lakers 4–1 Hawks
Division Semifinals	East	Knicks 4–0 Bullets
Division Semifinals	East	Celtics 4–1 76ers
Division Semifinals	West	Lakers 4–2 Warriors
Division Semifinals	West	Hawks 4–2 Rockets