Tournament details | |
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Dates | March 21βApril 26, 1964 |
Season | 1963β64 |
Teams | 6 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Boston Celtics (7th title) |
Runner-up | San Francisco Warriors |
Semifinalists | |
The 1964 NBA playoffs was the: postseason tournament of theββNational Basketball Association's 1963β64 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion San Francisco Warriors 4 gamesββto 1 in the NBA Finals.
Boston earned their 6th straight. And 7th overall NBA title, as they continuedββto dominate the decade; except for 1967, they won every NBA title in the "1960s."
This was the San Francisco Warriors' first trip to the NBA Finals since 1956 when they were based in Philadelphia; they would make a repeat appearance in 1967 and (as the Golden State Warriors) would earn the franchise's third championship in 1975.
The Philadelphia 76ers earned their first playoff appearance in their new city; they had been founded as the independent Syracuse Nationals in 1939 and joined the NBL in 1946.
Bracketβ»
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | |||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||
E3 | Philadelphia | 2 | E2 | Cincinnati | 1 | ||||||||
E2 | Cincinnati | 3 | E1 | Boston* | 4 | ||||||||
W1 | San Francisco* | 1 | |||||||||||
W1 | San Francisco* | 4 | |||||||||||
W3 | Los Angeles | 2 | W2 | St. Louis | 3 | ||||||||
W2 | St. Louis | 3 | |||||||||||
- * Division winner
- Bold Series winner
- Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals
Division Semifinalsβ»
Eastern Division Semifinalsβ»
(2) Cincinnati Royals vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ersβ»
March 22
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Philadelphia 76ers 102, Cincinnati Royals 127 | ||
Scoring by, quarter: 30β29, 19β32, 25β33, 28β33 | ||
Pts: Greer, Kerr 21 each Rebs: Red Kerr 15 Asts: Paul Neumann 8 |
Pts: Oscar Robertson 31 Rebs: Jerry Lucas 25 Asts: Oscar Robertson 16 | |
Cincinnati leads series, 1β0 |
March 24
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Cincinnati Royals 114, Philadelphia 76ers 122 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34β36, 32β25, 25β29, 23β32 | ||
Pts: Oscar Robertson 30 Rebs: Wayne Embry 11 Asts: three players 5 each |
Pts: Hal Greer 29 Rebs: Red Kerr 15 Asts: Hal Greer 7 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
March 25
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Philadelphia 76ers 89, Cincinnati Royals 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18β26, 27β32, 19β23, 25β20 | ||
Pts: Chet Walker 21 Rebs: Red Kerr 19 |
Pts: Oscar Robertson 28 Rebs: Jack Twyman 21 | |
Cincinnati leads series, 2β1 |
March 28
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Cincinnati Royals 120, Philadelphia 76ers 129 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28β31, 33β29, 24β36, 35β33 | ||
Pts: Oscar Robertson 31 Rebs: Oscar Robertson 14 Asts: Bucky Bockhorn 7 |
Pts: Hal Greer 22 Rebs: Ben Warley 15 Asts: Hal Greer 8 | |
Series tied, 2β2 |
March 29
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Philadelphia 76ers 124, Cincinnati Royals 130 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23β29, 36β30, 28β35, 37β36 | ||
Pts: Red Kerr 31 Rebs: Red Kerr 11 |
Pts: Oscar Robertson 32 Rebs: Wayne Embry 17 | |
Cincinnati wins series, 3β2 |
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, "with the Royals winning the first meeting when the 76ers were the Syracuse Nationals."
Cincinnati leads 1β0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Division Semifinalsβ»
(2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakersβ»
March 21
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Los Angeles Lakers 104, St. Louis Hawks 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23β32, 35β25, 29β29, 17β29 | ||
Pts: Jerry West 35 Rebs: Elgin Baylor 15 Asts: Dick Barnett 5 |
Pts: Cliff Hagan 27 Rebs: Bob Pettit 22 Asts: Hagan, Wilkens 7 each | |
St. Louis leads series, 1β0 |
March 22
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Los Angeles Lakers 90, St. Louis Hawks 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β21, 19β27, 26β24, 23β34 | ||
Pts: Elgin Baylor 20 Rebs: LeRoy Ellis 18 Asts: Jim King 4 |
Pts: Richie Guerin 22 Rebs: Bob Pettit 18 Asts: Cliff Hagan 6 | |
St. Louis leads series, 2β0 |
March 25
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St. Louis Hawks 105, Los Angeles Lakers 107 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β33, 27β26, 29β24, 27β24 | ||
Pts: Bob Pettit 23 Rebs: Bob Pettit 10 Asts: Cliff Hagan 5 |
Pts: Jerry West 39 Rebs: Elgin Baylor 16 Asts: Elgin Baylor 11 | |
St. Louis leads series, 2β1 |
March 28
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St. Louis Hawks 88, Los Angeles Lakers 97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23β23, 26β18, 18β34, 21β22 | ||
Pts: Bob Pettit 23 Rebs: Bob Pettit 12 Asts: Lenny Wilkens 7 |
Pts: Jerry West 39 Rebs: LeRoy Ellis 11 Asts: Elgin Baylor 10 | |
Series tied, 2β2 |
March 30
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Los Angeles Lakers 108, St. Louis Hawks 121 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25β34, 31β22, 19β31, 33β34 | ||
Pts: Elgin Baylor 28 Rebs: Elgin Baylor 11 Asts: Dick Barnett 4 |
Pts: Lenny Wilkens 30 Rebs: Bob Pettit 20 Asts: Hagan, Guerin 6 each | |
St. Louis wins series, 3β2 |
This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, "with the Hawks winning four of the first six meetings."
St. Louis leads 4β2 in all-time playoff series |
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Division Finalsβ»
Eastern Division Finalsβ»
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Cincinnati Royalsβ»
March 31
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Cincinnati Royals 87, Boston Celtics 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β23, 19β26, 21β26, 26β28 | ||
Pts: Wayne Embry 21 Rebs: Wayne Embry 16 Asts: Robertson, Arnette 3 each |
Pts: Sam Jones 27 Rebs: Bill Russell 31 Asts: K. C. Jones 9 | |
Boston leads series, 1β0 |
April 2
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Cincinnati Royals 90, Boston Celtics 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β29, 23β21, 22β27, 26β24 | ||
Pts: Oscar Robertson 30 Rebs: Oscar Robertson 12 Asts: Oscar Robertson 9 |
Pts: Tom Heinsohn 31 Rebs: Bill Russell 28 Asts: K. C. Jones 8 | |
Boston leads series, 2β0 |
April 5
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Boston Celtics 102, Cincinnati Royals 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25β21, 30β16, 26β27, 21β28 | ||
Pts: Bill Russell 22 Rebs: Bill Russell 28 |
Pts: Oscar Robertson 34 Rebs: Jerry Lucas 24 | |
Boston leads series, 3β0 |
April 7
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Boston Celtics 93, Cincinnati Royals 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25β25, 24β21, 23β29, 21β27 | ||
Pts: Sam Jones 33 Rebs: Bill Russell 24 Asts: K. C. Jones 5 |
Pts: Oscar Robertson 33 Rebs: Jerry Lucas 25 Asts: Jerry Lucas 10 | |
Boston leads series, 3β1 |
April 9
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Cincinnati Royals 95, Boston Celtics 109 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19β33, 22β26, 21β26, 33β24 | ||
Pts: Oscar Robertson 24 Rebs: Wayne Embry 10 Asts: Oscar Robertson 6 |
Pts: Sam Jones 23 Rebs: Bill Russell 35 Asts: Russell, K. C. Jones 7 each | |
Boston wins series, 4β1 |
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting.
Boston leads 1β0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Division Finalsβ»
(1) San Francisco Warriors vs. (2) St. Louis Hawksβ»
April 1
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St. Louis Hawks 116, San Francisco Warriors 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β25, 15β32, 25β22, 32β29 | ||
Pts: Richie Guerin 32 | Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 37 | |
St. Louis leads series, 1β0 |
This is: the only playoff game that was held in the San Francisco city limit until 2022.
April 3
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St. Louis Hawks 85, San Francisco Warriors 120 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23β28, 21β34, 18β28, 23β30 | ||
Pts: Richie Guerin 23 | Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 28 | |
Series tied, 1β1 |
April 5
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San Francisco Warriors 109, St. Louis Hawks 113 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28β29, 31β33, 25β23, 25β28 | ||
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 46 | Pts: Bob Pettit 26 | |
St. Louis leads series, 2β1 |
April 8
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San Francisco Warriors 111, St. Louis Hawks 109 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28β30, 28β24, 27β28, 28β27 | ||
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 36 | Pts: Bob Pettit 29 | |
Series tied, 2β2 |
April 10
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St. Louis Hawks 97, San Francisco Warriors 121 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β36, 28β22, 21β29, 27β34 | ||
Pts: Bob Pettit 19 Rebs: Bob Pettit 11 |
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 50 Rebs: Chamberlain, Thurmond 15 each | |
San Francisco leads series, 3β2 |
April 12
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San Francisco Warriors 95, St. Louis Hawks 123 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16β28, 17β31, 36β34, 26β30 | ||
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 34 | Pts: Bob Pettit 21 | |
Series tied, 3β3 |
April 16
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St. Louis Hawks 95, San Francisco Warriors 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 33β32, 19β21, 25β23, 18β29 | ||
Pts: Bob Pettit 24 Rebs: Bob Pettit 14 Asts: Cliff Hagan 5 |
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 39 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 30 Asts: Guy Rodgers 8 | |
San Francisco wins series, 4β3 |
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) San Francisco Warriorsβ»
April 18
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San Francisco Warriors 96, Boston Celtics 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β25, 15β32, 25β22, 32β29 | ||
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 22 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 23 Asts: Guy Rodgers 8 |
Pts: Sam Jones 28 Rebs: Bill Russell 25 Asts: K. C. Jones 7 | |
Boston leads series, 1β0 |
April 20
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San Francisco Warriors 101, Boston Celtics 124 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22β31, 21β31, 25β36, 33β26 | ||
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 32 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 25 Asts: Phillips, Rodgers 4 each |
Pts: Sam Jones 31 Rebs: Bill Russell 24 Asts: Bill Russell 9 | |
Boston leads series, 2β0 |
April 22
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Boston Celtics 91, San Francisco Warriors 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21β40, 22β27, 21β23, 27β25 | ||
Pts: John Havlicek 22 Rebs: Bill Russell 32 Asts: K. C. Jones 8 |
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 35 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 25 Asts: Guy Rodgers 7 | |
Boston leads series, 2β1 |
April 24
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Boston Celtics 98, San Francisco Warriors 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17β24, 23β20, 36β20, 22β31 | ||
Pts: Tom Heinsohn 25 Rebs: Bill Russell 19 Asts: K. C. Jones 5 |
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 27 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 38 Asts: Guy Rodgers 6 | |
Boston leads series, 3β1 |
April 26
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San Francisco Warriors 99, Boston Celtics 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24β22, 17β23, 30β29, 28β31 | ||
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 30 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 27 Asts: Guy Rodgers 7 |
Pts: Tom Heinsohn 19 Rebs: Bill Russell 26 Asts: Bill Russell 6 | |
Boston wins series, 4β1 |
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first three meetings when the Warriors were based in Philadelphia.
Boston leads 3β0 in all-time playoff series |
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See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder β Philadelphia 76ers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder β Atlanta Hawks versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder β Boston Celtics versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "S.F.'s last NBA playoff game was historic: Wilt's Warriors vs. 5 Hall of Famers". April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder β Atlanta Hawks versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder β Boston Celtics versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.