1963-64 NBA season

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See also
1964 NBA Playoffs 1964 NBA Finals 1964 NBA Draft 1964 in basketball Basketball National Basketball Association College basketball American Basketball Association National Basketball League Women's National Basketball Association 1964 in sports
Sources
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The 1963-64 NBA Season was the 18th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 6th straight NBA Championship, beating the San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Contents 1 Notable Occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Division 2.2 Western Division 3 NBA awards 4 See also

[edit] Notable Occurrences

• The Syracuse Nationals move from Syracuse, New York to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and become the Philadelphia 76ers.
• The Chicago Zephyrs move from Chicago, Illinois to Baltimore, Maryland and become the new Baltimore Bullets.
• The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, with the East beating the West 111-107. Oscar Robertson of the Cincinnati Royals won the game's MVP award.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics C	59	21	.738	-
Cincinnati Royals	55	25	.688	4
Philadelphia 76ers	34	46	.425	25
New York Knicks	22	58	.275	37

[edit] Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
San Francisco Warriors	48	32	.600	-
St. Louis Hawks	46	34	.575	2
Los Angeles Lakers	42	38	.525	6
Baltimore Bullets	31	49	.388	17
Detroit Pistons	23	57	.288	25

C - NBA Champions

[edit] NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
• Rookie of the Year: Jerry Lucas, Cincinnati Royals
• Coach of the Year: Alex Hannum, San Francisco Warriors

• All-NBA First Team:
  • Wilt Chamberlain, San Francisco Warriors
  • Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Lakers
  • Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
  • Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
  • Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals

• All-NBA Rookie Team:
  • Jerry Lucas, Cincinnati Royals
  • Nate Thurmond, San Francisco Warriors
  • Rod Thorn, Baltimore Bullets
  • Gus Johnson, Baltimore Bullets
  • Art Heyman, New York Knicks

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

• 1964 NBA Playoffs
• 1964 NBA Finals
• 1964 NBA Draft

Preceded by: 1962-63 NBA season

NBA seasons 1963-64

Succeeded by: 1964-65 NBA season