1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers season

1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers season
Western Division Champions
Head coach Fred Schaus
Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record 5327 (.663)
Place Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(eliminated 2–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1962-63 NBA season was the Lakers' 15th season in the NBA and 3rd season in Los Angeles.[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers 53 27 .663 27–7 20–17 6–3 33–13
x-St. Louis Hawks 48 32 .600 5 30–7 13–18 5–7 29–17
x-Detroit Pistons 34 46 .425 19 14–16 8–19 12–11 19–27
San Francisco Warriors 31 49 .388 22 13–20 11–25 7–4 18–28
Chicago Zephyrs 25 55 .313 28 17–17 3–23 5–15 13–27
x – clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

The Lakers had a division semifinal bye.

West Division Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) St. Louis Hawks: Lakers win series 4-3

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4-2

Awards and records

References