1964 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 1964 1963–64 March 21–April 26, 1964 6 Boston Celtics 7 San Francisco Warriors Scoring leader(s) Wilt Chamberlain (Warriors) 34.7 PPG St. Louis Hawks Cincinnati Royals 1963 1965 The 1964 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1963–64 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. Boston earned their 6th straight and 7th overall NBA title, as they continued to 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. Bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals NBA Finals Eastern Division Western Division E3 Philadelphia 2 E2 Cincinnati 3 W3 Los Angeles 2 W2 St. Louis 3 E1 Boston* 4 E2 Cincinnati 1 W1 San Francisco* 4 W2 St. Louis 3 E1 Boston* 4 W1 San Francisco* 1* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals Division Semifinals Eastern Division Semifinals (2) Cincinnati Royals vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers #eee March 22 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 102 Cincinnati Royals 127 30–29 19–32 25–33 28–33 Greer, Kerr 21 each Red Kerr 15 Paul Neumann 8 Oscar Robertson 31 Jerry Lucas 25 Oscar Robertson 16 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio 6,238 Willie Smith, Sid Borgia Cincinnati leads series, 1–0 March 24 Boxscore Cincinnati Royals 114 Philadelphia 76ers 122 34–36 32–25 25–29 23–32 Oscar Robertson 30 Wayne Embry 11 three players 5 each Hal Greer 29 Red Kerr 15 Hal Greer 7 Municipal Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4,510 Series tied, 1–1 #eee March 25 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 89 Cincinnati Royals 101 18–26 27–32 19–23 25–20 Chet Walker 21 Red Kerr 19 Oscar Robertson 28 Jack Twyman 21 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio 7,171 Cincinnati leads series, 2–1 March 28 Boxscore Cincinnati Royals 120 Philadelphia 76ers 129 28–31 33–29 24–36 35–33 Oscar Robertson 31 Oscar Robertson 14 Bucky Bockhorn 7 Hal Greer 22 Ben Warley 15 Hal Greer 8 Municipal Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4,255 Series tied, 2–2 #eee March 29 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 124 Cincinnati Royals 130 23–29 36–30 28–35 37–36 Red Kerr 31 Red Kerr 11 Oscar Robertson 32 Wayne Embry 17 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio 7,913 Cincinnati wins series, 3–2 This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning the first meeting when the 76ers were the Syracuse Nationals. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHI&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Cincinnati leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1963 Syracuse Nationals 2 Cincinnati Royals 3 1963 Eastern Division Semifinals Western Division Semifinals (2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers #eee March 21 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 104 St. Louis Hawks 115 23–32 35–25 29–29 17–29 Jerry West 35 Elgin Baylor 15 Dick Barnett 5 Cliff Hagan 27 Bob Pettit 22 Hagan, Wilkens 7 each Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 7,214 St. Louis leads series, 1–0 March 22 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 90 St. Louis Hawks 106 22–21 19–27 26–24 23–34 Elgin Baylor 20 LeRoy Ellis 18 Jim King 4 Richie Guerin 22 Bob Pettit 18 Cliff Hagan 6 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 7,014 St. Louis leads series, 2–0 #eee March 25 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 105 Los Angeles Lakers 107 22–33 27–26 29–24 27–24 Bob Pettit 23 Bob Pettit 10 Cliff Hagan 5 Jerry West 39 Elgin Baylor 16 Elgin Baylor 11 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California 11,728 St. Louis leads series, 2–1 March 28 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 88 Los Angeles Lakers 97 23–23 26–18 18–34 21–22 Bob Pettit 23 Bob Pettit 12 Lenny Wilkens 7 Jerry West 39 LeRoy Ellis 11 Elgin Baylor 10 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California 13,862 Series tied, 2–2 #eee March 30 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 108 St. Louis Hawks 121 25–34 31–22 19–31 33–34 Elgin Baylor 28 Elgin Baylor 11 Dick Barnett 4 Lenny Wilkens 30 Bob Pettit 20 Hagan, Guerin 6 each Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 9,574 St. Louis wins series, 3–2 This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning four of the first six meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021St. Louis leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1956 St. Louis Hawks 2 Minneapolis Lakers 1 1956 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1957 St. Louis Hawks 3 Minneapolis Lakers 0 1957 Western Division Finals #fff 1959 St. Louis Hawks 2 Minneapolis Lakers 4 1959 Western Division Finals #fff 1960 St. Louis Hawks 4 Minneapolis Lakers 3 1960 Western Division Finals #fff 1961 St. Louis Hawks 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1961 Western Division Finals #fff 1963 St. Louis Hawks 3 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1963 Western Division Finals Division Finals Eastern Division Finals (1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Cincinnati Royals #eee March 31 Boxscore Cincinnati Royals 87 Boston Celtics 103 21–23 19–26 21–26 26–28 Wayne Embry 21 Wayne Embry 16 Robertson, Arnette 3 each Sam Jones 27 Bill Russell 31 K. C. Jones 9 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston leads series, 1–0 April 2 Boxscore Cincinnati Royals 90 Boston Celtics 101 19–29 23–21 22–27 26–24 Oscar Robertson 30 Oscar Robertson 12 Oscar Robertson 9 Tom Heinsohn 31 Bill Russell 28 K. C. Jones 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee April 5 Boxscore Boston Celtics 102 Cincinnati Royals 92 25–21 30–16 26–27 21–28 Bill Russell 22 Bill Russell 28 Oscar Robertson 34 Jerry Lucas 24 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio 11,850 Boston leads series, 3–0 April 7 Boxscore Boston Celtics 93 Cincinnati Royals 102 25–25 24–21 23–29 21–27 Sam Jones 33 Bill Russell 24 K. C. Jones 5 Oscar Robertson 33 Jerry Lucas 25 Jerry Lucas 10 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio Boston leads series, 3–1 #eee April 9 Boxscore Cincinnati Royals 95 Boston Celtics 109 19–33 22–26 21–26 33–24 Oscar Robertson 24 Wayne Embry 10 Oscar Robertson 6 Sam Jones 23 Bill Russell 35 Russell, K. C. Jones 7 each Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston wins series, 4–1 This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1963 Boston Celtics 4 Cincinnati Royals 3 1963 Eastern Division Finals Western Division Finals (1) San Francisco Warriors vs. (2) St. Louis Hawks #eee April 1 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 116 San Francisco Warriors 111 24–25 15–32 25–22 32–29 Richie Guerin 32 Wilt Chamberlain 37 War Memorial Gymnasium, San Francisco, Californiahttps://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/jenkins/article/S-F-s-last-NBA-playoff-game-was-historic-17084547.php S.F.'s last NBA playoff game was historic: Wilt's Warriors vs. 5 Hall of Famers 16 April 2022 5,231 St. Louis leads series, 1–0This is the only playoff game that was held in the San Francisco city limit until 2022. April 3 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 85 San Francisco Warriors 120 23–28 21–34 18–28 23–30 Richie Guerin 23 Wilt Chamberlain 28 Cow Palace, Daly City, California 9,063 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 5 Boxscore San Francisco Warriors 109 St. Louis Hawks 113 28–29 31–33 25–23 25–28 Wilt Chamberlain 46 Bob Pettit 26 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 10,163 St. Louis leads series, 2–1 April 8 Boxscore San Francisco Warriors 111 St. Louis Hawks 109 28–30 28–24 27–28 28–27 Wilt Chamberlain 36 Bob Pettit 29 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 10,118 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 10 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 97 San Francisco Warriors 121 21–36 28–22 21–29 27–34 Bob Pettit 19 Bob Pettit 11 Wilt Chamberlain 50 Chamberlain, Thurmond 15 each Cow Palace, Daly City, California 10,628 San Francisco leads series, 3–2 April 12 Boxscore San Francisco Warriors 95 St. Louis Hawks 123 16–28 17–31 36–34 26–30 Wilt Chamberlain 34 Bob Pettit 21 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 8,967 Series tied, 3–3 #eee April 16 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 95 San Francisco Warriors 105 33–32 19–21 25–23 18–29 Bob Pettit 24 Bob Pettit 14 Cliff Hagan 5 Wilt Chamberlain 39 Wilt Chamberlain 30 Guy Rodgers 8 Cow Palace, Daly City, California 8,923 San Francisco wins series, 4–3 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=GSW&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021 NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) San Francisco Warriors 1964 NBA Finals #eee April 18 Boxscore San Francisco Warriors 96 Boston Celtics 108 24–25 15–32 25–22 32–29 Wilt Chamberlain 22 Wilt Chamberlain 23 Guy Rodgers 8 Sam Jones 28 Bill Russell 25 K. C. Jones 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston leads series, 1–0 April 20 Boxscore San Francisco Warriors 101 Boston Celtics 124 22–31 21–31 25–36 33–26 Wilt Chamberlain 32 Wilt Chamberlain 25 Phillips, Rodgers 4 each Sam Jones 31 Bill Russell 24 Bill Russell 9 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee April 22 Boxscore Boston Celtics 91 San Francisco Warriors 115 21–40 22–27 21–23 27–25 John Havlicek 22 Bill Russell 32 K. C. Jones 8 Wilt Chamberlain 35 Wilt Chamberlain 25 Guy Rodgers 7 Cow Palace, Daly City, California 10,981 Boston leads series, 2–1 April 24 Boxscore Boston Celtics 98 San Francisco Warriors 95 17–24 23–20 36–20 22–31 Tom Heinsohn 25 Bill Russell 19 K. C. Jones 5 Wilt Chamberlain 27 Wilt Chamberlain 38 Guy Rodgers 6 Cow Palace, Daly City, California 14,862 Boston leads series, 3–1 #eee April 26 Boxscore San Francisco Warriors 99 Boston Celtics 105 24–22 17–23 30–29 28–31 Wilt Chamberlain 30 Wilt Chamberlain 27 Guy Rodgers 7 Tom Heinsohn 19 Bill Russell 26 Bill Russell 6 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston wins series, 4–1 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. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Boston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1958 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia Warriors 1 1958 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1960 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia Warriors 2 1960 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1962 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia Warriors 3 1962 Eastern Division Finals See also 1964 NBA Finals 1963–64 NBA season References External links RetroSeasons.com's 1964 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs fi:NBA-kausi 1963–1964#Pudotuspelit