1963–64 Boston Celtics season

The 1963–64 NBA season was the Celtics' 18th season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season by winning their seventh NBA Championship.

1963–64 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Division champions
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record5921 (.738)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Warriors 4–1)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWHDH-TV
RadioWHDH

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 8 Bill Green Forward  United States Colorado State

Regular season

The Celtics were one of the dominant teams in the leagues. The team established its legacy as one of the game's greatest dynasties ever. 1950s superstar Bob Cousy had retired, yet Red Auerbach's club barely slowed down with his absence. Cousy's replacement was a defensive specialist named K. C. Jones, who continued Auerbach's emphasis on defense along with forward Tom 'Satch' Sanders and center Bill Russell. While Boston could surely still pass and score, it was their defensive emergence, led by the incredible Russell, that was now leading a streak of NBA titles. Russell led the league in rebounds and was one of two high-volume shot blockers dominating the NBA. The Celtics had six scorers over ten-points per game and two more over eight. Auerbach's sixth man, John Havlicek, was the team's leading scorer at 20 per game. This combination of active defense and unselfish shooting got Boston a league-high 59 wins in 80 NBA games.

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics5921.73826–421–1712–025–11
x-Cincinnati Royals5525.688426–718–1811–027–9
x-Philadelphia 76ers3446.4252518–1212–224–1213–23
New York Knicks2258.2753710–258–274–67–29

Record vs. opponents

1963–64 NBA records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore 1–92–87–33–77–35–53–73–7
Boston 9–15–77–16–310–210–25–37–2
Cincinnati 8–27–57–24–411–19–35–44–4
Detroit 3–71–72–75–74–53–53–92–10
Los Angeles 7–33–64–47–56–25–45–75–7
New York 3–72–101–115–42–64–81–84–4
Philadelphia 5–52–103–95–34–58–44–43–6
San Francisco 7–33–54–59–37–58–14–46–6
St. Louis 7–32–74–410–27–54–46–36–6

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

The Celtics had a division semifinal bye.

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Cincinnati Royals: Celtics win series 4–1

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 103, Cincinnati 87
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 101, Cincinnati 90
  • Game 3 @ Cincinnati: Boston 102, Cincinnati 92
  • Game 4 @ Cincinnati: Cincinnati 102, Boston 93
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 109, Cincinnati 95

NBA Finals

GameDateHome TeamResultRoad Team
Game 1April 18Boston108–96San Francisco
Game 2April 20Boston124–101San Francisco
Game 3April 22San Francisco115–91Boston
Game 4April 24San Francisco95–98Boston
Game 5April 26Boston105–99San Francisco

[1]

Celtics won series 4–1

Awards and honors

References

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