1962–63 St. Louis Hawks season

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1962–63 St. Louis Hawks season
Head coachHarry Gallatin
ArenaKiel Auditorium
Results
Record48–32 (.600)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Finals
(Eliminated 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKPLR-TV
RadioKMOX
< 1961–62 1963–64 >

The 1962–63 NBA season was the Hawks' 14th season in the NBA and eighth season in St. Louis.[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

Record vs. opponents[]

1962-63 NBA Records
Team BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK SFW STL SYR
Boston — 8–2 9–3 8–0 4–5 10–2 8–1 5–3 6–6
Chicago 2–8 — 4–6 3–7 3–7 4–6 4–6 3–7 2–8
Cincinnati 3–9 6–4 — 4–4 3–6 10–2 6–3 3–5 7–5
Detroit 0–8 7–3 4–4 — 1–11 8–1 7–5 4–8 3–6
Los Angeles 5–4 7–3 6–3 11–1 — 5–3 8–4 7–5 4–4
New York 2–10 6–4 2–10 1–8 3–5 — 2–6 3–6 2–10
San Francisco 1–8 6–4 3–6 5–7 4–8 6–2 — 3–9 3–5
St. Louis 3–5 7–3 5–3 8–4 5–7 6–3 9–3 — 5–4
Syracuse 6–6 8–2 5–7 6–3 4–4 10–2 5–3 4–5 —

Playoffs[]

1963 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 20 Detroit W 118–99 Pettit, Hagan (31) Bob Pettit (15) Wilkens, Barnhill (6) Kiel Auditorium
5,818 		1–0
2 March 22 Detroit W 122–108 Bob Pettit (42) Bob Pettit (18) Pettit, Farmer (5) Kiel Auditorium 2–0
3 March 24 @ Detroit L 103–107 Bob Pettit (36) Bob Pettit (22) Lenny Wilkens (10) Cobo Arena
3,232 		2–1
4 March 26 @ Detroit W 104–100 Bob Pettit (35) Bill Bridges (15) Chico Vaughn (9) Cobo Arena
3,257 		3–1
Division Finals: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 31 @ Los Angeles L 104–112 Bob Pettit (38) Bob Pettit (14) Pettit, Barnhill (6) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
10,086 		0–1
2 April 2 @ Los Angeles L 99–101 Cliff Hagan (34) Bob Pettit (16) Lenny Wilkens (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,225 		0–2
3 April 4 Los Angeles W 125–112 Bob Pettit (33) Zelmo Beaty (15) Lenny Wilkens (10) Kiel Auditorium
7,396 		1–2
4 April 6 Los Angeles W 124–114 Cliff Hagan (33) Bob Pettit (15) Lenny Wilkens (10) Kiel Auditorium
10,614 		2–2
5 April 7 @ Los Angeles L 96–123 Chico Vaughn (16) Mike Farmer (10) — Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,212 		2–3
6 April 9 Los Angeles W 121–113 Bob Pettit (36) Bob Pettit (20) Lenny Wilkens (11) Kiel Auditorium
8,110 		3–3
7 April 11 @ Los Angeles L 100–115 Bob Pettit (31) Bob Pettit (13) Cliff Hagan (4) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,864 		3–4
1963 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1962–63 St. Louis Hawks
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