1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers season

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1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachFred Schaus
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record42–38 (.525)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishDivision Semifinals
(Lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHJ-TV
RadioKHJ
< 1962–63 1964–65 >

The 1963–64 NBA season was the Lakers' 16th season in the NBA and fourth season in Los Angeles.[1]

Roster[]

1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SG 5 Barnett, Dick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1936-10-02 Tennessee State
SF 22 Baylor, Elgin (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle
C 25 Ellis, Leroy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-03-10 St. John's
PG 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941-02-07 Tulsa
C 32 Krebs, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1935-09-08 SMU
PF 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1937-11-11 Dartmouth
SF 20 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-05-15 Iowa
C 14 Reed, Hub 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1936-10-04 Oklahoma City
SG 11 Selvy, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1932-11-09 Furman
PG 44 West, Jerry (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-05-28 West Virginia
C 12 Wiley, Gene 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1937-11-12 Wichita State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 1, 1963

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-San Francisco Warriors 48 32 .600 – 25–14 21–15 2–3 29–17
x-St. Louis Hawks 46 34 .575 2 27–12 17–19 2–3 30–16
x-Los Angeles Lakers 42 38 .525 6 24–12 15–21 3–5 24–22
Baltimore Bullets 31 49 .388 17 20–19 8–21 3–9 16–24
Detroit Pistons 23 57 .288 25 9–21 6–25 8–11 13–33
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1963–64 NBA records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore — 1–9 2–8 7–3 3–7 7–3 5–5 3–7 3–7
Boston 9–1 — 5–7 7–1 6–3 10–2 10–2 5–3 7–2
Cincinnati 8–2 7–5 — 7–2 4–4 11–1 9–3 5–4 4–4
Detroit 3–7 1–7 2–7 — 5–7 4–5 3–5 3–9 2–10
Los Angeles 7–3 3–6 4–4 7–5 — 6–2 5–4 5–7 5–7
New York 3–7 2–10 1–11 5–4 2–6 — 4–8 1–8 4–4
Philadelphia 5–5 2–10 3–9 5–3 4–5 8–4 — 4–4 3–6
San Francisco 7–3 3–5 4–5 9–3 7–5 8–1 4–4 — 6–6
St. Louis 7–3 2–7 4–4 10–2 7–5 4–4 6–3 6–6 —

Playoffs[]

1964 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 21 @ St. Louis L 104–115 Jerry West (35) Elgin Baylor (15) Dick Barnett (5) Kiel Auditorium
7,214 		0–1
2 March 22 @ St. Louis L 90–106 Elgin Baylor (20) LeRoy Ellis (8) Jim King (4) Kiel Auditorium
7,014 		0–2
3 March 25 St. Louis W 107–105 Jerry West (39) Elgin Baylor (16) Elgin Baylor (11) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,728 		1–2
4 March 28 St. Louis W 97–88 Jerry West (39) LeRoy Ellis (11) Elgin Baylor (10) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
13,862 		2–2
5 March 30 @ St. Louis L 108–121 Elgin Baylor (28) Elgin Baylor (11) Dick Barnett (4) Kiel Auditorium
9,574 		2–3
1964 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers
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