1964 NBA Finals
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Dates | April 18—26 | |||||||||
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Hall of Famers | Celtics: John Havlicek (1984) Tom Heinsohn (2015) K. C. Jones (1989) Sam Jones (1984) Clyde Lovellette (1988) Frank Ramsey (1982) Bill Russell (1975) Warriors: Wilt Chamberlain (1979) Guy Rodgers (2014) Nate Thurmond (1985) Coaches: Red Auerbach (1969) Alex Hannum (1998) Officials: Mendy Rudolph (2007) Earl Strom (1995) | |||||||||
Eastern Finals | Celtics defeated Royals, 4–1 | |||||||||
Western Finals | Warriors defeated Hawks, 4–3 | |||||||||
The 1964 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1964 NBA playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1963–64 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion San Francisco Warriors and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. This was the Celtics' eighth straight trip to the championship series, as they won the series over the Warriors, 4–1.
This was the first time Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain faced off in the NBA Finals; they would do so once again in 1969.
Series summary[]
Game | Date | Home Team | Result | Road Team | Game Officials |
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Game 1 | April 18 | Boston Celtics | 108–96 (1–0) | San Francisco Warriors | |
Game 2 | April 20 | Boston Celtics | 124–101 (2–0) | San Francisco Warriors | |
Game 3 | April 22 | San Francisco Warriors | 115–91 (1–2) | Boston Celtics | |
Game 4 | April 24 | San Francisco Warriors | 95–98 (1–3) | Boston Celtics | Norm Drucker, Mendy Rudolph[1] |
Game 5 | April 26 | Boston Celtics | 105–99 (4–1) | San Francisco Warriors |
Celtics win series 4–1
Team rosters[]
Boston Celtics[]
San Francisco Warriors[]
See also[]
- 1964 NBA Playoffs
- 1963–64 NBA season
References[]
- ^ Hal15Greer (2013-06-02), 1964 NBA Finals Gm. 4 Celtics vs. Warriors (1/3), archived from the original on 2021-12-14, retrieved 2018-05-12
- "1963-64 NBA Season Summary", basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
External links[]
- 1964 Finals at NBA.com
- 1964 NBA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com
Categories:
- National Basketball Association Finals
- Boston Celtics games
- San Francisco Warriors games
- 1963–64 NBA season
- April 1964 sports events in the United States
- Sports competitions in San Francisco
- 1964 in San Francisco
- Sports competitions in Boston
- 1960s in Boston
- 1964 in sports in California
- 1964 in sports in Massachusetts
- Boston Garden