NBA
1962-63 Season
Champions: Boston Celtics (4-2)
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The 1962-63 NBA season featured 9 teams across 389 recorded games. Boston Celtics posted the league's best record at 58-22. Boston Celtics won the championship, defeating Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 in the Finals. Bill Russell was the regular-season MVP.
Final Standings
East Division
- Boston Celtics 🏆 58-22 0.725
- Syracuse Nationals 48-32 0.600
- Cincinnati Royals 42-38 0.525
- New York Knicks 21-59 0.263
West Division
- Los Angeles Lakers 53-27 0.663
- St. Louis Hawks 48-32 0.600
- Detroit Pistons 34-46 0.425
- San Francisco Warriors 31-49 0.388
- Chicago Zephyrs 25-55 0.313
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain SFW 44.8 PPG
- 2 Elgin Baylor LAL 34.0 PPG
- 3 Bob Pettit STL 28.4 PPG
- 4 Oscar Robertson CIN 28.3 PPG
- 5 Walt Bellamy CHZ 27.9 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain SFW 24.3 RPG
- 2 Bill Russell BOS 23.6 RPG
- 3 Walt Bellamy CHZ 16.4 RPG
- 4 Bob Pettit STL 15.1 RPG
- 5 Elgin Baylor LAL 14.3 RPG
Assists
- 1 Guy Rodgers SFW 10.4 APG
- 2 Oscar Robertson CIN 9.5 APG
- 3 Bob Cousy BOS 6.8 APG
- 4 Si Green CHZ 5.8 APG
- 5 Lenny Wilkens STL 5.1 APG
1962 Draft — Top Picks
- #0 Dave DeBusschere Detroit Pistons
- #0 Jerry Lucas Cincinnati Royals
- #1 Bill McGill Chicago Zephyrs