NBA
1963-64 Season
Champions: Boston Celtics (4-1)
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The 1963-64 NBA season featured 9 teams across 387 recorded games. Boston Celtics posted the league's best record at 59-21. Boston Celtics won the championship, defeating San Francisco Warriors 4-1 in the Finals. Oscar Robertson was the regular-season MVP.
Final Standings
East Division
- Boston Celtics 🏆 59-21 0.738
- Cincinnati Royals 55-25 0.688
- Philadelphia 76ers 34-46 0.425
- New York Knicks 22-58 0.275
West Division
- San Francisco Warriors 48-32 0.600
- St. Louis Hawks 46-34 0.575
- Los Angeles Lakers 42-38 0.525
- Baltimore Bullets 31-49 0.388
- Detroit Pistons 23-57 0.288
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain SFW 36.9 PPG
- 2 Oscar Robertson CIN 31.4 PPG
- 3 Jerry West LAL 28.7 PPG
- 4 Bob Pettit STL 27.4 PPG
- 5 Walt Bellamy BAL 27.0 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Bill Russell BOS 24.7 RPG
- 2 Wilt Chamberlain SFW 22.3 RPG
- 3 Jerry Lucas CIN 17.4 RPG
- 4 Walt Bellamy BAL 17.0 RPG
- 5 Bob Pettit STL 15.3 RPG
Assists
- 1 Oscar Robertson CIN 11.0 APG
- 2 Guy Rodgers SFW 7.0 APG
- 3 Jerry West LAL 5.6 APG
- 4 Johnny Egan TOT 5.4 APG
- 5 K.C. Jones BOS 5.1 APG
1963 Draft — Top Picks
- #0 Tom Thacker Cincinnati Royals
- #1 Art Heyman New York Knicks
- #2 Rod Thorn Baltimore Bullets