1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season
San Francisco Warriors season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Alex Hannum |
Arena | Cow Palace |
Results | |
Record | 48–32 (.600) |
Place | Division: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Celtics 1–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KRON-TV |
Radio | KSFO |
The 1963–64 NBA season was the Warriors' 18th season in the NBA and second in San Francisco.[1]
The Warriors were led by superstar center
St. Louis Hawks in a tough seven-game series during the conference finals to advance to the NBA Finals, in only their second season as a San Francisco team. They were ousted in five games by the Boston Celtics in the NBA Championship
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Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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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 | |||||||||
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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 | — |
Game log
1963–64 game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Attendance | Record | ||||
1 | October 19 | @ Baltimore |
103–102 | Wilt Chamberlain (23) | — | 1–0 | ||||
2 | October 22 | @ Cincinnati |
97–103 | Wilt Chamberlain (36) | — | 1–1 | ||||
3 | October 23 | @ St. Louis |
99–95 | Wilt Chamberlain (22) | — | 2–1 | ||||
4 | October 26 | Cincinnati | 99–102 | Wilt Chamberlain (21) | — | 3–1 | ||||
5 | October 29 | Cincinnati | 108–101 | Wilt Chamberlain (32) | — | 3–2 | ||||
6 | November 2 | Los Angeles | 99–118 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | — | 4–2 | ||||
7 | November 7 | New York | 88–110 | Wilt Chamberlain (23) | — | 5–2 | ||||
8 | November 8 | @ Los Angeles | 90–93 | Wilt Chamberlain (33) | — | 5–3 | ||||
9 | November 9 | New York[a] | 89–84 | Wilt Chamberlain (30) | 3,141[3] | 5–4 | ||||
10 | November 12 | @ Philadelphia | 102–106 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (31) | — | 5–5 | ||||
11 | November 13 | @ Cincinnati | 98–92 | Wilt Chamberlain (49) | — | 6–5 | ||||
12 | November 14 | @ St. Louis | 105–117 | Wilt Chamberlain (34) | — | 6–6 | ||||
13 | November 15 | Detroit | 101–98 | Wilt Chamberlain (23) | — | 6–7 | ||||
14 | November 17 | Detroit | 96–120 | Wilt Chamberlain (37) | — | 7–7 | ||||
15 | November 19 | St. Louis | 96–129 | Wilt Chamberlain (40) | — | 8–7 | ||||
16 | November 26 | Cincinnati[b] | 112–123 | Wilt Chamberlain (23) | 14,585[4] | 8–8 | ||||
17 | November 27 | New York[c] | 118–89 | Wilt Chamberlain (38) | 3,909[5] | 9–8 | ||||
18 | November 29 | @ Baltimore | 99–100 | Wilt Chamberlain (38) | — | 9–9 | ||||
19 | November 30 | @ Boston | 96–109 | Guy Rodgers (24) | — | 9–10 | ||||
20 | December 3 | @ New York | 116–108 | Wayne Hightower (23) | — | 10–10 | ||||
21 | December 4 | @ St. Louis | 83–105 | Wilt Chamberlain (21) | — | 10–11 | ||||
22 | December 6 | Los Angeles | 110–103 | Wilt Chamberlain (59) | — | 10–12 | ||||
23 | December 8 | @ Los Angeles | 114–112 | Wilt Chamberlain (31) | — | 11–12 | ||||
24 | December 10 | Baltimore[a] | 108–117 | Wilt Chamberlain (49) | 1,504[6] | 12–12 | ||||
25 | December 13 | Baltimore | 116–114 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (43) | — | 12–13 | ||||
26 | December 15 | Baltimore | 97–122 | Wilt Chamberlain (44) | — | 13–13 | ||||
27 | December 17 | St. Louis | 106–110 | Wilt Chamberlain (34) | — | 14–13 | ||||
28 | December 18 | St. Louis[d] | 96–104 | Wilt Chamberlain (27) | 2,872[7] | 15–13 | ||||
29 | December 20 | Philadelphia | 114–112 | Wilt Chamberlain (41) | — | 15–14 | ||||
30 | December 22 | Philadelphia | 104–118 | Wilt Chamberlain (40) | — | 16–14 | ||||
31 | December 26 | @ Philadelphia | 112–118 | Wilt Chamberlain (49) | — | 16–15 | ||||
32 | December 28 | @ Baltimore | 106–104 | Chamberlain, Hightower (26) | — | 17–15 | ||||
33 | December 30 | Detroit[e] | 112–114 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (47) | 3,364[8] | 17–16 | ||||
34 | December 31 | @ New York | 101–79 | Wilt Chamberlain (42) | — | 18–16 | ||||
35 | January 2 | St. Louis[a] | 111–106 | Wilt Chamberlain (42) | 4,281[9] | 18–17 | ||||
36 | January 3 | Boston | 111–101 | Wilt Chamberlain (24) | — | 18–18 | ||||
37 | January 7 | Boston | 89–92 | Wilt Chamberlain (35) | — | 19–18 | ||||
38 | January 9 | New York[f] | 97–112 | Wilt Chamberlain (43) | 1,609[10] | 20–18 | ||||
39 | January 10 | Los Angeles | 89–114 | Wilt Chamberlain (50) | — | 21–18 | ||||
40 | January 12 | New York[a] | 105–112 | Wilt Chamberlain (47) | 2,161[11] | 22–18 | ||||
41 | January 15 | @ Detroit | 89–79 | Wilt Chamberlain (32) | — | 23–18 | ||||
42 | January 17 | @ Philadelphia | 112–91 | Wilt Chamberlain (36) | — | 24–18 | ||||
43 | January 18 | @ Baltimore | 86–93 | Wilt Chamberlain (28) | — | 24–19 | ||||
44 | January 19 | @ Boston | 105–108 | Wilt Chamberlain (31) | — | 24–20 | ||||
45 | January 21 | Detroit | 88–100 | Wilt Chamberlain (24) | — | 25–20 | ||||
46 | January 23 | Detroit | 93–125 | Wilt Chamberlain (28) | — | 26–20 | ||||
47 | January 24 | @ Los Angeles | 100–118 | Wilt Chamberlain (41) | — | 26–21 | ||||
48 | January 25 | Los Angeles | 95–120 | Wilt Chamberlain (40) | — | 27–21 | ||||
49 | January 26 | @ Los Angeles | 96–108 | Wilt Chamberlain (49) | — | 27–22 | ||||
50 | January 28 | @ Philadelphia | 139–117 | Wilt Chamberlain (59) | — | 28–22 | ||||
51 | January 29 | @ Boston | 100–92 | Wilt Chamberlain (28) | — | 29–22 | ||||
52 | January 30 | @ Detroit | 100–109 | Wilt Chamberlain (42) | — | 29–23 | ||||
53 | February 1 | @ New York | 125–106 | Wilt Chamberlain (40) | — | 30–23 | ||||
54 | February 2 | @ Baltimore | 120–118 (OT) | Wayne Hightower (33) | — | 31–23 | ||||
55 | February 4 | Detroit | 79–118 | Wilt Chamberlain (38) | — | 32–23 | ||||
56 | February 6 | Detroit[g] | 97–104 | Wilt Chamberlain (40) | 2,906[12] | 33–23 | ||||
57 | February 8 | @ St. Louis | 103–97 | Wilt Chamberlain (30) | — | 34–23 | ||||
58 | February 9 | @ St. Louis | 111–116 | Wilt Chamberlain (32) | — | 34–24 | ||||
59 | February 11 | @ Detroit | 128–118 (OT) | Wilt Chamberlain (59) | — | 35–24 | ||||
60 | February 13 | Boston | 95–106 | Wilt Chamberlain (30) | — | 36–24 | ||||
61 | February 15 | Boston | 96–87 | Wilt Chamberlain (32) | — | 36–25 | ||||
62 | February 17 | Cincinnati[h] | 113–129 | Wilt Chamberlain (52) | 11,595[13] | 36–26 | ||||
63 | February 18 | Detroit[i] | 108–98 | Wilt Chamberlain (52) | 3,875[14] | 37–26 | ||||
64 | February 19 | @ Cincinnati | 108–101 | Wilt Chamberlain (32) | — | 38–26 | ||||
65 | February 21 | Cincinnati | 101–93 | Wilt Chamberlain (40) | — | 38–27 | ||||
66 | February 23 | Los Angeles | 108–109 | Wilt Chamberlain (37) | — | 39–27 | ||||
67 | February 25 | Cincinnati | 108–117 | Wilt Chamberlain (52) | — | 40–27 | ||||
68 | February 27 | @ St. Louis | 107–97 | Wilt Chamberlain (40) | — | 41–27 | ||||
69 | February 28 | @ Boston | 92–107 | Wilt Chamberlain (30) | — | 41–28 | ||||
70 | February 29 | @ New York | 136–110 | Wilt Chamberlain (37) | — | 42–28 | ||||
71 | March 1 | @ Detroit | 100–86 | Wilt Chamberlain (38) | — | 43–28 | ||||
72 | March 2 | St. Louis | 111–102 | Wilt Chamberlain (27) | — | 43–29 | ||||
73 | March 5 | St. Louis | 104–102 | Wilt Chamberlain (44) | — | 43–30 | ||||
74 | March 7 | @ Los Angeles | 120–118 | Wilt Chamberlain (47) | — | 44–30 | ||||
75 | March 10 | Baltimore | 111–129 | Wilt Chamberlain (32) | — | 45–30 | ||||
76 | March 12 | Baltimore | 102–125 | Wilt Chamberlain (35) | — | 46–30 | ||||
77 | March 13 | Los Angeles | 112–109 | Wilt Chamberlain (35) | — | 46–31 | ||||
78 | March 14 | @ Los Angeles | 111–95 | Wilt Chamberlain (55) | — | 47–31 | ||||
79 | March 16 | Philadelphia | 111–110 | Wilt Chamberlain (30) | — | 47–32 | ||||
80 | March 18 | Philadelphia | 85–89 | Wilt Chamberlain (36) | — | 48–32 |
- Footnotes
- b The game was held at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.[15]
- c The game was held at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.[5]
- Sacramento, California.[7]
- e The game was held at The Field House in Toledo, Ohio.[8]
- f The game was held at Richmond Memorial Auditorium in Richmond, California.[10]
- San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.[12]
- h The game was held at Cleveland Arena, in Cleveland, Ohio.[13]
- i The game was held at Lansing Civic Center in Lansing, Michigan.[14]
Playoffs
Awards and records
- All-NBA First Team
- Alex Hannum: NBA Coach of the Year Award
- Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
References
- ^ 1963–64 San Francisco Warriors
- ^ "Golden State Warriors All-Star Game Selections". Basketball Reference. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
- ^ a b Jupiter, Harry (November 10, 1963). "Warriors Cool Off -- Not Knicks". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. pp. 65, 68. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Warriors walloped by Royals". The Peninsula Times Tribune. Palo Alto, California. Associated Press. November 27, 1963. p. 17. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "Non Shooting Wilt Sinks 18 Straight; SF Wallops Knicks". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. Associated Press. November 28, 1963. p. 80. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Simmonds, John (December 11, 1963). "S.F. Wins as Wilt Gets 49". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. pp. 39, 41. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Smolich, Marco (December 19, 1963). "Warriors Clip Hawks for 3rd in Row". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. 65. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "New Year Looks Better for Pistons". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. United Press International. December 31, 1963. p. 9. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Connolly, Will (January 3, 1964). "Hawks Beat Warriors, 111-106". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 45. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Selby, Don (January 10, 1964). "Warriors Win 112-97; SF Quint Zips Past New Yorkers". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 53. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Simmonds, John (January 13, 1964). "Winning Warriors Head East; Chamberlain's 21 Points Paces 4th Period Splurge". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. pp. 35, 36. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "Wilt leads Warriors past Pistons". The Peninsula Times Tribune. Palo Alto, California. February 7, 1964. p. 26. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Closwer, Jack (February 18, 1964). "Royals Dazzle Cleveland Fans; Robertson, Lucas Embry Outstanding". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. Scripps-Howard. p. 17. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Hoerner, Bob (February 19, 1964). "Lansing Fans, Pistons Discover Why Warriors Top NBA Team". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. p. 37. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Warriors to Meet Royals in New York". Stockton Evening and Sunday Record. Stockton, California. United Press International. November 26, 1963. p. 22. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Killion, Ann (April 16, 2022). "S.F.'s last NBA playoff game was historic: Wilt's Warriors vs. 5 Hall of Famers". Sfchronicle.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.