1963 NBA Finals
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Dates | April 14–24 | |||||||||
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Western Finals | Lakers defeated Hawks, 4–3 | |||||||||
The 1963 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the
1962–63 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics
. This was the Celtics' seventh straight trip to the championship series, and they won the series over the Lakers, 4–2 to win their sixth title overall.
Series summary
Game | Date | Home team | Result | Road team |
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Game 1 | April 14 | Boston Celtics | 117–114 (1–0) | Los Angeles Lakers |
Game 2 | April 16 | Boston Celtics | 113–106 (2–0) | Los Angeles Lakers |
Game 3 | April 17 | Los Angeles Lakers | 119–99 (1–2) | Boston Celtics |
Game 4 | April 19 | Los Angeles Lakers | 105–108 (1–3) | Boston Celtics |
Game 5 | April 21 | Boston Celtics | 119–126 (3–2) | Los Angeles Lakers |
Game 6 | April 24 | Los Angeles Lakers | 109–112 (2–4) | Boston Celtics |
Celtics win series 4–2
Team rosters
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
See also
- 1963 NBA Playoffs
- 1962–63 NBA season
References
- 1962-63 NBA Season Summary, basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
External links
- 1963 Finals at NBA.com
- 1963 NBA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com