1964 NBA Finals
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| Dates | April 18—26 | |||||||||
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Western Finals | Warriors defeated Hawks, 4–3 | |||||||||
The 1964 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the
San Francisco Warriors and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics
. This was the Celtics' eighth straight trip to the championship series, as they won the series over the Warriors, 4–1, securing their sixth consecutive NBA title.
This was the first time Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain faced off in the NBA Finals; they would do so once again in 1969. This was also the first meeting between the Celtics and Warriors in the NBA Finals; they would meet each other again in 2022 and the Warriors won the series in 6 games.
Series summary
| Game | Date | Home team | Result | Road team |
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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 |
| Game 5 | April 26 | Boston Celtics | 105–99 (4–1) | San Francisco Warriors |
Celtics win series 4–1
Game summaries
Game 1
April 18
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San Francisco Warriors 96, Boston Celtics 108
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| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 15–32, 25–22, 32–29 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Sam Jones 28 Rebs: Bill Russell 25 Asts: K. C. Jones 7 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
Game 2
April 20
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San Francisco Warriors 101, Boston Celtics 124
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| Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 21–31, 25–36, 33–26 | ||
| 4 each | Pts: Sam Jones 31 Rebs: Bill Russell 24 Asts: Bill Russell 9 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–0 | ||
Game 3
April 22
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San Francisco Warriors 115
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| Scoring by quarter: 21–40, 22–27, 21–23, 27–25 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 35 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 25 Asts: Guy Rodgers 7 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | ||
Game 4
April 24
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San Francisco Warriors 95
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| Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 23–20, 36–20, 22–31 | ||
| 5 | Pts: Wilt Chamberlain 27 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain 38 Asts: Guy Rodgers 6 | |
| Boston leads series, 3–1 | ||
Game 5
April 26
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San Francisco Warriors 99, Boston Celtics 105
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| Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 17–23, 30–29, 28–31 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Tom Heinsohn 19 Rebs: Bill Russell 26 Asts: Bill Russell 6 | |
| Boston wins series, 4–1 | ||
Team rosters
Boston Celtics
San Francisco Warriors
See also
- 1964 NBA Playoffs
- 1963–64 NBA season
References
- "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
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