1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season
1963–64 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 Wilt Chamberlain and renowned playmaker Guy Rodgers, both of whom were named to their second-consecutive all-star games during the season.[2] The Warriors were also aided by rookie draft pick Nate Thurmond as well as veterans Tom Meschery and Al Attles, and were coached by newcomer Alex Hannum. The Warriors won 48 games in the regular season, and beat the 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.
Roster
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Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]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
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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
[edit]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
- a The game was held at the Oakland Civic Auditorium in Oakland, California.[3][6][9][11]
- 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]
- d The game was held at Sacramento High School in 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]
- g The game was held at 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
[edit]Awards and records
[edit]- Wilt Chamberlain: NBA All-Star Game, NBA scoring champion, All-NBA First Team
- Alex Hannum: NBA Coach of the Year Award
- Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
References
[edit]- ^ 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.