NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
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
1963–64 San Francisco Warriors roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
16
Attles, Al
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
1936–11–07
North Carolina A&T
C
13
Chamberlain, Wilt
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
1936–08–21
Kansas
F
55
Hightower, Wayne
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
1940–01–14
Kansas
G
12
Hill, Gary
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1941–10–07
Oklahoma City
G/F
9
Lee, George
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1936–11–23
Michigan
F
14
Meschery, Tom
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1938–10–26
Saint Mary's
G
7
Phillips, Gary
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
1939–12–07
Houston
G
5
Rodgers, Guy
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1935–09–01
Temple
F
17
Sears, Kenny
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1933–08–17
Santa Clara
F/C
42
Thurmond, Nate
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1941–07–25
Bowling Green
F
15
Windsor, John
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1940–04–03
Stanford
Head coach
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1963–64 NBA records
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
#
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
Playoffs
1964 playoff game log
Division finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
1964 schedule
Awards and records
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 .
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