1964 NBA Finals (original) (raw)

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1964 basketball championship series

1964 NBA finals

TeamCoachWins Boston Celtics Red Auerbach 4 San Francisco Warriors Alex Hannum 1
Dates April 18—26
Hall of Famers Celtics:John Havlicek (1984)Tom Heinsohn (2015)K. C. Jones (1989)Sam Jones (1984)Clyde Lovellette (1988)Frank Ramsey (1982)Bill Russell (1975)Satch Sanders (2011)Warriors:Wilt Chamberlain (1979)Guy Rodgers (2014)Nate Thurmond (1985)Coaches:Red Auerbach (1969)Alex Hannum (1998)Officials:Mendy Rudolph (2007)Earl Strom (1995)
Eastern finals Celtics defeated Royals, 4–1
Western finals Warriors defeated Hawks, 4–3
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The 1964 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1964 NBA playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1963–64 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion 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.

Game Date Home team Result Road team
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

San Francisco Warriors

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