1964 NBA Finals

1964 NBA Finals

Team Coach Wins 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) 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 defeat Royals, 4–1
Western finals	Warriors defeat Hawks, 4–3

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 Conference champion San Francisco Warriors and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. This was the Celtics' eighth straight trip to the championship series, as they won the series over the Warriors, 4–1.

This was the first time Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain faced off in the NBA Finals; they would do so once again in 1969.

Series summary

Game	Date	Home Team	Result	Road Team	Game Officials
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	Norm Drucker, Mendy Rudolph
Game 5	April 26	Boston Celtics	105–99 (4–1)	San Francisco Warriors

Celtics win series 4–1

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