1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers season

1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach	Fred Schaus
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record	42–38 (.525)
Place	Division: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Division Semifinals (Lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KHJ-TV
Radio	KHJ

The 1963–64 NBA season was the Lakers' 16th season in the NBA and fourth season in Los Angeles.

Roster

1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From G 5 Barnett, Dick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Tennessee State F 22 Baylor, Elgin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Seattle C 25 Ellis, LeRoy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's G 15 Gibson, Mel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Western Carolina G 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Tulsa F/C 32 Krebs, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) SMU F 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dartmouth F 20 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa C 14 Reed, Hub 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oklahoma City G 11 Selvy, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Furman G 44 West, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) West Virginia C 12 Wiley, Gene 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wichita State	Head coach Fred Schaus Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: {{{access-date}}}

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
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

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	—

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers: Hawks win series 3–2

• Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 115, Los Angeles 104
• Game 2 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 106, Los Angeles 90
• Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 107, St. Louis 105
• Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 97, St. Louis 88
• Game 5 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 121, Los Angeles 108

Awards and records

• Elgin Baylor: All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Star Game
• Jerry West: All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Star Game