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1963-64 NBA Season Summary

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1963-64 NBA:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Eastern Division              
Boston Celtics* 59 21 .738 113.0 105.1 6.93
Cincinnati Royals* 55 25 .688 4.0 114.7 109.7 4.43
Philadelphia 76ers* 34 46 .425 25.0 112.2 116.5 -3.75
New York Knickerbockers 22 58 .275 37.0 112.2 119.0 -5.91
Western Division              
San Francisco Warriors* 48 32 .600 107.7 102.6 4.39
St. Louis Hawks* 46 34 .575 2.0 110.0 108.4 1.39
Los Angeles Lakers* 42 38 .525 6.0 109.7 108.7 0.89
Baltimore Bullets 31 49 .388 17.0 111.9 113.6 -1.59
Detroit Pistons 23 57 .288 25.0 107.8 115.5 -6.77

League Playoffs

Finals (4-1): Boston Celtics over San Francisco Warriors
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-1): Boston Celtics over Cincinnati Royals
Western Division Finals (4-3): San Francisco Warriors over St. Louis Hawks
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (3-2): Cincinnati Royals over Philadelphia 76ers
Western Division Semifinals (3-2): St. Louis Hawks over Los Angeles Lakers

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Cincinnati Royals* 80 3516 7761 .453 2146 2828 .759 5400 1916 2139 9178 114.7
2 Boston Celtics* 80 3619 8770 .413 1804 2489 .725 5736 1760 2125 9042 113.0
3 New York Knickerbockers 80 3512 7888 .445 1952 2852 .684 5067 1563 2222 8976 112.2
4 Philadelphia 76ers* 80 3394 8116 .418 2184 2851 .766 5132 1643 2251 8972 112.2
5 Baltimore Bullets 80 3456 7862 .440 2036 2958 .688 5460 1423 2073 8948 111.9
6 St. Louis Hawks* 80 3341 7776 .430 2115 2795 .757 4959 1901 2266 8797 110.0
7 Los Angeles Lakers* 80 3272 7438 .440 2230 2910 .766 5025 1676 1997 8774 109.7
8 Detroit Pistons 80 3346 7943 .421 1928 2685 .718 5145 1633 2235 8620 107.8
9 San Francisco Warriors* 80 3407 7779 .438 1800 2821 .638 5499 1899 1978 8614 107.7
League Average 80 3429 7926 .433 2022 2799 .722 5269 1713 2143 8880 111.0

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 San Francisco Warriors* 80 8205 102.6
2 Boston Celtics* 80 8410 105.1
3 St. Louis Hawks* 80 8669 108.4
4 Los Angeles Lakers* 80 8692 108.7
5 Cincinnati Royals* 80 8772 109.7
6 Baltimore Bullets 80 9091 113.6
7 Detroit Pistons 80 9238 115.5
8 Philadelphia 76ers* 80 9323 116.5
9 New York Knickerbockers 80 9521 119.0
League Average 80 8880 111.0

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team W Pyth L Pyth SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Boston Celtics* 58.7 21.3 6.93 .413 .206 Boston Garden 223,347
2 Cincinnati Royals* 52.3 27.7 4.43 .453 .277 Cincinnati Gardens 228,012
3 San Francisco Warriors* 53.1 26.9 4.39 .438 .231 Cow Palace 132,678
4 St. Louis Hawks* 44.1 35.9 1.39 .430 .272 Kiel Auditorium 290,840
5 Los Angeles Lakers* 42.6 37.4 0.89 .440 .300 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 322,331
6 Philadelphia 76ers* 29.5 50.5 -3.75 .418 .269 Convention Hall 108,271
7 Baltimore Bullets 35.6 44.4 -1.59 .440 .259 Baltimore Civic Center 195,783
8 Detroit Pistons 22.0 58.0 -6.77 .421 .243 Cobo Arena 100,386
9 New York Knickerbockers 24.4 55.6 -5.91 .445 .247 Madison Square Garden (III) 293,704
League Average 40.0 40.0 0.00 .433 .255 210,595

League Awards

Most Valuable Player: Oscar Robertson*
Rookie of the Year: Jerry Lucas*

League Leaders

Minutes Played

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 3689
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 3559
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 3482
4. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 3394
5. Bob Pettit*-STL 3296

Field Goals

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 1204
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 840
3. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 811
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 791
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 756

Field Goal Attempts

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 2298
2. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 1778
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 1740
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 1708
5. Hal Greer*-PHI 1611

Field Goal Pct

1. Jerry Lucas*-CIN .527
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW .524
3. Walt Bellamy*-BAL .513
4. Terry Dischinger-BAL .496
5. Bill McGill-TOT .487

Free Throws

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 800
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 608
3. Jerry West*-LAL 584
4. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 540
5. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 537

Free Throw Attempts

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 1016
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 938
3. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 825
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 771
5. Jerry West*-LAL 702

Free Throw Pct

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN .853
2. Jerry West*-LAL .832
3. Hal Greer*-PHI .829
4. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS .828
5. Richie Guerin-TOT .818

Total Rebounds

1. Bill Russell*-BOS 1930
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 1787
3. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 1375
4. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 1361
5. Bob Pettit*-STL 1224

Assists

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 868
2. Guy Rodgers-SFW 556
3. K.C. Jones*-BOS 407
4. Jerry West*-LAL 403
  Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 403

Personal Fouls

1. Wayne Embry-CIN 325
2. Gus Johnson-BAL 321
  Terry Dischinger-BAL 321
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 300
  Jerry Lucas*-CIN 300
  Walt Bellamy*-BAL 300

Points

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 2948
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 2480
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 2190
4. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 2159
5. Jerry West*-LAL 2064

Minutes Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 46.1
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 45.1
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 44.6
4. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 42.4
5. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 41.4

Points Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 36.9
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 31.4
3. Jerry West*-LAL 28.7
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 27.4
5. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 27.0

Rebounds Per Game

1. Bill Russell*-BOS 24.7
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 22.3
3. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 17.4
4. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 17.0
5. Bob Pettit*-STL 15.3

Assists Per Game

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 11.0
2. Guy Rodgers-SFW 7.0
3. Jerry West*-LAL 5.6
4. Johnny Egan-TOT 5.4
5. K.C. Jones*-BOS 5.1

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 31.6
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 27.6
3. Jerry West*-LAL 24.2
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 23.6
5. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 23.3

True Shooting Pct

1. Jerry Lucas*-CIN .579
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN .576
3. Terry Dischinger-BAL .564
4. Jerry West*-LAL .561
5. Walt Bellamy*-BAL .555

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Jerry Lucas*-CIN .527
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW .524
3. Walt Bellamy*-BAL .513
4. Terry Dischinger-BAL .496
5. Bill McGill-TOT .487

Offensive Win Shares

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 16.2
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 14.4
3. Jerry West*-LAL 12.2
4. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 11.4
5. Bob Pettit*-STL 10.1

Defensive Win Shares

1. Bill Russell*-BOS 16.0
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 10.6
3. K.C. Jones*-BOS 7.0
4. Tom Sanders-BOS 6.1
5. John Havlicek*-BOS 6.1

Win Shares

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 25.0
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 20.6
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 17.3
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 14.9
5. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 14.4
     

All-NBA Teams

1st Team
Elgin Baylor*
Wilt Chamberlain*
Bob Pettit*
Oscar Robertson*
Jerry West*
2nd Team
Hal Greer*
John Havlicek*
Tom Heinsohn*
Jerry Lucas*
Bill Russell*

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
Art Heyman
Gus Johnson
Jerry Lucas*
Rod Thorn
Nate Thurmond*

All-Star Game Rosters

East
Len Chappell
Wayne Embry
Tom Gola*
Hal Greer*
Tom Heinsohn*
Sam Jones*
Jerry Lucas*
Oscar Robertson*
Bill Russell*
Chet Walker
West
Elgin Baylor*
Walt Bellamy*
Wilt Chamberlain*
Terry Dischinger
Bailey Howell*
Don Ohl
Bob Pettit*
Guy Rodgers
Jerry West*
Lenny Wilkens*