1963 NBA Finals

1963 NBA finals

Team Coach Wins Boston Celtics Red Auerbach 4 Los Angeles Lakers Fred Schaus 2
Dates	April 14–24
Hall of Famers	Celtics: Bob Cousy (1971) John Havlicek (1984) Tom Heinsohn (1986 as player, 2015 as coach) K. C. Jones (1989) Sam Jones (1984) Clyde Lovellette (1988) Frank Ramsey (1982) Bill Russell (1975) Tom Sanders (2011) Lakers: Dick Barnett (2024) Elgin Baylor (1977) Jerry West (1980) Coaches: Red Auerbach (1969) Officials: Mendy Rudolph (2007) Earl Strom (1995)
Eastern finals	Celtics defeated Royals, 4–3
Western finals	Lakers defeated Hawks, 4–3

The 1963 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1963 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1962–63 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. This was the Celtics' seventh straight trip to the championship series, and they won the series over the Lakers, 4–2 to win their sixth title overall.

Series summary

Game	Date	Home team	Result	Road team
Game 1	April 14	Boston Celtics	117–114 (1–0)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 2	April 16	Boston Celtics	113–106 (2–0)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 3	April 17	Los Angeles Lakers	119–99 (1–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 4	April 19	Los Angeles Lakers	105–108 (1–3)	Boston Celtics
Game 5	April 21	Boston Celtics	119–126 (3–2)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 6	April 24	Los Angeles Lakers	109–112 (2–4)	Boston Celtics

Celtics win series 4–2

Team rosters

Los Angeles Lakers

1962–63 Los Angeles Lakers Western Division Champions roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From SG 5 Dick Barnett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1936-10-02 Tennessee State SF 22 Elgin Baylor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle C 25 Leroy Ellis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-03-10 St. John's SF 24 Ron Horn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1938-05-24 Indiana SG 33 Hot Rod Hundley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1934-10-26 West Virginia PF 54 Howie Jolliff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1938-07-20 Ohio C 32 Jim Krebs 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1935-09-08 SMU PF 35 Rudy LaRusso 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1937-11-11 Dartmouth SG 11 Frank Selvy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1932-11-09 Furman PG 44 Jerry West 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-05-28 West Virginia C 12 Gene Wiley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1937-11-12 Wichita State

Head coach Fred Schaus Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

See also

• 1963 NBA Playoffs
• 1962–63 NBA season

References

• 1962-63 NBA Season Summary, basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2014.

External links

• 1963 Finals at NBA.com
• 1963 NBA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com