1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season explained

The 1963–64 NBA season was the Warriors' 18th season in the NBA and second in San Francisco.^[1]

The Warriors were led by superstar center Wilt Chamberlain and renowned playmaker Guy Rodgers, both of whom were named to their second-consecutive all-star games during the season.^[2] The Warriors were also aided by rookie draft pick Nate Thurmond as well as veterans Tom Meschery and Al Attles, and were coached by newcomer Alex Hannum. The Warriors won 48 games in the regular season, and beat the St. Louis Hawks in a tough seven-game series during the conference finals to advance to the NBA Finals, in only their second season as a San Francisco team. They were ousted in five games by the Boston Celtics in the NBA Championship.

Regular season

Season standings

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1963–64 NBA records
width=100	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	—

Game log

1963–64 game log
	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Attendance	Record
1	October 19		103–102	Wilt Chamberlain (23)	—	1–0
2	October 22		97–103	Wilt Chamberlain (36)	—	1–1
3	October 23		99–95	Wilt Chamberlain (22)	—	2–1
4	October 26	Cincinnati	99–102	Wilt Chamberlain (21)	—	3–1
5	October 29	Cincinnati	108–101	Wilt Chamberlain (32)	—	3–2
6	November 2		99–118	Wilt Chamberlain (55)	—	4–2
7	November 7		88–110	Wilt Chamberlain (23)	—	5–2
8	November 8	@ Los Angeles	90–93	Wilt Chamberlain (33)	—	5–3
9	November 9	New York	89–84	Wilt Chamberlain (30)	3,141	5–4
10	November 12		102–106 (OT)	Wilt Chamberlain (31)	—	5–5
11	November 13	@ Cincinnati	98–92	Wilt Chamberlain (49)	—	6–5
12	November 14	@ St. Louis	105–117	Wilt Chamberlain (34)	—	6–6
13	November 15		101–98	Wilt Chamberlain (23)	—	6–7
14	November 17	Detroit	96–120	Wilt Chamberlain (37)	—	7–7
15	November 19	St. Louis	96–129	Wilt Chamberlain (40)	—	8–7
16	November 26	Cincinnati	112–123	Wilt Chamberlain (23)	14,585^[3]	8–8
17	November 27	New York	118–89	Wilt Chamberlain (38)	3,909	9–8
18	November 29	@ Baltimore	99–100	Wilt Chamberlain (38)	—	9–9
19	November 30		96–109	Guy Rodgers (24)	—	9–10
20	December 3	@ New York	116–108	Wayne Hightower (23)	—	10–10
21	December 4	@ St. Louis	83–105	Wilt Chamberlain (21)	—	10–11
22	December 6	Los Angeles	110–103	Wilt Chamberlain (59)	—	10–12
23	December 8	@ Los Angeles	114–112	Wilt Chamberlain (31)	—	11–12
24	December 10	Baltimore	108–117	Wilt Chamberlain (49)	1,504	12–12
25	December 13	Baltimore	116–114 (OT)	Wilt Chamberlain (43)	—	12–13
26	December 15	Baltimore	97–122	Wilt Chamberlain (44)	—	13–13
27	December 17	St. Louis	106–110	Wilt Chamberlain (34)	—	14–13
28	December 18	St. Louis	96–104	Wilt Chamberlain (27)	2,872	15–13
29	December 20	Philadelphia	114–112	Wilt Chamberlain (41)	—	15–14
30	December 22	Philadelphia	104–118	Wilt Chamberlain (40)	—	16–14
31	December 26	@ Philadelphia	112–118	Wilt Chamberlain (49)	—	16–15
32	December 28	@ Baltimore	106–104	Chamberlain, Hightower (26)	—	17–15
33	December 30	Detroit	112–114 (OT)	Wilt Chamberlain (47)	3,364^[4]	17–16
34	December 31	@ New York	101–79	Wilt Chamberlain (42)	—	18–16
35	January 2	St. Louis	111–106	Wilt Chamberlain (42)	4,281^[5]	18–17
36	January 3	Boston	111–101	Wilt Chamberlain (24)	—	18–18
37	January 7	Boston	89–92	Wilt Chamberlain (35)	—	19–18
38	January 9	New York	97–112	Wilt Chamberlain (43)	1,609^[6]	20–18
39	January 10	Los Angeles	89–114	Wilt Chamberlain (50)	—	21–18
40	January 12	New York	105–112	Wilt Chamberlain (47)	2,161^[7]	22–18
41	January 15	@ Detroit	89–79	Wilt Chamberlain (32)	—	23–18
42	January 17	@ Philadelphia	112–91	Wilt Chamberlain (36)	—	24–18
43	January 18	@ Baltimore	86–93	Wilt Chamberlain (28)	—	24–19
44	January 19	@ Boston	105–108	Wilt Chamberlain (31)	—	24–20
45	January 21	Detroit	88–100	Wilt Chamberlain (24)	—	25–20
46	January 23	Detroit	93–125	Wilt Chamberlain (28)	—	26–20
47	January 24	@ Los Angeles	100–118	Wilt Chamberlain (41)	—	26–21
48	January 25	Los Angeles	95–120	Wilt Chamberlain (40)	—	27–21
49	January 26	@ Los Angeles	96–108	Wilt Chamberlain (49)	—	27–22
50	January 28	@ Philadelphia	139–117	Wilt Chamberlain (59)	—	28–22
51	January 29	@ Boston	100–92	Wilt Chamberlain (28)	—	29–22
52	January 30	@ Detroit	100–109	Wilt Chamberlain (42)	—	29–23
53	February 1	@ New York	125–106	Wilt Chamberlain (40)	—	30–23
54	February 2	@ Baltimore	120–118 (OT)	Wayne Hightower (33)	—	31–23
55	February 4	Detroit	79–118	Wilt Chamberlain (38)	—	32–23
56	February 6	Detroit	97–104	Wilt Chamberlain (40)	2,906	33–23
57	February 8	@ St. Louis	103–97	Wilt Chamberlain (30)	—	34–23
58	February 9	@ St. Louis	111–116	Wilt Chamberlain (32)	—	34–24
59	February 11	@ Detroit	128–118 (OT)	Wilt Chamberlain (59)	—	35–24
60	February 13	Boston	95–106	Wilt Chamberlain (30)	—	36–24
61	February 15	Boston	96–87	Wilt Chamberlain (32)	—	36–25
62	February 17	Cincinnati	113–129	Wilt Chamberlain (52)	11,595^[8]	36–26
63	February 18	Detroit	108–98	Wilt Chamberlain (52)	3,875	37–26
64	February 19	@ Cincinnati	108–101	Wilt Chamberlain (32)	—	38–26
65	February 21	Cincinnati	101–93	Wilt Chamberlain (40)	—	38–27
66	February 23	Los Angeles	108–109	Wilt Chamberlain (37)	—	39–27
67	February 25	Cincinnati	108–117	Wilt Chamberlain (52)	—	40–27
68	February 27	@ St. Louis	107–97	Wilt Chamberlain (40)	—	41–27
69	February 28	@ Boston	92–107	Wilt Chamberlain (30)	—	41–28
70	February 29	@ New York	136–110	Wilt Chamberlain (37)	—	42–28
71	March 1	@ Detroit	100–86	Wilt Chamberlain (38)	—	43–28
72	March 2	St. Louis	111–102	Wilt Chamberlain (27)	—	43–29
73	March 5	St. Louis	104–102	Wilt Chamberlain (44)	—	43–30
74	March 7	@ Los Angeles	120–118	Wilt Chamberlain (47)	—	44–30
75	March 10	Baltimore	111–129	Wilt Chamberlain (32)	—	45–30
76	March 12	Baltimore	102–125	Wilt Chamberlain (35)	—	46–30
77	March 13	Los Angeles	112–109	Wilt Chamberlain (35)	—	46–31
78	March 14	@ Los Angeles	111–95	Wilt Chamberlain (55)	—	47–31
79	March 16	Philadelphia	111–110	Wilt Chamberlain (30)	—	47–32
80	March 18	Philadelphia	85–89	Wilt Chamberlain (36)	—	48–32

Footnotes

• The game was held at the Oakland Civic Auditorium in Oakland, California.^{[9] [10] [5] [7]}
• The game was held at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.^[11]
• The game was held at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.^[12]
• The game was held at Sacramento High School in Sacramento, California.^[13]
• The game was held at The Field House in Toledo, Ohio.^[4]

• The game was held at Richmond Memorial Auditorium in Richmond, California.^[6]
• The game was held at San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.^[14]
• The game was held at Cleveland Arena, in Cleveland, Ohio.^[8]
• The game was held at Lansing Civic Center in Lansing, Michigan.^[15]

Playoffs

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 1| April 1| St. Louis| L 111–116| Wilt Chamberlain (37)| Wilt Chamberlain (22)| Guy Rodgers (11)| War Memorial Gymnasium^[16]
5,231| 0–1|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2| April 3| St. Louis| W 120–85| Wilt Chamberlain (28)| Wilt Chamberlain (27)| Guy Rodgers (8)| Cow Palace
9,063| 1–1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 3| April 5| @ St. Louis| L 109–113| Wilt Chamberlain (46)| Wilt Chamberlain (23)| Phillips, Rodgers (4)| Kiel Auditorium
10,163| 1–2|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 4| April 8| @ St. Louis| W 111–109| Wilt Chamberlain (36)| Wilt Chamberlain (23)| Guy Rodgers (8)| Kiel Auditorium
10,118| 2–2|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 5| April 10| St. Louis| W 121–97| Wilt Chamberlain (50)| Chamberlain, Thurmond (15)| Guy Rodgers (12)| Cow Palace
10,628| 3–2|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 6| April 12| @ St. Louis| L 95–123| Wilt Chamberlain (34)| Wilt Chamberlain (24)| Guy Rodgers (7)| Kiel Auditorium
8,967| 3–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 7| April 16| St. Louis| W 105–95| Wilt Chamberlain (39)| Wilt Chamberlain (30)| Guy Rodgers (8)| Cow Palace
8,923| 4–3|-|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 1| April 18| @ Boston| L 96–108| Wilt Chamberlain (22)| Wilt Chamberlain (23)| Guy Rodgers (8)| Boston Garden
13,909| 0–1|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 2| April 20| @ Boston| L 101–124| Wilt Chamberlain (32)| Wilt Chamberlain (25)| Phillips, Rodgers (4)| Boston Garden
13,909| 0–2|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 3| April 22| Boston| W 115–91| Wilt Chamberlain (35)| Wilt Chamberlain (25)| Guy Rodgers (7)| Cow Palace
10,981| 1–2|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 4| April 24| Boston| L 95–98| Wilt Chamberlain (27)| Wilt Chamberlain (38)| Guy Rodgers (6)| Cow Palace
14,862| 1–3|- style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"| 5| April 26| @ Boston| L 99–105| Wilt Chamberlain (30)| Wilt Chamberlain (27)| Guy Rodgers (7)| Boston Garden
13,909| 1–4|-

Awards and records

• Wilt Chamberlain: NBA All-Star Game, NBA scoring champion, All-NBA First Team
• Alex Hannum: NBA Coach of the Year Award
• Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Notes and References

1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SFW/1964.html 1963–64 San Francisco Warriors
2. Web site: Golden State Warriors All-Star Game Selections . Basketball Reference . 1 March 2022.
3. News: Warriors walloped by Royals . 4 November 2022 . The Peninsula Times Tribune . Associated Press . 27 November 1963 . Palo Alto, California . 17.
4. News: New Year Looks Better for Pistons . 4 November 2022 . Dayton Daily News . United Press International . 31 December 1963 . Dayton, Ohio . 9.
5. News: Connolly . Will . Hawks Beat Warriors, 111-106 . 4 November 2022 . The San Francisco Examiner . 3 January 1964 . San Francisco, California . 45.
6. News: Selby . Don . Warriors Win 112-97; SF Quint Zips Past New Yorkers . 4 November 2022 . The San Francisco Examiner . 10 January 1964 . San Francisco, California . 53.
7. News: Simmonds . John . Winning Warriors Head East; Chamberlain's 21 Points Paces 4th Period Splurge. 4 November 2022 . Oakland Tribune . 13 January 1964 . Oakland, California . 35, 36.
8. News: Closwer . Jack . Royals Dazzle Cleveland Fans; Robertson, Lucas Embry Outstanding . 4 November 2022 . The Cincinnati Post . Scripps-Howard . 18 February 1964 . Cincinnati, Ohio . 17.
9. News: Jupiter . Harry . Warriors Cool Off -- Not Knicks . 4 November 2022 . The San Francisco Examiner . 10 November 1963 . San Francisco, California . 65, 68.
10. News: Simmonds . John . S.F. Wins as Wilt Gets 49 . 4 November 2022 . Oakland Tribune . 11 December 1963 . Oakland, California . 39, 41.
11. News: Warriors to Meet Royals in New York . 4 November 2022 . Stockton Evening and Sunday Record . United Press International . 26 November 1963 . Stockton, California . 22.
12. News: Non Shooting Wilt Sinks 18 Straight; SF Wallops Knicks . 4 November 2022 . The Sacramento Bee . Associated Press . 28 November 1963 . Sacramento, California . 80.
13. News: Smolich . Marco . Warriors Clip Hawks for 3rd in Row . 4 November 2022 . The Sacramento Bee . 19 December 1963 . Sacramento, California . 65.
14. News: Wilt leads Warriors past Pistons . 4 November 2022 . The Peninsula Times Tribune . 7 February 1964 . Palo Alto, California . 26.
15. News: Hoerner . Bob . Lansing Fans, Pistons Discover Why Warriors Top NBA Team . 4 November 2022 . Lansing State Journal . 19 February 1964 . Lansing, Michigan . 37.
16. Web site: Killion . Ann . S.F.’s last NBA playoff game was historic: Wilt’s Warriors vs. 5 Hall of Famers . Sfchronicle.com . 2022-04-16 . 2022-05-28.