1963–64 Boston Celtics season

season Boston Celtics
Seventh NBA Championship
Head coach	Red Auerbach
Arena	Boston Garden
Results
Record	59–21 (.738)
Place	Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions

Local media
Television	WHDH-TV
Radio	WHDH

The 1963–64 NBA season was the Celtics' 18th season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season by winning their seventh NBA Championship.

Offseason 1
- NBA Draft 1.1
Roster 2
- Depth chart 2.1
Regular season 3
- Season standings 3.1
Playoffs 4
- East Division Semifinals 4.1
- East Division Finals 4.2
- NBA Finals 4.3
Awards and honors 5
References 6

Offseason

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	8	Bill Green	Forward	United States	Colorado State

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve
C	Bill Russell		Clyde Lovellette
PF	Satch Sanders	Tom Heinsohn Willie Naulls
SF	John Havlicek	Frank Ramsey	Jim Loscutoff
SG	Sam Jones		Larry Siegfried
PG	K. C. Jones		Johnny McCarthy

Regular season

The Celtics were one of the dominant teams in the leagues. The team established its legacy as one of the game's greatest dynasties ever. 1950s superstar Bob Cousy had retired, yet Red Auerbach's club barely slowed down with his absence. Cousy's replacement was a defensive specialist named K. C. Jones, who continued Auerbach's emphasis on defense along with forward Tom 'Satch' Sanders and Center (basketball) Bill Russell. While Boston could surely still pass and score, it was their defensive emergence, led by the incredible Russell, that was now leading a streak of NBA titles. Russell led the league in rebounds and was one of two high-volume shot blockers dominating the NBA. The Celtics had six scorers over ten-points per game and two more over eight. Auerbach's sixth man, John Havlicek, was the team's leading scorer at 20 per game. This combination of active defense and unselfish shooting got Boston a league-high 59 wins in 80 NBA games.

Season standings

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Boston Celtics	59	21	.738	–	26–4	21–17	12–0	25–11
x-Cincinnati Royals	55	25	.688	4	26–7	18–18	11–0	27–9
x-Philadelphia 76ers	34	46	.425	25	18–12	12–22	4–12	13–23
New York Knicks	22	58	.275	37	10–25	8–27	4–6	7–29

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

The Celtics had a division semifinal bye.

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Cincinnati Royals: Celtics win series 4–1

Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 103, Cincinnati 87
Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 101, Cincinnati 90
Game 3 @ Cincinnati: Boston 102, Cincinnati 92
Game 4 @ Cincinnati: Cincinnati 102, Boston 93
Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 109, Cincinnati 95

NBA Finals

Game	Date	Home Team	Result	Road Team
Game 1	April 18	Boston	108–96	San Francisco
Game 2	April 20	Boston	124–101	San Francisco
Game 3	April 22	San Francisco	115–91	Boston
Game 4	April 24	San Francisco	95–98	Boston
Game 5	April 26	Boston	105–99	San Francisco

^[1]

Celtics won series 4–1

Awards and honors

Bill Russell, All-NBA Second Team
Tom Heinsohn, All-NBA Second Team
John Havlicek, All-NBA Second Team

References

^ 1964 NBA Playoff Summary – Basketball-Reference.com

Celtics on Database Basketball
Celtics on Basketball Reference

1963–64 NBA season by team

Eastern	Boston Cincinnati New York Philadelphia

Western	Baltimore Detroit Los Angeles San Francisco St. Louis

Boston Celtics 1963–64 NBA Champions

4 Clyde Lovellette 6 Bill Russell 12 Willie Naulls 15 Tom Heinsohn 16 Satch Sanders 17 John Havlicek 18 Jim Loscutoff 20 Larry Siegfried 21 Johnny McCarthy 23 Frank Ramsey 24 Sam Jones 25 K. C. Jones Head coach Red Auerbach

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