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| Dates | April 18—26 | |||||||||
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| Hall of Famers | Celtics: John Havlicek (1984) Tom Heinsohn (2015) K. C. Jones (1989) Sam Jones (1984) Clyde Lovellette (1988) Frank Ramsey (1982) Bill Russell (1975) Satch Sanders (2011, contributor) Warriors: Wilt Chamberlain (1979) Guy Rodgers (2014) Nate Thurmond (1985) Coaches: Red Auerbach (1969) Alex Hannum (1998) Officials: Mendy Rudolph (2007) Earl Strom (1995) | |||||||||
| Eastern finals | Celtics defeatedRoyals, 4–1 | |||||||||
| Western finals | Warriors defeatedHawks, 4–3 | |||||||||
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The1964 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the1964 NBA playoffs, which concluded theNational Basketball Association1963–64 season. The best-of-seven series was played between theWestern Division championSan Francisco Warriors and theEastern Division championBoston Celtics. This was the Celtics' eighth straight trip to the championship series, as they won the series over the Warriors, 4–1, securing their sixth consecutive NBA title.
This was the first timeBill Russell andWilt Chamberlain faced off in the NBA Finals; they would do so once again in1969. This was also the first meeting between the Celtics and Warriors in theNBA Finals; they would meet each other again in2022 and the Warriors won the series in 6 games.
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| Game | Date | Home team | Result | Road team |
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| Game 1 | April 18 | Boston Celtics | 108–96 (1–0) | San Francisco Warriors |
| Game 2 | April 20 | Boston Celtics | 124–101 (2–0) | San Francisco Warriors |
| Game 3 | April 22 | San Francisco Warriors | 115–91 (1–2) | Boston Celtics |
| Game 4 | April 24 | San Francisco Warriors | 95–98 (1–3) | Boston Celtics |
| Game 5 | April 26 | Boston Celtics | 105–99 (4–1) | San Francisco Warriors |
Celtics win series 4–1
April 18 |
| San Francisco Warriors 96,Boston Celtics108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 15–32,25–22,32–29 | ||
| Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 22 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 23 Asts:Guy Rodgers 8 | Pts:Sam Jones 28 Rebs:Bill Russell 25 Asts:K. C. Jones 7 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 20 |
| San Francisco Warriors 101,Boston Celtics124 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 21–31, 25–36,33–26 | ||
| Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 32 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 25 Asts:Phillips,Rodgers 4 each | Pts:Sam Jones 31 Rebs:Bill Russell 24 Asts:Bill Russell 9 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 22 |
| Boston Celtics 91,San Francisco Warriors115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–40, 22–27, 21–23,27–25 | ||
| Pts:John Havlicek 22 Rebs:Bill Russell 32 Asts:K. C. Jones 8 | Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 35 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 25 Asts:Guy Rodgers 7 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | ||
April 24 |
| Boston Celtics98,San Francisco Warriors 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–24,23–20,36–20, 22–31 | ||
| Pts:Tom Heinsohn 25 Rebs:Bill Russell 19 Asts:K. C. Jones 5 | Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 27 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 38 Asts:Guy Rodgers 6 | |
| Boston leads series, 3–1 | ||
April 26 |
| San Francisco Warriors 99,Boston Celtics105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:24–22, 17–23,30–29, 28–31 | ||
| Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 30 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 27 Asts:Guy Rodgers 7 | Pts:Tom Heinsohn 19 Rebs:Bill Russell 26 Asts:Bill Russell 6 | |
| Boston wins series, 4–1 | ||
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