1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1963–64 NBA season was the Lakers' 16th season in the NBA and fourth season in Los Angeles.[1]

1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachFred Schaus
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record42–38 (.525)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishDivision Semifinals
(Lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHJ-TV
RadioKHJ

Roster
1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
G 5 Barnett, Dick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Tennessee State
F 22 Baylor, Elgin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Seattle
C 25 Ellis, LeRoy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's
G 15 Gibson, Mel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Western Carolina
G 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Tulsa
F/C 32 Krebs, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) SMU
F 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dartmouth
F 20 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa
C 14 Reed, Hub 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oklahoma City
G 11 Selvy, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Furman
G 44 West, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) West Virginia
C 12 Wiley, Gene 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wichita State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-San Francisco Warriors4832.600–25–1421–152–329–17
x-St. Louis Hawks4634.575227–1217–192–330–16
x-Los Angeles Lakers4238.525624–1215–213–524–22
Baltimore Bullets3149.3881720–198–213–916–24
Detroit Pistons2357.288259–216–258–1113–33
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1963–64 NBA records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore —1–92–87–33–77–35–53–73–7
Boston 9–1—5–77–16–310–210–25–37–2
Cincinnati 8–27–5—7–24–411–19–35–44–4
Detroit 3–71–72–7—5–74–53–53–92–10
Los Angeles 7–33–64–47–5—6–25–45–75–7
New York 3–72–101–115–42–6—4–81–84–4
Philadelphia 5–52–103–95–34–58–4—4–43–6
San Francisco 7–33–54–59–37–58–14–4—6–6
St. Louis 7–32–74–410–27–54–46–36–6—

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers: Hawks win series 3–2

  • Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 115, Los Angeles 104
  • Game 2 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 106, Los Angeles 90
  • Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 107, St. Louis 105
  • Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 97, St. Louis 88
  • Game 5 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 121, Los Angeles 108

Awards and records

References
  1. 1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers
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