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{{Short description|1964 basketball championship series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{NBA Finals summary
| image =
| caption =
| league = NBA
| year = 1964
| runnerup = [[1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season|San Francisco Warriors]]
| runnerup_coach = [[Alex Hannum]]
| runnerup_games = 1
| champion = [[1963–64 Boston Celtics season|Boston Celtics]]
| champion_coach = [[Red Auerbach]]
| champion_games = 4
| date = April 18—26
| MVP = <!--None awarded-->
| HOFers = '''Celtics:'''<br/>[[John Havlicek]] (1984)<br/>[[Tom Heinsohn]] (2015)<br/>[[K. C. Jones]] (1989)<br/>[[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]] (1984)<br/>[[Clyde Lovellette]] (1988)<br/>[[Frank Ramsey (basketball)|Frank Ramsey]] (1982)<br/>[[Bill Russell]] (1975)<br/>[[Satch Sanders]] (2011)<br/>'''Warriors:'''<br/>[[Wilt Chamberlain]] (1979)<br/>[[Guy Rodgers]] (2014)<br/>[[Nate Thurmond]] (1985)<br/>'''Coaches:'''<br/>[[Red Auerbach]] (1969)<br/>[[Alex Hannum]] (1998)<br/>'''Officials:'''<br/>[[Mendy Rudolph]] (2007)<br/>[[Earl Strom]] (1995)
| ECF result = [[1963–64 Boston Celtics season|Celtics]] defeated [[1963–64 Cincinnati Royals season|Royals]], 4–1  
| WCF result = [[1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season|Warriors]] defeated [[1963–64 St. Louis Hawks season|Hawks]], 4–3
}}

The '''1964 NBA World Championship Series''' was the championship round of the [[1964 NBA playoffs]], which concluded the [[National Basketball Association]] [[1963–64 NBA season|1963–64 season]]. The best-of-seven series was played between the [[Western Division (NBA)|Western Division]] champion [[San Francisco Warriors]] and the [[Eastern Division (NBA)|Eastern Division]] champion [[Boston 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 time [[Bill Russell]] and [[Wilt Chamberlain]] faced off in the NBA Finals; they would do so once again in [[1969 NBA Finals|1969]]. This was also the first meeting between the Celtics and Warriors in the [[NBA Finals]]; they would meet each other again in [[2022 NBA Finals|2022]] and the Warriors won the series in 6 games.

==Team rosters==
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===Boston Celtics===
{{Boston Celtics 1963–64 NBA champions}}

===San Francisco Warriors===
{{NBA roster header|team=1963–64 San Francisco Warriors Western Division Champions
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| bg2 = #D50032 | color2 = #FFC72C
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{{player2 | num = 16 | first = Al | last = Attles | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 175 | college = North Carolina A&T |DOB =1936–11–07}}
{{player2 | num = 13 | first = Wilt | last = Chamberlain | pos = C | ft = 7 | in = 1 | lbs = 275 | college = Kansas |DOB =1936–08–21}}
{{player2 | num = 55 | first = Wayne | last = Hightower | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 192 | college = Kansas |DOB =1940–01–14}}
{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Gary | last = Hill | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 185 | college = Oklahoma City |DOB =1941–10–07}}
{{player2 | num = 9 | first = George | last = Lee | dab = basketball | pos = F/G | ft = 6 | in = 4 | lbs = 200 | college = Michigan |DOB =1936–11–23}}
{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Tom | last = Meschery | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 6 | lbs = 215 | college = St. Mary's |DOB =1938–10–26}}
{{player2 | num = 7 | first = Gary | last = Phillips | dab = basketball | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 189 | college = Houston |DOB =1939–12–07}}
{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Guy | last = Rodgers | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 0 | lbs = 185 | college = Temple |DOB =1935–09–01}}
{{player2 | num = 17 | first = Kenny | last = Sears | link = Ken Sears | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 9 | lbs = 198 | college = Santa Clara |DOB =1933–08–17}}
{{player2 | num = 42 | first = Nate | last = Thurmond | pos = C/F | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 225 | college = Bowling Green |DOB =1941–07–25}}
{{player2 | num = 15 | first = John | last = Windsor | pos = F | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 215 | college = Stanford |DOB =1940–04–03}}
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* {{player||USA|[[Alex Hannum]]}} ({{college|USC}})
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==Series summary==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Game !! Date !! Home team !! Result !! Road team
|-
| 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''

==Game summaries==
===Game 1===
{{basketballbox
 | bg = #eee | date = April 18 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404180BOS.html Boxscore]
 | team1 = [[San Francisco Warriors]] | score1 = 96
 | team2 = '''[[Boston Celtics]]''' | score2 = '''108'''
 | Q1 = 24–'''25''' | Q2 = 15–'''32''' | Q3 = '''25'''–22 | Q4 = '''32'''–29
 | points1 = [[Wilt Chamberlain]] 22 | rebounds1 = [[Wilt Chamberlain]] 23 | assist1 = [[Guy Rodgers]] 8
 | points2 = [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]] 28 | rebounds2 = [[Bill Russell]] 25 | assist2 = [[K. C. Jones]] 7
 | place = [[Boston Garden]], [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] | attendance = 13,909
 | series = Boston leads series, 1–0
}}

===Game 2===
{{basketballbox
 | bg =  | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404200BOS.html Boxscore]
 | team1 = [[San Francisco Warriors]] | score1 = 101
 | team2 = '''[[Boston Celtics]]''' | score2 = '''124'''
 | Q1 = 22–'''31''' | Q2 = 21–'''31''' | Q3 = 25–'''36''' | Q4 = '''33'''–26
 | points1 = [[Wilt Chamberlain]] 32 | rebounds1 = [[Wilt Chamberlain]] 25 | assist1 = [[Gary Phillips (basketball)|Phillips]], [[Guy Rodgers|Rodgers]] 4 each
 | points2 = [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]] 31 | rebounds2 = [[Bill Russell]] 24 | assist2 = [[Bill Russell]] 9
 | place = [[Boston Garden]], [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] | attendance = 13,909
 | series = Boston leads series, 2–0
}}

===Game 3===
{{basketballbox
 | bg = #eee | date = April 22 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404220SFW.html Boxscore]
 | team1 = [[Boston Celtics]] | score1 = 91
 | team2 = '''[[San Francisco Warriors]]''' | score2 = '''115'''
 | Q1 = 21–'''40''' | Q2 = 22–'''27''' | Q3 = 21–'''23''' | Q4 = '''27'''–25
 | points1 = [[John Havlicek]] 22 | rebounds1 = [[Bill Russell]] 32 | assist1 = [[K. C. Jones]] 8
 | points2 = [[Wilt Chamberlain]] 35 | rebounds2 = [[Wilt Chamberlain]] 25 | assist2 = [[Guy Rodgers]] 7
 | place = [[Cow Palace]], [[Daly City, California]] | attendance = 10,981
 | series = Boston leads series, 2–1
}}

===Game 4===
{{basketballbox
 | bg =  | date = April 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404240SFW.html Boxscore]
 | team1 = '''[[Boston Celtics]]''' | score1 = '''98'''
 | team2 = [[San Francisco Warriors]] | score2 = 95
 | Q1 = 17–'''24''' | Q2 = '''23'''–20 | Q3 = '''36'''–20 | Q4 = 22–'''31'''
 | points1 = [[Tom Heinsohn]] 25 | rebounds1 = [[Bill Russell]] 19 | assist1 = [[K. C. Jones]] 5
 | points2 = [[Wilt Chamberlain]] 27 | rebounds2 = [[Wilt Chamberlain]] 38 | assist2 = [[Guy Rodgers]] 6
 | place = [[Cow Palace]], [[Daly City, California]] | attendance = 14,862
 | series = Boston leads series, 3–1
}}

===Game 5===
{{basketballbox
 | bg = #eee | date = April 26 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404260BOS.html Boxscore]
 | team1 = [[San Francisco Warriors]] | score1 = 99
 | team2 = '''[[Boston Celtics]]''' | score2 = '''105'''
 | Q1 = '''24'''–22 | Q2 = 17–'''23''' | Q3 = '''30'''–29 | Q4 = 28–'''31'''
 | points1 = [[Wilt Chamberlain]] 30 | rebounds1 = [[Wilt Chamberlain]] 27 | assist1 = [[Guy Rodgers]] 7
 | points2 = [[Tom Heinsohn]] 19 | rebounds2 = [[Bill Russell]] 26 | assist2 = [[Bill Russell]] 6
 | place = [[Boston Garden]], [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] | attendance = 13,909
 | series = Boston wins series, 4–1
}}
 
==See also==
* [[1964 NBA playoffs]]
* [[1963–64 NBA season]]

==References==
<references />
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1964.html "1963-64 NBA Season Summary"], ''basketball-reference.com''. Retrieved March 28, 2014.

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120222183042/http://www.nba.com/history/finals/19631964.html 1964 Finals] at NBA.com
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1964.html 1964 NBA Playoffs] at Basketball-Reference.com

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