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1963–64 Boston Celtics season

NBA basketball team season (NBA champions)

(Defeated Warriors 4–1)

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

Offseason

NBA draft

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

Source:

Roster

Red Auerbach

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 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

Game log

1963–64 game log
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Playoffs

1–0
2
April 2
Cincinnati
W 101–90
Tom Heinsohn (31)
Bill Russell (28)
K. C. Jones (8)
Boston Garden
13,909
2–0
-
3
April 5
@ Cincinnati
W 102–92
Bill Russell (22)
Bill Russell (28)
K. C. Jones (6)
Cincinnati Gardens
11,850
3–0
-
4
April 7
@ Cincinnati
L 93–102
Sam Jones (33)
Bill Russell (24)
K. C. Jones (5)
Cincinnati Gardens
3–1
-
5
April 9
Cincinnati
W 109–95
Sam Jones (23)
Bill Russell (35)
Russell, K. C. Jones (7)
Boston Garden
13,909
4–1
-
-
1
April 18
San Francisco
W 108–96
Sam Jones (28)
Bill Russell (25)
K. C. Jones (7)
Boston Garden
13,909
1–0
-
2
April 20
San Francisco
W 124–101
Sam Jones (31)
Bill Russell (24)
Bill Russell (9)
Boston Garden
13,909
2–0
-
3
April 22
@ San Francisco
L 91–115
John Havlicek (22)
Bill Russell (32)
K. C. Jones (8)
Cow Palace
10,981
2–1
-
4
April 24
@ San Francisco
W 98–95
Tom Heinsohn (25)
Bill Russell (19)
K. C. Jones (5)
Cow Palace
14,862
3–1
-
5
April 26
San Francisco
W 105–99
Tom Heinsohn (19)
Bill Russell (26)
Bill Russell (6)
Boston Garden
13,909
4–1
-

Awards and honors

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

References

Celtics on Basketball Reference

References

"1963 NBA Draft".

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