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1963 NBA playoffs

Basketball competition

Field	Value
title	NBA playoffs
year	1963
season	[1962–63](1962-63-nba-season)
dates	March 19–April 24, 1963
num_teams	6
winners	Boston Celtics
count	6
second	Los Angeles Lakers
semifinal1	St. Louis Hawks
semifinal2	Cincinnati Royals
prev_season	[1962](1962-nba-playoffs)
next_season	[1964](1964-nba-playoffs)

The 1963 NBA playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1962-63 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.

The Celtics won their 5th straight and 6th overall, NBA title. Boston defeated L.A. in the NBA Finals for the second straight year, something that happened regularly in the 1960s.

The Cincinnati Royals advanced to the Division Finals for the first time since 1952, extending the Celtics to seven games.

This was the last playoff appearance for the Syracuse Nationals under that name; they moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the following season and became known as the Philadelphia 76ers.

This was the first time that both Division Finals series went to a deciding Game 7, and will be the last until 1979 and again until 2018.

Bracket

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| RD3-seed1=E1 | RD3-team1=Boston* | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2=Los Angeles* | RD3-score2=2 |* Division winner |Bold Series winner |Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals}}

Division Semifinals

Eastern Division Semifinals

(2) [[Syracuse Nationals]] vs. (3) [[Cincinnati Royals]]

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

Western Division Semifinals

(2) [[St. Louis Hawks]] vs. (3) [[Detroit Pistons]]

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first two meetings.

Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series

Division Finals

Eastern Division Finals

(1) [[Boston Celtics]] vs. (3) [[Cincinnati Royals]]

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

Western Division Finals

(1) [[Los Angeles Lakers]] vs. (2) [[St. Louis Hawks]]

This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning four of the first five meetings.

St. Louis leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series

NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers

Main article: 1963 NBA Finals

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first two meetings.

Boston leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series

References

"Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.

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