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1964 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament

Field	Value
title	NBA playoffs
year	1964
season	[1963–64](1963-64-nba-season)
dates	March 21–April 26, 1964
num_teams	6
winners	Boston Celtics
count	7
second	San Francisco Warriors
semifinal1	St. Louis Hawks
semifinal2	Cincinnati Royals
prev_season	[1963](1963-nba-playoffs)
next_season	[1965](1965-nba-playoffs)

The 1964 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1963–64 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Boston earned their 6th straight and 7th overall NBA title, as they continued to dominate the decade; except for 1967, they won every NBA title in the 1960s.

This was the San Francisco Warriors' first trip to the NBA Finals since 1956 when they were based in Philadelphia; they would make a repeat appearance in 1967 and (as the Golden State Warriors) would earn the franchise's third championship in 1975.

The Philadelphia 76ers earned their first playoff appearance in their new city; they had been founded as the independent Syracuse Nationals in 1939 and joined the NBL in 1946.

Bracket

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| RD3-seed1=E1 | RD3-team1=Boston* | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2=San Francisco* | RD3-score2=1 |* Division winner |Bold Series winner |Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals}}

Division Semifinals

Eastern Division Semifinals

(2) [[Cincinnati Royals]] vs. (3) [[Philadelphia 76ers]]

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning the first meeting when the 76ers were the Syracuse Nationals.

Cincinnati leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Semifinals

(2) [[St. Louis Hawks]] vs. (3) [[Los Angeles Lakers]]

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

St. Louis leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series

Division Finals

Eastern Division Finals

(1) [[Boston Celtics]] vs. (2) [[Cincinnati Royals]]

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

Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Finals

(1) [[San Francisco Warriors]] vs. (2) [[St. Louis Hawks]]

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) San Francisco Warriors

Main article: 1964 NBA Finals

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first three meetings when the Warriors were based in Philadelphia.

Boston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series

References

"Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
(16 April 2022). "S.F.'s last NBA playoff game was historic: Wilt's Warriors vs. 5 Hall of Famers".
"Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.

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