The 1963–64 San Francisco Warriors season was the Warriors' 18th season in the NBA and second in San Francisco.1963–64 San Francisco Warriors
The Warriors were led by superstar center Wilt Chamberlain and renowned playmaker Guy Rodgers, both of whom were named to their second-consecutive all-star games during the season. The Warriors were also aided by rookie draft pick Nate Thurmond as well as veterans Tom Meschery and Al Attles, and were coached by newcomer Alex Hannum. The Warriors won 48 games in the regular season, and beat the St. Louis Hawks in a tough seven-game series during the conference finals to advance to the NBA Finals, in only their second season as a San Francisco team. They were ousted in five games by the Boston Celtics in the NBA Championship.
Roster
Regular season
Season standings
x – clinched playoff spot
Game log 1963–64 game log # Date Opponent Score High points Attendance Record 1 October 19 @ Baltimore 103–102 Wilt Chamberlain (23) — 1–0 2 October 22 @ Cincinnati 97–103 Wilt Chamberlain (36) — 1–1 3 October 23 @ St. Louis 99–95 Wilt Chamberlain (22) — 2–1 4 October 26 Cincinnati 99–102 Wilt Chamberlain (21) — 3–1 5 October 29 Cincinnati 108–101 Wilt Chamberlain (32) — 3–2 6 November 2 Los Angeles 99–118 Wilt Chamberlain (55) — 4–2 7 November 7 New York 88–110 Wilt Chamberlain (23) — 5–2 8 November 8 @ Los Angeles 90–93 Wilt Chamberlain (33) — 5–3 9 November 9 New York 89–84 Wilt Chamberlain (30) 3,141 5–4 10 November 12 @ Philadelphia 102–106 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (31) — 5–5 11 November 13 @ Cincinnati 98–92 Wilt Chamberlain (49) — 6–5 12 November 14 @ St. Louis 105–117 Wilt Chamberlain (34) — 6–6 13 November 15 Detroit 101–98 Wilt Chamberlain (23) — 6–7 14 November 17 Detroit 96–120 Wilt Chamberlain (37) — 7–7 15 November 19 St. Louis 96–129 Wilt Chamberlain (40) — 8–7 16 November 26 Cincinnati 112–123 Wilt Chamberlain (23) 14,585 8–8 17 November 27 New York 118–89 Wilt Chamberlain (38) 3,909 9–8 18 November 29 @ Baltimore 99–100 Wilt Chamberlain (38) — 9–9 19 November 30 @ Boston 96–109 Guy Rodgers (24) — 9–10 20 December 3 @ New York 116–108 Wayne Hightower (23) — 10–10 21 December 4 @ St. Louis 83–105 Wilt Chamberlain (21) — 10–11 22 December 6 Los Angeles 110–103 Wilt Chamberlain (59) — 10–12 23 December 8 @ Los Angeles 114–112 Wilt Chamberlain (31) — 11–12 24 December 10 Baltimore 108–117 Wilt Chamberlain (49) 1,504 12–12 25 December 13 Baltimore 116–114 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (43) — 12–13 26 December 15 Baltimore 97–122 Wilt Chamberlain (44) — 13–13 27 December 17 St. Louis 106–110 Wilt Chamberlain (34) — 14–13 28 December 18 St. Louis 96–104 Wilt Chamberlain (27) 2,872 15–13 29 December 20 Philadelphia 114–112 Wilt Chamberlain (41) — 15–14 30 December 22 Philadelphia 104–118 Wilt Chamberlain (40) — 16–14 31 December 26 @ Philadelphia 112–118 Wilt Chamberlain (49) — 16–15 32 December 28 @ Baltimore 106–104 Chamberlain, Hightower (26) — 17–15 33 December 30 Detroit 112–114 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (47) 3,364 17–16 34 December 31 @ New York 101–79 Wilt Chamberlain (42) — 18–16 35 January 2 St. Louis 111–106 Wilt Chamberlain (42) 4,281 18–17 36 January 3 Boston 111–101 Wilt Chamberlain (24) — 18–18 37 January 7 Boston 89–92 Wilt Chamberlain (35) — 19–18 38 January 9 New York 97–112 Wilt Chamberlain (43) 1,609 20–18 39 January 10 Los Angeles 89–114 Wilt Chamberlain (50) — 21–18 40 January 12 New York 105–112 Wilt Chamberlain (47) 2,161 22–18 41 January 15 @ Detroit 89–79 Wilt Chamberlain (32) — 23–18 42 January 17 @ Philadelphia 112–91 Wilt Chamberlain (36) — 24–18 43 January 18 @ Baltimore 86–93 Wilt Chamberlain (28) — 24–19 44 January 19 @ Boston 105–108 Wilt Chamberlain (31) — 24–20 45 January 21 Detroit 88–100 Wilt Chamberlain (24) — 25–20 46 January 23 Detroit 93–125 Wilt Chamberlain (28) — 26–20 47 January 24 @ Los Angeles 100–118 Wilt Chamberlain (41) — 26–21 48 January 25 Los Angeles 95–120 Wilt Chamberlain (40) — 27–21 49 January 26 @ Los Angeles 96–108 Wilt Chamberlain (49) — 27–22 50 January 28 @ Philadelphia 139–117 Wilt Chamberlain (59) — 28–22 51 January 29 @ Boston 100–92 Wilt Chamberlain (28) — 29–22 52 January 30 @ Detroit 100–109 Wilt Chamberlain (42) — 29–23 53 February 1 @ New York 125–106 Wilt Chamberlain (40) — 30–23 54 February 2 @ Baltimore 120–118 (OT) Wayne Hightower (33) — 31–23 55 February 4 Detroit 79–118 Wilt Chamberlain (38) — 32–23 56 February 6 Detroit 97–104 Wilt Chamberlain (40) 2,906 33–23 57 February 8 @ St. Louis 103–97 Wilt Chamberlain (30) — 34–23 58 February 9 @ St. Louis 111–116 Wilt Chamberlain (32) — 34–24 59 February 11 @ Detroit 128–118 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (59) — 35–24 60 February 13 Boston 95–106 Wilt Chamberlain (30) — 36–24 61 February 15 Boston 96–87 Wilt Chamberlain (32) — 36–25 62 February 17 Cincinnati 113–129 Wilt Chamberlain (52) 11,595 36–26 63 February 18 Detroit 108–98 Wilt Chamberlain (52) 3,875 37–26 64 February 19 @ Cincinnati 108–101 Wilt Chamberlain (32) — 38–26 65 February 21 Cincinnati 101–93 Wilt Chamberlain (40) — 38–27 66 February 23 Los Angeles 108–109 Wilt Chamberlain (37) — 39–27 67 February 25 Cincinnati 108–117 Wilt Chamberlain (52) — 40–27 68 February 27 @ St. Louis 107–97 Wilt Chamberlain (40) — 41–27 69 February 28 @ Boston 92–107 Wilt Chamberlain (30) — 41–28 70 February 29 @ New York 136–110 Wilt Chamberlain (37) — 42–28 71 March 1 @ Detroit 100–86 Wilt Chamberlain (38) — 43–28 72 March 2 St. Louis 111–102 Wilt Chamberlain (27) — 43–29 73 March 5 St. Louis 104–102 Wilt Chamberlain (44) — 43–30 74 March 7 @ Los Angeles 120–118 Wilt Chamberlain (47) — 44–30 75 March 10 Baltimore 111–129 Wilt Chamberlain (32) — 45–30 76 March 12 Baltimore 102–125 Wilt Chamberlain (35) — 46–30 77 March 13 Los Angeles 112–109 Wilt Chamberlain (35) — 46–31 78 March 14 @ Los Angeles 111–95 Wilt Chamberlain (55) — 47–31 79 March 16 Philadelphia 111–110 Wilt Chamberlain (30) — 47–32 80 March 18 Philadelphia 85–89 Wilt Chamberlain (36) — 48–32
Footnotes
The game was held at the Oakland Civic Auditorium in Oakland, California. The game was held at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The game was held at Boston Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The game was held at Sacramento High School in Sacramento, California. The game was held at The Field House in Toledo, Ohio.
The game was held at Richmond Memorial Auditorium in Richmond, California. The game was held at San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California. The game was held at Cleveland Arena, in Cleveland, Ohio. The game was held at Lansing Civic Center in Lansing, Michigan.
Playoffs
| 1 | April 1 | St. Louis | L 111–116 | Wilt Chamberlain (37) | Wilt Chamberlain (22) | Guy Rodgers (11) | War Memorial Gymnasium5,231 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 3 | St. Louis | W 120–85 | Wilt Chamberlain (28) | Wilt Chamberlain (27) | Guy Rodgers (8) | Cow Palace9,063 | 1–1 |- | 3 | April 5 | @ St. Louis | L 109–113 | Wilt Chamberlain (46) | Wilt Chamberlain (23) | Phillips, Rodgers (4) | Kiel Auditorium10,163 | 1–2 |- | 4 | April 8 | @ St. Louis | W 111–109 | Wilt Chamberlain (36) | Wilt Chamberlain (23) | Guy Rodgers (8) | Kiel Auditorium10,118 | 2–2 |- | 5 | April 10 | St. Louis | W 121–97 | Wilt Chamberlain (50) | Chamberlain, Thurmond (15) | Guy Rodgers (12) | Cow Palace10,628 | 3–2 |- | 6 | April 12 | @ St. Louis | L 95–123 | Wilt Chamberlain (34) | Wilt Chamberlain (24) | Guy Rodgers (7) | Kiel Auditorium8,967 | 3–3 |- | 7 | April 16 | St. Louis | W 105–95 | Wilt Chamberlain (39) | Wilt Chamberlain (30) | Guy Rodgers (8) | Cow Palace8,923 | 4–3
| 1 | April 18 | @ Boston | L 96–108 | Wilt Chamberlain (22) | Wilt Chamberlain (23) | Guy Rodgers (8) | Boston Garden13,909 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 20 | @ Boston | L 101–124 | Wilt Chamberlain (32) | Wilt Chamberlain (25) | Phillips, Rodgers (4) | Boston Garden13,909 | 0–2 |- | 3 | April 22 | Boston | W 115–91 | Wilt Chamberlain (35) | Wilt Chamberlain (25) | Guy Rodgers (7) | Cow Palace10,981 | 1–2 |- | 4 | April 24 | Boston | L 95–98 | Wilt Chamberlain (27) | Wilt Chamberlain (38) | Guy Rodgers (6) | Cow Palace14,862 | 1–3 |- | 5 | April 26 | @ Boston | L 99–105 | Wilt Chamberlain (30) | Wilt Chamberlain (27) | Guy Rodgers (7) | Boston Garden13,909 | 1–4
Awards and records Wilt Chamberlain: NBA All-Star Game, NBA scoring champion, All-NBA First Team Alex Hannum: NBA Coach of the Year Award Nate Thurmond, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
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