1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1963–64 NBA season was the Lakers' 16th season in the NBA and fourth season in Los Angeles.[1]

1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coachFred Schaus
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record42–38 (.525)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishDivision Semifinals
(Lost to Hawks 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKHJ-TV
RadioKHJ

Roster
1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 5 Barnett, Dick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1936-10-02 Tennessee State
SF 22 Baylor, Elgin (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle
C 25 Ellis, Leroy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-03-10 St. John's
PG 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941-02-07 Tulsa
C 32 Krebs, Jim 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1935-09-08 SMU
PF 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1937-11-11 Dartmouth
SF 20 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-05-15 Iowa
C 14 Reed, Hub 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1936-10-04 Oklahoma City
SG 11 Selvy, Frank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1932-11-09 Furman
PG 44 West, Jerry (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-05-28 West Virginia
C 12 Wiley, Gene 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1937-11-12 Wichita State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: October 1, 1963

Regular season

Season standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-San Francisco Warriors4832.600–25–1421–152–329–17
x-St. Louis Hawks4634.575227–1217–192–330–16
x-Los Angeles Lakers4238.525624–1215–213–524–22
Baltimore Bullets3149.3881720–198–213–916–24
Detroit Pistons2357.288259–216–258–1113–33
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1963–64 NBA records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore —1–92–87–33–77–35–53–73–7
Boston 9–1—5–77–16–310–210–25–37–2
Cincinnati 8–27–5—7–24–411–19–35–44–4
Detroit 3–71–72–7—5–74–53–53–92–10
Los Angeles 7–33–64–47–5—6–25–45–75–7
New York 3–72–101–115–42–6—4–81–84–4
Philadelphia 5–52–103–95–34–58–4—4–43–6
San Francisco 7–33–54–59–37–58–14–4—6–6
St. Louis 7–32–74–410–27–54–46–36–6—

Playoffs
1964 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 2–3 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 21 @ St. Louis L 104–115 Jerry West (35) Elgin Baylor (15) Dick Barnett (5) Kiel Auditorium
7,214		 0–1
2 March 22 @ St. Louis L 90–106 Elgin Baylor (20) LeRoy Ellis (8) Jim King (4) Kiel Auditorium
7,014		 0–2
3 March 25 St. Louis W 107–105 Jerry West (39) Elgin Baylor (16) Elgin Baylor (11) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,728		 1–2
4 March 28 St. Louis W 97–88 Jerry West (39) LeRoy Ellis (11) Elgin Baylor (10) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
13,862		 2–2
5 March 30 @ St. Louis L 108–121 Elgin Baylor (28) Elgin Baylor (11) Dick Barnett (4) Kiel Auditorium
9,574		 2–3
1964 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers
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