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(Top) 1 Series summary 2 Game summaries 2.1 Game 1 2.2 Game 2 2.3 Game 3 2.4 Game 4 2.5 Game 5 3 Team rosters 3.1 Boston Celtics 3.2 San Francisco Warriors 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

1964 NBA Finals

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1964 NBA Finals

Team	Coach	Wins
Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	4
San Francisco Warriors	Alex Hannum	1

Dates

April 18—26

Hall of Famers

Celtics:
John Havlicek (1984)
Tom Heinsohn (2015)
K. C. Jones (1989)
Sam Jones (1984)
Clyde Lovellette (1988)
Frank Ramsey (1982)
Bill Russell (1975)
Satch Sanders (2011)
Warriors:
Wilt Chamberlain (1979)
Guy Rodgers (2014)
Nate Thurmond (1985)
Coaches:
Red Auerbach (1969)
Alex Hannum (1998)
Officials:
Mendy Rudolph (2007)
Earl Strom (1995)

Eastern finals

Celtics defeated Royals, 4–1

Western finals

Warriors defeated Hawks, 4–3

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NBA Finals

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The 1964 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1964 NBA playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1963–64 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion San Francisco Warriors and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. This was the Celtics' eighth straight trip to the championship series, as they won the series over the Warriors, 4–1, securing their sixth consecutive NBA title.

This was the first time Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain faced off in the NBA Finals; they would do so once again in 1969. This was also the first meeting between the Celtics and Warriors in the NBA Finals; they would meet each other again in 2022 and the Warriors won the series in 6 games.

Game	Date	Home team	Result	Road team
Game 1	April 18	Boston Celtics	108–96 (1–0)	San Francisco Warriors
Game 2	April 20	Boston Celtics	124–101 (2–0)	San Francisco Warriors
Game 3	April 22	San Francisco Warriors	115–91 (1–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 4	April 24	San Francisco Warriors	95–98 (1–3)	Boston Celtics
Game 5	April 26	Boston Celtics	105–99 (4–1)	San Francisco Warriors

San Francisco Warriors 96, Boston Celtics 108
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 15–32, 25–22, 32–29
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain22 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain23 Asts: Guy Rodgers8		Pts: Sam Jones28 Rebs: Bill Russell25 Asts: K. C. Jones7
Boston leads series, 1–0

San Francisco Warriors 101, Boston Celtics 124
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 21–31, 25–36, 33–26
Pts: Wilt Chamberlain32 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain25 Asts: Phillips, Rodgers 4 each		Pts: Sam Jones31 Rebs: Bill Russell24 Asts: Bill Russell9
Boston leads series, 2–0

Boston Celtics 91, San Francisco Warriors 115
Scoring by quarter: 21–40, 22–27, 21–23, 27–25
Pts: John Havlicek22 Rebs: Bill Russell32 Asts: K. C. Jones8		Pts: Wilt Chamberlain35 Rebs: Wilt Chamberlain25 Asts: Guy Rodgers7
Boston leads series, 2–1