1962-63 NBA season
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The 1962-63 NBA Season was the 17th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 5th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals.
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[edit] Notable Occurrences
- The Warriors move from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to San Francisco, California.
- The Chicago Packers are renamed the Chicago Zephyrs.
- The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, with the East beating the West 115-108. Bill Russell of the Boston Celtics won the game's MVP award.
- ABC begins televising NBA games, which they would do until the 1973-74 season, when long time NBA broadcast partner CBS would begin televising games. ABC would not televise an NBA game again until Christmas Day of 2002, when they got the broadcast rights back.
[edit] Final standings
[edit] Eastern Division
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Celtics C | 58 | 22 | .725 | - |
| Syracuse Nationals | 48 | 32 | .600 | 10 |
| Cincinnati Royals | 42 | 38 | .525 | 16 |
| New York Knicks | 21 | 59 | .263 | 37 |
[edit] Western Division
| Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers | 53 | 27 | .663 | - |
| St. Louis Hawks | 48 | 32 | .600 | 5 |
| Detroit Pistons | 34 | 46 | .425 | 19 |
| San Francisco Warriors | 31 | 49 | .388 | 22 |
| Chicago Zephyrs | 25 | 55 | .313 | 28 |
C - NBA Champions
[edit] NBA awards
- Most Valuable Player: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
- Rookie of the Year: Terry Dischinger, Chicago Zephyrs
- All-NBA First Team:
- Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
- Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Lakers
- Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
- Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
- Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com
