1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers season

1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers season
Head coach	Fred Schaus
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record	42–38 (.525)
Place	Division: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Division Semifinals (Eliminated 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

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

Roster

1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Nat.	Name	Ht.	Wt.
1.5 !G	5	USA !	Barnett, Dick	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Tennessee State
4.0 !F	22	USA !	Baylor, Elgin	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Seattle
6.0 !C	25	USA !	Ellis, LeRoy	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	St. John's
1.5 !G	15	USA !	Gibson, Mel	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Western Carolina
1.5 !G	21	USA !	King, Jim	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Tulsa
5.5 !F/C	32	USA !	Krebs, Jim	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Southern Methodist
4.0 !F	35	USA !	LaRusso, Rudy	7000201930000000000♠6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dartmouth
4.0 !F	20	USA !	Nelson, Don	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Iowa
6.0 !C	14	USA !	Reed, Hub	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oklahoma City
1.5 !G	11	USA !	Selvy, Frank	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Furman
1.5 !G	44	USA !	West, Jerry	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	West Virginia
6.0 !C	12	USA !	Wiley, Gene	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Wichita State

Head coach

Fred Schaus

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-San Francisco Warriors	48	32	.600	–	25–14	21–15	2–3	29–17
x-St. Louis Hawks	46	34	.575	2	27–12	17–19	2–3	30–16
x-Los Angeles Lakers	42	38	.525	6	24–12	15–21	3–5	24–22
Baltimore Bullets	31	49	.388	17	20–19	8–21	3–9	16–24
Detroit Pistons	23	57	.288	25	9–21	6–25	8–11	13–33

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1963–64 NBA records
Team	BAL	BOS	CIN	DET	LAL	NYK	PHI	SFW	STL
Baltimore	—	1–9	2–8	7–3	3–7	7–3	5–5	3–7	3–7
Boston	9–1	—	5–7	7–1	6–3	10–2	10–2	5–3	7–2
Cincinnati	8–2	7–5	—	7–2	4–4	11–1	9–3	5–4	4–4
Detroit	3–7	1–7	2–7	—	5–7	4–5	3–5	3–9	2–10
Los Angeles	7–3	3–6	4–4	7–5	—	6–2	5–4	5–7	5–7
New York	3–7	2–10	1–11	5–4	2–6	—	4–8	1–8	4–4
Philadelphia	5–5	2–10	3–9	5–3	4–5	8–4	—	4–4	3–6
San Francisco	7–3	3–5	4–5	9–3	7–5	8–1	4–4	—	6–6
St. Louis	7–3	2–7	4–4	10–2	7–5	4–4	6–3	6–6	—

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers: Hawks win series 3–2

Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 115, Los Angeles 104
Game 2 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 106, Los Angeles 90
Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 107, St. Louis 105
Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 97, St. Louis 88
Game 5 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 121, Los Angeles 108

Awards and records

Elgin Baylor: All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Star Game
Jerry West: All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Star Game

References

↑ 1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers

1963–64 NBA season by team

1963 NBA draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions

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