Season of National Basketball Association team the Los Angeles Lakers
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1963–64 NBA season was the Lakers' 16th season in the NBA and fourth season in Los Angeles.[1]
Roster
Players
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Coaches
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Pos.
|
No.
|
Name
|
Height
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Weight
|
DOB
|
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
|
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
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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
|
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
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
Roster Last transaction: October 1, 1963
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Regular season
Season standings
- 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 |
—
|
Game log
1963–64 game log
|
# |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
High points |
Record
|
1 |
October 19 |
@ St. Louis |
108–117 |
Jerry West (30) |
0–1
|
2 |
October 22 |
@ New York |
130–117 |
Jerry West (26) |
1–1
|
3 |
October 23 |
@ Detroit |
124–116 |
Jerry West (31) |
2–1
|
4 |
October 25 |
@ Cincinnati |
122–109 |
Jerry West (27) |
3–1
|
5 |
October 30 |
Cincinnati |
115–107 |
Jerry West (37) |
3–2
|
6 |
November 1 |
Cincinnati |
112–122 |
Barnett, West (29) |
4–2
|
7 |
November 2 |
@ San Francisco |
99–118 |
Jerry West (33) |
4–3
|
8 |
November 6 |
New York |
109–111 |
Jerry West (35) |
5–3
|
9 |
November 8 |
San Francisco |
90–93 |
Jerry West (30) |
6–3
|
10 |
November 10 |
New York |
79–104 |
Elgin Baylor (21) |
7–3
|
11 |
November 11 |
N Detroit |
109–116 |
Elgin Baylor (28) |
7–4
|
12 |
November 13 |
N Boston |
110–114 |
Jerry West (35) |
7–5
|
13 |
November 14 |
@ Baltimore |
123–115 |
Barnett, West (31) |
8–5
|
14 |
November 15 |
@ Philadelphia |
97–99 |
Elgin Baylor (30) |
8–6
|
15 |
November 16 |
Detroit |
95–115 |
Jerry West (24) |
9–6
|
16 |
November 17 |
St. Louis |
117–112 |
Elgin Baylor (30) |
9–7
|
17 |
November 21 |
St. Louis |
99–111 |
Jerry West (35) |
10–7
|
18 |
November 26 |
@ New York |
119–112 |
Jerry West (33) |
11–7
|
19 |
November 27 |
@ Boston |
78–114 |
Ellis, West (16) |
11–8
|
20 |
November 29 |
@ Detroit |
127–111 |
Elgin Baylor (37) |
12–8
|
21 |
November 30 |
@ St. Louis |
97–96 |
Jerry West (26) |
13–8
|
22 |
December 1 |
@ Cincinnati |
114–109 |
Jerry West (37) |
14–8
|
23 |
December 4 |
@ Baltimore |
98–118 |
Jerry West (29) |
14–9
|
24 |
December 6 |
@ San Francisco |
110–103 |
Jerry West (27) |
15–9
|
25 |
December 8 |
San Francisco |
114–112 |
Elgin Baylor (32) |
15–10
|
26 |
December 9 |
N Baltimore |
134–120 |
Dick Barnett (38) |
16–10
|
27 |
December 12 |
Baltimore |
105–120 |
Jerry West (37) |
17–10
|
28 |
December 14 |
Baltimore |
108–113 |
Jerry West (38) |
18–10
|
29 |
December 15 |
St. Louis |
102–95 |
Dick Barnett (21) |
18–11
|
30 |
December 18 |
Philadelphia |
96–116 |
Jerry West (30) |
19–11
|
31 |
December 21 |
Philadelphia |
113–126 |
Elgin Baylor (31) |
20–11
|
32 |
December 25 |
@ New York |
134–126 |
Jerry West (47) |
21–11
|
33 |
December 26 |
@ Boston |
110–126 |
Jerry West (22) |
21–12
|
34 |
December 28 |
@ Philadelphia |
100–114 |
Jerry West (29) |
21–13
|
35 |
December 29 |
N Detroit |
140–128 |
Jerry West (39) |
22–13
|
36 |
December 31 |
St. Louis |
119–132 |
Jerry West (39) |
23–13
|
37 |
January 4 |
Boston |
118–125 (OT) |
Jerry West (36) |
24–13
|
38 |
January 5 |
Boston |
95–97 |
Jerry West (29) |
25–13
|
39 |
January 8 |
New York |
118–136 |
Jerry West (39) |
26–13
|
40 |
January 10 |
@ San Francisco |
89–114 |
Baylor, West (21) |
26–14
|
41 |
January 11 |
N New York |
118–108 |
Elgin Baylor (30) |
26–15
|
42 |
January 15 |
@ St. Louis |
111–109 |
Jerry West (36) |
27–15
|
43 |
January 16 |
@ Cincinnati |
95–108 |
Dick Barnett (21) |
27–16
|
44 |
January 17 |
@ Boston |
79–99 |
Elgin Baylor (22) |
27–17
|
45 |
January 18 |
N Philadelphia |
111–115 |
Jerry West (41) |
28–17
|
46 |
January 20 |
Detroit |
118–107 |
Baylor, West (26) |
28–18
|
47 |
January 22 |
Detroit |
101–110 |
Jerry West (42) |
29–18
|
48 |
January 24 |
San Francisco |
100–118 |
Jerry West (34) |
30–18
|
49 |
January 25 |
@ San Francisco |
95–120 |
Dick Barnett (23) |
30–19
|
50 |
January 26 |
San Francisco |
96–108 |
Jerry West (31) |
31–19
|
51 |
January 28 |
@ Detroit |
92–93 |
Elgin Baylor (25) |
31–20
|
52 |
January 29 |
N Philadelphia |
102–97 |
Elgin Baylor (34) |
31–21
|
53 |
January 30 |
@ Baltimore |
89–107 |
Rudy LaRusso (24) |
31–22
|
54 |
February 1 |
@ St. Louis |
96–113 |
Elgin Baylor (27) |
31–23
|
55 |
February 2 |
@ St. Louis |
105–107 |
Elgin Baylor (27) |
31–24
|
56 |
February 4 |
@ Cincinnati |
100–118 |
Rudy LaRusso (27) |
31–25
|
57 |
February 5 |
Detroit |
85–111 |
Elgin Baylor (37) |
32–25
|
58 |
February 7 |
Detroit |
111–103 |
Elgin Baylor (40) |
32–26
|
59 |
February 8 |
@ Philadelphia |
101–109 |
Elgin Baylor (24) |
32–27
|
60 |
February 9 |
@ Baltimore |
110–119 |
Elgin Baylor (22) |
32–28
|
61 |
February 11 |
@ Boston |
113–109 |
Jerry West (40) |
33–28
|
62 |
February 12 |
Boston |
104–97 (OT) |
Jerry West (31) |
33–29
|
63 |
February 16 |
Boston |
92–90 |
Elgin Baylor (33) |
33–30
|
64 |
February 18 |
@ New York |
117–118 |
Jerry West (41) |
33–31
|
65 |
February 19 |
N Detroit |
115–116 |
Elgin Baylor (34) |
33–32
|
66 |
February 20 |
@ Detroit |
106–101 |
Elgin Baylor (26) |
34–32
|
67 |
February 22 |
Cincinnati |
107–105 |
Jerry West (43) |
34–33
|
68 |
February 23 |
@ San Francisco |
108–109 |
Elgin Baylor (29) |
34–34
|
69 |
February 26 |
Cincinnati |
97–103 |
Elgin Baylor (35) |
35–34
|
70 |
February 28 |
@ Baltimore |
115–112 |
Jerry West (33) |
36–34
|
71 |
February 29 |
@ St. Louis |
114–115 (OT) |
Elgin Baylor (30) |
36–35
|
72 |
March 1 |
St. Louis |
91–114 |
Jerry West (37) |
37–35
|
73 |
March 4 |
St. Louis |
110–105 |
Elgin Baylor (31) |
37–36
|
74 |
March 7 |
San Francisco |
120–118 |
Elgin Baylor (35) |
37–37
|
75 |
March 9 |
Baltimore |
112–122 |
Jerry West (37) |
38–37
|
76 |
March 11 |
Baltimore |
109–115 |
Elgin Baylor (25) |
39–37
|
77 |
March 13 |
@ San Francisco |
112–109 |
Jerry West (38) |
40–37
|
78 |
March 14 |
San Francisco |
111–95 |
Elgin Baylor (28) |
40–38
|
79 |
March 15 |
Philadelphia |
95–120 |
Elgin Baylor (34) |
41–38
|
80 |
March 17 |
Philadelphia |
97–121 |
Jerry West (31) |
42–38
|
Playoffs
1964 playoff game log
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Division semifinals: 2–3 (home: 2–0; road: 0–3) |
1964 schedule
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Awards and records
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