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

1. 1963–64 Los Angeles Lakers