1964 NBA playoffs

{{Short description|Postseason tournament}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{infobox basketball tournament season

|title=NBA playoffs

|year=1964

| season =1963–64

|dates=March 21–April 26, 1964

| num_teams =6

| winners =Boston Celtics

| count =7

| second = San Francisco Warriors

| semifinal1 =St. Louis Hawks

| semifinal2 =Cincinnati Royals

| prev_season =1963

| next_season =1965

}}

The 1964 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1963–64 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion San Francisco Warriors 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Boston earned their 6th straight and 7th overall NBA title, as they continued to dominate the decade; except for 1967, they won every NBA title in the 1960s.

This was the San Francisco Warriors' first trip to the NBA Finals since 1956 when they were based in Philadelphia; they would make a repeat appearance in 1967 and (as the Golden State Warriors) would earn the franchise's third championship in 1975.

The Philadelphia 76ers earned their first playoff appearance in their new city; they had been founded as the independent Syracuse Nationals in 1939 and joined the NBL in 1946.

Bracket

{{6TeamBracket-info

| RD1=Division Semifinals

| RD2=Division Finals

| RD3=NBA Finals

| RD2-text1={{center|Eastern Division}}

| RD2-text2={{center|Western Division}}

| RD1-seed1=E3

| RD1-team1=Philadelphia

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2=E2

| RD1-team2=Cincinnati

| RD1-score2=3

| RD1-seed3=W3

| RD1-team3=Los Angeles

| RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4=W2

| RD1-team4=St. Louis

| RD1-score4=3

| RD2-seed1=E1

| RD2-team1=Boston*

| RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2=E2

| RD2-team2=Cincinnati

| RD2-score2=1

| RD2-seed3=W1

| RD2-team3=San Francisco*

| RD2-score3=4

| RD2-seed4=W2

| RD2-team4=St. Louis

| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=E1

| RD3-team1=Boston*

| RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2=W1

| RD3-team2=San Francisco*

| RD3-score2=1

}}{{ubl

|* Division winner

|Bold Series winner

|Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals}}

Division Semifinals

=Eastern Division Semifinals=

==(2) [[Cincinnati Royals]] vs. (3) [[Philadelphia 76ers]]==

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = March 22 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403220CIN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 102

| team2 = Cincinnati Royals | score2 = 127

| Q1 = 30–29 | Q2 = 19–32 | Q3 = 25–33 | Q4 = 28–33

| points1 = Greer, Kerr 21 each | rebounds1 = Red Kerr 15 | assist1 = Paul Neumann 8

| points2 = Oscar Robertson 31 | rebounds2 = Jerry Lucas 25 | assist2 = Oscar Robertson 16

| place = Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio | attendance = 6,238

| referee = Willie Smith, Sid Borgia | series = Cincinnati leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = March 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403240PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Cincinnati Royals | score1 = 114

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 122

| Q1 = 34–36 | Q2 = 32–25 | Q3 = 25–29 | Q4 = 23–32

| points1 = Oscar Robertson 30 | rebounds1 = Wayne Embry 11 | assist1 = three players 5 each

| points2 = Hal Greer 29 | rebounds2 = Red Kerr 15 | assist2 = Hal Greer 7

| place = Municipal Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 4,510

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = March 25 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403250CIN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 89

| team2 = Cincinnati Royals | score2 = 101

| Q1 = 18–26 | Q2 = 27–32 | Q3 = 19–23 | Q4 = 25–20

| points1 = Chet Walker 21 | rebounds1 = Red Kerr 19

| points2 = Oscar Robertson 28 | rebounds2 = Jack Twyman 21

| place = Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio | attendance = 7,171

| series = Cincinnati leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = March 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403280PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Cincinnati Royals | score1 = 120

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 129

| Q1 = 28–31 | Q2 = 33–29 | Q3 = 24–36 | Q4 = 35–33

| points1 = Oscar Robertson 31 | rebounds1 = Oscar Robertson 14 | assist1 = Bucky Bockhorn 7

| points2 = Hal Greer 22 | rebounds2 = Ben Warley 15 | assist2 = Hal Greer 8

| place = Municipal Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 4,255

| series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = March 29 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403290CIN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 124

| team2 = Cincinnati Royals | score2 = 130

| Q1 = 23–29 | Q2 = 36–30 | Q3 = 28–35 | Q4 = 37–36

| points1 = Red Kerr 31 | rebounds1 = Red Kerr 11

| points2 = Oscar Robertson 32 | rebounds2 = Wayne Embry 17

| place = Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio | attendance = 7,913

| series = Cincinnati wins series, 3–2

}}

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning the first meeting when the 76ers were the Syracuse Nationals.

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"

|+Previous playoff series{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHI&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2021}}

Cincinnati leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
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| bg=#fff

| date = 1963

| team1 = Syracuse Nationals | score1 = 2

| team2 = Cincinnati Royals | score2 = 3

| place = 1963 Eastern Division Semifinals|

}}

=Western Division Semifinals=

==(2) [[St. Louis Hawks]] vs. (3) [[Los Angeles Lakers]]==

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = March 21 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403210STL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 104

| team2 = St. Louis Hawks | score2 = 115

| Q1 = 23–32 | Q2 = 35–25 | Q3 = 29–29 | Q4 = 17–29

| points1 = Jerry West 35 | rebounds1 = Elgin Baylor 15 | assist1 = Dick Barnett 5

| points2 = Cliff Hagan 27 | rebounds2 = Bob Pettit 22 | assist2 = Hagan, Wilkens 7 each

| place = Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri | attendance = 7,214

| series = St. Louis leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = March 22 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403220STL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 90

| team2 = St. Louis Hawks | score2 = 106

| Q1 = 22–21 | Q2 = 19–27 | Q3 = 26–24 | Q4 = 23–34

| points1 = Elgin Baylor 20 | rebounds1 = LeRoy Ellis 18 | assist1 = Jim King 4

| points2 = Richie Guerin 22 | rebounds2 = Bob Pettit 18 | assist2 = Cliff Hagan 6

| place = Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri | attendance = 7,014

| series = St. Louis leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = March 25 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403250LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 105

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 107

| Q1 = 22–33 | Q2 = 27–26 | Q3 = 29–24 | Q4 = 27–24

| points1 = Bob Pettit 23 | rebounds1 = Bob Pettit 10 | assist1 = Cliff Hagan 5

| points2 = Jerry West 39 | rebounds2 = Elgin Baylor 16 | assist2 = Elgin Baylor 11

| place = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | attendance = 11,728

| series = St. Louis leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = March 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403280LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 88

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 97

| Q1 = 23–23 | Q2 = 26–18 | Q3 = 18–34 | Q4 = 21–22

| points1 = Bob Pettit 23 | rebounds1 = Bob Pettit 12 | assist1 = Lenny Wilkens 7

| points2 = Jerry West 39 | rebounds2 = LeRoy Ellis 11 | assist2 = Elgin Baylor 10

| place = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | attendance = 13,862

| series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = March 30 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403300STL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 108

| team2 = St. Louis Hawks | score2 = 121

| Q1 = 25–34 | Q2 = 31–22 | Q3 = 19–31 | Q4 = 33–34

| points1 = Elgin Baylor 28 | rebounds1 = Elgin Baylor 11 | assist1 = Dick Barnett 4

| points2 = Lenny Wilkens 30 | rebounds2 = Bob Pettit 20 | assist2 = Hagan, Guerin 6 each

| place = Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri | attendance = 9,574

| series = St. Louis wins series, 3–2

}}

This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning four of the first six meetings.

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|+Previous playoff series{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2021}}

St. Louis leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series
{{basketballbox

| bg=#fff

| date = 1956

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 2

| team2 = Minneapolis Lakers | score2 = 1

| place = 1956 Western Division Semifinals |

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg=#fff

| date = 1957

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 3

| team2 = Minneapolis Lakers | score2 = 0

| place = 1957 Western Division Finals |

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg=#fff

| date = 1959

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 2

| team2 = Minneapolis Lakers | score2 = 4

| place = 1959 Western Division Finals |

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg=#fff

| date = 1960

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 4

| team2 = Minneapolis Lakers | score2 = 3

| place = 1960 Western Division Finals |

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg=#fff

| date = 1961

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 4

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 3

| place = 1961 Western Division Finals |

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg=#fff

| date = 1963

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 3

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 4

| place = 1963 Western Division Finals |

}}

Division Finals

=Eastern Division Finals=

==(1) [[Boston Celtics]] vs. (2) [[Cincinnati Royals]]==

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = March 31 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196403310BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Cincinnati Royals | score1 = 87

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 103

| Q1 = 21–23 | Q2 = 19–26 | Q3 = 21–26 | Q4 = 26–28

| points1 = Wayne Embry 21 | rebounds1 = Wayne Embry 16 | assist1 = Robertson, Arnette 3 each

| points2 = Sam Jones 27 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 31 | assist2 = K. C. Jones 9

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 2 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404020BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Cincinnati Royals | score1 = 90

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 101

| Q1 = 19–29 | Q2 = 23–21 | Q3 = 22–27 | Q4 = 26–24

| points1 = Oscar Robertson 30 | rebounds1 = Oscar Robertson 12 | assist1 = Oscar Robertson 9

| points2 = Tom Heinsohn 31 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 28 | assist2 = K. C. Jones 8

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Boston leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404050CIN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 102

| team2 = Cincinnati Royals | score2 = 92

| Q1 = 25–21 | Q2 = 30–16 | Q3 = 26–27 | Q4 = 21–28

| points1 = Bill Russell 22 | rebounds1 = Bill Russell 28

| points2 = Oscar Robertson 34 | rebounds2 = Jerry Lucas 24

| place = Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio | attendance = 11,850

| series = Boston leads series, 3–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 7 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404070CIN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 93

| team2 = Cincinnati Royals | score2 = 102

| Q1 = 25–25 | Q2 = 24–21 | Q3 = 23–29 | Q4 = 21–27

| points1 = Sam Jones 33 | rebounds1 = Bill Russell 24 | assist1 = K. C. Jones 5

| points2 = Oscar Robertson 33 | rebounds2 = Jerry Lucas 25 | assist2 = Jerry Lucas 10

| place = Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio

| series = Boston leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 9 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404090BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Cincinnati Royals | score1 = 95

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 19–33 | Q2 = 22–26 | Q3 = 21–26 | Q4 = 33–24

| points1 = Oscar Robertson 24 | rebounds1 = Wayne Embry 10 | assist1 = Oscar Robertson 6

| points2 = Sam Jones 23 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 35 | assist2 = Russell, K. C. Jones 7 each

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Boston wins series, 4–1

}}

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting.

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"

|+Previous playoff series{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2021}}

Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
{{basketballbox

| bg=#fff

| date = 1963

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 4

| team2 = Cincinnati Royals | score2 = 3

| place = 1963 Eastern Division Finals|

}}

=Western Division Finals=

==(1) [[San Francisco Warriors]] vs. (2) [[St. Louis Hawks]]==

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 1 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404010SFW.html Boxscore]

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 116

| team2 = San Francisco Warriors | score2 = 111

| Q1 = 24–25 | Q2 = 15–32 | Q3 = 25–22 | Q4 = 32–29

| points1 = Richie Guerin 32 | points2 = Wilt Chamberlain 37

| place = War Memorial Gymnasium, San Francisco, California{{Cite web | url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/jenkins/article/S-F-s-last-NBA-playoff-game-was-historic-17084547.php | title=S.F.'s last NBA playoff game was historic: Wilt's Warriors vs. 5 Hall of Famers | date=16 April 2022 }} | attendance = 5,231

| series = St. Louis leads series, 1–0

}}This is the only playoff game that was held in the San Francisco city limit until 2022.

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 3 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404030SFW.html Boxscore]

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 85

| team2 = San Francisco Warriors | score2 = 120

| Q1 = 23–28 | Q2 = 21–34 | Q3 = 18–28 | Q4 = 23–30

| points1 = Richie Guerin 23 | points2 = Wilt Chamberlain 28

| place = Cow Palace, Daly City, California | attendance = 9,063

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 5 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404050STL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Francisco Warriors | score1 = 109

| team2 = St. Louis Hawks | score2 = 113

| Q1 = 28–29 | Q2 = 31–33 | Q3 = 25–23 | Q4 = 25–28

| points1 = Wilt Chamberlain 46 | points2 = Bob Pettit 26

| place = Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri | attendance = 10,163

| series = St. Louis leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 8 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404080STL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Francisco Warriors | score1 = 111

| team2 = St. Louis Hawks | score2 = 109

| Q1 = 28–30 | Q2 = 28–24 | Q3 = 27–28 | Q4 = 28–27

| points1 = Wilt Chamberlain 36 | points2 = Bob Pettit 29

| place = Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri | attendance = 10,118

| series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 10 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404100SFW.html Boxscore]

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 97

| team2 = San Francisco Warriors | score2 = 121

| Q1 = 21–36 | Q2 = 28–22 | Q3 = 21–29 | Q4 = 27–34

| points1 = Bob Pettit 19 | rebounds1 = Bob Pettit 11

| points2 = Wilt Chamberlain 50 | rebounds2 = Chamberlain, Thurmond 15 each

| place = Cow Palace, Daly City, California | attendance = 10,628

| series = San Francisco leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 12 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404120STL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Francisco Warriors | score1 = 95

| team2 = St. Louis Hawks | score2 = 123

| Q1 = 16–28 | Q2 = 17–31 | Q3 = 36–34 | Q4 = 26–30

| points1 = Wilt Chamberlain 34 | points2 = Bob Pettit 21

| place = Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri | attendance = 8,967

| series = Series tied, 3–3

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 16 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404160SFW.html Boxscore]

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 95

| team2 = San Francisco Warriors | score2 = 105

| Q1 = 33–32 | Q2 = 19–21 | Q3 = 25–23 | Q4 = 18–29

| points1 = Bob Pettit 24 | rebounds1 = Bob Pettit 14 | assist1 = Cliff Hagan 5

| points2 = Wilt Chamberlain 39 | rebounds2 = Wilt Chamberlain 30 | assist2 = Guy Rodgers 8

| place = Cow Palace, Daly City, California | attendance = 8,923

| series = San Francisco wins series, 4–3

}}

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=GSW&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2021}}

NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) San Francisco Warriors

{{main article|1964 NBA Finals}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 18 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404180BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Francisco Warriors | score1 = 96

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 108

| Q1 = 24–25 | Q2 = 15–32 | Q3 = 25–22 | Q4 = 32–29

| points1 = Wilt Chamberlain 22 | rebounds1 = Wilt Chamberlain 23 | assist1 = Guy Rodgers 8

| points2 = Sam Jones 28 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 25 | assist2 = K. C. Jones 7

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404200BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Francisco Warriors | score1 = 101

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 124

| Q1 = 22–31 | Q2 = 21–31 | Q3 = 25–36 | Q4 = 33–26

| points1 = Wilt Chamberlain 32 | rebounds1 = Wilt Chamberlain 25 | assist1 = Phillips, Rodgers 4 each

| points2 = Sam Jones 31 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 24 | assist2 = Bill Russell 9

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Boston leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 22 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404220SFW.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 91

| team2 = San Francisco Warriors | score2 = 115

| Q1 = 21–40 | Q2 = 22–27 | Q3 = 21–23 | Q4 = 27–25

| points1 = John Havlicek 22 | rebounds1 = Bill Russell 32 | assist1 = K. C. Jones 8

| points2 = Wilt Chamberlain 35 | rebounds2 = Wilt Chamberlain 25 | assist2 = Guy Rodgers 7

| place = Cow Palace, Daly City, California | attendance = 10,981

| series = Boston leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404240SFW.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 98

| team2 = San Francisco Warriors | score2 = 95

| Q1 = 17–24 | Q2 = 23–20 | Q3 = 36–20 | Q4 = 22–31

| points1 = Tom Heinsohn 25 | rebounds1 = Bill Russell 19 | assist1 = K. C. Jones 5

| points2 = Wilt Chamberlain 27 | rebounds2 = Wilt Chamberlain 38 | assist2 = Guy Rodgers 6

| place = Cow Palace, Daly City, California | attendance = 14,862

| series = Boston leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 26 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196404260BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = San Francisco Warriors | score1 = 99

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 105

| Q1 = 24–22 | Q2 = 17–23 | Q3 = 30–29 | Q4 = 28–31

| points1 = Wilt Chamberlain 30 | rebounds1 = Wilt Chamberlain 27 | assist1 = Guy Rodgers 7

| points2 = Tom Heinsohn 19 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 26 | assist2 = Bill Russell 6

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Boston wins series, 4–1

}}

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first three meetings when the Warriors were based in Philadelphia.

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"

|+Previous playoff series{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=February 19, 2021}}

Boston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series
{{basketballbox

| bg=#fff

| date = 1958

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 4

| team2 = Philadelphia Warriors | score2 = 1

| place = 1958 Eastern Division Finals|

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg=#fff

| date = 1960

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 4

| team2 = Philadelphia Warriors | score2 = 2

| place = 1960 Eastern Division Finals|

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg=#fff

| date = 1962

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 4

| team2 = Philadelphia Warriors | score2 = 3

| place = 1962 Eastern Division Finals|

}}

See also

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