The 1963 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the
1963 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the
National Basketball Association
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1962–63 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the
Western Division champion
Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...
and the
Eastern Division champion
Boston Celtics
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. This was the Celtics' seventh straight trip to the championship series, and they won the series over the Lakers, 4–2.
Series summary
''Celtics win series 4–2''
Team rosters
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
See also
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1963 NBA Playoffs
*
1962–63 NBA season
References
1962-63 NBA Season Summary ''basketball-reference.com''. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
External links
at NBA.com
at Basketball-Reference.com
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NBA
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Finals
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Sports competitions in Boston
Sports competitions in Los Angeles
NBA Finals
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1960s in Boston
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NBA Finals
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NBA Finals
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