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, which concluded the

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1963–64 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion

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and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. This was the Celtics' eighth straight trip to the championship series, as they won the series over the Warriors, 4–1. This was the first time

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and

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faced off in the NBA Finals; they would do so once again in

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. This was also the first meeting between the Celtics and Warriors in the NBA Finals; they would meet each other again in

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and the Warriors won the series in 6 games.

Series summary

''Celtics win series 4–1''

Game Summaries

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

Game 5

Team rosters

Boston Celtics

San Francisco Warriors

References

"1963-64 NBA Season Summary"
''basketball-reference.com''. Retrieved March 28, 2014.

External links

at NBA.com

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