The 1964 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the

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's 1963–64 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion

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defeating the Western Division champion

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4 games to 1 in the

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. 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

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when they were based in Philadelphia; they would make a repeat appearance in

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and (as the Golden State Warriors) would earn the franchise's third championship in

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. The

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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

Division Semifinals

Eastern Division Semifinals

(2)
Cincinnati Royals The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the olde ...
vs. (3)
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning the first meeting when the 76ers were the Syracuse Nationals.

Western Division Semifinals

(2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3)
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This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning four of the first six meetings.

Division Finals

Eastern Division Finals

(1)
Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...
vs. (2)
Cincinnati Royals The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the olde ...

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

Western Division Finals

(1)
San Francisco Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 1 ...
vs. (2) St. Louis Hawks

This is the only playoff game that was held in the San Francisco city limit until 2022. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

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

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.

References

External links

RetroSeasons.com's 1964 NBA Playoffs page
{{1963–64 NBA season by team National Basketball Association playoffs

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