Index
NBA Finals
1964 |
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| BOXSCORE | Boston Celtics | San Francisco Warriors |
| GAME1 | 4 | 1 |
| GAME2 | REGULAR SEASON STATS | REGULAR SEASON STATS |
| GAME3 | NBA FINALS STATS | NBA FINALS STATS |
| GAME4 | MVP: | |
| GAME5 | ||
| GAME6 | ||
| GAME7 | ||
Boston broke open a tight game in the 2nd quarter fueled by Havlicek 14 consecutive points. The 2 teams combined for the worst free throw shooting game in NBA Finals series. Wilt Chamberlain began a finals record of 20+ rebound games in this contest.
| S.F. | FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Meschery | 6 4-7 5 16 |
| Thurmond | 4 5-7 2 13 |
| Chamberlain | 9 4-12 4 22 |
| Attles | 7 1-4 2 15 |
| Rodgers | 0 2-2 3 2 |
| Hightower | 2 0-1 4 4 |
| Phillips | 5 5-10 1 15 |
| Lee | 2 1-4 1 5 |
| Hill | 1 0-0 1 2 |
| Sears | 1 0-0 1 2 |
| TOTAL | 37 22-47 24 96 |
| BOSTON | FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Heinsohn | 1 1-3 1 3 |
| Sanders | 2 0-2 6 4 |
| Russell | 3 3-5 5 9 |
| S. Jones | 10 8-10 1 28 |
| K. Jones | 1 0-2 3 2 |
| Havlicek | 12 4-6 1 28 |
| Naulls | 7 2-4 6 16 |
| Siegfried | 0 3-6 1 3 |
| Ramsey | 2 3-3 4 7 |
| Lovellette | 4 0-0 3 8 |
| TOTAL | 42 24-41 31 108 |
| 1 2 3 4 T | |
| S.F. | 24 15 25 32 96 |
| Bos | 25 32 22 29 108 |
| Fouled Out- Sanders | |
| A- 13,909 | |
The Celtics cruised to a 2-0 lead in the series with the only fireworks coming in the 4th period when Wilt Chamberlain & Clyde Lovellette squared off after Chamberlain took exception to Lovellette’s play. The fight was quick; Chamberlain floored Lovellette with 1 right punch to the jaw.
| S.F. | FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Meschery | 9 6-6 2 24 |
| Hightower | 3 6-7 3 12 |
| Chamberlain | 14 4-9 2 32 |
| Attles | 3 4-6 6 10 |
| Rodgers | 0 0-0 1 0 |
| Thurmond | 1 3-4 3 5 |
| Phillips | 4 3-5 3 11 |
| Lee | 0 0-0 3 0 |
| Hill | 2 1-2 3 5 |
| Sears | 1 0-0 1 2 |
| TOTAL | 37 27-39 27 101 |
| BOSTON | FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Heinsohn | 6 8-11 4 20 |
| Sanders | 5 5-5 4 15 |
| Russell | 4 1-4 3 9 |
| S. Jones | 12 7-8 2 31 |
| K. Jones | 5 2-4 4 12 |
| Havlicek | 5 0-0 3 10 |
| Naulls | 4 0-0 4 8 |
| Siegfried | 1 0-0 0 2 |
| Ramsey | 2 3-4 3 7 |
| Lovellette | 2 4-4 4 8 |
| McCarthy | 1 0-0 0 2 |
| TOTAL | 42 24-41 31 108 |
| 1 2 3 4 T | |
| S.F. | 22 21 25 33 101 |
| Bos | 31 31 36 26 124 |
| Fouled Out- Attles | |
| A- 13,909 | |
Game #3 4/22/64 @San Francisco
The Warriors snared their only victory of the series behind the hot shooting of Tom Meschery. He tied a record by hitting 8 shots in the 1st period when S.F. built a 19-point lead; still the largest lead a team has had after a Finals 1st period.
| BOS | FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Heinsohn | 4 0-0 3 8 |
| Sanders | 4 1-3 2 9 |
| Russell | 7 2-5 4 16 |
| S. Jones | 2 2-3 2 6 |
| K. Jones | 3 2-4 3 8 |
| Ramsey | 2 0-2 2 4 |
| Havlicek | 7 8-9 3 22 |
| Naulls | 6 6-6 1 18 |
| Siegfried | 0 0-0 1 0 |
| TOTALS | 35 21-32 21 91 |
| S.F. | FG FT-FTA PF PTS |
| Thurmond | 5 4-5 4 14 |
| Meschery | 8 5-5 5 21 |
| Chamberlain | 15 5-10 0 35 |
| Rodgers | 3 4-6 3 10 |
| Attles | 6 1-3 1 13 |
| Phillips | 3 0-0 6 6 |
| Hill | 3 1-3 2 7 |
| Hightower | 3 1-2 3 7 |
| Lee | 0 0-0 1 0 |
| Sears | 1 0-0 0 2 |
| TOTALS | 47 21-34 25 115 |
| 1 2 3 4 T | |
| Bos | 21 22 21 27 91 |
| SF | 40 27 23 25 115 |
| Fouled Out- Phillips. | |
| A- 12,981 | |
Game #4 4/24/64 @San Francisco
Wilt Chamberlain tied the record for the 2nd highest single game Finals record with 38 boards.
| BOS | FG FT-FTA PTS |
| Sanders | 3 6-7 12 |
| Heinsohn | 11 3-4 25 |
| Russell | 3 2-5 8 |
| K. Jones | 0 3-4 3 |
| S. Jones | 9 5-6 23 |
| Havlicek | 7 4-6 18 |
| Ramsey | 1 3-3 5 |
| Naulls | 2 0-0 4 |
| TOTALS | 36 26-35 98 |
| S.F. | FG FT-FTA PTS |
| Thurmond | 2 9-11 13 |
| Meschery | 3 6-7 12 |
| Chamberlain | 12 3-8 27 |
| Rodgers | 8 7-9 23 |
| Attles | 2 0-0 4 |
| Phillips | 3 4-4 10 |
| Hightower | 2 2-3 6 |
| Lee | 0 0-0 0 |
| TOTALS | 32 31-42 95 |
| 1 2 3 4 T | |
| Bos | 17 23 36 22 98 |
| SF 24 20 20 31 95 | |
| Fouled Out- Sanders, Attles, Phillips. | |
| A- 14,862 | |
The Warriors held the early lead despite Chamberlain not scoring for the first 6 minutes of the game. Boston pushed their lead to 9 (56-47) with an 11-6 run to start the 3rd quarter. Sam Jones fueled that run with 6 of the 11 points. They led by 11 times at serveral different junctions in the 3rd. S.F. rallied behind Chamberlain & took the lead, 78-77, with 10:29 left in the game on a Chamberlain fall-away jumper. Willie Naulls answered back with a 15-footer as Boston led for good. They built a 100-92 lead late, but S.F. wouldn’t go quietly. They rallied to within 101-99 with under 30 seconds to play & had a chance to tie. However, they could not pull down a Celtic miss & Bill Russell slammed one home to make it 103-99 with 0:15 left. Chamberlain pulled down 20+ boards for the 5th game in a row. Nate Thurmond averaged 13 rebounds per game; 2nd highest average for a rookie in the NBA Finals (behind only Russell in 1957).
| S.F. | FG FT-FTA PTS |
| Meschery | 3 3-6 9 |
| Thurmond | 3 5-6 11 |
| Chamberlain | 12 6-9 30 |
| Attles | 4 3-8 11 |
| Rodgers | 8 3-3 19 |
| Hightower | 2 6-7 10 |
| Lee | 3 3-3 9 |
| Hill | 0 0-0 0 |
| TOTAL | 35 29-42 99 |
| BOSTON | FG FT-FTA PTS |
| Heinsohn | 7 5-6 19 |
| Sanders | 5 1-1 11 |
| Russell | 5 4-5 14 |
| S. Jones | 7 4-8 18 |
| K. Jones | 3 1-1 7 |
| Havlicek | 6 2-3 14 |
| Naulls | 2 0-0 4 |
| Ramsey | 7 4-4 18 |
| TOTAL | 42 21-28 105 |
| 1 2 3 4 T | |
| SF | 24 17 30 28 99 |
| Bos | 22 23 29 31 105 |
| Fouled Out- Rodgers, Hightower, Sanders. | |
| A- 13,909 | |
| Some other notables from the series: |
| 1) Most rebounds in a 5-game series: Chamberlain (138) |
| 2) Lowest FT% (series): SF 61.6% |
| 3) Most FTA (5-game series): SF 211 |
| 4) Most PF (5-game series): Bos 146 |
| 5) Fewest AST (5-game series): SF 88 |
| BOSTON | G FG FT-FTA PTS |
| S. Jones | 5 40 26-35 106 |
| Havlicek | 5 37 18-24 92 |
| Heinsohn | 5 29 17-24 75 |
| Russell | 5 22 12-24 56 |
| Sanders | 5 19 13-18 51 |
| Naulls | 5 21 8-10 50 |
| Ramsey | 5 14 13-16 41 |
| K. Jones | 5 12 8-15 32 |
| Lovellette | 2 6 4-4 10 |
| Siegfried | 3 1 3-6 5 |
| McCarthy | 1 1 0-0 2 |
| S.F. | G FG FT-FTA PTS |
| Chamberlain | 5 62 22-48 146 |
| Meschery | 5 29 24-31 82 |
| Thurmond | 5 15 26-33 56 |
| Rodgers | 5 19 16-20 54 |
| Attles | 5 22 9-21 53 |
| Phillips | 4 15 12-19 42 |
| Hightower | 5 12 15-20 39 |
| Hill | 4 6 2-5 14 |
| G. Lee | 5 5 4-7 14 |
| Sears | 3 3 0-0 6 |