1963 NBA finals

Team	Coach	Wins
Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	4
Los Angeles Lakers	Fred Schaus	2

Dates

April 14–24

Celtics:
Bob Cousy (1971)
John Havlicek (1984)
Tom Heinsohn (1986 as player, 2015 as coach)
K. C. Jones (1989)
Sam Jones (1984)
Clyde Lovellette (1988)
Frank Ramsey (1982)
Bill Russell (1975)
Tom Sanders (2011)
Lakers:
Dick Barnett (2024)
Elgin Baylor (1977)
Jerry West (1980)
Coaches:
Red Auerbach (1969)
Officials:
Mendy Rudolph (2007)
Earl Strom (1995)

Celtics defeated Royals, 4–3

Lakers defeated Hawks, 4–3

NBA finals

The 1963 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1963 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1962–63 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. This was the Celtics' seventh straight trip to the championship series, and they won the series over the Lakers, 4–2 to win their sixth title overall.

Game	Date	Home team	Result	Road team
Game 1	April 14	Boston Celtics	117–114 (1–0)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 2	April 16	Boston Celtics	113–106 (2–0)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 3	April 17	Los Angeles Lakers	119–99 (1–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 4	April 19	Los Angeles Lakers	105–108 (1–3)	Boston Celtics
Game 5	April 21	Boston Celtics	119–126 (3–2)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 6	April 24	Los Angeles Lakers	109–112 (2–4)	Boston Celtics

v t e Boston Celtics 1962–63 NBA champions
4 Lovellette 6 Russell 12 Swartz 14 Cousy 15 Heinsohn 16 Sanders 17 Havlicek 18 Loscutoff 20 Guarilia 23 Ramsey 24 S. Jones 25 K. Jones
Head coach: Auerbach
Regular season Playoffs

v t e Boston Celtics
Founded in 1946 Based in Boston, Massachusetts
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history Accomplishments and records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Boston Arena Boston Garden Hartford Civic Center TD Garden
Personnel	Owner(s) Boston Basketball Partners President Rich Gotham General manager Brad Stevens Head coach Joe Mazzulla
G League affiliate	Maine Celtics
Retired numbers	00 1 2 3 5 6 10 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 31 32 33 34 35 LOSCY MIC
NBA championships	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1974 1976 1981 1984 1986 2008 2024
Rivalries	Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers Miami Heat New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers
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Category Commons

v t e Los Angeles Lakers
Founded in 1948 Played in Minneapolis (1948–1960) Based in Los Angeles, California
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Minneapolis Auditorium Minneapolis Armory Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Kia Forum Crypto.com Arena
Personnel	Ownership Jeanie, Jim, and Johnny Buss (majority) Anschutz Entertainment Group, Ed Roski Jr., Patrick Soon-Shiong (minority) President Jeanie Buss General manager Rob Pelinka Head coach JJ Redick
G League affiliate	South Bay Lakers
Retired numbers	8 13 16 22 24 25 32 33 34 42 44 52 99 MIC
NBA championships	1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1972 1980 1982 1985 1987 1988 2000 2001 2002 2009 2010 2020
NBA Cup championships	2023
Rivalries	Boston Celtics Detroit Pistons Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Clippers Phoenix Suns Sacramento Kings San Antonio Spurs
Culture and lore	Broadcasters radio network Jack Kent Cooke Jerry Buss Showtime Shaq–Kobe feud Laker Girls Laker Band Chick Hearn Flea Lawrence Tanter Jack Nicholson Dancing Barry Backstage: Lakers Fletch "It Was a Good Day" Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty 2020 Calabasas helicopter crash Murals of Kobe Bryant

v t e 1962–63 NBA season by team
1962 NBA draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions
Eastern	Boston Cincinnati New York Syracuse
Western	Chicago Detroit Los Angeles San Francisco St. Louis

Series summary

Team rosters