Actual Result: 5 straight titles for the Celtics, beating the Wilt's San Francisco Warriors in 5.
MVP: Oscar Robertson
East Semis: Royals d. Sixers (3-2)
West Semis: Hawks d. Lakers (3-2)
Simulation: The East semis are a rematch of last season's East Semis, the World Champion Royals facing the Celtics. In the West, the Warriors now play in San Francisco and they face the Hawks.
East Finals: (March/April) Boston Celtics (59-21) v. Cincinnati Royals (55-25)
West Finals: (April) San Francisco Warriors (48-32) v. St Louis Hawks (46-34)
East Finals Game 1 (Boston) Royals 113 Celtics 102
The defending champs take game 1 on the road. The rookie Jerry Lucas paces the club in this one, 24 points, 17 rebounds. Triple Double for Oscar Robertson, who followed up his NBA Finals MVP with a regular season MVP this year, 21 pts, 15 boards, 11 assists. Tommy Heinsohn scores 22 for Boston, 20 for Sam Jones, a double/double for Bill Russell.
East Finals Game 2 (Boston) Celtics 117 Royals 107
Boston wins game 2, the series is level as they head to Ohio. 28 for Sam Jones, 27 for Tom Heinsohn, 15 points and 39 rebounds for Bill Russell. Another Oscar Triple Double in the loss, 31 pts, 14 assists, 10 rebounds. 21/10 for Wayne Embry.
East Finals Game 3 (Cincinnati) Royals 134 Celtics 101
Cincinnati busts the Celtics in the mouth, taking game 3. All 5 Royals starters go for 20+. Buddy Bockhorn leads with 26, 24 with 27 rebounds for Jerry Lucas, one more Oscar triple double, 24 pts, 12 assists, 11 rebounds. Jack Twyman scores 24 and Wayne Embry adds 21. On the losing end, 22 for Heinsohn, 21 for John Havlicek. Double/double for Russell.
East Finals Game 4 (Cincinnati) Royals 136 Celtics 110
Cincinnati is dominating the Celtics. 46 pts/12 rebounds for Oscar Robertson; Bob Cousy was the best guard in playoff history - but last year he got run off the floor by Oscar and retired, Boston still has no answers for the big O. 28 and 20 for Jerry Lucas. 26/11 for Sam Jones in the loss, 23 for Havlicek. Double/Double for Russell.
East Finals Game 5 (Boston) Royals 114 Celtics 113
Very controversial ending to the series, Bill Russell called for a foul on a Jack Twyman shot with less than 10 seconds to play - he hits both FT, Sam Jones misses on the other end and for the second straight year, the Royals knock out the Celtics and head to the NBA Finals. It's Twyman who led the way with 26, 21 pts, 10 rebounds for Oscar, he wins series MVP, double/double for Lucas. Willie Naulls scores 21 off the bench for Boston, that leads for the Celts.
West Finals Game 1 (San Francisco) Hawks 101 Warriors 98
Up 1 with 14 seconds left, Cliff Hagan hits from 17 and St Louis takes game 1 on the road. Bob Pettit is a 2 time Finals MVP, he scores 37 with 19 rebounds. 26 for Hagan. Double/double for Zelmo Beaty. Wilt goes 34-12 in the loss. Double/double for Wayne Hightower and Tom Meschery.
West Finals Game 2 (San Francisco) Hawks 116 Warriors 109
The Hawks take both games in San Francisco and head home, 2 games away from heading to their 6th NBA Finals. Pettit goes 24-13. 24 for Lenny Wilkens. Double/double for Hagan and Beaty. Wilt is 36 and 18 in the loss. Meschery is 21-10.
West Finals Game 3 (St Louis) Warriors 107 Hawks 98
It's Wilt's first win in a divisional final, he was 0-10 divisional final games. He goes 27-14. Al Attles scores 20, double/double for Nate Thurmond. Beaty/Pettit/Bridges all double/double.
West Finals Game 4 (St Louis) Warriors 119 Hawks 107
The road team has won all 4 games in the series, Wilt leads the way, 36 pts, 29 boards, 9 blocks. Tom Meschery scores 29 with 10 rebounds. 23 pts for Attles. 19 and 19 for Pettit as the series heads back to San Francisco.
West Finals Game 5 (San Francisco) Warriors 114 Hawks 103
San Francisco takes game 5 and moves within 1 win of the city's first NBA Finals appearance. 25 and 18 for Wilt, 24 and 13 for Meschery. Pettit goes 22 and 11. Hagan scores 23. Double/double for Beaty.
West Finals Game 6 (St Louis) Warriors 128 Hawks 110
Wilt and the Warriors win 4 straight after dropping the first two games at home and they win the West and move to the NBA Championship to take on the defending champion Royals. 37 pts, 26 rebounds for the series MVP Chamberlain. Attles scores 20. Meschery double/double.
NBA FINALS (April) CINCINNATI ROYALS v. SAN FRANCISCO WARRIORS
The Royals are defending champs looking to win their 4th NBA Title in franchise history; the Warriors were the first ever BAA champs, back in '47, they won again in '56, that was their last appearance in the Finals. 8 years later they now play in San Francisco.
ROYALS
HC-Jack McMahon
C Wayne Embry (26) All Star
F Jerry Lucas (23) 2nd Team All NBA, Rookie of the Year
F Jack Twyman (29)
G Oscar Robertson (25) MVP, 1st Team All NBA
G Bucky Bockhorn (30)
WARRIORS
HC-Alex Hannum
C Wilt Chamberlain (27) 2nd MVP, 1st Team All NBA
F Nate Thurmond (22)
F Tom Meschery (25)
G Guy Rodgers (28) All Star
G Al Attles (27)
The two top players in the league square off in the 1964 NBA Finals. The Warriors coach is Alex Hannum who won an NBA Championship with the Royals in '52.
NBA Finals Game 1 (Cincinnati) Royals 123 Warriors 97
The champs open up the defense of their titles with a resounding game 1 win. Triple double for Oscar, 32 pts, 14 assists, 12 rebounds. Wayne Embry has 24 pts and 11 rebounds. 35 and 17 for Wilt, double/double for Nate Thurmond.
NBA Finals Game 2 (Cincinnati) Royals 132 Warriors 123
Cincinnati takes the first two on their home floor. Another Oscar triple double, 26-10-10. Embry goes 28 and 14. 22 for Jack Twyman. Double Doubles for both Jerry Lucas and Tom Hawkins. Wilt goes 36-17 with 9 blocks. Gary Phillips gets a start and gets 20.
NBA Finals Game 3 (San Francisco) Royals 119 Warriors 113
Cincinnati takes the commanding lead, they are a game away from being back to back NBA Champions. 38 pts and 14 assists for Oscar, no one has ever had back to back Finals MVPs; Double/double for Lucas and Embry. 33-20 for Wilt in the loss. Nate Thurmond double/double.
NBA Finals Game 4 (San Francisco) Warriors 126 Royals 113
The Royals do not clinch tonight; 48 points, 21 rebounds for Wilt; double/double for Thurmond. 24 pts, 9 rebounds for Oscar. 21 for Twyman, double/double for Lucas. We head back to Cincinnati for game 5, Royals with the chance to win it at home.
NBA Finals Game 5 (Cincinnati) Warriors 121 Royals 107
Hold on - the Warriors win game 5 and now go back home with a chance to even the series. 48 pts, 25 rebounds for Wilt. Double/double for Thurmond. Wilt has taken over in the past two games, willing the Warriors to victory. 20 pts, 12 boards for Oscar. Double/double for Lucas.
NBA Finals Game 6 (San Francisco) Warriors 107 Royals 91
The series is tied. The last time the NBA Finals went 7 games was 9 years ago when the Lakers stormed back from a giant deficit to beat the Celtics. Here, the Warriors win 3 straight to send the series back to Ohio for Game 7. 40 pts, 19 rebounds for Wilt. 17 pts, 24 rebounds for Nate Thurmond, the Warriors size really taking over the series. 28 pts, 13 boards for Oscar in the loss.
Here we go - it's two inner circle Hall of Famers battling it out - Oscar trying to go back to back, Wilt looking to win his first. The two greatest words in sport. Game Seven.
NBA Finals Game 7 (Cincinnati) Warriors 105 Royals 96
The San Francisco Warriors are NBA Champions, coming back from a 3-0 deficit. Wilt goes 22 of 45 from the floor, 47 pts and 25 rebounds, he's the Finals MVP in arguably the greatest series performance in history. Double/double for both Nate Thurmond and Guy Rodgers. Oscar has the worst playoff game of his career, 10 turnovers, only 14 points. Jerry Lucas has 21 pts, 20 rebounds. It's Wilt's last full season as a Warrior, probably a less likely outcome given that he wins the NBA Championship.
NBA Finals History
1947 (BAA): Philadelphia Warriors d. Chicago Stags (4-1)
1948 (BAA): Baltimore Bullets d. Philadelphia Warriors (4-2)
1949 (BAA): Minneapolis Lakers d. Washington Capitols (4-2)
1950: Minneapolis Lakers d. Syracuse Nationals (4-2)
1951: Rochester Royals d. New York Knicks (4-3)
1952: Rochester Royals d. Syracuse Nationals (4-3) - MVP: Jack Coleman (PF 27 yrs)
1953: Boston Celtics d. Minneapolis Lakers (4-3) - MVP: Bob Cousy (PG, 24)Back
1954: Minneapolis Lakers d. Syracuse Nationals (4-2) - MVP: George Mikan (C, 29)
1955: Minneapolis Lakers d. Boston Celtics (4-3) - MVP: Clyde Lovellette (C, 25)
1956: Philadelphia Warriors d. St Louis Hawks (4-0) - MVP: Neil Johnston (C, 26)
1957: Boston Celtics d. St Louis Hawks (4-2) - MVP Bob Pettit (C, 24)
1958: Boston Celtics d. St Louis Hawks (4-1) - MVP Bob Cousy (PG, 29)
1959: Syracuse Nationals d. Minneapolis Lakers (4-1) - MVP Dolph Schayes (PF, 30)
1950s Playoffs All NBA
1st Team
C George Mikan (Lakers)
F Bob Pettit (Hawks) - Playoff Player of the Decade
F Dolph Schayes (Nationals)
G Bob Cousy (Lakers)
G Bill Sharman (Lakers)
2nd Team
C Bill Russell (Lakers)
F Neil Johnston (Warriors)
F Clyde Lovellette (Lakers)
G Slater Martin (Lakers/Hawks)
G Paul Seymour (Nationals)
1960: St Louis Hawks d. Boston Celtics (4-2) - MVP Bob Pettit (PF, 27)
1961: Boston Celtics d. St Louis Hawks (4-0) - MVP Bill Russell (C, 26)
1962: Los Angeles Lakers d. Boston Celtics (4-2) MVP Elgin Baylor (SF, 27)
1963: Cincinnati Royals d. Los Angeles Lakers (4-1) MVP Oscar Robertson (PG, 24)
1964: San Francisco Warriors d. Cincinnati Royals (4-3) MVP Wilt Chamberlain (C, 27)
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