Actual Result: The 6th straight Celtics NBA Championship, they beat the Lakers in 5.
MVP: Bill Russell
East Semis: Sixers d. Royals (3-1)
West Semis: Bullets d. Hawks (3-1)
Simulation: It's 4 years since Boston's last NBA Title, the defending champion Warriors deal away Wilt at midseason and finish with the worst record in the league. Wilt's new team, however, is the Sixers, who previously were the Syracuse Nationals - and they reach the East Finals to play Boston. In the West, it's the Lakers taking on an expansion team, the Baltimore Bullets, who began in Chicago just 3 years prior (there were a previous Baltimore Bullets, they disbanded during the '54-55 season)
East Finals (April) Boston Celtics (62-18) v. Philadelphia 76ers (40-40)
West Finals (April) Los Angeles Lakers (49-31) v. Baltimore Bullets (37-43)
East Finals Game 1 (Boston) Celtics 138 Sixers 119
Boston opens with a game 1 win. 30 for Sam Jones, 23-23 for Bill Russell. 23 for John Havlicek, 22 for Willie Naulls. 32 pts/16 rebounds for Wilt Chamberlain in the loss. Hal Greer had 25.
East Finals Game 2 (Philadelphia) Sixers 147 Celtics 106
Philly ties it up. 32 pts/20 rebounds for Wilt; Luke Jackson scores 30 himself with 18 boards. 24 for Hal Greer. Chet Walker double/doubled. 27 for Sam Jones in the defeat, 21 for Havlicek, double/double for Russell.
East Finals Game 3 (Boston) Sixers 133 Celtics 117
Philly takes game 3 in Boston Garden and goes up 2-1. 42 points and 26 rebounds for Wilt. Chet Walker scores 32. 24 rebounds for Luke Jackson. 29 for Sam Jones in the loss, 20 for Havlicek, a double/double for Russell.
East Finals Game 4 (Philly) Celtics 139 Sixers 128
The Celtics even the series with a road win of their own. Sam Jones continues to lead the way for Boston, 25 pts. 23 for Havlicek and a double/double for Russell. 26 and 15 for Wilt. Double/doubles for Luke Jackson and Red Kerr.
East Finals Game 5 (Boston) Celtics 136 Sixers 118
Boston wins the pivotal game 5. Sam Jones scores 33, he's been the best Celtic in the series. 22 for Havlicek, a 29 rebound game for Russell. Hal Greer scores 29 for the Sixers. 20 and 10 for Wilt.
East Finals Game 6 (Philly) Sixers 128 Celtics 118
Philly takes game 6 and we will go back to Boston Garden for Game 7. Wilt comes back big, 45 points, 18 rebounds. 26-15 for Luke Jackson. 24 for Greer. Double/Double for Walker. 39 more for Sam Jones in the loss, 23 for Hondo. 31 boards for Russell.
Game Seven in Boston - winner to the NBA Finals.
East Finals Game 7 (Boston) Sixers 136 Celtics 126
Wilt beats Russell. Wilt won the NBA Championship as a Warrior last year - was dealt to the Sixers at midseason and in his return to Philadelphia he leads his new team to the NBA Finals with a game 7 win in Boston. 36 pts, 21 rebounds for the Dipper. Chet Walker goes 26-16. Dave Gambee with a big double/double. 31 for Sam Jones. 27 for Havlicek. 26 rebounds for Russell.
West Finals Game 1 (LA) Lakers 127 Bullets 118
Catastrophe for the Lakers, early in the first quarter, Elgin Baylor goes down with knee injury and is out for the remainder of the playoffs. The Lakers still take game 1, on 37 points from Jerry West. 20 for Dick Barnett. Bailey Howell scores 23 for the Bullets. Double/double for Walt Bellamy and Gus Johnson.
West Finals Game 2 (LA) Bullets 120 Lakers 96
The Bullets blow the Lakers out and head home with the series tied at 1. 29 points/21 rebounds for Walt Bellamy. 20 and 15 for Gus Johnson. Jerry West scores 29 in the loss. Double/double for Leroy Ellis.
West Finals Game 3 (Baltimore) Bullets 124 Lakers 113
The Bullets take game three and lead the series 2-1. Bailey Howell rolls over LA, 41 pts, 17 rebounds. Don Ohl scores 20. Double/double for Bellamy. 23 for Dick Barnett, 22 for Jerry West. Double/double for Leroy Ellis.
West Finals Game 4 (Baltimore) Lakers 134 Bullets 117
The Lakers even the series as we head back to LA for game 5. 30 for West. 26 for Ellis. 27-10 for Bellamy in the defeat, 22-12 for Howell. Double/double for Gus Johnson.
West Finals Game 5 (LA) Lakers 112 Bullets 103
Playing without Baylor, the Lakers win 2 straight and are now 1 game away from meeting Wilt and the Sixers in the Finals. 36 for West. Double/double for Ellis and Larusso. Double/double for Howell and Johnson in the defeat.
West Finals Game 6 (Baltimore) Lakers 123 Bullets 104
It's the 9th Finals appearance for the Lakers, third since the move to LA; they beat the Bullets and will face the 76ers in the NBA Finals. 26 points for Jerry West, he's the series MVP. 22 for Barnett and a double/double for Ellis. 23/11 for Gus Johnson in the loss, 20 for Bailey Howell.
NBA FINALS (April) LOS ANGELES LAKERS v. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
Including the BAA, the Lakers reached 6 Finals in Minneapolis, winning 4 titles. In '62, now playing in Los Angeles, the Lakers won their 5th title and in '63, they reaches their 8th Finals. The Lakers will be looking for an unprecedented 6th title, but they'll be doing it without first Team All NBA Elgin Baylor. Also unprecedented would be a Sixers win; the Syracuse Nationals reached the NBA Finals four times, finally overcoming the Lakers in '59 for their only NBA Championship. The MVP of those Finals was Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes- who is now the head coach of the Sixers, the Nationals moving to Philadelphia last season. They acquired Wilt Chamberlain from the Warriors at midseason - Wilt was the NBA Finals MVP last season and looks to become the only man to win back to back Finals MVPs, much less with two different teams.
LAKERS
HC-Fred Schaus
C Leroy Ellis (24)
PF Rudy LaRusso (27)
SF Don Nelson (24)
PG Jerry West (26) 3rd MVP, 1st Team All NBA
SG Dick Barnett (28)
76ERS
HC-Dolph Schayes
C Wilt Chamberlain (28) 5th MVP, 2nd Team All NBA
PF Luke Jackson (23) All Star
SF Chet Walker (24)
PG Larry Costello (33) All Star
SG Hall Greer (28) 2nd Team All NBA
NBA Finals Game 1 (LA) Sixers 119 Lakers 116
LA got as close as a point 3 times in the 4th, but could never get over that hump and the Sixers take game one on the road. 24 points apiece for both Hal Greer and Chet Walker. Greer was a rookie on that '59 NBA Champion Syracuse team, he's been second team All NBA the past two seasons and will spend his entire 15 year career with this organization Like Greer, Walker will one day be in the Hall of Fame, there are levels to these things - so, whereas Greer is a multi time second team All NBA, Walker is a step below that, he'll retire as a multi time All Star, he's in his third season, will spend the rest of the decade as a Sixer before heading to Chicago to spend the back half of his career. Wilt goes 21-24. 28 for Jerry West in the loss, without Baylor West is really carrying an enormous burden. Double/doubles for both Leroy Ellis and Gene Wiley.
NBA Finals Game 2 (LA) Lakers 105 Sixers 95
The Lakers split the first two games at home; 25 for West, 23 for Dick Barnett; Leroy Ellis scores 21 with 19 boards. Ellis is in the third season of what will be a 14 year career. Several years from now, he'll finish his career with the Sixers. Wilt goes 34-18 in the loss.
NBA Finals Game 3 (Philly) Sixers 138 Lakers 123
Philly wins, goes up 2-1. 31 pt, 19 rebounds for Wilt. This is Wilts 6th season in the NBA, he has led the league in PPG in all of those seasons (in '62, he averaged over 50 points a game. Averaged). He will, of course, finish his career with the Lakers. 35 for West in the loss. Leroy Ellis adds 21.
NBA Finals Game 4 (Philly) Sixers 137 Lakers 132
The Sixers led by as many as 18 in the 4th, the Lakers closed hard, but didn't get closer than 3. 29-16 for Wilt, who is a game away from back to back NBA Finals MVPs with different teams. 22-12 for Walker, 22 for both Greer and Luke Jackson. Jerry West scores 35, the absence of Elgin Baylor just so obvious in this series. 20 for Dick Barnett. Double/double for Gene Wiley.
NBA Finals Game 5 (LA) Lakers 139 Sixers 102
The Lakers stay alive, whipping the Sixers to send the series back to Philly. 37 for Jerry West; This was West's 4th straight 1st Team All NBA season, he'll accomplish that another half dozen times. 22 points and a Finals record 11 blocks for Wilt.
NBA Finals Game 6 (Philly) Sixers 130 Lakers 115
The Philadelphia 76ers are NBA Champions. 36 pts and 14 rebounds for Wilt, who wins his second straight Finals MVP, the first ever to do that. 24 for Hal Greer, 23 points and 15 rebounds for Chet Walker. 25 for West in the loss.
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)
1965 Philadelphia 76ers d. Los Angeles Lakers (4-3) MVP Wilt Chamberlain (C, 28)
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