Bullets Win Third Straight in Triumph over Lakers
Dec. 4, 1963 - The Bullets limited the Los Angeles Lakers to one field goal in their first 17 attempts tonight at the Baltimore Civic...
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Dec 3, 2023
Warriors Top Knicks at the Garden
Dec. 3, 1963 - Big Wilt Chamberlain got out of a sick bed to preserve his continuous game performance in the NBA and helped the San...
Nov 29, 2023
Royals Top Knicks as Lucas Breaks His Own Record
Nov. 29, 1963 - Jerry Lucas is playing his own game of “can you top this?” He put on another record-shattering rebound show tonight,...
Nov 27, 2023
Warriors Crush Knicks as Chamberlain Sets Another Record
Nov. 27, 1963 - Wilt Chamberlain set a record for consecutive field goals tonight as the San Francisco Warriors crushed the New York...
Nov 23, 2023
Celtic Tommy Heinsohn Recalls Meeting with President Kennedy
Nov. 23, 1963 - “Take it easy, baby.” The Boston Celtics’ players laughed for a long time after those four words had been uttered the...
Nov 21, 2023
Lakers Whip Hawks, Take Over First Place in Western Division
Nov. 21, 1963 - Jerry West’s amazingly accurate jump shooting gave Los Angeles a 21-point first-half lead tonight at the L.A. Sports...
Nov 15, 2023
76ers Come Back to Beat Lakers in Philadelphia
Nov. 15, 1963 - The Philadelphia 76ers overcame a 67-52 third-quarter deficit tonight behind the shooting of Hal Greer and Lee Shaffer to...
Nov 13, 2023
Celtics Hold On To Defeat Lakers Before Huge Crowd at Madison Square Garden
Nov. 13, 1963 - The Boston Celtics blew a 20-point first-half lead, battled furiously through 10 ties in the third period, and then went...
Nov 12, 2023
76ers Score Overtime Victory over Warriors in Philadelphia
Nov. 12, 1963 - With 5,817 on hand at Philadelphia’s Convention Hall to witness the San Francisco Warriors’ official return to the city...
Nov 11, 2023
Celtics Dominate Hawks, Run Record to 9-1
Nov. 11, 1963 - Boston’s Celtics are going to make a runaway of the NBA race unless someone discovers a method of stopping Bill Russell,...
Nov 6, 2023
Lakers Top Knicks as Baylor Shines
Nov. 6, 1963 - The real Elgin Baylor stood up tonight, and it was a good thing because the Lakers couldn’t have won without him. Even...
Oct 31, 2023
Pistons Drop Close Contest to Celtics at Cobo Arena
Oct. 31, 1963 - How do you beat the Boston Celtics? The Pistons took another crack at it last night before 3,662 fans at Cobo Arena and...
Oct 29, 2023
Knicks Blow Late Lead, Drop Contest to Hawks at Garden
Oct. 29, 1963 - Harry Gallatin was buying tonight. He shelled out the cash for a case of soda, which the St. Louis Hawks pursued as...
Oct 23, 2023
Warriors Top Hawks in Tough Contest at Kiel Auditorium
Oct. 23, 1963 - Scrappy Al Attles (pictured) sparked the San Francisco Warriors to a 99-95 victory over the Hawks tonight at Kiel...
Oct 20, 2023
Knicks Trade Guerin to St. Louis
Oct. 20, 1963 - The New York Knicks are becoming a revolving door operation. Already beaten twice in two starts this season, they traded...
Oct 17, 2023
Knicks Lose Opener to Bullets as Guerin Sits
Oct. 17, 1963 - The Knicks lost their opener, and what else is new? The score was 115-113. The opposition was the Baltimore Bullets,...
Oct 16, 2023
Celtics Top Bullets in Baltimore
Oct. 16, 1963 - Boston’s defending champions spoiled Baltimore’s return to the NBA, 109-95, as Willie Naulls, Bill Russell, and John...
Oct 15, 2023
NBA Season Opens Tomorrow Night
Oct. 15, 1963 - The new-look NBA, sporting two franchise shifts, several coaching changes, and a new commissioner, opens its 18th season...
Aug 19, 2023
Jerry Lucas Signs with Royals of NBA
Aug. 19, 1963 - Jerry Lucas (pictured in 1959), a three-time all-America basketball player at Ohio State, signed a one-year contract...
Aug 6, 2023
Philadelphia’s NBA Team Has a Name
Aug. 6, 1963 - Philadelphia’s NBA entry got a name today — or at least a number. After sorting out 4,000 entries and more than 450...
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