1960s Timeline

Mar. 7, 1963 - The "magic number" became 4 and the "magic name" was Bob Cousy as the Boston Celtics defeated the Pistons, 115-104,...

Mar. 6, 1963 - The Los Angeles Lakers finally nailed down the top spot in the NBA’s Western Division tonight, but they had to turn back...

Mar. 5, 1963 - Powerful Wilt Chamberlain played the role of peacemaker like a barroom bouncer tonight, throwing two players to the floor...

Mar. 4, 1963 - Elgin Baylor took a look at the clock with 1:30 left to play tonight, and it cost the Lakers their fifth straight defeat....

Mar. 2, 1963 - Turning in his most brilliant performance of an imposing rookie career, ex-Ohio State star John Havlicek sparked the...

Mar. 1, 1963 - Reserve Billy McGill (#11) proved a worthy replacement for leading scorer Walt Bellamy (#8) tonight by rallying the...

Feb. 27, 1963 - Playing their best game since they moved to San Francisco, the Warriors thumped the world champion Boston Celtics in the...

Feb. 22, 1963 - The largest crowd ever to see a basketball game in the Los Angeles Sports Arena turned out tonight, and the Lakers left...

Feb. 17, 1963 - The Cinncinati Royals assured themselves of at least a tie for the third and final playoff position in the Eastern...

Feb. 13, 1963 - The Los Angeles Lakers, all but run off the court in the opening minutes, turned loose their “B&B” attack and blasted the...

Feb. 10, 1963 - The Detroit Pistons beat the St. Louis Hawks 102-95 tonight despite the hot shooting of Bob Pettit (pictured), who went...

Feb. 3, 1963 - Sam Jones (pictured) with 35 points and rookie John Havlicek with 26 sparked a surge today that gave the Boston Celtics a...

Feb. 1, 1963 - Elgin Baylor (pictured) became the 15th player in NBA history to surpass the 10,000-point mark tonight as he led the...

Jan. 31, 1963 - The Boston Celtics, except for Bill Russell, met President Kennedy yesterday. Teammates said Russell did not know that...

Jan. 20, 1963 - Bill Russell and Sam Jones sent Boston on a fourth-period rampage as the Celtics beat Los Angeles, 133-121, in an NBA...

Jan. 18, 1963 - The Los Angeles Lakers, led by the fabulous Elgin Baylor (pictured), scored their 11th consecutive victory tonight,...

Jan. 16, 1963 - Bill Russell (center with Bob Cousy and Tom Heinsohn) scored 19 points, hauled in 24 rebounds, and blocked a myriad of...

Jan. 4, 1963 - Frank Selvy (pictured), just about the only healthy Los Angeles Laker, took it upon himself to have the greatest night of...

Jan. 1, 1963 - With all clubs operating in the red, the American Basketball League has suspended operations and thrown some 100 players...

Dec. 26, 1962 - The Boston Celtics reverted to their championship form for the major part of tonight’s encounter with the San Francisco...