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Mar 18

Warriors Win Western Division of NBA

Mar. 18, 1964 - Everything came up roses and sunshine for San Francisco’s Warriors tonight as they captured the regular season...

Mar 14

Warriors Dominate Lakers in L.A. as Chamberlain Shines

Mar. 14, 1964 - Wilt Chamberlain, 7-1 ace of the San Francisco Warriors, methodically chopped up the Lakers tonight before 11,876 at the...

Dec 31

Knicks Destroyed at Garden, 2,000 Frustrated Fans Hurl Abuse at Players, Reporters

Dec. 31, 1963 - One of New York City’s more intimate New Year’s Eve parties was held at Madison Square Garden tonight, where the New York...

Dec 26, 2023

76ers Come Back To Beat Warriors as Costello Makes Killer Play

Dec. 26, 1963 - Larry Costello (right), a 6-1 pipsqueak in a game of giants, caught the San Francisco Warrior defense completely by...

Dec 22, 2023

Warriors Top 76ers as Chamberlain Leads Scoring with 40

Dec. 22, 1963 - Behind by 24-28 after the first quarter, the San Francisco Warriors outscored the Philadelphia 76ers by a 15-1 margin...

Dec 13, 2023

Bullets Score Overtime Victory Over Warriors

Dec. 13, 1963 - Talk about a thorn in your side! A rookie from West Virginia named Rod Thorn put away 5 points in overtime and gave the...

Dec 10, 2023

Warriors Top Bullets in Oakland

Dec. 10, 1963 - Baltimore’s Gus Johnson (pictured) broke the basket, but San Francisco won the game at Oakland Auditorium tonight. With...

Dec 6, 2023

Lakers Top Warriors Despite Chamberlain’s 59 Points

Dec. 6, 1963 - Wilt Chamberlain picked tonight to register the season’s high score for an individual, but he happened to run into the...

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 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 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...

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...

Mar 19, 2023

Chamberlain Wins Fourth Straight NBA Scoring Title

Mar. 19, 1963 - Wilt Chamberlain (#13) of the San Francisco Warriors won his fourth straight NBA scoring championship and also set a...

Mar 15, 2023

Warriors Top Hawks in Oakland

Mar. 15, 1963 - Cliff Hagan (pictured) fell 3 points short of scoring his 10,000th point in NBA competition and the St. Louis Hawks...

Mar 10, 2023

Nats Win Eighth Straight, Top Warriors 163-148

Mar. 10, 1963 - The Syracuse Nationals won their eighth straight game tonight and established a new team scoring record by walloping the...

Mar 8, 2023

Pistons Knock Warriors Out of Playoff Spot

Mar. 8, 1963 - The Warriors lost the game they had to win tonight in an overtime heartbreaker to the Detroit Pistons, 131-123, in Fort...

Feb 27, 2023

Warriors Thump Celtics, 128-122, in San Francisco

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, 2023

Lakers Top Celtics in L.A., 113-105

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...

Dec 26, 2022

NBA: Celtics Top Warriors, 116-113 at Boston Garden

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

May 23, 2022

Philadelphia Warriors To Move to San Francisco

May 23, 1962 - The Philadelphia Warriors’ franchise in the NBA was sold today for a record $850,000 and was transferred to San Francisco....