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1962-63 NBA Season Summary

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1962-63 NBA:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Eastern Division              
Boston Celtics* 58 22 .725 — 118.8 111.6 6.38
Syracuse Nationals* 48 32 .600 10.0 121.6 117.8 3.40
Cincinnati Royals* 42 38 .525 16.0 119.1 117.8 1.24
New York Knickerbockers 21 59 .263 37.0 110.5 117.7 -6.20
Western Division              
Los Angeles Lakers* 53 27 .663 — 115.5 112.4 2.67
St. Louis Hawks* 48 32 .600 5.0 109.6 107.8 1.38
Detroit Pistons* 34 46 .425 19.0 113.9 117.6 -3.38
San Francisco Warriors 31 49 .388 22.0 118.5 120.6 -1.86
Chicago Zephyrs 25 55 .313 28.0 109.9 114.0 -3.63

League Playoffs

Finals (4-2): Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-3): Boston Celtics over Cincinnati Royals
Western Division Finals (4-3): Los Angeles Lakers over St. Louis Hawks
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (3-2): Cincinnati Royals over Syracuse Nationals
Western Division Semifinals (3-1): St. Louis Hawks over Detroit Pistons

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Syracuse Nationals* 80 3690 8290 .445 2350 3005 .782 5516 1742 2277 9730 121.6
2 Cincinnati Royals* 80 3672 7998 .459 2183 2923 .747 5561 1931 2203 9527 119.1
3 Boston Celtics* 80 3746 8779 .427 2012 2777 .725 5818 1960 2090 9504 118.8
4 San Francisco Warriors 80 3805 8449 .450 1870 2797 .669 5359 1906 1882 9480 118.5
5 Los Angeles Lakers* 80 3506 7948 .441 2230 2931 .761 5282 1739 1775 9242 115.5
6 Detroit Pistons* 80 3534 8188 .432 2044 2852 .717 5315 1731 2181 9112 113.9
7 New York Knickerbockers 80 3433 8007 .429 1971 2778 .710 4952 1658 2144 8837 110.5
8 Chicago Zephyrs 80 3371 7448 .453 2053 2944 .697 5145 1773 2065 8795 109.9
9 St. Louis Hawks* 80 3355 7780 .431 2056 2820 .729 5096 1902 2077 8766 109.6
League Average 80 3568 8099 .441 2085 2870 .727 5338 1816 2077 9221 115.3

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 St. Louis Hawks* 80 8624 107.8
2 Boston Celtics* 80 8930 111.6
3 Los Angeles Lakers* 80 8992 112.4
4 Chicago Zephyrs 80 9122 114.0
5 Detroit Pistons* 80 9408 117.6
6 New York Knickerbockers 80 9417 117.7
7 Cincinnati Royals* 80 9426 117.8
8 Syracuse Nationals* 80 9427 117.8
9 San Francisco Warriors 80 9647 120.6
League Average 80 9221 115.3

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team W Pyth L Pyth SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Boston Celtics* 56.4 23.6 6.38 .427 .229 Boston Garden 262,581
2 Los Angeles Lakers* 47.6 32.4 2.67 .441 .281 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 285,462
3 St. Louis Hawks* 44.6 35.4 1.38 .431 .264 Kiel Auditorium 284,849
4 Syracuse Nationals* 48.7 31.3 3.40 .445 .283 Onondaga War Memorial 161,593
5 Cincinnati Royals* 43.0 37.0 1.24 .459 .273 Cincinnati Gardens 137,739
6 Detroit Pistons* 31.2 48.8 -3.38 .432 .250 Cobo Arena 144,150
7 San Francisco Warriors 35.1 44.9 -1.86 .450 .221 Cow Palace 101,218
8 Chicago Zephyrs 30.0 50.0 -3.63 .453 .276 Chicago Coliseum 155,290
9 New York Knickerbockers 23.3 56.7 -6.20 .429 .246 Madison Square Garden (III) 302,775
League Average 40.0 40.0 0.00 .441 .258 203,962

League Awards

Most Valuable Player: Bill Russell*
Rookie of the Year: Terry Dischinger

League Leaders

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Minutes Played

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 3806
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 3521
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 3500
4. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 3370
5. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ 3306

Field Goals

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 1463
2. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 1029
3. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ 840
4. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 825
5. Bob Pettit*-STL 778

Field Goal Attempts

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 2770
2. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 2273
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 1746
4. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ 1595
5. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 1593

Field Goal Pct

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW .528
2. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ .527
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN .518
4. Bailey Howell*-DET .516
5. Terry Dischinger-CHZ .512

Free Throws

1. Bob Pettit*-STL 685
2. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 661
3. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 660
4. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 614
5. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ 553

Free Throw Attempts

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 1113
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 885
3. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ 821
4. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 790
5. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 758

Free Throw Pct

1. Larry Costello-SYR .881
2. Richie Guerin-NYK .848
3. Elgin Baylor*-LAL .837
4. Tom Heinsohn*-BOS .835
5. Hal Greer*-SYR .834

Total Rebounds

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 1946
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 1843
3. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ 1309
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 1191
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 1146

Assists

1. Guy Rodgers-SFW 825
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 758
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 515
4. Si Green-CHZ 422
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 386

Personal Fouls

1. Zelmo Beaty-STL 312
2. Bailey Howell*-DET 300
3. Bob Boozer-CIN 299
4. Guy Rodgers-SFW 296
5. Tom Gola*-TOT 295

Points

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 3586
2. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 2719
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 2264
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 2241
5. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ 2233

Minutes Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 47.6
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 44.9
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 44.0
4. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 42.1
5. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ 41.3

Points Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 44.8
2. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 34.0
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 28.4
4. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 28.3
5. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ 27.9

Rebounds Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 24.3
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 23.6
3. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ 16.4
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 15.1
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 14.3

Assists Per Game

1. Guy Rodgers-SFW 10.4
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 9.5
3. Bob Cousy*-BOS 6.8
4. Si Green-CHZ 5.8
5. Lenny Wilkens*-STL 5.1

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 31.8
2. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 26.6
3. Bob Pettit*-STL 25.0
4. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ 24.9
5. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 24.6

True Shooting Pct

1. Bailey Howell*-DET .589
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN .588
3. Terry Dischinger-CHZ .578
4. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ .571
5. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW .550

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW .528
2. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ .527
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN .518
4. Bailey Howell*-DET .516
5. Terry Dischinger-CHZ .512

Offensive Win Shares

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 16.0
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 14.1
3. Walt Bellamy*-CHZ 12.6
4. Bailey Howell*-DET 11.1
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 9.3

Defensive Win Shares

1. Bill Russell*-BOS 12.6
2. Bob Pettit*-STL 5.8
3. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 5.1
4. Bob Cousy*-BOS 5.1
5. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 5.0

Win Shares

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-SFW 20.9
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 16.8
3. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 14.4
4. Bob Pettit*-STL 14.3
5. Bailey Howell*-DET 14.0
     

All-NBA Teams

1st Team
Elgin Baylor*
Bob Pettit*
Oscar Robertson*
Bill Russell*
Jerry West*
 2nd Team
Wilt Chamberlain*
Bob Cousy*
Hal Greer*
Tom Heinsohn*
Bailey Howell*

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
Zelmo Beaty
Dave DeBusschere*
Terry Dischinger
John Havlicek*
Chet Walker

All-Star Game Rosters

East
Bob Cousy*
Wayne Embry
Tom Gola*
Johnny Green
Hal Greer*
Richie Guerin
Tom Heinsohn*
Red Kerr
Oscar Robertson*
Bill Russell*
Lee Shaffer
Jack Twyman*
 West
Elgin Baylor*
Walt Bellamy*
Wilt Chamberlain*
Terry Dischinger
Bailey Howell*
Rudy LaRusso
Tom Meschery
Don Ohl
Bob Pettit*
Guy Rodgers
Jerry West*
Lenny Wilkens*