Lakers 114-117 Celtics (Apr 13, 1963)

LAL

BOS

1

30

21

2

24

34

3

32

30

4

28

32

114

117

Top Performers

Points

33

Baylor

LAL

Rebounds

29

Russell

BOS

Assists

11

Cousy

BOS

LAL

Team Stats

BOS

36-103 (35.0%)

FG%

46-117 (39.3%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

42-47 (89.4%)

FTM

25-39 (64.1%)

55

Rebounds

77

12

Assists

28

Turnovers

1962-63 Western Standings

LALBOS

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Lakers - y	53	27	.663
2	Hawks - x	48	32	.600	5.0
3	Pistons - x	34	46	.425	19.0
4	Warriors - e	31	49	.388	22.0
5	Zephyrs - e	25	55	.313	28.0

	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics - y	58	22	.725
2	Nationals - x	48	32	.600	10.0
3	Royals - x	42	38	.525	16.0
4	Knicks - e	21	59	.263	37.0

Game Summary

The Boston Celtics squeaked out a win over the Los Angeles Lakers, 117 to 114, in Game 1 of the 1963 NBA Finals on April 14, 1963.

Game Info

April 13, 1963

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Elgin Baylor E. Baylor #22	45	33	10 (0)	1	3	12-23	9-10	60.2
Jerry West J. West #44	44	25	10 (0)	3	2	11-30	3-3	39.9
Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso #35	43	19	14 (0)	3	4	3-17	13-15	40.3
Gene Wiley G. Wiley #12	37	3	6 (0)	1	4	1-4	1-2	30.7
Dick Barnett D. Barnett #12	33	23	5 (0)	1	5	6-15	11-11	58.0
Frank Selvy F. Selvy #11	19	6	4 (0)	3	3	1-4	4-5	48.4
Leroy Ellis L. Ellis #44	11	4	4 (0)	0	3	2-6	0-0	33.3
Jim Krebs J. Krebs #32	8	1	2 (0)	0	4	0-4	1-1	11.3

	Team	PTS	REB (O)	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FG	3P	FT	TS%
	LAL		0 (0)					0-0	0-0	0-0

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Bill Russell B. Russell #6	47	25	29 (0)	3	3	10-19	5-8	55.5
Sam Jones S. Jones #24	41	29	15 (0)	7	3	12-28	5-6	47.3
Tom Sanders T. Sanders #16	35	14	14 (0)	2	5	5-12	4-4	50.9
Bob Cousy B. Cousy #14	33	8	2 (0)	11	2	3-14	2-4	25.4
Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn #15	27	19	6 (0)	1	4	7-17	5-7	47.3
Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey #23	22	9	3 (0)	0	3	4-12	1-5	31.7
K.C. Jones K.C. Jones #25	18	1	3 (0)	3	2	0-1	1-3	21.6
Clyde Lovellette C. Lovellette #34	9	4	1 (0)	1	4	1-6	2-2	29.1
John Havlicek J. Havlicek #17	4	6	4 (0)	0	0	3-6	0-0	50.0
Jim Loscutoff J. Loscutoff #18	4	2	0 (0)	0	4	1-2	0-0	50.0