Lakers 126-119 Celtics (Apr 20, 1963)

LAL

BOS

1

22

25

2

33

27

3

35

40

4

36

27

126

119

Top Performers

Points

43

Baylor

LAL

Rebounds

27

Russell

BOS

Assists

14

Cousy

BOS

LAL

Team Stats

BOS

50-108 (46.3%)

FG%

43-108 (39.8%)

- (%)

3PM

- (%)

26-37 (70.3%)

FTM

33-39 (84.6%)

57

Rebounds

67

13

Assists

22

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 fell to the Los Angeles Lakers, 126 to 119, in Game 5 of the 1963 NBA Finals on April 21, 1963.

Game Info

April 20, 1963

Players	MIN	PTS	REB (O)	AST	PF	FG	FT	TS%
Elgin Baylor E. Baylor #22	45	43	20 (0)	1	3	15-34	13-17	51.8
Jerry West J. West #44	43	32	7 (0)	6	2	15-26	2-3	58.6
Rudy LaRusso R. LaRusso #35	42	17	7 (0)	2	4	7-18	3-3	44.0
Gene Wiley G. Wiley #12	29	2	14 (0)	2	6	1-5	0-2	17.0
Dick Barnett D. Barnett #12	27	12	1 (0)	1	5	5-12	2-5	42.3
Frank Selvy F. Selvy #11	26	14	3 (0)	1	1	4-7	6-6	72.6
Jim Krebs J. Krebs #32	19	6	4 (0)	0	6	3-6	0-0	50.0
Leroy Ellis L. Ellis #44	9	0	1 (0)	0	3	0-0	0-1	0.0

	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	48	24	27 (0)	5	4	7-13	10-13	64.1
Sam Jones S. Jones #24	43	36	7 (0)	2	4	13-24	10-10	63.4
Tom Sanders T. Sanders #16	41	17	8 (0)	0	6	6-12	5-7	56.4
Bob Cousy B. Cousy #14	35	12	4 (0)	14	6	5-17	2-2	33.6
Tom Heinsohn T. Heinsohn #15	30	23	12 (0)	0	4	10-24	3-3	45.4
John Havlicek J. Havlicek #17	23	5	6 (0)	1	3	1-10	3-4	21.3
K.C. Jones K.C. Jones #25	16	2	2 (0)	0	2	1-5	0-0	20.0
Frank Ramsey F. Ramsey #23	4	0	1 (0)	0	0	0-3	0-0	0.0