NBA : 1963 standings

                                                                   P L A Y O F F S

 Eastern Division            W   L  PCT.   GB   PSPG   PAPG  COACH               CONF SEMI  CONF FIN.  FINALS
 Boston Celtics             58  22  .725    -  118.8  111.6  RA                             W CIN 4-3  W LAL 4-2                                                                                 
 Syracuse Nationals         48  32  .600   10  121.6  117.8  DS                  L CIN 2-3                                                                                                       
 Cincinnati Royals          42  38  .525   16  119.1  117.8  CW                  W SYR 3-2  L BOS 3-4                                                                                            
 New York Knickerbockers    21  59  .263   37  110.5  117.7  ED                                                                                                                                  

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 Western Division            W   L  PCT.   GB   PSPG   PAPG  COACH               CONF SEMI  CONF FIN.  FINALS
 Los Angeles Lakers         53  27  .663    -  115.5  112.4  FS                             W STL 4-3  L BOS 2-4                                                                                 
 St. Louis Hawks            48  32  .600    5  109.6  107.8  HG                  W DET 3-1  L LAL 3-4                                                                                            
 Detroit Pistons            34  46  .425   19  113.9  117.6  DM                  L STL 1-3                                                                                                       
 San Francisco Warriors     31  49  .388   22  118.5  120.6  BF                                                                                                                                  
 Chicago Zephyrs            25  55  .313   28  109.9  114.0  JM/BL                                                                                                                               


 NOTE: Chicago Packers renamed Zephyrs
       Philadelphia Warriors move to San Francisco
       Cincinnati Royals moved from Western to Eastern Division