1962-63 NBA season

  • Champion team: Boston Celtics |
  • Season MVP: Bill Russell |
  • Scoring leader: Wilt Chamberlain

1962-63 NBA season Finals, awards and best players

NBA Finals 1963

NBA Champion: Boston Celtics

NBA Finals:  Los Angeles Lakers (W)  2  Boston Celtics (E)  4

Main players: Bill Russell, Tom Heinsohn, Sam Jones (Boston Celtics), Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Rudy LaRusso (Los Angeles Lakers).

Best players for the 1962-63 NBA season

Regular Season MVP: Bill Russell (Boston Celtics).

All-NBA first team: Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals), Jerry West (Los Angeles Lakers), Elgin Baylor (Los Angeles Lakers), Bob Pettit (St. Louis Hawks), Bill Russell (Boston Celtics).

All-NBA second team: Bob Cousy (Boston Celtics), Hal Greer (Syracuse Nationals), Bailey Howell (Detroit Pistons), Tom Heinsohn (Boston Celtics), Wilt Chamberlain (San Francisco Warriors).

SEASON STATS LEADERS

CategoryPlayerPos.TeamValue
PointsWilt ChamberlainCSan Francisco Warriors44.8
ReboundsWilt ChamberlainCSan Francisco Warriors24.3
AssistsGuy RodgersPGSan Francisco Warriors10.4
EfficiencyWilt ChamberlainCSan Francisco Warriors31.8

PLAYERS WITH THE BEST STATS IN THE 1962-63 REGULAR SEASON

PLAYERGPMPFG(%)3P(%)FT(%)RBASSTTOBKPTS
Wilt Chamberlain800.618.29/34.6352.8--/----8.25/13.9159.30.30.0------0.6
Oscar Robertson800.610.31/19.9151.8--/----7.68/9.4881.00.10.1------0.4
Elgin Baylor800.512.86/28.4145.3--/----8.26/9.8883.60.20.1------0.4
Walt Bellamy800.510.50/19.9452.7--/----6.91/10.2667.30.20.0------0.3
Bill Russell780.66.55/15.1543.2--/----3.68/6.6355.50.30.1------0.2
Bob Pettit790.59.85/22.1044.6--/----8.67/11.2077.40.20.0------0.4
Bailey Howell790.58.06/15.6351.6--/----6.57/8.2379.80.10.0------0.3
Johnny Kerr800.46.34/13.3647.5--/----3.01/4.0075.30.20.0------0.2
Wayne Embry760.47.03/15.3345.9--/----4.51/6.7666.70.20.0------0.2
Johnny Green800.47.28/15.7646.2--/----3.50/5.4963.80.20.0------0.2