1962–63 St. Louis Hawks season

1962–63 St. Louis Hawks season
Head coachHarry Gallatin
ArenaKiel Auditorium
Results
Record48–32 (.600)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Finals
(Eliminated 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKPLR-TV
RadioKMOX
< 1961–62 1963–64 >

The 1962–63 NBA season was the Hawks' 14th season in the NBA and eighth season in St. Louis.[1]

Regular season

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Season standings

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Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers 53 27 .663 – 27–7 20–17 6–3 33–13
x-St. Louis Hawks 48 32 .600 5 30–7 13–18 5–7 29–17
x-Detroit Pistons 34 46 .425 19 14–16 8–19 12–11 19–27
San Francisco Warriors 31 49 .388 22 13–20 11–25 7–4 18–28
Chicago Zephyrs 25 55 .313 28 17–17 3–23 5–15 13–27
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1962-63 NBA Records
Team BOS CHI CIN DET LAL NYK SFW STL SYR
Boston — 8–2 9–3 8–0 4–5 10–2 8–1 5–3 6–6
Chicago 2–8 — 4–6 3–7 3–7 4–6 4–6 3–7 2–8
Cincinnati 3–9 6–4 — 4–4 3–6 10–2 6–3 3–5 7–5
Detroit 0–8 7–3 4–4 — 1–11 8–1 7–5 4–8 3–6
Los Angeles 5–4 7–3 6–3 11–1 — 5–3 8–4 7–5 4–4
New York 2–10 6–4 2–10 1–8 3–5 — 2–6 3–6 2–10
San Francisco 1–8 6–4 3–6 5–7 4–8 6–2 — 3–9 3–5
St. Louis 3–5 7–3 5–3 8–4 5–7 6–3 9–3 — 5–4
Syracuse 6–6 8–2 5–7 6–3 4–4 10–2 5–3 4–5 —

Game log

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1962–63 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 20 Detroit 111–120 Bob Pettit (27) 1–0
2 October 23 N Chicago 110–109 Bob Pettit (23) 2–0
3 October 24 Cincinnati 114–121 John Barnhill (20) 3–0
4 October 26 @ Cincinnati 102–118 Bob Pettit (28) 3–1
5 October 27 New York 109–115 John Barnhill (29) 4–1
6 October 30 Boston 97–98 Bob Pettit (26) 5–1
7 October 31 N Syracuse 126–108 Bob Pettit (29) 5–2
8 November 3 Chicago 109–114 Jordon, Pettit (26) 6–2
9 November 7 New York 122–112 Bob Pettit (37) 6–3
10 November 9 @ Syracuse 93–101 John Barnhill (21) 6–4
11 November 10 Los Angeles 96–97 Bob Pettit (33) 7–4
12 November 11 Detroit 100–117 Cliff Hagan (29) 8–4
13 November 13 San Francisco 100–132 Bob Pettit (25) 9–4
14 November 16 @ Cincinnati 111–120 Lenny Wilkens (28) 9–5
15 November 17 Syracuse 107–113 Jordon, Pettit (23) 10–5
16 November 20 @ New York 95–103 Bob Pettit (19) 10–6
17 November 21 @ Boston 106–115 Bob Pettit (30) 10–7
18 November 22 Detroit 91–106 Bob Pettit (31) 11–7
19 November 23 @ Detroit 121–93 Bob Pettit (35) 12–7
20 November 24 Boston 95–97 Bob Pettit (36) 13–7
21 November 27 Syracuse 105–120 Bob Pettit (34) 14–7
22 November 28 @ Los Angeles 110–116 Bob Pettit (30) 14–8
23 November 29 @ San Francisco 128–121 Bob Pettit (45) 15–8
24 December 1 @ Los Angeles 97–110 Bob Pettit (41) 15–9
25 December 2 @ San Francisco 122–116 Cliff Hagan (43) 16–9
26 December 4 Chicago 102–104 Bob Pettit (21) 17–9
27 December 6 @ Chicago 93–106 Bob Pettit (23) 17–10
28 December 8 San Francisco 129–145 Bob Pettit (26) 18–10
29 December 9 N Detroit 119–123 Bob Pettit (33) 18–11
30 December 12 @ Boston 98–111 Bob Pettit (33) 18–12
31 December 15 @ Detroit 112–94 Bob Pettit (31) 19–12
32 December 16 New York 108–115 John Barnhill (22) 20–12
33 December 18 @ San Francisco 110–130 Cliff Hagan (19) 20–13
34 December 19 @ Los Angeles 106–135 Bob Pettit (29) 20–14
35 December 21 @ Los Angeles 105–100 Bob Pettit (35) 21–14
36 December 25 N San Francisco 91–94 Bob Pettit (23) 21–15
37 December 26 Los Angeles 104–106 Bob Pettit (39) 22–15
38 December 29 Boston 100–102 Cliff Hagan (25) 23–15
39 December 30 @ Chicago 107–100 Bob Pettit (31) 24–15
40 January 2 @ Syracuse 95–120 Cliff Hagan (33) 24–16
41 January 4 N Detroit 121–100 Bob Pettit (22) 25–16
42 January 5 @ Detroit 90–92 Bob Pettit (27) 25–17
43 January 6 San Francisco 103–114 Cliff Hagan (34) 26–17
44 January 8 Los Angeles 99–96 Bob Pettit (23) 26–18
45 January 9 N New York 110–95 Bob Pettit (29) 27–18
46 January 12 Cincinnati 109–115 Bob Pettit (36) 28–18
47 January 13 @ Cincinnati 105–104 Chico Vaughn (28) 29–18
48 January 19 San Francisco 114–116 Beaty, Hagan (21) 30–18
49 January 20 San Francisco 115–116 Bob Pettit (37) 31–18
50 January 22 N Syracuse 93–113 Bob Pettit (28) 32–18
51 January 24 N Boston 109–111 Bob Pettit (40) 32–19
52 January 25 @ Boston 98–113 Bob Pettit (27) 32–20
53 January 27 Los Angeles 105–101 Bob Pettit (34) 32–21
54 January 29 Syracuse 105–123 Bob Pettit (26) 33–21
55 January 31 @ Syracuse 100–112 Bob Pettit (32) 33–22
56 February 1 @ Chicago 119–111 Bob Pettit (35) 34–22
57 February 2 Los Angeles 103–97 Bob Pettit (37) 34–23
58 February 5 N Detroit 120–105 Bob Pettit (27) 35–23
59 February 8 Cincinnati 116–112 Bob Pettit (30) 35–24
60 February 10 Detroit 102–95 Bob Pettit (36) 35–25
61 February 12 Syracuse 100–128 Cliff Hagan (34) 36–25
62 February 13 @ New York 103–102 Bob Pettit (25) 37–25
63 February 14 N New York 113–123 Bob Pettit (37) 37–26
64 February 15 @ Cincinnati 99–96 Bob Pettit (30) 38–26
65 February 16 Boston 114–94 Bob Pettit (37) 38–27
66 February 22 Chicago 98–115 Bob Pettit (29) 39–27
67 February 24 San Francisco 106–127 Bob Pettit (30) 40–27
68 February 26 Cincinnati 107–114 Bob Pettit (35) 41–27
69 February 27 @ Chicago 93–98 Zelmo Beaty (25) 41–28
70 March 1 N Detroit 113–115 Bob Pettit (40) 41–29
71 March 3 Chicago 97–104 Bob Pettit (26) 42–29
72 March 5 @ Chicago 93–116 Lenny Wilkens (19) 42–30
73 March 8 @ New York 129–124 Bob Pettit (40) 43–30
74 March 9 Los Angeles 101–117 Bob Pettit (33) 44–30
75 March 10 New York 120–132 Cliff Hagan (33) 45–30
76 March 11 @ Los Angeles 96–109 Bob Pettit (19) 45–31
77 March 13 @ Los Angeles 112–98 Bob Pettit (35) 46–31
78 March 14 @ San Francisco 114–109 Bob Pettit (35) 47–31
79 March 15 N San Francisco 108–119 Bob Pettit (30) 47–32
80 March 17 Detroit 105–119 Bob Pettit (28) 48–32

Playoffs

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1963 playoff game log
Division Semifinals: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 20 Detroit W 118–99 Pettit, Hagan (31) Bob Pettit (15) Wilkens, Barnhill (6) Kiel Auditorium
5,818 		1–0
2 March 22 Detroit W 122–108 Bob Pettit (42) Bob Pettit (18) Pettit, Farmer (5) Kiel Auditorium 2–0
3 March 24 @ Detroit L 103–107 Bob Pettit (36) Bob Pettit (22) Lenny Wilkens (10) Cobo Arena
3,232 		2–1
4 March 26 @ Detroit W 104–100 Bob Pettit (35) Bill Bridges (15) Chico Vaughn (9) Cobo Arena
3,257 		3–1
Division Finals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 31 @ Los Angeles L 104–112 Bob Pettit (38) Bob Pettit (14) Pettit, Barnhill (6) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
10,086 		0–1
2 April 2 @ Los Angeles L 99–101 Cliff Hagan (34) Bob Pettit (16) Lenny Wilkens (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,225 		0–2
3 April 4 Los Angeles W 125–112 Bob Pettit (33) Zelmo Beaty (15) Lenny Wilkens (10) Kiel Auditorium
7,396 		1–2
4 April 6 Los Angeles W 124–114 Cliff Hagan (33) Bob Pettit (15) Lenny Wilkens (10) Kiel Auditorium
10,614 		2–2
5 April 7 @ Los Angeles L 96–123 Chico Vaughn (16) Mike Farmer (10) — Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,212 		2–3
6 April 9 Los Angeles W 121–113 Bob Pettit (36) Bob Pettit (20) Lenny Wilkens (11) Kiel Auditorium
8,110 		3–3
7 April 11 @ Los Angeles L 100–115 Bob Pettit (31) Bob Pettit (13) Cliff Hagan (4) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,864 		3–4
1963 schedule

Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ 1962–63 St. Louis Hawks
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