# Temporada 1963-64 de Los Angeles Lakers

La temporada 1963-64 fue la 16.ª de los Lakers en la NBA, y la 4.ª en su ubicación en Los Ángeles, California. La temporada regular acabaron con 42 victorias y 38 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la División Oeste y clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en primera ronda derrotados por los St. Louis Hawks.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 7 | Roger Strickland | | Estados Unidos | Jacksonville |
| 2 | 13 | Jim King | Base | Estados Unidos | Tulsa |
| 2 | 16 | Mel Gibson | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Western Carolina |
| 3 | 25 | Lyle Harger | | Estados Unidos | Houston |
| 4 | 34 | Layton Johns | | Estados Unidos | Auburn |
| 5 | 43 | Larry Jones | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Toledo |
| 6 | 52 | Warren Salade | | Estados Unidos | Pennsylvania |
| 7 | 61 | Gordie Martin | | Estados Unidos | Southern California |

## Temporada regular

División Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Neutral | Div |
| x-San Francisco Warriors | 48 | 32 | .600 | – | 25–14 | 21–15 | 2–3 | 29–17 |
| x-St. Louis Hawks | 46 | 34 | .575 | 2 | 27–12 | 17–19 | 2–3 | 30–16 |
| x-Los Angeles Lakers | 42 | 38 | .525 | 6 | 24–12 | 15–21 | 3–5 | 24–22 |
| Baltimore Bullets | 31 | 49 | .388 | 17 | 20–19 | 8–21 | 3–9 | 16–24 |
| Detroit Pistons | 23 | 57 | .288 | 25 | 9–21 | 6–25 | 8–11 | 13–33 |

## Playoffs
### Semifinales de División

Los Angeles Lakers – St. Louis Hawks
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 21 de marzo | St. Louis Hawks 115, Los Angeles Lakers 104 | San Luis |
| 22 de marzo | St. Louis Hawks 106, Los Angeles Lakers 90 | San Luis |
| 25 de marzo | Los Angeles Lakers 107, St. Louis Hawks 105 | Los Ángeles |
| 28 de marzo | Los Angeles Lakers 97, St. Louis Hawks 88 | Los Ángeles |
| 30 de marzo | St. Louis Hawks 121, Los Angeles Lakers 108 | San Luis |
| | St. Louis gana las series 3–2 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | 2P | 2PI | %2P | TL | TLI | %TL | RT | AS | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Elgin Baylor | 29 | 78 | 40.6 | 9.7 | 22.8 | .425 | 9.7 | 22.8 | .425 | 6.0 | 7.5 | .804 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 25.4 |
| 2 | Jerry West | 25 | 72 | 40.4 | 10.3 | 21.2 | .484 | 10.3 | 21.2 | .484 | 8.1 | 9.8 | .832 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 28.7 |
| 3 | Rudy LaRusso | 26 | 79 | 34.8 | 4.3 | 9.8 | .434 | 4.3 | 9.8 | .434 | 3.8 | 5.0 | .751 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 12.3 |
| 4 | Dick Barnett | 27 | 78 | 33.6 | 6.9 | 15.3 | .452 | 6.9 | 15.3 | .452 | 4.5 | 5.8 | .773 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 18.4 |
| 5 | Gene Wiley | 26 | 78 | 19.4 | 1.9 | 3.5 | .535 | 1.9 | 3.5 | .535 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .600 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| 6 | Leroy Ellis | 23 | 78 | 18.7 | 2.6 | 6.1 | .423 | 2.6 | 6.1 | .423 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .659 | 6.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 6.6 |
| 7 | Don Nelson | 23 | 80 | 17.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | .418 | 1.7 | 4.0 | .418 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .741 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 5.2 |
| 8 | Frank Selvy | 31 | 73 | 17.6 | 2.2 | 5.8 | .378 | 2.2 | 5.8 | .378 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .639 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| 9 | Jim Krebs | 28 | 68 | 14.3 | 2.0 | 5.3 | .375 | 2.0 | 5.3 | .375 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .765 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 4.9 |
| 10 | Jim King | 22 | 60 | 12.7 | 1.4 | 3.3 | .424 | 1.4 | 3.3 | .424 | 1.1 | 1.7 | .653 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| 11 | Hub Reed | 27 | 46 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .363 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .363 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .667 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 12 | Mel Gibson | 23 | 9 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 2.2 | .300 | 0.7 | 2.2 | .300 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .500 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Elgin Baylor | Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |
| Jerry West | Mejor quinteto de la NBA All-Star |