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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[1961-62 National Basketball Association season|1961-62]]
|'''1962-63'''
|[[1963-64 National Basketball Association season|1963-64]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|Boston Celtics
|Boston Garden
|Boston
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|Cincinnati Gardens
|Cincinnati
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|Madison Square Garden (1925)
|Manhattan, New York
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial
|Syracuse, New York
|-
| rowspan="5" |Western Division
|Chicago Zephyrs
|Chicago Coliseum (1899)
|Chicago
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|Cobo Arena at Cobo Center
|Detroit
|-
|Los Angeles Lakers
|Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|Los Angeles
|-
|San Francisco Warriors
|Cow Palace
|Daly City, California
|-
|St. Louis Hawks
|Kiel Auditorium
|St. Louis
|}

=== Changes ===

* Chicago Packers relocate from International Amphitheatre to Chicago Coliseum (1899) and renamed Chicago Zephyrs.
* Cincinnati Royals realigned from Western Division to Eastern Division.
* Philadelphia Warriors relocate from Philadelphia Convention Hall in Philadelphia to Cow Palace in Daly City, California, renamed San Francisco Warriors, and realigned from Eastern Division to Western Division.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Division
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="4" |Eastern Division
|'''Boston Celtics'''
|'''58'''
|'''22'''
|
|-
|'''Syracuse Nationals'''
|'''48'''
|'''32'''
|'''10'''
|-
|'''Cincinnati Royals'''
|'''42'''
|'''38'''
|'''16'''
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|21
|59
|37
|-
| rowspan="5" |Western Division
|'''Los Angeles Lakers'''
|'''53'''
|'''27'''
|
|-
|'''St. Louis Hawks'''
|'''48'''
|'''32'''
|'''5'''
|-
|'''Detroit Pistons'''
|'''34'''
|'''46'''
|'''19'''
|-
|San Francisco Warriors
|31
|49
|22
|-
|Chicago Zephyrs
|25
|55
|28
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Five)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Seven)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Seven)
!Champions
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Boston Celtics'''
|'''4'''
| rowspan="3" |'''Boston Celtics'''
| rowspan="3" |'''4'''
| rowspan="6" |'''Boston Celtics'''
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|2
| rowspan="2" |Cincinnati Royals
| rowspan="2" |3
|-
|'''Cincinnati Royals'''
|'''3'''
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Los Angeles Lakers'''
|'''4'''
| rowspan="3" |Los Angeles Lakers
| rowspan="3" |2
|-
|'''St. Louis Hawks'''
|'''3'''
| rowspan="2" |St. Louis Hawks
| rowspan="2" |3
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|1
|}

== Special Event Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Away
!Score
!Home
|-
|NBA All-Star Game
|'''Eastern Conference'''
|115-108
|Western Conference
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan / Micropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
| colspan="3" |Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Kern County, California
|Bakersfield, California
|Gil Bishop Sports Center
|San Francisco Warriors
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="6" |Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="5" |Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="5" |Boston, MA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="5" |Suffolk County, Massachusetts
| rowspan="5" |Boston
| rowspan="5" |Boston Garden
|Boston Celtics
|30
|Seven
|37
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Los Angeles Lakers
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="2" |Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Providence County, Rhode Island
|Providence, Rhode Island
|Rhode Island Auditorium
|Boston Celtics
|Four
|
|Four
|-
|Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division
|Cook County, Illinois
|Chicago
|Chicago Coliseum (1899)
|Chicago Zephyrs
|34
|
|34
|-
|Cincinnati-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hamilton County, Ohio
|Cincinnati
|Cincinnati Gardens
|Cincinnati Royals
|33
|Five
|38
|-
|Dayton-Springfield-Kettering, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Montgomery County, Ohio
|Dayton, Ohio
|Frericks Center
|Cincinnati Royals
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Des Moines-West Des Moines-Ames, IA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Polk County, Iowa
|Des Moines, Iowa
|Veterans Memorial Auditorium
|Los Angeles Lakers
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="5" |Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="5" |Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="5" |Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="5" |Wayne County, Michigan
| rowspan="5" |Detroit
| rowspan="5" |Cobo Arena at Cobo Center
|Detroit Pistons
|30
|Two
|32
|-
|Chicago Zephyrs
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Boston Celtics
|One
|
|One
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|One
|
|One
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|One
|
|One
|-
|Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Fort Wayne, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Allen County, Indiana
|Fort Wayne, Indiana
|Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
|Detroit Pistons
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Marion County, Indiana
|Indianapolis
|Corteva Coliseum
|Cincinnati Royals
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles County, California
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles
| rowspan="2" |Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
|Los Angeles Lakers
|34
|Seven
|41
|-
|NBA All-Star Game
|
|
|One
|-
|Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Hennepin County, Minnesota
|Minneapolis
|Minneapolis Auditorium (1927)
|Los Angeles Lakers
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="9" |New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="9" |New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="9" |New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
| rowspan="9" |New York County, New York
| rowspan="9" |Manhattan, New York
| rowspan="9" |Madison Square Garden (1925)
|New York Knickerbockers
|34
|
|34
|-
|Boston Celtics
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|St. Louis Hawks
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Los Angeles Lakers
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|San Francisco Warriors
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Chicago Zephyrs
|One
|
|One
|-
|Cincinnati Royals
|One
|
|One
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area
|Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division
|Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia
|Philadelphia Convention Hall
|Syracuse Nationals
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Rochester, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Monroe County, New York
|Rochester, New York
|Blue Cross Arena at The War Memorial
|Syracuse Nationals
|Three
|
|Three
|-
| colspan="3" |San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|San Diego County, California
|San Diego
|Peterson Gym
|Los Angeles Lakers
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="4" |San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division
|Alameda County, California
|Oakland, California
|HJK Arena at Henry J. Kaiser Center for the Arts
|San Francisco Warriors
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| rowspan="2" |San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division
|San Francisco County, California
|San Francisco
|War Memorial at The Sobrato Center
|San Francisco Warriors
|Eight
|
|Eight
|-
|San Mateo County, California
|Daly City, California
|Cow Palace
|San Francisco Warriors
|25
|
|25
|-
| colspan="2" |San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Santa Clara County, California
|San José, California
|San Jose Civic
|San Francisco Warriors
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="4" |St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |St. Louis
| rowspan="3" |Kiel Auditorium
|St. Louis Hawks
|35
|Five
|40
|-
|Boston Celtics
|One
|
|One
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|St. Louis Arena
|St. Louis Hawks
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| rowspan="3" |Syracuse-Auburn, NY Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
| rowspan="3" |Onondaga County, New York
| rowspan="3" |Syracuse, New York
| rowspan="3" |Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial
|Syracuse Nationals
|28
|Three
|31
|-
|New York Knickerbockers
|Two
|
|Two
|-
|San Francisco Warriors
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="3" |Toledo, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Lucas County, Ohio
|Toledo, Ohio
|Toledo Sports Arena
|Detroit Pistons
|Two
|
|Two
|-
| colspan="3" |Utica-Rome, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Oneida County, New York
|Utica, New York
|Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium
|Syracuse Nationals
|One
|
|One
|-
| rowspan="4" |Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metropolitan Statistical Area
| colspan="2" rowspan="3" |Baltimore
| rowspan="3" |CFG Bank Arena
|Chicago Zephyrs
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Syracuse Nationals
|Three
|
|Three
|-
|Detroit Pistons
|One
|
|One
|-
|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
|Prince George's County, Maryland
|College Park, Maryland
|Cole Field House
|Boston Celtics
|One
|
|One
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''360'''
|'''29'''
|'''390'''
|}
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[[Category:National Basketball Association seasons]]

1962-63 National Basketball Association season - Revision history