1960s Timeline

Mar. 31, 1964 - Boston’s Bill Russell reduced the Cincinnati Royals’ big guns to a bunch of beanshooters tonight as the defending world...

Mar. 30, 1964 - As a decoration for his outstanding service under fire in tonight’s playoff victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, Len...

Mar. 29, 1964 - The virtuosity of Oscar Robertson overcame Jerry Lucas’s ailing back and a tough, valiant effort by the Philadelphia...

Mar. 29, 1964 - The Lakers climbed off the floor in the second half, and with the roaring approval of 13,862 L.A. Sports Arena fans,...

Mar. 28, 1964 - Big Connie Dierking came off the bench tonight to spark the 76ers to a 129-120 victory over the Cincinnati Royals at the...

Mar. 27, 1964 - Boston Celtics’ star Bill Russell is considering retiring from the NBA after the current playoffs because of his mental...

Mar. 25, 1964 - Although 11,728 highly partisan fans died a thousand deaths, the Lakers, on Elgin Baylor’s 22-foot jump shot in the final...

Mar. 24, 1964 - Hot-handed Hal Greer (right) went on a personal fourth-quarter rampage and led the Philadelphia 76ers to a...

Mar. 23, 1964 - Chalk up two for the defense. That’s the answer you get if you ask one of the St. Louis Hawks how they gained a 2-0...

Mar. 22, 1964 - The Royals got a key second-quarter lift from their bench, the usual heroics from Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas and...

Mar. 22, 1964 - Oscar Robertson, the Cincinnati Royals’ talented backcourt man, today was voted the President’s Trophy — the NBA’s most...

Mar. 21, 1964 - The undefeated U.C.L.A. basketball team proved to one and all that it was the nation’s top college quintet by charging to...

Mar. 20, 1964 - U.C.L.A. staged a late rally tonight to beat Kansas State, 90-84, and Duke whipped Michigan, 91-80, to gain tomorrow...

Mar. 18, 1964 - Everything came up roses and sunshine for San Francisco’s Warriors tonight as they captured the regular season...

Mar. 14, 1964 - Wilt Chamberlain, 7-1 ace of the San Francisco Warriors, methodically chopped up the Lakers tonight before 11,876 at the...

Mar. 12, 1964 - The Celtics rode to their eighth consecutive Eastern Division NBA crown tonight by defeating the Detroit Pistons,...

Mar. 10, 1964 - A “must” victory is not just a cliché. It’s getting to be a way of life for the St. Louis Hawks as they chase the San...

Mar. 7, 1964 - Oscar Robertson, freed of the tenacious guarding of Si Green when Green injured his knee in the fourth quarter, rallied...

Mar. 5, 1964 - The Royals salvaged prestige, recorded a couple of firsts in their history, and gave their morale for the upcoming...

Mar. 1, 1964 - The Cincinnati Royals got a pair of stunning performances from its two marvelous young pros, Oscar Robertson and Jerry...