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1962-63 NBA West standings
The Los Angeles Lakers won the 1962-63 NBA West division race at 53-27, 5 games ahead of the St. Louis Hawks.
🏆The 1962-63 playoffs, series by series
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West standings, 1962-63
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x | 53 | 27 | .662 | - | 3-7 | W1 |
| St. Louis Hawks (STL) x | 48 | 32 | .600 | 5 | 7-3 | W1 |
| Detroit Pistons (DET) x | 34 | 46 | .425 | 19 | 6-4 | L1 |
| San Francisco Warriors (SFW) | 31 | 49 | .388 | 22 | 4-6 | L1 |
| Chicago Zephyrs (CHZ) | 25 | 55 | .313 | 28 | 4-6 | L4 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 times.
- The Los Angeles Lakers trailed by as many as 3 games on October 24, 1962.
- The Los Angeles Lakers took first place for good on November 28, 1962.
- The Los Angeles Lakers won 11 games in a row from December 29, 1962 to January 18, 1963, the longest run of the race.
- The St. Louis Hawks led by 1.5 games as late as November 17, 1962.
- The Los Angeles Lakers went 19-2 from January 4, 1963 to February 9, 1963, turning a lead of 3.5 games into a lead of 11 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 38 of the 126 days played.
- Three teams held first place.
- The Los Angeles Lakers spent 121 of the season's 153 charted days in first place.