1963-64 NBA Season

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As originally written by Tony Miller:

SNI continued its coverage for a second season in 1963-1964. Glickman was the lead PBP man for his third network (DuMont and NBC the others), paired with ex-Knick Carl Braun. Buddy Blattner, who parlayed his Cardinals career and Browns radio gig into calling the NBA Hawks, was the voice of SNI’s western and Midwestern coverage, teaming with seven-time All-Star and St. Louis native Easy Ed Macauley.

USC announcer Jerry Gross and Lakers coach Fred Schaus each did one game on the West Coast during the playoffs. Warriors coach Alex Hannum is listed as the analyst for one game, but his team was playing in it.

The Nationals vacated upstate New York and the Onondaga War Memorial for Philadelphia’s Civic Center and Convention Hall, changing their name to the 76ers. They will be listed as the Sixers in this series, if for no other reason than it’s easier to type. Meanwhile, the Zephyrs moved from Chicago to Baltimore as the Bullets. They would play in the Baltimore Civic Center, which is on Baltimore Street. (The arena is now Royal Farms Arena, but not on Royal Farms Street.)

Baltimore remained in the West, while Cincinnati was in the East. This geographic imbalance continued for three more seasons.

Data from ”The NBA on NBC 1954-55 to 1961-62” and ”The NBA on SNI 1962-63 and 1963-64”, courtesy librarybob and jtgrace1.

JANUARY

Thursday 1/2:

Knicks-Bullets, 8:30, SNI. Marty Glickman, Carl Braun

Thursday 1/9:

Hawks-Sixers, 8:30, SNI. Marty Glickman, Carl Braun

Tuesday 1/14:

NBA All-Star Game at Boston

West-East, 9:00, SNI. Marty Glickman, Carl Braun; Buddy Blattner, Ed Macauley

Thursday 1/16:

Lakers-Royals, 8:30, SNI. Buddy Blattner, Ed Macauley

Thursday 1/23:

Hawks-Celtics (at Providence), 8:30, SNI. Marty Glickman, Carl Braun

Thursday 1/30:

Lakers-Bullets, 8:30, SNI. Marty Glickman, Carl Braun

(Note: Glickman/Braun called the first half of the All-Star Game, Blattner/Macauley the second.)

FEBRUARY

Thursday 2/6:

Knicks-Sixers, 8:30, SNI. Marty Glickman, Carl Braun

Thursday 2/13:

Celtics-Warriors, 8:30, SNI. Buddy Blattner, Ed Macauley

Thursday  2/20:

Lakers-Pistons, 8:30, SNI. Buddy Blattner, Ed Macauley

Thursday 2/27:

Warriors-Hawks, 8:30, SNI. Buddy Blattner, Ed Macauley

MARCH

Thursday 3/5:

Celtics-Royals, 8:30, SNI. Buddy Blattner, Ed Macauley

Thursday 3/12:

Sixers-Royals, 8:30, SNI. Buddy Blattner, Ed Macauley

Saturday 3/28:

West semis, g4: Hawks-Lakers, 11:30, SNI. Jerry Gross, Chick Hearn

APRIL

Thursday 4/9:

East finals, g5: Royals-Celtics, 2:00, SNI. Marty Glickman, Carl Braun

Thursday 4/16:

West finals, g7: Hawks-Warriors, 11:30, SNI. Marty Glickman, Ed Macauley

Friday 4/24:

NBA Finals, g4: Celtics-Warriors, 11:30, SNI. Marty Glickman, Fred Schaus