In 1964 the Tokyo Olympics were held, and again the United States took the gold without too much opposition, their sixth gold. In the final, the Soviet Union looked for its options, but the USA’s victory was never in any particular danger (73-59)
In the 1964 NBA, the Boston Celtics had no trouble maintaining their dominance in the NBA and winning their sixth consecutive ring. In the final, they clearly surpassed the San Francisco Warriors of Chamberlain (4-1)
The competition starts with 23 teams, which will have to pass two previous rounds in a roundtrip format, after which there will be 8 survivors who will play the quarterfinals. CSKA Moscow was exempted from playing them
