1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1964–65 NBA season was the Lakers' 17th season in the NBA and fifth season in Los Angeles.[1]

1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coach	Fred Schaus
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record	49–31 (.613)
Place	Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (Lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KTTV
Radio	KFI

The team reached the NBA Finals, only to fall against the Boston Celtics in five games.

Roster

Roster listing

1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From G 5 Barnett, Dick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1936–10–02 Tennessee State F 22 Baylor, Elgin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934–09–16 Seattle C 25 Ellis, LeRoy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940–03–10 St. John's G 32 Grote, Jerry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1940–12–28 Loyola Marymount G 42 Hazzard, Walt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1942–04–15 UCLA C 14 Imhoff, Darrall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1938–10–11 California G 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941–02–07 Tulsa F 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1937–11–11 Dartmouth C 40 McGill, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1939–09–16 Utah F 33 Nash, Cotton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942–07–24 Kentucky F 20 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940–05–15 Iowa G 44 West, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938–05–28 West Virginia C 12 Wiley, Gene 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1937–11–12 Wichita State	Head coach Fred Schaus Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: 2016-01-09

Regular season

Standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers	49	31	.613	–	25–13	21–16	3–2	25–15
x-St. Louis Hawks	45	35	.563	4	26–4	15–17	4–4	28–12
x-Baltimore Bullets	37	43	.463	12	23–14	12–19	2–10	22–18
Detroit Pistons	31	49	.388	18	13–17	11–20	7–12	18–22
San Francisco Warriors	17	63	.213	32	10–26	5–31	2–6	7–33

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1964–65 NBA records
Team	BAL	BOS	CIN	DET	LAL	NYK	PHI	SFW	STL
Baltimore	—	3–7	6–4	6–4	4–6	2–8	4–6	7–3	5–5
Boston	7–3	—	8–2	10–0	7–3	7–3	5–5	9–1	9–1
Cincinnati	4–6	2–8	—	6–4	6–4	8–2	6–4	8–2	8–2
Detroit	4–6	0–10	4–6	—	3–7	5–5	4–6	8–2	3–7
Los Angeles	6–4	3–7	4–6	7–3	—	10–0	7–3	8–2	4–6
New York	8–2	3–7	2–8	5–5	0–10	—	5–5	7–3	1–9
Philadelphia	6–4	5–5	4–6	6–4	3–7	5–5	—	6–4	5–5
San Francisco	3–7	1–9	2–8	2–8	2–8	3–7	4–6	—	0–10
St. Louis	5–5	1–9	2–8	7–3	6–4	9–1	5–5	10–0	—

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

The Lakers had a division semifinal bye.

West Division Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets: Lakers win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 121, Baltimore 115
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Baltimore 115
• Game 3 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 122, Los Angeles 115
• Game 4 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 114, Los Angeles 112
• Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 120, Baltimore 112
• Game 6 @ Baltimore: Los Angeles 117, Baltimore 115

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 142, Los Angeles 110
• Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 129, Los Angeles 123
• Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 126, Boston 105
• Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Boston 112, Los Angeles 99
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 129, Los Angeles 96

Awards and records

• Elgin Baylor, All-NBA First Team
• Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
• Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game
• Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game

References

1. 1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers