1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season
1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Division champions | |
Head coach | Fred Schaus |
Arena | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
Results | |
Record | 45–35 (.563) |
Place | Division: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (Lost to Celtics 3–4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KTTV |
Radio | KNX |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Western Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 35 | .563 | – | 28–11 | 13–21 | 4–3 | 29–11 |
x-Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 42 | .475 | 7 | 29–9 | 4–25 | 5–8 | 20–20 |
x-St. Louis Hawks | 36 | 44 | .450 | 9 | 22–10 | 6–22 | 8–12 | 19–21 |
San Francisco Warriors | 35 | 45 | .438 | 10 | 12–14 | 8–19 | 15–12 | 21–19 |
Detroit Pistons | 22 | 58 | .275 | 23 | 13–17 | 4–22 | 5–19 | 11–29 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SFW | STL |
Baltimore | — | 3–7 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 7–3 |
Boston | 7–3 | — | 5–5 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 10–0 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 7–3 |
Cincinnati | 7–3 | 5–5 | — | 8–2 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 5–5 |
Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 2–8 | — | 2–8 | 2–8 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 2–8 |
Los Angeles | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–4 | 8–2 | — | 5–5 | 2–8 | 7–3 | 8–2 |
New York | 3–7 | 0–10 | 3–7 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 2–8 | 5–5 | 4–6 |
Philadelphia | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 8–2 | 8–2 | — | 8–2 | 7–3 |
San Francisco | 6–4 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 2–8 | — | 4–6 |
St. Louis | 3–7 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 2–8 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–4 | — |
Playoffs
West Division Semifinals
The Lakers had a division semifinal bye.
West Division Finals
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) St. Louis Hawks: Lakers win series 4–3
- Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 129, St. Louis 106
- Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 125, St. Louis 116
- Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 120, Los Angeles 113
- Game 4 @ St. Louis: Los Angeles 107, St. Louis 95
- Game 5 @ Los Angeles: St. Louis 112, Los Angeles 100
- Game 6 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 131, Los Angeles 127
- Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 130, St. Louis 121
NBA Finals
(E2) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4–3
- Game 1 @ Boston: Los Angeles 133, Boston 129 (OT)
- Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 129, Los Angeles 109
- Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Boston 120, Los Angeles 106
- Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Boston 122, Los Angeles 117
- Game 5 @ Boston: Los Angeles 121, Boston 117
- Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 123, Boston 115
- Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 95, Los Angeles 93
Awards and records
Awards
- Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
- Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
- Rudy LaRusso, NBA All-Star Game
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References
1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers roster, statistics, and box scores
1965-66 Season - All Things Lakers
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