1965 NBA Finals

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The 1965 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1965 NBA playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1964–65 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. The Celtics made their ninth-straight trip to the championship finals after beating the Philadelphia 76ers in a highly contested Eastern Division Finals that ended on John Havlicek's steal of the ball. The Lakers made it to their third Finals in four seasons after beating Baltimore in six games, though it came at a cost as Elgin Baylor suffered a knee injury that would sideline him for the rest of the playoffs. The Celtics won the series over the Lakers, 4–1.[1] It would be the last NBA Finals that the Celtics played in that didn't go six or seven games until 2024.

DatesApril 18–25
Hall of FamersCeltics:
John Havlicek (1984)
Tom Heinsohn (1986, player - 2015, coach)
K.C. Jones (1989)
Sam Jones (1984)
Bill Russell (1975, player - 2021, coach)
Satch Sanders (2011, contributor)
John Thompson (1999, coach)
Lakers:
Dick Barnett (2024)
Elgin Baylor (1977; did not play)
Jerry West (1980)
Coaches:
Red Auerbach (1969)
Officials:
Mendy Rudolph (2007)
Earl Strom (1995)
Eastern finalsCeltics defeated 76ers, 4–3
Western finalsLakers defeated Bullets, 4–2
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1965 NBA Finals
TeamCoachWins
Boston Celtics Red Auerbach 4
Los Angeles Lakers Fred Schaus 1
DatesApril 18–25
Hall of FamersCeltics:
John Havlicek (1984)
Tom Heinsohn (1986, player - 2015, coach)
K.C. Jones (1989)
Sam Jones (1984)
Bill Russell (1975, player - 2021, coach)
Satch Sanders (2011, contributor)
John Thompson (1999, coach)
Lakers:
Dick Barnett (2024)
Elgin Baylor (1977; did not play)
Jerry West (1980)
Coaches:
Red Auerbach (1969)
Officials:
Mendy Rudolph (2007)
Earl Strom (1995)
Eastern finalsCeltics defeated 76ers, 4–3
Western finalsLakers defeated Bullets, 4–2
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Team rosters

Boston Celtics

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1964–65 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 21 Ron Bonham 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Cincinnati
C 11 Mel Counts 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oregon State
G/F 17 John Havlicek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Ohio State
F 15 Tom Heinsohn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Holy Cross
G 25 K. C. Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) San Francisco
G/F 24 Sam Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina Central
F 12 Willie Naulls 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
C 6 Bill Russell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) San Francisco
F 16 Satch Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) NYU
G 20 Larry Siegfried 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ohio State
F/C 18 John Thompson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Providence
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

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Los Angeles Lakers

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1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
SG 5 Dick Barnett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1936-10-02 Tennessee State
SF 22 Elgin Baylor Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle
C 25 LeRoy Ellis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-03-10 St. John's
SG 42 Walt Hazzard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1942-04-15 UCLA
C 14 Darrall Imhoff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1938-10-11 California
PG 21 Jim King 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941-02-07 Tulsa
PF 35 Rudy LaRusso 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1937-11-11 Dartmouth
C 40 Bill McGill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1939-09-16 Utah
SF 20 Don Nelson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-05-15 Iowa
PG 44 Jerry West 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-05-28 West Virginia
C 12 Gene Wiley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1937-11-12 Wichita State
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

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Series summary

The Celtics' average margin of victory in this series was 12.6 points, as they averaged 123.4 points a game, in contrast to the Lakers' 110.8 points per game.

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GameDateHome teamResultRoad team
Game 1April 18Boston Celtics142–110 (1–0)Los Angeles Lakers
Game 2April 19Boston Celtics129–123 (2–0)Los Angeles Lakers
Game 3April 21Los Angeles Lakers126–105 (1–2)Boston Celtics
Game 4April 23Los Angeles Lakers99–112 (1–3)Boston Celtics
Game 5April 25Boston Celtics129–96 (4–1)Los Angeles Lakers
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Celtics win series 4–1

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Box scores

April 18
Los Angeles Lakers 110, Boston Celtics 142
Scoring by quarter: 23–32, 26–32, 34–39, 27–39
Pts: Jerry West 26
Rebs: Gene Wiley 14
Asts: Walt Hazzard 5		 Pts: Sam Jones 25
Rebs: Bill Russell 28
Asts: K. C. Jones 8
Boston leads series, 1–0
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 10,180
April 19
Los Angeles Lakers 123, Boston Celtics 129
Scoring by quarter: 29–35, 31–27, 29–39, 34–28
Pts: Jerry West 45
Rebs: Gene Wiley 15
Asts: Jerry West 5		 Pts: John Havlicek 24
Rebs: Bill Russell 25
Asts: Bill Russell 10
Boston leads series, 2–0
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 13,909
April 21
Boston Celtics 105, Los Angeles Lakers 126
Scoring by quarter: 17–35, 31–33, 26–24, 31–34
Pts: Sam Jones 35
Rebs: Bill Russell 19
Asts: Larry Siegfried 5		 Pts: Jerry West 43
Rebs: Gene Wiley 28
Asts: Jerry West 7
Boston leads series, 2–1
April 23
Boston Celtics 112, Los Angeles Lakers 99
Scoring by quarter: 32–24, 23–37, 33–21, 24–17
Pts: Sam Jones 37
Rebs: Bill Russell 23
Asts: Russell, K. C. Jones 5 each		 Pts: LeRoy Ellis 24
Rebs: Gene Wiley 19
Asts: Wiley, Hazzard 5 each
Boston leads series, 3–1
April 25
Los Angeles Lakers 96, Boston Celtics 129
Scoring by quarter: 26–33, 22–24, 23–30, 25–42
Pts: Jerry West 33
Rebs: Gene Wiley 13
Asts: Walt Hazzard 10		 Pts: S. Jones, Russell 22 each
Rebs: Bill Russell 30
Asts: K. C. Jones 9
Boston wins series, 4–1
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 13,909

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Boston Celtics
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Boston Celtics statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Sam Jones539.8.470.8794.82.627.8
John Havlicek530.2.391.8645.62.218.2
Bill Russell544.2.702.57525.05.817.8
Satch Sanders531.2.391.6828.82.013.8
Tom Heinsohn520.8.361.5566.41.811.4
K. C. Jones531.0.460.7862.66.611.4
Willie Naulls517.4.396.7504.21.09.6
Larry Siegfried513.6.341.7861.62.47.8
John Thompson37.0.2861.0004.00.33.7
Ron Bonham33.7.375.8003.70.03.3
Mel Counts39.0.2501.0003.00.02.3
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Los Angeles Lakers
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Los Angeles Lakers statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Jerry West542.0.424.8645.63.433.8
LeRoy Ellis539.8.421.67611.00.817.8
Rudy LaRusso532.0.531.6566.82.414.6
Dick Barnett524.4.483.7003.02.214.0
Walt Hazzard520.0.326.7783.05.28.8
Gene Wiley535.4.516.54517.82.07.8
Don Nelson520.6.438.6675.41.47.2
Jim King511.0.4291.0002.01.44.2
Darrall Imhoff510.8.222.5002.40.61.4
Bill McGill510.0.5001.0003.01.03.5
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