1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season

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1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachFred Schaus
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record49–31 (.613)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTTV
RadioKFI
< 1963–64 1965–66 >

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

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

Roster[]

1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SG 5 Barnett, Dick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1936-10-02 Tennessee State
SF 22 Baylor, Elgin (C) 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
SG 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
PG 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941-02-07 Tulsa
PF 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
SF 20 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-05-15 Iowa
PG 44 West, Jerry (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 28, 1965

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[]

1965 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 3 Baltimore W 121–115 Jerry West (49) LeRoy Ellis (15) Jerry West (8) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,579 		1–0
2 April 5 Baltimore W 118–115 Jerry West (52) Gene Wiley (12) Jerry West (9) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
10,594 		2–0
3 April 7 @ Baltimore L 115–122 Jerry West (44) Gene Wiley (13) Jerry West (4) Baltimore Civic Center
7,247 		2–1
4 April 9 @ Baltimore L 112–114 Jerry West (48) Rudy LaRusso (14) Jerry West (5) Baltimore Civic Center
10,642 		2–2
5 April 11 Baltimore W 120–112 Jerry West (43) LeRoy Ellis (18) Jerry West (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,013 		3–2
6 April 13 @ Baltimore W 117–115 Jerry West (42) LeRoy Ellis (10) Jerry West (8) Baltimore Civic Center
8,590 		4–2
NBA Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18 @ Boston L 110–142 Jerry West (26) Gene Wiley (14) Walt Hazzard (5) Boston Garden
13,909 		0–1
2 April 19 @ Boston L 123–129 Jerry West (45) Gene Wiley (15) Jerry West (5) Boston Garden
13,909 		0–2
3 April 21 Boston W 126–105 Jerry West (43) Gene Wiley (28) Jerry West (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,243 		1–2
4 April 23 Boston L 99–112 LeRoy Ellis (24) Gene Wiley (19) Wiley, Hazzard (5) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,217 		1–3
5 April 25 @ Boston L 96–129 Jerry West (33) Gene Wiley (13) Walt Hazzard (10) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–4
1965 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers
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