1964–65 Philadelphia 76ers season

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1964–65 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachDolph Schayes
General managerIrv Kosloff
Owner(s)Irv Kosloff
ArenaMunicipal Auditorium
Results
Record40–40 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision Finals
(Lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWFIL-TV
RadioWCAU
< 1963–64 1965–66 >

The 1964–65 NBA season was the 76ers 16th season in the NBA and 2nd season in City Philadelphia. The team made a major trade to obtain the services of Wilt Chamberlain during the middle of the season. In the playoffs, they took the Boston Celtics to a 7th and decisive game. With the Sixers down 110-109 & only 5 seconds on the clock, Hal Greer inbounded the ball, and John Havlicek made a play for the ages when he stole the inbound pass, and the Celtics went on to win the game, and eventually their 7th consecutive championship.

Roster[]

1964–65 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 24 Bianchi, Al 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1932-03-26 Bowling Green
C 13 Chamberlain, Wilt (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1936-08-21 Kansas
G 21 Costello, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1931-07-02 Niagara
G 23 Courtin, Steve 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1942-09-21 Saint Joseph's
C 26 Dierking, Connie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1936-10-02 Cincinnati
F 20 Gambee, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1937-04-16 Oregon State
G 22 Greenspan, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1941-11-22 Maryland
G 15 Greer, Hal (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1936-06-26 Marshall
F 54 Jackson, Lucious 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1941-10-31 UTRGV
G 12 Jones, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1942-09-22 Toledo
C 10 Kerr, Red 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1932-07-17 Illinois
G 5 Neumann, Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-01-30 Stanford
F 25 Walker, Chet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1940-02-22 Bradley
F 14 Warley, Ben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1936-09-04 Tennessee State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 22, 1965

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 62 18 .775 – 27–3 27–11 8–4 20–10
x-Cincinnati Royals 48 32 .600 14 25–7 17–21 6–4 16–14
x-Philadelphia 76ers 40 40 .500 22 13–12 9–21 18–7 14–16
New York Knicks 31 49 .388 31 15–20 9–21 7–8 10–20
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 Semifinals: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 24 @ Cincinnati W 119–117 (OT) Hal Greer (37) Wilt Chamberlain (23) Greer, Kerr (6) Cincinnati Gardens
6,422 		1–0
2 March 26 Cincinnati L 120–121 Wilt Chamberlain (30) Wilt Chamberlain (15) Wilt Chamberlain (10) Municipal Auditorium
5,801 		1–1
3 March 28 @ Cincinnati W 108–94 Hal Greer (30) Wilt Chamberlain (15) Wilt Chamberlain (6) Cincinnati Gardens
6,289 		2–1
4 March 31 Cincinnati W 119–112 Wilt Chamberlain (38) Wilt Chamberlain (26) Hal Greer (7) Municipal Auditorium
7,451 		3–1
Division Finals: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 4 @ Boston L 98–108 Wilt Chamberlain (33) Wilt Chamberlain (31) three players tied (3) Boston Garden
13,909 		0–1
2 April 6 Boston W 109–103 Wilt Chamberlain (30) Wilt Chamberlain (39) Wilt Chamberlain (8) Municipal Auditorium
9,790 		1–1
3 April 8 @ Boston L 94–112 Wilt Chamberlain (24) Wilt Chamberlain (37) Hal Greer (4) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–2
4 April 9 Boston W 134–131 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (34) Wilt Chamberlain (34) Costello, Kerr (5) Municipal Auditorium
9,294 		2–2
5 April 11 @ Boston L 108–114 Wilt Chamberlain (30) Wilt Chamberlain (21) Hal Greer (4) Boston Garden
13,909 		2–3
6 April 13 Boston W 112–106 Wilt Chamberlain (30) Wilt Chamberlain (26) Larry Costello (6) Municipal Auditorium
11,182 		3–3
7 April 15 @ Boston L 109–110 Wilt Chamberlain (30) Wilt Chamberlain (32) Hal Greer (9) Boston Garden
13,909 		3–4
1965 schedule

Awards and records[]

References[]

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