1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season

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1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachFred Schaus
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record45–35 (.563)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTTV
RadioKNX
< 1964–65 1966–67 >

Roster[]

1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SF 22 Baylor, Elgin (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle
PF 15 Boozer, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1937-04-26 Kansas State
C 25 Ellis, Leroy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-03-10 St. John's
SF 33 Fairchild, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943-04-28 BYU
SG 11 Goodrich, Gail 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1943-04-23 UCLA
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
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: February 1, 1966

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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[]

1965-66 NBA Records
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[]

1966 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 1 St. Louis W 129–106 Jerry West (28) Elgin Baylor (15) Jerry West (12) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,509 		1–0
2 April 3 St. Louis W 125–116 Elgin Baylor (42) Elgin Baylor (14) Elgin Baylor (9) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,896 		2–0
3 April 6 @ St. Louis L 113–120 Jerry West (32) Jerry West (11) Jerry West (8) Kiel Auditorium
8,318 		2–1
4 April 9 @ St. Louis W 107–95 Jerry West (42) Elgin Baylor (13) three players tied (4) Kiel Auditorium
9,569 		3–1
5 April 10 St. Louis L 100–112 Jerry West (31) Elgin Baylor (17) Elgin Baylor (4) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,297 		3–2
6 April 13 @ St. Louis L 131–127 Jerry West (38) Elgin Baylor (13) West, Hazzard (5) Kiel Auditorium
8,614 		3–3
7 April 15 St. Louis W 130–121 Jerry West (35) Elgin Baylor (11) Baylor, LaRusso (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,200 		4–3
NBA Finals: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 17 @ Boston W 133–129 (OT) Jerry West (41) Elgin Baylor (20) Gail Goodrich (5) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–0
2 April 19 @ Boston L 109–129 Jerry West (18) Elgin Baylor (14) Walt Hazzard (5) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–1
3 April 20 Boston L 106–120 Jerry West (34) Elgin Baylor (15) Jim King (6) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,101 		1–2
4 April 22 Boston L 117–122 Jerry West (45) Elgin Baylor (12) Jerry West (10) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,251 		1–3
5 April 24 @ Boston W 121–117 Elgin Baylor (41) Elgin Baylor (16) Jerry West (5) Boston Garden
13,909 		2–3
6 April 26 Boston W 123–115 Jerry West (32) Elgin Baylor (14) Jerry West (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,069 		3–3
7 April 28 @ Boston L 93–95 Jerry West (36) Elgin Baylor (14) West, Hazzard (3) Boston Garden
13,909 		3–4
1966 schedule

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

References[]

1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers roster, statistics, and box scores
1965-66 Season - All Things Lakers[dead link]

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