1965–66 St. Louis Hawks season

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1965–66 St. Louis Hawks season
Head coachRichie Guerin
ArenaKiel Auditorium
Results
Record36–44 (.450)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Division Finals
(Eliminated 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1964–65 1966–67 >

The 1965–66 NBA season was the Hawks' 17th season in the NBA and 11th season in St. Louis.[1]

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 Semifinals: 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 24 @ Baltimore W 113–111 Joe Caldwell (33) Bill Bridges (19) Richie Guerin (12) Baltimore Civic Center
3,587 		1–0
2 March 27 @ Baltimore W 105–100 Richie Guerin (25) Bill Bridges (19) Richie Guerin (8) Baltimore Civic Center
13,104 		2–0
3 March 30 Baltimore W 121–112 Bill Bridges (32) Bill Bridges (20) Lenny Wilkens (10) Kiel Auditorium
7,135 		3–0
Division Finals: 3–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 1 @ Los Angeles L 106–129 Beaty, Guerin (22) Zelmo Beaty (14) Richie Guerin (8) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,509 		0–1
2 April 3 @ Los Angeles L 116–125 Zelmo Beaty (36) Bill Bridges (16) Lenny Wilkens (9) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,896 		0–2
3 April 6 Los Angeles W 120–113 Bill Bridges (27) Bill Bridges (17) Richie Guerin (8) Kiel Auditorium
8,318 		1–2
4 April 9 Los Angeles L 95–107 Zelmo Beaty (22) Zelmo Beaty (19) Richie Guerin (7) Kiel Auditorium
9,569 		1–3
5 April 10 @ Los Angeles W 112–100 Lenny Wilkens (29) Zelmo Beaty (19) Lenny Wilkens (12) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,297 		2–3
6 April 13 Los Angeles W 127–131 Bill Bridges (29) Bridges, Beaty (11) Richie Guerin (11) Kiel Auditorium
8,614 		3–3
7 April 15 @ Los Angeles L 121–130 Cliff Hagan (29) Bill Bridges (13) Richie Guerin (5) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,200 		3–4
1966 schedule

References[]

  1. ^ 1965–66 St. Louis Hawks
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