| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | March 24–April 15, 1965 |
| Season | 1964–65 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Boston Celtics(8th title) |
| Runner-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Semifinalists | |
The1965 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of theNational Basketball Association's1964–65 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division championBoston Celtics defeating the Western Division championLos Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in theNBA Finals.
Boston won its seventh consecutive NBA title and eighth overall while handing the Lakers their fourth straight Finals loss in the process.
This was the first playoff appearance for theBaltimore Bullets, who had begun play in the 1961–62 season as the Chicago Packers.
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBA Finals | |||||||||||
| E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Philadelphia | 3 | E3 | Philadelphia | 3 | ||||||||
| E2 | Cincinnati | 1 | E1 | Boston* | 4 | ||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles* | 1 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Los Angeles* | 4 | |||||||||||
| W3 | Baltimore | 3 | W3 | Baltimore | 2 | ||||||||
| W2 | St. Louis | 1 | |||||||||||
March 24 |
| Philadelphia 76ers119,Cincinnati Royals 117 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–36, 27–28,30–24,24–20, Overtime:11–9 | ||
| Pts:Hal Greer 37 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 23 Asts:Greer,Kerr 6 each | Pts:Jack Twyman 25 Rebs:Jerry Lucas 27 Asts:Oscar Robertson 13 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 | ||
March 26 |
| Cincinnati Royals121,Philadelphia 76ers 120 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–32, 28–33,28–26,33–29 | ||
| Pts:Oscar Robertson 40 Rebs:Jerry Lucas 21 Asts:Oscar Robertson 13 | Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 30 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 15 Asts:Wilt Chamberlain 10 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
March 28 |
| Philadelphia 76ers108,Cincinnati Royals 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:35–28, 22–25,22–21,29–20 | ||
| Pts:Hal Greer 30 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 15 Asts:Wilt Chamberlain 6 | Pts:Oscar Robertson 27 Rebs:Jerry Lucas 17 Asts:Oscar Robertson 12 | |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 | ||
March 31 |
| Cincinnati Royals 112,Philadelphia 76ers119 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–28,30–25, 24–36,40–30 | ||
| Pts:Jerry Lucas 35 Rebs:Jerry Lucas 19 Asts:Oscar Robertson 10 | Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 38 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 26 Asts:Hal Greer 7 | |
| Philadelphia wins series, 3–1 | ||
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning the first two meetings.
| Cincinnati leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series |
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March 24 |
| Baltimore Bullets108,St. Louis Hawks 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:26–23,24–22, 22–30,36–30 | ||
| Pts:Bailey Howell 25 Rebs:Walt Bellamy 20 Asts:three players 4 each | Pts:Lenny Wilkens 25 Rebs:Bill Bridges 23 Asts:Richie Guerin 6 | |
| Baltimore leads series, 1–0 | ||
March 26 |
| Baltimore Bullets 105,St. Louis Hawks129 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–37, 19–28,32–18, 28–46 | ||
| Pts:Don Ohl 23 Rebs:Walt Bellamy 12 Asts:Gus Johnson 7 | Pts:Richie Guerin 28 Rebs:Zelmo Beaty 12 Asts:Richie Guerin 10 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
March 27 |
| St. Louis Hawks 99,Baltimore Bullets131 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 26–28, 24–36, 26–41 | ||
| Pts:Zelmo Beaty 18 Rebs:Zelmo Beaty 17 Asts:four players 3 each | Pts:Bellamy,Ohl 23 each Rebs:Walt Bellamy 18 Asts:Johnson,Green 3 each | |
| Baltimore leads series, 2–1 | ||
March 30 |
| St. Louis Hawks 103,Baltimore Bullets109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:30–25, 24–26, 27–29, 22–29 | ||
| Pts:Cliff Hagan 24 Rebs:Bill Bridges 20 Asts:Lenny Wilkens 4 | Pts:Kevin Loughery 31 Rebs:Walt Bellamy 10 Asts:Kevin Loughery 6 | |
| Baltimore wins series, 3–1 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[2]
April 4 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 98,Boston Celtics108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 20–27, 21–24,34–31 | ||
| Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 33 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 31 Asts:three players 3 each | Pts:Tom Heinsohn 23 Rebs:Bill Russell 32 Asts:Bill Russell 6 | |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 6 |
| Boston Celtics 103,Philadelphia 76ers109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:29–28, 19–25, 25–31,30–25 | ||
| Pts:Sam Jones 40 Rebs:Bill Russell 16 Asts:Bill Russell 5 | Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 30 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 39 Asts:Wilt Chamberlain 8 | |
| Series tied, 1–1 | ||
April 8 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 94,Boston Celtics112 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–34, 20–27,18–17, 29–34 | ||
| Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 24 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 37 Asts:Hal Greer 4 | Pts:S. Jones,Havlicek 24 each Rebs:Bill Russell 26 Asts:Bill Russell 8 | |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | ||
April 9 |
| Boston Celtics 131,Philadelphia 76ers134 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–32,35–19, 29–40,33–27, Overtime: 13–16 | ||
| Pts:Sam Jones 36 Rebs:Bill Russell 25 Asts:K. C. Jones 10 | Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 34 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 34 Asts:Costello,Kerr 5 each | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
April 11 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 108,Boston Celtics114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–34, 25–30, 22–26,33–24 | ||
| Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 30 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 21 Asts:Hal Greer 4 | Pts:Sam Jones 29 Rebs:Bill Russell 28 Asts:K. C. Jones 9 | |
| Boston leads series, 3–2 | ||
April 13 |
| Boston Celtics 106,Philadelphia 76ers112 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–39, 23–26,31–25,25–22 | ||
| Pts:Tom Sanders 25 Rebs:Bill Russell 21 Asts:Russell,K. C. Jones 5 each | Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 30 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 26 Asts:Larry Costello 6 | |
| Series tied, 3–3 | ||
April 15 |
| Philadelphia 76ers 109,Boston Celtics110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–35,36–26, 20–29,27–20 | ||
| Pts:Wilt Chamberlain 30 Rebs:Wilt Chamberlain 32 Asts:Hal Greer 9 | Pts:Sam Jones 37 Rebs:Bill Russell 8 Asts:K. C. Jones 10 | |
| Boston wins series, 4–3 | ||
This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first eight meetings when the 76ers were theSyracuse Nationals.
| Tied 4–4 in all-time playoff series |
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April 3 |
| Baltimore Bullets 115,Los Angeles Lakers121 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–29, 23–39,26–24,38–29 | ||
| Pts:Don Ohl 29 Rebs:Bailey Howell 20 Asts:Walt Bellamy 5 | Pts:Jerry West 49 Rebs:LeRoy Ellis 15 Asts:Jerry West 8 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 5 |
| Baltimore Bullets 115,Los Angeles Lakers118 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–36, 24–24, 30–30,32–28 | ||
| Pts:Don Ohl 30 Rebs:Walt Bellamy 20 Asts:Johnson,Bellamy 5 each | Pts:Jerry West 52 Rebs:Gene Wiley 12 Asts:Jerry West 9 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 7 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 115,Baltimore Bullets122 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:28–24, 28–39, 25–25, 34–34 | ||
| Pts:Jerry West 44 Rebs:Gene Wiley 13 Asts:Jerry West 4 | Pts:Bailey Howell 29 Rebs:Bailey Howell 17 Asts:Johnson,Loughery 4 each | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 2–1 | ||
April 9 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 112,Baltimore Bullets114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:26–24, 35–36,25–22, 26–32 | ||
| Pts:Jerry West 48 Rebs:Rudy LaRusso 14 Asts:Jerry West 5 | Pts:Don Ohl 28 Rebs:Walt Bellamy 16 Asts:four players 3 each | |
| Series tied, 2–2 | ||
April 11 |
| Baltimore Bullets 112,Los Angeles Lakers120 | ||
| Scoring by quarter:29–27, 23–26, 25–33,35–34 | ||
| Pts:Walt Bellamy 29 Rebs:Gus Johnson 16 Asts:Bellamy,Howell 5 each | Pts:Jerry West 43 Rebs:LeRoy Ellis 18 Asts:Jerry West 7 | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 3–2 | ||
April 13 |
| Los Angeles Lakers117,Baltimore Bullets 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–30,32–18,35–33, 30–34 | ||
| Pts:Jerry West 42 Rebs:LeRoy Ellis 10 Asts:Jerry West 8 | Pts:Don Ohl 34 Rebs:Walt Bellamy 15 Asts:Walt Bellamy 5 | |
| Los Angeles wins series, 4–2 | ||
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.[4]
April 18 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 110,Boston Celtics142 | ||
| 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 | ||
April 19 |
| Los Angeles Lakers 123,Boston Celtics129 | ||
| 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 | ||
April 21 |
| Boston Celtics 105,Los Angeles Lakers126 | ||
| 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 Celtics112,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 Celtics129 | ||
| 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 | ||
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first three meetings.
| Boston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series |
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