1965 NBA Finals

1965 NBA Finals

Team Coach Wins Boston Celtics Red Auerbach Los Angeles Lakers Fred Schaus
Dates:
Television:	ABC (U.S.)
Announcers:	Chris Schenkel and Bob Cousy
Radio network:	KNX
Announcers:	Chick Hearn
Referees:
Game 1:
Game 2:
Game 3:
Game 4:
Eastern Finals:	Boston defeats Philadelphia
Western Finals:	Los Angeles defeats Baltimore
< 1964 NBA Finals 1966 >

The 1965 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1964-65 National Basketball Association season, and was the conclusion of the 1965 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. This was the Celtics' 9th straight trip to the championship series, and they won the series over the Lakers, 4-1.

Series summary

Game	Date	Home Team	Result	Road Team
Game 1	April 18	Boston Celtics	142-110 (1-0)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 2	April 19	Boston Celtics	129-123 (2-0)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 3	April 21	Los Angeles Lakers	126-105 (1-2)	Boston Celtics
Game 4	April 23	Los Angeles Lakers	99-112 (1-3)	Boston Celtics
Game 5	April 25	Boston Celtics	129-96 (4-1)	Los Angeles Lakers

Celtics win series 4-1

Game 4

Boston beat the Lakers 112 to 99. In the closing minutes of the game, ABC cut away to a previously scheduled program. This event was likened to NBC cutting away from the World Series with the home team ahead 10 runs in the ninth inning.

External links

• NBA History