1965–66 Baltimore Bullets season

1965–66 Baltimore Bullets season
Head coach	Paul Seymour
General manager	Buddy Jeannette
Owner(s)	Abe Pollin
Arena	Baltimore Civic Center
Results
Record	38–42 (.475)
Place	Division: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Semifinals (Lost to Hawks 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WJZ-TV
Radio	WBAL

The 1965–66 NBA season was the Bullets' 5th season in the NBA and 3rd season in the city of Baltimore.

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: 0–3 (home: 0–2; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 March 24 St. Louis L 111–113 Don Ohl (38) Green, Howell (11) Johnny Egan (9) Baltimore Civic Center 3,587 0–1 2 March 27 St. Louis L 100–105 Jim Barnes (27) Bob Ferry (17) Johnny Egan (8) Baltimore Civic Center 13,104 0–2 3 March 30 @ St. Louis L 112–121 Don Ohl (32) Bailey Howell (12) Johnny Egan (6) Kiel Auditorium 7,135 0–3
1966 schedule

Awards and records

• Gus Johnson, All-NBA Second Team