1965–66 St. Louis Hawks season

1965–66 St. Louis Hawks season
Head coach	Richie Guerin
Arena	Kiel Auditorium
Results
Record	36–44 (.450)
Place	Division: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Division Finals (Eliminated 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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

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

West Division Semifinals

(2) Baltimore Bullets vs. (3) St. Louis Hawks: Hawks win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ Baltimore: St. Louis 113, Baltimore 111
• Game 2 @ Baltimore: St. Louis 105, Baltimore 100
• Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 121, Baltimore 112

West Division Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) St. Louis Hawks: Lakers win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 129, St. Louis 106
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 125, St. Louis 116
• Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 120, Los Angeles 113
• Game 4 @ St. Louis: Los Angeles 107, St. Louis 95
• Game 5 @ Los Angeles: St. Louis 112, Los Angeles 100
• Game 6 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 131, Los Angeles 127
• Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 130, St. Louis 121