1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season

1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coach	Fred Schaus
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record	45–35 (.563)
Place	Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (Lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KTTV
Radio	KNX

Roster

1965-66 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From F 22 Baylor, Elgin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Seattle F 15 Boozer, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kansas State C 25 Ellis, LeRoy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's F 33 Fairchild, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) BYU G 11 Goodrich, Gail 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UCLA G 42 Hazzard, Walt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA C 24 Hoover, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Villanova C 14 Imhoff, Darrall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) California G 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Tulsa F 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Dartmouth G 44 West, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) West Virginia C 12 Wiley, Gene 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wichita State	Head coach Fred Schaus Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction: {{{access-date}}}

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

The Lakers had a division semifinal bye.

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

NBA Finals

(E2) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4–3

• Game 1 @ Boston: Los Angeles 133, Boston 129 (OT)
• Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 129, Los Angeles 109
• Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Boston 120, Los Angeles 106
• Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Boston 122, Los Angeles 117
• Game 5 @ Boston: Los Angeles 121, Boston 117
• Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 123, Boston 115
• Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 95, Los Angeles 93

Awards and records

Awards

• Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
• Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
• Rudy LaRusso, NBA All-Star Game

References

1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers roster, statistics, and box scores
1965-66 Season - All Things Lakers