1965 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 1965 1964–65 March 24–April 15, 1965 6 Boston Celtics 8 Los Angeles Lakers Baltimore Bullets Philadelphia 76ers 1964 1966 The 1965 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1964–65 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA 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 the Baltimore Bullets, who had begun play in the 1961–62 season as the Chicago Packers. Bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals NBA Finals Eastern Division Western Division E3 Philadelphia 3 E2 Cincinnati 1 W3 Baltimore 3 W2 St. Louis 1 E1 Boston* 4 E3 Philadelphia 3 W1 Los Angeles* 4 W3 Baltimore 2 E1 Boston* 4 W1 Los Angeles* 1* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals Division Semifinals Eastern Division Semifinals (2) Cincinnati Royals vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers #eee March 24 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 119 Cincinnati Royals 117 OT 27–36 27–28 30–24 24–20 11–9 Hal Greer 37 Wilt Chamberlain 23 Greer, Kerr 6 each Jack Twyman 25 Jerry Lucas 27 Oscar Robertson 13 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio 6,422 Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 March 26 Boxscore Cincinnati Royals 121 Philadelphia 76ers 120 32–32 28–33 28–26 33–29 Oscar Robertson 40 Jerry Lucas 21 Oscar Robertson 13 Wilt Chamberlain 30 Wilt Chamberlain 15 Wilt Chamberlain 10 Municipal Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5,801 Series tied, 1–1 #eee March 28 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 108 Cincinnati Royals 94 35–28 22–25 22–21 29–20 Hal Greer 30 Wilt Chamberlain 15 Wilt Chamberlain 6 Oscar Robertson 27 Jerry Lucas 17 Oscar Robertson 12 Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio 6,289 Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 March 31 Boxscore Cincinnati Royals 112 Philadelphia 76ers 119 18–28 30–25 24–36 40–30 Jerry Lucas 35 Jerry Lucas 19 Oscar Robertson 10 Wilt Chamberlain 38 Wilt Chamberlain 26 Hal Greer 7 Municipal Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7,451 Philadelphia wins series, 3–1 This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHI&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Cincinnati leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1963 Syracuse Nationals 2 Cincinnati Royals 3 1963 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1964 Philadelphia 76ers 2 Cincinnati Royals 3 1964 Eastern Division Semifinals Western Division Semifinals (2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets #eee March 24 Boxscore Baltimore Bullets 108 St. Louis Hawks 105 26–23 24–22 22–30 36–30 Bailey Howell 25 Walt Bellamy 20 three players 4 each Lenny Wilkens 25 Bill Bridges 23 Richie Guerin 6 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 5,320 Baltimore leads series, 1–0 March 26 Boxscore Baltimore Bullets 105 St. Louis Hawks 129 26–37 19–28 32–18 28–46 Don Ohl 23 Walt Bellamy 12 Gus Johnson 7 Richie Guerin 28 Zelmo Beaty 12 Richie Guerin 10 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 7,628 Series tied, 1–1 #eee March 27 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 99 Baltimore Bullets 131 23–26 26–28 24–36 26–41 Zelmo Beaty 18 Zelmo Beaty 17 four players 3 each Bellamy, Ohl 23 each Walt Bellamy 18 Johnson, Green 3 each Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland 6,358 Baltimore leads series, 2–1 March 30 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 103 Baltimore Bullets 109 30–25 24–26 27–29 22–29 Cliff Hagan 24 Bill Bridges 20 Lenny Wilkens 4 Kevin Loughery 31 Walt Bellamy 10 Kevin Loughery 6 Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland 6,423 Baltimore wins series, 3–1 Bob Pettit's last NBA game. This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021 Division Finals Eastern Division Finals (1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers #eee April 4 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 98 Boston Celtics 108 23–26 20–27 21–24 34–31 Wilt Chamberlain 33 Wilt Chamberlain 31 three players 3 each Tom Heinsohn 23 Bill Russell 32 Bill Russell 6 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston leads series, 1–0 April 6 Boxscore Boston Celtics 103 Philadelphia 76ers 109 29–28 19–25 25–31 30–25 Sam Jones 40 Bill Russell 16 Bill Russell 5 Wilt Chamberlain 30 Wilt Chamberlain 39 Wilt Chamberlain 8 Municipal Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9,790 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 8 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 94 Boston Celtics 112 27–34 20–27 18–17 29–34 Wilt Chamberlain 24 Wilt Chamberlain 37 Hal Greer 4 S. Jones, Havlicek 24 each Bill Russell 26 Bill Russell 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston leads series, 2–1 April 9 Boxscore Boston Celtics 131 Philadelphia 76ers 134 OT 21–32 35–19 29–40 33–27 13–16 Sam Jones 36 Bill Russell 25 K. C. Jones 10 Wilt Chamberlain 34 Wilt Chamberlain 34 Costello, Kerr 5 each Municipal Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9,294 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 11 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 108 Boston Celtics 114 28–34 25–30 22–26 33–24 Wilt Chamberlain 30 Wilt Chamberlain 21 Hal Greer 4 Sam Jones 29 Bill Russell 28 K. C. Jones 9 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston leads series, 3–2 April 13 Boxscore Boston Celtics 106 Philadelphia 76ers 112 27–39 23–26 31–25 25–22 Tom Sanders 25 Bill Russell 21 Russell, K. C. Jones 5 each Wilt Chamberlain 30 Wilt Chamberlain 26 Larry Costello 6 Municipal Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11,182 Series tied, 3–3 #eee April 15 Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 109 Boston Celtics 110 26–35 36–26 20–29 27–20 Wilt Chamberlain 30 Wilt Chamberlain 32 Hal Greer 9 Sam Jones 37 Bill Russell 8 K. C. Jones 10 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston wins series, 4–3 John Havlicek steals the inbounds pass by Hal Greer. This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first eight meetings when the 76ers were the Syracuse Nationals. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Tied 4–4 in all-time playoff series#fff 1953 Boston Celtics 2 Syracuse Nationals 0 1953 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1954 Boston Celtics 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Round Robin Semifinals #fff 1954 Boston Celtics 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1955 Boston Celtics 1 Syracuse Nationals 3 1955 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1956 Boston Celtics 1 Syracuse Nationals 2 1956 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1957 Boston Celtics 3 Syracuse Nationals 0 1957 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1959 Boston Celtics 4 Syracuse Nationals 3 1959 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1961 Boston Celtics 4 Syracuse Nationals 1 1961 Eastern Division Finals Western Division Finals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets #eee April 3 Boxscore Baltimore Bullets 115 Los Angeles Lakers 121 28–29 23–39 26–24 38–29 Don Ohl 29 Bailey Howell 20 Walt Bellamy 5 Jerry West 49 LeRoy Ellis 15 Jerry West 8 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California 14,579 Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 April 5 Boxscore Baltimore Bullets 115 Los Angeles Lakers 118 29–36 24–24 30–30 32–28 Don Ohl 30 Walt Bellamy 20 Johnson, Bellamy 5 each Jerry West 52 Gene Wiley 12 Jerry West 9 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California 10,594 Los Angeles leads series, 2–0 #eee April 7 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 115 Baltimore Bullets 122 28–24 28–39 25–25 34–34 Jerry West 44 Gene Wiley 13 Jerry West 4 Bailey Howell 29 Bailey Howell 17 Johnson, Loughery 4 each Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland 7,247 Los Angeles leads series, 2–1 April 9 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 112 Baltimore Bullets 114 26–24 35–36 25–22 26–32 Jerry West 48 Rudy LaRusso 14 Jerry West 5 Don Ohl 28 Walt Bellamy 16 four players 3 each Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland 10,642 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 11 Boxscore Baltimore Bullets 112 Los Angeles Lakers 120 29–27 23–26 25–33 35–34 Walt Bellamy 29 Gus Johnson 16 Bellamy, Howell 5 each Jerry West 43 LeRoy Ellis 18 Jerry West 7 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California 15,013 Los Angeles leads series, 3–2 April 13 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 117 Baltimore Bullets 115 20–30 32–18 35–33 30–34 Jerry West 42 LeRoy Ellis 10 Jerry West 8 Don Ohl 34 Walt Bellamy 15 Walt Bellamy 5 Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland 8,590 Los Angeles wins series, 4–2 This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021 NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers 1965 NBA Finals #eee April 18 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 110 Boston Celtics 142 23–32 26–32 34–39 27–39 Jerry West 26 Gene Wiley 14 Walt Hazzard 5 Sam Jones 25 Bill Russell 28 K. C. Jones 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 10,180 Boston leads series, 1–0 April 19 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 123 Boston Celtics 129 29–35 31–27 29–39 34–28 Jerry West 45 Gene Wiley 15 Jerry West 5 John Havlicek 24 Bill Russell 25 Bill Russell 10 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston leads series, 2–0 #eee April 21 Boxscore Boston Celtics 105 Los Angeles Lakers 126 17–35 31–33 26–24 31–34 Sam Jones 35 Bill Russell 19 Larry Siegfried 5 Jerry West 43 Gene Wiley 28 Jerry West 7 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California 14,243 Boston leads series, 2–1 April 23 Boxscore Boston Celtics 112 Los Angeles Lakers 99 32–24 23–37 33–21 24–17 Sam Jones 37 Bill Russell 23 Russell, K. C. Jones 5 each LeRoy Ellis 24 Gene Wiley 19 Wiley, Hazzard 5 each Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California 15,217 Boston leads series, 3–1 #eee April 25 Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 96 Boston Celtics 129 26–33 22–24 23–30 25–42 Jerry West 33 Gene Wiley 13 Walt Hazzard 10 S. Jones, Russell 22 each Bill Russell 30 K. C. Jones 9 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston wins series, 4–1 Tom Heinsohn's final NBA game. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Boston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1959 Boston Celtics 4 Minneapolis Lakers 0 1959 NBA Finals #fff 1962 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1962 NBA Finals #fff 1963 Boston Celtics 4 Los Angeles Lakers 2 1963 NBA Finals See also 1965 NBA Finals 1964–65 NBA season References External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1965 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs fi:NBA-kausi 1964–1965#Pudotuspelit