1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1964–65 NBA season was the Lakers' 17th season in the NBA and fifth season in Los Angeles.[1]

1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachFred Schaus
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record49–31 (.613)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTTV
RadioKFI

The team reached the NBA Finals, only to fall against the Boston Celtics in five games.

Roster
1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 5 Barnett, Dick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1936-10-02 Tennessee State
SF 22 Baylor, Elgin (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle
C 25 Ellis, LeRoy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-03-10 St. John's
SG 42 Hazzard, Walt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1942-04-15 UCLA
C 14 Imhoff, Darrall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1938-10-11 California
PG 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941-02-07 Tulsa
PF 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1937-11-11 Dartmouth
C 40 McGill, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1939-09-16 Utah
SF 20 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-05-15 Iowa
PG 44 West, Jerry (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-05-28 West Virginia
C 12 Wiley, Gene 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1937-11-12 Wichita State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 28, 1965

Regular season

Standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers4931.613–25–1321–163–225–15
x-St. Louis Hawks4535.563426–415–174–428–12
x-Baltimore Bullets3743.4631223–1412–192–1022–18
Detroit Pistons3149.3881813–1711–207–1218–22
San Francisco Warriors1763.2133210–265–312–67–33
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1964–65 NBA records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore —3–76–46–44–62–84–67–35–5
Boston 7–3—8–210–07–37–35–59–19–1
Cincinnati 4–62–8—6–46–48–26–48–28–2
Detroit 4–60–104–6—3–75–54–68–23–7
Los Angeles 6–43–74–67–3—10–07–38–24–6
New York 8–23–72–85–50–10—5–57–31–9
Philadelphia 6–45–54–66–43–75–5—6–45–5
San Francisco 3–71–92–82–82–83–74–6—0–10
St. Louis 5–51–92–87–36–49–15–510–0—

Playoffs
1965 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 3 Baltimore W 121–115 Jerry West (49) LeRoy Ellis (15) Jerry West (8) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,579		 1–0
2 April 5 Baltimore W 118–115 Jerry West (52) Gene Wiley (12) Jerry West (9) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
10,594		 2–0
3 April 7 @ Baltimore L 115–122 Jerry West (44) Gene Wiley (13) Jerry West (4) Baltimore Civic Center
7,247		 2–1
4 April 9 @ Baltimore L 112–114 Jerry West (48) Rudy LaRusso (14) Jerry West (5) Baltimore Civic Center
10,642		 2–2
5 April 11 Baltimore W 120–112 Jerry West (43) LeRoy Ellis (18) Jerry West (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,013		 3–2
6 April 13 @ Baltimore W 117–115 Jerry West (42) LeRoy Ellis (10) Jerry West (8) Baltimore Civic Center
8,590		 4–2
NBA Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 18 @ Boston L 110–142 Jerry West (26) Gene Wiley (14) Walt Hazzard (5) Boston Garden
13,909		 0–1
2 April 19 @ Boston L 123–129 Jerry West (45) Gene Wiley (15) Jerry West (5) Boston Garden
13,909		 0–2
3 April 21 Boston W 126–105 Jerry West (43) Gene Wiley (28) Jerry West (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,243		 1–2
4 April 23 Boston L 99–112 LeRoy Ellis (24) Gene Wiley (19) Wiley, Hazzard (5) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,217		 1–3
5 April 25 @ Boston L 96–129 Jerry West (33) Gene Wiley (13) Walt Hazzard (10) Boston Garden
13,909		 1–4
1965 schedule

Awards and records

References
  1. 1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers
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