1964–65 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1964–65 NBA season was the 76ers 16th season in the NBA and 2nd season in City Philadelphia. The team made a major trade to obtain the services of Wilt Chamberlain during the middle of the season. In the playoffs, they took the Boston Celtics to a 7th and decisive game. With the Sixers down 110-109 & only 5 seconds on the clock, Hal Greer inbounded the ball, and John Havlicek made a play for the ages when he stole the inbound pass, and the Celtics went on to win the game, and eventually their 7th consecutive championship.

1964–65 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coachDolph Schayes
General managerIrv Kosloff
Owner(s)Irv Kosloff
ArenaMunicipal Auditorium
Results
Record40–40 (.500)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Eastern)
Playoff finishDivision Finals
(Lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWFIL-TV
RadioWCAU

Roster
1964–65 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 24 Bianchi, Al 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1932-03-26 Bowling Green
C 13 Chamberlain, Wilt (C) 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1936-08-21 Kansas
G 21 Costello, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1931-07-02 Niagara
G 23 Courtin, Steve 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1942-09-21 Saint Joseph's
C 26 Dierking, Connie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1936-10-02 Cincinnati
F 20 Gambee, Dave 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1937-04-16 Oregon State
G 22 Greenspan, Jerry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1941-11-22 Maryland
G 15 Greer, Hal (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1936-06-26 Marshall
F 54 Jackson, Lucious 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1941-10-31 UTRGV
G 12 Jones, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1942-09-22 Toledo
C 10 Kerr, Red 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1932-07-17 Illinois
G 5 Neumann, Paul 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-01-30 Stanford
F 25 Walker, Chet 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1940-02-22 Bradley
F 14 Warley, Ben 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1936-09-04 Tennessee State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 22, 1965

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics6218.775–27–327–118–420–10
x-Cincinnati Royals4832.6001425–717–216–416–14
x-Philadelphia 76ers4040.5002213–129–2118–714–16
New York Knicks3149.3883115–209–217–810–20
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 Semifinals: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 March 24 @ Cincinnati W 119–117 (OT) Hal Greer (37) Wilt Chamberlain (23) Greer, Kerr (6) Cincinnati Gardens
6,422		 1–0
2 March 26 Cincinnati L 120–121 Wilt Chamberlain (30) Wilt Chamberlain (15) Wilt Chamberlain (10) Municipal Auditorium
5,801		 1–1
3 March 28 @ Cincinnati W 108–94 Hal Greer (30) Wilt Chamberlain (15) Wilt Chamberlain (6) Cincinnati Gardens
6,289		 2–1
4 March 31 Cincinnati W 119–112 Wilt Chamberlain (38) Wilt Chamberlain (26) Hal Greer (7) Municipal Auditorium
7,451		 3–1
Division Finals: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 4 @ Boston L 98–108 Wilt Chamberlain (33) Wilt Chamberlain (31) three players tied (3) Boston Garden
13,909		 0–1
2 April 6 Boston W 109–103 Wilt Chamberlain (30) Wilt Chamberlain (39) Wilt Chamberlain (8) Municipal Auditorium
9,790		 1–1
3 April 8 @ Boston L 94–112 Wilt Chamberlain (24) Wilt Chamberlain (37) Hal Greer (4) Boston Garden
13,909		 1–2
4 April 9 Boston W 134–131 (OT) Wilt Chamberlain (34) Wilt Chamberlain (34) Costello, Kerr (5) Municipal Auditorium
9,294		 2–2
5 April 11 @ Boston L 108–114 Wilt Chamberlain (30) Wilt Chamberlain (21) Hal Greer (4) Boston Garden
13,909		 2–3
6 April 13 Boston W 112–106 Wilt Chamberlain (30) Wilt Chamberlain (26) Larry Costello (6) Municipal Auditorium
11,182		 3–3
7 April 15 @ Boston L 109–110 Wilt Chamberlain (30) Wilt Chamberlain (32) Hal Greer (9) Boston Garden
13,909		 3–4
1965 schedule

Awards and records

References
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