1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season

1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachFred Schaus
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record45–35 (.563)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTTV
RadioKNX

Roster
1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 22 Baylor, Elgin (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle
PF 15 Boozer, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1937-04-26 Kansas State
C 25 Ellis, Leroy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-03-10 St. John's
SF 33 Fairchild, John 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1943-04-28 BYU
SG 11 Goodrich, Gail 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1943-04-23 UCLA
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
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: February 1, 1966

Regular season

Season standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers 4535.563–28–1113–214–329–11
x-Baltimore Bullets 3842.475729–94–255–820–20
x-St. Louis Hawks 3644.450922–106–228–1219–21
San Francisco Warriors 3545.4381012–148–1915–1221–19
Detroit Pistons 2258.2752313–174–225–1911–29

Record vs. opponents
1965-66 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore —3–73–75–54–67–35–54–67–3
Boston 7–3—5–56–47–310–04–68–27–3
Cincinnati 7–35–5—8–24–67–34–65–55–5
Detroit 5–54–62–8—2–82–83–72–82–8
Los Angeles 6–43–76–48–2—5–52–87–38–2
New York 3–70–103–78–25–5—2–85–54–6
Philadelphia 5–56–46–47–38–28–2—8–27–3
San Francisco 6–42–85–58–23–75–52–8—4–6
St. Louis 3–73–75–58–22–86–43–76–4—

Playoffs
1966 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 1 St. Louis W 129–106 Jerry West (28) Elgin Baylor (15) Jerry West (12) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,509		 1–0
2 April 3 St. Louis W 125–116 Elgin Baylor (42) Elgin Baylor (14) Elgin Baylor (9) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,896		 2–0
3 April 6 @ St. Louis L 113–120 Jerry West (32) Jerry West (11) Jerry West (8) Kiel Auditorium
8,318		 2–1
4 April 9 @ St. Louis W 107–95 Jerry West (42) Elgin Baylor (13) three players tied (4) Kiel Auditorium
9,569		 3–1
5 April 10 St. Louis L 100–112 Jerry West (31) Elgin Baylor (17) Elgin Baylor (4) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,297		 3–2
6 April 13 @ St. Louis L 131–127 Jerry West (38) Elgin Baylor (13) West, Hazzard (5) Kiel Auditorium
8,614		 3–3
7 April 15 St. Louis W 130–121 Jerry West (35) Elgin Baylor (11) Baylor, LaRusso (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,200		 4–3
NBA Finals: 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 17 @ Boston W 133–129 (OT) Jerry West (41) Elgin Baylor (20) Gail Goodrich (5) Boston Garden
13,909		 1–0
2 April 19 @ Boston L 109–129 Jerry West (18) Elgin Baylor (14) Walt Hazzard (5) Boston Garden
13,909		 1–1
3 April 20 Boston L 106–120 Jerry West (34) Elgin Baylor (15) Jim King (6) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,101		 1–2
4 April 22 Boston L 117–122 Jerry West (45) Elgin Baylor (12) Jerry West (10) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,251		 1–3
5 April 24 @ Boston W 121–117 Elgin Baylor (41) Elgin Baylor (16) Jerry West (5) Boston Garden
13,909		 2–3
6 April 26 Boston W 123–115 Jerry West (32) Elgin Baylor (14) Jerry West (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,069		 3–3
7 April 28 @ Boston L 93–95 Jerry West (36) Elgin Baylor (14) West, Hazzard (3) Boston Garden
13,909		 3–4
1966 schedule

Awards and records

Awards

References

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

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