1964-65 NBA season

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1965 NBA Playoffs 1965 NBA Finals 1965 NBA Draft 1965 in basketball Basketball National Basketball Association College basketball American Basketball Association National Basketball League Women's National Basketball Association 1965 in sports
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The 1964-65 NBA Season was the 19th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 7th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Contents 1 Notable Occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Division 2.2 Western Division 3 NBA awards 4 See also

[edit] Notable Occurrences

• The NBA All-Star Game was played at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, with the East beating the West 124-123. Jerry Lucas of the Cincinnati Royals won the game's MVP award.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics C	62	18	.775	-
Cincinnati Royals	48	32	.600	14
Philadelphia 76ers	40	40	.500	22
New York Knicks	31	49	.388	31

[edit] Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Los Angeles Lakers	49	31	.613	-
St. Louis Hawks	45	35	.563	4
Baltimore Bullets	37	43	.463	12
Detroit Pistons	31	49	.388	18
San Francisco Warriors	17	63	.213	32

C - NBA Champions

[edit] NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
• Rookie of the Year: Willis Reed, New York Knicks
• Coach of the Year: Red Auerbach, Boston Celtics

• All-NBA First Team:
  • Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Lakers
  • Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
  • Jerry West, Los Angeles Lakers
  • Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
  • Jerry Lucas, Cincinnati Royals

• All-NBA Rookie Team:
  • Jim Barnes, New York Knicks
  • Willis Reed, New York Knicks
  • Wali Jones, Baltimore Bullets
  • Howard Komives, New York Knicks
  • Joe Caldwell, Detroit Pistons
  • Lucious Jackson, Philadelphia 76ers

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

• 1965 NBA Playoffs
• 1965 NBA Finals
• 1965 NBA Draft

Preceded by 1963-64 NBA season

NBA seasons 1964-65

Succeeded by 1965-66 NBA season