1965 NBA Finals

Team	Coach	Wins
Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	4
Los Angeles Lakers	Fred Schaus	1

Television

ABC (U.S.)

Announcers

Chris Schenkel and Bob Cousy

Radio network

KNX

Announcers

Chick Hearn

Referees

Game 1:	Richie Powers and Earl Strom
Game 2:	Joe Gushue and Mendy Rudolph
Game 4:	Norm Drucker and Mendy Rudolph
Game 5:	Norm Drucker and Mendy Rudolph

Hall of Famers

Boston Celtics:
K.C. Jones
Sam Jones
John Havlicek
Satch Sanders
Bill Russell
John Thompson (as a coach)
Tom Heinsohn (as a player and coach)
Los Angeles Lakers:
Jerry West
Don Nelson (as a coach)
Elgin Baylor
Coaches:
Red Auerbach
Officials:
Mendy Rudolph
Earl Strom

Eastern Finals

Celtics defeat 76ers, 4–3

Western Finals

Lakers defeat Bullets, 4–2

The 1965 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1965 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1964–65 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. The Celtics made their ninth-straight trip to the championship finals after beating the Philadelphia 76ers in a highly contested Eastern Division Finals that ended on John Havlicek's steal of the ball. The Lakers made it to their third Finals in four seasons after beating Baltimore in six games, though it came at a cost as Elgin Baylor suffered a knee injury that would sideline him for the rest of the playoffs. The Celtics won the series over the Lakers, 4–1.^[1]

Series summary

The Celtics' average margin of victory in this series was 12.6 points, as they averaged 123.4 points a game, in contrast to the Lakers' 110.8 points per game.

Game	Date	Home Team	Result	Road Team
Game 1	April 18	Boston Celtics	142–110 (1–0)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 2	April 19	Boston Celtics	129–123 (2–0)	Los Angeles Lakers
Game 3	April 21	Los Angeles Lakers	126–105 (1–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 4	April 23	Los Angeles Lakers	99–112 (1–3)	Boston Celtics
Game 5	April 25	Boston Celtics	129–96 (4–1)	Los Angeles Lakers

Celtics win series 4–1

Source:^[2]

Game 4

Boston beat the Lakers 112 to 99. In the closing minutes of the game, ABC cut away to a previously scheduled program.

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Boston Celtics

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
Jones, SamSam Jones	5	39.8	.470	.879	4.8	2.6	27.8
Havlicek, JohnJohn Havlicek	5	30.2	.391	.864	5.6	2.2	18.2
Russell, BillBill Russell	5	44.2	.702	.575	25.0	5.8	17.8
Sanders, SatchSatch Sanders	5	31.2	.391	.682	8.8	2.0	13.8
Heinsohn, TomTom Heinsohn	5	20.8	.361	.556	6.4	1.8	11.4
Jones, K. C.K. C. Jones	5	31.0	.460	.786	2.6	6.6	11.4
Naulls, WillieWillie Naulls	5	17.4	.396	.750	4.2	1.0	9.6
Siegfried, LarryLarry Siegfried	5	13.6	.341	.786	1.6	2.4	7.8
Thompson, JohnJohn Thompson	3	7.0	.286	1.000	4.0	0.3	3.7
Bonham, RonRon Bonham	3	3.7	.375	.800	3.7	0.0	3.3
Counts, MelMel Counts	3	9.0	.250	1.000	3.0	0.0	2.3

Los Angeles Lakers

Player	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
West, JerryJerry West	5	42.0	.424	.864	5.6	3.4	33.8
Ellis, LeRoyLeRoy Ellis	5	39.8	.421	.676	11.0	0.8	17.8
LaRusso, RudyRudy LaRusso	5	32.0	.531	.656	6.8	2.4	14.6
Barnett, DickDick Barnett	5	24.4	.483	.700	3.0	2.2	14.0
Hazzard, WaltWalt Hazzard	5	20.0	.326	.778	3.0	5.2	8.8
Wiley, GeneGene Wiley	5	35.4	.516	.545	17.8	2.0	7.8
Nelson, DonDon Nelson	5	20.6	.438	.667	5.4	1.4	7.2
King, JimJim King	5	11.0	.429	1.000	2.0	1.4	4.2
Imhoff, DarrallDarrall Imhoff	5	10.8	.222	.500	2.4	0.6	1.4
McGill, BillBill McGill	5	10.0	.500	1.000	3.0	1.0	3.5

Source:^[2]

Team rosters

Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics 1964–65 NBA champions
5 John Thompson 6 Bill Russell 11 Mel Counts 12 Willie Naulls 15 Tom Heinsohn 16 Satch Sanders 17 John Havlicek 20 Larry Siegfried 21 Ron Bonham 24 Sam Jones 25 K. C. Jones
Head coach Red Auerbach
Regular season Playoffs

Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers 1964–65 Western Division Champions
5 Barnett \| 12 Wiley \| 14 Imhoff \| 20 Nelson \| 21 King \| 25 Ellis \| 35 LaRusso \| 40 McGill \| 42 Abdul-Rahman \| 44 West \| Coach Schaus

References

↑ "NBA History: 1965 Finals". NBA.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
1 2 "1970 NBA Finals summary". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

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Boston Celtics 1964–65 NBA champions
5 John Thompson 6 Bill Russell 11 Mel Counts 12 Willie Naulls 15 Tom Heinsohn 16 Satch Sanders 17 John Havlicek 20 Larry Siegfried 21 Ron Bonham 24 Sam Jones 25 K. C. Jones
Head coach Red Auerbach
Regular season Playoffs

Boston Celtics
Founded in 1946 Based in Boston, Massachusetts
Franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Seasons Accomplishments Head coaches Current season
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Administration	Boston Basketball Partners (owner) Wyc Grousbeck (CEO) Wyc Grousbeck, H. Irving Grousbeck, Stephen Pagliuca (managing partners) Danny Ainge (General manager) Brad Stevens (Head coach)
General managers	Brown Auerbach Volk Wallace Ainge
Retired numbers	00 1 2 3 6 10 14 15 16 17 18 LOSCY 19 21 22 23 24 25 31 32 33 35 MIC
Hall of Famers	Boston Celtics Hall of Famers
G League affiliate	Maine Red Claws
Rivalries	Detroit Pistons Los Angeles Lakers New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers
Culture	Celtic Pride Greatest game ever played Tommy Points "Love ya, Cooz!" Close, but no cigar! Bill Russell Beat L.A. Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies Mike Gorman Johnny Most "Havlicek stole the ball!" Henderson steals the ball! Bird steals the ball! Boston Garden North Station Larry Legend DJ The Chief The Truth The Sports Museum of New England
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Los Angeles Lakers
Founded in 1947 Played in Minneapolis (1947–1960) Based in Los Angeles, California
Franchise	Franchise Team history All-time roster Draft history Seasons Records Head coaches Current season
Arenas	Minneapolis Auditorium Minneapolis Armory Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena The Forum Staples Center
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"Let's Get It Started" (2004)
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