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1965–66  Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coach Fred Schaus
Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record45–35 (.563)
PlaceDivision: 1st ( Western)
Playoff finish NBA Finals
(lost to Celtics 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television KTTV
Radio KNX
< 1964–65 1966–67 >

Roster

1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB 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 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 45 35 .563 – 28–11 13–21 4–3 29–11
x- Baltimore Bullets 38 42 .475 7 29–9 4–25 5–8 20–20
x- St. Louis Hawks 36 44 .450 9 22–10 6–22 8–12 19–21
San Francisco Warriors 35 45 .438 10 12–14 8–19 15–12 21–19
Detroit Pistons 22 58 .275 23 13–17 4–22 5–19 11–29

Record vs. opponents

1965-66 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore — 3–7 3–7 5–5 4–6 7–3 5–5 4–6 7–3
Boston 7–3 — 5–5 6–4 7–3 10–0 4–6 8–2 7–3
Cincinnati 7–3 5–5 — 8–2 4–6 7–3 4–6 5–5 5–5
Detroit 5–5 4–6 2–8 — 2–8 2–8 3–7 2–8 2–8
Los Angeles 6–4 3–7 6–4 8–2 — 5–5 2–8 7–3 8–2
New York 3–7 0–10 3–7 8–2 5–5 — 2–8 5–5 4–6
Philadelphia 5–5 6–4 6–4 7–3 8–2 8–2 — 8–2 7–3
San Francisco 6–4 2–8 5–5 8–2 3–7 5–5 2–8 — 4–6
St. Louis 3–7 3–7 5–5 8–2 2–8 6–4 3–7 6–4 —

Game log

1965–66 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 15 @ San Francisco 122–115 Jerry West (36) 1–0
2 October 16 @ St. Louis 106–94 Jerry West (27) 2–0
3 October 20 @ Boston 96–100 Jerry West (24) 2–1
4 October 23 @ New York 101–106 Jerry West (31) 2–2
5 October 26 New York 102–104 Jerry West (31) 3–2
6 October 28 New York 116–140 Jerry West (25) 4–2
7 October 30 San Francisco 124–122 Jerry West (44) 4–3
8 November 3 St. Louis 116–120 Jerry West (38) 5–3
9 November 5 St. Louis 116–118 Jerry West (26) 6–3
10 November 6 @ St. Louis 101–131 Jerry West (21) 6–4
11 November 7 @ Baltimore 116–137 Jerry West (26) 6–5
12 November 9 @ Philadelphia 110–118 Jerry West (32) 6–6
13 November 10 Detroit 125–133 Jerry West (40) 7–6
14 November 12 N New York 106–107 Jerry West (29) 8–6
15 November 14 Baltimore 114–129 Elgin Baylor (30) 9–6
16 November 17 Boston 115–125 Jerry West (46) 10–6
17 November 19 San Francisco 124–135 Jerry West (35) 11–6
18 November 20 N San Francisco 117–133 Jerry West (34) 12–6
19 November 21 Philadelphia 110–104 Jerry West (29) 12–7
20 November 24 Philadelphia 124–127 Jerry West (33) 13–7
21 November 26 @ Baltimore 107–110 Jerry West (39) 13–8
22 November 27 @ Boston 95–101 LaRusso, West (21) 13–9
23 November 28 @ Detroit 128–110 Jerry West (28) 14–9
24 November 30 @ Cincinnati 120–126 Jerry West (28) 14–10
25 December 1 Cincinnati 105–121 Jerry West (41) 15–10
26 December 3 Cincinnati 122–118 Jerry West (51) 15–11
27 December 6 N Philadelphia 116–107 Jerry West (34) 15–12
28 December 7 @ New York 127–131 Jerry West (46) 15–13
29 December 8 @ Boston 106–108 Boozer, Hazzard (23) 15–14
30 December 10 @ Cincinnati 129–110 Jerry West (51) 16–14
31 December 11 St. Louis 108–126 Jerry West (32) 17–14
32 December 12 St. Louis 101–123 Jerry West (33) 18–14
33 December 15 Philadelphia 122–108 Jerry West (27) 18–15
34 December 17 Philadelphia 127–117 Jerry West (39) 18–16
35 December 19 San Francisco 120–132 Jerry West (39) 19–16
36 December 23 Detroit 112–122 Goodrich, West (25) 20–16
37 December 25 Detroit 106–115 Jerry West (44) 21–16
38 December 27 N St. Louis 100–108 Jerry West (24) 22–16
39 December 28 @ St. Louis 107–100 Jerry West (37) 23–16
40 December 29 @ Cincinnati 109–111 Jerry West (42) 23–17
41 December 30 N Detroit 114–117 Jerry West (34) 23–18
42 January 2 Boston 124–113 Jerry West (29) 23–19
43 January 5 Boston 113–120 Jerry West (29) 24–19
44 January 7 @ Philadelphia 126–120 Jerry West (37) 25–19
45 January 8 @ New York 127–133 Jerry West (36) 25–20
46 January 9 @ Detroit 111–98 Jerry West (30) 26–20
47 January 12 @ Boston 102–114 Baylor, Hazzard (21) 26–21
48 January 14 @ San Francisco 118–110 Jerry West (33) 27–21
49 January 15 New York 123–152 Rudy LaRusso (27) 28–21
50 January 18 @ Cincinnati 108–119 Jerry West (22) 28–22
51 January 20 @ Baltimore 121–123 Jerry West (37) 28–23
52 January 21 San Francisco 120–109 Jerry West (38) 28–24
53 January 25 N Philadelphia 110–106 Jerry West (26) 28–25
54 January 26 @ Detroit 126–110 Jerry West (35) 29–25
55 January 28 Baltimore 123–138 Walt Hazzard (27) 30–25
56 January 30 Baltimore 122–136 Walt Hazzard (28) 31–25
57 February 2 Cincinnati 118–119 Elgin Baylor (29) 32–25
58 February 4 Cincinnati 125–132 Jerry West (36) 33–25
59 February 6 @ St. Louis 105–109 Elgin Baylor (20) 33–26
60 February 7 @ Philadelphia 125–132 Jerry West (22) 33–27
61 February 9 @ Baltimore 123–116 (OT) Jerry West (39) 34–27
62 February 12 @ New York 127–140 Rudy LaRusso (31) 34–28
63 February 13 @ Boston 120–110 Rudy LaRusso (26) 35–28
64 February 15 New York 124–132 Jerry West (29) 36–28
65 February 17 Philadelphia 136–121 Jerry West (23) 36–29
66 February 19 Boston 115–111 LaRusso, West (23) 36–30
67 February 21 Boston 115–108 Baylor, Ellis (23) 36–31
68 February 23 Cincinnati 133–140 Elgin Baylor (35) 37–31
69 February 26 @ Detroit 131–118 Jerry West (44) 38–31
70 March 2 @ Baltimore 113–119 Jerry West (33) 38–32
71 March 4 Baltimore 106–123 Jerry West (38) 39–32
72 March 5 @ San Francisco 125–123 Walt Hazzard (30) 40–32
73 March 6 Baltimore 105–126 Elgin Baylor (37) 41–32
74 March 8 @ New York 132–133 (OT) Elgin Baylor (46) 41–33
75 March 9 N Cincinnati 119–116 Jerry West (31) 42–33
76 March 11 Detroit 116–114 Jerry West (27) 42–34
77 March 15 Detroit 108–135 Elgin Baylor (30) 43–34
78 March 18 St. Louis 120–132 Jerry West (28) 44–34
79 March 19 @ San Francisco 119–125 Jerry West (29) 44–35
80 March 20 San Francisco 112–124 Jerry West (35) 45–35

Playoffs

1966 playoff game log
Division finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
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[ dead link]

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