1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season

1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division Champions
Head coach	Fred Schaus
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record	45–35 (.563)
Place	Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (Eliminated 3–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KTTV
Radio	KNX

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

The Lakers had a division semifinal bye.

West Division Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) St. Louis Hawks: Lakers win series 4–3

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 129, St. Louis 106
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 125, St. Louis 116
• Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 120, Los Angeles 113
• Game 4 @ St. Louis: Los Angeles 107, St. Louis 95
• Game 5 @ Los Angeles: St. Louis 112, Los Angeles 100
• Game 6 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 131, Los Angeles 127
• Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 130, St. Louis 121

NBA Finals

(E2) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4–3

• Game 1 @ Boston: Los Angeles 133, Boston 129 (OT)
• Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 129, Los Angeles 109
• Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Boston 120, Los Angeles 106
• Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Boston 122, Los Angeles 117
• Game 5 @ Boston: Los Angeles 121, Boston 117
• Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 123, Boston 115
• Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 95, Los Angeles 93

Awards and records

Awards

• Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
• Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
• Rudy LaRusso, NBA All-Star Game

References

1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers roster, statistics, and box scores