1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 1964–65 NBA season was the Lakers' 17th season in the NBA and fifth season in Los Angeles.[1]

1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division champions
Head coachFred Schaus
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record49–31 (.613)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTTV
RadioKFI

The team reached the NBA Finals, only to fall against the Boston Celtics in five games.

Roster
Roster listing
1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 5 Barnett, Dick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1936–10–02 Tennessee State
F 22 Baylor, Elgin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934–09–16 Seattle
C 25 Ellis, LeRoy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940–03–10 St. John's
G 32 Grote, Jerry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1940–12–28 Loyola Marymount
G 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
G 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941–02–07 Tulsa
F 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1937–11–11 Dartmouth
C 40 McGill, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1939–09–16 Utah
F 33 Nash, Cotton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942–07–24 Kentucky
F 20 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940–05–15 Iowa
G 44 West, Jerry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 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: 2016-01-09

Regular season

Standings
Western Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers4931.613–25–1321–163–225–15
x-St. Louis Hawks4535.563426–415–174–428–12
x-Baltimore Bullets3743.4631223–1412–192–1022–18
Detroit Pistons3149.3881813–1711–207–1218–22
San Francisco Warriors1763.2133210–265–312–67–33
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1964–65 NBA records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore —3–76–46–44–62–84–67–35–5
Boston 7–3—8–210–07–37–35–59–19–1
Cincinnati 4–62–8—6–46–48–26–48–28–2
Detroit 4–60–104–6—3–75–54–68–23–7
Los Angeles 6–43–74–67–3—10–07–38–24–6
New York 8–23–72–85–50–10—5–57–31–9
Philadelphia 6–45–54–66–43–75–5—6–45–5
San Francisco 3–71–92–82–82–83–74–6—0–10
St. Louis 5–51–92–87–36–49–15–510–0—

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

The Lakers had a division semifinal bye.

West Division Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets: Lakers win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 121, Baltimore 115
  • Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Baltimore 115
  • Game 3 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 122, Los Angeles 115
  • Game 4 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 114, Los Angeles 112
  • Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 120, Baltimore 112
  • Game 6 @ Baltimore: Los Angeles 117, Baltimore 115

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4-1

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 142, Los Angeles 110
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 129, Los Angeles 123
  • Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 126, Boston 105
  • Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Boston 112, Los Angeles 99
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 129, Los Angeles 96

Awards and records

References
  1. 1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers
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