1965–66 Boston Celtics season

The 1965–66 Boston Celtics season was their 20th in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

1965–66 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record54–26 (.675)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Lakers 4–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWHDH-TV
RadioWHDH

On October 29, 1965, Sam Jones set a Celtics single-game scoring record with 51, against the Detroit Pistons. His record would last until Larry Bird's 53 in 1983. The Celtics won their 8th title in a row, which still stands as a record for the most titles in a row. The Celtics defeated the Lakers 4 games to 3.

Offseason

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 8 Ollie Johnson SF  United States San Francisco

Roster
Boston Celtics 1965–66 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.Wt.From
SG 21 Bonham, Ron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Cincinnati
C 11 Counts, Mel 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oregon State
G/F 28 Green, Si 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Duquesne
G/F 17 Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Ohio State
PG 25 Jones, K. C. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) San Francisco
SG 24 Jones, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina Central
SF 12 Naulls, Willie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
F 19 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa
C 6 Russell, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) San Francisco
SF 16 Sanders, Satch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) New York
PF 18 Sauldsberry, Woody 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Texas Southern University
C/G 20 Siegfried, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ohio State
C 5 Thompson, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Providence
F 12 Watts, Ron 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wake Forest
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Philadelphia 76ers5525.688–22–320–1713–520–10
x-Boston Celtics5426.675126–519–189–319–11
x-Cincinnati Royals4535.5631025–611–239–616–14
New York Knicks3050.3752520–144–306–65–25

Record vs. opponents
1965-66 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore —3–73–75–54–67–35–54–67–3
Boston 7–3—5–56–47–310–04–68–27–3
Cincinnati 7–35–5—8–24–67–34–65–55–5
Detroit 5–54–62–8—2–82–83–72–82–8
Los Angeles 6–43–76–48–2—5–52–87–38–2
New York 3–70–103–78–25–5—2–85–54–6
Philadelphia 5–56–46–47–38–28–2—8–27–3
San Francisco 6–42–85–58–23–75–52–8—4–6
St. Louis 3–73–75–58–22–86–43–76–4—

Game log

Several of the Celtics games were played in neutral sites, such as Providence, Rhode Island. The games in Providence occurred on November 9 and 26, December 30, February 10 and March 4. Games were also played in Fort Wayne, Indiana (against Detroit on January 27) and in Syracuse, New York (against Philadelphia on February 12) and Memphis, Tennessee (against St. Louis on March 7).[1]

1965–66 Game Log
October
November
December
January
February
March
1965–66 Schedule

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Cincinnati Royals: Celtics win series 3–2

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Cincinnati 107, Boston 103
  • Game 2 @ Cincinnati: Boston 132, Cincinnati 125
  • Game 3 @ Boston: Cincinnati 113, Boston 107
  • Game 4 @ Cincinnati: Boston 120, Cincinnati 103
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 112, Cincinnati 103

East Division Finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Boston Celtics: Celtics win series 4–1

  • Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Boston 115, Philadelphia 96
  • Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 114, Philadelphia 93
  • Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 111, Boston 105
  • Game 4 @ Boston: Boston 114, Philadelphia 108 (OT)
  • Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Boston 120, Philadelphia 112

NBA Finals
GameDateHome TeamResultRoad Team
Game 1April 17Boston129–133Los Angeles
Game 2April 19Boston129–109Los Angeles
Game 3April 20Los Angeles106–120Boston
Game 4April 22Los Angeles117–122Boston
Game 5April 24Boston117–121Los Angeles
Game 6April 26Los Angeles123–115Boston
Game 7April 28Boston95–93Los Angeles

Celtics win series 4–3

Awards, records and milestones

Awards
  • John Havlicek, All-NBA Second Team
  • Sam Jones, All-NBA Second Team
  • Bill Russell, All-NBA Second Team

References
  1. 1965–66 Boston Celtics Games – Basketball-Reference.com
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