The 1965 NBA Playoffs

NBA Playoffs

The National Basketball Association Playoffs is a best-of-seven elimination tournament among sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference , ultimately deciding the final four teams who will play in the NBA Conference Finals.-Format:Following the NBA regular season, eight teams in...

was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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's 1964-1965 season

1964-65 NBA season

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. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

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 defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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, four games to one in the NBA Finals

1965 NBA Finals

The 1965 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1964-65 National Basketball Association season, and was the conclusion of the 1965 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics...

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The Celtics won their seventh consecutive, and eighth overall, NBA championship, and handed the Lakers their fourth straight Finals defeat in the process.

The 1965 playoffs marked the first postseason appearance for the Baltimore Bullets

Washington Wizards

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, who had begun play in the 1961-62 season

1961-62 NBA season

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 as the Chicago Packers.

Western Division

Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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Division Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers have division semifinals byes.

(2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets

Baltimore Bullets

Baltimore Bullets has been the name of three different basketball franchises:* Baltimore Bullets , an American Basketball League franchise and National Basketball Association franchise that folded in 1954....

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Bullets win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ St. Louis: Baltimore 108, St. Louis 105
• Game 2 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 129, Baltimore 105
• Game 3 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 131, St. Louis 99
• Game 4 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 109, St. Louis 103 (Bob Petit’s final NBA game)

Division Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets

Baltimore Bullets

Baltimore Bullets has been the name of three different basketball franchises:* Baltimore Bullets , an American Basketball League franchise and National Basketball Association franchise that folded in 1954....

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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

Eastern Division

Champion: Boston Celtics

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Division Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics have division semifinals byes.

(2) Cincinnati Royals vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

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76ers win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ Cincinnati: Philadelphia 119, Cincinnati 117
• Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Cincinnati 121, Philadelphia 120
• Game 3 @ Cincinnati: Philadelphia 109, Cincinnati 94
• Game 4 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 119, Cincinnati 112

Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

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vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

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Celtics win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 108, Philadelphia 98
• Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 109, Boston 103
• Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 112, Philadelphia 94
• Game 4 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 134, Boston 131
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 114, Philadelphia 108
• Game 6 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 112, Boston 106
• Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 110, Philadelphia 109 (John Havlicek
  John Havlicek
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   steals Hal Greer
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  's inbound pass)

NBA finals

(1) Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

VS. (1) Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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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

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com's 1965 NBA Playoffs page