1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season
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Division Champions
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Head coach | Fred Schaus |
Arena | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
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Record | 49–31 (.613) |
Place | Division: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (eliminated 1–4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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The 1964–65 NBA season was the Lakers' 17th season in the NBA and fifth season in Los Angeles.[1]
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Roster
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Standings
Western Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Los Angeles Lakers | 49 | 31 | .613 | – | 25–13 | 21–16 | 3–2 | 25–15 |
x-St. Louis Hawks | 45 | 35 | .563 | 4 | 26–4 | 15–17 | 4–4 | 28–12 |
x-Baltimore Bullets | 37 | 43 | .463 | 12 | 23–14 | 12–19 | 2–10 | 22–18 |
Detroit Pistons | 31 | 49 | .388 | 18 | 13–17 | 11–20 | 7–12 | 18–22 |
San Francisco Warriors | 17 | 63 | .213 | 32 | 10–26 | 5–31 | 2–6 | 7–33 |
- x – clinched playoff spot
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
- Elgin Baylor, All-NBA First Team
- Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
- Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game
- Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game