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1964–65 Boston Celtics season

NBA basketball team season (won championship)

WIHS-TV (Defeated Lakers 4–1) The 1964–65 Boston Celtics season was the Celtics' 19th season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season by winning their eighth NBA Championship, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. In 1996, the team was named one of the 10 greatest teams in NBA history. In addition five players were inducted into the Hall of Fame - K. C. Jones, Sam Jones, Tom Heinsohn, Bill Russell, and John Havlicek. Sam Jones, Havlicek, and Russell were selected as among the NBA's 50 greatest players. Both Red Auerbach and John Thompson were elected into the Hall of Fame as coaches.

This season is best noted for Havlicek's heroic "steal" of the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 of the Eastern Division final, immortalized in a commentary by Johnny Most where he exclaims that "Havlicek stole the ball." This is considered one of the greatest NBA moments, and its importance over time was overshadowed by the subsequent finals between the Celtics and Lakers (of which there were many played in that era). Despite this, HoopsHype would rank this squad as the team with the tenth-easiest route to the NBA Finals championship in 2024 due to the record that the 76ers had at the time they met in the Playoffs.

Offseason

NBA draft

The 1965 NBA draft took place on May 4, 1964.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	7	Mel Counts	Center / Forward		Oregon State
2	16	Ron Bonham	Forward		Cincinnati

Roster

Red Auerbach

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

1964–65 game log
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Playoffs

4–3
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1
April 18
Los Angeles
W 142–110
Sam Jones (25)
Bill Russell (28)
K. C. Jones (8)
Boston Garden
13,909
1–0
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2
April 19
Los Angeles
W 129–123
John Havlicek (24)
Bill Russell (25)
Bill Russell (10)
Boston Garden
13,909
2–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
3
April 21
@ Los Angeles
L 105–126
Sam Jones (35)
Bill Russell (19)
Larry Siegfried (5)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,243
2–1
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4
April 23
@ Los Angeles
W 112–99
Sam Jones (37)
Bill Russell (23)
Russell, K. C. Jones (5)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,217
3–1
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5
April 25
Los Angeles
W 129–96
S. Jones, Russell (22)
Bill Russell (30)
K. C. Jones (9)
Boston Garden
13,909
4–1
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Awards and honors

Bill Russell, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
Red Auerbach, NBA Coach of the Year Award
Bill Russell, All-NBA First Team
Sam Jones, All-NBA Second Team

References

Celtics on Basketball Reference

References

Urbina, Frank. (2024-06-17). "Ranking the easiest paths to an NBA title ever".

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