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1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| team | Los Angeles Lakers |
| end_year | 1966 |
| DivisionWin | yes |
| wins | 45 |
| losses | 35 |
| division | Western |
| division_place | 1 |
| coach | Fred Schaus |
| arena | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
| television | KTTV |
| radio | KNX |
| playoffs | [NBA Finals](1966-nba-finals) |
| (lost to [Celtics](1965-66-boston-celtics-season) 3–4) | |
| bbr_team | LAL |
(lost to Celtics 3–4)
Roster
- Fred Schaus
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
| 1965–66 game log |
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Playoffs
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 1 | St. Louis | W 129–106 | Jerry West (28) | Elgin Baylor (15) | Jerry West (12) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 11,509 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 3 | St. Louis | W 125–116 | Elgin Baylor (42) | Elgin Baylor (14) | Elgin Baylor (9) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,896 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 6 | @ St. Louis | L 113–120 | Jerry West (32) | Jerry West (11) | Jerry West (8) | Kiel Auditorium 8,318 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | April 9 | @ St. Louis | W 107–95 | Jerry West (42) | Elgin Baylor (13) | three players tied (4) | Kiel Auditorium 9,569 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 10 | St. Louis | L 100–112 | Jerry West (31) | Elgin Baylor (17) | Elgin Baylor (4) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,297 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | April 13 | @ St. Louis | L 131–127 | Jerry West (38) | Elgin Baylor (13) | West, Hazzard (5) | Kiel Auditorium 8,614 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | April 15 | St. Louis | W 130–121 | Jerry West (35) | Elgin Baylor (11) | Baylor, LaRusso (7) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15,200
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| April 17 |
| @ Boston |
| W 133–129 (OT) |
| Jerry West (41) |
| Elgin Baylor (20) |
| Gail Goodrich (5) |
| Boston Garden |
| 13,909 |
| 1–0 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
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| April 19 |
| @ Boston |
| L 109–129 |
| Jerry West (18) |
| Elgin Baylor (14) |
| Walt Hazzard (5) |
| Boston Garden |
| 13,909 |
| 1–1 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 3 |
| April 20 |
| Boston |
| L 106–120 |
| Jerry West (34) |
| Elgin Baylor (15) |
| Jim King (6) |
| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
| 15,101 |
| 1–2 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" |
| 4 |
| April 22 |
| Boston |
| L 117–122 |
| Jerry West (45) |
| Elgin Baylor (12) |
| Jerry West (10) |
| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
| 15,251 |
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| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
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| April 24 |
| @ Boston |
| W 121–117 |
| Elgin Baylor (41) |
| Elgin Baylor (16) |
| Jerry West (5) |
| Boston Garden |
| 13,909 |
| 2–3 |
| - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" |
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| April 26 |
| Boston |
| W 123–115 |
| Jerry West (32) |
| Elgin Baylor (14) |
| Jerry West (7) |
| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
| 15,069 |
| 3–3 |
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| 7 |
| April 28 |
| @ Boston |
| L 93–95 |
| Jerry West (36) |
| Elgin Baylor (14) |
| West, Hazzard (3) |
| Boston Garden |
| 13,909 |
| 3–4 |
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Awards and records
Awards
- Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
- Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game
- Rudy LaRusso, NBA All-Star Game
References
1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers roster, statistics, and box scores
1965-66 Season - All Things Lakers
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