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1965–66 Philadelphia 76ers season

Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers

Season of National Basketball Association team the Philadelphia 76ers

(lost to Celtics 1–4)

The 1965–66 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 76ers 17th season in the NBA and 3rd season in City of Philadelphia. The Sixers would capture the regular season division championship by a game over the Boston Celtics. However, in the Eastern Conference finals, they would lose to the Celtics in five games. After this series, Dolph Schayes was fired as coach and Alex Hannum would take over as the new coach.

Roster

  • Dolph Schayes

Regular season

:x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

1965–66 game log
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Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 3 | Boston | L 96–115 | Wilt Chamberlain (25) | Wilt Chamberlain (32) | Chamberlain, W. Jones (5) | Municipal Auditorium 6,563 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 6 | @ Boston | L 93–114 | Wilt Chamberlain (23) | Wilt Chamberlain (25) | Billy Cunningham (4) | Boston Garden 13,909 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 7 | Boston | W 111–105 | Wilt Chamberlain (31) | Wilt Chamberlain (27) | Hal Greer (9) | Municipal Auditorium 10,454 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | April 10 | @ Boston | L 108–114 (OT) | Hal Greer (25) | Wilt Chamberlain (33) | Hal Greer (4) | Boston Garden 13,909 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | April 12 | Boston | L 112–120 | Wilt Chamberlain (46) | Wilt Chamberlain (34) | Chet Walker (8) | Municipal Auditorium 8,623

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Awards and records

  • Wilt Chamberlain, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
  • Dolph Schayes, NBA Coach of the Year Award
  • Wilt Chamberlain, All-NBA First Team
  • Hal Greer, All-NBA Second Team
  • Billy Cunningham, NBA All-Rookie Team (1st)

References

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