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1965 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament

Field	Value
title	NBA playoffs
year	1965
season	[1964–65](1964-65-nba-season)
dates	March 24–April 15, 1965
num_teams	6
winners	Boston Celtics
count	8
second	Los Angeles Lakers
semifinal1	Baltimore Bullets
semifinal2	Philadelphia 76ers
prev_season	[1964](1964-nba-playoffs)
next_season	[1966](1966-nba-playoffs)

The 1965 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1964–65 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Boston won its seventh consecutive NBA title and eighth overall while handing the Lakers their fourth straight Finals loss in the process.

This was the first playoff appearance for the Baltimore Bullets, who had begun play in the 1961–62 season as the Chicago Packers.

Bracket

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| RD3-seed1=E1 | RD3-team1=Boston* | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2=Los Angeles* | RD3-score2=1 |* Division winner |Bold Series winner |Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals}}

Division Semifinals

Eastern Division Semifinals

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

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning the first two meetings.

Cincinnati leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Semifinals

(2) [[St. Louis Hawks]] vs. (3) [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]]

Bob Pettit's last NBA game.

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

Division Finals

Eastern Division Finals

(1) [[Boston Celtics]] vs. (3) [[Philadelphia 76ers]]

John Havlicek steals the inbounds pass by Hal Greer.

This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first eight meetings when the 76ers were the Syracuse Nationals.

Tied 4–4 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Finals

(1) [[Los Angeles Lakers]] vs. (3) [[Baltimore Bullets (1963–73)|Baltimore Bullets]]

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers

Main article: 1965 NBA Finals

Tom Heinsohn's final NBA game.

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first three meetings.

Boston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series

References

"Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.

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