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1966 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament

Field	Value
title	NBA playoffs
year	1966
season	[1965–66](1965-66-nba-season)
dates	March 23–April 28, 1966
num_teams	6
winners	Boston Celtics
count	9
second	Los Angeles Lakers
semifinal1	St. Louis Hawks
semifinal2	Philadelphia 76ers
prev_season	[1965](1965-nba-playoffs)
next_season	[1967](1967-nba-playoffs)

The 1966 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1965–66 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

The Celtics won their eighth consecutive NBA title and ninth overall, defeating the Lakers in the Finals for a fifth straight time.

This was the last NBA playoffs under the "top team in each division gets a first-round bye" format established in 1955, although teams receiving a bye would be reused in 1975, and strictly for division winners from 1977–1983 (albeit in a four-round playoff format). the 1967 NBA playoffs featured an eight-team tournament with no first-round byes.

Bracket

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| RD3-seed1=E2 | RD3-team1=Boston | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2=Los Angeles* | RD3-score2=3 |* Division winner |Bold Series winner |Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals}}

Division Semifinals

Eastern Division Semifinals

(2) [[Boston Celtics]] vs. (3) [[Cincinnati Royals]]

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning both prior meetings.

Boston leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Semifinals

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

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning the first meeting.

Baltimore leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

Division Finals

Eastern Division Finals

(1) [[Philadelphia 76ers]] vs. (2) [[Boston Celtics]]

This was the 10th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning five of the first nine meetings.

Boston leads 5–4 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Finals

(1) [[Los Angeles Lakers]] vs. (3) [[St. Louis Hawks]]

This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning five of the first seven meetings.

St. Louis leads 5–2 in all-time playoff series

NBA Finals: (E2) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers

Main article: 1966 NBA Finals

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

Boston leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series

References

"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics 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 — Atlanta Hawks versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.

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