Description: The 1965 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1965 NBA playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1964–65 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. The Celtics made their ninth-straight trip to the championship finals after beating the Philadelphia 76ers in a highly contested Eastern Division Finals that ended on John Havlicek's steal of the ball. The Lakers made it to their third Finals in four seasons after beating Baltimore in six games, though it came at a cost as Elgin Baylor suffered a knee injury that would sideline him for the rest of the playoffs. The Celtics won the series over the Lakers, 4–1.[1] 1965 NBA Finals TeamCoachWins Boston CelticsRed Auerbach4 Los Angeles LakersFred Schaus1 Dates April 18–25 Hall of Famers Celtics: John Havlicek (1984) Tom Heinsohn (1986, player - 2015, coach) K.C. Jones (1989) Sam Jones (1984) Bill Russell (1975, player - 2021, coach) Satch Sanders (2011) Lakers: Dick Barnett (2024) Elgin Baylor (1977) Jerry West (1980) Coaches: Red Auerbach (1969) Officials: Mendy Rudolph (2007) Earl Strom (1995) Eastern finals Celtics defeated 76ers, 4–3 Western finals Lakers defeated Bullets, 4–2 ← 1964NBA finals1966 → Series summary edit The Celtics' average margin of victory in this series was 12.6 points, as they averaged 123.4 points a game, in contrast to the Lakers' 110.8 points per game. GameDateHome teamResultRoad team Game 1April 18Boston Celtics142–110 (1–0)Los Angeles Lakers Game 2April 19Boston Celtics129–123 (2–0)Los Angeles Lakers Game 3April 21Los Angeles Lakers126–105 (1–2)Boston Celtics Game 4April 23Los Angeles Lakers99–112 (1–3)Boston Celtics Game 5April 25Boston Celtics129–96 (4–1)Los Angeles Lakers
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Team-Basketball: Boston Celtics
Player: Bill Russell
Sport: Basketball
Year: 1965
Original/Reproduction: Original
Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Vintage: Yes
Event/Tournament: Nba Finals