1965-66 Los Angeles Lakers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 45-35
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 7-7 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated St. Louis Hawks 4-3
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-3
Coach: Fred Schaus (45-35)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 426,467, Avg. 10,935 in 39 home dates
1965-66 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics
1965-66 Los Angeles Lakers Roster

The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 45 wins and 35 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-7.

Los Angeles netted 9,557 points, tops in the circuit. The team gave up 9,309 points. Jerry West scored a team-leading 2,476 points for the Lakers, and Leroy Ellis contributed 735 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 480 assists for the squad.

Fred Schaus coached the team. The 1965-66 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9557
Regular Season Points Against: 9309

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 15, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 122 at San Francisco Warriors 115 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 16, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 106 at St. Louis Hawks 94 W 0-0 2-0 2-0
October 20, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Boston Celtics 100 L 0-0 2-1 2-1
October 23, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 101 at New York Knicks 106 L 0-0 2-2 2-2
October 26, 1965 New York Knicks 102 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 W 1-0 2-2 3-2
October 28, 1965 New York Knicks 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 140 W 2-0 2-2 4-2
October 30, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 L 2-1 2-2 4-3
November 3, 1965 St. Louis Hawks 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 W 3-1 2-2 5-3
November 5, 1965 St. Louis Hawks 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 W 4-1 2-2 6-3
November 6, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 101 at St. Louis Hawks 131 L 4-1 2-3 6-4
November 7, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 116 at Baltimore Bullets 137 L 4-1 2-4 6-5
November 9, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Philadelphia 76ers 118 L 4-1 2-5 6-6
November 10, 1965 Detroit Pistons 125 at Los Angeles Lakers 133 W 5-1 2-5 7-6
November 12, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at New York Knicks 106 W 5-1 3-5 8-6 at Minneapolis, MN
November 14, 1965 Baltimore Bullets 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 W 6-1 3-5 9-6
November 17, 1965 Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 W 7-1 3-5 10-6
November 19, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 135 W 8-1 3-5 11-6
November 20, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 133 at San Francisco Warriors 117 W 8-1 4-5 12-6 at Las Vegas, NV
November 21, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 L 8-2 4-5 12-7
November 24, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 W 9-2 4-5 13-7
November 26, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at Baltimore Bullets 110 L 9-2 4-6 13-8
November 27, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 95 at Boston Celtics 101 L 9-2 4-7 13-9
November 28, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 128 at Detroit Pistons 110 W 9-2 5-7 14-9
November 30, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Cincinnati Royals 126 L 9-2 5-8 14-10
December 1, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 W 10-2 5-8 15-10
December 3, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 118 L 10-3 5-8 15-11
December 6, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 L 10-4 5-8 15-12 at Charleston, WV
December 7, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 127 at New York Knicks 131 L 10-4 5-9 15-13
December 8, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 106 at Boston Celtics 108 L 10-4 5-10 15-14
December 10, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 129 at Cincinnati Royals 110 W 10-4 6-10 16-14
December 11, 1965 St. Louis Hawks 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 W 11-4 6-10 17-14
December 12, 1965 St. Louis Hawks 101 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 W 12-4 6-10 18-14
December 15, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 L 12-5 6-10 18-15
December 17, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 127 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 L 12-6 6-10 18-16
December 19, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 W 13-6 6-10 19-16
December 23, 1965 Detroit Pistons 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 122 W 14-6 6-10 20-16
December 25, 1965 Detroit Pistons 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 115 W 15-6 6-10 21-16
December 27, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at St. Louis Hawks 100 W 15-6 7-10 22-16 at Memphis, TN
December 28, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at St. Louis Hawks 100 W 15-6 8-10 23-16
December 29, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Cincinnati Royals 111 L 15-6 8-11 23-17
December 30, 1965 Detroit Pistons 117 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 L 15-7 8-11 23-18 at Ft Wayne, IN
January 2, 1966 Boston Celtics 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 113 L 15-8 8-11 23-19
January 5, 1966 Boston Celtics 113 at Los Angeles Lakers 120 W 16-8 8-11 24-19
January 7, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Philadelphia 76ers 120 W 16-8 9-11 25-19
January 8, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 127 at New York Knicks 133 L 16-8 9-12 25-20
January 9, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 111 at Detroit Pistons 98 W 16-8 10-12 26-20
January 12, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 102 at Boston Celtics 114 L 16-8 10-13 26-21
January 14, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 118 at San Francisco Warriors 110 W 16-8 11-13 27-21
January 15, 1966 New York Knicks 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 152 W 17-8 11-13 28-21
January 18, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 108 at Cincinnati Royals 119 L 17-8 11-14 28-22
January 20, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Baltimore Bullets 123 L 17-8 11-15 28-23
January 21, 1966 San Francisco Warriors 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 109 L 17-9 11-15 28-24
January 25, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 L 17-10 11-15 28-25 at New York, NY
January 26, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Detroit Pistons 110 W 17-10 12-15 29-25
January 28, 1966 Baltimore Bullets 123 at Los Angeles Lakers 138 W 18-10 12-15 30-25
January 30, 1966 Baltimore Bullets 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 136 W 19-10 12-15 31-25
February 2, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 118 at Los Angeles Lakers 119 W 20-10 12-15 32-25
February 4, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 125 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 W 21-10 12-15 33-25
February 6, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 105 at St. Louis Hawks 109 L 21-10 12-16 33-26
February 7, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Philadelphia 76ers 132 L 21-10 12-17 33-27
February 9, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Baltimore Bullets 116 W 21-10 13-17 34-27 OT
February 12, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 127 at New York Knicks 140 L 21-10 13-18 34-28
February 13, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 120 at Boston Celtics 110 W 21-10 14-18 35-28
February 15, 1966 New York Knicks 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 W 22-10 14-18 36-28
February 17, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 136 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 L 22-11 14-18 36-29
February 19, 1966 Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 111 L 22-12 14-18 36-30
February 21, 1966 Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 L 22-13 14-18 36-31
February 23, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 133 at Los Angeles Lakers 140 W 23-13 14-18 37-31
February 26, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 131 at Detroit Pistons 118 W 23-13 15-18 38-31
March 2, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 113 at Baltimore Bullets 119 L 23-13 15-19 38-32
March 4, 1966 Baltimore Bullets 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 W 24-13 15-19 39-32
March 5, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 125 at San Francisco Warriors 123 W 24-13 16-19 40-32
March 6, 1966 Baltimore Bullets 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 W 25-13 16-19 41-32
March 8, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 132 at New York Knicks 133 L 25-13 16-20 41-33 OT
March 9, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 119 at Cincinnati Royals 116 W 25-13 17-20 42-33 at Indianapolis, IN
March 11, 1966 Detroit Pistons 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 L 25-14 17-20 42-34
March 15, 1966 Detroit Pistons 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 135 W 26-14 17-20 43-34
March 18, 1966 St. Louis Hawks 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 132 W 27-14 17-20 44-34
March 19, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 119 at San Francisco Warriors 125 L 27-14 17-21 44-35
March 20, 1966 San Francisco Warriors 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 124 W 28-14 17-21 45-35
April 1, 1966 St. Louis Hawks 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 3, 1966 St. Louis Hawks 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 125 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 6, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 113 at St. Louis Hawks 120 L 2-0 0-1 2-1
April 9, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 107 at St. Louis Hawks 95 W 2-0 1-1 3-1
April 10, 1966 St. Louis Hawks 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 100 L 2-1 1-1 3-2
April 13, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 127 at St. Louis Hawks 131 L 2-1 1-2 3-3
April 15, 1966 St. Louis Hawks 121 at Los Angeles Lakers 130 W 3-1 1-2 4-3
April 17, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 133 at Boston Celtics 129 W 3-1 2-2 5-3 OT
April 19, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 109 at Boston Celtics 129 L 3-1 2-3 5-4
April 20, 1966 Boston Celtics 120 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 L 3-2 2-3 5-5
April 22, 1966 Boston Celtics 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 L 3-3 2-3 5-6
April 24, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 121 at Boston Celtics 117 W 3-3 3-3 6-6
April 26, 1966 Boston Celtics 115 at Los Angeles Lakers 123 W 4-3 3-3 7-6
April 28, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Boston Celtics 95 L 4-3 3-4 7-7


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