1965-66 Los Angeles Lakers Statistics

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 Roster
1965-66 Los Angeles Lakers Results

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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Player Totals:

Player Pos GP Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Jerry WestG-F7932181731818977840005624800002432476
Rudy LaRussoF-C762316897410445350006601650002611170
Mahdi Abdul-RahmanG8021981003458257182002193930002241098
Elgin BaylorF6519751034415337249006212240001571079
Leroy EllisC-F8022199273932561860073574000232972
Bob BoozerF7818477543652892250054887000196955
Jim KingG7614995452381159400204223000181570
Gail GoodrichG65100850320314910300130103000103509
Darrall ImhoffC7714133371511367700509113000234379
Gene WileyC67138628912376430049063000171289
John FairchildF30171892320140045110003360
Totals77319250810935970030572363004723193600020359557


Player Averages:

Player Pos GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Jerry WestG-F7940.747.386.00.00.07.16.10.00.00.03.131.3
Rudy LaRussoF-C7630.545.778.70.00.08.72.20.00.00.03.415.4
Mahdi Abdul-RahmanG8027.545.770.80.00.02.74.90.00.00.02.813.7
Elgin BaylorF6530.440.173.90.00.09.63.40.00.00.02.416.6
Leroy EllisC-F8027.742.472.70.00.09.20.90.00.00.02.912.2
Bob BoozerF7823.748.477.90.00.07.01.10.00.00.02.512.2
Jim KingG7619.743.781.70.00.02.72.90.00.00.02.47.5
Gail GoodrichG6515.540.469.10.00.02.01.60.00.00.01.67.8
Darrall ImhoffC7718.444.856.60.00.06.61.50.00.00.03.04.9
Gene WileyC6720.742.656.60.00.07.30.90.00.00.02.64.3
John FairchildF305.725.870.00.00.01.50.40.00.00.01.12.0
Averages77324.944.477.30.00.06.12.50.00.00.02.612.4

Postseason - Player Totals:

Player Pos GP Min FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Jerry WestG-F1461935718512510900887900040479
Elgin BaylorF1458632814510585001975200038375
Rudy LaRussoF-C1439712457675300992600047167
Mahdi Abdul-RahmanG1434014270422600414400040166
Leroy EllisC-F1442613856392500133800052137
Gail GoodrichG112909243432900423300035115
Jim KingG13287843517120033310004082
Bob BoozerF1018165262015005070002067
Darrall ImhoffC14243401418130081300004241
Tom HooverC4113200003100034
Gene WileyC251000001000010
Totals1243385137463300476367007683110003581633

Postseason Player Averages:

Player Pos GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% Off Def Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Pts
Jerry WestG-F1444.251.887.20.00.06.35.60.00.00.02.934.2
Elgin BaylorF1441.944.281.00.00.014.13.70.00.00.02.726.8
Rudy LaRussoF-C1428.446.079.10.00.07.11.90.00.00.03.411.9
Mahdi Abdul-RahmanG1424.349.361.90.00.02.93.10.00.00.02.911.9
Leroy EllisC-F1430.440.664.10.00.09.50.60.00.00.03.79.8
Gail GoodrichG1126.446.767.40.00.03.83.00.00.00.03.210.5
Jim KingG1322.141.770.60.00.02.52.40.00.00.03.16.3
Bob BoozerF1018.140.075.00.00.05.00.70.00.00.02.06.7
Darrall ImhoffC1417.435.072.20.00.05.82.10.00.00.03.02.9
Tom HooverC42.866.70.00.00.80.30.00.00.00.81.0
Gene WileyC22.50.00.00.00.50.00.00.00.00.50.0
Averages77327.346.177.10.00.06.22.50.00.00.02.913.2


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