The 1964–65 NBA season was the Lakers' 17th season in the NBA and fifth season in Los Angeles.[1]

The team reached the NBA Finals, only to fall against the Boston Celtics in five games.

Roster

1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 5 Barnett, Dick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1936-10-02 Tennessee State
SF 22 Baylor, Elgin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1934-09-16 Seattle
C 25 Ellis, LeRoy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-03-10 St. John's
SG 42 Hazzard, Walt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1942-04-15 UCLA
C 14 Imhoff, Darrall 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1938-10-11 California
PG 21 King, Jim 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1941-02-07 Tulsa
PF 35 LaRusso, Rudy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1937-11-11 Dartmouth
C 40 McGill, Bill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1939-09-16 Utah
SF 20 Nelson, Don 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1940-05-15 Iowa
PG 44 West, Jerry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1938-05-28 West Virginia
C 12 Wiley, Gene 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1937-11-12 Wichita State
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 28, 1965

Regular season

Standings

Western Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers 49 31 .613 – 25–13 21–16 3–2 25–15
x-St. Louis Hawks 45 35 .563 4 26–4 15–17 4–4 28–12
x-Baltimore Bullets 37 43 .463 12 23–14 12–19 2–10 22–18
Detroit Pistons 31 49 .388 18 13–17 11–20 7–12 18–22
San Francisco Warriors 17 63 .213 32 10–26 5–31 2–6 7–33
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1964–65 NBA records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore — 3–7 6–4 6–4 4–6 2–8 4–6 7–3 5–5
Boston 7–3 — 8–2 10–0 7–3 7–3 5–5 9–1 9–1
Cincinnati 4–6 2–8 — 6–4 6–4 8–2 6–4 8–2 8–2
Detroit 4–6 0–10 4–6 — 3–7 5–5 4–6 8–2 3–7
Los Angeles 6–4 3–7 4–6 7–3 — 10–0 7–3 8–2 4–6
New York 8–2 3–7 2–8 5–5 0–10 — 5–5 7–3 1–9
Philadelphia 6–4 5–5 4–6 6–4 3–7 5–5 — 6–4 5–5
San Francisco 3–7 1–9 2–8 2–8 2–8 3–7 4–6 — 0–10
St. Louis 5–5 1–9 2–8 7–3 6–4 9–1 5–5 10–0 —

Game log

1964–65 game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 17 @ New York 113–109 Jerry West (35) 1–0
2 October 20 @ Cincinnati 113–121 Jerry West (26) 1–1
3 October 21 @ Baltimore 108–105 Jerry West (33) 2–1
4 October 23 @ San Francisco 94–92 Jerry West (28) 3–1
5 October 28 Baltimore 102–112 Jerry West (32) 4–1
6 October 29 Baltimore 98–95 Jerry West (28) 4–2
7 November 1 St. Louis 116–115 Jerry West (35) 4–3
8 November 5 New York 96–106 Jerry West (31) 5–3
9 November 7 San Francisco 103–130 Jerry West (29) 6–3
10 November 10 New York 101–108 Jerry West (27) 7–3
11 November 12 @ New York 132–123 (OT) Elgin Baylor (35) 8–3
12 November 13 @ Boston 114–112 Elgin Baylor (36) 9–3
13 November 14 @ Baltimore 115–127 Dick Barnett (26) 9–4
14 November 15 @ Detroit 111–105 Jerry West (36) 10–4
15 November 18 Cincinnati 92–90 Elgin Baylor (28) 10–5
16 November 20 Cincinnati 121–131 Jerry West (37) 11–5
17 November 25 Detroit 117–130 Jerry West (35) 12–5
18 November 27 Detroit 111–117 Jerry West (33) 13–5
19 November 28 @ San Francisco 106–109 Jerry West (33) 13–6
20 November 29 Baltimore 110–126 Jerry West (30) 14–6
21 December 1 @ Philadelphia 118–117 Jerry West (34) 15–6
22 December 2 @ St. Louis 102–105 Elgin Baylor (35) 15–7
23 December 4 @ Cincinnati 90–104 Dick Barnett (28) 15–8
24 December 6 N Philadelphia 104–109 Jerry West (30) 16–8
25 December 8 Boston 108–98 Jerry West (34) 16–9
26 December 10 St. Louis 95–91 Jerry West (34) 16–10
27 December 13 Detroit 115–116 Elgin Baylor (35) 17–10
28 December 15 Detroit 131–116 Jerry West (34) 17–11
29 December 16 @ Detroit 126–120 (OT) Jerry West (39) 18–11
30 December 18 @ Cincinnati 107–111 Elgin Baylor (39) 18–12
31 December 19 Philadelphia 140–113 LeRoy Ellis (32) 18–13
32 December 21 New York 113–125 Elgin Baylor (40) 19–13
33 December 23 Philadelphia 117–135 Elgin Baylor (43) 20–13
34 December 26 San Francisco 122–129 Jerry West (44) 21–13
35 December 28 @ Boston 112–133 Barnett, Ellis (23) 21–14
36 December 30 @ Philadelphia 115–117 Elgin Baylor (37) 21–15
37 January 2 @ St. Louis 115–112 Elgin Baylor (40) 22–15
38 January 3 @ St. Louis 99–92 Jerry West (34) 23–15
39 January 7 Boston 112–104 Elgin Baylor (32) 23–16
40 January 9 Boston 107–103 Jerry West (33) 23–17
41 January 11 N Detroit 127–128 Jerry West (41) 23–18
42 January 14 @ Detroit 104–100 Elgin Baylor (38) 24–18
43 January 15 @ Cincinnati 106–124 Elgin Baylor (34) 24–19
44 January 17 @ St. Louis 105–118 Elgin Baylor (26) 24–20
45 January 18 New York 103–119 Jerry West (38) 25–20
46 January 22 New York 107–117 Jerry West (29) 26–20
47 January 24 @ Boston 93–117 Elgin Baylor (30) 26–21
48 January 26 @ New York 111–99 Jerry West (47) 27–21
49 January 27 Cincinnati 112–119 Jerry West (42) 28–21
50 January 29 Cincinnati 133–137 (2OT) Jerry West (53) 29–21
51 January 30 @ San Francisco 109–99 Jerry West (33) 30–21
52 January 31 San Francisco 94–96 Elgin Baylor (27) 31–21
53 February 2 N Detroit 118–121 (OT) Elgin Baylor (47) 31–22
54 February 3 @ Cincinnati 99–130 Elgin Baylor (27) 31–23
55 February 6 @ Baltimore 112–116 Jerry West (39) 31–24
56 February 7 @ Boston 97–101 Jerry West (36) 31–25
57 February 8 Philadelphia 98–117 Jerry West (29) 32–25
58 February 10 Philadelphia 110–99 Jerry West (29) 32–26
59 February 12 San Francisco 95–114 Jerry West (29) 33–26
60 February 13 @ San Francisco 129–105 Jerry West (30) 34–26
61 February 17 @ New York 118–98 Barnett, Baylor (23) 35–26
62 February 18 @ Philadelphia 117–110 Elgin Baylor (34) 36–26
63 February 19 @ Baltimore 119–111 Jerry West (36) 37–26
64 February 21 Boston 114–129 Jerry West (47) 38–26
65 February 24 Boston 97–95 Jerry West (29) 38–27
66 February 26 St. Louis 90–106 Elgin Baylor (34) 39–27
67 February 28 N Philadelphia 118–122 Jerry West (44) 40–27
68 March 2 N Philadelphia 117–126 Jerry West (34) 41–27
69 March 3 @ Boston 104–102 Jerry West (30) 42–27
70 March 5 @ New York 105–103 Jerry West (33) 43–27
71 March 6 @ St. Louis 107–109 Elgin Baylor (31) 43–28
72 March 7 Cincinnati 104–106 Elgin Baylor (38) 44–28
73 March 9 Baltimore 114–123 Baylor, West (37) 45–28
74 March 11 Baltimore 116–121 (OT) Jerry West (38) 46–28
75 March 12 @ San Francisco 115–93 Jerry West (33) 47–28
76 March 13 St. Louis 101–106 Jerry West (37) 48–28
77 March 14 St. Louis 115–108 Rudy LaRusso (27) 48–29
78 March 16 @ Detroit 100–99 Rudy LaRusso (31) 49–29
79 March 17 @ Baltimore 106–117 Dick Barnett (34) 49–30
80 March 20 San Francisco 112–98 Jerry West (24) 49–31

Playoffs

1965 playoff game log
Division finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 3 Baltimore W 121–115 Jerry West (49) LeRoy Ellis (15) Jerry West (8) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,579 		1–0
2 April 5 Baltimore W 118–115 Jerry West (52) Gene Wiley (12) Jerry West (9) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
10,594 		2–0
3 April 7 @ Baltimore L 115–122 Jerry West (44) Gene Wiley (13) Jerry West (4) Baltimore Civic Center
7,247 		2–1
4 April 9 @ Baltimore L 112–114 Jerry West (48) Rudy LaRusso (14) Jerry West (5) Baltimore Civic Center
10,642 		2–2
5 April 11 Baltimore W 120–112 Jerry West (43) LeRoy Ellis (18) Jerry West (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,013 		3–2
6 April 13 @ Baltimore W 117–115 Jerry West (42) LeRoy Ellis (10) Jerry West (8) Baltimore Civic Center
8,590 		4–2
NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 18 @ Boston L 110–142 Jerry West (26) Gene Wiley (14) Walt Hazzard (5) Boston Garden
13,909 		0–1
2 April 19 @ Boston L 123–129 Jerry West (45) Gene Wiley (15) Jerry West (5) Boston Garden
13,909 		0–2
3 April 21 Boston W 126–105 Jerry West (43) Gene Wiley (28) Jerry West (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,243 		1–2
4 April 23 Boston L 99–112 LeRoy Ellis (24) Gene Wiley (19) Wiley, Hazzard (5) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,217 		1–3
5 April 25 @ Boston L 96–129 Jerry West (33) Gene Wiley (13) Walt Hazzard (10) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–4
1965 schedule

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ 1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964%E2%80%9365_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season
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