1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season

1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers season
Division Champions
Head coach	Fred Schaus
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record	49–31 (.613)
Place	Division: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (Lost to Celtics 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

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

The team's season roster is featured in the video game NBA 2K16.^[2]

Roster

1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)	From
1.5 !G	5	Barnett, Dick	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1936–10–02	Tennessee State
4.0 !F	22	Baylor, Elgin	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1934–09–16	Seattle
6.0 !C	25	Ellis, LeRoy	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1940–03–10	St. John's
1.5 !G	32	Grote, Jerry	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1940–12–28	Loyola Marymount
1.5 !G	42	Hazzard, Walt	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1942–04–15	UCLA
6.0 !C	14	Imhoff, Darrall	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1938–10–11	UC Berkeley
1.5 !G	21	King, Jim	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1941–02–07	Tulsa
4.0 !F	35	LaRusso, Rudy	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1937–11–11	Dartmouth
6.0 !C	40	McGill, Bill	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1939–09–16	Utah
4.0 !F	33	Nash, Cotton	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1942–07–24	Kentucky
4.0 !F	20	Nelson, Don	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1940–05–15	Iowa
1.5 !G	44	West, Jerry	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1938–05–28	West Virginia
6.0 !C	12	Wiley, Gene	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1937–11–12	Wichita State

Head coach

Fred Schaus

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2016-01-09

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	—

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

The Lakers had a division semifinal bye.

West Division Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets: Lakers win series 4-2

Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 121, Baltimore 115
Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 118, Baltimore 115
Game 3 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 122, Los Angeles 115
Game 4 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 114, Los Angeles 112
Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 120, Baltimore 112
Game 6 @ Baltimore: Los Angeles 117, Baltimore 115

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4-1

Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 142, Los Angeles 110
Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 129, Los Angeles 123
Game 3 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 126, Boston 105
Game 4 @ Los Angeles: Boston 112, Los Angeles 99
Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 129, Los Angeles 96

Awards and records

Elgin Baylor, All-NBA First Team
Jerry West, All-NBA First Team
Elgin Baylor, NBA All-Star Game
Jerry West, NBA All-Star Game

References

↑ 1964–65 Los Angeles Lakers
↑ Lelinwalla, Mark (September 11, 2015). "'NBA 2K16': All The Classic Teams Announced". Tech Times. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

1964–65 NBA season by team

1964 NBA draft All-Star Game Playoffs Finals Transactions

Eastern	Boston Cincinnati New York Philadelphia

Western	Baltimore Detroit Los Angeles San Francisco St. Louis

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