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1964-65 NBA Season Summary

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1964-65 NBA:

League Standings

Glossary ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Team W L W-L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Eastern Division              
Boston Celtics* 62 18 .775 — 112.8 104.4 7.47
Cincinnati Royals* 48 32 .600 14.0 114.2 111.9 2.03
Philadelphia 76ers* 40 40 .500 22.0 112.5 112.7 -0.13
New York Knickerbockers 31 49 .388 31.0 107.4 111.1 -3.26
Western Division              
Los Angeles Lakers* 49 31 .613 — 111.9 109.9 1.70
St. Louis Hawks* 45 35 .563 4.0 108.8 105.8 2.69
Baltimore Bullets* 37 43 .463 12.0 113.6 115.8 -1.97
Detroit Pistons 31 49 .388 18.0 108.5 111.9 -3.03
San Francisco Warriors 17 63 .213 32.0 105.8 112.0 -5.50

League Playoffs

Finals (4-1): Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-3): Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers
Western Division Finals (4-2): Los Angeles Lakers over Baltimore Bullets
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (3-1): Philadelphia 76ers over Cincinnati Royals
Western Division Semifinals (3-1): Baltimore Bullets over St. Louis Hawks

Team Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Cincinnati Royals* 80 19325 3482 7797 .447 2170 2866 .757 5387 1843 1992 9134 114.2
2 Baltimore Bullets* 80 19375 3421 7734 .442 2245 3144 .714 5298 1676 2119 9087 113.6
3 Boston Celtics* 80 19275 3567 8609 .414 1890 2587 .731 5748 1772 2065 9024 112.8
4 Philadelphia 76ers* 80 19275 3391 8028 .422 2221 3011 .738 5246 1692 2096 9003 112.5
5 Los Angeles Lakers* 80 19350 3336 7628 .437 2276 2984 .763 5231 1601 1998 8948 111.9
6 St. Louis Hawks* 80 19225 3269 7710 .424 2168 2947 .736 5208 1691 2069 8706 108.8
7 Detroit Pistons 80 19325 3467 8297 .418 1747 2537 .689 5394 1609 2058 8681 108.5
8 New York Knickerbockers 80 19500 3339 7834 .426 1915 2684 .713 5206 1550 2283 8593 107.4
9 San Francisco Warriors 80 19350 3323 8245 .403 1819 2844 .640 5715 1653 2002 8465 105.8
League Average 80 19333 3399 7987 .426 2050 2845 .721 5381 1676 2076 8849 110.6

Opponent Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Rk Team G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
1 Boston Celtics* 80 19275 8351 104.4
2 St. Louis Hawks* 80 19225 8464 105.8
3 Los Angeles Lakers* 80 19350 8795 109.9
4 New York Knickerbockers 80 19500 8886 111.1
5 Cincinnati Royals* 80 19325 8952 111.9
6 Detroit Pistons 80 19325 8954 111.9
7 San Francisco Warriors 80 19350 8960 112.0
8 Philadelphia 76ers* 80 19275 9015 112.7
9 Baltimore Bullets* 80 19375 9264 115.8
League Average 80 19333 8849 110.6

Miscellaneous Statistics

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE ▪ Playoff teams are marked with an asterisk (*)
Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team W Pyth L Pyth SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
1 Boston Celtics* 59.8 20.2 7.47 .414 .220 Boston Garden 246,529
2 Los Angeles Lakers* 44.8 35.2 1.70 .437 .298 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 392,004
3 Cincinnati Royals* 45.6 34.4 2.03 .447 .278 Cincinnati Gardens 169,570
4 St. Louis Hawks* 47.8 32.2 2.69 .424 .281 Kiel Auditorium 265,645
5 Philadelphia 76ers* 39.6 40.4 -0.13 .422 .277 Convention Hall 108,729
6 Baltimore Bullets* 34.6 45.4 -1.97 .442 .290 Baltimore Civic Center 187,124
7 Detroit Pistons 31.5 48.5 -3.03 .418 .211 Cobo Arena 121,239
8 New York Knickerbockers 30.8 49.2 -3.26 .426 .244 Madison Square Garden (III) 322,870
9 San Francisco Warriors 24.9 55.1 -5.50 .403 .221 San Francisco Civic Auditorium 76,963
League Average 40.0 40.0 0.00 .426 .257 210,075

League Awards

Most Valuable Player: Bill Russell*
Rookie of the Year: Willis Reed*

League Leaders

Glossary ▪ Rate statistic requirements

Minutes Played

1. Bill Russell*-BOS 3466
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 3421
3. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 3301
  Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 3301
5. Nate Thurmond*-SFW 3173

Field Goals

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 1063
2. Jerry West*-LAL 822
3. Sam Jones*-BOS 821
4. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 807
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 763

Field Goal Attempts

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 2083
2. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 1903
3. Sam Jones*-BOS 1818
4. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 1681
5. Jerry West*-LAL 1655

Field Goal Pct

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT .510
2. Walt Bellamy*-BAL .509
3. Jerry Lucas*-CIN .498
4. Jerry West*-LAL .497
5. Bailey Howell*-BAL .495

Free Throws

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 665
2. Jerry West*-LAL 648
3. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 515
4. Bailey Howell*-BAL 504
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 483

Free Throw Attempts

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 880
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 793
3. Jerry West*-LAL 789
4. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 752
5. Bailey Howell*-BAL 629

Free Throw Pct

1. Larry Costello-PHI .877
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN .839
3. Howard Komives-NYK .835
4. Adrian Smith-CIN .830
5. Jerry West*-LAL .821

Total Rebounds

1. Bill Russell*-BOS 1878
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 1673
3. Nate Thurmond*-SFW 1395
4. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 1321
5. Willis Reed*-NYK 1175

Assists

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 861
2. Guy Rodgers-SFW 565
3. K.C. Jones*-BOS 437
4. Lenny Wilkens*-STL 431
5. Bill Russell*-BOS 410

Personal Fouls

1. Bailey Howell*-BAL 345
2. Willis Reed*-NYK 339
3. Zelmo Beaty-STL 328
4. Kevin Loughery-BAL 320
5. Tom Sanders-BOS 318

Points

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 2534
2. Jerry West*-LAL 2292
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 2279
4. Sam Jones*-BOS 2070
5. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 2009

Minutes Per Game

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 45.6
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 45.2
3. Bill Russell*-BOS 44.4
4. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 43.4
5. Jerry West*-LAL 41.4

Points Per Game

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 34.7
2. Jerry West*-LAL 31.0
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 30.4
4. Elgin Baylor*-LAL 27.1
5. Sam Jones*-BOS 25.9

Rebounds Per Game

1. Bill Russell*-BOS 24.1
2. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 22.9
3. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 20.0
4. Nate Thurmond*-SFW 18.1
5. Willis Reed*-NYK 14.7

Assists Per Game

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 11.5
2. Guy Rodgers-SFW 7.2
3. K.C. Jones*-BOS 5.6
4. Lenny Wilkens*-STL 5.5
5. Bill Russell*-BOS 5.3

Player Efficiency Rating

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 28.6
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 26.7
3. Jerry West*-LAL 25.0
4. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 21.7
5. Jerry Lucas*-CIN 20.9

True Shooting Pct

1. Bailey Howell*-BAL .583
2. Jerry West*-LAL .572
3. Oscar Robertson*-CIN .561
4. Walt Bellamy*-BAL .559
5. Jerry Lucas*-CIN .551

Effective Field Goal Pct

1. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT .510
2. Walt Bellamy*-BAL .509
3. Jerry Lucas*-CIN .498
4. Jerry West*-LAL .497
5. Bailey Howell*-BAL .495

Assist Pct

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 37.8
2. Guy Rodgers-SFW 30.5
3. K.C. Jones*-BOS 21.9
4. Lenny Wilkens*-STL 21.6
5. Jerry West*-LAL 20.0

Offensive Win Shares

1. Jerry West*-LAL 14.8
2. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 14.3
3. Walt Bellamy*-BAL 11.2
4. Bailey Howell*-BAL 10.1
5. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 9.6

Defensive Win Shares

1. Bill Russell*-BOS 14.4
2. K.C. Jones*-BOS 6.2
3. Tom Sanders-BOS 5.5
4. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 5.5
5. Sam Jones*-BOS 5.5

Win Shares

1. Oscar Robertson*-CIN 17.0
2. Bill Russell*-BOS 16.9
3. Jerry West*-LAL 16.7
4. Wilt Chamberlain*-TOT 15.1
5. Sam Jones*-BOS 12.8
   

All-NBA Teams

1st Team
Elgin Baylor*
Jerry Lucas*
Oscar Robertson*
Bill Russell*
Jerry West*
 2nd Team
Wilt Chamberlain*
Hal Greer*
Gus Johnson
Sam Jones*
Bob Pettit*

All-Rookie Teams

1st Team
Jim Barnes
Joe Caldwell
Luke Jackson
Wali Jones
Howard Komives
Willis Reed*

All-Star Game Rosters

East
Larry Costello
Wayne Embry
Johnny Green
Hal Greer*
Tom Heinsohn*
Luke Jackson
Sam Jones*
Jerry Lucas*
Willis Reed*
Oscar Robertson*
Bill Russell*
 West
Elgin Baylor*
Walt Bellamy*
Wilt Chamberlain*
Terry Dischinger
Gus Johnson
Don Ohl
Bob Pettit*
Nate Thurmond*
Jerry West*
Lenny Wilkens*