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1965 NBA Playoff Summary

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Series Results

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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

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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 12 2905 555 1339 .414 291 391 .744 867 283 344 1401 116.8
2 Baltimore Bullets 10 2400 432 978 .442 282 387 .729 648 195 272 1146 114.6
3 Los Angeles Lakers 11 2640 462 1050 .440 333 427 .780 724 239 305 1257 114.3
4 Philadelphia 76ers 11 2640 463 1056 .438 304 433 .702 707 232 288 1230 111.8
5 Cincinnati Royals 4 985 169 391 .432 106 122 .869 255 99 106 444 111.0
6 St. Louis Hawks 4 960 165 418 .395 106 142 .746 265 75 114 436 109.0
League Average 9 2088 374 872 .429 237 317 .748 578 187 238 986 113.7

Opponent Statistics

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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 12 2905 1318 109.8
2 Philadelphia 76ers 11 2640 1228 111.6
3 St. Louis Hawks 4 960 453 113.3
4 Baltimore Bullets 10 2400 1139 113.9
5 Cincinnati Royals 4 985 466 116.5
6 Los Angeles Lakers 11 2640 1310 119.1
League Average 9 2088 986 113.7

Miscellaneous Statistics

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Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
Rk Team G W L W-L% W Pyth L Pyth ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA
1 Boston Celtics 12 8 4 .667 8.4 3.6 .414 .217
2 Philadelphia 76ers 11 6 5 .545 5.6 5.4 .438 .288
3 Baltimore Bullets 10 5 5 .500 5.2 4.8 .442 .288
4 Los Angeles Lakers 11 5 6 .455 4.0 7.0 .440 .317
5 Cincinnati Royals 4 1 3 .250 1.3 2.7 .432 .271
6 St. Louis Hawks 4 1 3 .250 1.5 2.5 .395 .254
League Average 8.7 4.3 4.3 .500 4.3 4.4 .429 .272

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played

1.Bill Russell*-BOS561
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI536
3.Hal Greer*-PHI505
4.Sam Jones*-BOS495
5.Jerry West*-LAL470

Field Goals

1.Jerry West*-LAL155
2.Sam Jones*-BOS135
3.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI123
4.Hal Greer*-PHI101
5.Don Ohl-BAL100

Field Goal Attempts

1.Jerry West*-LAL351
2.Sam Jones*-BOS294
3.John Havlicek*-BOS250
4.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI232
5.Hal Greer*-PHI222

Field Goal Pct

1.Gene Wiley-LAL.559
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI.530
3.Bill Russell*-BOS.527
4.Bailey Howell*-BAL.515
5.Jerry Lucas*-CIN.507

Free Throws

1.Jerry West*-LAL137
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI76
3.Sam Jones*-BOS73
4.Hal Greer*-PHI69
5.Don Ohl-BAL61
 Walt Bellamy*-BAL61

Free Throw Attempts

1.Jerry West*-LAL154
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI136
3.Walt Bellamy*-BAL92
4.Hal Greer*-PHI87
5.Sam Jones*-BOS84

Free Throw Pct

1.Jack Twyman*-CIN1.000
2.Adrian Smith-CIN.955
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN.923
4.Kevin Loughery-BAL.895
5.Jerry West*-LAL.890

Total Rebounds

1.Bill Russell*-BOS302
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI299
3.Gene Wiley-LAL158
4.Walt Bellamy*-BAL151
5.Leroy Ellis-LAL133

Assists

1.Bill Russell*-BOS76
2.K.C. Jones*-BOS74
3.Jerry West*-LAL58
4.Hal Greer*-PHI55
5.Oscar Robertson*-CIN48
 Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI48

Personal Fouls

1.Tom Sanders-BOS58
2.Rudy LaRusso-LAL52
3.K.C. Jones*-BOS49
4.Don Ohl-BAL46
 Tom Heinsohn*-BOS46

Points

1.Jerry West*-LAL447
2.Sam Jones*-BOS343
3.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI322
4.Hal Greer*-PHI271
5.Don Ohl-BAL261

Minutes Per Game

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN48.8
 Jerry Lucas*-CIN48.8
3.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI48.7
4.Bill Russell*-BOS46.8
5.Hal Greer*-PHI45.9

Points Per Game

1.Jerry West*-LAL40.6
2.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI29.3
3.Sam Jones*-BOS28.6
4.Oscar Robertson*-CIN28.0
5.Don Ohl-BAL26.1

Rebounds Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI27.2
2.Bill Russell*-BOS25.2
3.Jerry Lucas*-CIN21.0
4.Bill Bridges-STL16.8
5.Walt Bellamy*-BAL15.1

Assists Per Game

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN12.0
2.Bill Russell*-BOS6.3
3.K.C. Jones*-BOS6.2
4.Jerry West*-LAL5.3
5.Hal Greer*-PHI5.0

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI27.1
2.Jerry West*-LAL26.7
3.Bill Russell*-BOS20.9
4.Oscar Robertson*-CIN20.8
5.Jerry Lucas*-CIN19.4

True Shooting Pct

1.Bailey Howell*-BAL.582
2.Gene Wiley-LAL.572
3.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI.552
4.Zelmo Beaty-STL.550
5.Jerry Lucas*-CIN.549

Assist Pct

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN37.1
2.Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-LAL35.6
3.Jerry West*-LAL22.6
4.K.C. Jones*-BOS22.1
5.Red Kerr-PHI20.8