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1966 NBA Playoff Summary

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Series Results

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Finals (4-3):Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers
 
Eastern Division Finals (4-1):Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers
Western Division Finals (4-3):Los Angeles Lakers over St. Louis Hawks
 
Eastern Division Semifinals (3-2):Boston Celtics over Cincinnati Royals
Western Division Semifinals (3-0):St. Louis Hawks over Baltimore Bullets

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 Los Angeles Lakers 14 3385 633 1363 .464 367 476 .771 768 311 358 1633 116.6
2 Boston Celtics 17 4130 735 1691 .435 499 651 .767 1153 368 484 1969 115.8
3 St. Louis Hawks 10 2400 432 966 .447 276 371 .744 597 251 247 1140 114.0
4 Cincinnati Royals 5 1200 196 462 .424 159 199 .799 314 79 142 551 110.2
5 Baltimore Bullets 3 720 134 288 .465 55 90 .611 188 54 92 323 107.7
6 Philadelphia 76ers 5 1225 194 502 .386 132 203 .650 361 96 143 520 104.0
League Average 9 2177 387 879 .441 248 332 .748 564 193 244 1023 113.6

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 17 4130 1873 110.2
2 Baltimore Bullets 3 720 339 113.0
3 Philadelphia 76ers 5 1225 568 113.6
4 Cincinnati Royals 5 1200 574 114.8
5 St. Louis Hawks 10 2400 1154 115.4
6 Los Angeles Lakers 14 3385 1628 116.3
League Average 9 2177 1023 113.6

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 17 11 6 .647 11.4 5.6 .435 .295
2 Los Angeles Lakers 14 7 7 .500 7.2 6.8 .464 .269
3 St. Louis Hawks 10 6 4 .600 4.6 5.4 .447 .286
4 Cincinnati Royals 5 2 3 .400 1.8 3.2 .424 .344
5 Philadelphia 76ers 5 1 4 .200 1.1 3.9 .386 .263
6 Baltimore Bullets 3 0 3 .000 1.0 2.0 .465 .191
League Average 9.0 4.5 4.5 .500 4.5 4.5 .441 .282

Playoff Leaders

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Minutes Played

1.Bill Russell*-BOS814
2.John Havlicek*-BOS719
3.Jerry West*-LAL619
4.Sam Jones*-BOS602
5.Elgin Baylor*-LAL586

Field Goals

1.Jerry West*-LAL185
2.Sam Jones*-BOS154
3.John Havlicek*-BOS153
4.Elgin Baylor*-LAL145
5.Bill Russell*-BOS124

Field Goal Attempts

1.John Havlicek*-BOS374
2.Jerry West*-LAL357
3.Sam Jones*-BOS343
4.Elgin Baylor*-LAL328
5.Bill Russell*-BOS261

Field Goal Pct

1.Johnny Green-BAL.588
2.Jerry West*-LAL.518
3.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI.509
4.Don Ohl-BAL.507
5.Bill Bridges-STL.506

Free Throws

1.Sam Jones*-BOS114
2.Jerry West*-LAL109
3.John Havlicek*-BOS95
4.Elgin Baylor*-LAL85
5.Bill Russell*-BOS76

Free Throw Attempts

1.Sam Jones*-BOS136
2.Jerry West*-LAL125
3.Bill Russell*-BOS123
4.John Havlicek*-BOS113
5.Elgin Baylor*-LAL105

Free Throw Pct

1.Adrian Smith-CIN.955
2.Cliff Hagan*-STL.926
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN.897
4.Mel Counts-BOS.882
5.Jerry West*-LAL.872

Total Rebounds

1.Bill Russell*-BOS428
2.Elgin Baylor*-LAL197
3.John Havlicek*-BOS154
4.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI151
5.Bill Bridges-STL149

Assists

1.Bill Russell*-BOS85
2.Jerry West*-LAL79
 Richie Guerin-STL79
4.K.C. Jones*-BOS75
5.Lenny Wilkens*-STL70
 John Havlicek*-BOS70

Personal Fouls

1.Tom Sanders-BOS70
2.John Havlicek*-BOS69
3.K.C. Jones*-BOS65
 Sam Jones*-BOS65
5.Bill Russell*-BOS60

Points

1.Jerry West*-LAL479
2.Sam Jones*-BOS422
3.John Havlicek*-BOS401
4.Elgin Baylor*-LAL375
5.Bill Russell*-BOS324

Minutes Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI48.0
2.Bill Russell*-BOS47.9
3.Jerry Lucas*-CIN46.2
4.Hal Greer*-PHI45.2
5.Oscar Robertson*-CIN44.8

Points Per Game

1.Jerry West*-LAL34.2
2.Oscar Robertson*-CIN31.8
3.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI28.0
4.Elgin Baylor*-LAL26.8
5.Sam Jones*-BOS24.8

Rebounds Per Game

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI30.2
2.Bill Russell*-BOS25.2
3.Jerry Lucas*-CIN20.2
4.Bill Bridges-STL14.9
5.Elgin Baylor*-LAL14.1

Assists Per Game

1.Richie Guerin-STL7.9
2.Oscar Robertson*-CIN7.8
3.Lenny Wilkens*-STL7.0
4.Jerry West*-LAL5.6
5.Bill Russell*-BOS5.0

Player Efficiency Rating

1.Wilt Chamberlain*-PHI26.0
2.Jerry West*-LAL24.7
3.Oscar Robertson*-CIN24.3
4.Elgin Baylor*-LAL21.0
5.Bill Russell*-BOS20.2

True Shooting Pct

1.Jerry West*-LAL.581
2.Zelmo Beaty-STL.547
3.Rudy LaRusso-LAL.544
4.Don Ohl-BAL.540
5.Bill Bridges-STL.537

Assist Pct

1.Oscar Robertson*-CIN29.1
2.Richie Guerin-STL27.5
3.Lenny Wilkens*-STL23.7
4.Jerry West*-LAL20.1
5.Mahdi Abdul-Rahman-LAL17.7