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22-58, Finished 5th in NBA Western Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 110.3 points per game, Allowed 117.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 24-56)
Coached by Dave DeBusschere (22-58)
Arena: Cobo Arena / Attendance: 120,013 (9th of 9 available)
SRS: -6.07 (9th of 9)
1965-66 Statistics / Schedule
Click on the Date for game box score, if available.
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Oct 16, 1965 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 103 | 111 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Wed, Oct 20, 1965 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 116 | 103 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |||
| 3 | Sat, Oct 23, 1965 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 103 | 120 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Oct 26, 1965 | Baltimore Bullets | L | 98 | 117 | 1 | 3 | L 2 | |||
| 5 | Wed, Oct 27, 1965 | @ | Baltimore Bullets | W | 108 | 107 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Fri, Oct 29, 1965 | Boston Celtics | W | 108 | 106 | 3 | 3 | W 2 | |||
| 7 | Sat, Oct 30, 1965 | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 95 | 122 | 3 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 8 | Sun, Oct 31, 1965 | @ | Cincinnati Royals | L | 107 | 113 | 3 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Nov 3, 1965 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 110 | 100 | 4 | 5 | W 1 | |||
| 10 | Fri, Nov 5, 1965 | Cincinnati Royals | L | 114 | 120 | 4 | 6 | L 1 | |||
| 11 | Sat, Nov 6, 1965 | @ | San Francisco Warriors | L | 100 | 110 | 4 | 7 | L 2 | ||
| 12 | Tue, Nov 9, 1965 | @ | San Francisco Warriors | L | 102 | 107 | 4 | 8 | L 3 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Nov 10, 1965 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 125 | 133 | 4 | 9 | L 4 | ||
| 14 | Fri, Nov 12, 1965 | San Francisco Warriors | L | 102 | 103 | 4 | 10 | L 5 | |||
| 15 | Sat, Nov 13, 1965 | @ | Boston Celtics | L | 93 | 122 | 4 | 11 | L 6 | ||
| 16 | Tue, Nov 16, 1965 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 95 | 120 | 4 | 12 | L 7 | ||
| 17 | Fri, Nov 19, 1965 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 109 | 116 | 4 | 13 | L 8 | |||
| 18 | Sat, Nov 20, 1965 | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 101 | 110 | 4 | 14 | L 9 | ||
| 19 | Tue, Nov 23, 1965 | N | Cincinnati Royals | W | 118 | 115 | 5 | 14 | W 1 | at New York, NY | |
| 20 | Wed, Nov 24, 1965 | Baltimore Bullets | W | 130 | 124 | 6 | 14 | W 2 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 21 | Fri, Nov 26, 1965 | N | Boston Celtics | L | 114 | 134 | 6 | 15 | L 1 | at Providence, RI | |
| 22 | Sun, Nov 28, 1965 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 110 | 128 | 6 | 16 | L 2 | |||
| 23 | Wed, Dec 1, 1965 | St. Louis Hawks | L | 101 | 110 | 6 | 17 | L 3 | |||
| 24 | Sat, Dec 4, 1965 | Baltimore Bullets | W | 130 | 119 | 7 | 17 | W 1 | |||
| 25 | Wed, Dec 8, 1965 | San Francisco Warriors | W | 115 | 113 | 8 | 17 | W 2 | |||
| 26 | Fri, Dec 10, 1965 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 116 | 114 | 9 | 17 | W 3 | ||
| 27 | Tue, Dec 14, 1965 | N | Baltimore Bullets | L | 129 | 142 | 9 | 18 | L 1 | at New York, NY | |
| 28 | Fri, Dec 17, 1965 | Boston Celtics | L | 112 | 114 | 9 | 19 | L 2 | |||
| 29 | Sat, Dec 18, 1965 | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 114 | 143 | 9 | 20 | L 3 | ||
| 30 | Wed, Dec 22, 1965 | N | San Francisco Warriors | L | 104 | 114 | 9 | 21 | L 4 | at Sacramento, CA | |
| 31 | Thu, Dec 23, 1965 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 112 | 122 | 9 | 22 | L 5 | ||
| 32 | Sat, Dec 25, 1965 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 106 | 115 | 9 | 23 | L 6 | ||
| 33 | Tue, Dec 28, 1965 | N | San Francisco Warriors | L | 107 | 120 | 9 | 24 | L 7 | at Toledo, OH | |
| 34 | Wed, Dec 29, 1965 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 112 | 113 | 9 | 25 | L 8 | |||
| 35 | Thu, Dec 30, 1965 | N | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 117 | 114 | 10 | 25 | W 1 | at Fort Wayne, IN | |
| 36 | Sat, Jan 1, 1966 | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 112 | 116 | 10 | 26 | L 1 | ||
| 37 | Sun, Jan 2, 1966 | N | San Francisco Warriors | L | 113 | 136 | 10 | 27 | L 2 | at Miami, FL | |
| 38 | Wed, Jan 5, 1966 | N | Cincinnati Royals | L | 103 | 117 | 10 | 28 | L 3 | at Dayton, OH | |
| 39 | Thu, Jan 6, 1966 | N | Cincinnati Royals | L | 97 | 109 | 10 | 29 | L 4 | at Toledo, OH | |
| 40 | Fri, Jan 7, 1966 | St. Louis Hawks | W | 137 | 97 | 11 | 29 | W 1 | |||
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 41 | Sun, Jan 9, 1966 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 98 | 111 | 11 | 30 | L 1 | |||
| 42 | Wed, Jan 12, 1966 | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 129 | 111 | 12 | 30 | W 1 | |||
| 43 | Sat, Jan 15, 1966 | Baltimore Bullets | W | 122 | 117 | 13 | 30 | W 2 | |||
| 44 | Sun, Jan 16, 1966 | @ | Cincinnati Royals | L | 106 | 108 | 13 | 31 | L 1 | ||
| 45 | Tue, Jan 18, 1966 | N | Boston Celtics | W | 116 | 115 | 14 | 31 | W 1 | at Philadelphia, PA | |
| 46 | Wed, Jan 19, 1966 | N | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 93 | 110 | 14 | 32 | L 1 | at Boston, MA | |
| 47 | Thu, Jan 20, 1966 | N | St. Louis Hawks | L | 92 | 103 | 14 | 33 | L 2 | at Dallas, TX | |
| 48 | Fri, Jan 21, 1966 | St. Louis Hawks | W | 117 | 108 | 15 | 33 | W 1 | |||
| 49 | Tue, Jan 25, 1966 | @ | New York Knickerbockers | L | 100 | 115 | 15 | 34 | L 1 | ||
| 50 | Wed, Jan 26, 1966 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 110 | 126 | 15 | 35 | L 2 | |||
| 51 | Thu, Jan 27, 1966 | N | Boston Celtics | L | 112 | 131 | 15 | 36 | L 3 | at Fort Wayne, IN | |
| 52 | Fri, Jan 28, 1966 | @ | Boston Celtics | W | 108 | 105 | 16 | 36 | W 1 | ||
| 53 | Sun, Jan 30, 1966 | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 98 | 117 | 16 | 37 | L 1 | ||
| 54 | Tue, Feb 1, 1966 | N | Boston Celtics | L | 81 | 100 | 16 | 38 | L 2 | at New York, NY | |
| 55 | Wed, Feb 2, 1966 | Boston Celtics | W | 99 | 93 | 17 | 38 | W 1 | |||
| 56 | Fri, Feb 4, 1966 | New York Knickerbockers | L | 113 | 115 | 17 | 39 | L 1 | |||
| 57 | Mon, Feb 7, 1966 | N | Cincinnati Royals | W | 124 | 118 | 18 | 39 | W 1 | at Indianapolis, IN | |
| 58 | Tue, Feb 8, 1966 | N | San Francisco Warriors | L | 103 | 113 | 18 | 40 | L 1 | at New York, NY | |
| 59 | Wed, Feb 9, 1966 | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 91 | 108 | 18 | 41 | L 2 | |||
| 60 | Fri, Feb 11, 1966 | N | New York Knickerbockers | L | 107 | 122 | 18 | 42 | L 3 | at Boston, MA | |
| G | Date | Opponent | Tm | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | |||
| 61 | Sat, Feb 12, 1966 | @ | Cincinnati Royals | L | 116 | 143 | 18 | 43 | L 4 | ||
| 62 | Mon, Feb 14, 1966 | N | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 123 | 149 | 18 | 44 | L 5 | at Charleston, SC | |
| 63 | Tue, Feb 15, 1966 | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 105 | 114 | 18 | 45 | L 6 | ||
| 64 | Fri, Feb 18, 1966 | New York Knickerbockers | W | 120 | 118 | 19 | 45 | W 1 | |||
| 65 | Sun, Feb 20, 1966 | Cincinnati Royals | L | 129 | 133 | 19 | 46 | L 1 | |||
| 66 | Tue, Feb 22, 1966 | N | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 112 | 117 | 19 | 47 | L 2 | at New York, NY | |
| 67 | Wed, Feb 23, 1966 | N | New York Knickerbockers | L | 98 | 100 | 19 | 48 | L 3 | at Baltimore, MD | |
| 68 | Sat, Feb 26, 1966 | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 118 | 131 | 19 | 49 | L 4 | |||
| 69 | Sun, Feb 27, 1966 | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 114 | 125 | 19 | 50 | L 5 | ||
| 70 | Mon, Feb 28, 1966 | N | St. Louis Hawks | L | 103 | 108 | 19 | 51 | L 6 | at Memphis, TN | |
| 71 | Tue, Mar 1, 1966 | N | Baltimore Bullets | W | 122 | 110 | 20 | 51 | W 1 | at New York, NY | |
| 72 | Wed, Mar 2, 1966 | San Francisco Warriors | W | 131 | 118 | 21 | 51 | W 2 | |||
| 73 | Fri, Mar 4, 1966 | N | New York Knickerbockers | L | 119 | 121 | 21 | 52 | L 1 | at Fort Wayne, IN | |
| 74 | Sun, Mar 6, 1966 | Cincinnati Royals | L | 125 | 137 | 21 | 53 | L 2 | |||
| 75 | Fri, Mar 11, 1966 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 116 | 114 | 22 | 53 | W 1 | ||
| 76 | Sun, Mar 13, 1966 | N | San Francisco Warriors | L | 119 | 121 | 22 | 54 | L 1 | at Oakland, CA | |
| 77 | Tue, Mar 15, 1966 | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 108 | 135 | 22 | 55 | L 2 | ||
| 78 | Thu, Mar 17, 1966 | Boston Celtics | L | 103 | 128 | 22 | 56 | L 3 | |||
| 79 | Sat, Mar 19, 1966 | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 112 | 115 | 22 | 57 | L 4 | ||
| 80 | Sun, Mar 20, 1966 | St. Louis Hawks | L | 117 | 121 | 22 | 58 | L 5 |