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49-31, Finished 1st in NBA Western Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 111.9 points per game, Allowed 109.9 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 45-35)
Coached by Fred Schaus (49-31)
SRS: 1.70 (4th of 9)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Finals (4-1) versus Boston Celtics
Won NBA Western Division Finals (4-2) versus Baltimore Bullets
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1964-65 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 80 | 19350 | 3336 | 7628 | .437 | 2276 | 2984 | .763 | 5231 | 1601 | 1998 | 8948 | ||||||||
| Opponent | 80 | 19350 | 8795 |
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accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry West | G-F | 6-2 | 175 | 26 | 74 | 3066 | 822 | 1655 | .497 | 648 | 789 | .821 | 447 | 364 | 221 | 2292 | |||||||||
| 2 | Elgin Baylor | F | 6-5 | 225 | 30 | 74 | 3056 | 763 | 1903 | .401 | 483 | 610 | .792 | 950 | 280 | 235 | 2009 | |||||||||
| 3 | Rudy LaRusso | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 77 | 2588 | 381 | 827 | .461 | 321 | 415 | .773 | 725 | 198 | 258 | 1083 | |||||||||
| 4 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 28 | 74 | 2026 | 375 | 908 | .413 | 270 | 338 | .799 | 200 | 159 | 209 | 1020 | |||||||||
| 5 | Leroy Ellis | C-F | 6-10 | 210 | 24 | 80 | 2026 | 311 | 700 | .444 | 198 | 284 | .697 | 652 | 49 | 196 | 820 | |||||||||
| 6 | Jim King | G | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | 77 | 1671 | 184 | 469 | .392 | 118 | 151 | .781 | 214 | 178 | 193 | 486 | |||||||||
| 7 | Gene Wiley | C | 6-10 | 210 | 27 | 80 | 2002 | 175 | 376 | .465 | 56 | 111 | .505 | 690 | 105 | 235 | 406 | |||||||||
| 8 | Darrall Imhoff | C | 6-10 | 220 | 26 | 76 | 1521 | 145 | 311 | .466 | 88 | 154 | .571 | 500 | 87 | 238 | 378 | |||||||||
| 9 | Mahdi Abdul-Rahman | G | 6-2 | 185 | 22 | 66 | 919 | 117 | 306 | .382 | 46 | 71 | .648 | 111 | 140 | 132 | 280 | |||||||||
| 10 | Don Nelson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 24 | 39 | 238 | 36 | 85 | .424 | 20 | 26 | .769 | 73 | 24 | 40 | 92 | |||||||||
| 11 | Cotton Nash | F | 6-5 | 215 | 22 | 25 | 167 | 14 | 57 | .246 | 25 | 32 | .781 | 35 | 10 | 30 | 53 | |||||||||
| 12 | Bill McGill | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 25 | 8 | 37 | 7 | 20 | .350 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |||||||||
| 13 | Jerry Grote | G | 6-4 | 215 | 24 | 11 | 33 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry West | G-F | 6-2 | 175 | 26 | 74 | 41.4 | 11.1 | 22.4 | .497 | 8.8 | 10.7 | .821 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 31.0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Elgin Baylor | F | 6-5 | 225 | 30 | 74 | 41.3 | 10.3 | 25.7 | .401 | 6.5 | 8.2 | .792 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 27.1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Rudy LaRusso | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 77 | 33.6 | 4.9 | 10.7 | .461 | 4.2 | 5.4 | .773 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 14.1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 28 | 74 | 27.4 | 5.1 | 12.3 | .413 | 3.6 | 4.6 | .799 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 13.8 | |||||||||
| 5 | Leroy Ellis | C-F | 6-10 | 210 | 24 | 80 | 25.3 | 3.9 | 8.8 | .444 | 2.5 | 3.6 | .697 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 10.3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Jim King | G | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | 77 | 21.7 | 2.4 | 6.1 | .392 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .781 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 6.3 | |||||||||
| 7 | Gene Wiley | C | 6-10 | 210 | 27 | 80 | 25.0 | 2.2 | 4.7 | .465 | 0.7 | 1.4 | .505 | 8.6 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 5.1 | |||||||||
| 8 | Darrall Imhoff | C | 6-10 | 220 | 26 | 76 | 20.0 | 1.9 | 4.1 | .466 | 1.2 | 2.0 | .571 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 5.0 | |||||||||
| 9 | Mahdi Abdul-Rahman | G | 6-2 | 185 | 22 | 66 | 13.9 | 1.8 | 4.6 | .382 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .648 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 4.2 | |||||||||
| 10 | Don Nelson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 24 | 39 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 2.2 | .424 | 0.5 | 0.7 | .769 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | |||||||||
| 11 | Cotton Nash | F | 6-5 | 215 | 22 | 25 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | .246 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .781 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | |||||||||
| 12 | Bill McGill | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 25 | 8 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 2.5 | .350 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | |||||||||
| 13 | Jerry Grote | G | 6-4 | 215 | 24 | 11 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .545 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry West | G-F | 6-2 | 175 | 26 | 74 | 3066 | 9.7 | 19.4 | .497 | 7.6 | 9.3 | .821 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 26.9 | |||||||||
| 2 | Elgin Baylor | F | 6-5 | 225 | 30 | 74 | 3056 | 9.0 | 22.4 | .401 | 5.7 | 7.2 | .792 | 11.2 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 23.7 | |||||||||
| 3 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 28 | 74 | 2026 | 6.7 | 16.1 | .413 | 4.8 | 6.0 | .799 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 18.1 | |||||||||
| 4 | Jerry Grote | G | 6-4 | 215 | 24 | 11 | 33 | 6.5 | 12.0 | .545 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.000 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 15.3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Rudy LaRusso | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 77 | 2588 | 5.3 | 11.5 | .461 | 4.5 | 5.8 | .773 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 15.1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bill McGill | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 25 | 8 | 37 | 6.8 | 19.5 | .350 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 11.7 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 14.6 | |||||||||
| 7 | Leroy Ellis | C-F | 6-10 | 210 | 24 | 80 | 2026 | 5.5 | 12.4 | .444 | 3.5 | 5.0 | .697 | 11.6 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 14.6 | |||||||||
| 8 | Don Nelson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 24 | 39 | 238 | 5.4 | 12.9 | .424 | 3.0 | 3.9 | .769 | 11.0 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 13.9 | |||||||||
| 9 | Cotton Nash | F | 6-5 | 215 | 22 | 25 | 167 | 3.0 | 12.3 | .246 | 5.4 | 6.9 | .781 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 6.5 | 11.4 | |||||||||
| 10 | Mahdi Abdul-Rahman | G | 6-2 | 185 | 22 | 66 | 919 | 4.6 | 12.0 | .382 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .648 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 11.0 | |||||||||
| 11 | Jim King | G | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | 77 | 1671 | 4.0 | 10.1 | .392 | 2.5 | 3.3 | .781 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 10.5 | |||||||||
| 12 | Darrall Imhoff | C | 6-10 | 220 | 26 | 76 | 1521 | 3.4 | 7.4 | .466 | 2.1 | 3.6 | .571 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 8.9 | |||||||||
| 13 | Gene Wiley | C | 6-10 | 210 | 27 | 80 | 2002 | 3.1 | 6.8 | .465 | 1.0 | 2.0 | .505 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 7.3 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 28 | 74 | 2026 | 13.3 | .483 | .413 | 11.6 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gene Wiley | C | 6-10 | 210 | 27 | 80 | 2002 | 10.3 | .478 | .465 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Jerry West | G-F | 6-2 | 175 | 26 | 74 | 3066 | 25.0 | .572 | .497 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Don Nelson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 24 | 39 | 238 | 14.0 | .477 | .424 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Cotton Nash | F | 6-5 | 215 | 22 | 25 | 167 | 6.5 | .373 | .246 | 7.7 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bill McGill | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 25 | 8 | 37 | 10.3 | .367 | .350 | 12.1 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Rudy LaRusso | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 77 | 2588 | 16.2 | .536 | .461 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jim King | G | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | 77 | 1671 | 9.3 | .454 | .392 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Darrall Imhoff | C | 6-10 | 220 | 26 | 76 | 1521 | 10.7 | .499 | .466 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jerry Grote | G | 6-4 | 215 | 24 | 11 | 33 | 14.9 | .589 | .545 | 17.8 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Leroy Ellis | C-F | 6-10 | 210 | 24 | 80 | 2026 | 14.2 | .497 | .444 | 3.4 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Elgin Baylor | F | 6-5 | 225 | 30 | 74 | 3056 | 20.5 | .463 | .401 | 15.0 | ||||||||||||||
| 13 | Mahdi Abdul-Rahman | G | 6-2 | 185 | 22 | 66 | 919 | 9.3 | .415 | .382 | 20.7 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Jerry West | G-F | 6-2 | 175 | 26 | 11 | 470 | 155 | 351 | 137 | 154 | 63 | 58 | 37 | 447 | .442 | .890 | 42.7 | 40.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | |||||||
| 2 | Dick Barnett | G-F | 6-4 | 190 | 28 | 10 | 287 | 72 | 150 | 31 | 39 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 175 | .480 | .795 | 28.7 | 17.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 | |||||||
| 3 | Rudy LaRusso | F-C | 6-7 | 220 | 27 | 11 | 395 | 56 | 137 | 53 | 74 | 89 | 29 | 52 | 165 | .409 | .716 | 35.9 | 15.0 | 8.1 | 2.6 | |||||||
| 4 | Leroy Ellis | C-F | 6-10 | 210 | 24 | 11 | 405 | 57 | 145 | 44 | 65 | 133 | 7 | 37 | 158 | .393 | .677 | 36.8 | 14.4 | 12.1 | 0.6 | |||||||
| 5 | Gene Wiley | C | 6-10 | 210 | 27 | 11 | 379 | 33 | 59 | 11 | 19 | 158 | 23 | 41 | 77 | .559 | .579 | 34.5 | 7.0 | 14.4 | 2.1 | |||||||
| 6 | Jim King | G | 6-2 | 175 | 23 | 11 | 184 | 28 | 63 | 15 | 17 | 36 | 24 | 29 | 71 | .444 | .882 | 16.7 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 2.2 | |||||||
| 7 | Don Nelson | F | 6-6 | 210 | 24 | 11 | 212 | 24 | 53 | 19 | 25 | 59 | 19 | 31 | 67 | .453 | .760 | 19.3 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 1.7 | |||||||
| 8 | Mahdi Abdul-Rahman | G | 6-2 | 185 | 22 | 7 | 118 | 19 | 57 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 53 | .333 | .750 | 16.9 | 7.6 | 2.6 | 4.3 | |||||||
| 9 | Darrall Imhoff | C | 6-10 | 220 | 26 | 11 | 151 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 43 | 13 | 26 | 33 | .542 | .583 | 13.7 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1.2 | |||||||
| 10 | Bill McGill | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 25 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | .556 | 1.000 | 6.8 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | |||||||
| 11 | Elgin Baylor | F | 6-5 | 225 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||||||||