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1965-66 NBA Season Summary

1964-65 Season Summary 1966-67 Season Summary

League Champion: Boston Celtics

Most Valuable Player: Wilt Chamberlain (33.5/24.6/5.2)

Rookie of the Year: Rick Barry (25.7/10.6/2.2)

PPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (33.5)

RPG Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (24.6)

APG Leader: Oscar Robertson (11.1)

WS Leader: Wilt Chamberlain (21.4)

Division Standings

* Playoff teams

Division Standings Table
Team	W	L	W/L%	GB	PS/G	PA/G	SRS
Eastern Division
Philadelphia 76ers*	55	25	.688	—	117.3	112.7	4.16
Boston Celtics*	54	26	.675	1.0	112.7	107.8	4.34
Cincinnati Royals*	45	35	.563	10.0	117.8	116.6	1.03
New York Knicks	30	50	.375	25.0	116.7	119.3	-2.31
Western Division
Los Angeles Lakers*	45	35	.563	—	119.5	116.4	2.76
Baltimore Bullets*	38	42	.475	7.0	118.3	119.5	-1.06
St. Louis Hawks*	36	44	.450	9.0	111.4	112.0	-0.50
San Francisco Warriors	35	45	.438	10.0	115.5	118.2	-2.36
Detroit Pistons	22	58	.275	23.0	110.3	117.2	-6.07

Playoff Series

Per Game Stats

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Los Angeles Lakers*	80	240.6	45.0	101.4	.444				45.0	101.4	.444	29.5	38.2	.773			66.7	24.2				25.4	119.5
2	Baltimore Bullets*	80	240.6	45.0	102.6	.438				45.0	102.6	.438	28.3	39.8	.712			69.3	23.6				27.5	118.3
3	Cincinnati Royals*	80	240.9	45.1	101.5	.444				45.1	101.5	.444	27.6	36.3	.758			69.5	22.7				25.4	117.8
4	Philadelphia 76ers*	80	240.6	45.6	102.4	.446				45.6	102.4	.446	26.1	39.3	.664			70.7	23.8				26.2	117.3
5	New York Knicks	80	240.9	44.5	98.9	.450				44.5	98.9	.450	27.7	38.5	.720			64.0	23.7				27.8	116.7
6	San Francisco Warriors	80	240.3	44.5	106.4	.418				44.5	106.4	.418	26.6	36.0	.739			71.6	23.4				25.9	115.5
7	Boston Celtics*	80	240.3	43.6	104.6	.417				43.6	104.6	.417	25.5	34.5	.739			69.9	22.4				25.2	112.7
8	St. Louis Hawks*	80	240.0	42.2	98.0	.431				42.2	98.0	.431	26.9	35.9	.751			64.6	22.3				27.2	111.4
9	Detroit Pistons	80	240.0	43.4	106.3	.409				43.4	106.3	.409	23.5	34.2	.687			67.8	19.6				25.2	110.3
	League Average	80	240.5	44.3	102.4	.433				44.3	102.4	.433	26.9	37.0	.727			68.2	22.9				26.2	115.5

Per Game Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics*	80	240.3																					107.8
2	St. Louis Hawks*	80	240.0																					112.0
3	Philadelphia 76ers*	80	240.6																					112.7
4	Los Angeles Lakers*	80	240.6																					116.4
5	Cincinnati Royals*	80	240.9																					116.6
6	Detroit Pistons	80	240.0																					117.2
7	San Francisco Warriors	80	240.3																					118.2
8	New York Knicks	80	240.9																					119.3
9	Baltimore Bullets*	80	240.6																					119.5
	League Average	80	240.5	44.3	102.4	.433				44.3	102.4	.433	26.9	37.0	.727			68.2	22.9				26.2	115.5

Total Stats

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Los Angeles Lakers*	80	19250	3597	8109	.444				3597	8109	.444	2363	3057	.773			5334	1936				2035	9557
2	Baltimore Bullets*	80	19250	3599	8210	.438				3599	8210	.438	2267	3186	.712			5542	1890				2199	9465
3	Cincinnati Royals*	80	19275	3610	8123	.444				3610	8123	.444	2204	2906	.758			5559	1818				2033	9424
4	Philadelphia 76ers*	80	19250	3650	8189	.446				3650	8189	.446	2087	3141	.664			5652	1905				2094	9387
5	New York Knicks	80	19275	3559	7910	.450				3559	7910	.450	2217	3078	.720			5119	1896				2227	9335
6	San Francisco Warriors	80	19225	3557	8512	.418				3557	8512	.418	2129	2879	.739			5727	1872				2069	9243
7	Boston Celtics*	80	19225	3488	8367	.417				3488	8367	.417	2038	2758	.739			5591	1795				2012	9014
8	St. Louis Hawks*	80	19200	3379	7836	.431				3379	7836	.431	2155	2870	.751			5167	1782				2179	8913
9	Detroit Pistons	80	19200	3475	8502	.409				3475	8502	.409	1877	2734	.687			5427	1569				2016	8827
	League Average	80	19239	3546	8195	.433				3546	8195	.433	2149	2957	.727			5458	1829				2096	9241

Total Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Boston Celtics*	80	19225																					8623
2	St. Louis Hawks*	80	19200																					8958
3	Philadelphia 76ers*	80	19250																					9013
4	Los Angeles Lakers*	80	19250																					9309
5	Cincinnati Royals*	80	19275																					9331
6	Detroit Pistons	80	19200																					9373
7	San Francisco Warriors	80	19225																					9455
8	New York Knicks	80	19275																					9543
9	Baltimore Bullets*	80	19250																					9560
	League Average	80	19239	3546	8195	.433				3546	8195	.433	2149	2957	.727			5458	1829				2096	9241

Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats Table
																		Offense Four Factors					Defense Four Factors
Rk	Team	Age	W	L	PW	PL	MOV	SOS	SRS	ORtg	DRtg	NRtg	Pace	FTr	3PAr	TS%		eFG%	TOV%	ORB%	FT/FGA		eFG%	TOV%	DRB%	FT/FGA		Arena	Attend.	Attend./G
1	Boston Celtics*	28.8	54	26	52	28	4.89	-0.54	4.34	92.3	88.3	+4.0	122.0	.330		.470		.417			.244							Boston Garden	246,189
2	Philadelphia 76ers*	26.5	55	25	51	29	4.68	-0.52	4.16	95.3	91.5	+3.8	122.8	.384		.490		.446			.255							Convention Hall
3	Los Angeles Lakers*	26.5	45	35	47	33	3.10	-0.34	2.76	98.3	95.7	+2.6	121.2	.377		.505		.444			.291							Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	426,467
4	Cincinnati Royals*	26.8	45	35	43	37	1.16	-0.13	1.03	97.5	96.5	+1.0	120.4	.358		.501		.444			.271							Cincinnati Gardens
5	St. Louis Hawks*	27.4	36	44	39	41	-0.56	0.06	-0.50	95.6	96.1	-0.5	116.6	.366		.490		.431			.275							Kiel Auditorium
6	Baltimore Bullets*	27.8	38	42	37	43	-1.19	0.13	-1.06	95.8	96.8	-1.0	123.1	.388		.492		.438			.276							Baltimore Civic Center
7	New York Knicks	25.4	30	50	34	46	-2.60	0.29	-2.31	97.8	99.9	-2.1	118.9	.389		.504		.450			.280							Madison Square Garden (III)
8	San Francisco Warriors	25.6	35	45	34	46	-2.65	0.29	-2.36	92.6	94.8	-2.2	124.6	.338		.473		.418			.250							San Francisco Civic Auditorium		2,436
9	Detroit Pistons	25.0	22	58	24	56	-6.83	0.76	-6.07	89.4	94.9	-5.5	123.4	.322		.455		.409			.221							Cobo Arena
	League Average	26.6			40	40	0.00	0.00	0.00	94.9	94.9		121.4	.361		.487		.433			.262								336,328	2,436

League Awards

League Leaders

Rate statistic requirements

All-NBA

All-Rookie

All-Star Game Rosters

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1965-66 NBA Season

Standings

Schedule and Results

Leaders

Coaches

Player Stats

Other

1966 Playoffs Summary