1964 - 65 NBA (NBA) Season Review

1964 - 65 NBA Season Review

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1964 - 65 Regular Season Standings

NBA 1964 - 65 Season

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Eastern Division
Boston Celtics	62	18	0.775		112.8	104.4
Cincinnati Royals	48	32	0.600	14	114.2	111.9
Philadelphia 76ers	40	40	0.500	22	112.5	112.7
New York Knicks	31	49	0.388	31	107.4	111.1
Western Division
Los Angeles Lakers	49	31	0.613		111.9	109.9
St. Louis Hawks	45	35	0.563	4	108.8	105.8
Baltimore Bullets	37	43	0.463	12	113.6	115.8
Detroit Pistons	31	49	0.388	18	108.5	111.9
San Francisco Warriors	17	63	0.213	32	105.8	112.0

1964 - 65 NBA Playoffs

Finals Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers (4-1) Sun, April 18 - Los Angeles Lakers 110 @ Boston Celtics 142 Mon, April 19 - Los Angeles Lakers 123 @ Boston Celtics 129 Wed, April 21 - Boston Celtics 105 @ Los Angeles Lakers 126 Fri, April 23 - Boston Celtics 112 @ Los Angeles Lakers 99 Sun, April 25 - Los Angeles Lakers 96 @ Boston Celtics 129
Eastern Division Finals Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers (4-3) Sun, April 4 - Philadelphia 76ers 98 @ Boston Celtics 108 Tue, April 6 - Boston Celtics 103 @ Philadelphia 76ers 109 Thu, April 8 - Philadelphia 76ers 94 @ Boston Celtics 112 Fri, April 9 - Boston Celtics 131 @ Philadelphia 76ers 134 Sun, April 11 - Philadelphia 76ers 108 @ Boston Celtics 114 Tue, April 13 - Boston Celtics 106 @ Philadelphia 76ers 112 Thu, April 15 - Philadelphia 76ers 109 @ Boston Celtics 110	Western Division Finals Los Angeles Lakers over Baltimore Bullets (4-2) Sat, April 3 - Baltimore Bullets 115 @ Los Angeles Lakers 121 Mon, April 5 - Baltimore Bullets 115 @ Los Angeles Lakers 118 Wed, April 7 - Los Angeles Lakers 115 @ Baltimore Bullets 122 Fri, April 9 - Los Angeles Lakers 112 @ Baltimore Bullets 114 Sun, April 11 - Baltimore Bullets 112 @ Los Angeles Lakers 120 Tue, April 13 - Los Angeles Lakers 117 @ Baltimore Bullets 115
Eastern Division Semifinals Philadelphia 76ers over Cincinnati Royals (3-1) Wed, March 24 - Philadelphia 76ers 119 @ Cincinnati Royals 117 Fri, March 26 - Cincinnati Royals 121 @ Philadelphia 76ers 120 Sun, March 28 - Philadelphia 76ers 108 @ Cincinnati Royals 94 Wed, March 31 - Cincinnati Royals 112 @ Philadelphia 76ers 119	Western Division Semifinals Baltimore Bullets over St. Louis Hawks (3-1) Wed, March 24 - Baltimore Bullets 108 @ St. Louis Hawks 105 Fri, March 26 - Baltimore Bullets 105 @ St. Louis Hawks 129 Sat, March 27 - St. Louis Hawks 99 @ Baltimore Bullets 131 Tue, March 30 - St. Louis Hawks 103 @ Baltimore Bullets 109

1964-65 National Basketball Association (NBA) Awards

Player	Team	Award
Willis Reed	New York Knicks	Rookie of the Year Award
Bill Russell	Boston Celtics	Most Valuable Player (Season)
Red Auerbach	Boston Celtics	Coach of the Year
Jerry Lucas	Cincinnati Royals	All Star Most Valuable Player
Joe Caldwell, Wali Jones (T)	Detroit Pistons	1st All Rookie Team
Willis Reed	New York Knicks	1st All Rookie Team
Howard Komives	New York Knicks	1st All Rookie Team
Luke Jackson	Philadelphia 76ers	1st All Rookie Team
Jim Barnes	New York Knicks	1st All Rookie Team
Gus Johnson	Baltimore Bullets	2nd All Star Team
Bob Pettit	St. Louis Hawks	2nd All Star Team
Hal Greer	Philadelphia 76ers	2nd All Star Team
Sam Jones	Boston Celtics	2nd All Star Team
Jerry West	Los Angeles Lakers	1st All Star Team
Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	1st All Star Team
Jerry Lucas	Cincinnati Royals	1st All Star Team
Elgin Baylor	Los Angeles Lakers	1st All Star Team
Bill Russell	Boston Celtics	1st All Star Team

NBA - 1964 - 65 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player	Conference	Team	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Bill Russell	East	Boston Celtics	42:00	13	21	2
Jerry Lucas	East	Cincinnati Royals	36:00	11	8	0
Tom Heinsohn	East	Boston Celtics	21:00	10	3	0
Hal Greer	East	Philadelphia 76ers	20:00	13	3	4
Sam Jones	East	Boston Celtics	27:00	16	4	3
Wayne Embry	East	Cincinnati Royals	21:00	13	7	1
Len Chappell	East	New York Knicks	12:00	4	1	2
Chet Walker	East	Philadelphia 76ers	12:00	4	0	0
Tom Gola	East	New York Knicks	7:00	1	0	1
Oscar Robertson	East	Cincinnati Royals	42:00	26	14	8
Bailey Howell	West	Detroit Pistons	6:00	2	2	0
Terry Dischinger	West	Baltimore Bullets	13:00	7	2	1
Lenny Wilkens	West	St. Louis Hawks	14:00	3	0	0
Don Ohl	West	Detroit Pistons	18:00	8	2	0
Wilt Chamberlain	West	San Francisco Warriors	37:00	19	20	1
Guy Rodgers	West	San Francisco Warriors	22:00	6	2	2
Walt Bellamy	West	Baltimore Bullets	23:00	11	7	0
Elgin Baylor	West	Los Angeles Lakers	29:00	15	8	5
Bob Pettit	West	St. Louis Hawks	36:00	19	17	2
Jerry West	West	Los Angeles Lakers	42:00	17	4	5

NBA - 1964 - 65 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Jerry West	1964-1965	Los Angeles Lakers	2292
Oscar Robertson	1964-1965	Cincinnati Royals	2279
Sam Jones	1964-1965	Boston Celtics	2070
Elgin Baylor	1964-1965	Los Angeles Lakers	2009
Walt Bellamy	1964-1965	Baltimore Bullets	1981
Willis Reed	1964-1965	New York Knicks	1560
Bailey Howell	1964-1965	Baltimore Bullets	1534
Wilt Chamberlain	1964-1965	San Francisco Warriors	1480
Terry Dischinger	1964-1965	Detroit Pistons	1456
Don Ohl	1964-1965	Baltimore Bullets	1420
Gus Johnson	1964-1965	Baltimore Bullets	1415

//Assist Leader Section

NBA - 1964 - 65 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Oscar Robertson	1964-1965	Cincinnati Royals	861
Guy Rodgers	1964-1965	San Francisco Warriors	565
K.C. Jones	1964-1965	Boston Celtics	437
Lenny Wilkens	1964-1965	St. Louis Hawks	431
Bill Russell	1964-1965	Boston Celtics	410
Jerry West	1964-1965	Los Angeles Lakers	364
Hal Greer	1964-1965	Philadelphia 76ers	313
Kevin Loughery	1964-1965	Baltimore Bullets	296
Elgin Baylor	1964-1965	Los Angeles Lakers	280
Larry Costello	1964-1965	Philadelphia 76ers	275
Richie Guerin	1964-1965	St. Louis Hawks	271

..Foul Leaders Section

1964 - 65 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Bailey Howell	1964-1965	Baltimore Bullets	345
Willis Reed	1964-1965	New York Knicks	339
Zelmo Beaty	1964-1965	St. Louis Hawks	328
Kevin Loughery	1964-1965	Baltimore Bullets	320
Tom Sanders	1964-1965	Boston Celtics	318
Jim Barnes	1964-1965	New York Knicks	312
Wayne Embry	1964-1965	Cincinnati Royals	297
Lenny Wilkens	1964-1965	St. Louis Hawks	283
Tom Meschery	1964-1965	San Francisco Warriors	279
Dave Gambee	1964-1965	Philadelphia 76ers	277
Bill Bridges	1964-1965	St. Louis Hawks	276

//Field Goal Percetage Section

NBA - 1964 - 65 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Bill Russell	1964-1965	Boston Celtics	1878
Nate Thurmond	1964-1965	San Francisco Warriors	1395
Jerry Lucas	1964-1965	Cincinnati Royals	1321
Willis Reed	1964-1965	New York Knicks	1175
Walt Bellamy	1964-1965	Baltimore Bullets	1166
Gus Johnson	1964-1965	Baltimore Bullets	988
Luke Jackson	1964-1965	Philadelphia 76ers	980
Zelmo Beaty	1964-1965	St. Louis Hawks	966
Elgin Baylor	1964-1965	Los Angeles Lakers	950
Reggie Harding	1964-1965	Detroit Pistons	906
Wilt Chamberlain	1964-1965	San Francisco Warriors	893

1964 - 65 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Zelmo Beaty	1964-1965	St. Louis Hawks	1047	505	0.482
Gene Wiley	1964-1965	Los Angeles Lakers	376	175	0.465
Adrian Smith	1964-1965	Cincinnati Royals	1016	463	0.456
Bud Olsen	1964-1965	Cincinnati Royals	512	224	0.438
Cliff Hagan	1964-1965	St. Louis Hawks	901	393	0.436
Art Heyman	1964-1965	New York Knicks	267	114	0.427
Chico Vaughn	1964-1965	St. Louis Hawks	811	344	0.424
Gus Johnson	1964-1965	Baltimore Bullets	1379	577	0.418
Ron Bonham	1964-1965	Boston Celtics	220	91	0.414
Reggie Harding	1964-1965	Detroit Pistons	987	405	0.410
Len Chappell	1964-1965	New York Knicks	367	145	0.395

1964 - 65 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Wilt Chamberlain	1964-1965	Philadelphia 76ers	808	427	0.528
Walt Bellamy	1964-1965	Baltimore Bullets	1441	733	0.509
Wilt Chamberlain	1964-1965	San Francisco Warriors	1275	636	0.499
Jerry Lucas	1964-1965	Cincinnati Royals	1121	558	0.498
Jerry West	1964-1965	Los Angeles Lakers	1655	822	0.497
Bailey Howell	1964-1965	Baltimore Bullets	1040	515	0.495
Terry Dischinger	1964-1965	Detroit Pistons	1153	568	0.493
Paul Neumann	1964-1965	Philadelphia 76ers	434	213	0.491
Johnny Egan	1964-1965	New York Knicks	529	258	0.488
Dave Budd	1964-1965	New York Knicks	407	196	0.482
Zelmo Beaty	1964-1965	St. Louis Hawks	1047	505	0.482