1965 - 66 NBA (NBA) Season Review

1965 - 66 NBA Season Review

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1965 - 66 Regular Season Standings

NBA 1965 - 66 Season

	Wins	Loses	Win %	GB	PF	PA
Eastern Division
Philadelphia 76ers	55	25	0.688		117.3	112.7
Boston Celtics	54	26	0.675	1	112.7	107.8
Cincinnati Royals	45	35	0.563	10	117.8	116.6
New York Knicks	30	50	0.375	25	116.7	119.3
Western Division
Los Angeles Lakers	45	35	0.563		119.5	116.4
Baltimore Bullets	38	42	0.475	7	118.3	119.5
St. Louis Hawks	36	44	0.450	9	111.4	112.0
San Francisco Warriors	35	45	0.438	10	115.5	118.2
Detroit Pistons	22	58	0.275	23	110.3	117.2

1965 - 66 NBA Playoffs

Finals Boston Celtics over Los Angeles Lakers (4-3) Sun, April 17 - Los Angeles Lakers 133 @ Boston Celtics 129 Tue, April 19 - Los Angeles Lakers 109 @ Boston Celtics 129 Wed, April 20 - Boston Celtics 120 @ Los Angeles Lakers 106 Fri, April 22 - Boston Celtics 122 @ Los Angeles Lakers 117 Sun, April 24 - Los Angeles Lakers 121 @ Boston Celtics 117 Tue, April 26 - Boston Celtics 115 @ Los Angeles Lakers 123 Thu, April 28 - Los Angeles Lakers 93 @ Boston Celtics 95
Eastern Division Finals Boston Celtics over Philadelphia 76ers (4-1) Sun, April 3 - Boston Celtics 115 @ Philadelphia 76ers 96 Wed, April 6 - Philadelphia 76ers 93 @ Boston Celtics 114 Thu, April 7 - Boston Celtics 105 @ Philadelphia 76ers 111 Sun, April 10 - Philadelphia 76ers 108 @ Boston Celtics 114 Tue, April 12 - Boston Celtics 120 @ Philadelphia 76ers 112	Western Division Finals Los Angeles Lakers over St. Louis Hawks (4-3) Fri, April 1 - St. Louis Hawks 106 @ Los Angeles Lakers 129 Sun, April 3 - St. Louis Hawks 116 @ Los Angeles Lakers 125 Wed, April 6 - Los Angeles Lakers 113 @ St. Louis Hawks 120 Sat, April 9 - Los Angeles Lakers 107 @ St. Louis Hawks 95 Sun, April 10 - St. Louis Hawks 112 @ Los Angeles Lakers 100 Wed, April 13 - Los Angeles Lakers 127 @ St. Louis Hawks 131 Fri, April 15 - St. Louis Hawks 121 @ Los Angeles Lakers 130
Eastern Division Semifinals Boston Celtics over Cincinnati Royals (3-2) Wed, March 23 - Cincinnati Royals 107 @ Boston Celtics 103 Sat, March 26 - Boston Celtics 132 @ Cincinnati Royals 125 Sun, March 27 - Cincinnati Royals 113 @ Boston Celtics 107 Wed, March 30 - Boston Celtics 120 @ Cincinnati Royals 103 Fri, April 1 - Cincinnati Royals 103 @ Boston Celtics 112	Western Division Semifinals St. Louis Hawks over Baltimore Bullets (3-0) Thu, March 24 - St. Louis Hawks 113 @ Baltimore Bullets 111 Sun, March 27 - St. Louis Hawks 105 @ Baltimore Bullets 100 Wed, March 30 - Baltimore Bullets 112 @ St. Louis Hawks 121

1965-66 National Basketball Association (NBA) Awards

Player	Team	Award
Rick Barry	San Francisco Warriors	Rookie of the Year Award
Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia 76ers	Most Valuable Player (Season)
Dolph Schayes	Philadelphia 76ers	Coach of the Year
Adrian Smith	Cincinnati Royals	All Star Most Valuable Player
Tom Van Arsdale	Detroit Pistons	1st All Rookie Team
Dick Van Arsdale	New York Knicks	1st All Rookie Team
Fred Hetzel	San Francisco Warriors	1st All Rookie Team
Billy Cunningham	Philadelphia 76ers	1st All Rookie Team
Rick Barry	San Francisco Warriors	1st All Rookie Team
John Havlicek	Boston Celtics	2nd All Star Team
Gus Johnson	Baltimore Bullets	2nd All Star Team
Hal Greer	Philadelphia 76ers	2nd All Star Team
Sam Jones	Boston Celtics	2nd All Star Team
Bill Russell	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
Rick Barry	San Francisco Warriors	1st All Star Team
Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia 76ers	1st All Star Team

NBA - 1965 - 66 All Star Game Individual Statistics

Player	Conference	Team	Minutes	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Jerry Lucas	East	Cincinnati Royals	35:00	25	10	1
Bill Russell	East	Boston Celtics	33:00	17	13	5
Sam Jones	East	Boston Celtics	24:00	6	5	3
Luke Jackson	East	Philadelphia 76ers	15:00	5	1	1
Willis Reed	East	New York Knicks	25:00	7	5	1
Hal Greer	East	Philadelphia 76ers	21:00	13	4	1
Wayne Embry	East	Cincinnati Royals	19:00	11	4	0
Johnny Green	East	New York Knicks	17:00	8	0	0
Larry Costello	East	Philadelphia 76ers	11:00	4	1	2
Oscar Robertson	East	Cincinnati Royals	40:00	28	6	8
Nate Thurmond	West	San Francisco Warriors	10:00	0	3	0
Don Ohl	West	Baltimore Bullets	12:00	2	2	1
Walt Bellamy	West	Baltimore Bullets	17:00	12	5	1
Terry Dischinger	West	Detroit Pistons	24:00	5	5	1
Gus Johnson	West	Baltimore Bullets	25:00	25	8	2
Lenny Wilkens	West	St. Louis Hawks	20:00	8	3	3
Elgin Baylor	West	Los Angeles Lakers	27:00	18	7	0
Wilt Chamberlain	West	San Francisco Warriors	31:00	20	16	1
Bob Pettit	West	St. Louis Hawks	34:00	13	12	0
Jerry West	West	Los Angeles Lakers	40:00	20	5	6

NBA - 1965 - 66 Leading Scorer

Player	Season	Team	Points
Wilt Chamberlain	1965-1966	Philadelphia 76ers	2649
Jerry West	1965-1966	Los Angeles Lakers	2476
Oscar Robertson	1965-1966	Cincinnati Royals	2378
Rick Barry	1965-1966	San Francisco Warriors	2059
Hal Greer	1965-1966	Philadelphia 76ers	1819
Dick Barnett	1965-1966	New York Knicks	1729
Jerry Lucas	1965-1966	Cincinnati Royals	1697
Walt Bellamy	1965-1966	New York Knicks	1668
Zelmo Beaty	1965-1966	St. Louis Hawks	1656
Sam Jones	1965-1966	Boston Celtics	1577
Eddie Miles	1965-1966	Detroit Pistons	1566

//Assist Leader Section

NBA - 1965 - 66 Assist Leader

Player	Season	Team	Assists
Oscar Robertson	1965-1966	Cincinnati Royals	847
Guy Rodgers	1965-1966	San Francisco Warriors	846
K.C. Jones	1965-1966	Boston Celtics	503
Jerry West	1965-1966	Los Angeles Lakers	480
Lenny Wilkens	1965-1966	St. Louis Hawks	429
Howard Komives	1965-1966	New York Knicks	425
Wilt Chamberlain	1965-1966	Philadelphia 76ers	414
Richie Guerin	1965-1966	St. Louis Hawks	388
Hal Greer	1965-1966	Philadelphia 76ers	384
Bill Russell	1965-1966	Boston Celtics	371
Kevin Loughery	1965-1966	Baltimore Bullets	356

..Foul Leaders Section

1965 - 66 Fouls Leader

Player	Season	Team	Fouls
Zelmo Beaty	1965-1966	St. Louis Hawks	344
Bill Bridges	1965-1966	St. Louis Hawks	333
Willis Reed	1965-1966	New York Knicks	323
Tom Sanders	1965-1966	Boston Celtics	317
Hal Greer	1965-1966	Philadelphia 76ers	315
Bailey Howell	1965-1966	Baltimore Bullets	306
Joe Strawder	1965-1966	Detroit Pistons	305
Billy Cunningham	1965-1966	Philadelphia 76ers	301
Rick Barry	1965-1966	San Francisco Warriors	297
Wayne Embry	1965-1966	Cincinnati Royals	287
Tom Meschery	1965-1966	San Francisco Warriors	285

//Field Goal Percetage Section

NBA - 1965 - 66 Total Rebounds

Player	Season	Team	Rebounds
Wilt Chamberlain	1965-1966	Philadelphia 76ers	1943
Bill Russell	1965-1966	Boston Celtics	1779
Jerry Lucas	1965-1966	Cincinnati Royals	1668
Nate Thurmond	1965-1966	San Francisco Warriors	1312
Walt Bellamy	1965-1966	New York Knicks	1152
Zelmo Beaty	1965-1966	St. Louis Hawks	1086
Bill Bridges	1965-1966	St. Louis Hawks	951
Dave DeBusschere	1965-1966	Detroit Pistons	916
Willis Reed	1965-1966	New York Knicks	883
Rick Barry	1965-1966	San Francisco Warriors	850
Joe Strawder	1965-1966	Detroit Pistons	820

1965 - 66 Two (2) Point Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Zelmo Beaty	1965-1966	St. Louis Hawks	1301	616	0.473
Joe Caldwell	1965-1966	St. Louis Hawks	600	268	0.447
Cliff Hagan	1965-1966	St. Louis Hawks	942	419	0.445
Rick Barry	1965-1966	San Francisco Warriors	1698	745	0.439
John Barnhill	1965-1966	St. Louis Hawks	243	104	0.428
Billy Cunningham	1965-1966	Philadelphia 76ers	1011	431	0.426
Gene Wiley	1965-1966	Los Angeles Lakers	289	123	0.426
Joe Caldwell	1965-1966	Detroit Pistons	338	143	0.423
Len Chappell	1965-1966	New York Knicks	238	100	0.420
Ray Scott	1965-1966	Detroit Pistons	1309	544	0.416
Gus Johnson	1965-1966	Baltimore Bullets	661	273	0.413

1965 - 66 Field Goals Percentage (> 200 Attempts)

Player	Season	Team	Attempt	Made	Percentage
Wilt Chamberlain	1965-1966	Philadelphia 76ers	1990	1074	0.540
Johnny Green	1965-1966	Baltimore Bullets	589	315	0.535
Walt Bellamy	1965-1966	New York Knicks	1249	639	0.512
Al Attles	1965-1966	San Francisco Warriors	724	364	0.503
Happy Hairston	1965-1966	Cincinnati Royals	814	398	0.489
Bailey Howell	1965-1966	Baltimore Bullets	986	481	0.488
Bob Boozer	1965-1966	Los Angeles Lakers	754	365	0.484
Oscar Robertson	1965-1966	Cincinnati Royals	1723	818	0.475
Zelmo Beaty	1965-1966	St. Louis Hawks	1301	616	0.473
Jerry West	1965-1966	Los Angeles Lakers	1731	818	0.473
Em Bryant	1965-1966	New York Knicks	449	212	0.472