1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season explained

Team:Los Angeles Lakers
End Year:1966
Divisionwin:yes
Wins:45
Losses:35
Division:Western
Division Place:1
Coach:Fred Schaus
Arena:Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Television:KTTV
Radio:KNX
Playoffs:NBA Finals
Bbr Team:LAL

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

1965-66 NBA Records
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Baltimore3–7 3–7 5–5 4–6 7–3 5–5 4–6 7–3
Boston7–3 5–5 6–4 7–3 10–0 4–6 8–2 7–3
Cincinnati7–3 5–5 8–2 4–6 7–3 4–6 5–5 5–5
Detroit5–5 4–6 2–8 2–8 2–8 3–7 2–8 2–8
Los Angeles6–4 3–7 6–4 8–2 5–5 2–8 7–3 8–2
New York3–7 0–10 3–7 8–2 5–5 2–8 5–5 4–6
Philadelphia5–5 6–4 6–4 7–3 8–2 8–2 8–2 7–3
San Francisco6–4 2–8 5–5 8–2 3–7 5–5 2–8 4–6
St. Louis3–7 3–7 5–5 8–2 2–8 6–4 3–7 6–4

Game log

1965–66 game log
Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 15 122–115 Jerry West (36) 1–0
2 October 16 106–94 Jerry West (27) 2–0
3 October 20 96–100 Jerry West (24) 2–1
4 October 23 101–106 Jerry West (31) 2–2
5 October 26 New York 102–104 Jerry West (31) 3–2
6 October 28 New York 116–140 Jerry West (25) 4–2
7 October 30 San Francisco 124–122 Jerry West (44) 4–3
8 November 3 St. Louis 116–120 Jerry West (38) 5–3
9 November 5 St. Louis 116–118 Jerry West (26) 6–3
10 November 6 @ St. Louis 101–131 Jerry West (21) 6–4
11 November 7 116–137 Jerry West (26) 6–5
12 November 9 110–118 Jerry West (32) 6–6
13 November 10 125–133 Jerry West (40) 7–6
14 November 12 N New York 106–107 Jerry West (29) 8–6
15 November 14 Baltimore 114–129 Elgin Baylor (30) 9–6
16 November 17 Boston 115–125 Jerry West (46) 10–6
17 November 19 San Francisco 124–135 Jerry West (35) 11–6
18 November 20 N San Francisco 117–133 Jerry West (34) 12–6
19 November 21 Philadelphia 110–104 Jerry West (29) 12–7
20 November 24 Philadelphia 124–127 Jerry West (33) 13–7
21 November 26 @ Baltimore 107–110 Jerry West (39) 13–8
22 November 27 @ Boston 95–101 LaRusso, West (21) 13–9
23 November 28 @ Detroit 128–110 Jerry West (28) 14–9
24 November 30 120–126 Jerry West (28) 14–10
25 December 1 Cincinnati 105–121 Jerry West (41) 15–10
26 December 3 Cincinnati 122–118 Jerry West (51) 15–11
27 December 6 N Philadelphia 116–107 Jerry West (34) 15–12
28 December 7 @ New York 127–131 Jerry West (46) 15–13
29 December 8 @ Boston 106–108 Boozer, Hazzard (23) 15–14
30 December 10 @ Cincinnati 129–110 Jerry West (51) 16–14
31 December 11 St. Louis 108–126 Jerry West (32) 17–14
32 December 12 St. Louis 101–123 Jerry West (33) 18–14
33 December 15 Philadelphia 122–108 Jerry West (27) 18–15
34 December 17 Philadelphia 127–117 Jerry West (39) 18–16
35 December 19 San Francisco 120–132 Jerry West (39) 19–16
36 December 23 Detroit 112–122 Goodrich, West (25) 20–16
37 December 25 Detroit 106–115 Jerry West (44) 21–16
38 December 27 N St. Louis 100–108 Jerry West (24) 22–16
39 December 28 @ St. Louis 107–100 Jerry West (37) 23–16
40 December 29 @ Cincinnati 109–111 Jerry West (42) 23–17
41 December 30 N Detroit 114–117 Jerry West (34) 23–18
42 January 2 Boston 124–113 Jerry West (29) 23–19
43 January 5 Boston 113–120 Jerry West (29) 24–19
44 January 7 @ Philadelphia 126–120 Jerry West (37) 25–19
45 January 8 @ New York 127–133 Jerry West (36) 25–20
46 January 9 @ Detroit 111–98 Jerry West (30) 26–20
47 January 12 @ Boston 102–114 Baylor, Hazzard (21) 26–21
48 January 14 @ San Francisco 118–110 Jerry West (33) 27–21
49 January 15 New York 123–152 Rudy LaRusso (27) 28–21
50 January 18 @ Cincinnati 108–119 Jerry West (22) 28–22
51 January 20 @ Baltimore 121–123 Jerry West (37) 28–23
52 January 21 San Francisco 120–109 Jerry West (38) 28–24
53 January 25 N Philadelphia 110–106 Jerry West (26) 28–25
54 January 26 @ Detroit 126–110 Jerry West (35) 29–25
55 January 28 Baltimore 123–138 Walt Hazzard (27) 30–25
56 January 30 Baltimore 122–136 Walt Hazzard (28) 31–25
57 February 2 Cincinnati 118–119 Elgin Baylor (29) 32–25
58 February 4 Cincinnati 125–132 Jerry West (36) 33–25
59 February 6 @ St. Louis 105–109 Elgin Baylor (20) 33–26
60 February 7 @ Philadelphia 125–132 Jerry West (22) 33–27
61 February 9 @ Baltimore 123–116 (OT) Jerry West (39) 34–27
62 February 12 @ New York 127–140 Rudy LaRusso (31) 34–28
63 February 13 @ Boston 120–110 Rudy LaRusso (26) 35–28
64 February 15 New York 124–132 Jerry West (29) 36–28
65 February 17 Philadelphia 136–121 Jerry West (23) 36–29
66 February 19 Boston 115–111 LaRusso, West (23) 36–30
67 February 21 Boston 115–108 Baylor, Ellis (23) 36–31
68 February 23 Cincinnati 133–140 Elgin Baylor (35) 37–31
69 February 26 @ Detroit 131–118 Jerry West (44) 38–31
70 March 2 @ Baltimore 113–119 Jerry West (33) 38–32
71 March 4 Baltimore 106–123 Jerry West (38) 39–32
72 March 5 @ San Francisco 125–123 Walt Hazzard (30) 40–32
73 March 6 Baltimore 105–126 Elgin Baylor (37) 41–32
74 March 8 @ New York 132–133 (OT) Elgin Baylor (46) 41–33
75 March 9 N Cincinnati 119–116 Jerry West (31) 42–33
76 March 11 Detroit 116–114 Jerry West (27) 42–34
77 March 15 Detroit 108–135 Elgin Baylor (30) 43–34
78 March 18 St. Louis 120–132 Jerry West (28) 44–34
79 March 19 @ San Francisco 119–125 Jerry West (29) 44–35
80 March 20 San Francisco 112–124 Jerry West (35) 45–35

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 1| St. Louis| W 129–106| Jerry West (28)| Elgin Baylor (15)| Jerry West (12)| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,509| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 2| April 3| St. Louis| W 125–116| Elgin Baylor (42)| Elgin Baylor (14)| Elgin Baylor (9)| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,896| 2–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| April 6| @ St. Louis| L 113–120| Jerry West (32)| Jerry West (11)| Jerry West (8)| Kiel Auditorium
8,318| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| April 9| @ St. Louis| W 107–95| Jerry West (42)| Elgin Baylor (13)| three players tied (4)| Kiel Auditorium
9,569| 3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| April 10| St. Louis| L 100–112| Jerry West (31)| Elgin Baylor (17)| Elgin Baylor (4)| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,297| 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| April 13| @ St. Louis| L 131–127| Jerry West (38)| Elgin Baylor (13)| West, Hazzard (5)| Kiel Auditorium
8,614| 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 7| April 15| St. Louis| W 130–121| Jerry West (35)| Elgin Baylor (11)| Baylor, LaRusso (7)| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,200| 4–3|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 17| @ Boston| W 133–129 (OT)| Jerry West (41)| Elgin Baylor (20)| Gail Goodrich (5)| Boston Garden
13,909| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 19| @ Boston| L 109–129| Jerry West (18)| Elgin Baylor (14)| Walt Hazzard (5)| Boston Garden
13,909| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 3| April 20| Boston| L 106–120| Jerry West (34)| Elgin Baylor (15)| Jim King (6)| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,101| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| April 22| Boston| L 117–122| Jerry West (45)| Elgin Baylor (12)| Jerry West (10)| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,251| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| April 24| @ Boston| W 121–117| Elgin Baylor (41)| Elgin Baylor (16)| Jerry West (5)| Boston Garden
13,909| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| April 26| Boston| W 123–115| Jerry West (32)| Elgin Baylor (14)| Jerry West (7)| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
15,069| 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 7| April 28| @ Boston| L 93–95| Jerry West (36)| Elgin Baylor (14)| West, Hazzard (3)| Boston Garden
13,909| 3–4|-

Awards and records

Awards

References

1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers roster, statistics, and box scores
1965-66 Season - All Things Lakers