1965 NBA playoffs explained

NBA playoffs
Year:1965
Season:1964–65
Dates:March 24–April 15, 1965
Num Teams:6
Winners:Boston Celtics
Count:8
Second:Los Angeles Lakers
Semifinal1:Baltimore Bullets
Semifinal2:Philadelphia 76ers
Prev Season:1964
Next Season:1966

The 1965 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1964–65 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Boston won its seventh consecutive NBA title and eighth overall while handing the Lakers their fourth straight Finals loss in the process.

This was the first playoff appearance for the Baltimore Bullets, who had begun play in the 1961–62 season as the Chicago Packers.