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| 1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers season | |
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Division champions | |
| Head coach | Fred Schaus |
| Arena | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 45–35 (.563) |
| Place | Division: 1st (Western) |
| Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Celtics 3–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
| Local media | |
| Television | KTTV |
| Radio | KNX |
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| W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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| x- Los Angeles Lakers | 45 | 35 | .563 | – | 28–11 | 13–21 | 4–3 | 29–11 |
| x- Baltimore Bullets | 38 | 42 | .475 | 7 | 29–9 | 4–25 | 5–8 | 20–20 |
| x- St. Louis Hawks | 36 | 44 | .450 | 9 | 22–10 | 6–22 | 8–12 | 19–21 |
| San Francisco Warriors | 35 | 45 | .438 | 10 | 12–14 | 8–19 | 15–12 | 21–19 |
| Detroit Pistons | 22 | 58 | .275 | 23 | 13–17 | 4–22 | 5–19 | 11–29 |
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SFW | STL |
| Baltimore | — | 3–7 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 7–3 |
| Boston | 7–3 | — | 5–5 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 10–0 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 7–3 |
| Cincinnati | 7–3 | 5–5 | — | 8–2 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 4–6 | 5–5 | 5–5 |
| Detroit | 5–5 | 4–6 | 2–8 | — | 2–8 | 2–8 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 2–8 |
| Los Angeles | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–4 | 8–2 | — | 5–5 | 2–8 | 7–3 | 8–2 |
| New York | 3–7 | 0–10 | 3–7 | 8–2 | 5–5 | — | 2–8 | 5–5 | 4–6 |
| Philadelphia | 5–5 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 7–3 | 8–2 | 8–2 | — | 8–2 | 7–3 |
| San Francisco | 6–4 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 2–8 | — | 4–6 |
| St. Louis | 3–7 | 3–7 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 2–8 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 6–4 | — |
| 1965–66 game log | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
| 1 | October 15 | @ San Francisco | 122–115 | Jerry West (36) | 1–0 | |||||
| 2 | October 16 | @ St. Louis | 106–94 | Jerry West (27) | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | October 20 | @ Boston | 96–100 | Jerry West (24) | 2–1 | |||||
| 4 | October 23 | @ New York | 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 | @ Baltimore | 116–137 | Jerry West (26) | 6–5 | |||||
| 12 | November 9 | @ Philadelphia | 110–118 | Jerry West (32) | 6–6 | |||||
| 13 | November 10 | Detroit | 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 | @ Cincinnati | 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 | |||||
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1965–66 Los Angeles Lakers roster, statistics, and box scores
1965-66 Season - All Things Lakers [ dead link ]
