1964–65 Boston Celtics season

The 1964–65 NBA season was the Celtics' 19th season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season by winning their eighth NBA Championship, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. In 1996, the team was named one of the 10 greatest teams in NBA history. In addition five players were inducted into the Hall of Fame - K.C. Jones, Sam Jones, Tom Heinsohn, Bill Russell, and John Havlicek. Sam Jones, Havlicek, and Russell were selected as among the NBA's 50 greatest players. Both Red Auerbach and John Thompson were elected into the Hall of Fame as coaches.

1964–65 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Division champions
Head coachRed Auerbach
OwnersWalter Brown
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record62–18 (.775)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Lakers 4–1)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWHDH-TV
WIHS-TV
RadioWHDH

Offseason

NBA Draft

The 1965 NBA Draft took place on May 4, 1964.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 7 Mel Counts Center / Forward  United States Oregon State
2 16 Ron Bonham Forward  United States Cincinnati

Roster
Roster listing
Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 21 Bonham, Ron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Cincinnati
C 11 Counts, Mel 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Oregon State
G/F 17 Havlicek, John 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Ohio State
F 15 Heinsohn, Tom 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Holy Cross
G 25 Jones, K. C. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) San Francisco
G/F 24 Jones, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) North Carolina Central
F 12 Naulls, Willie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UCLA
C 6 Russell, Bill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) San Francisco
F 16 Sanders, Satch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) New York
G 20 Siegfried, Larry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Ohio State
F/C 18 Thompson, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Providence
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics6218.775–27–327–118–420–10
x-Cincinnati Royals4832.6001425–717–216–416–14
x-Philadelphia 76ers4040.5002213–129–2118–714–16
New York Knicks3149.3883115–209–217–810–20

Record vs. opponents
1964-65 NBA Records
Team BAL BOS CIN DET LAL NYK PHI SFW STL
Baltimore —3–76–46–44–62–84–67–35–5
Boston 7–3—8–210–07–37–35–59–19–1
Cincinnati 4–62–8—6–46–48–26–48–28–2
Detroit 4–60–104–6—3–75–54–68–23–7
Los Angeles 6–43–74–67–3—10–07–38–24–6
New York 8–23–72–85–50–10—5–57–31–9
Philadelphia 6–45–54–66–43–75–5—6–45–5
San Francisco 3–71–92–82–82–83–74–6—0–10
St. Louis 5–51–92–87–36–49–15–510–0—

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

The Celtics had a division semifinal bye.

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Celtics win series 4–3

  • Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 108, Philadelphia 98
  • Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 109, Boston 103
  • Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 112, Philadelphia 94
  • Game 4 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 134, Boston 131 (OT)
  • Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 114, Philadelphia 108
  • Game 6 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 112, Boston 106
  • Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 110, Philadelphia 109

NBA Finals
GameDateHome TeamResultRoad Team
Game 1April 18Boston142–110Los Angeles
Game 2April 19Boston129–123Los Angeles
Game 3April 21Los Angeles126–105Boston
Game 4April 23Los Angeles99–112Boston
Game 5April 25Boston129–96Los Angeles

Celtics win series 4–1

Awards and honors

References
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