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Philadelphia 76ersVERSUSBoston Celtics

1964-65 · Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 7 · Apr 15, 1965

Boston and Philadelphia played a razor-close Game 7 between two giants of the 1960s NBA.

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Home starting five
Boston Celtics
StarterBRBill Russell
StarterJHJohn Havlicek
StarterKJK.C. Jones
StarterLSLarry Siegfried

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Wilt Chamberlain's midseason arrival in Philadelphia created the strongest challenge to Boston's bid for a seventh straight title. The 76ers pushed the defending champions to a deciding game in the Garden with the league's defining dynasty at its most vulnerable.

  • The series was tied 3–3, with a Finals berth and Boston's dynasty streak at stake.
  • Philadelphia had not reached the Finals since moving from Syracuse, while Boston had won every championship since 1959.

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Starter
SJSam Jones
Away starting five
Philadelphia 76ers
StarterABAl Bianchi
StarterCWChet Walker
StarterDGDave Gambee
StarterHGHal Greer
StarterJKJohnny Kerr

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.