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Full NBA season

1965-66

Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 1965-66 NBA season.

387indexed games

5playoff series

Postseason map

Playoff bracket

Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.

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Conference semifinals

Western7 G–St. Louis Hawks–Los Angeles LakersEastern5 G–Boston Celtics–Philadelphia 76ers

NBA Finals

NBA Finals7 G–Los Angeles Lakers–Boston CelticsNBA Finals5 G–Sacramento Kings–Boston CelticsNBA Finals3 G–St. Louis Hawks–Washington Bullets

Season honors

Awards and leaders

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NBA MVPWilt ChamberlainPlayer season →

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Midseason showcase

All-Star teams

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Adrian SmithBailey HowellBill RussellChet WalkerDave DebusschereDon OhlEddie MilesGuy RodgersHal GreerJerry LucasJerry WestJohn HavlicekNate ThurmondOscar RobertsonRick BarryRudy LarussoSam JonesWillis ReedWilt ChamberlainZelmo Beaty

Regular season

Conference standings

Western Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Sacramento Kings4634
—Los Angeles Lakers4634
—St. Louis Hawks3545
—San Francisco Warriors3347

Eastern Conference

SeedTeamWL
—Philadelphia 76ers5525
—Boston Celtics5426
—Washington Bullets3842
—New York Knicks3050
—Detroit Pistons2357

Around the league

Division standings

Atlantic

Philadelphia 76ers55–25
Boston Celtics54–26
New York Knicks30–50

Other

Washington Bullets38–42
St. Louis Hawks35–45
San Francisco Warriors33–47

Central

Detroit Pistons23–57

Pacific

Sacramento Kings46–34
Los Angeles Lakers46–34