NBA
1964-65 Season
Champions: Boston Celtics (4-1)
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The 1964-65 NBA season featured 9 teams across 386 recorded games. Boston Celtics posted the league's best record at 62-18. Boston Celtics won the championship, defeating Los Angeles Lakers 4-1 in the Finals. Bill Russell was the regular-season MVP.
Final Standings
East Division
- Boston Celtics 🏆 62-18 0.775
- Cincinnati Royals 48-32 0.600
- Philadelphia 76ers 40-40 0.500
- New York Knicks 31-49 0.388
West Division
- Los Angeles Lakers 49-31 0.613
- St. Louis Hawks 45-35 0.563
- Baltimore Bullets 37-43 0.463
- Detroit Pistons 31-49 0.388
- San Francisco Warriors 17-63 0.213
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Wilt Chamberlain TOT 34.7 PPG
- 2 Jerry West LAL 31.0 PPG
- 3 Oscar Robertson CIN 30.4 PPG
- 4 Elgin Baylor LAL 27.1 PPG
- 5 Sam Jones BOS 25.9 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Bill Russell BOS 24.1 RPG
- 2 Wilt Chamberlain TOT 22.9 RPG
- 3 Jerry Lucas CIN 20.0 RPG
- 4 Nate Thurmond SFW 18.1 RPG
- 5 Willis Reed NYK 14.7 RPG
Assists
- 1 Oscar Robertson CIN 11.5 APG
- 2 Guy Rodgers SFW 7.2 APG
- 3 K.C. Jones BOS 5.6 APG
- 4 Lenny Wilkens STL 5.5 APG
- 5 Bill Russell BOS 5.3 APG
1964 Draft — Top Picks
- #0 Walt Hazzard Los Angeles Lakers
- #0 George Wilson Cincinnati Royals
- #1 Jim Barnes New York Knicks