The 1965 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1964–65 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
Boston won its seventh consecutive NBA title and eighth overall while handing the Lakers their fourth straight Finals loss in the process.
This was the first playoff appearance for the Baltimore Bullets, who had begun play in the 1961–62 season as the Chicago Packers.
Bracket
Division Semifinals
Eastern Division Semifinals
(2) Cincinnati Royals vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff seriesCincinnati leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series
Western Division Semifinals
(2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets
Bob Pettit's last NBA game.
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
Division Finals
Eastern Division Finals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers
John Havlicek steals the inbounds pass by Hal Greer.
This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first eight meetings when the 76ers were the Syracuse Nationals. +Previous playoff seriesTied 4–4 in all-time playoff series
Western Division Finals
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets
This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.
NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) Los Angeles Lakers
Tom Heinsohn's final NBA game.
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first three meetings. +Previous playoff seriesBoston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series
See also 1965 NBA Finals 1964–65 NBA season
References
External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1965 NBA Playoffs page
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