Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

1964-1965 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Dick Barnett SG 6-4 190 Oct 2, 1936 28 Tennessee State 4 1959 1st Rnd, #6, Syracuse Nationals
Elgin Baylor SF 6-5 225 Sep 16, 1934 30 Seattle 6 1956 14th Rnd, #91, Minneapolis Lakers
Leroy Ellis FC 6-10 210 Mar 10, 1940 25 St. John's 2 1962 1st Rnd, #8, Los Angeles Lakers
Jerry Grote SG 6-4 210 Dec 28, 1940 24 Loyola Marymount 0 1962 4th Rnd, #30, St. Louis Hawks
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman PG 6-2 185 Apr 15, 1942 22 UCLA 0 1964 Territorial Pick, Los Angeles Lakers
Darrall Imhoff C 6-10 220 Oct 12, 1938 26 California 4 1960 1st Rnd, #3, New York Knicks
Jim King PG 6-2 175 Feb 7, 1941 24 Tulsa 1 1963 2nd Rnd, #14, Los Angeles Lakers
Rudy LaRusso FC 6-7 220 Nov 11, 1937 27 Dartmouth 5 1959 2nd Rnd, #12, Minneapolis Lakers
Bill McGill FC 6-9 225 Sep 16, 1939 25 Utah 2 1962 1st Rnd, #3, Chicago Zephyrs
Don Nelson SF 6-6 210 May 15, 1940 24 Iowa 2 1962 3rd Rnd, #19, Chicago Zephyrs
Jerry West SG 6-2 185 May 28, 1938 26 West Virginia 4 1960 1st Rnd, #2, Los Angeles Lakers
Gene Wiley FC 6-10 210 Nov 12, 1937 27 Wichita State 2 1962 2nd Rnd, #17, Los Angeles Lakers

1964-1965 Playoff Matchups

DescriptionHomeAwayResult
Second Round #2 Cincinnati Royals #3 Philadelphia Sixers PHI in 4
Second Round W2 St. Louis Hawks W3 Baltimore Bullets WAS in 4
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Philadelphia Sixers BOS in 7
Conference Finals W1 Los Angeles Lakers W3 Baltimore Bullets LAL in 6
NBA Finals #1 Boston Celtics W1 Los Angeles Lakers BOS in 5

1964-1965 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Jerry West 11 42.7 40.6 5.7 5.3
Dick Barnett 10 28.7 17.5 3.0 3.3
Rudy LaRusso 11 35.9 15.0 8.1 2.6
Leroy Ellis 11 36.8 14.4 12.1 0.6
Gene Wiley 11 34.5 7.0 14.4 2.1
Jim King 11 16.7 6.5 3.3 2.2
Don Nelson 11 19.3 6.1 5.4 1.7
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 7 16.9 7.6 2.6 4.3
Darrall Imhoff 11 13.7 3.0 3.9 1.2
Bill McGill 5 6.8 2.2 1.8 0.4
Elgin Baylor 1 5.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

1964-1965 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Washington Leaders
Apr 3, 1965
v.
Washington
W, 121-115 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 49. Jerry West
PTS: 29. Don Ohl
Apr 5, 1965
v.
Washington
W, 118-115 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
2-0 PTS: 52. Jerry West
PTS: 30. Don Ohl
Apr 7, 1965
@
Washington
L, 122-115 Royal Farms Arena
Conference Finals
2-1 PTS: 44. Jerry West
PTS: 29. B. Howell
Apr 9, 1965
@
Washington
L, 114-112 Royal Farms Arena
Conference Finals
2-2 PTS: 48. Jerry West
PTS: 28. Don Ohl
Apr 11, 1965
v.
Washington
W, 120-112 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals
3-2 PTS: 43. Jerry West
PTS: 29. Walt Bellamy
Apr 13, 1965
@
Washington
W, 115-117 Royal Farms Arena
Conference Finals
4-2 PTS: 42. Jerry West
PTS: 34. Don Ohl

1964-1965 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Boston Leaders
Apr 18, 1965
@
Boston
L, 142-110 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
0-1 PTS: 26. Jerry West
PTS: 25. Sam Jones
Apr 19, 1965
@
Boston
L, 129-123 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
0-2 PTS: 45. Jerry West
PTS: 24. J. Havlicek
Apr 21, 1965
v.
Boston
W, 126-105 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals
1-2 PTS: 43. Jerry West
PTS: 35. Sam Jones
Apr 23, 1965
v.
Boston
L, 99-112 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals
1-3 PTS: 24. Leroy Ellis
PTS: 37. Sam Jones
Apr 25, 1965
@
Boston
L, 129-96 Boston Garden
NBA Finals
1-4 PTS: 33. Jerry West
PTS: 22. Sam Jones