Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Rosters

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1965-1966 Los Angeles Lakers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Elgin Baylor SF 6-5 225 Sep 16, 1934 31 Seattle 7 1956 14th Rnd, #91, Minneapolis Lakers
Bob Boozer PF 6-8 215 Apr 26, 1937 28 Kansas State 5 1959 1st Rnd, #3, Cincinnati Royals
Leroy Ellis FC 6-10 210 Mar 10, 1940 26 St. John's 3 1962 1st Rnd, #8, Los Angeles Lakers
John Fairchild FC 6-8 205 Apr 28, 1943 22 Brigham Young 0 1965 2nd Rnd, #19, Los Angeles Lakers
Gail Goodrich PG 6-1 170 Apr 23, 1943 22 UCLA 0 1965 Territorial Pick, Los Angeles Lakers
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman PG 6-2 185 Apr 15, 1942 23 UCLA 1 1964 Territorial Pick, Los Angeles Lakers
Tom Hoover FC 6-9 230 Jan 23, 1941 25 Camden Bullets (United States) 2 1963 1st Rnd, #7, Syracuse Nationals
Darrall Imhoff C 6-10 220 Oct 12, 1938 27 California 5 1960 1st Rnd, #3, New York Knicks
Jim King PG 6-2 175 Feb 7, 1941 25 Tulsa 2 1963 2nd Rnd, #14, Los Angeles Lakers
Rudy LaRusso FC 6-7 220 Nov 11, 1937 28 Dartmouth 6 1959 2nd Rnd, #12, Minneapolis Lakers
Jerry West SG 6-2 185 May 28, 1938 27 West Virginia 5 1960 1st Rnd, #2, Los Angeles Lakers
Gene Wiley FC 6-10 210 Nov 12, 1937 28 Wichita State 3 1962 2nd Rnd, #17, Los Angeles Lakers

1965-1966 Playoff Matchups

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

1965-1966 L.A. Lakers Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST
Jerry West 14 44.2 34.2 6.3 5.6
Elgin Baylor 14 41.9 26.8 14.1 3.7
Rudy LaRusso 14 28.4 11.9 7.1 1.9
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman 14 24.3 11.9 2.9 3.1
Leroy Ellis 14 30.4 9.8 9.5 0.6
Gail Goodrich 11 26.4 10.5 3.8 3.0
Jim King 13 22.1 6.3 2.5 2.4
Bob Boozer 10 18.1 6.7 5.0 0.7
Darrall Imhoff 14 17.4 2.9 5.8 2.1
Tom Hoover 4 2.8 1.0 0.8 0.2
Gene Wiley 2 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.0

1965-1966 Los Angeles Lakers Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders St. Louis Leaders
Apr 1, 1966
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St. Louis		 W, 129-106 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals 		1-0 PTS: 28. Jerry West
 PTS: 22. R. Guerin
Apr 3, 1966
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St. Louis		 W, 125-116 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals 		2-0 PTS: 42. Elgin Baylor
 PTS: 36. Zelmo Beaty
Apr 6, 1966
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St. Louis		 L, 120-113 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		2-1 PTS: 32. Jerry West
 PTS: 27. Bill Bridges
Apr 9, 1966
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St. Louis		 W, 95-107 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		3-1 PTS: 42. Jerry West
 PTS: 22. Zelmo Beaty
Apr 10, 1966
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St. Louis		 L, 100-112 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals 		3-2 PTS: 31. Jerry West
 PTS: 29. L. Wilkens
Apr 13, 1966
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St. Louis		 L, 131-127 Kiel Auditorium
Conference Finals 		3-3 PTS: 38. Jerry West
 PTS: 29. Bill Bridges
Apr 15, 1966
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St. Louis		 W, 130-121 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Conference Finals 		4-3 PTS: 35. Jerry West
 PTS: 29. Cliff Hagan

1965-1966 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record L.A. Lakers Leaders Boston Leaders
Apr 17, 1966
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Boston		 W, 129-133 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		1-0 PTS: 41. Jerry West
AST: 5. G. Goodrich 		PTS: 28. Bill Russell
AST: 9. Sam Jones
Apr 19, 1966
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Boston		 L, 129-109 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		1-1 PTS: 18. Jerry West
AST: 5. M. Abdul-Rahman 		PTS: 21. J. Havlicek
AST: 7. J. Havlicek
Apr 20, 1966
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Boston		 L, 106-120 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals 		1-2 PTS: 34. Jerry West
AST: 6. Jim King 		PTS: 36. Sam Jones
AST: 5. S. Sanders
Apr 22, 1966
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Boston		 L, 117-122 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals 		1-3 PTS: 45. Jerry West
AST: 10. Jerry West 		PTS: 32. J. Havlicek
AST: 7. L. Siegfried
Apr 24, 1966
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Boston		 W, 117-121 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		2-3 PTS: 41. Elgin Baylor
AST: 5. Jerry West 		PTS: 32. Bill Russell
AST: 6. L. Siegfried
Apr 26, 1966
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Boston		 W, 123-115 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
NBA Finals 		3-3 PTS: 32. Jerry West
AST: 7. Jerry West 		PTS: 27. J. Havlicek
AST: 6. K.C. Jones
Apr 28, 1966
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Boston		 L, 95-93 Boston Garden
NBA Finals 		3-4 PTS: 36. Jerry West
AST: 3. Jerry West 		PTS: 25. Bill Russell
AST: 3. S. Sanders