1965–66 NBA season
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The 1965–66 NBA season was the 20th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning an unprecedented 8th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the 1966 NBA Finals.
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1965–66 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 15, 1965 – March 22, 1966 March 23 – April 15, 1966 (Playoffs) April 17–28, 1966 (Finals) |
Number of games | 80 |
Number of teams | 9 |
TV partner(s) | ABC |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Fred Hetzel |
Picked by | San Francisco Warriors |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Philadelphia 76ers |
Season MVP | Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia) |
Top scorer | Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Boston Celtics |
Eastern runners-up | Philadelphia 76ers |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | St. Louis Hawks |
Finals | |
Champions | Boston Celtics |
Runners-up | Los Angeles Lakers |
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