
The Boston Celtics eked out a victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, 95 to 93, before 1966-67 in Game 7 of the 1966 NBA Finals on April 28, 1966. Bill Russell had 25 points to lead the Celtics. The Celtics won the series, 4 games to 3.
| TEAM | DATE | SEASON | SERIES | TM | OPP | RESULT | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtics | 4/28/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | vs | W 95-93 | 240 | 95 | 70 | 13 | 37 | 105 | 35.2 | 21 | 24 | 87.5 | 41.1 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Celtics | 4/26/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | @ | L 115-123 | 240 | 115 | 60 | 23 | 36 | 89 | 40.4 | 43 | 55 | 78.2 | 50.8 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Celtics | 4/24/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | vs | L 117-121 | 240 | 117 | 57 | 21 | 45 | 107 | 42.1 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 48.5 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Celtics | 4/22/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | @ | W 122-117 | 240 | 122 | 53 | 25 | 48 | 92 | 52.2 | 26 | 31 | 83.9 | 57.7 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Celtics | 4/20/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | @ | W 120-106 | 240 | 120 | 47 | 20 | 48 | 100 | 48.0 | 24 | 28 | 85.7 | 53.4 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Celtics | 4/19/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | vs | W 129-109 | 240 | 129 | 75 | 21 | 46 | 101 | 45.5 | 37 | 45 | 82.2 | 53.4 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Celtics | 4/17/1966 | 1965-66 | NBA Finals | vs | L 129-133 | 265 | 129 | 68 | 24 | 51 | 117 | 43.6 | 27 | 34 | 79.4 | 48.9 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Celtics | 4/25/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | vs | W 129-96 | 240 | 129 | 71 | 24 | 55 | 115 | 47.8 | 19 | 24 | 79.2 | 51.4 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Celtics | 4/23/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | @ | W 112-99 | 240 | 112 | 55 | 18 | 45 | 106 | 42.5 | 22 | 29 | 75.9 | 47.2 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Celtics | 4/21/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | @ | L 105-126 | 240 | 105 | 48 | 20 | 36 | 109 | 33.0 | 33 | 46 | 71.7 | 40.6 | 38 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Celtics | 4/19/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | vs | W 129-123 | 240 | 129 | 65 | 31 | 54 | 114 | 47.4 | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 50.9 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Celtics | 4/18/1965 | 1964-65 | NBA Finals | vs | W 142-110 | 240 | 142 | 77 | 30 | 53 | 124 | 42.7 | 36 | 47 | 76.6 | 49.1 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Celtics | 4/26/1964 | 1963-64 | NBA Finals | vs | W 105-99 | 240 | 105 | 57 | 27 | 42 | 96 | 43.8 | 21 | 29 | 72.4 | 48.3 | 31 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Celtics | 4/24/1964 | 1963-64 | NBA Finals | @ | W 98-95 | 240 | 98 | 59 | 19 | 36 | 93 | 38.7 | 26 | 35 | 74.3 | 45.2 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Celtics | 4/22/1964 | 1963-64 | NBA Finals | @ | L 91-115 | 240 | 91 | 59 | 22 | 35 | 110 | 31.8 | 21 | 32 | 65.6 | 36.7 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Celtics | 4/20/1964 | 1963-64 | NBA Finals | vs | W 124-101 | 240 | 124 | 60 | 30 | 47 | 99 | 47.5 | 30 | 40 | 75.0 | 53.2 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 17 | Celtics | 4/18/1964 | 1963-64 | NBA Finals | vs | W 108-96 | 240 | 108 | 68 | 21 | 42 | 98 | 42.9 | 24 | 39 | 61.5 | 46.9 | 31 | |||||||||||
| 18 | Celtics | 4/24/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | @ | W 112-109 | 240 | 112 | 51 | 30 | 47 | 104 | 45.2 | 18 | 29 | 62.1 | 48.0 | 26 | |||||||||||
| 19 | Celtics | 4/21/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | vs | L 119-126 | 240 | 119 | 67 | 22 | 43 | 108 | 39.8 | 33 | 39 | 84.6 | 47.5 | 29 | |||||||||||
| 20 | Celtics | 4/19/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | @ | W 108-105 | 240 | 108 | 54 | 23 | 39 | 99 | 39.4 | 30 | 41 | 73.2 | 46.1 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 21 | Celtics | 4/17/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | @ | L 99-119 | 240 | 99 | 42 | 16 | 37 | 101 | 36.6 | 25 | 28 | 89.3 | 43.7 | 27 | |||||||||||
| 22 | Celtics | 4/16/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | vs | W 113-106 | 240 | 113 | 78 | 22 | 44 | 111 | 39.6 | 25 | 35 | 71.4 | 44.7 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Celtics | 4/14/1963 | 1962-63 | NBA Finals | vs | W 117-114 | 240 | 117 | 77 | 28 | 46 | 117 | 39.3 | 25 | 39 | 64.1 | 43.6 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 24 | Celtics | 4/18/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | vs | W 110-107 | 265 | 110 | 82 | 20 | 37 | 113 | 32.7 | 36 | 50 | 72.0 | 40.7 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 25 | Celtics | 4/16/1962 | 1961-62 | NBA Finals | @ | W 119-105 | 240 | 119 | 55 | 30 | 45 | 94 | 47.9 | 29 | 39 | 74.4 | 53.5 | 27 | |||||||||||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| 11 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 13 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 0.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 8 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.5 | |
| 10 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.5 | |
| 13 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 6.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 |