The Boston Celtics were defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers, 121 to 117, in Game 5 of the 1966 NBA Finals on April 24, 1966.

1965-66 Boston Celtics

Final

LAL

Lakers

2-3

121

BOS

Celtics

3-2

117

Team

1

37

23

2

27

35

3

26

31

4

31

28

Total

121

117

Team Stats

Player Stats

Lakers

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

43-93

45-107

Field Goal %

46.2

42.1

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

35-41

27-31

Free Throw %

85.4

87.1

Rebounds

54

57

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

20

21

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

27

29

Lakers

Celtics

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Elgin Baylor	46	41	16	2			13-31		15-17		1				41.9		88.2
Jerry West	46	31	8	5			11-24		9-9		3				45.8		100.0
Jim King	32	6	3	4			3-8		0-0		6				37.5
Leroy Ellis	30	17	15	0			8-15		1-3		3				53.3		33.3
Rudy LaRusso	28	14	3	1			5-6		4-4		4				83.3		100.0
Darrall Imhoff	24	2	8	4			0-0		2-2		4						100.0
Gail Goodrich	23	5	1	3			1-5		3-3		4				20.0		100.0
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman	11	5	0	1			2-4		1-3		2				50.0		33.3

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bill Russell	48	32	28	4			13-23		6-7		5				56.5		85.7
John Havlicek	43	25	10	2			9-22		7-8		6				40.9		87.5
Sam Jones	36	15	4	2			6-15		3-4		5				40.0		75.0
Tom Sanders	34	13	5	0			3-14		7-7		5				21.4		100.0
Larry Siegfried	32	16	1	6			7-14		2-3		1				50.0		66.7
K.C. Jones	28	8	4	6			4-13		0-0		4				30.8
Don Nelson	14	5	5	1			2-4		1-1		2				50.0		100.0
Mel Counts	4	3	0	0			1-2		1-1		1				50.0		100.0
Ron Bonham	1	0	0	0			0-0		0-0		0

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More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

9.7

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

6.3

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 5/1	MIA	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Fri 5/3	BOS	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 5/5	MIA	@	BOS	1:00 PM

Last Game

MIA

1-2

84

Final

104

BOS

2-1

Sat 27 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

35.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

33.0

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

15.3

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

10.0

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

9.0

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Caldwell-Pope

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.7

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Porzingis

Kristaps Porzingis

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.3

Harden

James Harden

4.0

Doncic

Luka Doncic

Playoff TS% Leaders

80.5

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

71.6

White

Derrick White

70.2

Allen

Jarrett Allen

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.9

Celtics

120.1

Knicks

117.3

Pacers

117.1

76ers

116.2

Thunder

115.8

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Thunder

96.2

Magic

97.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Thunder

19.7

Timberwolves

19.1

Celtics

11.3

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

2.4

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-3

Suns

0-3

76ers

1-3

Lakers

1-3

Heat

1-2

Clippers

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-37

Thunder

48-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

44-37-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 4/27	NYK	@	PHI	97-92
Fri 4/26	OKC	@	NOP	106-85
Fri 4/26	BOS	@	MIA	104-84
Fri 4/26	DEN	@	LAL	108-119
Fri 4/26	CLE	@	ORL	89-112

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	LAC	@	DAL	3:30 PM
Sun 4/28	MIL	@	IND	7:00 PM
Sun 4/28	MIN	@	PHX	9:30 PM
Mon 4/29	BOS	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Mon 4/29	OKC	@	NOP	8:30 PM