1964-65 Boston Celtics Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 62-18
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 8-4 Won NBA championship
Division Finals - Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 4-3
Finals - Defeated Los Angeles Lakers 4-1
Coach: Red Auerbach (62-18)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 246,529, Avg. 8,218 in 30 home dates
1964-65 Boston Celtics Statistics
1964-65 Boston Celtics Roster

The Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association ended the 1964-65 season with a record of 62 wins and 18 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 8-4.

The Celtics led the league with just 8,351 points allowed. Boston tossed in 9,024 points. Sam Jones scored a team-best 2,070 points for the squad, while John Havlicek netted 18 or more per game, too. Bill Russell contributed 1,878 boards. K.C. Jones dished out 437 assists for the team.

Red Auerbach coached the team. The 1964-65 Boston Celtics won the NBA championship.

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Regular Season Points For: 9024
Regular Season Points Against: 8352

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 17, 1964 Detroit Pistons 81 at Boston Celtics 112 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
October 22, 1964 Boston Celtics 104 at Detroit Pistons 102 W 1-0 1-0 2-0 at Philadelphia, PA
October 24, 1964 Baltimore Bullets 103 at Boston Celtics 131 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
October 25, 1964 Boston Celtics 112 at Baltimore Bullets 100 W 2-0 2-0 4-0
October 27, 1964 Boston Celtics 131 at New York Knicks 103 W 2-0 3-0 5-0
October 28, 1964 Boston Celtics 119 at St. Louis Hawks 117 W 2-0 4-0 6-0
October 30, 1964 Boston Celtics 106 at Detroit Pistons 90 W 2-0 5-0 7-0
October 31, 1964 Cincinnati Royals 93 at Boston Celtics 122 W 3-0 5-0 8-0
November 7, 1964 Detroit Pistons 113 at Boston Celtics 130 W 4-0 5-0 9-0
November 8, 1964 Boston Celtics 106 at Cincinnati Royals 103 W 4-0 6-0 10-0
November 11, 1964 San Francisco Warriors 84 at Boston Celtics 110 W 5-0 6-0 11-0
November 12, 1964 Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Boston Celtics 109 L 5-1 6-0 11-1 at New York, NY
November 13, 1964 Los Angeles Lakers 114 at Boston Celtics 112 L 5-2 6-0 11-2
November 14, 1964 Boston Celtics 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 W 5-2 7-0 12-2
November 17, 1964 Boston Celtics 99 at Baltimore Bullets 102 L 5-2 7-1 12-3
November 18, 1964 St. Louis Hawks 97 at Boston Celtics 100 W 6-2 7-1 13-3
November 20, 1964 Boston Celtics 127 at New York Knicks 120 W 6-2 8-1 14-3 at Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 1964 Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Boston Celtics 96 L 6-3 8-1 14-4 at Providence, RI
November 25, 1964 San Francisco Warriors 118 at Boston Celtics 122 W 7-3 8-1 15-4
November 26, 1964 Boston Celtics 98 at St. Louis Hawks 110 L 7-3 8-2 15-5
November 28, 1964 Cincinnati Royals 98 at Boston Celtics 129 W 8-3 8-2 16-5
December 1, 1964 Boston Celtics 117 at New York Knicks 113 W 8-3 9-2 17-5 OT
December 2, 1964 New York Knicks 91 at Boston Celtics 116 W 9-3 9-2 18-5
December 4, 1964 Boston Celtics 85 at San Francisco Warriors 112 L 9-3 9-3 18-6
December 5, 1964 Boston Celtics 105 at San Francisco Warriors 81 W 9-3 10-3 19-6
December 8, 1964 Boston Celtics 108 at Los Angeles Lakers 98 W 9-3 11-3 20-6
December 10, 1964 Boston Celtics 116 at Cincinnati Royals 101 W 9-3 12-3 21-6
December 11, 1964 Boston Celtics 118 at Philadelphia 76ers 109 W 9-3 13-3 22-6
December 12, 1964 Baltimore Bullets 99 at Boston Celtics 112 W 10-3 13-3 23-6
December 15, 1964 Boston Celtics 124 at St. Louis Hawks 109 W 10-3 14-3 24-6 at New York, NY
December 16, 1964 San Francisco Warriors 106 at Boston Celtics 107 W 11-3 14-3 25-6
December 17, 1964 New York Knicks 113 at Boston Celtics 112 L 11-4 14-3 25-7 at Providence, RI
December 19, 1964 Boston Celtics 115 at St. Louis Hawks 105 W 11-4 15-3 26-7
December 25, 1964 Boston Celtics 118 at Detroit Pistons 106 W 11-4 16-3 27-7 at New York, NY
December 26, 1964 Boston Celtics 97 at St. Louis Hawks 84 W 11-4 17-3 28-7
December 27, 1964 Boston Celtics 112 at Detroit Pistons 106 W 11-4 18-3 29-7 at Ft Wayne, IN
December 28, 1964 Los Angeles Lakers 112 at Boston Celtics 133 W 12-4 18-3 30-7
December 30, 1964 Boston Celtics 121 at Baltimore Bullets 114 W 12-4 19-3 31-7
January 2, 1965 Boston Celtics 101 at Detroit Pistons 89 W 12-4 20-3 32-7
January 3, 1965 Boston Celtics 89 at Cincinnati Royals 85 W 12-4 21-3 33-7
January 6, 1965 St. Louis Hawks 106 at Boston Celtics 138 W 13-4 21-3 34-7
January 7, 1965 Boston Celtics 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 W 13-4 22-3 35-7
January 8, 1965 Boston Celtics 94 at San Francisco Warriors 91 W 13-4 23-3 36-7
January 9, 1965 Boston Celtics 107 at Los Angeles Lakers 103 W 13-4 24-3 37-7
January 15, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 95 at Boston Celtics 104 W 14-4 24-3 38-7
January 17, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 98 at Boston Celtics 101 W 15-4 24-3 39-7
January 20, 1965 Boston Celtics 131 at Baltimore Bullets 105 W 15-4 25-3 40-7
January 22, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 94 at Boston Celtics 104 W 16-4 25-3 41-7
January 23, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 104 at Boston Celtics 100 L 16-5 25-3 41-8 at Syracuse, NY
January 24, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 93 at Boston Celtics 117 W 17-5 25-3 42-8
January 25, 1965 Boston Celtics 142 at Baltimore Bullets 104 W 17-5 26-3 43-8 at Providence, RI
January 27, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 98 at Boston Celtics 115 W 18-5 26-3 44-8
January 29, 1965 Boston Celtics 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 118 L 18-5 26-4 44-9
January 30, 1965 Boston Celtics 97 at New York Knicks 90 W 18-5 27-4 45-9
January 31, 1965 New York Knicks 95 at Boston Celtics 123 W 19-5 27-4 46-9
February 3, 1965 Baltimore Bullets 122 at Boston Celtics 114 L 19-6 27-4 46-10
February 5, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 113 at Boston Celtics 114 W 20-6 27-4 47-10
February 7, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 97 at Boston Celtics 101 W 21-6 27-4 48-10
February 9, 1965 Boston Celtics 121 at Cincinnati Royals 134 L 21-6 27-5 48-11
February 10, 1965 Boston Celtics 117 at Detroit Pistons 106 W 21-6 28-5 49-11
February 12, 1965 New York Knicks 92 at Boston Celtics 94 W 22-6 28-5 50-11 OT
February 13, 1965 Boston Celtics 113 at New York Knicks 123 L 22-6 28-6 50-12
February 14, 1965 Baltimore Bullets 111 at Boston Celtics 126 W 23-6 28-6 51-12
February 17, 1965 St. Louis Hawks 114 at Boston Celtics 121 W 24-6 28-6 52-12
February 18, 1965 Boston Celtics 119 at St. Louis Hawks 109 W 24-6 29-6 53-12 at Providence, RI
February 20, 1965 Boston Celtics 114 at San Francisco Warriors 108 W 24-6 30-6 54-12
February 21, 1965 Boston Celtics 114 at Los Angeles Lakers 129 L 24-6 30-7 54-13
February 24, 1965 Boston Celtics 97 at Los Angeles Lakers 95 W 24-6 31-7 55-13
February 26, 1965 Boston Celtics 130 at San Francisco Warriors 112 W 24-6 32-7 56-13
February 28, 1965 Boston Celtics 108 at St. Louis Hawks 102 W 24-6 33-7 57-13
March 3, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 104 at Boston Celtics 102 L 24-7 33-7 57-14
March 5, 1965 Boston Celtics 124 at Baltimore Bullets 128 L 24-7 33-8 57-15 OT
March 6, 1965 Boston Celtics 98 at Philadelphia 76ers 103 L 24-7 33-9 57-16
March 7, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 111 at Boston Celtics 133 W 25-7 33-9 58-16
March 10, 1965 Boston Celtics 124 at Detroit Pistons 106 W 25-7 34-9 59-16
March 11, 1965 Boston Celtics 112 at Detroit Pistons 100 W 25-7 35-9 60-16 at Providence, RI
March 12, 1965 Boston Celtics 108 at Cincinnati Royals 118 L 25-7 35-10 60-17
March 14, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 98 at Boston Celtics 106 W 26-7 35-10 61-17
March 17, 1965 Boston Celtics 114 at New York Knicks 119 L 26-7 35-11 61-18
March 21, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 99 at Boston Celtics 116 W 27-7 35-11 62-18
April 4, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 98 at Boston Celtics 108 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 6, 1965 Boston Celtics 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 109 L 1-0 0-1 1-1
April 8, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 94 at Boston Celtics 112 W 2-0 0-1 2-1
April 9, 1965 Boston Celtics 131 at Philadelphia 76ers 134 L 2-0 0-2 2-2 OT
April 11, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Boston Celtics 114 W 3-0 0-2 3-2
April 13, 1965 Boston Celtics 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 L 3-0 0-3 3-3
April 15, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Boston Celtics 110 W 4-0 0-3 4-3
April 18, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Boston Celtics 142 W 5-0 0-3 5-3
April 19, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 123 at Boston Celtics 129 W 6-0 0-3 6-3
April 21, 1965 Boston Celtics 105 at Los Angeles Lakers 126 L 6-0 0-4 6-4
April 23, 1965 Boston Celtics 112 at Los Angeles Lakers 99 W 6-0 1-4 7-4
April 25, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Boston Celtics 129 W 7-0 1-4 8-4


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