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1965 NBA playoffs

postseason tournament

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 11, 2025
Entity authorityQ2565131 ↗
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The 1965 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1964–65 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Boston won its seventh consecutive NBA title and eighth overall while handing the Lakers their fourth straight Finals loss in the process.

This was the first playoff appearance for the Baltimore Bullets, who had begun play in the 1961–62 season as the Chicago Packers.

Bracket

Division Semifinals

Eastern Division Semifinals

(2) Cincinnati Royals vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Royals winning the first two meetings.

Western Division Semifinals

(2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets

Bob Pettit's last NBA game.

This was the first playoff meeting between these two teams.

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The public source identifies “1965 NBA playoffs” as postseason tournament. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around playoffs, postseason and tournament.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1965, 1964, 1961—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with playoffs, postseason and tournament providing the first useful test.
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