1965-66 Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics 1965-1966 Schedule and Results
All the scores of the games played by the Celtics in the NBA 1965-66 Regular Season and the 1966 Playoffs, with teams, results, winning and losing streaks, partial and final records and evolution of the playoff series.
Regular Season Record:
54-26 (.675), 2nd in Eastern Division
54-26 (.675), 2nd in Eastern Division
Playoffs Record:
11-6 (.647),
NBA Champions
11-6 (.647),

Boston Celtics 1965-1966 Game Schedule and Results
NBA Regular Season
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Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
1 | Oct 16, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | W | 102 - 98 | won 1 | 1 | - | 0 | ||||
2 | Oct 20, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 100 - 96 | won 2 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||
3 | Oct 23, 1965 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 110 - 120 | lost 1 | 2 | - | 1 | ||||
4 | Oct 28, 1965 | Celtics | @ | Cincinnati Royals | L | 108 - 113 | lost 2 | 2 | - | 2 | ||||
5 | Oct 29, 1965 | Celtics | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 106 - 108 | lost 3 | 2 | - | 3 | ||||
6 | Oct 31, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Baltimore Bullets | W | 105 - 100 | won 1 | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
7 | Nov 5, 1965 | Celtics | @ | Baltimore Bullets | W | 129 - 118 | won 2 | 4 | - | 3 | ||||
8 | Nov 6, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 101 - 91 | won 3 | 5 | - | 3 | ||||
9 | Nov 9, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Baltimore Bullets | W | 130 - 116 | won 4 | 6 | - | 3 | ||||
10 | Nov 11, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 87 - 83 | won 5 | 7 | - | 3 | ||||
11 | Nov 12, 1965 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 114 - 123 | lost 1 | 7 | - | 4 | ||||
12 | Nov 13, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Detroit Pistons | W | 122 - 93 | won 1 | 8 | - | 4 | ||||
13 | Nov 16, 1965 | Celtics | @ | San Francisco Warriors | W | 108 - 105 | won 2 | 9 | - | 4 | ||||
14 | Nov 17, 1965 | Celtics | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 115 - 125 | lost 1 | 9 | - | 5 | ||||
15 | Nov 19, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | W | 129 - 103 | won 1 | 10 | - | 5 | ||||
16 | Nov 20, 1965 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 122 - 108 | won 2 | 11 | - | 5 | ||||
17 | Nov 24, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 125 - 110 | won 3 | 12 | - | 5 | ||||
18 | Nov 26, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Detroit Pistons | W | 134 - 114 | won 4 | 13 | - | 5 | ||||
19 | Nov 27, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 101 - 95 | won 5 | 14 | - | 5 | ||||
20 | Dec 3, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 103 - 119 | lost 1 | 14 | - | 6 | ||||
21 | Dec 4, 1965 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 100 - 94 | won 1 | 15 | - | 6 | ||||
22 | Dec 5, 1965 | Celtics | @ | Cincinnati Royals | L | 99 - 108 | lost 1 | 15 | - | 7 | ||||
23 | Dec 7, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 112 - 96 | won 1 | 16 | - | 7 | ||||
24 | Dec 8, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 108 - 106 | won 2 | 17 | - | 7 | ||||
25 | Dec 11, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | San Francisco Warriors | W | 143 - 106 | won 3 | 18 | - | 7 | ||||
26 | Dec 15, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | L | 110 - 117 | lost 1 | 18 | - | 8 | ||||
27 | Dec 17, 1965 | Celtics | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 114 - 112 | won 1 | 19 | - | 8 | ||||
28 | Dec 22, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 123 - 120 | OT | won 2 | 20 | - | 8 | |||
29 | Dec 25, 1965 | Celtics | @ | Baltimore Bullets | W | 113 - 99 | won 3 | 21 | - | 8 | ||||
30 | Dec 26, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | Baltimore Bullets | W | 120 - 99 | won 4 | 22 | - | 8 | ||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
31 | Dec 28, 1965 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 93 - 102 | lost 1 | 22 | - | 9 | ||||
32 | Dec 29, 1965 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 99 - 96 | won 1 | 23 | - | 9 | ||||
33 | Dec 30, 1965 | Celtics | vs. | San Francisco Warriors | W | 116 - 113 | won 2 | 24 | - | 9 | ||||
34 | Jan 1, 1966 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | L | 98 - 100 | lost 1 | 24 | - | 10 | ||||
35 | Jan 2, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 124 - 113 | won 1 | 25 | - | 10 | ||||
36 | Jan 5, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 113 - 120 | lost 1 | 25 | - | 11 | ||||
37 | Jan 7, 1966 | Celtics | @ | San Francisco Warriors | W | 115 - 114 | won 1 | 26 | - | 11 | ||||
38 | Jan 8, 1966 | Celtics | @ | San Francisco Warriors | W | 124 - 96 | won 2 | 27 | - | 11 | ||||
39 | Jan 12, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 114 - 102 | won 3 | 28 | - | 11 | ||||
40 | Jan 14, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 100 - 112 | lost 1 | 28 | - | 12 | ||||
41 | Jan 16, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 137 - 122 | won 1 | 29 | - | 12 | ||||
42 | Jan 18, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Detroit Pistons | L | 115 - 116 | lost 1 | 29 | - | 13 | ||||
43 | Jan 19, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Baltimore Bullets | W | 129 - 89 | won 1 | 30 | - | 13 | ||||
44 | Jan 21, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | W | 113 - 96 | won 2 | 31 | - | 13 | ||||
45 | Jan 22, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 107 - 132 | lost 1 | 31 | - | 14 | ||||
46 | Jan 25, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Cincinnati Royals | L | 101 - 113 | lost 2 | 31 | - | 15 | ||||
47 | Jan 27, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Detroit Pistons | W | 131 - 112 | won 1 | 32 | - | 15 | ||||
48 | Jan 28, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Detroit Pistons | L | 105 - 108 | lost 1 | 32 | - | 16 | ||||
49 | Jan 29, 1966 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 119 - 107 | won 1 | 33 | - | 16 | ||||
50 | Jan 30, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 118 - 115 | won 2 | 34 | - | 16 | ||||
51 | Feb 1, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Detroit Pistons | W | 100 - 81 | won 3 | 35 | - | 16 | ||||
52 | Feb 2, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Detroit Pistons | L | 93 - 99 | lost 1 | 35 | - | 17 | ||||
53 | Feb 4, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 117 - 95 | won 1 | 36 | - | 17 | ||||
54 | Feb 5, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 94 - 113 | lost 1 | 36 | - | 18 | ||||
55 | Feb 6, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 100 - 99 | won 1 | 37 | - | 18 | ||||
56 | Feb 7, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | San Francisco Warriors | W | 112 - 107 | won 2 | 38 | - | 18 | ||||
57 | Feb 9, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 121 - 117 | won 3 | 39 | - | 18 | ||||
58 | Feb 10, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | San Francisco Warriors | L | 117 - 128 | lost 1 | 39 | - | 19 | ||||
59 | Feb 11, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | San Francisco Warriors | W | 99 - 96 | won 1 | 40 | - | 19 | ||||
60 | Feb 12, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 85 - 83 | won 2 | 41 | - | 19 | ||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Streak |
Record | |||||||||
61 | Feb 13, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 110 - 120 | lost 1 | 41 | - | 20 | ||||
62 | Feb 15, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Cincinnati Royals | L | 123 - 136 | lost 2 | 41 | - | 21 | ||||
63 | Feb 18, 1966 | Celtics | @ | San Francisco Warriors | L | 106 - 128 | lost 3 | 41 | - | 22 | ||||
64 | Feb 19, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 115 - 111 | won 1 | 42 | - | 22 | ||||
65 | Feb 21, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 115 - 108 | won 2 | 43 | - | 22 | ||||
66 | Feb 22, 1966 | Celtics | @ | San Francisco Warriors | W | 116 - 108 | won 3 | 44 | - | 22 | ||||
67 | Feb 24, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 134 - 106 | won 4 | 45 | - | 22 | ||||
68 | Feb 26, 1966 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 100 - 95 | won 5 | 46 | - | 22 | ||||
69 | Feb 27, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Baltimore Bullets | L | 92 - 132 | lost 1 | 46 | - | 23 | ||||
70 | Mar 1, 1966 | Celtics | @ | St. Louis Hawks | W | 120 - 95 | won 1 | 47 | - | 23 | ||||
71 | Mar 2, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | New York Knicks | W | 140 - 104 | won 2 | 48 | - | 23 | ||||
72 | Mar 4, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | L | 112 - 132 | lost 1 | 48 | - | 24 | ||||
73 | Mar 5, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 85 - 102 | lost 2 | 48 | - | 25 | ||||
74 | Mar 6, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 110 - 113 | lost 3 | 48 | - | 26 | ||||
75 | Mar 7, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | St. Louis Hawks | W | 106 - 104 | won 1 | 49 | - | 26 | ||||
76 | Mar 10, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Cincinnati Royals | W | 124 - 120 | won 2 | 50 | - | 26 | ||||
77 | Mar 13, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Baltimore Bullets | W | 129 - 98 | won 3 | 51 | - | 26 | ||||
78 | Mar 17, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Detroit Pistons | W | 128 - 103 | won 4 | 52 | - | 26 | ||||
79 | Mar 19, 1966 | Celtics | @ | New York Knicks | W | 126 - 113 | won 5 | 53 | - | 26 | ||||
80 | Mar 20, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | W | 121 - 104 | won 6 | 54 | - | 26 | ||||
NBA Playoffs
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Semifinals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Mar 23, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | L | 103 - 107 | Royals lead 0-1
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lost 1 | |||||
2 | Mar 26, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Cincinnati Royals | W | 132 - 125 | series tied 1-1
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won 1 | |||||
3 | Mar 27, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | L | 107 - 113 | Royals lead 1-2
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lost 1 | |||||
4 | Mar 30, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Cincinnati Royals | W | 120 - 103 | series tied 2-2
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won 1 | |||||
5 | Apr 1, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Cincinnati Royals | W | 112 - 103 | Celtics win 3-2
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won 2 |
NBA Playoffs - Eastern Division Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Apr 3, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 115 - 96 | Celtics lead 1-0
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won 3 | |||||
2 | Apr 6, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 114 - 93 | Celtics lead 2-0
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won 4 | |||||
3 | Apr 7, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | L | 105 - 111 | Celtics lead 2-1
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lost 1 | |||||
4 | Apr 10, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 114 - 108 | OT | Celtics lead 3-1
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won 1 | ||||
5 | Apr 12, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Philadelphia 76ers | W | 120 - 112 | Celtics win 4-1
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won 2 |
NBA Playoffs - Finals | |||||||||||||
Gm | Date |
Opponent | Score |
Series Status | Streak | ||||||||
1 | Apr 17, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 129 - 133 | OT | Lakers lead 0-1
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lost 1 | ||||
2 | Apr 19, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 129 - 109 | series tied 1-1
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won 1 | |||||
3 | Apr 20, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 120 - 106 | Celtics lead 2-1
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won 2 | |||||
4 | Apr 22, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 122 - 117 | Celtics lead 3-1
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won 3 | |||||
5 | Apr 24, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 117 - 121 | Celtics lead 3-2
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lost 1 | |||||
6 | Apr 26, 1966 | Celtics | @ | Los Angeles Lakers | L | 115 - 123 | series tied 3-3
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lost 2 | |||||
7 | Apr 28, 1966 | Celtics | vs. | Los Angeles Lakers | W | 95 - 93 | Celtics win 4-3
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won 1 |