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1964-65 Los Angeles Lakers Roster
Team Record: 49-31
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Western Division
Postseason: 5-6 Lost finals
Division Finals - Defeated Baltimore Bullets 4-2
Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-1
Coach: Fred Schaus (49-31)
Location: Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 392,004, Avg. 10,316 in 38 home dates
1964-65 Los Angeles Lakers Results
The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1964-65 season with a record of 49 wins and 31 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-6.
The Lakers netted 8,948 points and yielded 8,795. Jerry West scored a team-leading 2,292 points for Los Angeles, while Elgin Baylor averaged 18 or more per game, too. Elgin Baylor contributed 950 rebounds. Jerry West dished out 364 assists for the squad.
Fred Schaus coached the team. The 1964-65 Los Angeles Lakers lost in the finals.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Mahdi Abdul-Rahman | G | April 15, 1942 | 6'2" | 185 | UCLA | Wilmington, DE USA |
Dick Barnett | G-F | October 2, 1936 | 6'4" | 190 | Tennessee State | Gary, IN USA |
Elgin Baylor | F | September 16, 1934 | 6'5" | 225 | Seattle | Washington, DC USA |
Leroy Ellis | C-F | March 10, 1940 | 6'10" | 210 | St. John's (NY) | Far Rockaway, NY USA |
Jerry Grote | G | December 28, 1940 | 6'4" | 215 | Loyola (CA) | |
Darrall Imhoff | C | October 11, 1938 | 6'10" | 205 | California | San Gabriel, CA USA |
Jim King | G | February 7, 1941 | 6'2" | 175 | Tulsa | Tulsa, OK USA |
Rudy LaRusso | F-C | November 11, 1937 | 6'7" | 220 | Dartmouth | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Bill McGill | C-F | September 16, 1939 | 6'9" | 225 | Utah | San Angelo, TX USA |
Cotton Nash | F | July 24, 1942 | 6'5" | 215 | Kentucky | Jersey City, NJ USA |
Don Nelson | F | May 15, 1940 | 6'6" | 210 | Iowa | Muskegon, MI USA |
Jerry West | G-F | May 28, 1938 | 6'2" | 175 | West Virginia | Cheylan, WV USA |
Gene Wiley | C | November 12, 1937 | 6'10" | 210 | Wichita |