Index
NBA Finals

1966
BOXSCORE Boston Celtics Los Angeles Lakers
GAME1 4 3
GAME2 REGULAR SEASON STATS REGULAR SEASON STATS
GAME3 NBA FINALS STATS NBA FINALS STATS
GAME4 MVP:
GAME5
GAME6
GAME7
 

Game #1 4/17/66 @Boston

In this game, the Lakers overcame a 14-point 1st quarter deficit to win. That 14 point margin was the largest 1st quarter deficit ever overcome in Finals’ history.

L.A.       FG FT-FTA PTS
Baylor 13 10-13   36
LaRusso 3  4-10   10
Ellis 3  2-3     8
Hazzard 1  1-1     3
West 15 11-13   41
Goodrich 7  6-7    20
Imhoff  1  3-5     5
King   4  2-3    10
TOTALS 47 39-55  133
BOSTON     FG FT-FTA PTS
Sanders 6  0-0    12
Havlicek 9  3-3    21
Russell 12  4-7    28
K. Jones 3  2-3     8
S. Jones 8  7-7    23
Siegfried  3  4-5    10
Nelson 2  4-5     8
Naulls 2  0-0     4
Counts 6  3-3    15
Bonham 0  0-1     0
TOTALS 51 27-34  129
L.A.    20 41 33 27 12 133
Boston  34 28 37 22  8 129
Team Fouls- L.A. 28, Boston 37
Fouled Out- Ellis, Havlicek
A-    13,909

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Game #2 4/19/66 @Boston

Bill Russell pulled down 24 rebounds in the game which came 1 day after it was announced that Russell would replace Red Auerbach as Celtics’ coach for the 1966-67 season. Future Georgetown coach John Thompson made his only appearance of the series, briefly, in this game. The 2 teams had 13 players scoring in double figures in the game- 2nd most ever in a Finals game.

L.A.       FG FT-FTA PTS
Baylor 5  3-9    13
LaRusso 4  6-8    14
Ellis  6  1-2    13
Hazzard 6  1-2    13
West 7  4-4    18
Goodrich 6  3-5    15
Imhoff   0  0-0     0
King    5  5-6    15
Boozer 2  0-1     4
Hoover 2  0-0     4
Wiley 0  0-0     0
TOTALS 43 23-37  109
BOSTON     FG FT-FTA PTS
Sanders 4  3-6    11
Havlicek 8  5-5    21
Russell 8  3-3    19
K. Jones 3  2-2     8
S. Jones 4  9-10   17
Siegfried     8  4-4    20
Nelson 4  5-6    13
Naulls  2  0-0     4
Counts 3  3-3     9
Bonham 1  3-6     5
Thompson 1  0-0     2
TOTALS 46 37-45  129
L.A.    25 22 35 27  109 
Boston  35 36 29 29  129 
Team Fouls- L.A. 25, Boston 29
A-    13,909

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Game #3 4/20/66 @Los Angeles

BOSTON     FG FT-FTA PTS
Sanders 10  2-2    22
Havlicek 9  3-3    21
Russell 5  4-6    14
K. Jones 3  1-1     7
S. Jones 12 12-13   36
Siegfried     8  1-2    17
Nelson 1  1-1     3
TOTALS 48 24-28  120
L.A.       FG FT-FTA PTS
Baylor 8  2-2    18
LaRusso 1  2-2     4
Ellis  2  5-6     9
Hazzard 6  3-3    15
West 13  8-8    34
Goodrich 3  7-9    13
Imhoff   1  1-1     3
King    5  0-0    10
TOTALS 39 28-31  117
Boston  25 32 35 28  120
L.A.    29 27 19 31  106
Team Fouls- Boston 26, L.A. 31
A-    15,101

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Game #4 4/22/66 @Los Angeles

BOSTON     FG FT-FTA PTS
Sanders 6  1-2    13
Havlicek 14  4-5    32
Russell 9  7-10   25
K. Jones 2  0-0     4
S. Jones 8  4-4    20
Siegfried     3  7-7    13
Nelson 6  1-1    13
Counts 0  2-2     2
TOTALS 48 26-31  122
L.A.       FG FT-FTA PTS
Baylor 10  4-5    24
LaRusso 2  4-5     8
Ellis 9  3-4    21
Hazzard 2  0-2     4
West 19  7-10   45
Goodrich 2  4-5     8
Imhoff  2  0-0     4
King   0  1-1     1
Boozer 1  0-1     2
TOTALS 47 23-33  117
Boston  31 35 34 22  122
L.A.    27 29 33 28  117
Team Fouls- Boston 27, L.A. 24
A- 15,101

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Game #5 4/24/66 @Boston

L.A.       FG FT-FTA PTS
Baylor 13 15-17   41
LaRusso 5  4-4    14
Ellis 8  1-3    17
Goodrich 1  3-3     5
West 11  9-9    31
Hazzard 2  1-3     5
Imhoff  0  2-2     2
King   3  0-0     6
TOTALS 43 35-41  121
BOSTON     FG FT-FTA PTS
Sanders 3  9-9    15
Havlicek 9  5-6    23
Russell 13  6-7    32
K. Jones 4  0-0     8
S. Jones 6  3-4    15
Siegfried   7  2-3    16
Nelson 2  1-1     5
Counts 1  1-1     3
Bonham 0  0-0     0
TOTALS 45 27-31  117
L.A.    37 27 26 31  121 
Boston  23 35 31 28  117
Team Fouls- L.A. 27, Boston 31
Fouled Out- King, Havlicek
A-    13,909

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Game #6 4/26/66 @Los Angeles

The 2 teams set a NBA Finals record that still stands today; most players scoring 20 or more points in a single game. 4 Celtics & 4 Lakers each reached the 20 point plateau in the game.

BOSTON     FG FT-FTA PTS
Sanders 9  5-5    23
Havlicek 9  9-9    27
Russell 7  8-12   22
K. Jones 3  7-11   13
S. Jones 6 11-14   23
Siegfried     1  2-3     4
Nelson 1  1-1     3
Counts 0  0-0     0
TOTALS 36 43-55  115
L.A.       FG FT-FTA PTS
Baylor 10  5-6    25
LaRusso 8  4-5    20
Ellis 3  1-1     7
Hazzard 2  0-0     4
West 11 10-10   32
Goodrich 13  2-7    28
Imhoff  0  0-0     0
King   3  1-1     7
TOTALS 50 23-30  123
Boston  29 29 32 25  115
L.A.    32 36 21 34  123
Team Fouls- Boston 27, L.A. 24
A- 15,009

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Game #7 4/28/66 @Boston

The Celtics raced to a 10-0 lead to start the game & the Lakers were never able to catch up. The score would never be tied after the 1st basket. Elgin Baylor only made 1 of 9 shots in the 1st half and went to the locker room with only 2 points. He came alive in the 2nd half, but Boston still led by 19 points, 59-40 with 9:59 left in the 3rd period. Satch Sanders picked up 3 quick fouls and then picked up his 5th early in the 3rd quarter. L.A. rallied to but seemed sunk when Sam Jones hit a 25-footer with 0:25 left as the shot clock wound down. L.A. closed to within 95-93 with 0:04 left (the closest they had been since 2-0) but would not get a chance to tie. This game also featured the 2nd fewest total assists in an NBA Finals game.

L.A.       MN FG-FGA FT-FTA RB AS PF PTS
Baylor 45  6-22   6-6   14  1  1  18
LaRusso 25  2-7    3-4    6  0  5   7
Ellis 34  5-11   2-3   11  0  2  12
Goodrich 30  2-9    2-3    4  1  4   6
West 48 12-27  12-16  10  3  3  36
Hazzard 24  5-7    2-5    2  3  2  12
Imhoff  14  0-1    0-0    3  0  3   0
King   16  1-4    0-1    2  0  1   2
Boozer 4  0-0    0-0    2  1  1   0
Team 6
TOTALS     240 33-88  26-38  60  9 22  93
BOSTON     MN FG-FGA FT-FTA RB AS PF PTS
Sanders 31  3-9    1-1    4  3  5   7
Havlicek 48  6-21   4-6   16  2  3  16
Russell 48 10-22   5-5   32  1  5  25
K. Jones 31  2-9    1-1    2  3  5   5
S. Jones 29 10-21   2-2    5  0  5  22
Siegfried    22  4-13   4-5    2  2  4  12
Nelson 28  2-9    4-4    8  2  3   8
Naulls 3  0-1    0-0    1  0  3   0
Team 7
TOTALS     240 37-105 21-24  77 13 33  95
L.A.    20 18 22 23   93 
Boston  27 26 23 19   95
A- 13,909

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COMPOSTIE BOX SCORE

BOSTON G  FG  FT-FTA  PTS
Russell 7  64  37-50   165
Havlicek 7  64  33-37   161
S. Jones 7  54  48-54   156
Sanders 7  41  21-25   103
Siegfried 7  34  24-29    92
K. Jones 7  20  13-18    53
Nelson 7  18  17-19    53
Counts 5  10   9-9     29
Bonham 3   1   3-7      5
Naulls 3   4   0-0      8
Thompson 1   1   0-0      2
TOTALS 7 311 205-248  827
L.A.  G  FG  FT-FTA  PTS
West 7  88  61-70   237
Baylor 7  65  45-58   175
Goodrich 7  34  27-39    95
Ellis 7  36  15-22    87
LaRusso 7  25  27-38    77
Hazzard 7  24   8-16    56
King 7  21   9-12    51
Imhoff 7   4   6-8     14
Boozer 3   3   0-2      6
Hoover 1   2   0-0      4
Wiley
TOTALS      7 302 198-265  802

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