The 1966 NBA Playoffs

NBA Playoffs

The National Basketball Association Playoffs is a best-of-seven elimination tournament among sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference , ultimately deciding the final four teams who will play in the NBA Conference Finals.-Format:Following the NBA regular season, eight teams in...

was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

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's 1965-1966 season

1965-66 NBA season

The 1965–66 NBA Season was the 20th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning an unprecedented 8th straight NBA Championship, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 3 in the 1966 NBA Finals.- Sixers :...

. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

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 defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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, four games to three in the NBA Finals

1966 NBA Finals

This was the iconic Boston Celtics' 8th consecutive NBA Championship--no other team in any sport has won eight consecutive league titles in American competition...

.

The Celtics won their eighth consecutive, and ninth overall, NBA championship, defeating the Lakers in the Finals for the fifth straight time.

This would be the last NBA playoff tournament made under the "top team in each division gets a first-round bye" format established in 1955

1955 NBA Playoffs

The 1955 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1954-1955 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Syracuse Nationals defeating the Western Conference champion Fort Wayne Pistons, four games to three in the NBA Finals.This...

; the 1967 NBA Playoffs

1967 NBA Playoffs

The 1967 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1966-1967 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Philadelphia 76ers defeating the Western Division champion San Francisco Warriors, four games to two in the NBA Finals.It was...

 would feature an eight-team tournament with no first-round byes.

Western Division

Champion: Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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Division Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers have division semifinals byes.

(2) Baltimore Bullets

Baltimore Bullets

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 vs. (3) St. Louis Hawks:
Hawks win series 3-0

• Game 1 @ Baltimore: St. Louis 113, Baltimore 111
• Game 2 @ Baltimore: St. Louis 105, Baltimore 100
• Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 121, Baltimore 112

Division Finals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

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vs. (3) St. Louis Hawks:
Lakers win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 129, St. Louis 106
• Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 125, St. Louis 116
• Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 120, Los Angeles 113
• Game 4 @ St. Louis: Los Angeles 107, St. Louis 95
• Game 5 @ Los Angeles: St. Louis 112, Los Angeles 100
• Game 6 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 131, Los Angeles 127
• Game 7 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 130, St. Louis 121

Eastern Division

Champion: Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

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Division Semifinals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers have division semifinals byes.

(2) Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

vs. (3) Cincinnati Royals:
Celtics win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Boston: Cincinnati 107, Boston 103
• Game 2 @ Cincinnati: Boston 132, Cincinnati 125
• Game 3 @ Boston: Cincinnati 113, Boston 107
• Game 4 @ Cincinnati: Boston 120, Cincinnati 103
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 112, Cincinnati 103

Division Finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers

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 vs. (2) Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

:
Celtics win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Boston 115, Philadelphia 96
• Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 114, Philadelphia 93
• Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 111, Boston 105
• Game 4 @ Boston: Boston 114, Philadelphia 108
• Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Boston 120, Philadelphia 112

NBA Finals

(2) Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

:
Celtics win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Boston: Los Angeles 133, Boston 129
• Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 129, Los Angeles 109
• Game 3 @ Los Angeles : Boston 120, Los Angeles 106
• Game 4 @ Los Angeles : Boston 122, Los Angeles 117
• Game 5 @ Boston: Los Angeles 121, Boston 117
• Game 6 @ Los Angeles: Los Angeles 123, Boston 115
• Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 95, Los Angeles 93

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com's 1966 NBA Playoffs page