The Boston Celtics couldn't pull it off against the Los Angeles Lakers, 133 to 129, in Game 1 of the 1966 NBA Finals on April 17, 1966.

1965-66 Boston Celtics

Final

LAL

Lakers

1-0

133

BOS

Celtics

0-1

129

Team

1

20

34

2

41

28

3

34

37

4

26

22

OT

12

8

Total

133

129

Team Stats

Player Stats

Lakers

Celtics

FG Made - Attempted

47-102

51-117

Field Goal %

46.1

43.6

3PT Made - Attempted

3PT %

FT Made - Attempted

39-55

27-34

Free Throw %

70.9

79.4

Rebounds

54

68

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

12

24

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

27

36

Lakers

Celtics

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Jerry West	51	41	8	2			15-27		11-13		3				55.6		84.6
Elgin Baylor	47	36	20	2			13-28		10-13		4				46.4		76.9
Gail Goodrich	45	20	6	5			7-15		6-7		4				46.7		85.7
Leroy Ellis	31	8	6	0			3-9		2-3		6				33.3		66.7
Jim King	30	10	3	0			4-8		2-3		5				50.0		66.7
Rudy LaRusso	24	10	4	2			3-8		4-10		1				37.5		40.0
Darrall Imhoff	22	5	6	1			1-3		3-5		2				33.3		60.0
Mahdi Abdul-Rahman	15	3	1	0			1-4		1-1		2				25.0		100.0

Players

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bill Russell	53	28	26	5			12-18		4-7		4				66.7		57.1
Sam Jones	45	23	11	9			8-29		7-7		5				27.6		100.0
John Havlicek	38	21	6	3			9-20		3-3		6				45.0		100.0
K.C. Jones	30	8	3	2			3-4		2-3		5				75.0		66.7
Larry Siegfried	29	10	2	2			3-10		4-5		5				30.0		80.0
Tom Sanders	23	12	4	1			6-8		0-0		5				75.0
Don Nelson	23	8	6	2			2-10		4-5		1				20.0		80.0
Mel Counts	14	15	6	0			6-11		3-3		3				54.5		100.0
Willie Naulls	7	4	3	0			2-6		0-0		2				33.3
Ron Bonham	3	0	1	0			0-1		0-1		0				0.0		0.0

Explore

More Celtics Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

26.9

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

RPG

10.4

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

APG

5.8

Tatum

Jayson Tatum

Team Rankings

ORTG

123.2

1st

DRTG

111.6

3rd

NETRTG

11.6

1st

3P%

38.8

2nd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/21	IND	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Thu 5/23	IND	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Sat 5/25	BOS	@	IND	8:30 PM
Mon 5/27	BOS	@	IND	8:00 PM
Wed 5/29	IND	@	BOS	8:00 PM

Last Game

BOS

4-1

113

Final

98

CLE

1-4

Wed 15 May 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

30.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

13.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

11.5

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

9.1

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

James

LeBron James

8.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.4

James

LeBron James

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

1.8

Booker

Devin Booker

Playoff BPG Leaders

2.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Turner

Myles Turner

Playoff 3PM Leaders

3.7

White

Derrick White

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.5

DiVincenzo

Donte DiVincenzo

Playoff TS% Leaders

66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

66.2

Booker

Devin Booker

66.0

Gordon

Aaron Gordon

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Pacers

121.8

Celtics

119.5

Knicks

118.7

Timberwolves

118.4

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

101.3

Thunder

105.4

Celtics

106.9

Timberwolves

108.9

Mavericks

111.4

Pelicans

111.7

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Celtics

12.6

Timberwolves

9.5

Thunder

6.7

Magic

4.7

Pacers

3.7

Mavericks

3.6

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Clippers

2-4

Bucks

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

55-34

Mavericks

55-39

76ers

51-38

Thunder

52-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

48-40-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 5/18	IND	@	NYK	130-109
Sat 5/18	MIN	@	DEN	98-90
Fri 5/17	OKC	@	DAL	116-117
Thu 5/16	NYK	@	IND	103-116
Wed 5/15	DEN	@	MIN	70-115

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 5/21	IND	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Wed 5/22	DAL	@	MIN	8:30 PM
Thu 5/23	IND	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Fri 5/24	DAL	@	MIN	8:30 PM
Sat 5/25	BOS	@	IND	8:30 PM