1966 NBA playoffs

{{6TeamBracket-info

| RD1=Division Semifinals

| RD2=Division Finals

| RD3=NBA Finals

| RD2-text1={{center|Eastern Division}}

| RD2-text2={{center|Western Division}}

| RD1-seed1=E3

| RD1-team1=Cincinnati

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2=E2

| RD1-team2=Boston

| RD1-score2=3

| RD1-seed3=W3

| RD1-team3=St. Louis

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=W2

| RD1-team4=Baltimore

| RD1-score4=0

| RD2-seed1=E1

| RD2-team1=Philadelphia*

| RD2-score1=1

| RD2-seed2=E2

| RD2-team2=Boston

| RD2-score2=4

| RD2-seed3=W1

| RD2-team3=Los Angeles*

| RD2-score3=4

| RD2-seed4=W3

| RD2-team4=St. Louis

| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=E2

| RD3-team1=Boston

| RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2=W1

| RD3-team2=Los Angeles*

| RD3-score2=3

}}{{ubl

|* Division winner

|Bold Series winner

|Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = March 23 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196603230BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Cincinnati Royals | score1 = 107

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 103

| Q1 = 24–17 | Q2 = 29–31 | Q3 = 26–19 | Q4 = 28–36

| points1 = Smith, Robertson 26 each | rebounds1 = Jerry Lucas 27 | assist1 = Oscar Robertson 3

| points2 = Bill Russell 22 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 29 | assist2 = Russell, Havlicek 4 each

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 9,510

| series = Cincinnati leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = March 26 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196603260CIN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 132

| team2 = Cincinnati Royals | score2 = 125

| Q1 = 35–42 | Q2 = 33–29 | Q3 = 25–28 | Q4 = 39–26

| points1 = Sam Jones 42 | rebounds1 = Bill Russell 16 | assist1 = K. C. Jones 9

| points2 = Oscar Robertson 35 | rebounds2 = Jerry Lucas 24 | assist2 = Oscar Robertson 11

| place = Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio | attendance = 10,027

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = March 27 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196603270BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Cincinnati Royals | score1 = 113

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 107

| Q1 = 31–27 | Q2 = 26–29 | Q3 = 25–26 | Q4 = 31–25

| points1 = Robertson, Lucas 27 each | rebounds1 = Jerry Lucas 16 | assist1 = Adrian Smith 6

| points2 = John Havlicek 36 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 25 | assist2 = K. C. Jones 6

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,571

| series = Cincinnati leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = March 30 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196603300CIN.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 120

| team2 = Cincinnati Royals | score2 = 103

| Q1 = 31–27 | Q2 = 27–21 | Q3 = 29–24 | Q4 = 33–31

| points1 = Sam Jones 32 | rebounds1 = Bill Russell 26 | assist1 = John Havlicek 8

| points2 = Oscar Robertson 34 | rebounds2 = Jerry Lucas 17 | assist2 = Oscar Robertson 11

| place = Cincinnati Gardens, Cincinnati, Ohio | attendance = 12,107

| series = Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 1 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604010BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Cincinnati Royals | score1 = 103

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 112

| Q1 = 31–26 | Q2 = 25–35 | Q3 = 23–28 | Q4 = 24–23

| points1 = Oscar Robertson 37 | rebounds1 = Jerry Lucas 17 | assist1 = Oscar Robertson 9

| points2 = Sam Jones 34 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 31 | assist2 = Bill Russell 11

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Boston wins series, 3–2

}}

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning both prior meetings.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = March 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196603240BAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 113

| team2 = Baltimore Bullets | score2 = 111

| Q1 = 27–22 | Q2 = 31–31 | Q3 = 23–26 | Q4 = 32–32

| points1 = Joe Caldwell 33 | rebounds1 = Bill Bridges 19 | assist1 = Richie Guerin 12

| points2 = Don Ohl 38 | rebounds2 = Green, Howell 11 each | assist2 = Johnny Egan 9

| place = Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland | attendance = 3,587

| series = St. Louis leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = March 27 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196603270BAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 105

| team2 = Baltimore Bullets | score2 = 100

| Q1 = 26–24 | Q2 = 19–32 | Q3 = 30–23 | Q4 = 30–21

| points1 = Richie Guerin 25 | rebounds1 = Bill Bridges 19 | assist1 = Richie Guerin 8

| points2 = Jim Barnes 27 | rebounds2 = Bob Ferry 17 | assist2 = Johnny Egan 8

| place = Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, Maryland | attendance = 13,104

| series = St. Louis leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = March 30 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196603300STL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Baltimore Bullets | score1 = 112

| team2 = St. Louis Hawks | score2 = 121

| Q1 = 29–28 | Q2 = 31–31 | Q3 = 20–34 | Q4 = 32–28

| points1 = Don Ohl 32 | rebounds1 = Bailey Howell 12 | assist1 = Johnny Egan 6

| points2 = Bill Bridges 32 | rebounds2 = Bill Bridges 20 | assist2 = Lenny Wilkens 10

| place = Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri | attendance = 7,135

| series = St. Louis wins series, 3–0

}}

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bullets winning the first meeting.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 3 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604030PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 115

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 96

| Q1 = 27–24 | Q2 = 25–24 | Q3 = 30–22 | Q4 = 33–26

| points1 = Sam Jones 29 | rebounds1 = Bill Russell 18 | assist1 = three players 4 each

| points2 = Wilt Chamberlain 25 | rebounds2 = Wilt Chamberlain 32 | assist2 = Chamberlain, W. Jones 5 each

| place = Municipal Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 6,563

| series = Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 6 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604060BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 93

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 114

| Q1 = 20–27 | Q2 = 24–31 | Q3 = 26–27 | Q4 = 23–29

| points1 = Wilt Chamberlain 23 | rebounds1 = Wilt Chamberlain 25 | assist1 = Billy Cunningham 4

| points2 = Sam Jones 23 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 29 | assist2 = K. C. Jones 11

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Boston leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 7 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604070PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 105

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 111

| Q1 = 22–31 | Q2 = 26–27 | Q3 = 31–27 | Q4 = 26–26

| points1 = John Havlicek 27 | rebounds1 = Bill Russell 23 | assist1 = Sam Jones 6

| points2 = Wilt Chamberlain 31 | rebounds2 = Wilt Chamberlain 27 | assist2 = Hal Greer 9

| place = Municipal Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 10,454

| series = Boston leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 10 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604100BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Philadelphia 76ers | score1 = 108

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 114

| overtime = OT

| Q1 = 26–28 | Q2 = 28–21 | Q3 = 22–21 | Q4 = 24–30 | OT = 8–14

| points1 = Hal Greer 25 | rebounds1 = Wilt Chamberlain 33 | assist1 = Hal Greer 4

| points2 = John Havlicek 27 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 30 | assist2 = Russell, Havlicek 7 each

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Boston leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 12 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604120PHI.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 120

| team2 = Philadelphia 76ers | score2 = 112

| Q1 = 32–25 | Q2 = 29–26 | Q3 = 20–21 | Q4 = 39–40

| points1 = John Havlicek 32 | rebounds1 = Bill Russell 31 | assist1 = Bill Russell 6

| points2 = Wilt Chamberlain 46 | rebounds2 = Wilt Chamberlain 34 | assist2 = Chet Walker 8

| place = Municipal Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | attendance = 8,623

| series = Boston wins series, 4–1

}}

This was the 10th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning five of the first nine meetings.

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 1 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604010LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 106

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 129

| Q1 = 31–37 | Q2 = 30–31 | Q3 = 30–26 | Q4 = 15–35

| points1 = Beaty, Guerin 22 each | rebounds1 = Zelmo Beaty 14 | assist1 = Richie Guerin 8

| points2 = Jerry West 28 | rebounds2 = Elgin Baylor 15 | assist2 = Jerry West 12

| place = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | attendance = 11,509

| series = Los Angeles leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 3 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604030LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 116

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 125

| Q1 = 27–30 | Q2 = 24–31 | Q3 = 29–30 | Q4 = 36–34

| points1 = Zelmo Beaty 36 | rebounds1 = Bill Bridges 16 | assist1 = Lenny Wilkens 9

| points2 = Elgin Baylor 42 | rebounds2 = Elgin Baylor 14 | assist2 = Elgin Baylor 9

| place = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | attendance = 14,896

| series = Los Angeles leads series, 2–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 6 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604060STL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 113

| team2 = St. Louis Hawks | score2 = 120

| Q1 = 27–31 | Q2 = 29–31 | Q3 = 32–34 | Q4 = 25–24

| points1 = Jerry West 32 | rebounds1 = Jerry West 11 | assist1 = Jerry West 8

| points2 = Bill Bridges 27 | rebounds2 = Bill Bridges 17 | assist2 = Richie Guerin 8

| place = Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri | attendance = 8,318

| series = Los Angeles leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 9 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604090STL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 107

| team2 = St. Louis Hawks | score2 = 95

| Q1 = 23–23 | Q2 = 24–28 | Q3 = 30–18 | Q4 = 30–26

| points1 = Jerry West 42 | rebounds1 = Elgin Baylor 13 | assist1 = three players 4 each

| points2 = Zelmo Beaty 22 | rebounds2 = Zelmo Beaty 19 | assist2 = Richie Guerin 7

| place = Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri | attendance = 9,569

| series = Los Angeles leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 10 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604100LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 112

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 100

| Q1 = 32–30 | Q2 = 27–25 | Q3 = 27–19 | Q4 = 26–26

| points1 = Lenny Wilkens 29 | rebounds1 = Zelmo Beaty 19 | assist1 = Lenny Wilkens 12

| points2 = Jerry West 31 | rebounds2 = Elgin Baylor 17 | assist2 = Elgin Baylor 4

| place = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | attendance = 14,297

| series = Los Angeles leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 13 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604130STL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 127

| team2 = St. Louis Hawks | score2 = 131

| Q1 = 36–36 | Q2 = 32–33 | Q3 = 36–36 | Q4 = 23–26

| points1 = Jerry West 38 | rebounds1 = Elgin Baylor 13 | assist1 = West, Hazzard 5 each

| points2 = Bill Bridges 29 | rebounds2 = Bridges, Beaty 11 each | assist2 = Richie Guerin 11

| place = Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri | attendance = 8,614

| series = Series tied, 3–3

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 15 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604150LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = St. Louis Hawks | score1 = 121

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 130

| Q1 = 28–27 | Q2 = 30–30 | Q3 = 33–34 | Q4 = 30–39

| points1 = Cliff Hagan 29 | rebounds1 = Bill Bridges 13 | assist1 = Richie Guerin 5

| points2 = Jerry West 35 | rebounds2 = Elgin Baylor 11 | assist2 = Baylor, LaRusso 7 each

| place = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | attendance = 15,200

| series = Los Angeles wins series, 4–3

}}

This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning five of the first seven meetings.

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{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 17 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604170BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 133

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 129

| overtime = OT

| Q1 = 20–34 | Q2 = 41–28 | Q3 = 34–37 | Q4 = 26–22 | OT = 12–8

| points1 = Jerry West 41 | rebounds1 = Elgin Baylor 20 | assist1 = Gail Goodrich 5

| points2 = Bill Russell 28 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 26 | assist2 = Sam Jones 9

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Los Angeles leads series, 1–0

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 19 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604190BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 109

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 129

| Q1 = 25–35 | Q2 = 22–36 | Q3 = 35–30 | Q4 = 27–28

| points1 = Jerry West 18 | rebounds1 = Elgin Baylor 14 | assist1 = Walt Hazzard 5

| points2 = Havlicek, S. Jones 21 each | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 24 | assist2 = John Havlicek 7

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 20 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604200LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 120

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 106

| Q1 = 25–29 | Q2 = 32–27 | Q3 = 35–19 | Q4 = 28–31

| points1 = Sam Jones 36 | rebounds1 = Bill Russell 19 | assist1 = Sanders, K. C. Jones 5 each

| points2 = Jerry West 34 | rebounds2 = Elgin Baylor 15 | assist2 = Jim King 6

| place = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | attendance = 15,101

| series = Boston leads series, 2–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 22 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604220LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 122

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 117

| Q1 = 31–27 | Q2 = 35–29 | Q3 = 34–33 | Q4 = 22–28

| points1 = John Havlicek 32 | rebounds1 = Bill Russell 18 | assist1 = Larry Siegfried 7

| points2 = Jerry West 45 | rebounds2 = Elgin Baylor 12 | assist2 = Jerry West 10

| place = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | attendance = 15,251

| series = Boston leads series, 3–1

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 24 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604240BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 121

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 117

| Q1 = 37–23 | Q2 = 27–35 | Q3 = 26–31 | Q4 = 31–28

| points1 = Elgin Baylor 41 | rebounds1 = Elgin Baylor 16 | assist1 = Jerry West 5

| points2 = Bill Russell 32 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 28 | assist2 = Siegfried, K. C. Jones 6 each

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Boston leads series, 3–2

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = | date = April 26 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604260LAL.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Boston Celtics | score1 = 115

| team2 = Los Angeles Lakers | score2 = 123

| Q1 = 29–32 | Q2 = 29–36 | Q3 = 32–21 | Q4 = 25–34

| points1 = John Havlicek 27 | rebounds1 = Bill Russell 23 | assist1 = K. C. Jones 6

| points2 = Jerry West 32 | rebounds2 = Elgin Baylor 14 | assist2 = Jerry West 7

| place = Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, California | attendance = 15,069

| series = Series tied, 3–3

}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #eee | date = April 28 | report = [https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/196604280BOS.html Boxscore]

| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers | score1 = 93

| team2 = Boston Celtics | score2 = 95

| Q1 = 20–27 | Q2 = 18–26 | Q3 = 22–23 | Q4 = 33–19

| points1 = Jerry West 36 | rebounds1 = Elgin Baylor 14 | assist1 = West, Hazzard 3 each

| points2 = Bill Russell 25 | rebounds2 = Bill Russell 32 | assist2 = Sanders, K. C. Jones 3 each

| place = Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts | attendance = 13,909

| series = Boston wins series, 4–3

}}

This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first four meetings.

• 1966 NBA Finals
• 1965–66 NBA season
• NBA records

{{reflist}}

• [https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/NBA_1966.html Basketball-Reference.com's 1966 NBA Playoffs page]

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