1965-66 Philadelphia 76ers Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 55-25
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-4 Lost division finals
Division Finals - Lost to Boston Celtics 4-1
Coach: Dolph Schayes (55-25)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 145,372, Avg. 5,815 in 25 home dates
1965-66 Philadelphia 76ers Statistics
1965-66 Philadelphia 76ers Roster

The Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1965-66 season with a record of 55 wins and 25 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.

The 76ers racked up 9,387 points and surrendered 9,013. Wilt Chamberlain scored a team-leading 2,649 points for Philadelphia, and Hal Greer contributed 19 or more per game as well. Wilt Chamberlain racked up 1,943 rebounds. Wilt Chamberlain dished out 414 assists for the squad.

Dolph Schayes coached the team. The 1965-66 Philadelphia 76ers lost in the division finals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9387
Regular Season Points Against: 9013

Date Game Res Home Road Record
October 16, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 133 at Baltimore Bullets 101 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
October 23, 1965 Detroit Pistons 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 120 W 1-0 1-0 2-0
October 30, 1965 Cincinnati Royals 114 at Philadelphia 76ers 134 W 2-0 1-0 3-0
November 3, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 100 at Detroit Pistons 110 L 2-0 1-1 3-1
November 4, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 121 at Philadelphia 76ers 119 L 2-1 1-1 3-2 at New York, NY
November 5, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 115 at Philadelphia 76ers 133 W 3-1 1-1 4-2
November 6, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 91 at Boston Celtics 101 L 3-1 1-2 4-3
November 9, 1965 Los Angeles Lakers 110 at Philadelphia 76ers 118 W 4-1 1-2 5-3
November 11, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 109 at San Francisco Warriors 101 W 4-1 2-2 6-3 at Boston, MA
November 12, 1965 Boston Celtics 114 at Philadelphia 76ers 123 W 5-1 2-2 7-3
November 13, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 127 at New York Knicks 119 W 5-1 3-2 8-3
November 16, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 107 at St. Louis Hawks 98 W 5-1 4-2 9-3 at New York, NY
November 17, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 115 at Cincinnati Royals 131 L 5-1 4-3 9-4
November 19, 1965 Baltimore Bullets 134 at Philadelphia 76ers 124 L 5-2 4-3 9-5
November 20, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 112 at Baltimore Bullets 117 L 5-2 4-4 9-6
November 21, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 104 W 5-2 5-4 10-6
November 24, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 124 at Los Angeles Lakers 127 L 5-2 5-5 10-7
November 26, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 132 at San Francisco Warriors 120 W 5-2 6-5 11-7
November 27, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 124 at San Francisco Warriors 117 W 5-2 7-5 12-7
November 30, 1965 Baltimore Bullets 129 at Philadelphia 76ers 108 L 5-3 7-5 12-8 at New York, NY
December 3, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 119 at Boston Celtics 103 W 5-3 8-5 13-8
December 6, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 116 at Los Angeles Lakers 107 W 5-3 9-5 14-8 at Charleston, WV
December 8, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 127 at Baltimore Bullets 129 L 5-3 9-6 14-9
December 10, 1965 Detroit Pistons 116 at Philadelphia 76ers 114 L 5-4 9-6 14-10
December 11, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 135 at Cincinnati Royals 132 W 5-4 10-6 15-10 OT at Syracuse, NY
December 14, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 109 at Cincinnati Royals 112 L 5-4 10-7 15-11
December 15, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 122 at Los Angeles Lakers 108 W 5-4 11-7 16-11
December 17, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 127 at Los Angeles Lakers 117 W 5-4 12-7 17-11
December 18, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 120 at San Francisco Warriors 116 W 5-4 13-7 18-11 OT
December 20, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 118 at San Francisco Warriors 124 L 5-4 13-8 18-12
December 26, 1965 San Francisco Warriors 107 at Philadelphia 76ers 121 W 6-4 13-8 19-12
December 28, 1965 Boston Celtics 93 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 W 7-4 13-8 20-12
December 29, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 113 at Detroit Pistons 112 W 7-4 14-8 21-12
December 30, 1965 Philadelphia 76ers 113 at St. Louis Hawks 130 L 7-4 14-9 21-13
January 2, 1966 New York Knicks 122 at Philadelphia 76ers 133 W 8-4 14-9 22-13
January 4, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 129 at New York Knicks 127 W 8-4 15-9 23-13
January 6, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 133 at Baltimore Bullets 127 W 8-4 16-9 24-13 at Syracuse, NY
January 7, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 126 at Philadelphia 76ers 120 L 8-5 16-9 24-14
January 8, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 105 at St. Louis Hawks 115 L 8-5 16-10 24-15
January 9, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 127 at St. Louis Hawks 117 W 8-5 17-10 25-15
January 12, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 111 at Detroit Pistons 129 L 8-5 17-11 25-16
January 14, 1966 Boston Celtics 100 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 W 9-5 17-11 26-16
January 16, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 122 at Boston Celtics 137 L 9-5 17-12 26-17
January 18, 1966 Baltimore Bullets 117 at Philadelphia 76ers 128 W 10-5 17-12 27-17
January 19, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Detroit Pistons 93 W 10-5 18-12 28-17 at Boston, MA
January 21, 1966 New York Knicks 98 at Philadelphia 76ers 109 W 11-5 18-12 29-17
January 23, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 104 at St. Louis Hawks 98 W 11-5 19-12 30-17
January 24, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 110 at St. Louis Hawks 107 W 11-5 20-12 31-17 at Memphis, TN
January 25, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 110 at Los Angeles Lakers 106 W 11-5 21-12 32-17 at New York, NY
January 28, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 103 at Philadelphia 76ers 125 W 12-5 21-12 33-17
January 30, 1966 Detroit Pistons 98 at Philadelphia 76ers 117 W 13-5 21-12 34-17
February 2, 1966 St. Louis Hawks 96 at Philadelphia 76ers 89 L 13-6 21-12 34-18 at Greensboro, NC
February 5, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 113 at New York Knicks 120 L 13-6 21-13 34-19
February 6, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 99 at Boston Celtics 100 L 13-6 21-14 34-20
February 7, 1966 Los Angeles Lakers 125 at Philadelphia 76ers 132 W 14-6 21-14 35-20
February 8, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 123 at New York Knicks 136 L 14-6 21-15 35-21
February 9, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Detroit Pistons 91 W 14-6 22-15 36-21
February 11, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 94 at Philadelphia 76ers 113 W 15-6 22-15 37-21
February 12, 1966 Boston Celtics 85 at Philadelphia 76ers 83 L 15-7 22-15 37-22 at Syracuse, NY
February 14, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 149 at Detroit Pistons 123 W 15-7 23-15 38-22 at Charleston, WV
February 15, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 121 at St. Louis Hawks 109 W 15-7 24-15 39-22 at Pittsburgh, PA
February 17, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 136 at Los Angeles Lakers 121 W 15-7 25-15 40-22
February 19, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 123 at San Francisco Warriors 119 W 15-7 26-15 41-22
February 21, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 113 at Philadelphia 76ers 107 L 15-8 26-15 41-23 at Dayton, OH
February 22, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 117 at Detroit Pistons 112 W 15-8 27-15 42-23 at New York, NY
February 23, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 115 at Baltimore Bullets 119 L 15-8 27-16 42-24
February 25, 1966 New York Knicks 124 at Philadelphia 76ers 130 W 16-8 27-16 43-24
February 26, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 114 at Baltimore Bullets 98 W 16-8 28-16 44-24 at New York, NY
March 1, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 100 at Cincinnati Royals 102 L 16-8 28-17 44-25
March 3, 1966 San Francisco Warriors 125 at Philadelphia 76ers 135 W 17-8 28-17 45-25
March 4, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 107 at Cincinnati Royals 103 W 17-8 29-17 46-25
March 5, 1966 Boston Celtics 85 at Philadelphia 76ers 102 W 18-8 29-17 47-25
March 6, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 113 at Boston Celtics 110 W 18-8 30-17 48-25
March 8, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 112 at St. Louis Hawks 106 W 18-8 31-17 49-25 at New York, NY
March 9, 1966 St. Louis Hawks 115 at Philadelphia 76ers 123 W 19-8 31-17 50-25
March 12, 1966 New York Knicks 126 at Philadelphia 76ers 134 W 20-8 31-17 51-25
March 13, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 115 at New York Knicks 113 W 20-8 32-17 52-25
March 17, 1966 New York Knicks 106 at Philadelphia 76ers 115 W 21-8 32-17 53-25
March 19, 1966 Cincinnati Royals 121 at Philadelphia 76ers 127 W 22-8 32-17 54-25
March 20, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Baltimore Bullets 104 W 22-8 33-17 55-25
April 3, 1966 Boston Celtics 115 at Philadelphia 76ers 96 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
April 6, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 93 at Boston Celtics 114 L 0-1 0-1 0-2
April 7, 1966 Boston Celtics 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 111 W 1-1 0-1 1-2
April 10, 1966 Philadelphia 76ers 108 at Boston Celtics 114 L 1-1 0-2 1-3 OT
April 12, 1966 Boston Celtics 120 at Philadelphia 76ers 112 L 1-2 0-2 1-4


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