NBA 1966 Final: Boston Celtics extend their tyranny
In the 1966 NBA, the previous year’s final was repeated, and once again, and for the eighth time in a row, the Celtics were crowned NBA champions after beating the Los Angeles Lakers seven times in a row. The Lakers started off by winning the first game, but then the Celtics went on to win three in a row, the Purple drew the match, until the Greens won by a narrow margin (95-93)
Boston Celtics *KC Jones - 7.6p, 4.4a, 3.1r *S. Jones - 22.9p, 6.4r, 3.3a *Sanders - 14.7p, 6.4r, 1.9a *Havlicek - 23.0p, 10.0r, 4.0a *Russell - 23.6p, 24.3r, 3.7a Siegfried - 13.1p, 2.9a, 1.9r Nelson - 7.6p, 5.1r Counts - 5.8p, 3.6r. (5) Bonham - 1.6p, 1.0r. (3) Naulls - 1.3p, 2.0r. (3) Thompson - 2p, 2r. (1)
Angeles Lakers *Goodrich - 13.6p, 4.1a, 3.6r *West - 33.9p, 6.4r, 5.1a *LaRusso - 11.0p, 5.3r, 1.1a *Baylor - 25.0p, 16.4r, 2.3a *Ellis - 12.4p, 9.1r Hazzard - 8.0p, 2.6a, 1.4r King - 7.3p, 2.9a, 2.3r Imhoff - 2.0p, 5.9r, 2.4a Boozer - 2.0p, 3.3r. (3) Hoover - 4p, 2r. (1) Wiley - 0p, 1r. (1)
To get to the final they beat… Boston Celtics - Cincinnati Royals (3-2); Philadelphia Sixers (4-3) Angeles Lakers - St. Louis Hawks (4-3)
