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)
