# 1964–65 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1964–65 NBA season was the 76ers 16th season in the NBA and 2nd season in City Philadelphia. The team made a major trade to obtain the services of Wilt Chamberlain during the middle of the season. In the playoffs, they took the Boston Celtics to a 7th and decisive game. With the Sixers down 110-109 & only 5 seconds on the clock, Hal Greer inbounded the ball, and John Havlicek made a play for the ages when he stole the inbound pass, and the Celtics went on to win the game, and eventually their 7th consecutive championship.

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Eastern Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
| x-Boston Celtics | 62 | 18 | .775 | – | 27–3 | 27–11 | 8–4 | 20–10 |
| x-Cincinnati Royals | 48 | 32 | .600 | 14 | 25–7 | 17–21 | 6–4 | 16–14 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 40 | .500 | 22 | 13–12 | 9–21 | 18–7 | 14–16 |
| New York Knicks | 31 | 49 | .388 | 31 | 15–20 | 9–21 | 7–8 | 10–20 |
    x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1964-65 NBA Records :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | SFW | STL |
| Baltimore | — | 3–7 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 2–8 | 4–6 | 7–3 | 5–5 |
| Boston | 7–3 | — | 8–2 | 10–0 | 7–3 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 9–1 | 9–1 |
| Cincinnati | 4–6 | 2–8 | — | 6–4 | 6–4 | 8–2 | 6–4 | 8–2 | 8–2 |
| Detroit | 4–6 | 0–10 | 4–6 | — | 3–7 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 8–2 | 3–7 |
| Los Angeles | 6–4 | 3–7 | 4–6 | 7–3 | — | 10–0 | 7–3 | 8–2 | 4–6 |
| New York | 8–2 | 3–7 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 0–10 | — | 5–5 | 7–3 | 1–9 |
| Philadelphia | 6–4 | 5–5 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 5–5 | — | 6–4 | 5–5 |
| San Francisco | 3–7 | 1–9 | 2–8 | 2–8 | 2–8 | 3–7 | 4–6 | — | 0–10 |
| St. Louis | 5–5 | 1–9 | 2–8 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 9–1 | 5–5 | 10–0 | — |

### Game log
## Playoffs

1965 playoff game log :
Division semifinals: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
March 24
@ Cincinnati
W 119–117 (OT)
Hal Greer (37)
Wilt Chamberlain (23)
Greer, Kerr (6)
Cincinnati Gardens 6,422
1–0
2
March 26
Cincinnati
L 120–121
Wilt Chamberlain (30)
Wilt Chamberlain (15)
Wilt Chamberlain (10)
Municipal Auditorium 5,801
1–1
3
March 28
@ Cincinnati
W 108–94
Hal Greer (30)
Wilt Chamberlain (15)
Wilt Chamberlain (6)
Cincinnati Gardens 6,289
2–1
4
March 31
Cincinnati
W 119–112
Wilt Chamberlain (38)
Wilt Chamberlain (26)
Hal Greer (7)
Municipal Auditorium 7,451
3–1 :
Division finals: 3–4 (home: 3–0; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 4
@ Boston
L 98–108
Wilt Chamberlain (33)
Wilt Chamberlain (31)
three players tied (3)
Boston Garden 13,909
0–1
2
April 6
Boston
W 109–103
Wilt Chamberlain (30)
Wilt Chamberlain (39)
Wilt Chamberlain (8)
Municipal Auditorium 9,790
1–1
3
April 8
@ Boston
L 94–112
Wilt Chamberlain (24)
Wilt Chamberlain (37)
Hal Greer (4)
Boston Garden 13,909
1–2
4
April 9
Boston
W 134–131 (OT)
Wilt Chamberlain (34)
Wilt Chamberlain (34)
Costello, Kerr (5)
Municipal Auditorium 9,294
2–2
5
April 11
@ Boston
L 108–114
Wilt Chamberlain (30)
Wilt Chamberlain (21)
Hal Greer (4)
Boston Garden 13,909
2–3
6
April 13
Boston
W 112–106
Wilt Chamberlain (30)
Wilt Chamberlain (26)
Larry Costello (6)
Municipal Auditorium 11,182
3–3
7
April 15
@ Boston
L 109–110
Wilt Chamberlain (30)
Wilt Chamberlain (32)
Hal Greer (9)
Boston Garden 13,909
3–4 :
1965 schedule :

## Awards and records

* Hal Greer, All-NBA Second Team
* Wilt Chamberlain, All-NBA Second Team
* Lucious Jackson, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team