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1965-66 NBA season standings
Every 1965-66 NBA race charted day by day: East and West. Final standings, from a season that ran October 15, 1965 to March 22, 1966.
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East standings, 1965-66
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Philadelphia 76ers (PHL) x | 55 | 25 | .688 | - | 10-0 | W11 |
| Boston Celtics (BOS) x | 54 | 26 | .675 | 1 | 7-3 | W6 |
| Cincinnati Royals (CIN) x | 45 | 35 | .563 | 10 | 3-7 | L3 |
| New York Knicks (NYK) | 30 | 50 | .375 | 25 | 2-8 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 12 times.
- The Philadelphia 76ers trailed by as many as 4 games on January 12, 1966.
- The Philadelphia 76ers took first place for good on March 6, 1966.
- The Philadelphia 76ers won 11 games in a row from March 3, 1966 to March 20, 1966, the longest run of the race.
- The Boston Celtics led by 3.5 games as late as February 12, 1966.
- The Philadelphia 76ers went 13-3 from February 12, 1966 to March 9, 1966, turning a deficit of 3.5 games into a lead of 1 game.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 83 of the 127 days played.
- Four teams held first place.
- The Philadelphia 76ers spent 41 of the season's 159 charted days in first place.