The 1965 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1964–65 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion Los Angeles Lakers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.
Boston won its seventh consecutive NBA title and eighth overall while handing the Lakers their fourth straight Finals loss in the process.
This was the first playoff appearance for the Baltimore Bullets, who had begun play in the 1961–62 season as the Chicago Packers.
Champion: Los Angeles Lakers
Division Semifinals
(1) Los Angeles Lakers received a first-round bye.
(2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets: Bullets win series 3-1
Game 1 @ St. Louis (March 24): Baltimore 108, St. Louis 105
Game 2 @ St. Louis (March 26): St. Louis 129, Baltimore 105
Game 3 @ Baltimore (March 27): Baltimore 131, St. Louis 99
Game 4 @ Baltimore (March 30): Baltimore 109, St. Louis 103 (Bob Pettit's last NBA game)
Division Finals
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets: Lakers win series 4-2
Game 1 @ Los Angeles (April 3): Los Angeles 121, Baltimore 115
Game 2 @ Los Angeles (April 5): Los Angeles 118, Baltimore 115
Game 3 @ Baltimore (April 7): Baltimore 122, Los Angeles 115
Game 4 @ Baltimore (April 9): Baltimore 114, Los Angeles 112
Game 5 @ Los Angeles (April 11): Los Angeles 120, Baltimore 112
Game 6 @ Baltimore (April 13): Los Angeles 117, Baltimore 115
Champion: Boston Celtics
Division Semifinals
(1) Boston Celtics received a first-round bye.
(2) Cincinnati Royals vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: 76ers win series 3-1
Game 1 @ Cincinnati (March 24): Philadelphia 119, Cincinnati 117 (OT)
Game 2 @ Philadelphia (March 26): Cincinnati 121, Philadelphia 120
Game 3 @ Cincinnati (March 28): Philadelphia 109, Cincinnati 94
Game 4 @ Philadelphia (March 31): Philadelphia 119, Cincinnati 112
Division Finals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Celtics win series 4-3
Game 1 @ Boston (April 4): Boston 108, Philadelphia 98
Game 2 @ Philadelphia (April 6): Philadelphia 109, Boston 103
Game 3 @ Boston (April 8): Boston 112, Philadelphia 94
Game 4 @ Philadelphia (April 9): Philadelphia 134, Boston 131 (OT)
Game 5 @ Boston (April 11): Boston 114, Philadelphia 108
Game 6 @ Philadelphia (April 13): Philadelphia 112, Boston 106
Game 7 @ Boston (April 15): Boston 110, Philadelphia 109 (John Havlicek steals the inbounds pass by Hal Greer)
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers: Celtics win series 4-1
Game 1 @ Boston (April 18): Boston 142, Los Angeles 110
Game 2 @ Boston (April 19): Boston 129, Los Angeles 123
Game 3 @ Los Angeles (April 21): Los Angeles 126, Boston 105
Game 4 @ Los Angeles (April 23): Boston 112, Los Angeles 99
Game 5 @ Boston (April 25): Boston 129, Los Angeles 96 (Tom Heinsohn's final NBA game)
