1964–65 St. Louis Hawks season

1964–65 St. Louis Hawks season
Head coach	Harry Gallatin Richie Guerin
Arena	Kiel Auditorium
Results
Record	45–35 (.563)
Place	Division: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Division Semifinals (Eliminated 1–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1964–65 NBA season was the Hawks' 16th season in the NBA and tenth season in St. Louis.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
x-Los Angeles Lakers	49	31	.613	–	25–13	21–16	3–2	25–15
x-St. Louis Hawks	45	35	.563	4	26–4	15–17	4–4	28–12
x-Baltimore Bullets	37	43	.463	12	23–14	12–19	2–10	22–18
Detroit Pistons	31	49	.388	18	13–17	11–20	7–12	18–22
San Francisco Warriors	17	63	.213	32	10–26	5–31	2–6	7–33

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	—

Playoffs

West Division Semifinals

(2) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Baltimore Bullets: Bullets win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ St. Louis: Baltimore 108, St. Louis 105
• Game 2 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 129, Baltimore 105
• Game 3 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 131, St. Louis 99
• Game 4 @ Baltimore: Baltimore 109, St. Louis 103

Awards and records

• Bob Pettit, All-NBA Second Team

References

1. 1964–65 St. Louis Hawks