1960 NBA Finals

1960 basketball championship series August 2023 NBA 1960 St. Louis Hawks Ed Macauley 3 Boston Celtics Red Auerbach 4 March 27–April 9 Celtics: Bob Cousy (1971) Bill Russell (1975)Bill Sharman (1976)Frank Ramsey (1982)Sam Jones (1984)Tom Heinsohn (1986 as player, 2015 as coach)K. C. Jones (1989) Hawks:Bob Pettit (1971)Cliff Hagan (1978)Slater Martin (1982; did not play)Clyde Lovellette (1988) Coaches: Red Auerbach (1969)Although Macauley was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1960, he has not been inducted as a coach. Celtics defeated Warriors, 4–2 Hawks defeated Lakers, 4–3 The 1960 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1960 NBA playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1959–60 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. It was Boston's fourth trip to the NBA Finals and St. Louis' third. This was the fourth meeting between teams from Boston and St. Louis for a major professional sports championship.https://sports.yahoo.com/boston-st-louis-meet-for-11-th-time-only-two-to-meet-in-nfl-mlb-nba-and-nhl-045852356.html Boston & St. Louis meet for 11th time, only two to meet in NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL finals Flores Jr. Johnny Yahoo Sports May 21, 2019 December 16, 2024 The Celtics beat the Hawks 4–3. The Finals featured Hall of Famers Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Bill Sharman, Frank Ramsey, Sam Jones, K.C. Jones, Coach Red Auerbach, Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, Slater Martin, Clyde Lovellette. This was the last time the NBA Finals would be played in March. Series summary Game Date Home team Result Road team Game 1 March 27 Boston Celtics 140–122 (1–0) St. Louis Hawks Game 2 March 29 Boston Celtics 103–113 (1–1) St. Louis Hawks Game 3 April 2 St. Louis Hawks 86–102 (1–2) Boston Celtics Game 4 April 3 St. Louis Hawks 106–96 (2–2) Boston Celtics Game 5 April 5 Boston Celtics 127–102 (3–2) St. Louis Hawks Game 6 April 7 St. Louis Hawks 105–102 (3–3) Boston Celtics Game 7 April 9 Boston Celtics 122–103 (4–3) St. Louis Hawks Celtics win series 4–3 Team rosters Boston Celtics Boston Celtics 1959–60 17 Gene Conley PF 6 8 225 Washington State 1930–11–10 14 Bob Cousy PG 6 1 175 Holy Cross 1928-08-09 20 Gene Guarilia SF 6 5 220 George Washington 1937-09-13 15, 20 Tom Heinsohn PF 6 7 218 Holy Cross 1934–08–26 25 K.C. Jones PG 6 1 200 San Francisco 1932–05–25 24 Sam Jones basketball, born 1933 SG 6 4 198 NC Central 1933-06-24 18 Jim Loscutoff SF 6 5 220 Oregon 1930–02–04 23 Frank Ramsey basketball SG 6 3 190 Kentucky 1931–07–13 16 John Richter C 6 9 225 1937-03-12 NC State 6 Bill Russell C 6 10 215 San Francisco 1934–02–12 21 Bill Sharman SG 6 1 175 USC 1926–05–25 Red Auerbach https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1960-nba-finals-hawks-vs-celtics.html St. Louis Hawks St. Louis Hawks 1959–60 11 Al Ferrari SG 6 4 190 Michigan State 1933–07–06 20 Bob Ferry C 6 8 230 Saint Louis 1937–05–31 13 Larry Foust C 6 9 215 La Salle 1928–06–24 12 Dave Gambee SF 6 6 215 Oregon State 1937–04–16 17 Si Green PG 6 2 185 Duquesne 1933–08–20 16 Cliff Hagan SF 6 4 210 Kentucky 1931–12–09 34 Clyde Lovellette C 6 9 234 Kansas 1929–09–07 22 Slater Martin PG 5 10 170 Texas 1925–10–22 15 Johnny McCarthy SG 6 1 185 Canisius 1934–04–25 21 Jack McMahon PG 6 1 185 St. John's 1928–12–03 9 Bob Pettit PF 6 9 205 LSU 1932–12–12 12, 25 Dave Piontek SG 6 6 230 Xavier 1934–08–27 13 Cal Ramsey SF 6 4 200 NYU 1937–07–13 19 Hub Reed C 6 9 215 Oklahoma City 1936–10–04 13 Chuck Share C 6 11 235 Bowling Green 1927–03–14 * Ed Macauley https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/STL/1960.html Box scores #eee March 27 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 122 Boston Celtics 140 25–30 26–46 34–38 37–26 Cliff Hagan 25 Bob Pettit 17 Johnny McCarthy 6 Tom Heinsohn 24 Bill Russell 19 Bob Cousy 12 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 10,002 Boston leads series, 1–0 March 29 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 113 Boston Celtics 103 25–21 24–35 34–23 30–24 Bob Pettit 35 Bob Pettit 22 Bob Pettit 7 Bill Sharman 30 Bill Russell 40 Bob Cousy 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Series tied, 1–1 Bill Russell's 40 rebounds set a single-game Finals record for an individual player. #eee April 2 Boxscore Boston Celtics 102 St. Louis Hawks 86 31–32 23–23 23–17 25–14 Tom Heinsohn 30 Bill Russell 19 Bob Cousy 13 Bob Pettit 23 Bob Pettit 18 Green, Lovellette 6 each Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 10,612 Sid Borgia, Arnie Heft Boston leads series, 2–1 April 3 Boxscore Boston Celtics 96 St. Louis Hawks 106 18–28 21–22 24–31 33–25 Ramsey, Sharman 20 each Bill Russell 19 Bob Cousy 4 Bob Pettit 32 Bob Pettit 11 Johnny McCarthy 8 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 10,612 Jim Duffy, Mendy Rudolph Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 5 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 102 Boston Celtics 127 26–34 27–31 25–30 24–32 Cliff Hagan 28 Cliff Hagan 12 Si Green 8 Tom Heinsohn 34 Bill Russell 26 Bob Cousy 10 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston leads series, 3–2 April 7 Boxscore Boston Celtics 102 St. Louis Hawks 105 16–24 36–30 12–36 38–15 Bill Russell 17 Bill Russell 16 Bob Cousy 9 Cliff Hagan 36 Clyde Lovellette 15 Johnny McCarthy 9 Jim Duffy, Mendy Rudolph Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 10,612 Series tied, 3–3 #eee April 9 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 103 Boston Celtics 122 30–29 23–41 25–26 25–26 Bob Pettit 22 Bob Pettit 14 Si Green 5 Frank Ramsey 24 Bill Russell 35 Bob Cousy 14 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts 13,909 Boston wins series, 4–3 Notes References External links 1960 Finals at NBA.com 1960 NBA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com Finals Category:NBA Finals NBA Finals NBA Finals NBA Finals NBA Finals Category:Basketball competitions in Boston Category:Basketball competitions in St. Louis Category:1960s in Boston Category:1960s in St. Louis NBA Finals NBA Finals Category:Events at the Boston Garden