1960 NBA playoffs

Playoffs of the 14th NBA Championship (1959-60) August 2023 NBA playoffs 1960 1959–60 March 11 – April 9, 1960 6 Boston Celtics 3 St. Louis Hawks Minneapolis Lakers Philadelphia Warriors 1959 1961 The 1960 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1959–60 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals. This was the second straight and third overall NBA title for Boston, who got revenge for the Hawks' win over them in 1958. The 1960 Finals was the third Celtics–Hawks Finals in the past four years. Bracket Division Semifinals Division Finals NBA Finals Eastern Division Western Division E3 Syracuse 1 E2 Philadelphia 2 W3 Minneapolis 2 W2 Detroit 0 E1 Boston* 4 E2 Philadelphia 2 W1 St. Louis* 4 W3 Minneapolis 3 E1 Boston* 4 W1 St. Louis* 3* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals Division Semifinals Eastern Division Semifinals (2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals #eee March 11 Boxscore Syracuse Nationals 92 Philadelphia Warriors 115 26–33 20–22 28–28 18–32 Dick Barnett 19 Barney Cable 13 Larry Costello 4 Paul Arizin 40 Wilt Chamberlain 27 Tom Gola 7 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 March 13 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 119 Syracuse Nationals 125 24–23 28–33 33–32 34–37 Paul Arizin 29 Wilt Chamberlain 18 Guy Rodgers 6 Dolph Schayes 40 Dolph Schayes 22 Larry Costello 9 Onondaga War Memorial, Syracuse, New York Series tied, 1–1 #eee March 14 Boxscore Syracuse Nationals 112 Philadelphia Warriors 132 28–31 26–38 28–34 30–29 Dolph Schayes 31 Dolph Schayes 14 Larry Costello 7 Wilt Chamberlain 53 Tom Gola 23 Tom Gola 11 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia wins series, 2–1 George Yardley's final NBA game. This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers/Nationals winning four of the first six meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=GSW&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Philadelphia 76ers/ Syracuse Nationals leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1950 Philadelphia Warriors 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1950 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1951 Philadelphia Warriors 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1951 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1952 Philadelphia Warriors 1 Syracuse Nationals 2 1952 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1956 Philadelphia Warriors 3 Syracuse Nationals 2 1956 Eastern Division Finals #fff 1957 Philadelphia Warriors 0 Syracuse Nationals 2 1957 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1958 Philadelphia Warriors 2 Syracuse Nationals 1 1958 Eastern Division Semifinals Western Division Semifinals (2) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Minneapolis Lakers #eee March 12 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 113 Detroit Pistons 112 25–26 32–25 23–38 33–23 Elgin Baylor 40 Bailey Howell 29 Grosse Pointe High School, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Minneapolis leads series, 1–0 March 13 Boxscore Detroit Pistons 99 Minneapolis Lakers 114 25–22 28–34 21–35 25–23 Gene Shue 27 Frank Selvy 30 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis wins series, 2–0 Dick McGuire's final NBA game. This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first six meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Minneapolis leads 5–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1950 Fort Wayne Pistons 0 Minneapolis Lakers 2 1950 Central Division Finals #fff 1953 Fort Wayne Pistons 2 Minneapolis Lakers 3 1953 Western Division Finals #fff 1954 Fort Wayne Pistons 0 Minneapolis Lakers 2 1954 Western Division Round Robin Semifinals #fff 1955 Fort Wayne Pistons 3 Minneapolis Lakers 1 1955 Western Division Finals #fff 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons 0 Minneapolis Lakers 2 1957 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1959 Detroit Pistons 1 Minneapolis Lakers 2 1959 Western Division Semifinals Division Finals Eastern Division Finals (1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Philadelphia Warriors #eee March 16 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 105 Boston Celtics 111 24–37 29–27 28–25 24–22 Wilt Chamberlain 42 Wilt Chamberlain 29 Paul Arizin 5 Bill Sharman 25 Bill Russell 30 Bob Cousy 13 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Boston leads series, 1–0 March 18 Boxscore Boston Celtics 110 Philadelphia Warriors 115 27–31 26–32 32–27 25–25 Tom Heinsohn 26 Bill Russell 20 Bob Cousy 6 Paul Arizin 30 Wilt Chamberlain 28 Guy Rodgers 9 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Series tied, 1–1 #eee March 19 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 90 Boston Celtics 120 23–22 16–28 25–37 26–33 Woody Sauldsberry 22 Wilt Chamberlain 15 Wilt Chamberlain 6 Bill Russell 26 Bill Russell 39 Bob Cousy 8 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Boston leads series, 2–1 March 20 Boxscore Boston Celtics 112 Philadelphia Warriors 104 38–22 20–29 22–25 32–28 Tom Heinsohn 28 Bill Russell 21 Bob Cousy 8 Paul Arizin 35 Wilt Chamberlain 34 Guy Rodgers 5 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Boston leads series, 3–1 #eee March 22 Boxscore Philadelphia Warriors 128 Boston Celtics 107 33–18 32–27 32–30 31–32 Wilt Chamberlain 50 Wilt Chamberlain 35 Tom Gola 10 Bill Russell 22 Bill Russell 27 Bob Cousy 7 Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Boston leads series, 3–2 March 24 Boxscore Boston Celtics 119 Philadelphia Warriors 117 24–33 27–17 33–34 35–33 Bill Russell 25 Bill Russell 25 Bob Cousy 4 Guy Rodgers 31 Wilt Chamberlain 24 Guy Rodgers 9 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Boston wins series, 4–2 This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1958 Boston Celtics 4 Philadelphia Warriors 1 1958 Eastern Division Finals Western Division Finals (1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Minneapolis Lakers #eee March 16 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 99 St. Louis Hawks 112 19–27 23–28 28–31 29–26 Elgin Baylor 19 Baylor, Hundley 9 each Cliff Hagan 29 Bob Pettit 19 Arnie Heft, Richie Powers Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 8,377 St. Louis leads series, 1–0 March 17 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 120 St. Louis Hawks 113 24–31 29–29 33–30 34–23 Elgin Baylor 40 Elgin Baylor 14 Clyde Lovellette 30 Bob Pettit 15 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 8,614 Arnie Heft, Richie Powers Series tied, 1–1 #eee March 19 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 93 Minneapolis Lakers 89 26–15 22–31 24–24 21–19 Bob Pettit 35 Elgin Baylor 27 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota St. Louis leads series, 2–1 March 20 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 101 Minneapolis Lakers 103 32–22 27–25 20–25 22–31 Cliff Hagan 28 Clyde Lovellette 15 Elgin Baylor 39 Elgin Baylor 16 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota 6,852 Sid Borgia, Richie Powers Series tied, 2–2 #eee March 22 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 117 St. Louis Hawks 110 OT 14–26 33–21 28–26 28–30 14–7 Elgin Baylor 40 Elgin Baylor 18 Bob Pettit 25 Bob Pettit 19 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 10,043 Arnie Heft, Richie Powers Minneapolis leads series, 3–2 Slater Martin's final NBA game. March 24 Boxscore St. Louis Hawks 117 Minneapolis Lakers 96 30–19 26–32 26–17 35–28 Bob Pettit 30 Bob Pettit 18 Elgin Baylor 38 Frank Selvy 12 Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota Series tied, 3–3 #eee March 26 Boxscore Minneapolis Lakers 86 St. Louis Hawks 97 19–26 19–25 26–24 22–22 Elgin Baylor 33 Elgin Baylor 13 Bob Pettit 28 Bob Pettit 20 Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri 6,195 Arnie Heft, Mendy Rudolph St. Louis wins series, 4–3 This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021St. Louis leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1956 St. Louis Hawks 2 Minneapolis Lakers 1 1956 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1957 St. Louis Hawks 3 Minneapolis Lakers 0 1957 Western Division Finals #fff 1959 St. Louis Hawks 2 Minneapolis Lakers 4 1959 Western Division Finals NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks 1960 NBA Finals #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 This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=BOS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Boston Celtics (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com February 19, 2021Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1957 Boston Celtics 4 St. Louis Hawks 3 1957 NBA Finals #fff 1958 Boston Celtics 2 St. Louis Hawks 4 1958 NBA Finals References External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1960 NBA Playoffs page Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs fi:NBA-kausi 1959–1960#Pudotuspelit