The 1960 NBA Playoffs

NBA Playoffs

The National Basketball Association Playoffs is a best-of-seven elimination tournament among sixteen teams in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference , ultimately deciding the final four teams who will play in the NBA Conference Finals.-Format:Following the NBA regular season, eight teams in...

was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association

National Basketball Association

The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

's 1959-1960 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

 defeating the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks, four games to three in the NBA Finals

1960 NBA Finals

The 1960 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1959-60 National Basketball Association season, and was the conclusion of the 1960 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. It...

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This was the second consecutive and third overall NBA championship for the Celtics, who gained a measure of revenge for the Hawks' championship win over them two years prior

1958 NBA Finals

The 1958 NBA Finals pitted the Western Champion St. Louis Hawks against the Eastern Champion Boston Celtics. The Hawks won the series in six games to become the National Basketball Association champions.-Series summary:Hawks win series 4-2...

. The 1960 Finals marked the third Celtics/Hawks championship series in the past four years.

Western Division

Champion: St. Louis Hawks

Division Semifinals

(1) St. Louis Hawks have division semifinals byes.

(2) Detroit Pistons

Detroit Pistons

The Detroit Pistons are a franchise of the National Basketball Association based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The team's home arena is The Palace of Auburn Hills. It was originally founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana as the Fort Wayne Pistons as a member of the National Basketball League in 1941, where...

 vs. (3) Minneapolis Lakers:
Lakers win series 2-0

• Game 1 @ Detroit: Minneapolis 113, Detroit 112
• Game 2 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 114, Detroit 99

Division Finals

(1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (2) Minneapolis Lakers:
Hawks win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 112, Minneapolis 99
• Game 2 @ St. Louis: Minneapolis 120, St. Louis 113
• Game 3 @ Minneapolis: St. Louis 93, Minneapolis 89
• Game 4 @ Minneapolis: Minneapolis 103, St. Louis 101
• Game 5 @ St. Louis: Minneapolis 117, St. Louis 110
• Game 6 @ Minneapolis: St. Louis 117, Minneapolis 96
• Game 7 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 97, Minneapolis 86

Eastern Division

Champion: Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

Division Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics have division semifinals byes.

(2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals

Syracuse Nationals

The Syracuse Nationals were an American professional basketball team that existed from 1946 to 1963 as part of the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association . They are currently known as the Philadelphia 76ers, and are the NBA's oldest continued franchise.The team began in...

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Warriors win series 2-1

• Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 115, Syracuse 92
• Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 125, Philadelphia 119
• Game 3 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 132, Syracuse 112

Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

vs. (2) Philadelphia Warriors:
Celtics win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 111, Philadelphia 105
• Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 115, Boston 110
• Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 120, Philadelphia 99
• Game 4 @ Philadelphia: Boston 112, Philadelphia 104
• Game 5 @ Boston: Philadelphia 128, Boston 107
• Game 6 @ Philadelphia: Boston 119, Philadelphia 117

NBA finals

(1) Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are a National Basketball Association team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1946, the team is currently owned by Boston Basketball Partners LLC. The Celtics play their home games at the TD Garden, which...

VS. (1) St. Louis Hawks:
Celtics win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 140, St. Louis 122
• Game 2 @ Boston: St. Louis 113, Boston 103
• Game 3 @ St. Louis: Boston 102, St. Louis 86
• Game 4 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 106, Boston 96
• Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 127, St. Louis 102
• Game 6 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 105, Boston 102
• Game 7 @ Boston: Boston 122, St. Louis 103

External links

• Basketball-Reference.com's 1960 NBA Playoffs page