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Revision as of 18:25, 21 February 2021
| Dates | March 11–April 9, 1960 |
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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 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | St. Louis | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Minneapolis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Minneapolis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Detroit | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | St. Louis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Boston | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Philadelphia | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Syracuse | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Philadelphia | 2 | ||||||||||||
Division Semifinals
Eastern Division Semifinals
(2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals
- Game 1 @ Philadelphia (March 11): Philadelphia 115, Syracuse 92
- Game 2 @ Syracuse (March 13): Syracuse 125, Philadelphia 119
- Game 3 @ Philadelphia (March 14): Philadelphia 132, Syracuse 112 (George Yardley's final NBA game)
Warriors win series 2-1
This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers/Nationals winning four of the first six meetings.
| Philadelphia 76ers/ Syracuse Nationals leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Division Semifinals
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Minneapolis Lakers
- Game 1 @ Detroit (March 12): Minneapolis 113, Detroit 112 (Played in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI due to arena conflict)
- Game 2 @ Minneapolis (March 13): Minneapolis 114, Detroit 99 (Dick McGuire's final NBA game)
Lakers win series 2-0
This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first six meetings.
| Minneapolis leads 5–1 in all-time playoff series |
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Division Finals
Eastern Division Finals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Philadelphia Warriors
- Game 1 @ Boston (March 16): Boston 111, Philadelphia 105
- Game 2 @ Philadelphia (March 18): Philadelphia 115, Boston 110
- Game 3 @ Boston (March 19): Boston 120, Philadelphia 99
- Game 4 @ Philadelphia (March 20): Boston 112, Philadelphia 104
- Game 5 @ Boston (March 22): Philadelphia 128, Boston 107
- Game 6 @ Philadelphia (March 24): Boston 119, Philadelphia 117
Celtics win series 4-2
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting.
| Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Division Finals
(1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Minneapolis Lakers
- Game 1 @ St. Louis (March 16): St. Louis 112, Minneapolis 99
- Game 2 @ St. Louis (March 17): Minneapolis 120, St. Louis 113
- Game 3 @ Minneapolis (March 19): St. Louis 93, Minneapolis 89
- Game 4 @ Minneapolis (March 20): Minneapolis 103, St. Louis 101
- Game 5 @ St. Louis (March 22): Minneapolis 117, St. Louis 110 (OT; Slater Martin's final NBA game)
- Game 6 @ Minneapolis (March 24): St. Louis 117, Minneapolis 96
- Game 7 @ St. Louis (March 26): St. Louis 97, Minneapolis 86
Hawks win series 4-3
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning two of the first three meetings.
| St. Louis leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series |
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NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks
- Game 1 @ Boston (March 27): Boston 140, St. Louis 122
- Game 2 @ Boston (March 29): St. Louis 113, Boston 103 (Bill Russell grabs a Finals record 40 rebounds)
- Game 3 @ St. Louis (April 2): Boston 102, St. Louis 86
- Game 4 @ St. Louis (April 3): St. Louis 106, Boston 96
- Game 5 @ Boston (April 5): Boston 127, St. Louis 102
- Game 6 @ St. Louis (April 7): St. Louis 105, Boston 102
- Game 7 @ Boston (April 9): Boston 122, St. Louis 103
Celtics win series 4-3
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first two meetings.
| Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series |
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References
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
- ^ "Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Boston Celtics (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2021.