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*'''Game 1''' @ Boston: '''Boston 140''', St. Louis 122 |
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*'''Game 2''' @ Boston: '''St. Louis 113''', Boston 103 ([[Bill Russell]] grabs a Finals record 40 rebounds |
*'''Game 2''' @ Boston: '''St. Louis 113''', Boston 103 ([[Bill Russell]] grabs a Finals record 40 rebounds) |
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*'''Game 3''' @ St. Louis: '''Boston 102''', St. Louis 86 |
*'''Game 3''' @ St. Louis: '''Boston 102''', St. Louis 86 |
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*'''Game 4''' @ St. Louis: '''St. Louis 106''', Boston 96 |
*'''Game 4''' @ St. Louis: '''St. Louis 106''', Boston 96 |
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Revision as of 13:45, 30 January 2012
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 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. The 1960 Finals was the third Celtics/Hawks championship series in the past four years.
| 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 | ||||||||||||
Western Division
Champion: St. Louis Hawks
Division Semifinals
(1) St. Louis Hawks have division semifinals byes.
(2) Detroit Pistons 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
Division Semifinals
(1) Boston Celtics have division semifinals byes.
(2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals: 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 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 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 (Bill Russell grabs a Finals record 40 rebounds)
- 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