The 1959–1960 Saint Louis Hawks season was the 14th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Hawks claimed their 4th straight division title. They won the division by 16 games with a 46–29 record. Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, and Clyde Lovellette all averaged more than 20 points per game. In the Western Finals, the Hawks faced the Minneapolis Lakers and needed a win in Game 6 to stay alive. Game 6 was played in Minneapolis and the Hawks dominated the Lakers, as they won the match by 21 points to force a 7th game. In St. Louis the Hawks won 97–86 to earn a trip to the

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. The Hawks challenged the

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for the 3rd time in 4 years. The Hawks and Celtics alternated wins as the series went to a 7th game. In Game 7 the Celtics would claim the title as Bill Russell scored 18 points in the 2nd Quarter.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , March 16 , Minneapolis
W 112–99
, Cliff Hagan (29) , Bob Pettit (19) , Kiel Auditorium
8,377 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , March 17 , Minneapolis
L 113–120
, Clyde Lovellette (30) , Bob Pettit (15) , Kiel Auditorium
8,614 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , March 19 , @ Minneapolis
W 93–89
, Bob Pettit (35) , — , Minneapolis Armory , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , March 20 , @ Minneapolis
L 101–103
, Cliff Hagan (28) , Clyde Lovellette (15) , Minneapolis Armory
6,852 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , March 22 , Minneapolis
L 110–117 (OT)
, Bob Pettit (25) , Bob Pettit (19) , Kiel Auditorium
10,043 , 2–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , March 24 , @ Minneapolis
W 117–96
, Bob Pettit (30) , Bob Pettit (18) , Minneapolis Armory , 3–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , March 26 , Minneapolis
W 97–86
, Bob Pettit (28) , Bob Pettit (20) , Kiel Auditorium
6,195 , 4–3 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , March 27 , @ Boston
L 122–140
, Cliff Hagan (25) , Bob Pettit (17) , Johnny McCarthy (6) , Boston Garden
10,002 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , March 29 , @ Boston
W 113–103
, Bob Pettit (35) , Bob Pettit (22) , Bob Pettit (7) , Boston Garden
13,909 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , April 2 , Boston
L 86–102
, Bob Pettit (23) , Bob Pettit (18) , Green, Lovellette (6) , Kiel Auditorium
10,612 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , April 3 , Boston
W 106–96
, Bob Pettit (32) , Bob Pettit (11) , Johnny McCarthy (8) , Kiel Auditorium
10,612 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , April 5 , @ Boston
L 102–127
, Cliff Hagan (28) , Cliff Hagan (12) , Si Green (8) , Boston Garden
13,909 , 2–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , April 7 , Boston
W 105–102
, Cliff Hagan (36) , Clyde Lovellette (15) , Johnny McCarthy (9) , Kiel Auditorium
10,612 , 3–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 7 , April 9 , @ Boston
L 103–122
, Bob Pettit (22) , Bob Pettit (14) , Si Green (5) , Boston Garden
13,909 , 3–4 , -

Awards and honors

* Bob Pettit, All-NBA First Team

References

Hawks on Basketball Reference
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