The 1961 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the

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, which concluded the

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(NBA)'s 1960–61 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion

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and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. This was the fourth and final World Championship Series meeting between the two teams. It was also Celtics' fifth straight trip to the championship series, and they won the series against the Hawks, 4–1. , this remains the Hawks franchise’sThe Hawks franchise relocated to Atlanta for the 1968–69 season. last appearance in the NBA Finals, the second-longest drought behind the Kings franchise who last played in the NBA Finals in

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Series summary

''Celtics win series 4–1''

Team rosters

Boston Celtics

St. Louis Hawks

Notes

References

"1960-61 NBA Season Summary"
''basketball-reference.com''. Retrieved March 28, 2014.

External links

at NBA.com

at Basketball-Reference.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1961 Nba Finals

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