The 1960 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
's
1959-60 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion
Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion
St. Louis Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at ...
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
Events
January
* January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being.
* January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed.
* January 4
** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...
. The 1960 Finals was the third Celtics–Hawks Finals in the past four years.
Bracket
Division Semifinals
Eastern Division Semifinals
(2) Philadelphia Warriors vs. (3)
Syracuse Nationals
The Philadelphia 76ers are an American basketball team currently playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 76ers are third in NBA history in wins and playoff appearances.
1946– ...
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George Yardley
George Harry Yardley III (November 3, 1928 – August 12, 2004) was an American basketball player. He was the first player in NBA history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by George Mikan. Yardley was en ...
's final NBA game.
This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers/Nationals winning four of the first six meetings.
Western Division Semifinals
(2)
Detroit Pistons
The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in Detroit. The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at L ...
vs. (3)
Minneapolis Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers franchise has a long and storied history, predating the formation of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Founded in 1947, the Lakers are one of the NBA's most famous and successful franchises. As of summer 2012, th ...
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Dick McGuire's final NBA game.
This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first six meetings.
Division Finals
Eastern Division Finals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Philadelphia Warriors
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting.
Western Division Finals
(1)
St. Louis Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The team plays its home games at ...
vs. (3)
Minneapolis Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers franchise has a long and storied history, predating the formation of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Founded in 1947, the Lakers are one of the NBA's most famous and successful franchises. As of summer 2012, th ...
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Slater Martin
Slater Nelson "Dugie" Martin Jr. (October 22, 1925 – October 18, 2012) was an American professional basketball player and coach who was a playmaking guard for 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born in Elmina ...
's final NBA game.
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning two of the first three meetings.
NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks
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Bill Russell
William Felton Russell (February 12, 1934 – July 31, 2022) was an American professional basketball player who played as a center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. A five-time NBA Most Va ...
's 40 rebounds set a single-game Finals record for an individual player.
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first two meetings.
References
External links
Basketball-Reference.com's 1960 NBA Playoffs page
{{1959–60 NBA season by team
National Basketball Association playoffs
Playoffs
The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eit ...
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