1959–60 Boston Celtics season
1959–60 Boston Celtics season | |
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NBA champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 59–16 (.787) |
Place | Division: 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | NBA Champions (Defeated Hawks 4–3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WHDH-TV |
Radio | WHDH |
The 1959–60 Boston Celtics season was the 14th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season by winning their third NBA Championship.
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Eastern Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div |
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x-Boston Celtics | 59 | 16 | .787 | – | 25–2 | 24–9 | 10–5 | 28–11 |
x-Philadelphia Warriors | 49 | 26 | .653 | 10 | 22–6 | 12–19 | 15–1 | 22–17 |
x-Syracuse Nationals | 45 | 30 | .600 | 14 | 25–4 | 12–19 | 8–7 | 21–18 |
New York Knicks | 27 | 48 | .360 | 32 | 13–18 | 9–19 | 5–11 | 7–32 |
Record vs. opponents[]
1959-60 NBA Records | ||||||||
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Team | BOS | CIN | DET | MIN | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
Boston | – | 8–1 | 9–0 | 8–1 | 12–1 | 8–5 | 6–3 | 8–5 |
Cincinnati | 1–8 | – | 5–8 | 5–8 | 2–7 | 0–9 | 4–9 | 2–7 |
Detroit | 0–9 | 8–5 | – | 7–6 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 5–8 | 4–5 |
Minneapolis | 1–8 | 8–5 | 6–7 | – | 4–5 | 2–7 | 3–10 | 1–8 |
New York | 1–12 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 5–4 | – | 4–9 | 3–6 | 2–11 |
Philadelphia | 5–8 | 9–0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 9–4 | – | 4–5 | 8–5 |
St. Louis | 3–6 | 9–4 | 8–5 | 10–3 | 6–3 | 5–4 | – | 5–4 |
Syracuse | 5–8 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 8–1 | 11–2 | 5–8 | 4–5 | — |
Playoffs[]
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Division Finals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
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NBA Finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
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1960 schedule |
Roster[]
Awards and honors[]
- Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team
- Bill Russell, All-NBA Second Team
- Bill Sharman, All-NBA Second Team
References[]
Categories:
- Boston Celtics seasons
- NBA championship seasons
- 1959–60 NBA season by team
- 1959 in sports in Massachusetts
- 1960 in sports in Massachusetts
- 1950s in Boston
- 1960s in Boston