1959–60 Boston Celtics season

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1959–60 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Division champions
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record59–16 (.787)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Hawks 4–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWHDH-TV
RadioWHDH
< 1958–59 1960–61 >

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.

The complete Celtics roster.

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Eastern Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
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
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[]

1960 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 16 Philadelphia W 111–105 Bill Sharman (25) Bill Russell (30) Bob Cousy (13) Boston Garden 1–0
2 March 18 @ Philadelphia L 110–115 Tom Heinsohn (26) Bill Russell (20) Bob Cousy (6) Philadelphia Civic Center 1–1
3 March 19 Philadelphia W 120–90 Bill Russell (26) Bill Russell (39) Bob Cousy (8) Boston Garden 2–1
4 March 20 @ Philadelphia W 112–104 Tom Heinsohn (28) Bill Russell (21) Bob Cousy (8) Philadelphia Civic Center 3–1
5 March 22 Philadelphia L 107–128 Bill Russell (22) Bill Russell (27) Bob Cousy (7) Boston Garden 3–2
6 March 24 @ Philadelphia W 119–117 Bill Russell (25) Bill Russell (25) Bob Cousy (4) Philadelphia Civic Center 4–2
NBA Finals: 4–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 27 St. Louis W 140–122 Tom Heinsohn (24) Bill Russell (19) Bob Cousy (12) Boston Garden
10,002 		1–0
2 March 29 St. Louis L 103–113 Bill Sharman (30) Bill Russell (40) Bob Cousy (8) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–1
3 April 2 @ St. Louis W 102–86 Tom Heinsohn (30) Bill Russell (16) Bob Cousy (13) Kiel Auditorium
10,612 		2–1
4 April 3 @ St. Louis L 96–106 Ramsey, Sharman (20) Bill Russell (19) Bob Cousy (4) Kiel Auditorium
10,612 		2–2
5 April 5 St. Louis W 127–102 Tom Heinsohn (34) Bill Russell (26) Bob Cousy (10) Boston Garden
13,909 		3–2
6 April 7 @ St. Louis L 102–105 Bill Russell (17) Bill Russell (16) Bob Cousy (9) Kiel Auditorium
10,612 		3–3
7 April 9 St. Louis W 122–103 Frank Ramsey (24) Bill Russell (35) Bob Cousy (14) Boston Garden
13,909 		4–3
1960 schedule

Roster[]

Awards and honors[]

References[]

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