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1960 basketball championship series

1960 NBA finals

Team	Coach	Wins
Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	4
St. Louis Hawks	Ed Macauley	3

Dates

March 27–April 9

Hall of Famers

Celtics:
Bob Cousy (1971)
Bill Russell (1975)
Bill Sharman (1976)
Frank Ramsey (1982)
Sam Jones (1984)
Tom Heinsohn (1986 as player, 2015 as coach)
K. C. Jones (1989)
Hawks:
Bob Pettit (1971)
Cliff Hagan (1978)
Slater Martin (1982)
Clyde Lovellette (1988)
Coaches:
Red Auerbach (1969)

Eastern finals

Celtics defeated Warriors, 4–2

Western finals

Hawks defeated Lakers, 4–3

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The 1960 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1960 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1959–60 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. It was Boston's fourth trip to the NBA Finals and St. Louis' third. This was the fourth meeting between teams from Boston and St. Louis for a major professional sports championship.

The Celtics beat the Hawks 4–3. The Finals featured Hall of Famers Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Bill Sharman, Frank Ramsey, Sam Jones, K.C. Jones, Coach Red Auerbach, Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, Slater Martin, Clyde Lovellette.

This was the last time the NBA Finals would be played in March.

Series summary

Game	Date	Home team	Result	Road team
Game 1	March 27	Boston Celtics	140–122 (1–0)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 2	March 29	Boston Celtics	103–113 (1–1)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 3	April 2	St. Louis Hawks	86–102 (1–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 4	April 3	St. Louis Hawks	106–96 (2–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 5	April 5	Boston Celtics	127–102 (3–2)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 6	April 7	St. Louis Hawks	105–102 (3–3)	Boston Celtics
Game 7	April 9	Boston Celtics	122–103 (4–3)	St. Louis Hawks

Celtics win series 4–3

Team rosters

Boston Celtics

v t e Boston Celtics 1959–60 NBA champions
6 Russell 14 Cousy 15 Heinsohn 16 Richter 17 Conley 18 Loscutoff 20 Guarilia 21 Sharman 23 Ramsey 24 S. Jones 25 K. Jones
Head coach: Auerbach
Regular season Playoffs

St. Louis Hawks

St. Louis Hawks 1959–60 Western Division Champions
9 Pettit \| 11 Ferrari \| 13 Foust \| 15 McCarthy \| 16 Hagan \| 17 Green \| 20 Ferry \| 21 McMahon \| 22 Martin \| 25 Piontek \| 34 Lovellette \| Coach Macauley

Notes

Although Macauley was inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a player in 1960, he has not been inducted as a coach.

References

Flores Jr., Johnny (May 21, 2019). "Boston & St. Louis meet for 11th time, only two to meet in NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL finals". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved December 16, 2024.

External links

1960 Finals at NBA.com
1960 NBA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com

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See also: WNBA Finals

v t e Boston Celtics 1959–60 NBA champions
6 Russell 14 Cousy 15 Heinsohn 16 Richter 17 Conley 18 Loscutoff 20 Guarilia 21 Sharman 23 Ramsey 24 S. Jones 25 K. Jones
Head coach: Auerbach
Regular season Playoffs

v t e Boston Celtics
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