1960 NBA Finals

1960 NBA Finals

Team Coach Wins Boston Celtics Red Auerbach 4 St. Louis Hawks Ed Macauley 3
Referees
Game 1: _ Game 2: _ Game 3: _ Game 4: _ Game 5: _ Game 6: _ Game 7: _
Eastern Finals	Celtics defeat Warriors, 4–2
Western Finals	Hawks defeat Lakers, 4–3

The 1960 NBA World Championship Series was the championship round of the 1960 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1959–60 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. It was Boston's fourth trip to the NBA Finals and St. Louis' third. The Celtics beat the Hawks 4–3. The Finals featured Hall of Famers Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Frank Ramsey, Sam Jones, K.C. Jones, Coach Red Auerbach, Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, Slater Martin, Clyde Lovellette, and Coach Alex Hannum.

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

Series summary

Game	Date	Home Team	Score	Road Team
Game 1 at Bost.	Sun. March 27	Boston Celtics	140–122 (1–0)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 2 at Bost.	Tue. March 29	Boston Celtics	103–113 (1–1)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 3 at St.L.	Sat. April 2	St. Louis Hawks	86–102 (1–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 4 at St.L.	Sun. April 3	St. Louis Hawks	106–96 (2–2)	Boston Celtics
Game 5 at Bost.	Tue. April 5	Boston Celtics	127–102 (3–2)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 6 at St.L.	Thu. April 7	St. Louis Hawks	105–102 (3–3)	Boston Celtics
Game 7 at Bost.	Sat. April 9	Boston Celtics	122–103 (4–3)	St. Louis Hawks

Boston Celtics win series 4–3

External links

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