The 1960 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1959–60 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks 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. 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
George Yardley'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. +Previous playoff seriesPhiladelphia 76ers/ Syracuse Nationals leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series
Western Division Semifinals
(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Minneapolis Lakers
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. +Previous playoff seriesMinneapolis leads 5–1 in all-time playoff series
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. +Previous playoff seriesBoston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
Western Division Finals
(1) St. Louis Hawks vs. (3) Minneapolis Lakers
Slater Martin's final NBA game.
This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff seriesSt. Louis leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series
NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks
Bill Russell'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. +Previous playoff seriesTied 1–1 in all-time playoff series
References
External links Basketball-Reference.com's 1960 NBA Playoffs page
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