The 1961 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1961 NBA playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1960–61 season in North America. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. This was the fourth and final World Championship Series meeting between the two teams, and was the fifth meeting between teams from Boston and St. Louis for a major professional sports championship. It was also the Celtics' fifth straight trip to the championship series, and they won the series against the Hawks, 4–1.
As of , this remains the Hawks’The Hawks franchise relocated to Atlanta for the 1968–69 season. last appearance in the NBA Finals, the second-longest drought behind the Kings franchise who last played in the NBA Finals in 1951.
Series summary Game Date Home team Result Road team Game 1 April 2 Boston Celtics 129–95 (1–0) St. Louis Hawks Game 2 April 5 Boston Celtics 116–108 (2–0) St. Louis Hawks Game 3 April 8 St. Louis Hawks 124–120 (1–2) Boston Celtics Game 4 April 9 St. Louis Hawks 104–119 (1–3) Boston Celtics Game 5 April 11 Boston Celtics 121–112 (4–1) St. Louis Hawks Celtics win series 4–1
Team rosters
Boston Celtics
St. Louis Hawks
Box scores
In Bill Sharman's final NBA game, the Celtics closed out the championship.
See also 1961 NBA playoffs 1960–61 NBA season
References
Notes
References "1960-61 NBA Season Summary", basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
External links 1961 Finals at NBA.com 1961 NBA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com