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
St. Louis Hawks
Box scores
Bill Russell's 40 rebounds set a single-game Finals record for an individual player.
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References
External links 1960 Finals at NBA.com 1960 NBA Playoffs at Basketball-Reference.com