1960 NBA Finals

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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.[1]

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

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Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
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Roster

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St. Louis Hawks

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Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
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Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Dave Gambee Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 1937–04–16 Oregon State
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Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Cliff Hagan Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 1931–12–09 Kentucky
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Clyde Lovellette Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 1929–09–07 Kansas
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Slater Martin Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 1925–10–22 Texas
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Johnny McCarthy Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 1934–04–25 Canisius
Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Jack McMahon Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 1928–12–03 St. John's
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Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". Cal Ramsey Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 1937–07–13 NYU
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Box scores

March 27
St. Louis Hawks 122, Boston Celtics 140
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 26–46, 34–38, 37–26
Pts: Cliff Hagan 25
Rebs: Bob Pettit 17
Asts: Johnny McCarthy 6		 Pts: Tom Heinsohn 24
Rebs: Bill Russell 19
Asts: Bob Cousy 12
Boston leads series, 1–0
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 10,002

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March 29
St. Louis Hawks 113, Boston Celtics 103
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 24–35, 34–23, 30–24
Pts: Bob Pettit 35
Rebs: Bob Pettit 22
Asts: Bob Pettit 7		 Pts: Bill Sharman 30
Rebs: Bill Russell 40
Asts: Bob Cousy 8
Series tied, 1–1
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 13,909

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  • Bill Russell's 40 rebounds set a single-game Finals record for an individual player.
April 2
Boston Celtics 102, St. Louis Hawks 86
Scoring by quarter: 31–32, 23–23, 23–17, 25–14
Pts: Tom Heinsohn 30
Rebs: Bill Russell 19
Asts: Bob Cousy 13		 Pts: Bob Pettit 23
Rebs: Bob Pettit 18
Asts: Green, Lovellette 6 each
Boston leads series, 2–1
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 10,612
Referees: Sid Borgia, Arnie Heft

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April 3
Boston Celtics 96, St. Louis Hawks 106
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 21–22, 24–31, 33–25
Pts: Ramsey, Sharman 20 each
Rebs: Bill Russell 19
Asts: Bob Cousy 4		 Pts: Bob Pettit 32
Rebs: Bob Pettit 11
Asts: Johnny McCarthy 8
Series tied, 2–2
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 10,612
Referees: Jim Duffy, Mendy Rudolph

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April 5
St. Louis Hawks 102, Boston Celtics 127
Scoring by quarter: 26–34, 27–31, 25–30, 24–32
Pts: Cliff Hagan 28
Rebs: Cliff Hagan 12
Asts: Si Green 8		 Pts: Tom Heinsohn 34
Rebs: Bill Russell 26
Asts: Bob Cousy 10
Boston leads series, 3–2
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 13,909

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April 7
Boston Celtics 102, St. Louis Hawks 105
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 36–30, 12–36, 38–15
Pts: Bill Russell 17
Rebs: Bill Russell 16
Asts: Bob Cousy 9		 Pts: Cliff Hagan 36
Rebs: Clyde Lovellette 15
Asts: Johnny McCarthy 9
Series tied, 3–3
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 10,612
Referees: Jim Duffy, Mendy Rudolph

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April 9
St. Louis Hawks 103, Boston Celtics 122
Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 23–41, 25–26, 25–26
Pts: Bob Pettit 22
Rebs: Bob Pettit 14
Asts: Si Green 5		 Pts: Frank Ramsey 24
Rebs: Bill Russell 35
Asts: Bob Cousy 14
Boston wins series, 4–3
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 13,909

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Notes

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References

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External links

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