1961 NBA Finals

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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.[1] It was also the Celtics' fifth straight trip to the championship series, and they won the series against the Hawks, 4–1.

As of 2026, this remains the Hawks’[note 1] 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

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St. Louis Hawks

style="Template:Basketball primary style; text-align: center;" |1960–61 Western Division Champions St. Louis Hawks roster
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Paul Seymour

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Roster

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Box scores

April 2
St. Louis Hawks 95, Boston Celtics 129
Scoring by quarter: 26–30, 22–26, 25–35, 22–38
Pts: Cliff Hagan 33
Rebs: Cliff Hagan 13
Asts: Hagan, Sauldsberry 4 each		 Pts: Tom Heinsohn 26
Rebs: Bill Russell 31
Asts: Bob Cousy 7
Boston leads series, 1–0
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 11,531

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April 5
St. Louis Hawks 108, Boston Celtics 116
Scoring by quarter: 32–27, 20–26, 23–31, 33–32
Pts: Cliff Hagan 40
Rebs: Bob Pettit 19
Asts: Cliff Hagan 6		 Pts: Bob Cousy 26
Rebs: Bill Russell 28
Asts: Bob Cousy 14
Boston leads series, 2–0
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 13,909

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April 8
Boston Celtics 120, St. Louis Hawks 124
Scoring by quarter: 31–28, 35–38, 31–32, 23–26
Pts: Russell, Heinsohn 24 each
Rebs: Bill Russell 23
Asts: Bill Russell 9		 Pts: Bob Pettit 31
Rebs: Bob Pettit 24
Asts: Si Green 7
Boston leads series, 2–1

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April 9
Boston Celtics 119, St. Louis Hawks 104
Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 24–25, 39–26, 28–22
Pts: Cousy, Sanders 22 each
Rebs: Bill Russell 24
Asts: Bob Cousy 12		 Pts: Bob Pettit 40
Rebs: Bob Pettit 18
Asts: Cliff Hagan 7
Boston leads series, 3–1
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 10,442

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April 11
St. Louis Hawks 112, Boston Celtics 121
Scoring by quarter: 39–33, 22–29, 23–37, 28–22
Pts: Bob Pettit 24
Rebs: Pettit, Sauldsberry 11 each
Asts: Johnny McCarthy 6		 Pts: Bill Russell 30
Rebs: Bill Russell 38
Asts: Bob Cousy 12
Boston wins series, 4–1
Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 13,909

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In Bill Sharman's final NBA game, the Celtics closed out the championship.

See also

References

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Notes

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  1. ↑ The Hawks franchise relocated to Atlanta for the 1968–69 season.

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References

External links

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