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1959–60 Boston Celtics season

NBA basketball team season (won championship)

1959–60 Boston Celtics season

NBA basketball team season (won championship)

(Defeated Hawks 4–3) The 1959–60 Boston Celtics season was the 14th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season by winning their third NBA Championship.

The complete Celtics roster.

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

1959–60 game log
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Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | March 16 | Philadelphia | W 111–105 | Bill Sharman (25) | Bill Russell (30) | Bob Cousy (13) | Boston Garden | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | March 18 | @ Philadelphia | L 110–115 | Tom Heinsohn (26) | Bill Russell (20) | Bob Cousy (6) | Philadelphia Civic Center | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | March 19 | Philadelphia | W 120–90 | Bill Russell (26) | Bill Russell (39) | Bob Cousy (8) | Boston Garden | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | March 20 | @ Philadelphia | W 112–104 | Tom Heinsohn (28) | Bill Russell (21) | Bob Cousy (8) | Philadelphia Civic Center | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | March 22 | Philadelphia | L 107–128 | Bill Russell (22) | Bill Russell (27) | Bob Cousy (7) | Boston Garden | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | March 24 | @ Philadelphia | W 119–117 | Bill Russell (25) | Bill Russell (25) | Bob Cousy (4) | Philadelphia Civic Center

4–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
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March 27
St. Louis
W 140–122
Tom Heinsohn (24)
Bill Russell (19)
Bob Cousy (12)
Boston Garden
10,002
1–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
2
March 29
St. Louis
L 103–113
Bill Sharman (30)
Bill Russell (40)
Bob Cousy (8)
Boston Garden
13,909
1–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
3
April 2
@ St. Louis
W 102–86
Tom Heinsohn (30)
Bill Russell (16)
Bob Cousy (13)
Kiel Auditorium
10,612
2–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
4
April 3
@ St. Louis
L 96–106
Ramsey, Sharman (20)
Bill Russell (19)
Bob Cousy (4)
Kiel Auditorium
10,612
2–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
5
April 5
St. Louis
W 127–102
Tom Heinsohn (34)
Bill Russell (26)
Bob Cousy (10)
Boston Garden
13,909
3–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
6
April 7
@ St. Louis
L 102–105
Bill Russell (17)
Bill Russell (16)
Bob Cousy (9)
Kiel Auditorium
10,612
3–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
7
April 9
St. Louis
W 122–103
Frank Ramsey (24)
Bill Russell (35)
Bob Cousy (14)
Boston Garden
13,909
4–3
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Roster

  • Red Auerbach

Awards and honors

  • Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team
  • Bill Russell, All-NBA Second Team
  • Bill Sharman, All-NBA Second Team

References

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