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1960 NBA Finals

1960 basketball championship series

Bob Cousy (1971) Bill Russell (1975) Bill Sharman (1976) Frank Ramsey (1982) Sam Jones (1984) Tom Heinsohn (1986 as player, 2015 as coach) K. C. Jones (1989) Hawks: Bob Pettit (1971) Cliff Hagan (1978) Slater Martin (1982; did not play) Clyde Lovellette (1988) Coaches: Red Auerbach (1969)

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

Red Auerbach

St. Louis Hawks

Box scores

Bill Russell's 40 rebounds set a single-game Finals record for an individual player.

Notes

References

Flores Jr., Johnny. (May 21, 2019). "Boston & St. Louis meet for 11th time, only two to meet in NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL finals".

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