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1960 NBA playoffs

Playoffs of the 14th NBA Championship (1959-60)

Field	Value
title	NBA playoffs
year	1960
season	[1959–60](1959-60-nba-season)
dates	March 11 – April 9, 1960
num_teams	6
winners	Boston Celtics
count	3
second	St. Louis Hawks
semifinal1	Minneapolis Lakers
semifinal2	Philadelphia Warriors
prev_season	[1959](1959-nba-playoffs)
next_season	[1961](1961-nba-playoffs)

The 1960 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1959–60 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

This was the second straight and third overall NBA title for Boston, who got revenge for the Hawks' win over them in 1958. The 1960 Finals was the third Celtics–Hawks Finals in the past four years.

Bracket

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| RD3-seed1=E1 | RD3-team1=Boston* | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2=W1 | RD3-team2=St. Louis* | RD3-score2=3 |* Division winner |Bold Series winner |Italic Team with home-court advantage in NBA Finals}}

Division Semifinals

Eastern Division Semifinals

(2) [[Philadelphia Warriors]] vs. (3) [[Syracuse Nationals]]

George Yardley's final NBA game.

This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers/Nationals winning four of the first six meetings.

Philadelphia 76ers/ Syracuse Nationals leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Semifinals

(2) [[Detroit Pistons]] vs. (3) [[Minneapolis Lakers]]

Dick McGuire's final NBA game.

This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first six meetings.

Minneapolis leads 5–1 in all-time playoff series

Division Finals

Eastern Division Finals

(1) [[Boston Celtics]] vs. (2) [[Philadelphia Warriors]]

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first meeting.

Boston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

Western Division Finals

(1) [[St. Louis Hawks]] vs. (3) [[Minneapolis Lakers]]

Slater Martin's final NBA game.

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning two of the first three meetings.

St. Louis leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series

NBA Finals: (E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks

Main article: 1960 NBA Finals

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

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with both teams splitting the first two meetings.

Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series

References

"Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
"Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Boston Celtics (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.

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