1960-61 NBA season

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See also
1961 NBA Playoffs 1961 NBA Finals 1961 NBA Draft 1961 in basketball Basketball National Basketball Association College basketball American Basketball Association National Basketball League Women's National Basketball Association 1961 in sports
Sources
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The 1960-61 NBA Season was the 15th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 3rd straight NBA Championship, beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals.

Contents 1 Notable Occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Division 2.2 Western Division 3 NBA awards 4 See also

[edit] Notable Occurrences

• The Lakers relocate from Minneapolis, Minnesota to Los Angeles, California.
• The NBA All-Star Game was played in Syracuse, New York, with the West beating the East 153-131. Oscar Robertson of the Cincinnati Royals won the game's MVP award.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics C	57	22	.722	-
Philadelphia Warriors	46	33	.582	11
Syracuse Nationals	38	41	.481	19
New York Knicks	21	58	.266	36

[edit] Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
St. Louis Hawks	51	28	.646	-
Los Angeles Lakers	36	43	.456	15
Detroit Pistons	34	45	.430	17
Cincinnati Royals	33	46	.418	18

C - NBA Champions

[edit] NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Bill Russell, Boston Celtics
• Rookie of the Year: Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals

• All-NBA First Team:
  • Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
  • Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
  • Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals
  • Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
  • Elgin Baylor, Los Angeles Lakers

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

[edit] See also

• 1961 NBA Playoffs
• 1961 NBA Finals
• 1961 NBA Draft

Preceded by: 1959-60 NBA season

NBA seasons 1960-61

Succeeded by: 1961-62 NBA season