1959–60 NBA season

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1959–60 NBA season
League	National Basketball Association
Sport	Basketball
Regular season
Season MVP	Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia)
Top scorer	Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia)
Playoffs
Eastern champions	Boston Celtics
Eastern runners-up	Philadelphia Warriors
Western champions	St. Louis Hawks
Western runners-up	Minneapolis Lakers
Finals
Finals champions	Boston Celtics
Runners-up	St. Louis Hawks
NBA seasons < 1958–59 1960–61 >

The 1959–60 NBA season was the 14th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Boston Celtics winning their 2nd straight NBA Championship, beating the St. Louis Hawks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals.

Contents 1 Notable occurrences 2 Final standings 2.1 Eastern Division 2.2 Western Division 3 1959-60 NBA Stats Leaders 4 NBA awards 5 See also

[edit] Notable occurrences

• The NBA All-Star Game was played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with the East beating the West 125-115. Wilt Chamberlain of the local Philadelphia Warriors won the game's MVP award.
• The Minneapolis Lakers played their final season in the Twin Cities. There would not be another NBA team in Minnesota until the birth of the Minnesota Timberwolves in 1989-90.
• The NBA schedule was expanded from 72 games per team to 75.

[edit] Final standings

[edit] Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Boston Celtics C	59	16	.787	-
Philadelphia Warriors	49	26	.653	10
Syracuse Nationals	45	30	.600	14
New York Knicks	27	48	.360	32

[edit] Western Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
St. Louis Hawks	46	29	.613	-
Detroit Pistons	30	45	.400	16
Minneapolis Lakers	25	50	.333	21
Cincinnati Royals	19	56	.253	27

C - NBA Champions

[edit] 1959-60 NBA Stats Leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	37.6
Rebounds per game	Wilt Chamberlain	Philadelphia Warriors	27.0
Assists per game	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	9.5
FG%	Kenny Sears	New York Knicks	47.7
FT%	Dolph Schayes	Syracuse Nationals	89.3

[edit] NBA awards

• Most Valuable Player: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
• Rookie of the Year: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors

• All-NBA First Team:
  • Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors
  • Bob Pettit, St. Louis Hawks
  • Gene Shue, Detroit Pistons
  • Bob Cousy, Boston Celtics
  • Elgin Baylor, Minneapolis Lakers

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

[edit] See also

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