1959-60 St. Louis Hawks season

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1959-60 St. Louis Hawks season
Head Coach Ed Macauley
Arena Kiel Auditorium
Results
Record 46–29
(.613)
Place Division: 1st
Conference: 1st
Playoff Finish Lost NBA Finals

The 1959-60 NBA season was the franchise’s 14th season in the NBA. The Hawks claimed their 4th straight division title. They won the division by 16 games with a 46-29 record. [1]Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, and Clyde Lovellette all averaged more than 20 points per game. [2]In the Western Finals, the Hawks faced the Minneapolis Lakers and needed a win in Game 6 to stay alive. Game 6 was played in Minneapolis and the Hawks dominated the Lakers, as they won the match by 21 points to force a 7th game. [3]In St. Louis, the Hawks won 97-86 to earn a trip to the NBA Finals. The Hawks challenged the Boston Celtics for the 3rd time in 4 years. The Hawks and Celtics alternated wins as the series went to a 7th game. In Game 7 the Celtics would claim the title as Bill Russell scored 18 points in the 2nd Quarter. [4]

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NBA Draft

Pick Player Nationality School

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

[edit] Season Schedule

[edit] Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average

Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Awards and Honors

[edit] References

  1. ^ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html
  2. ^ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html
  3. ^ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html
  4. ^ www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/stlhawks/stlhawks.html