1960 NBA Finals

The 1960 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1959-60 National Basketball Association season, and was the conclusion of the 1960 NBA Playoffs. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Conference champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics. It was Boston's fourth trip to the NBA Finals and St. Louis' third. The Celtics beat the Hawks 4-3.

This was the last time an NBA Championship Series game would be played in the month of March.

Series Summary

Game	Date	Home Team	Score	Road Team
Game 1 at Bost.	Sun. March 27	Boston Celtics	140-122 (1-0)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 2 at Bost.	Tue. March 29	Boston Celtics	103-113 (1-1)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 3 at St.L.	Sat. April 2	St. Louis Hawks	86-102 (1-2)	Boston Celtics
Game 4 at St.L.	Sun. April 3	St. Louis Hawks	106-96 (2-2)	Boston Celtics
Game 5 at Bost.	Tue. April 5	Boston Celtics	127-102 (3-2)	St. Louis Hawks
Game 6 at St.L.	Thu. April 7	St. Louis Hawks	105-102 (3-3)	Boston Celtics
Game 7 at Bost.	Sat. April 9	Boston Celtics	122-103 (4-3)	St. Louis Hawks

Boston Celtics win series 4-3

Team rosters

Boston Celtics 1959-60 NBA Champions

6 Russell \| 14 Cousy \| 15 Heinsohn \| 16 Richter \| 17 Conley \| 18 Loscutoff \| 19 King \| 20 Guarilia \| 21 Sharman \| 23 Ramsey \| 24 S. Jones \| 25 K.C. Jones \| Coach Auerbach

St. Louis Hawks 1959–60 Western Conference Champions

9 Pettit \| 11 Ferrari \| 13 Foust \| 15 McCarthy \| 16 Hagan \| 17 Green \| 20 Ferry \| 21 McMahon \| 22 Martin \| 25 Piontek \| 34 Lovellette \| Coach Hannum

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