1960–61 Boston Celtics season
1960–61 Boston Celtics season | |
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NBA Champions | |
Head coach | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 57–22 (.722) |
Place | Division: 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | NBA Champions |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | WHDH |
The 1960-61 NBA season was the Celtics' 15th season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season by winning their fourth NBA Championship.
Draft picks
This table only displays picks through the second round.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 8 | Tom Sanders | SF/PF | United States | New York |
2 | 16 | Leroy Wright | SF/PF | United States | Pacific |
Roster
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Reserve |
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C | Bill Russell | Gene Conley | |
PF | Tom Heinsohn | Satch Sanders | |
SF | Jim Loscutoff | Frank Ramsey | Gene Guarilia |
SG | Bill Sharman | Sam Jones | |
PG | Bob Cousy | K. C. Jones |
Regular season
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BOS | CIN | DET | LAL | NYK | PHI | STL | SYR |
Boston | — | 7–3 | 8–2 | 8–2 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 6–4 | 10–3 |
Cincinnati | 3–7 | — | 2–11 | 8–5 | 8–2 | 2–8 | 6–7 | 4–6 |
Detroit | 2–8 | 11–2 | — | 4–9 | 5–5 | 5–5 | 3–10 | 4–6 |
Los Angeles | 2–8 | 5–8 | 9–4 | — | 7–3 | 2–8 | 5–8 | 6–4 |
New York | 3–10 | 2–8 | 5–5 | 3–7 | — | 2–11 | 1–9 | 5–8 |
Philadelphia | 5–8 | 8–2 | 5–5 | 8–2 | 11–2 | — | 3–7 | 6–7 |
St. Louis | 4–6 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 8–5 | 9–1 | 7–3 | — | 6–4 |
Syracuse | 3–10 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 4–6 | — |
Playoffs
East Division Semifinals
The Celtics had a division semifinal bye.
East Division Finals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Syracuse Nationals: Celtics win series 4–1
- Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 128, Syracuse 115
- Game 2 @ Syracuse: Syracuse 115, Boston 98
- Game 3 @ Boston: Boston 133, Syracuse 110
- Game 4 @ Syracuse: Boston 120, Syracuse 107
- Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 123, Syracuse 101
NBA Finals
(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks: Celtics win series 4–1
- Game 1 @ Boston: Boston 129, St. Louis 95
- Game 2 @ Boston: Boston 116, St. Louis 108
- Game 3 @ St. Louis: St. Louis 124, Boston 120
- Game 4 @ St. Louis: Boston 119, St. Louis 104
- Game 5 @ Boston: Boston 121, St. Louis 112
Awards and honors
- Bill Russell, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
- Bob Cousy, All-NBA First Team
- Bill Russell, All-NBA Second Team
- Tom Heinsohn, All-NBA Second Team
External links
References
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