1959–60 Boston Celtics season

1959–60 Boston Celtics season
Third NBA Championship
Head coach Red Auerbach
Arena Boston Garden
Results
Record 59–16 (.787)
Place Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Champions

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Radio WHDH

The 1959–60 NBA season was the Celtics' 14th season in the NBA. The Celtics finished the season by winning their third NBA Championship.

Roster

Depth chart

The complete Celtics roster.
Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Bill Russell Gene Conley
PF Tom Heinsohn John Richter
SF Frank Ramsey Gene Guarilia Jim Loscutoff
SG Bill Sharman Sam Jones Maury King
PG Bob Cousy K. C. Jones

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Division W L PCT GB Home Road Neutral Div
x-Boston Celtics 59 16 .787 – 25–2 24–9 10–5 28–11
x-Philadelphia Warriors 49 26 .653 10 22–6 12–19 15–1 22–17
x-Syracuse Nationals 45 30 .600 14 25–4 12–19 8–7 21–18
New York Knicks 27 48 .360 32 13–18 9–19 5–11 7–32

Record vs. opponents

1959-60 NBA Records
Team BOS CIN DET MIN NYK PHI STL SYR
Boston — 8–1 9–0 8–1 12–1 8–5 6–3 8–5
Cincinnati 1–8 — 5–8 5–8 2–7 0–9 4–9 2–7
Detroit 0–9 8–5 — 7–6 4–5 2–7 5–8 4–5
Minneapolis 1–8 8–5 6–7 — 4–5 2–7 3–10 1–8
New York 1–12 7–2 5–4 5–4 — 4–9 3–6 2–11
Philadelphia 5–8 9–0 7–2 7–2 9–4 — 4–5 8–5
St. Louis 3–6 9–4 8–5 10–3 6–3 5–4 — 5–4
Syracuse 5–8 7–2 5–4 8–1 11–2 5–8 4–5 —

Playoffs

East Division Semifinals

The Celtics had a division semifinal bye.

East Division Finals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Philadelphia Warriors: Celtics win series 4–2

NBA Finals

(E1) Boston Celtics vs. (W1) St. Louis Hawks: Celtics win series 4–3

Roster

Awards and honors

References

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