1959–60 Boston Celtics season

1959–60 Boston Celtics season
NBA champions
Division champions
Head coachRed Auerbach
ArenaBoston Garden
Results
Record59–16 (.787)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Hawks 4–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWHDH-TV
RadioWHDH
< 1958–59 1960–61 >

The 1959–60 Boston Celtics season was the 14th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Celtics finished the season by winning their third NBA Championship.

The complete Celtics roster.

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 —

Game log

1959–60 Game log
# Date Opponent Score High points Record
1 October 17 Cincinnati 125–129 Bill Russell (32) 1–0
2 October 24 @ Syracuse 121–109 Tom Heinsohn (24) 2–0
3 October 31 @ New York 123–109 Bill Russell (29) 3–0
4 November 1 @ Cincinnati 124–109 Bill Sharman (25) 4–0
5 November 3 @ St. Louis 103–98 Cousy, Russell (17) 5–0
6 November 7 Philadelphia 106–115 Bill Sharman (25) 6–0
7 November 8 @ Minneapolis 115–136 Sam Jones (22) 6–1
8 November 10 N Detroit 109–128 Bob Cousy (26) 7–1
9 November 11 Cincinnati 118–151 Bill Sharman (32) 8–1
10 November 14 St. Louis 111–113 Sam Jones (27) 9–1
11 November 15 @ Cincinnati 134–128 Bob Cousy (38) 10–1
12 November 17 @ Detroit 132–129 (2OT) S. Jones, Sharman (28) 11–1
13 November 18 @ Syracuse 103–138 Sam Jones (28) 11–2
14 November 20 Syracuse 101–114 Bill Sharman (25) 12–2
15 November 21 @ New York 128–127 Bob Cousy (32) 13–2
16 November 25 Philadelphia 123–113 Sam Jones (20) 13–3
17 November 26 @ Philadelphia 130–143 Gene Conley (24) 13–4
18 November 28 Detroit 110–136 Frank Ramsey (24) 14–4
19 November 29 N Minneapolis 109–93 Bill Sharman (29) 15–4
20 December 3 N Cincinnati 111–114 Bill Sharman (27) 16–4
21 December 4 New York 107–122 Bill Russell (26) 17–4
22 December 6 @ Minneapolis 121–104 Bill Sharman (24) 18–4
23 December 8 @ New York 121–105 Frank Ramsey (27) 19–4
24 December 9 Philadelphia 116–137 Frank Ramsey (29) 20–4
25 December 11 St. Louis 99–122 Tom Heinsohn (29) 21–4
26 December 12 @ Philadelphia 126–117 Bill Russell (26) 22–4
27 December 17 N New York 126–137 Tom Heinsohn (32) 23–4
28 December 19 New York 116–119 Bill Sharman (25) 24–4
29 December 20 @ Syracuse 132–127 Bill Sharman (30) 25–4
30 December 22 @ Detroit 136–104 Bill Sharman (26) 26–4
31 December 25 @ New York 123–119 Sam Jones (27) 27–4
32 December 27 @ Cincinnati 122–111 Bob Cousy (25) 28–4
33 December 28 Minneapolis 104–107 Tom Heinsohn (21) 29–4
34 December 30 @ St. Louis 96–82 Frank Ramsey (17) 30–4
35 January 1 N Cincinnati 128–115 Bill Sharman (34) 30–5
36 January 2 @ Philadelphia 117–118 Sam Jones (22) 30–6
37 January 3 @ Syracuse 113–114 Tom Heinsohn (40) 30–7
38 January 4 Syracuse 120–127 Bill Russell (32) 31–7
39 January 5 N Syracuse 145–143 (OT) Bob Cousy (35) 31–8
40 January 9 @ Detroit 126–103 Bob Cousy (26) 32–8
41 January 10 @ St. Louis 111–121 Tom Heinsohn (29) 32–9
42 January 12 N Syracuse 127–120 Heinsohn, Ramsey (22) 32–10
43 January 13 St. Louis 112–134 Frank Ramsey (27) 33–10
44 January 15 @ Philadelphia 124–112 Heinsohn, Ramsey (21) 34–10
45 January 17 Philadelphia 123–129 Bill Sharman (31) 35–10
46 January 20 New York 126–144 Tom Heinsohn (43) 36–10
47 January 23 Syracuse 121–130 Tom Heinsohn (32) 37–10
48 January 24 @ Syracuse 131–110 Bill Russell (28) 38–10
49 January 27 St. Louis 114–127 Cousy, Heinsohn (25) 39–10
50 January 29 @ Philadelphia 116–124 Cousy, Heinsohn (29) 39–11
51 January 30 N Cincinnati 107–129 Bill Sharman (26) 40–11
52 January 31 Detroit 128–146 Tom Heinsohn (28) 41–11
53 February 2 N St. Louis 114–113 Bob Cousy (23) 41–12
54 February 3 Minneapolis 108–128 Bill Sharman (26) 42–12
55 February 5 Syracuse 100–124 Frank Ramsey (25) 43–12
56 February 6 @ New York 143–117 Heinsohn, Russell (29) 44–12
57 February 7 New York 142–135 Bob Cousy (46) 44–13
58 February 9 N Minneapolis 90–129 Tom Heinsohn (24) 45–13
59 February 10 N Detroit 121–153 Heinsohn, Sharman (28) 46–13
60 February 13 Philadelphia 120–122 Tom Heinsohn (39) 47–13
61 February 14 @ Philadelphia 125–115 Tom Heinsohn (30) 48–13
62 February 16 N Minneapolis 122–130 Bill Sharman (26) 49–13
63 February 18 N New York 104–109 Tom Heinsohn (24) 50–13
64 February 19 @ Detroit 136–116 Tom Heinsohn (32) 51–13
65 February 20 @ St. Louis 105–121 Tom Heinsohn (20) 51–14
66 February 21 @ Cincinnati 115–108 Bill Russell (27) 52–14
67 February 23 N Philadelphia 126–108 Tom Heinsohn (26) 52–15
68 February 24 N Minneapolis 110–131 Frank Ramsey (25) 53–15
69 February 25 N Detroit 107–121 Bill Russell (29) 54–15
70 February 26 Minneapolis 111–128 Bob Cousy (26) 55–15
71 February 28 @ New York 129–125 Cousy, Russell (27) 56–15
72 March 2 Philadelphia 119–133 Bill Sharman (31) 57–15
73 March 3 @ Syracuse 108–149 Bill Sharman (22) 57–16
74 March 6 Syracuse 117–126 Tom Heinsohn (37) 58–16
75 March 9 New York 128–148 Bill Sharman (22) 59–16

Playoffs

1960 playoff game log
Division Finals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Series
1 March 16 Philadelphia W 111–105 Bill Sharman (25) Bill Russell (30) Bob Cousy (13) Boston Garden 1–0
2 March 18 @ Philadelphia L 110–115 Tom Heinsohn (26) Bill Russell (20) Bob Cousy (6) Philadelphia Civic Center 1–1
3 March 19 Philadelphia W 120–90 Bill Russell (26) Bill Russell (39) Bob Cousy (8) Boston Garden 2–1
4 March 20 @ Philadelphia W 112–104 Tom Heinsohn (28) Bill Russell (21) Bob Cousy (8) Philadelphia Civic Center 3–1
5 March 22 Philadelphia L 107–128 Bill Russell (22) Bill Russell (27) Bob Cousy (7) Boston Garden 3–2
6 March 24 @ Philadelphia W 119–117 Bill Russell (25) Bill Russell (25) Bob Cousy (4) Philadelphia Civic Center 4–2
NBA Finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 March 27 St. Louis W 140–122 Tom Heinsohn (24) Bill Russell (19) Bob Cousy (12) Boston Garden
10,002 		1–0
2 March 29 St. Louis L 103–113 Bill Sharman (30) Bill Russell (40) Bob Cousy (8) Boston Garden
13,909 		1–1
3 April 2 @ St. Louis W 102–86 Tom Heinsohn (30) Bill Russell (16) Bob Cousy (13) Kiel Auditorium
10,612 		2–1
4 April 3 @ St. Louis L 96–106 Ramsey, Sharman (20) Bill Russell (19) Bob Cousy (4) Kiel Auditorium
10,612 		2–2
5 April 5 St. Louis W 127–102 Tom Heinsohn (34) Bill Russell (26) Bob Cousy (10) Boston Garden
13,909 		3–2
6 April 7 @ St. Louis L 102–105 Bill Russell (17) Bill Russell (16) Bob Cousy (9) Kiel Auditorium
10,612 		3–3
7 April 9 St. Louis W 122–103 Frank Ramsey (24) Bill Russell (35) Bob Cousy (14) Boston Garden
13,909 		4–3
1960 schedule

Roster

Awards and honors

References