# 1960 NBA Finals

The 1960 NBA World Championship Series was the championship series of the 1960 NBA Playoffs, which concluded the National Basketball Association 1959–60 season. The best-of-seven series was played between the Western Division champion St. Louis Hawks and the Eastern Division champion Boston Celtics. It was Boston's fourth trip to the NBA Finals and St. Louis' third. This was the fourth meeting between teams from Boston and St. Louis for a major professional sports championship.
The Celtics beat the Hawks 4–3. The Finals featured Hall of Famers Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, Bill Sharman, Frank Ramsey, Sam Jones, K.C. Jones, Coach Red Auerbach, Bob Pettit, Cliff Hagan, Slater Martin, Clyde Lovellette.
This was the last time the NBA Finals would be played in March.

## Series summary

| Game | Date | Home team | Result | Road team |
| Game 1 | March 27 | Boston Celtics | 140–122 (1–0) | St. Louis Hawks |
| Game 2 | March 29 | Boston Celtics | 103–113 (1–1) | St. Louis Hawks |
| Game 3 | April 2 | St. Louis Hawks | 86–102 (1–2) | Boston Celtics |
| Game 4 | April 3 | St. Louis Hawks | 106–96 (2–2) | Boston Celtics |
| Game 5 | April 5 | Boston Celtics | 127–102 (3–2) | St. Louis Hawks |
| Game 6 | April 7 | St. Louis Hawks | 105–102 (3–3) | Boston Celtics |
| Game 7 | April 9 | Boston Celtics | 122–103 (4–3) | St. Louis Hawks |
Celtics win series 4–3

## Box scores

* March 27
* Boxscore
St. Louis Hawks 122, Boston Celtics 140 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 26–46, 34–38, 37–26 |||
| Pts: Cliff Hagan 25 Rebs: Bob Pettit 17 Asts: Johnny McCarthy 6 | Pts: Tom Heinsohn 24 Rebs: Bill Russell 19 Asts: Bob Cousy 12 |
| Boston leads series, 1–0 |||
* Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 10,002
* March 29
* Boxscore
St. Louis Hawks 113, Boston Celtics 103 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 24–35, 34–23, 30–24 |||
| Pts: Bob Pettit 35 Rebs: Bob Pettit 22 Asts: Bob Pettit 7 | Pts: Bill Sharman 30 Rebs: Bill Russell 40 Asts: Bob Cousy 8 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 13,909
* Bill Russell's 40 rebounds set a single-game Finals record for an individual player.
* April 2
* Boxscore
Boston Celtics 102, St. Louis Hawks 86 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–32, 23–23, 23–17, 25–14 |||
| Pts: Tom Heinsohn 30 Rebs: Bill Russell 19 Asts: Bob Cousy 13 | Pts: Bob Pettit 23 Rebs: Bob Pettit 18 Asts: Green, Lovellette 6 each |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 |||
* Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 10,612 Referees: Sid Borgia, Arnie Heft
* April 3
* Boxscore
Boston Celtics 96, St. Louis Hawks 106 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 21–22, 24–31, 33–25 |||
| Pts: Ramsey, Sharman 20 each Rebs: Bill Russell 19 Asts: Bob Cousy 4 | Pts: Bob Pettit 32 Rebs: Bob Pettit 11 Asts: Johnny McCarthy 8 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 10,612 Referees: Jim Duffy, Mendy Rudolph
* April 5
* Boxscore
St. Louis Hawks 102, Boston Celtics 127 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–34, 27–31, 25–30, 24–32 |||
| Pts: Cliff Hagan 28 Rebs: Cliff Hagan 12 Asts: Si Green 8 | Pts: Tom Heinsohn 34 Rebs: Bill Russell 26 Asts: Bob Cousy 10 |
| Boston leads series, 3–2 |||
* Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 13,909
* April 7
* Boxscore
Boston Celtics 102, St. Louis Hawks 105 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 36–30, 12–36, 38–15 |||
| Pts: Bill Russell 17 Rebs: Bill Russell 16 Asts: Bob Cousy 9 | Pts: Cliff Hagan 36 Rebs: Clyde Lovellette 15 Asts: Johnny McCarthy 9 |
| Series tied, 3–3 |||
* Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri Attendance: 10,612 Referees: Jim Duffy, Mendy Rudolph
* April 9
* Boxscore
St. Louis Hawks 103, Boston Celtics 122 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 23–41, 25–26, 25–26 |||
| Pts: Bob Pettit 22 Rebs: Bob Pettit 14 Asts: Si Green 5 | Pts: Frank Ramsey 24 Rebs: Bill Russell 35 Asts: Bob Cousy 14 |
| Boston wins series, 4–3 |||
* Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 13,909