# 1959–60 Philadelphia Warriors season

Overbrook High School phenom Wilt Chamberlain joined the Warriors. Chamberlain would have an immediate impact as he won the Rookie of the Year Award and the NBA Most Valuable Player. He led the league in scoring and rebounds. He averaged 37.6 points per game and 27.0 rebounds per game. The Warriors finished in 2nd place with a 49–26 record. In the playoffs, the Warriors played the Syracuse Nationals. The Warriors beat them 2 games to 1. In the Eastern Finals, Chamberlain was matched against Bill Russell. In the end, the Boston Celtics would emerge victorious in 6 games.

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Eastern Divisionvte | 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
## Playoffs

1960 playoff game log :
Division semifinals: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationSeries
1
March 11
Syracuse
W 115–92
Paul Arizin (40)
Wilt Chamberlain (27)
Tom Gola (7)
Philadelphia Civic Center
1–0
2
March 13
@ Syracuse
L 119–125
Paul Arizin (29)
Wilt Chamberlain (18)
Guy Rodgers (6)
Onondaga War Memorial
1–1
3
March 14
Syracuse
W 132–112
Wilt Chamberlain (53)
Tom Gola (23)
Tom Gola (11)
Philadelphia Civic Center
2–1 :
Division finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocationSeries
1
March 16
@ Boston
L 105–111
Wilt Chamberlain (42)
Wilt Chamberlain (29)
Paul Arizin (5)
Boston Garden
0–1
2
March 18
Boston
W 115–110
Paul Arizin (30)
Wilt Chamberlain (28)
Guy Rodgers (9)
Philadelphia Civic Center
1–1
3
March 19
@ Boston
L 90–120
Woody Sauldsberry (22)
Wilt Chamberlain (15)
Wilt Chamberlain (6)
Boston Garden
1–2
4
March 20
Boston
L 104–112
Paul Arizin (35)
Wilt Chamberlain (34)
Guy Rodgers (5)
Philadelphia Civic Center
1–3
5
March 22
@ Boston
W 128–107
Wilt Chamberlain (50)
Wilt Chamberlain (35)
Tom Gola (10)
Boston Garden
2–3
6
March 24
Boston
L 117–119
Guy Rodgers (31)
Wilt Chamberlain (24)
Guy Rodgers (9)
Philadelphia Civic Center
2–4 :
1960 schedule :

## Awards and honors

* Wilt Chamberlain, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
* Wilt Chamberlain, NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award
* Wilt Chamberlain, NBA All-Star Game
* Paul Arizin, NBA All-Star Game
* Tom Gola, NBA All-Star Game
* Wilt Chamberlain, NBA Scoring Champion
* Wilt Chamberlain, NBA Rookie of the Year Award
* Wilt Chamberlain, All-NBA First Team