1959–60 Boston Celtics season
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1959–60 Boston Celtics season | |
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NBA champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Red Auerbach |
Arena | Boston Garden |
Results | |
Record | 59–16 (.787) |
Place | Division: 1st (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | NBA Champions (Defeated Hawks 4–3) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WHDH-TV |
Radio | WHDH |
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.
Regular season
Season standings
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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# | 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 |